released 15 December 2012
cata39:
a muse’s vault
celebrating 50 releases by the catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ 2012 ◊


matteo marchisano-adamo: aprés satie no. 12 (03:11) ◊ composed and performed by matteo marchisan-adamo ◊ recorded at the nhw studio in burbank (r.i.p.) , ca, usa ◊ previously not released from the album 'aprés satie' to be released shortly by matteo marchisano-adamo ◊ this recording appears courtesy of matteo marchisano-adamo ◊ all rights reserved ◊ (c) + (p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts), the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by matteo marchisano-adamo under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts), london ◊ soundcloud.com/marchisanoadamo ◊

the virgin automata: to die: to go or return (13:57) ◊ previously unreleased ◊ the virgin automata plays toy piano, elka piano, organ farfisa and mellotron ◊ composed, produced and mixed by the virgin automata ◊ recorded in september 1988 at the vilas boas studios and miraflores studio, lisbon ◊ restoration manager: benjamin silva-pereira, restored @ the naked lizard lounge by david sphere, october 2012 ◊ mastered by david h. hillman @ the mastery, london ◊ (c)+(p) 1988 / 2012 the virgin automata ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by ‘the virgin automata’ under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ catalogueofwonders.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-little-children-play-cata35 ◊

cph321: generique4 (01:32) ◊ recorded @ paris 20-ème no-studio pass gambetta ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by philip craste under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ soundcloud.com/cph321 ◊

ricardo v. pereira: forever lost (05:12) ◊ previously unreleased, written, produced and mixed by benjamin silva-pereira, voice: ricardo v. pereira ◊ © 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by benjamin silva-pereira under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊

cph321: generique3 (01:28) ◊ recorded @ paris 20-ème no-studio pass gambetta - october 2012 ◊ contains samples and extracts from "blooming sky"-ekrem and the gypsy groovz, from the album "rivers of happiness" ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by philip craste under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ soundcloud.com/cph321 ◊

eerohz & david h. hillman: initiation... [complete] 17:19 ◊ eerohz ~ electronics, composer, david h. hillman ~ drums programming ◊ this complete version was previously unreleased, taken from the album ‘poesis’, curated by benjamin silva-pereira ◊ (c) (p) 2012 catalogue of wonders; the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by the writters, composers and performers under exclusive licence to catalogue of wonders ◊ catalogueofwonders.bandcamp.com/album/poesis-cata19 ◊

zenjungle: flare (05:29) ◊ written and performed by zenjungle (soundcloud.com/filgardel) between february and july 2012 ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by zenjungle (phil gardel) under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊

cph321: generique2 (01:31) ◊ recorded @ paris 20-ème no-studio pass gambetta - october 2012 ◊ contains elements of freedom day"-max roach, abbey lincoln, walter benton, booker little, julian priester, james schenck from the album "we insist !-freedom now suite"-max roach-candid records ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by philip craste under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ soundcloud.com/cph321 ◊

moody alien: moving (02:48) ◊ written, mixed and produced by moody alien, 2012 ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by moody alin under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ moodyalien.bandcamp.com ◊

an-men: aladin’s cave [complete] (58:10) ◊ composed, arranged, produced, recorded, mixed and performed by an-men > recorded @ home, 2009-2012 (tangiers), the naked lizard lounge, june 2012, (london) & @ september rain studios, march 2011, (london) - with the assistance & executive production of eerohz [(for catalogue of wonders (arts), london]. > mastered by david sphere, june 2012 @ the lunatic asylum, london ◊ ddd + add ◊ © 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by an-men under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ catalogueofwonders.bandcamp.com/album/lontano-cata33 ◊

kiss krisztian: fog (00:54) ◊ composed, performed & produced by kris krisztian ◊ krisztiankiss.musicaneo.com/about.html ◊

cph321: generique1 (01:29) ◊ recorded @ paris 20-ème no-studio pass gambetta - october 2012 ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by philip craste under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ soundcloud.com/cph321 ◊

tunedin52: people watching (05:38) ◊ previously unreleased ◊ prepared guitar: voice recording. processed sax loops. saxsamples supplied by zenjungle ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by tunedin52 (john daly) under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ tunedin52.bandcamp.com ◊

