Clare Cooper – Germ Studies

Name: Chris Abrahams & Clare Cooper - Germ Studies
Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)

Chris Abrahams - Germ Studies album cover

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Label:	Splitrec – Splitrec19
Format:	2 x CD , Album
Country:	Australia
Released:	2009
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Experimental

Tracklist

1-1	Acid Shower Illustration – Jeff Henderson	0:16
1-2	Ability Illustration – James Hancock*	1:41
1-3	Pultizer Illustration – Simon James Phillips	0:16
1-4	Mariah Illustration – Alex Davies	0:14
1-5	Barrister Incident Illustration – " "[sic]Tim Goldie*	0:18
1-6	Competitive Edge Illustration – Kris Moyes	1:48
1-7	Prejudice Stopper Illustration – Clayton Thomas	0:08
1-8	Jogging Illustration – Madoka Tsai	0:30
1-9	Eating Own Shoulder Illustration – Oren Ambarchi	1:32
1-10	Farnham Illustration – Aisha Ronniger	0:04
1-11	Bass Needle Illustration – DD Kern*	0:37
1-12	Pretty Whack Illustration – Swerve (Nargen)*	0:13
1-13	Thai Jelly Illustration – " "[sic]Tim Goldie*	0:25
1-14	Four Million Dollars Illustration – Andre Vida	0:05
1-15	Pear Shaped Illustration – Ming Wei	2:03
1-16	Crackle Illustration – Andy Fenchel	0:04
1-17	Packer Whacker Illustration – Clare Mary Cooper*	0:16
1-18	Sounds Like Germs Illustration – Margareth Kammerer	0:38
1-19	Mingus Germs Illustration – Otomo Yoshihide	3:43
1-20	Drunk Thunder Illustration – Annette Cooper	0:28
1-21	Stolen Balloon Illustration – Michaela Davies	0:04
1-22	Heck Illustration – Clayton Thomas	0:19
1-23	Martian Vatican Illustration – Shiho Tsai	0:26
1-24	Kid Man Illustration – Tega Brain	0:06
1-25	My Foolish Lung Illustration – Julian Hamilton	1:42
1-26	Banshee Illustration – Ally Cooper	0:28
1-27	Dive Illustration – Clare Mary Cooper*	0:12
1-28	Kick It Illustration – Tony Buck	2:16
1-29	Not Bacon Time Illustration – Sachiko M	0:04
1-30	Sad And Lonely Illustration – Cesar Corpus Jnr.	0:15
1-31	Pancake Assault Illustration – Rodney J Cooper*	0:09
1-32	Trasher Dip Illustration – Simon James Philips	0:47
1-33	My Sister Illustration – Lianne Smith	0:07
1-34	Our Dawn Illustration – Brendan Walls	1:28
1-35	Little Disco Illustration – James Gulliver Hancock	0:21
1-36	Cornflake Utterance Illustration – Anthony Magen	0:04
1-37	Bullets Illustration – Patrick Mainey	0:05
1-38	Love, American Style Illustration – Gail Priest	0:38
1-39	Even Better Illustration – Robbie Avenaim	0:04
1-40	Effort Illustration – Peter Farrar	0:32
1-41	Elegant, Elegant Illustration – Jim Denley	0:05
1-42	Inspiration Illustration – Kowski Divine	0:14
1-43	Friday Illustration – Sharif Sehnoui*	0:04
1-44	Bear Vs Cyber W@sp Illustration – Ray Ahn	0:44
1-45	Da Da Da La Illustration – Thomas Meadowcroft	0:06
1-46	Mr. Chips Illustration – Anthony Guerra	0:36
1-47	Hendrix Gardener Illustration – Tetuzi Akiyama	0:34
1-48	The Blob Illustration – Sean Baxter	1:55
1-49	Self Saucing Illustration – Mike Pride	0:08
1-50	Call Waiting Illustration – Barry Weisblat	0:10
1-51	Pay Review Illustration – Ian Pieterse	0:47
1-52	Crackle Bounce Illustration – " "[sic]Tim Goldie*	0:52
1-53	Fonda Illustration – Clayton Thomas	0:09
1-54	Splade Tragedy Illustration – Lizzie Conlan	0:19
1-55	The Long Finger Illustration – Toshihiro Koike	0:20
1-56	Mash Marathon Illustration – Jimmy Cooper (2)	0:35
1-57	Trouble Illustration – Emmanuelle Pellegrini*	0:04
1-58	Tron Illustration – Clayton Thomas	0:04
1-59	Rain Lover Illustration – Yuko Kaseki	0:24
1-60	Popper Illustration – Mellitos Kyrikidis	0:10
