Thursday 22 October 2009

Freida Abtan

I am truly indebted to Weescoosa for introducing the work of Freida Abtan's 'Subtle Movements' to me.
She is a multi-disciplinary artist and composer living in Providence, Rhode Island who has played with, and created visual shows for bands such as Nurse with Wound, and has presented her sound and visual work at festivals across Canada. Having completed Bachelor’s degrees in both Computer Science and Fine Art, she is currently completing her Master’s degree in Electroacoustic Composition at the Université de Montréal. Her first album subtle movements is available on United Dairies, it is a mesmerising journey though I must admit that I have to agree with Brainwashed unfortunately when they say that the album as a whole doesn't quite gel together due only to the fact that certain tracks could last much longer than they do as they seem to be samples from longer works (and how often do you say that?)
I would be interested in hearing more of her work and if anyone can point me in the direction of her self released CD-R's I would be really grateful.

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