CD | Stijn Hüwels :: SIX PIECES FOR GUITAR- MATTER012
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
artist : Stijn Hüwels
title : SIX PIECES FOR GUITAR
01. untitled I
02. untitled II
03. untitled III
04. untitled IV
05. untitled V
06. untitled VI
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CAT NO : MATTER012 PRICE : 2100yen
FORMAT : CD + 6 paper pieces + liner notes
EDITION : 300
RELEASE DATE : 2016 Feb 01
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all music by Stijn Hüwels composed & recorded spring/summer 2015
mastered by Ian Hawgood
thanks and love to Yukitomo, Ian, Guy and Maïté.
Stijn Hüwels is a Belgian musician and sound artist, mainly using processed guitar, loops and field recordings. His instrumental work is often characterized by a profound fascination for minimalism. Shortly after releasing his first album, 'Untitled', in 2011, Yukitomo Hamasaki of mAtter contacted Hüwels to inquire if he would be interested in making an album for his label. Even though the Belgian had been making music for several years, he didn’t feel the urge to release it. But things change and after a few they got in touch again. Yukitomo was still into the idea of releasing an album and so it happened after all.
While the album has a title (Six Pieces For Guitar), the separate pieces themselves don’t. It’s not that these instrumental ventures don’t have any trademarks that distinguish themselves from each other, of course, but Hüwels wanted to accentuate the creative listening process. Even though the music is created in fairly solitary circumstances, by a musician who may or may not have had a preconceived idea of what he wanted to convey, the kind of music Hüwels makes never smothers the listener’s freedom.
The inclusion of field recordings, something that has always distinguished the musician’s releases, is of course something entirely personal (just like the tools used) in the music’s conception, but this is not necessarily the case anymore once it finds its audience. This is not the kind of music that is based on prefixed ideas, obvious pointers and tight construction motifs. Instead, it follows a flow of ideas and an exploration of sound and textures that are not only about the thinking process, but also about the qualities of the material itself. As such, it allows for multiple interpretations.
The soothing guitar waves, dreamy looping technique and ghostly sounds are already descriptions that might reveal a certain attitude towards the music, but it can get more personal. And what might sound melancholic and meditative to the first listener, might have different, even divergent associations for the next one, depending on the identity, mood, age, experience and even geographical location. And that’s what it was about for Hüwels: finding that delicate balance where his approach can be identified as his own, but where the music can still function as a trigger. Like any other art form music can leave a lot unexplained, in the middle, to be filled in by the listener.
text by Guy Peters
Includes unlimited streaming of SIX PIECES FOR GUITAR
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Vinyl + CD | Stijn Hüwels :: E.P. + SIX PIECES FOR GUITAR- MATTER012-R
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
artist : Stijn Hüwels
E.P
A side - We Were An Island
B side - Osmanthus Fragrans
*we need the time for cutting vinyl because we will be cut after ordered one by one.
CD: title : SIX PIECES FOR GUITAR
01. untitled I 02. untitled II
03. untitled III
04. untitled IV
05. untitled V
06. untitled VI
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CAT NO : MATTER012 -R
PRICE : 3500yen (including Tax) / without shipping cost
FORMAT : 7inch vinyl (with download code) + CD + 6 paper pieces + liner notes
EDITION : 50
RELEASE DATE : 2016 Feb 01
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all music by Stijn Hüwels composed & recorded spring/summer 2015 & 2016
mastered by Ian Hawgood
thanks and love to Yukitomo, Ian, Guy and Maïté.
Stijn Hüwels is a Belgian musician and sound artist, mainly using processed guitar, loops and field recordings. His instrumental work is often characterized by a profound fascination for minimalism. Shortly after releasing his first album, 'Untitled', in 2011, Yukitomo Hamasaki of mAtter contacted Hüwels to inquire if he would be interested in making an album for his label. Even though the Belgian had been making music for several years, he didn’t feel the urge to release it. But things change and after a few they got in touch again. Yukitomo was still into the idea of releasing an album and so it happened after all.
While the album has a title (Six Pieces For Guitar), the separate pieces themselves don’t. It’s not that these instrumental ventures don’t have any trademarks that distinguish themselves from each other, of course, but Hüwels wanted to accentuate the creative listening process. Even though the music is created in fairly solitary circumstances, by a musician who may or may not have had a preconceived idea of what he wanted to convey, the kind of music Hüwels makes never smothers the listener’s freedom.
The inclusion of field recordings, something that has always distinguished the musician’s releases, is of course something entirely personal (just like the tools used) in the music’s conception, but this is not necessarily the case anymore once it finds its audience. This is not the kind of music that is based on prefixed ideas, obvious pointers and tight construction motifs. Instead, it follows a flow of ideas and an exploration of sound and textures that are not only about the thinking process, but also about the qualities of the material itself. As such, it allows for multiple interpretations.
The soothing guitar waves, dreamy looping technique and ghostly sounds are already descriptions that might reveal a certain attitude towards the music, but it can get more personal. And what might sound melancholic and meditative to the first listener, might have different, even divergent associations for the next one, depending on the identity, mood, age, experience and even geographical location. And that’s what it was about for Hüwels: finding that delicate balance where his approach can be identified as his own, but where the music can still function as a trigger. Like any other art form music can leave a lot unexplained, in the middle, to be filled in by the listener.
text by Guy Peters
Includes unlimited streaming of SIX PIECES FOR GUITAR
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
Stijn Hüwels is a Belgian musician and sound artist, mainly using processed guitar, loops and field recordings. His instrumental work is often characterized by a profound fascination for minimalism. Shortly after releasing his first album, 'Untitled', in 2011, Yukitomo Hamasaki of mAtter contacted Hüwels to inquire if he would be interested in making an album for his label. Even though the Belgian had been making music for several years, he didn’t feel the urge to release it. But things change and after a few they got in touch again. Yukitomo was still into the idea of releasing an album and so it happened after all.
While the album has a title (Six Pieces For Guitar), the separate pieces themselves don’t. It’s not that these instrumental ventures don’t have any trademarks that distinguish themselves from each other, of course, but Hüwels wanted to accentuate the creative listening process. Even though the music is created in fairly solitary circumstances, by a musician who may or may not have had a preconceived idea of what he wanted to convey, the kind of music Hüwels makes never smothers the listener’s freedom.
The inclusion of field recordings, something that has always distinguished the musician’s releases, is of course something entirely personal (just like the tools used) in the music’s conception, but this is not necessarily the case anymore once it finds its audience. This is not the kind of music that is based on prefixed ideas, obvious pointers and tight construction motifs. Instead, it follows a flow of ideas and an exploration of sound and textures that are not only about the thinking process, but also about the qualities of the material itself. As such, it allows for multiple interpretations.
The soothing guitar waves, dreamy looping technique and ghostly sounds are already descriptions that might reveal a certain attitude towards the music, but it can get more personal. And what might sound melancholic and meditative to the first listener, might have different, even divergent associations for the next one, depending on the identity, mood, age, experience and even geographical location. And that’s what it was about for Hüwels: finding that delicate balance where his approach can be identified as his own, but where the music can still function as a trigger. Like any other art form music can leave a lot unexplained, in the middle, to be filled in by the listener.
アルバムタイトルでは"SIX PIECES FOR GUITAR"とありますが、それぞれの楽曲は互いに区別する任意のタイトルを持っていないわけではありません。しかしStijnは創造的なリスニングプロセスを強調したかったのです。たとえ音楽が孤独に作られていたとして、音楽家によって伝えたかったものの有無にかかわらず、Stijnは彼自身の音楽においてリスナーへ想像の余地をのこしています。
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