When it comes to creating music throuh sample manipulation, no one has gone as far as Providence's Emergency Broadcast Network. Utilizing an extensive library of footage recorded off the television, EBN's create elaborate audio/visual compositions are unlike anything ever seen before. In order to fully appreciate what EBN does, you really need to see them live or watch their "Commercial Video Product" home video. But EBN has now entered the audio-only realm with "Telecommunication Breakdown," their debut album on TVT due out in August.

The core of EBN is made up of Josh Pearson and Gardner Post, who met while attending Rhode Island School of Design. They are also joined by DJ Ron O'Donnell, computer programmer Greg Deocampo and production assistant Tracy Brown. Initial recording of "Telecommunication Breakdown" was finished in August of 1993, but some tracks were then sent off to Brian Eno and Bill Laswell for remixing.The albums versions of those tracks were then re-edited to incorporate some of the elements of the remixes. Once the album was complete, TVT decided to hold the release until this summer to avoid the album coming out in the Christmas rush.

page 1/5