Luminous unknown, by Daniel O'Toole

Luminous unknown

by Daniel O'Toole

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1.	Hot rain 05:55	buy track
2.	Braille 03:49	buy track
3.	Joy ache 03:00	buy track
4.	Star seed 02:23	buy track
5.	Humble giants 07:02	buy track
6.	Eye of the butterfly 08:41	buy track
7.	Quake 03:47	buy track
8.	Flicker 02:00	buy track
9.	Refurbished tranquility 04:11	buy track
10.	Spinning out 02:33	buy track
11.	Gental magma 04:23	buy track

about

“Luminous unknown” refers to the idea that creatures of the insect world are able to perceive colours beyond human perception, and endeavours to capture the feeling of this heightened perception where extra frequencies of light exist.

Daniel O’Toole, multimedia artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, is excited to announce the release of his latest album, "Luminous unknown.” out on his new label 'Cascade Rumble Records'.

Having established a career in the gallery space, O’Toole exhibits internationally, creating minimal colour field paintings inspired by the ‘Light and space’ movement of Los Angeles. Artists like ‘James Turrell’ and ‘Brian Eno’ come to mind.

In recent years, O’Toole’s practice has increasingly incorporated sound in his exhibition design; offering a more immersive experience, creating a specific mood to enhance the journey of discovering his colour field paintings, giving us a glimpse at an undefinable language that the artist is building to communicate synaesthetically.

"Luminous unknown" features field recordings from the Louvre in Paris (recorded by artistic duo Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier, as part of THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG), as well as the sound of a live string quartet, (recorded by Jack Garzonio at 301 Studios /Syd) featuring, Yuhki Mayne (1st Violin), Dora Maria (2nd Violin), Neil Thompson (Viola), and Eleanor Streatfield (Cello).

"Luminous unknown" seamlessly fuses elements of ambient, experimental, neoclassical, instrumental and electro-acoustic music. Incorporating field recordings, with a live string quartet, to create a surreal and immersive listening experience.

This music is innovative in its ability to stretch time, the compositions are meandering and cinematic. A hypnotic layering of warm synth tones bubble along rhythmically, while the live string quartet glues the whole thing together. O’Toole’s music is a sort of ASMR dream, he seems fascinated with textures and combinations of sound that are visceral and otherworldly.

‘Luminous unknown’ is an unusual album launch; instead of being played in a music venue live, we are invited into the gallery space (Modern Times on Smith Street) to hear it playing off a record player while surrounded by the artist's sculptural paintings.

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released August 4, 2023

Instrumentation / Violin, Cello, Viola, Hydrasynth, Fujara (overtone flute), Minimoog model D, Akai S2000 Sampler, Prophet 5, Behringer arp 2600.

String quartet / 1st violin - Yuhki Mayne, 2nd violin - Dora Maria, Viola - Neil Thompson, Cello - Eleanor Streatfield
(Quartet features on tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9.)

Strings / Recorded at 301 Studios - Audio engineer - Jack Garzonio

Mastering / Jack Prest

String arrangement / Matt Keegan

All other instruments and programming / Daniel O’Toole

Field recordings on Eye of the butterfly / Joe Wilson and Chanelle collier, recorded at the Louvre / Paris.

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about

cascaderumblerecords Melbourne, Australia

Cascade Rumble Records is an independent record label founded by multimedia artist Daniel O’Toole’, dedicated to showcasing experimental electro-acoustic and expanded ambient music.