Early Works, by Rafael Toral

Early Works

by Rafael Toral

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1.	A 04:10	buy track
2.	B 2 02:53	buy track
3.	C 03:56	buy track
4.	B 1 03:54	buy track
5.	A VIII 03:23	buy track
6.	Sand Precision 16:43	buy track

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Having completed Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance, i found myself drawing a continuous line going back in time some 15 years. These early pieces are at the other end of that line. At the time of recording them, i was far from dreaming i would ever release records at all. I found them of little value then, but under the light of all my following works, from Sound Mind Sound Body through Wave Field and Cyclorama Lift to Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance, they stand out as having paved the way for all this music.
Rafael Toral, December 2001

"Early Works predates the drone aesthetic of Sound Mind Sound Body, while its precision in ambient soundscapes is not far removed from that defining last year's brilliant Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance."
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released June 27, 2020

Tracks (1 - 5) Recorded between 1987 and 1990 on 4-track cassette in Sesimbra and Lisboa, Portugal.

(6) Recorded in 1990 on 8-track open reel tape at Noise Precision, Lisboa. (Thanks to Nuno Rebelo).

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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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May 3

Gnration

Braga, Portugal
May 4

Teatro Ibérico / Igreja De Madredeus

Lisbon, Portugal
Jun 20

Silent Green

Berlin, Germany
Jun 23

Cafe OTO

London, UK
Aug 8

Cem Soldos

Tomar, Portugal

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