Name: Observation of Breath
Brand: Lawrence English

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HG2103

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Limited edition

Release date

2021-08-13

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602343041681

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Artist

Lawrence English

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Electronic

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Hallow Ground

HALLOW GROUND is a platform for Music and Art that leads to Visions. Established in Lucerne, Switzerland in 2013, they serve as publishers, hosts, and performers. With a commitment to showcasing innovative and boundary-pushing music, HALLOW GROUND has become a prominent force in the music industry. Their roster of *artists* includes some of the most exciting and experimental talents from around the world. Through their unique approach to curating and promoting music, HALLOW GROUND continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in both sound and art.
At HALLOW GROUND, they understand that music is not just about listening; it's about experiencing. They strive to create an immersive environment where *artists* can freely express themselves through their craft. By providing a platform for these visionary creators, HALLOW GROUND aims to inspire audiences with thought-provoking performances that challenge traditional notions of sound.
As both publishers and hosts, HALLOW GROUND takes pride in their ability to discover emerging talent while also supporting established *performers*. Their dedication to nurturing creativity has led them to collaborate with renowned artists across various genres. By fostering these connections between musicians and visual artists, HALLOW GROUND creates multi-dimensional experiences that engage all senses.

Lawrence English is an artist, composer and curator based in Australia. His work explores the politics of perception and prompts questions of field, perception and memory. He utilizes visceral live performance and site-specific installation to create work that invites audiences to consider their relationship to listening, place and embodiment. Over the past decade, he has worked with sound as a medium for embodied experience.

In his gallery practice, many of *English’s* works draw on ideas of spatial field and relativity. His work Audition (2015) for the Asia Pacific Triennial utilizes massive acoustic mirrors within which a listener can greatly augment and amplify their capabilities as a listener.

As a composer, *English’s* 2014 album Wilderness Of Mirrors resonated strongly across Australia and the Northern Hemisphere. The album was widely praised for its provocative and individual voice in adventurous Australian music. His compositions blur the nature of acoustic and electronic sources, creating a relative sonic tabula rasa that allows listeners to freely interpret the music.

*English* has been actively involved in increasing recognition of sound as an art form within Australia through his record label Room40. He curates exhibitions showcasing international and Australian sound artists, including festivals such as Open Frame held annually in Sydney. Additionally, he works closely with musicians as a mentor while publishing essays on listening, perception, futuring ambient music, sustaining creative practices as an artist.

Do you remember the last time you were breathing consciously? Either way, you are likely doing it now. On his new album Observation of Breath for the Swiss-based Hallow Ground label, Lawrence English worked exclusively with an organ for four compositions that are exercises in "maximal minimalism", as their creator himself notes in a nod to Charlemagne Palestine, who coined this term. While it seems somewhat fitting that those four pieces based on a steady flow of air were conceived and recorded in a situation of accelerated standstill caused by a respiratory disease, the Room40 founder is not so much concerned with capturing the zeitgeist than rather incorporating the spirit of time itself.

Observation of Breath

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