“Just as 2014’s widely-lauded Hidden Tapes marked a turn from saxophone improvisation to an embrace of what the Potlatch label referred to as “music for speakers” or, more elegantly, “sound diffusion,” Carnets is not only another leap forward, but could easily be considered Baron’s masterpiece.
Glistening Examples is very proud to be publishing such a great work of art.
Carnets is a dynamic interplay of degraded magnetic tape and unsettlingly normal everyday recordings dating back to Baron’s childhood, the album showcases Baron’s deftness in crafting compositions that leave the listener with more questions than answers. Attempts to pin down his methods are eschewed at every turn by the abstract yet suggestive nature of the pieces. Personal memories become a platform for a series of inscrutable, elegantly-arranged compositions. Baron’s misused tapes carry evocative resonances which linger hauntingly in the mind of the listener, begging to be heard again.
This record is the analog debut for Marc Baron, and his hand-constructed audio works sound completely alive on this vinyl pressing mastered by Jason Lescalleet. Each slab of 150 gram vinyl comes slipped between special black poly lined dust sleeves inside 300gsm white on white art board, all lovingly protected by a polyvinyl bag. The front cover includes a striking black and white photograph of a sculpture by French artist, Loïc Blairon, something very intimate and personal for Marc Baron. This album is truly something very special.”