Region 5, by Alto Stratus

Region 5

by Alto Stratus

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1.	Awakening 04:49	buy track
2.	Disturbo 03:28	buy track
3.	Vie 06:07	buy track
4.	Être En Face 08:22	buy track
5.	Re-Awakening 01:09	buy track
6.	Schreken 02:33	buy track
7.	Retour 01:52	buy track
8.	Kräftigen 02:08	buy track
9.	Herrschaft 04:17	buy track
10.	Destruktïw 03:23	buy track
11.	Reflection 03:23	buy track
12.	Disturbo #2 01:42	buy track
13.	Sceptre 03:45	buy track
14.	Automaton 02:10	buy track
15.	In Flight 00:48	buy track
16.	Circuit 01:38	buy track
17.	Chasm 02:28	buy track
18.	Monolith 03:09	buy track
19.	Ssai 02:41	buy track
20.	Ground Zero 01:35	buy track
21.	Buntschon 03:31	buy track
22.	Dietro 02:10	buy track
23.	Fuori Silenzio 11:09	buy track
24.	Virgola 00:50	buy track

about

This CD collates the choice material from Alto Stratus cassette releases originally issued under the guise of Region 5. In mixing and layering various forms of music at different speeds we also found a new way of creating music, a technique nowadays often labelled "plunderphonics". The sources were records from our own collections, sound effects and library records, and a little instrumental work of our own. Largely though it was plundered, and some of it from rather crackly records. However, when you layer something over itself so many times, the impurities tend to meld. The results are a "cosmic music" with a difference.

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released August 12, 2014

Created by Alto Stratus (as Region 5) at Studio Gegend (1983-1984).
Taken from VIAGGIO PER SPAZZIO (Säbel SAD 83314), VIAGGIO PER SPAZIO (Auricle AMC 007) remix 1984, & DIETRO IL SILENZIO (Auricle AMC 003).
Compiled & remixed at Tachyon Studio (17-18 June 2001).

Alan & Steve Freeman: turntables, sound sampling, processing, string thing & motor, Yamaha CS5, Casio keys.

CD version is sold-out/deleted.

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Alto Stratus Leicester, UK

The duo of Alan and Steve Freeman (Ultima Thule), we spent much of our spare time during the 1980's experimenting with electronics, sound collage, etc., recording some 30 odd cassettes as Alto Stratus (and other guises: Vrije, Q.S.O., Electric Junk, etc.), also as soloists, and the trio ZBB. For 30 years we've continued with a 10 further releases since, bands: Endgame, The Newt Hounds, Triax, etc. ... more

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discography

Alto Stratus: Old Wounds Vol.2

Nov 2020
Vrije: Old Woulds Vol.1

Nov 2020
Vrije: Blitzkrieg

Aug 2020
Vrije: Terminus, Retrospection 2

Aug 2020
Vrije: Six, Retrospection I

Aug 2020
Tasty Morsels

Aug 2020
Adhara: Visions Of Alucia

Aug 2020
Vrije: Transmission

Aug 2020
Adhara: Infinity & Beyond

Aug 2020
Adhara: Golden Dream

Jul 2020
(QSO) Phenomenaï

Jul 2020
Live In Studio 9/10/84

Apr 2019
Iblis

Apr 2019
Liquid Sky

Apr 2019
Thor

Apr 2019
Logos

Apr 2019
Xolotl

Apr 2019
Kronos

Apr 2019
Chaos

Apr 2019
Trauma

Apr 2019
Épatant!

Apr 2019
Tales From Tomorrow

Apr 2019
Urban Decay

Apr 2019
Vrije - Azazel Eblis

Dec 2018
Altered States

Aug 2018
2000's selection

Sep 2014
1980's selection

Aug 2014
Catharsis CD1

Aug 2014
Catharsis CD2

Aug 2014
Time Dilation / Metamorphosis

Aug 2014
Atmospheres And Melodies Inspired By The Paintings Of H.R. Giger

Aug 2014
Live EQ & Sol 2008

Aug 2014
Psychosis

Aug 2014
Svet Ozveny

Aug 2014
Tachyon

Aug 2014
Tension!

Aug 2014
Visions

Aug 2014
Vrije 1983

Aug 2014
Vrije 4

Aug 2014
Region 5

Aug 2014
Electric Junk

Aug 2014
Adhara

Aug 2014
Contaminate

Aug 2014
Dark Star

Aug 2014
Diabolik Trepidation

Aug 2014
Eye Opener

Aug 2014
Gravamina For Uxoricide

Aug 2014
It Crawled Out Of The Woodwork

Aug 2014
New Life!

Aug 2014
Pantheon 1984

Aug 2014
The Ritual

Aug 2014
Duin Tha' Whitehouse (and other early works)

Aug 2014
Asylum

Feb 2012
Rewired

Feb 2012
Devastation

Feb 2012
Live @ Bambu

Feb 2012
Alchemy

Feb 2012
Acoustic Surgery

Oct 2010

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