Made To Measure Vol.1

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MADE TO MEASURE: a retrospective. Launched by Crammed Discs in 1984, the MADE TO MEASURE series aimed to present some of the most interesting instrumental music of the era. Thirty-five volumes were released during the first decade of the series, which showcased varied musical adventures, often approaching and blending chamber music, electronic music, what was then called 'new music' (minimalism and neoclassicism), experimental avant-rock, and various forms of sonic exploration.The series was christened "Made To Measure" ('custom-made'), half-seriously, to provide a semi-fictional guiding principle for what – like all Crammed's ventures, driven by the label's irrepressible curiosity – was destined to become an inherently eclectic collection. The idea was this: these would be pieces of music created, or that could have been created, as soundtracks for other media (film, dance, theatre, video, fashion shows).Armed with a quote from the painter Georges Braque as a motto ("A lemon next to an orange ceases to be a lemon and the orange an orange to become fruits. Mathematicians follow this rule. So do we"), as well as a unified visual presentation, involving the almost systematic use of pre-existing artworks to illustrate the covers, we seem to have succeeded in creating and nurturing a collection that has become iconic, was followed by music lovers around the world, and enjoys cult status to this day.MADE TO MEASURE VOL.1: Released in 1984, the inaugural volume of the series included works created as soundtracks for choreographic and theatrical performances, films, and a fashion exhibition. The album highlights unusual aspects of these four artists' productions, while also testifying to the vibrant activity within the small community of musicians orbiting Crammed Discs' Brussels headquarters, and the many collaborations that were beginning to emerge there."THE LEGENDARY MADE TO MEASURE COLLECTION... AVANT-GARDE THAT STICKS WITH YOU" --- GONZAÏ ---."Original compositions, often close to surrealism and dadaism... This is indeed contemporary art, in the noblest sense of the term" --- Xsilence.net ---.