1-61	Party Drugs Illustration – Jasmine Guffond	1:47
1-62	Tennis Illustration – Andrea Ermke	0:05
1-63	Knock On Wood Illustration – Aaron Thomas (4)	0:04
1-64	Neutrino Illustration – Lawrence English	8:05
1-65	John Of Patmos Illustration – Chris Peck (5)	0:18
1-66	Your Friend Billy Zane Illustration – Mike Pride	0:42
1-67	Shame Illustration – Tega Brain	0:04
1-68	Forbidden Plants Illustration – Margarida Garcia	0:49
1-69	The Conch Illustration – Jean Philippe Gross*	0:11
1-70	Stingray Illustration – Rodney Cooper	0:04
1-71	Blues Lick Illustration – Dave Symes	0:04
1-72	Salad Illustration – Rully Zakaria	0:25
1-73	Metal Illustration – Annalee Koernig	0:43
1-74	Has Been Illustration – Madoka Tsai	0:09
1-75	Scottish Ending Illustration – Veryan Weston	0:38
1-76	Tumultuosity Illustration – Fritz Welch	1:38
1-77	Crunchy Illustration – Tracy Lee Joe	0:04
1-78	Knock Knock Illustration – Matt Ottignon*	0:06
1-79	Polite Static Illustration – Stefan Geoffrey Neville*	0:51
1-80	Mini Horror Film Illustration – Kat Thaw	0:10
1-81	Bartok Island Illustration – DD Kern*	0:16
1-82	Ice Whine Illustration – Natasha Anderson (3)	1:00
1-83	Gravel Illustration – Jasper Streit	0:07
1-84	Our Rat Frank	0:22
1-85	Dots Make Tricks Illustration – Jasmine Guffond	0:06
1-86	Caramel Pylon Illustration – Clayton Thomas	0:04
1-87	Take It To The Bridge Illustration – Clayton Thomas	0:14
1-88	Barney Miller Illustration – Toby Gibson	1:27
1-89	Pale Face Adios Illustration – Rosalie Coccario	0:07
1-90	Colgate Chair Illustration – Aisha Ronniger	0:10
1-91	Never Illustration – Chris Forsyth	0:04
1-92	Rattle Illustration – Aron Ottignon	0:04
1-93	Puzzle Ring Illustration – Cesar Corpud Jnr.*	0:42
1-94	Full Metal Guzheng Illustration – Mazen Kerbaj	2:02
1-95	Progenetor Illustration – Dr Robin Fox*	0:07
1-96	Sequence Puncture Illustration – Mellitos Kyriakidis	1:22
1-97	Nice Ass Illustration – Clayton Thomas	0:21
1-98	The Fight Part II Illustration – C Spencer Yeh*	0:29
1-99	At Risk Illustration – Rod (Klunk) Cooper*	0:13
2-1	Hungarian Earthquake Illustration – Lianne Smith	1:13
2-2	Bells Before Breakfast Illustration – James Hancock*	0:19
2-3	Knee Liquor Illustration – Toecutter	3:51
2-4	Ma Might Illustration – Margareth Kammerer	0:08
2-5	Janis Illustration – Anthea Caddy	1:50
2-6	Green March Illustration – Taku Unami	0:09
2-7	National Velvet Illustration – Adelle Robinson	0:10
2-8	Spoon Illustration – Siegmar Zaccharias	0:24
2-9	Ritard Closure Illustration – Newton Armstrong	0:40
2-10	Hazel Hawke Illustration – Margareth Kammerer	0:08
2-11	They Left Food Out Illustration – Kaho Cheung	0:27
2-12	Forcefield Pig (Skitter) Illustration – Stephen O'Malley	0:14
2-13	Uncommon Wealth Illustration – C M Cooper*	0:06
2-14	Bing Crosby University Illustration – Amy Clare	1:39
2-15	Magic Of Christmas Illustration – Werner Dafeldecker	0:17
2-16	Careless Whispers Illustration – Hana Shimada	0:54
2-17	Big Chill Illustration – Gerard Crewdson	0:13
2-18	Golden Illustration – Finn Ryan (2)	0:11
2-19	Chivas Regal Illustration – Jasmine Guffond	3:55
2-20	Three Strikes Illustration – Annette Cooper	0:27
2-21	Bong Crosby High Illustration – Reg Roll	0:06
2-22	Despair Illustration – Xavier Charles	0:11
2-23	Martian Chamber Music Illustration – Tommy Penton	1:05
2-24	Pierce Illustration – Uri Auerbach	0:04
2-25	Chlorine Justice Illustration – Matt Ottignon*	0:45
2-26	Excited & Affectionate Illustration – Andrea Neumann	0:21
2-27	Blue Lagoon Illustration – Thomas Meadowcroft	0:04
2-28	Halley's Comet Illustration – Cesar Corpus Jnr.	0:27
2-29	Whimper Illustration – Clare Mary Cooper*	0:05
