4 Parabolic Mixes

In November 2001 Sub Rosa published Henri Pousseur's "8 études paraboliques", a series of electronic pieces that had been created in 1972 at the WDR studios in Cologne. Now the idea is to ask other musicians, of different generations, to attempt a new mix on the basis of these eight studies. The first mix (and not re-mix) was a re-interpretation by Henri Pousseur himself. The second working is graced by Robert Hampson / Main's personal but faithful interpretation of Pousseur's studies. In the third, another degree of alteration is highlighted by Philip Jeck, who created a massive and powerful set, adding sounds from other sources. And finally, Oval - according to the process that is quintessential to his work, produced a piece far removed from its sources; becoming ovalmusic - that is, music having its very own properties. It is precisely these stages that were reconstituted here.