sone songs

thomas dimuzio

tracks

burlapse plight with coin donkey

15

cloudmouth

ult/daythe

mitre dispense

black stime vice

reviews

“A modern electronic improvisation I recommend to those with interest.” — Sonic Detours

“Noise that has been both domesticised and goaded into savagery.” — Electronic Shock Treatment

“One of the most promising new American artists in electronic music...” — File 13

Sonic Detours

On this release Thomas uses digital samplers and processors along with 8-channel mixer and MIDI controller to produce direct to 2-track (live), dark, dense, yet rich sonic audio explorations. Enter into realms of the imagination set off by the smooth yet aggressive churning sounds this tape has to offer. The music (if I may call it) settles into strange textured worlds, then moves on. Elements of surprise take place. For a live recording of this sort, I enjoyed the undertone complexities. A modern electronic improvisation I recommend to those with interest. —Jim Rite

Electronic Shock Treatment

Thomas Dimuzio's Sone Songs (RZC-005) collects six live pieces from 1990, totalling nearly an hour of music. It's performed using digital samplers and processors, and tends towards the more ambient side of Realization's noise spectrum. It layers billowing clouds of quietly screeching noise against subdued fragments of voice and subtle rhythmic patterns to good effect. There's a great deal of variety, and even if tracks like Black Stime Vice are sometimes too conventionally "industrial" in their sound, it's generally original and pleasing. There are a few particularly bright and resonant moments, which create a nice contrast with the longer drone stretches. Noise that has been both domesticised and goaded into savagery. —Brian Duguid

File 13

As an electronic musician, Bostonian Dimuzio creates dense sound textures somewhere between space and industrial, using various samples and effects units. This cassette is live documentation of his entrancing performances, including pieces from Montreal's New music America festival, Pittsburgh's Over The Edge concert series, and the now-defunct Generator space in New york City (the boy gets around!). One of the most promising new American artists in electronic music, Dimuzio also has an excellent cassette album called Headlock on the Generations Unlimited label, but this tape is a great introdcution. —Manny Theiner