MY FUN (LND002)
The Sonorine was usually a pre-recorded disc like a record but other 'talking postcards' allowed you to record your own message onto the disc. I like the idea that these records allow anyone to capture a set of sounds and replay them in a completely different environment as a means of communication. When I started gathering the material for this release, I wanted to capture recordings from specific places and then present them framed and edited like you would with images on a postcard. (Justin Hardison)
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Review excerpts: Full reviews available in the review archive.
Tofaki 2007
With his new work, Hardison actually allows sentiments and sentimentality even farther into his world. Fascinated by the thought of catching elusive moments in music and on vinyl, he wilfully loost himself in the history of "talking postcards" and media which would allow you to record personal messages. -Tobias Fischer
Squid's Ear
But when Hardison reins in the ear-candy, he can generate some strong sonic images, tinged with a slightly dystopian vision. - Brian Olewnick
Touching Extremes NOV 2007
The unpolished collages that this man brings to our attention manage to render defensive mechanisms completely useless, for "Sonorine" suggests the password to the revival of a regretful vibe that nowadays is considered practically extinct by hip hominids. - Massimo Ricci
Textura.org OCT 2007
“Radiant” is exactly that, especially when shimmering organ tones merge with its crackling streams and rippling static, while “Signal Drift” blends buried radio voices, blurry bell tones, and birds into a dynamic, intense drone.
The Wire OCT 2007
Though presented as reportage, what characterises Sonorine is the way it distorts scale, time, cause and effect- resulting in more of a psychedelic listening experience than its creator possibly had in mind. - Ken Moline
Furthernoise.org OCT 2007
The mixture of these more processed sounds with literal audio-portraits of particular places creates a fine balance between tracks that merely show you that place, and others that tell you what it was like to be there. - Stacey Sewell
Startling Moniker AUG 2007
With a loud ‘thunk,’ this (and I’m imagining a Victorian drawing room) sprouts legs, propelling itself slowly through an aviary where distant train noises merge with the grandfather clock’s clangorous intonation. The drawing room has become a steampunk, bizarro-world dark ride now. Applying the brakes, Hardison startles a flock of sea birds. - Dave X
Justin Hardison has been creating work under the name My Fun using field recordings, sampling, found sounds and electronic processing with releases on The Land Of, Stasisfield, Ristretto and Test Tube labels. His primary focus is exploring the emotive quality of everyday sounds and aims to create narrative work without a particular music genre guiding the final editing process.
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