/Experimental electronica, Avant-garde, Micronoise, Electro-acoustic, Spoken word, Live recording, Abstract, Sound-art/
Comment: Iris Garrelfs is an experienced
musician/artist who has been active for almost three decades. This compilation
involves 5 lengthy live improvisations recorded in the United Kingdom between
2012 and 2014. Her music consists of two elements predominantly – her vowel
effects and voice bending is accentuated with minimal electronic components
either being separated from her voice or coming out of it. At times she mimics
the sounds of animals (duck`s quacks, swine`s belches, evil dog`s snarling), at
times the music of her is layered and looped with multiple voices (some of them
are slowed down into moaning, some of them are slightly speeded up), at times
the listener can perceive more nervous and orgastic syllables juxtaposed
against more tranquil, angelic voice appearances as if depicting the life
course of someone. Her sound proves that a very minimal, stepwise approach on
only one word (as the final track builds up in this way) with some sonic
manipulations could essentially be enthralling and convincing. Iris Garrelfs´
music could be examined side by side with the likes of Meredith Monk, Laurie
Anderson, Roomet Jakapi, Maja Ratkje, Jaap Blonk, Diamanda Galas, Michael
Schiefel. In a nutshell, it is a thought-provoking legacy from the potent voice
and sound artist.