Cover artwork by Ian Murphy / Collage insert by Todd Brooks
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Gryn Brvs
Grail Fruit of Les Prix Chauns (2007)
Catalog# PSR-0028
Format: Cassette (C30)
Edition of 50
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Tracklist:
Side A - Untitled
Side B - Untitled cont'd
UK-based duo, Gryn Brvs unleash a session of lucid improvised tonal scapers and oscillating drones of mixer feedback. Beautiful alchemy drawn from the collective unconscious and spilled onto magnetic tape. Recorded live with a stereo microphone. No edits, just pure catharsis. Spray-painted, handcut j-cards with collaged insert.
Sound(s) and Music(s) by Stuart Fernie & Ian Murphy. Recorded live At the Corner on the Mountain September 2006. Instruments used on this recording include .....wyrn (handmade instrument by Stuart Fernie, like an irish digeridoo) ......thumb-piano ...junk/percussion ....violin ....zither .......singing bowl .....synth-sampler & drum-sampler .......valve amp ....condenser mic ...cassette recorder....
Special thanks to Magpie Recycling Co-op....XXX
more about... Gryn Brvs
Review from Foxy Digitalis
"Gryn Brvs is a new name to me and this nicely packaged tape comes care of the always interesting Pendu label. This live recording from Sepetember 2006 is a disjointed, exquisite mess. Turns out that Gryn Brvs is the UK-based duo of Stuart Fernie and Ian Murphy. And if this tape of improvised fuckere is any indication, I'll be on the lookout for future releases. There's a lot going on here, some of it that is seemingly at odds with itself, but as a whole it works perfectly. Acoustic and almost-melodic zither action tweezes the space between piles of droning instruments. Of note is an instrument called a 'wyrn.' It's handmade by Fernie and is something akin to an Irish didgeridoo. Add in a little violin, feedback, some tapes, and ramshackle percussion and you've got the ingredients to a pretty killer set. Limited to 50 handnumbered copies, you better act fast on this one. 8/10" - Brad Rose from Foxy Digitalis
Review from Cassette Gods
"Grail Fruit of Les Prix Chauns is a live recording from the UK duo of Stuart Fernie and Ian Murphy (I've heard the band's name pronounced "Groin Bros.") rummaging in the free improv bin of assorted oddities and obscure sound sources. On side one, a zither strumming harplike arpeggios emerges from vibrating background static. Also on hand is a droning acoustic instrument called a "wyrn," a construction of Fernie's which according to the label description is like an Irish digeridoo. Add to this a violin, thumb piano and other assorted small instruments and percussion as well as humming electronic tones and you've got a very textually diverse arrangement. Considering this, the sound is quite sparse with quieter acoustic sounds in the foreground shadowed by feedback-heavy bass oscillators for most of the duration. Comparisons to modern European clatter units like My Cat is an Alien wouldn't be out of reach. Pendu Sound's packaging is saturated in hand assembled colors and stencils with a full-color collage insert. According to the label's web site this one is still available, so grip onwards."
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