Social Interiors - The World Behind You

1995 - XCD 029


1. In The Mix [4:41]
2. Distant Embers [4:39]
3. Modern Sleep [5:49]
4. Shape of the Hunter [9:52]
5. The Exile's Other Voice [3:44]
6. Instrusions (due to inclement weather) [8:19]
7. The World Behind You [15:12]
8. Who Woke the Assassins? [5:13]

Guest Performres:
Tracks 1 & 2 Jim Denley: Bass Flute & Alto Saxophone
Tracks 3 & 7 Julian Knowles: Samplers

Composed and produced by RUE / FAHEY,
except track 5 RUE and track 3 & 7 RUE / FAHEY / KNOWLES.

Recorded at Megaphon Studios, Sydney, between 1992-1994.

Cover Art by Peter Lyssiotis.


"The World Behind You" is the debut release from SOCIAL INTERIORS; a dazzling display of musical adventure.

SOCIAL INTERIORS developed from interjections of local sound commentaries amidst the presentation of FM radio programs from 1984. These shows featured short dialogues and cut-ups from media and other sonic networks.

Since then, SOCIAL INTERIORS became sonic thrill seekers using decoyed and doctored sounds from many regional and global sources, such as urban and environmental areas, sound grabs, tapes of instrumental passages, and text bartered from musicians and vocalists.

Compositions were developed through the use of recording technology. These sound sources were welded with studio tape techniques and then mixed into continuous and abrupt shapes for tape pieces and performances. The result: a surprisingly coherent soundscape for aural navigation.

SOCIAL INTERIORS includes the talents of RIK RUE, tape manipulator extraordinaire, and SHANE FAHEY, a founding member of the seminal group THE MAKERS OF THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST. Guest performers on "The World Behind You" are JIM DENLEY, recognized internationally as a leading improviser on bass flute and alto saxophone, and JULIAN KNOWLES on samplers.


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