V.A. anchortronic
staalplaat [2002] (DVD)

including a.o. sauterelles et grillons by electronicat/Cecile Babiole, comp dertien by GOEM and g9 by EFZEG.

Anchortronic is a Time's Up audio project in cooperation with Staalplaat. It is dedicated to experimental music, in particular the process oriented techniques which in their attitude and technique imply and even demand a radical DIY aesthetic.

A two year plan to research the capacity and possibilities of Surround Sound was set up and realized by inviting musicians, sound and video artists to a basic 5.1 audio studio at Time´s Up in Linz/Austria. The resulting 18 tracks examine the process of expanding from stereo to 6 audio channels, a process that does not simply satisfy itself with effect-mashing like one might know from various Hollywood Soundtracks or Music/Video DVD´s which succumb to a simply upscaled stereo idea. All tracks are uniquely composed for this format and take full advantage of the challenging situation of having 4 additional speakers to develop soundscapes, cutups, rock songs and electroschnitzels that live and breathe from the expanded technical structure.
Most of the tracks are visualized.

In addition to the AC-3 Surround Sound a binaural Headphone Mix is included for people without a home cinema setup. The mix gets pretty close to the original 6 speaker sound. Simply listen to it on your computer or dvd player via headphones.

a project by times up/linz



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