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Portbou

by Lucas Norer

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jckmd A colorful sonic portrait, one that reveals more depth as time goes on. Favorite track: Walter Benjamin's Resting Place.
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drone2805 I enthusiastically welcome the arrival of this multidisciplinary artist on Bandcamp. I must admit that this short album is the result of a very professional original work with excellent mastery of sound processing. Artist working since the early 2000s, I think it deserves its place in the big leagues, and I already anticipate new beautiful sound works in the future! TO LISTEN ABSOLUTELY! Favorite track: Grenzbereich.
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    Format: 210 x 148mm, 6 pp. folded, digital printing
    Paper: 300g natural paper
    Edition: 50
    Language: english

    Includes 8GB USB device with 6 audiotracks
    Recorded & produced by Lucas Norer
    Mixed & mastered by Ollmann
    Layout & design by Lucas Norer
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1.
Grenzbereich 05:16
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2.
Passagen 04:42
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3.
Talsperre 00:44
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4.
Korridor 01:50
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5.
Das unerreichbare Dort 04:21
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6.
Walter Benjamin's Resting Place 06:09
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Portbou – Lucas Norer

Portbou is an acoustic portrait and documentary on the small Spanish border town of the same name. In reference to its history during World Word II as a significant stop for refugees on the so-called Lisbon Route Lucas Norer visited Portbou twice to record and produce the 6 sound pieces of this release.

Being forced to escape from Nazi terror a refugee path from Marseille via Portbou to Lisbon was established. As this illegal refugee path across the Pyrenees was the only way of leaving France and entering Spain, Portbou suddenly became important as a place where refugees could sneak through the border. This mode of escape was not without risk, however, as the tragic death of Walter Benjamin proves. Afraid of falling into the hands of the Gestapo and being sent back to France, he committed suicide in Portbou in 1940. In honour of Walter Benjamin and the many others who fled and died trying to escape, a monument was realised by Dani Karavan in 1994.

On his two trips along the Lisbon Route in 2013 and 2016, Lucas Norer documented his journey by means of field recordings. The recordings from Portbou resulted in the six sound pieces of this release. They present acoustic portraits of the town, Dani Karavan’s monument, and the historic escape path.

Further information:
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credits

released January 18, 2018

recorded & produced by Lucas Norer
mixed & mastered by Ollman

Portbou was supported by
www.zukunftsfonds-austria.at

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Lucas Norer Vienna, Austria

Lucas Norer is a Vienna based artist.
He creates audio-visual installations, sound art, objects and projects in the public realm.

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