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Gross, Jean-Philippe / Golden Oriole

Optical Cadillac / Golden Oriole [VINYL 10-inch]

Gross, Jean-Philippe / Golden Oriole: Optical Cadillac /  Golden Oriole [VINYL 10-inch] (BeCoq)

A split 10" vinyl album of two very different works: first French sound artist Jean-Philippe Gross in a sonic assault of garish rhythmic electronic persistence and noise; then the Golden Oriole instrumental rock duo of Kristoffer Riis on guitar and Thore Warland on drums in a compelling work of grooving structure with diverse percussive interaction.
 

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Jean-Philippe Gross-composer, performer

Kristoffer Riis-guitar

Thore Warland-drums

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Label: BeCoq
Catalog ID: BeCoq42
Squidco Product Code: 31446

Format: 10" VINYL
Condition: New
Released: 2020
Country: France
Packaging: 10" Vinyl
Side A recorded at Super Studio, in December, 2017, by Jorgen Traeen.

Side B recorded in 2016.
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Artist Biographies

"Musician and composer, he has been active in the field of electronics, experimental and improvised music since 2001. He is curently playing with Stéphane Garin (Dénombrement), Jean-Luc Guionnet (Angle), Axel Dörner, eRikm, Marc Baron, Francisco Meirino, Jérôme Noetinger, John Hegre (Black Packers), Clare Cooper (Nevers) ... He is working for theater, dance and performances. He has composed for the ensemble Dedalus (Cutting lines), Sécante for the project Phonoscopie. From october 2001 to june 2009 he was engaged as a music program curator for Fragment (Metz, France). In 2019, he started the record label Eich."

-Jean-Philippe Gross Website (https://jeanphilippegross.com/infos/)
6/25/2026

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Kristoffer Riis is a Norwegian guitarist know for the bands Staer (starling) and Golden Oriole.

-Squidco 6/25/2026

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Thore Warland is a Norwegian drummer know for the bands Staer (starling) and Golden Oriole.

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