Rolf Julius - Music For Ears - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Robert George InchJoeInch Meek (Died by suicide 1967) was an English record producer, musician, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music. He also assisted the development of recording practices like overdubbing, sampling, and reverberation. Meek is considered one of the most influential sound engineers of all time, being one of the first to develop ideas such as the recording studio as an instrument and becoming one of the first producers to be recognized for his individual identity as an artist.

Music for a Distance is the second in the small music series. The title of the work in relation to the cover images (abstract photographs of Julius' wife resembling landscapes merging into a distant horizon) suggests a work of uncommon poetic perception and inspiration. The title track InchMusic for a DistanceInch began as a 2003 live performance of InchMusik fur eine weite EbeneInch (Music for a Wide Plain) at the Donaueschinger Musiktage in Germany. Though different in proportion and point of view, it nevertheless captures the stillness of the horizon that would inspire InchMusic for a DistanceInch.

Raining is the third installment in the small music series and the first posthumous Rolf Julius . The title piece InchRainingInch originally appeared as part of the 2007 installation InchDrawing (Dot).Inch When played at a high volume the piece engulfs the listener in a dense world of rain, wind rattled trees, and soaked pastures full of life. However, when played through the small flat speaker Julius chose for the installation, the sounds become soft and cyclical patterns, like a rich landscape viewed from a plane miles above.