ocean! be our blanket (2007)

herzog · 2007 · 31 min

Herzog's ocean! be our blanket brings Bill Bawden's short-form ambient work to 12rec after connections through the Serein collective and a Crepusculum remix. The label describes eight pieces organized around individual sound ideas: delayed piano figures in “In the Background, Secret Armies,” synth loops in “Woke Up Surrounded by Enemies,” and piano with microscopic loops and vocal samples in “Here Come Our Fathers.” “Adjusting to the Light” adds guitar- or harp-like sounds and rhythmic elements.

Selected edition: 8-file source edition; The 12rec essay identifies Bill Bawden and details piano, synth, loop and vocal-sample construction across the eight pieces. It supplies no session hardware chain. The genre follows its electroacoustic/ambient description; label comparisons remain interpretation rather than verified collaboration claims. from the documented source. 8 audio files, 58,655,399 bytes and 30:32 of measured audio.

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The 12rec essay identifies Bill Bawden and details piano, synth, loop and vocal-sample construction across the eight pieces. It supplies no session hardware chain. The genre follows its electroacoustic/ambient description; label comparisons remain interpretation rather than verified collaboration claims. Primary source and edition notes.

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