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Paul Schütze

Deus Ex Machina

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2LP $37

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  • 2LP pressed on black vinyl
  • Paul Schütze’s debut album from 1989
  • Conceived as part of a total environment for the exhibition Deus Ex Machina

Description

This 59 minute piece was conceived as part of a total environment for the exhibition Deus Ex Machina. The project as a whole seeks to define and articulate the emotional, cultural and aesthetic manifestations of man’s uneasy relationship with technology. The music takes the form of a film score complete with stylized dialogue and actions. During the 59 minutes four basic layers repeat in various configurations.

The effect is to provide a template of narrative in which the pieces exhibited may become protagonists, situated in hypothetical scenarios which illustrate the contentions of Deus Ex Machina and the transmission of information.

Review:

“Paul Schütze’s debut album from 1989 sets his stall out from the start; with a cyber update on Jon Hassell’s notion of ‘Fourth World Music”. Schütze’s music always sounds like it could be an alternative soundtrack to ‘Blade Runner’ (be aware fellow purists, I did state...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Deus Ex Machina
  • 2 The Heart That Fades
  • 3 Seribo Aso
  • 4 Sleep V