priapus celebration (16:24) (megamix 2012) from the archives ◊ includes:
◊ kalliban x: the assassination of tony blair (dance mix beats & remix) ◊ recorded, mixed, produced & performed by allegro noir & don pi @ the naked lizard lounge, october 2011 ◊ (c)+(p) 2011 catalogue of wonders (arts), london, the copyright in these sound recordings are owned by kalliban x under exclusive licence to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ from the extended play ‘the assassination of tony blair’ cata21:
catalogueofwonders.bandcamp.com/album/the-assassination-of-tony-blair-cata21
◊ gymnsophists & haru kakoyama: asobi 4 - written, performed & produced by gymnosophists and haru kakoyama - live recording: 1999 saria festival (greece) - (c) (p) 1999/2011 catalogue of wonders, london, the copyright on these sound recordings is owned by gymnosophists and haru kakoyama under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ from the album ‘asobi’ cata16
catalogueofwonders.bandcamp.com/album/asobi-cata16:
◊ eerohz : the nature of altruism ◊ found objects, effects, percussion, synthesisers, electric guitar, prepared acoustic guitar, field recordings, turntables, samples, mix, recording & production by eerohz. recorded @ the naked lizard lounge between 2007 & 2011 ◊ (c)+(p) 2011 catalogue of wonders (arts) llp, london, the copyright in these sound recordings are owned by eerohz under exclusive licence to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ from the album ‘essays, studies & notations’ cata13:
catalogueofwonders.bandcamp.com/album/essays-studies-notations-cata13
◊ mixed & mastered @ the naked lizard lounge in march 2012 by allegro noir & karl wolf ◊

protyv: pool (original mix) (06:24) ◊ written, produced & performed by protyv ◊

phonographic analyses laboratory: intrazone 2 (11:12) ◊ escrito & produzido por / written & produced by l.a.f. - l.a.f. is also known as: phonographic analyses laboratory [p.a.l.] ◊ gravado / recorded: naked lizard lounge @ west london + estúdios aurora boreal @ maceda ◊ co-produzido / co-production eerohz , remixed by eerohz ◊ mistura / mix: carlos azevedo ◊ [l.a.f.] > carlos azevedo & josé velasques would like to thank benjamim pereira, david sphere, fundação eugénio de andrade [porto], estúdios numérica, antónio bernardo, rita pereira, clara rodrigues dos santos. ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by carlos azevedo, josé velasques under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ catalogueofwonders.bandcamp.com/album/beatfive-acid-cata18 ◊

inicolabug: terrestrial planet finder" (12:11) ◊ recorded and composed by inicolabug in rome [a midi signal sent from wi-fi from lemur app on the ipad to some rektor synth inside ableton with a big chain of fx on each channel.] ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts), london, the copyright in these sound recordings are owned by inicolabug (nicola alparone) under exclusive licence to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ soundcloud.com/inicolabug ◊

cph321: lorca321 (eerohz misunderstanding) (13:30) ◊ recorded @ paris 20-ème no-studio pass gambetta ◊ remixed at the naked lizard lounge november 2012 by eerohz ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by philip craste under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ soundcloud.com/cph321 ◊

2³: agape (05:38) ◊ karl wolf: samples, production, jonathan s. cotterell: piano, synths & electronics, allegro noir: production, don pi: ambiences, treatments, production ◊ recorded & mixed @ la chatte, xii arrondissement, paris in april 2012 ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 kū-editions licensed exclusively to catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by jonathan s. cotterell, karl wolf (bêdeux editions), allegro noir & don pi (kalliban x publishing) under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊

phirnis & eerohz: arkhenasis (12:48) ◊ composed & produced by phirnis & eerohz during 2012 in darmstadt and london ◊ (c)+(p) 2012 catalogue of wonders (arts) ~ the copyright in these sound recordings is owned by phirnis & eerohz under exclusive license to catalogue of wonders (arts) ◊ soundcloud.com/phirnis ◊

wilhelm matthies & pedro duarte: morning field, early fall -1 (04:30) ◊ this piece was made, in part, as a response to photo-field walks. the track icon is taken from one of those walks. a sense of organic seasonal change literally and metaphorically is the intent of this piece ◊ wilhelm matthies on mosesa, a bowed instrument of his own invention, and pedro duarte on piano ◊ it is part of a set we are working on and releasing on soundcloud ◊ soundcloud.com/wilhelm-matthies/sets/fields-2/ ◊ photo field walks can be seen the facebook site: www.facebook.com/wilhelm.matthies ◊ pedro duarte soundcloud.com/speedphrenia ◊

jeff gburek: watermark 8 (excerpt) ◊ written and produced by jeff gburek ◊ taken from the album 'the watermark', orphansound cd001◊ http://www.futurevessel/orphansound/projects/the-watermark/ , 2012 ◊

album sleeve photography by protyv ◊ individual track photography by wassily blossfeldt, except for protyv, wilhelm matthies & pedro duarte, moody alien (artist’s own artwork)◊
compiled & curated by benjamin silva-pereira ◊ this catalogue of wonders (arts) release is accompanied by a twin cata40, a A5 pdf booklet with the same title, ‘a muse’s vault’ free to download ◊ any queries please contact us via soundcloud.com/catalogueofwonders or catalogueofwonders@ymail.com quoting the reference cata39 ◊ these two releases have another brother titled ‘a muse’s drum machine’ cata42, an exclusive compilation album available to all followers of the catalogue of wonders (arts), and followers only: it consists of dance compositions and otherwise not available remixes and original mashups ◊ we would love to thank all the participants and artists that collaborate on this celebration ◊ avanti, marinaio: blessed are the noisemakers! ◊