2-30	Australian Thriller Illustration – Melody Willis	0:05
2-31	Rogue Appendix Illustration – Stefan Geoffrey Neville*	0:20
2-32	Blustery Illustration – Brendan Walls	0:09
2-33	Chatter Illustration – Tracey Lee Joe*	0:12
2-34	Triangle Crunch Illustration – Christian Kersten	0:06
2-35	Hoof Illustration – Tomoya (6)	0:06
2-36	Electric Sewer Illustration – Clayton Thomas	2:08
2-37	Hurtful Illustration – Susanna Gartmayer	0:49
2-38	Mrs Ed Illustration – Mark Gerada	0:07
2-39	Anthem For A Generation Illustration – Andy Moor (2)	1:24
2-40	Babe Rainbow Illustration – Alex Mainey	0:04
2-41	Bluster Illustration – Keith Rowe	0:07
2-42	Sealord Illustration – Llucia Sanchez	1:24
2-43	It's Alive Illustration – Axel Doerner*	0:17
2-44	Daylight Robbery Illustration – Noid	0:04
2-45	Peeling And Scratching Illustration – Vivian Spadoro	0:42
2-46	Loch Ness Illustration – Sam Sperring	0:23
2-47	Strum Illustration – Jasmine Guffond	0:04
2-48	Song For Horst Illustration – Kai Fagachinski*	2:15
2-49	Gear Trouble Illustration – James Hancock*	0:06
2-50	Cowboy Scientist Illustration – Chris Abrahams	0:51
2-51	Devon Illustration – Peter Farrar	0:12
2-52	Ointment Illustration – Robin Hayward	0:10
2-53	Rugby Illustration – Karen Booth	1:58
2-54	Empire Of The Son Illustration – Ben Byrne (2)	0:06
2-55	Green Blues Illustration – Yuko Kaseki	0:32
2-56	Memory Lane Illustration – Annette Cooper	0:11
2-57	Cliff Hanger Illustration – Darren Hanlon	0:04
2-58	I Beg Your Pardon Illustration – Asi Foecker*	1:33
2-59	Crispy Drama Illustration – Monika Brooks	0:38
2-60	Quality Wobble Illustration – Abel Cross	0:04
2-61	Wrongingly Illustration – Mike Pride	0:36
2-62	Scurvy Illustration – Daniel Whiting	0:04
2-63	Lurch Illustration – Tim Goldie	0:38
2-64	Death Of Cyber W@sp Illustration – Kit Devine	1:32
2-65	Knitting Illustration – Millica Stephanovic*	0:08
2-66	Art Illustration – Mark Gerada	0:06
2-67	Spicy Pillows Illustration – Mike Majkowski	0:38
2-68	The History Channel Illustration – Ali Russel	0:22
2-69	Salty Illustration – Annette Krebs	0:18
2-70	Acquired Taste Illustration – Christof Kurzmann	0:17
2-71	Trolley Illustration – Luke Callaghan	0:04
2-72	Deficit Disorder Illustration – Paul Taylor (10)	0:11
2-73	Sting's Doorbell Illustration – Mark Gerada	0:46
2-74	Facial Justice Illustration – Lloyd Honeybrook	0:29
2-75	Rope Illustration – Liam Mainey	0:08
2-76	Breakdown (Loud) Illustration – Mellitos Kyriakidis	0:15
2-77	Tab Illustration – Dale Gorfinkel	0:40
2-78	General Pants Illustration – DD Kern*	0:15
2-79	Drip And Purr Illustration – Elise Potaka	0:44
2-80	Puncture	0:04
2-81	Equestrian Non-Event Illustration – Pumice	0:05
2-82	Textured Animals Illustration – Margareth Kammerer	0:46
2-83	International Furore Illustration – Aaron Thomas (4)	0:22
2-84	Weichselplatz Zwei	0:11
2-85	Moist Roadtrain Illustration – Aisha Ronniger	0:25
2-86	Bass Wooble Illustration – Cesar Corpus Jnr.	0:04
2-87	Wothless	0:07
2-88	Lindenberg Illustration – Thomas Meadowcroft	0:12
2-89	Deliverance Like Illustration – Annette Cooper	0:43
2-90	Slaughter Illustration – Ian Pietersie*	0:04
2-91	The Con	0:52
2-92	Get Grave Bussel Illustration – Matthew Ottignon	0:12
2-93	Group Dynamic Illustration – Shannon O'Neill	0:21
2-94	Real Keller Illustration – Michael Vorfield*	0:21
2-95	Traffic Illustration – Mike Majkowski	0:07
2-96	Ominous Illustration – Mark Gerada	0:51
2-97	Winding Road Illustration – Burkhard Beins	0:13
2-98	Jaw Dropper Illustration – Mickie Quick	0:53
2-99	Angry Climax Illustration – Tim Goldie	0:36

