PHYSICAL:
4CDs (2 copies of 2 CDs)
16 hand-customized vellum inserts
Custom chipboard box.
Edition 1000
Release date: 021006

AUDIO:
33 tracks on two CDs by such artists as Taylor Deupree, Toshimaru Nakamura, Francisco Lopez, Tetsu Inoue, Carl Stone, Kim Cascone, Animist Orchestra, Undr Quartet, Shuttle 358, Akira Rabelais, Electric Company, Reynols, Stephan Matthieu and more.

FROM THE LINER NOTES:
“ If you run across someone who pays attention to sounds.” Said John Cage in his “Indeterminacy III.” “you will find that it’s the quiet ones they find interesting.” This compilation is offered as supporting evidence of that claim. Here is a collection of 33 artists across the world, (Japan, USA, Spain, England, Austria, France, Argentina, Germany and Sweden) who each through their own unique paths, have arranged sounds in such a way that rewards the listener’s careful attention. Although the sounds are often soft they are not intended for the background.

The two discs focus on different approaches to lowercase-sound. The “dot” disc is weighted towards the recording of physical materials while the “dash” disc contains more purely electronic compositions.

REVIEW EXCERPTS:
" A well-researched and beautifully produced and highly recommended collection of accomplished music." - THE WIRE

"The finest compilation of its kind." - Stylus Magazine

"A compilation that is as good as any compilation I've ever heard...Experimental electronic music rarely gets more interesting or more enjoyable than this." - Haunted Ink

"This set may scare some, and may induce others to sleep – but by far it is one of the highest quality collections of the year, taking needed risks with a developing genre." - Igloo Magazine

"The thing that gives you a real headache are the liner-notes and track list. They are hardly readable through the nice arty farty design. Why should these things always be so difficult?" - Vital Weekly

One of Perfect Sound Forever editors picks of the year 2002