Chasing Sonic Booms, by Rafael Toral

Chasing Sonic Booms

by Rafael Toral

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1.	Blackbird 08:03	info	buy track
2.	Skyrocket 04:57	info	buy track
3.	Concorde 13:56	info	buy track
4.	Aardvark 14:47	info	buy track
5.	X-1/ Liveloop 3 12:13	info	buy track
6.	Firebee Drone 04:27	info	buy track
7.	Super Sabre 04:19	info	buy track

about

A collection of early improvisations, recorded live in Germany and in the USA between 1994 and 1995.
Released by Thurston Moore on Ecstatic Peace in New York, 1997.
On the cover: An SR-71 (aka "Blackbird") taking off to a flight for the sonic boom research program.

credits

released March 1, 1997

Rafael Toral plays guitar with electronics on all tracks (except 5, live loop electronics). All music respectively by the participating musicians on each track. Performed as live improvisations.
Cover concept and redesign by RT. Original design by Kristin Anderson.
Images by NASA.
Produced and mastered by Rafael Toral at Noise Precision, Lisboa, Portugal, NOV 1996.

Thanks to: Carolyn (1, 4), Jim Staley, Phill Niblock (3), Adam Vales, John Corbett (5), Jens Brand (2, 6) and Lee Ranaldo (7). Thanks to João Paulo Feliciano for design support to the cover redesign in 2021.

Dedicated to Sei Miguel.

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Rafael Toral Portugal

Rafael Toral, born in Lisbon, has been bouncing between the music within sounds and the sounds beyond music since he was a teenager.

Booking: nelson@filhounico.com

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Jun 20

Silent Green

Berlin, Germany
Jun 21

Stadtgarten

Cologne, Germany
Jun 23

Cafe OTO

London, UK
Aug 8

Cem Soldos

Tomar, Portugal

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