A sample from Paul Baran's album "Panoptic", released by Fang Bomb in 2009.

Partially inspired by the writings of the theorist Jeremy Bentham and the concept of globalization, assisted by Werner Dafeldecker, Ekkehard Ehlers, Keith Rowe, Andrea Belfi and a list of other fine collaborators, Paul Baran has created "Panoptic" - an attempt to soundtrack the lives of creative people affected by such concepts as underclass, surveillance and the dangers of mass consensus.

Baran intends "Panoptic" to be a collection of electro-acoustic atmospheres that underscore these concepts, without resorting to blind polemic. And as for the sound of it all - think electro-acoustic, minimalist, idea based, experimental fusion, conceptual improvisation with contemporary song structure

Paul Baran:
Born in 1975, Paul Baran is a composer, electro-acoustic sound designer and improviser based in Glasgow, Scotland. Baran will undertake an artistic residency at the prestigeous STEIM facility in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 2009.

Personnel:
Paul Baran: Organs, Grand Piano, Upright Piano, Field Recordings, Prepared Guitar, Percussion, Voice, objects, Walkie Talkie, Electronic processing.
Keith Rowe: Prepared Guitar (10, 11)
Werner Dafeldecker: Double Bass, analogue electronic processing, Walkie Talkie, Voice. (1, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Armin Sturm: Double Bass (4, 5, 6)
Rhodri Davies: Prepared Harp (8, 10)
Sarah Whiteside: Cello (8, 10, 11)
Andrea Belfi: Drum-Kit, Electronic processing
Gordon Kennedy: Soundboard Processing (9)
Davy Scott: Acoustic Guitar (2, 4, 5)
Timothy Cooper: Euphonium (2, 3)

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