Space, by Rafael Toral

Space

by Rafael Toral

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Silver sleeve with overlayed transparency print. Labels also printed. Full size Taiga logo designed by Helder Luís (who designed all the Space Program covers). This was Taiga records' first release, and their passion and enthusiasm for making records with a high standard (with careful design and with 200g vinyl) is very present.
The seams are a bit unglued at top and bottom (sleeve was probably for one LP, not two).
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Featuring Daniel Malhão's photography from the "Pó" (dust) series. Special spot printing (image printed in gloss over matte). Includes booklet with text by Rafael Toral. Last few copies remaining.

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1.	Part I 13:32	buy track
2.	Part II 24:46	buy track
3.	Part III 19:44	buy track

about

Space (2006) is the Space Program's fundamental release, "an orchestral environment for electronic instruments".
"In its odd way it really swings." (The Wire)

credits

released April 2, 2006

Recorded during 2004 and 2005 at Noise Precision studio and live at Galeria zdb, Lisboa; Théatre de l'Usine, Genève; Odum, Chicago; Teatro Municipal, Guarda; Tonic, NYC (courtesy of Barry Weisblat); Point Ephèmere, Paris. Brass section recorded at Nascer do Som studio and at the pipe workshop, Lisboa.
Mixed and mastered at Noise Precision, Portugal.
Graphic design by Helder Luís at notype: www.notype.net.
Typeface by Mário Feliciano: Stella, ©FTF 2000—2006.
Photography by Daniel Malhão: Pó #7 (lambda print 125 x 250 cm), courtesy of the artist.

Personnel:
Rafael Toral: modified MS2 pocket amplifier feedback with light-controlled filter, amplified coil spring percussion, gloves and theremin-controlled computer sinewaves, theremin-controlled white noise generator, delayed feedback empty circuit with joystick-controlled filter modulation, joystick-controlled sawtooth pulse bass resonance, pure and filtered sawtooth oscillator pulses, random pulse width modulation oscillator.
Fala Mariam: alto trombone.
Sei Miguel: pocket trumpet.

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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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