Femenine, by Julius Eastman

Femenine

by Julius Eastman

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polinos Forgotten masterpiece by one of minimalist musics most important figures salvaged from the archives. Like a looser, more jazzy 'In C', relaxed, laid back while at the same time bursting with at spirit of exploration. Not hi-fi-quality, but the magic of the music comes across none the less.

Marcus J. Moore I listen to and write about music for a living, and this is some of the most gorgeous work I've ever heard.

Daniel Townend A beautiful composition that just gently unfolds, piece by piece. wonderful!

nadalex Just heard this on Carol's show on WFMU. Beautiful! - Lex from Albany

Dahded Layered spectral percussion— such a heavy/gentle spectrum. Jazz

Mister Meows On many minimal tracks, the repeated churning increases tension. This is the antithesis of that, probably even more mellow than In C.

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Femenine (1974) 01:12:35

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Recorded live on Wednesday, November 6, 1974 at Composers Forum in Albany, The Arts Center on the Campus of the Academy of the Holy Names, Albany, New York.

Like Bandcamp themselves, we will be donating 100% of our share of every sale on Friday, June 19th (from midnight to midnight Pacific Time) to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, America’s premier legal organisation fighting for racial justice.

The label will also donate its entire share of each pre-order made before this date, as well as that of all orders made during the rest of June.

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released June 19, 2020

Performed by the S.E.M. Ensemble.
Recorded by Steve Cellum.
Tape transferred by Garry Rindfuss.
Liner notes and then some by Mary Jane Leach.
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering.
Design by Antoine Verhaverbeke.
Special thanks to Hanna Nurmi, Mary Jane Leach, Petr Kotik, Phill Niblock, John Bewley, Jan Williams, Steve Cellum, David Tuttle, Joel Chadabe, Neil Rolnick, and Julie Kabat.

Cover: Andrew Roth. Untitled (Julius Eastman), c.1980.
© Andrew Roth.

Other artist and composer photos courtesy of University at Buffalo Music Library, The State University of New York.

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