Name: Violence Of Discovery & Calm Of Acceptance
Brand: Rafael Toral

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2010-11-25

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TOCD48

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Rafael Toral

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Touch

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Electronic

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Rafael Toral, born in Lisbon in 1967, is a composer and performer who has been deeply involved with various genres of music throughout his life. He initially explored the realms of Rock, Ambient, Contemporary, Electronic and Free Jazz music. In the 1990s, he gained recognition for his blend of Ambient and Rock on albums like Wave Field and Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance.

In the early 2000s, Toral felt a need for a creative change and embarked on an ambitious project called the Space Program. This experimental endeavor utilized electronic instruments to create music that was melodic without notes and rhythmic without beats. Described as "visceral and emotive," Toral's work stood out from his contemporaries.

Throughout his career, Toral has collaborated with numerous renowned artists such as *Jim O’Rourke*, *Jim Baker*, *Sei Miguel*, *Chris Corsano*, *John Edwards*, *Evan Parker*, *Tatsuya Nakatani*, *Manuel Mota*, *Alvin Lucier*, *Phill Niblock*, *Christian Marclay*, Sonic Youth, Rhys Chatham, Lee Ranaldo, C Spencer Yeh among others. His performances have taken him across Europe, Canada, USA, Mexico, South Korea Japan New Zealand Australia.

Besides music, Toral has also dabbled in visual arts producing videos and

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considered by the chicago reader to be 'one of the most gifted and innovative guitarists of the decade', rafael toral has been developing in the last 15 years a unique sound world, having been as influenced by alvin lucier and brian eno as by sonic youth and my bloody valentine. using the guitar as part of a complex electronic instrument, toral has collaborated with jim o'rourke, john zorn, sonic youth, rhys chatham and phill niblock and played in many european countries and in several states in the us. he's also a member of mimeo, the electronic orchestra featuring keith rowe, christian fennesz, peter rehberg, kaffe matthews and many others. 'vdca' is a collection of ten small pieces crafted by toral with extreme precision and care through the last seven years. using guitars and analogue technology, it can be described as toral's best work, embodying all the directions he explored in his previous critically acclaimed records, 'sound mind sound body' [moikai, usa], 'wave field' [dexter's cigar/drag city, usa] and 'aeriola frequency' [perdition plastics, usa] but taking them into new dimensions.

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