released December 20, 2016

Format: 3" CD-R
Duration: 18 minutes
Label: Aposiopèse (APO_11)
Country: France
Artwork: Coppice
Including: Multi-Material Filter
Date: December 2016

Composed by Noé Cuéllar & Joseph Kramer.

Thank you to Pierre Judon.

For more information visit coppice.futurevessel.com and instagram.com/futurevessel.

#abstractmusic #experimentalmusic #noise #electroacoustic

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“[...] a disjunctive and perplexing listen.” -Ed Pinsent, The Sound Projector (2017)

“Coppice's Preamble to Newly Cemented Dedication to Freedom is another very good release. I apologise for not sounding too excited; I've been up since 5 to go to Work, had a busy morning, wrote about this exhibition, now flagging...none of which concerns you, I know. Meanwhile, here are Joseph Kramer & Noé Cuellar as Coppice. This stands out as a very smart configuration of sounds involving subtle hints at rhythm but more than that assembling extremely interesting noises in the grand acousmatic/electroacoustic tradtion (without sight of an acoustic instrument) yet totally revelling in the spatial possibilities of, as they put it: 'physical modeling synthesis, modular synthesizers, and custom built devices' - amen to that. I'm deeply impressed! Have a listen…” –Robin Tomens, Include Me Out (2017)

“In each of three pieces there are recurring elements, built-ups, bridges and above all rhythmical elements that make this more like regular music; I could see them at a point in the future move on towards dance music, and them doing a record of pieces like this. In an odd way I was reminded of dub music by some of this, especially in 'Flut (Tighter)' and 'Sucked In', but then of a much more abstract nature. An absolute surprise this new Coppice, an excellent move towards a new sound, and I wonder what the future will bring.” –Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly (2017)

“Coppice is no stranger to extended technique, or allowing incidental sound to seep into their music. [...] Coppice’s music has always sounded purposeful, but the techniques in use here are more pointed and acute than previous works. […]

Coppice are still very exacting in their practice. Preamble… is rife with small details, such as the opening 6 seconds of silence on ‘Induction and Bifurcation’ (accompanied in the video with 6 seconds of black before the image appears) which leads the listener to a double-take, even after repeated listens. Or the barely audible voice (with a British accent?) that appears for the first 28 seconds of ‘Sucked In’, possibly marking the first use of vocals in their discography. Another reason this more acute approach works for them is their continued attention to texture. While flirting with the structural forms of electronic music, beat science and even IDM, these are not tracks produced in Ableton. […]

While I thoroughly enjoy each individual track, I am left looking for the other half of the album and as powerful a closing piece as the opener. Perhaps it is best likened to an EP after all – 1 banger, 1 tool, 1 ballad, respectively.” –Brian Beaudry, Cut and Run (2017)

“Dès les premiers sons de ce nouveau disque du duo Coppice, on pense aux étranges synthèses de Rashad Becker, avant de plonger dans des modules électroniques proches d'un dub à la Hey-O-Hansen, voire dans les installations recyclées de Matmos. Oui ça fait beaucoup de comparaisons dès les premières lignes, mais les trois morceaux présentés sur ce nouveau mini disque changent vraiment des précédents Coppice.

Pas de vieux orgues recyclés, ni de ghetto blaster et de cassettes, juste des synthés modulaires et quelques objets sont utilisés sur Preamble to Newly Cemented Dedication to Freedom. Noé Cuéllar et Jospeh Kramer produisent ici une "musique sensuelle" faite de boucles mélodiques filtrées et de beats légers et métalliques. Ils choisissent une nouvelle direction, ou plusieurs directions, plus douce, plus électronique. Une direction qui paraît plus facile d'accès, de par ses mélodies lentes et décalées, avec ses rythmiques claires et électroniques, mais qui reste toujours aussi créative et unique. Coppice n'essaye pas de faire de la musique électronique "facile", ils continuent de défricher des territoires sonores jamais explorés, de créer une musique personnelle et forte, de proposer quelque chose d'inouï et d'unique en somme. C'est peut-être court, très court, et ça peut paraître facile, ou léger, mais ce disque n'en reste pas moins un disque qui se reconnaît entre mille, un disque créatif et puissant fait de trois propositions fortes et nouvelles.” –Julien Héraud, Improv Sphere (2017)

"Перед нами небольшой релиз: 17 минут на мини-болванке выпущены французским лейблом Aposiopese. Три трека, достаточно разные, чтобы можно было составить впечатление о новом звуке дуэта. А вот, как ни странно, звук-то узнаваем и только Coppice таким обладают. Они работают с ритмическими структурами и дроновыми фактурами, деликатно используют разного рода шум, не боятся иногда взять несколько олдскульный звук осцилляторов. Что поражало раньше и осталось сейчас: великолепный саунд. Что нового? Новый звук. Его затруднительно описать, надо просто слушать. Такая возможность есть." –Илья Белоруков, syg.ma (2017)