GLASS IS NOT THAT

Sound Art Compilation · Field Recording · Curatorial Project

2012

PROJECT INFORMATION

Glass Is Not That is an international sound art compilation initiated and curated by Lenka Morávková, extending the field-recording research developed for Glass Spilled Out of the Broken Bathtub into a collaborative format.

Morávková invited nine musicians and sound artists from different countries to work with the same source material: an extensive archive of field recordings captured inside glass factories and workshops in Northern Bohemia.

Each artist received access to the recordings and was given complete freedom to transform them into a new composition. The resulting works approach the same sonic material from radically different perspectives, turning the sounds of glass production into an international collection of experimental music and sound art.

The project extends Morávková’s research beyond her own authorship, using the archive as a shared creative resource and opening the distinctive sonic world of the Czech glass industry to new interpretations across different artistic practices and cultural contexts.

 

THE RELEASE

Glass Is Not That was released as a limited edition of 100 individually designed copies, with visual identity and packaging created by The Rodina.

The compilation brings together artists working across experimental music, field recording and electronic sound, including internationally recognized sound artist Francisco López, alongside contributors from the Czech Republic and abroad.

CONTRIBUTORS

Francisco López
Slavek Kwi (Artificial Memory Trace) / Baskloda Praknof
Phon.O
Daniel Vlček
I Love 69 Popgejů
Stanislav Abrahám
MIDI LIDI
My Name Is Ann!
Bez ženy a bez tabáku

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Glass is not that

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CD compilation was released due to realisation of audiovisual performance/experimental documentary Glass Run Over The Broken Tube and is exclusively based on sound database of glass production in Nový Bor (Northern Czech Read more
CD compilation was released due to realisation of audiovisual performance/experimental documentary Glass Run Over The Broken Tube and is exclusively based on sound database of glass production in Nový Bor (Northern Czech Republic), one of the famous cities of Bohemian Glass tradition.

All the samples were recorded and provided by: KnofLenka, august 2012

Na albu jsou použité zvuky: bruska krystalka, letování vitráží cínem, drcení a řezání skla, rytecký stroj na rytí skla, tavící pece, brusičská hladina na sklo, kuličský stroj na broušení skla, oplachování vitrážnického skla, soustruh, zvonek, rádio, plotter, kávovar a lidi
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    Artificial Memory Trace - Baskloda Praknof 0:33
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    Phon.o - Cristals 0:33
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    Dan Vlček - Sklo 0:32
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    Love 69 Popgeju - Sám sobě 0:32
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    Stanislav Abrahám - Sklárna 0:32
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    MIDI LIDI - Glass Coffee 0:30
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    My Name Is Ann! - Nebude to lehký, Hanko 0:36
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    Bez ženy a bez tabáku - Konečná víc a navíc 0:32
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    Francisco López - Untitled#302 0:32
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CREDITS

Concept, Curation & Creative Production — Lenka Morávková
Source Field Recordings — Lenka Morávková
Visual Identity & Edition Design — The Rodina