Sound Mind Sound Body, by Rafael Toral

Sound Mind Sound Body

by Rafael Toral

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Vinyl reissue on Drag City, impeccably mastered by Rashad Becker, with all graphics re-done, contextualizing liner notes and a brand new studio recording of "AER 2", composed in 1988 and in the same series as AE 1 and AER 4.

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1.	AER 4 17:04		buy track
2.	Loopability I 02:26
3.	AER 7 E 20:25
4.	Soft Energy I 04:07
5.	AE 1 14:25	info
6.	Textura e Linhas Curvas 03:44
7.	AE 2 13:08	info
8.	Textura VIII 03:24

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Original version released by Ananana, Lisbon, in 1994.
Tracks 1 — 5 are from the CD version (Moikai/ Drag City): mastered at Noise Precision in 1999. Tracks (3) and (5) were re-recorded. Tracks (4) and (5) are different from the original release.

Tracks 6 — 8 are from the double LP reissue (Drag City, 2018).
Tracks (6) and (8) previously released on "Early Works" (Tomlab, 2002)
Track 7 is the first studio recording of AER 2, especially produced for the LP. This piece appears as a live recording on the original Ananana release, but this version has slight alterations.

credits

released July 21, 1994

All music by Rafael Toral.

Performed on electric guitar except (2), guitar, bass and sampler.
Recorded in various locations in Lisbon, 1990 - 1993.
Track (7) recorded at Noise Precision Regada, 2017.

Produced by Rafael Toral.
Images taken from “Flyability” video, by Rafael Toral.

Special thanks: Paulo Somsen, Joao Diogo, Álvaro Rosendo, João Pinheiro, João Oliveira e Silva, Sapo, Helder Luís, Jim O'Rourke, Fred Somsen, Drag City.

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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

shows

May 3

Gnration

Braga, Portugal
May 4

Teatro Ibérico / Igreja De Madredeus

Lisbon, Portugal
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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