code name : A to Z - repress

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(¥5,500 JPY excl. tax)

* 26 sonic frequencies derived from military use of Morse code
* Pressed on 12" clear vinyl
* 13 locked grooves per side, titles hand etched
* Mastered by Noel Summerville at 3345
* Perfect Image white outer and inner sleeves
* Limited to 500 copies worldwide

Code Name A-Z by Ryoji Ikeda comprises 26 sonic frequencies which form an audio conversation derived from the US military use of Morse code. Pressed on clear 12" vinyl with 13 locked grooves on each side and the title of each hand etched into the grooves.

Initially released on the occasion of Elevation 2017, an arts festival in Gstaad produced by LUMA Foundation, where Ryoji presented a site-specific installation of Test Pattern

Process: ALFA >> (converted to morse code) >> .- .-.. ..-. .- >> (sonification with various frequencies) >> 1.8 second sound loop >> locked groove

(2017)

SIDE A

01 ALFA
02 BRAVO
03 CHARLIE
04 DELTA
05 ECHO
06 FOXTROT
07 GOLF
08 HOTEL
09 INDIA
10 JULIETT
11 KILO
12 LIMA
13 MIKE

SIDE B

01 NOVEMBER
02 OSCAR
03 PAPA
04 QUEBEC
05 ROMEO
06 SIERRA
07 TANGO
08 UNIFORM
09 VICTOR
10 WHISKEY
11 X-RAY
12 YANKEE
13 ZULU