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Mastered At – Big Jesus Burger Studios

Credits

Design [Graphic Design By] – Clare Cooper
Guzheng [Uncredited] – Clare Cooper
Illustration [Cover Germ] – Hana Shimada
Mastered By – Chris Townend
Synthesizer [Dx7, Uncredited] – Chris Abrahams

Notes

Collected, observed, researched, performed, recorded and mixed between 2003-2008.

Packaged in DVD type Digipak cover with poster.

The track titles and order are different on the cover and poster.

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Reviews

splitrec Jun 11, 2013
In 2005 at the NOW now festival in Sydney Clare Cooper and Chris Abrahams played a remarkable set of miniature pieces. Short and sweet is rare in serious music, but these two took a microscope to scale and produced refreshing and brilliant music. The brevity of their statements was matched by their concentration and intensity – nothing was superfluous.
4 years later after a long process of recording and editing, splitrec is proud to be able to release such a lovingly designed and musically strong statement as Germ Studies.
From the 1st track on disk 1, Acid Shower – 0.16, to the last track on disk 2, Angry Climax – 0.36, small scale is rigourously adhered to, but the end result is a major statement over the 198 tracks. It's as if each of the microorganisms has all the information to develop into bigger organisms – there are some fecund moments, but the players keep moving on. In the end though, the resulting macrostructure of the 2 CDs, is formally unique.
Chris is well known for his inspirational, lyrical and generally large scale piano work in The Necks. It is not so well known that he is a master on the DX7 and has been deeply involved with improvised music in Sydney for 3 decades.
Clare is one of the main reasons that exploratory and improvised music in Sydney has become so strong over the past few years. Her Guzheng, despite it's Chinese origin, is rarely idiomatic, and the purity of the sound world used by the players, despite their immense differences, creates a sparkling juxtaposition of sounds. It is the maintenance of their individual strengths that creates the space in this music – they rarely mimic or merge.
For the release they asked hundreds of people to illustrate each of the 198 tracks with a small Germ, and this is presented as a fold out poster.
splitrec May 24, 2013
... pieces flit to life like mating cells, making skewed, suprise lurches and appearing generally feverish throughout. The interplay between artists is never less than enthralling, their actions raw, revealing, and lovingly recorded, a ceaseless procession of sounds veering off in all directions. Instrumentally its an odd pairing, sure, but seen as an updated form of the violin sonata, in Webern-esque miniature, drawn by post-onkyo minimalists, it begins to make sense. Joshua Meggitt - Cyclic Defrost