Back to Darren - 'Rendu Visible' contains 3 tracks composed between 1993 and 1996. All of them consist of carefully blended, sometimes heavily processed environmental sounds. However the original sources remain quite recognisable - all part of Copeland's intention to stimulate visual imagination. The terrain shifts and shakes continually like a slow, jittery film shot through the shuddering heatwaves rising off a hot road, which weaves through a strange land. Twisted, asthmatic animals loom large, then recede, only appearing to quicken the pulse.
Space creases the speakers and buffets the room.
Doors open and reveal long corridors where lights flicker staccato and suggest weird, familiar forms - dream apparitions trailing luminous gossamer veils. Some sounds scurry off, darting and casting nervous, uneasy glances, others hurl themselves violently towards the edges of the audio field. These CD's have been created by two inspired and highly innovative young composers of electroacoustic music. If you've not got anything released on this peerless Canadian label, then this is an excellent place to start. If you're already familiar with their releases, then these two CD's with surely augment your collection.