Taking Snapshots
| Taking Snapshots | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Luc Van Acker's Bedroom (Tienen, Belgium) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 38:15 | |||
| Luc van Acker chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1994 reissue | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
.jpg) 1996 reissue | ||||
Taking Snapshots (or Taking Snapshots Vol. 1) is the debut studio album of Luc van Acker, self-released in 1982.[1] The album was reissued on CD by Hard Records in 1994 and Fifth Colvmn Records on May 16, 1995.[2] In 2009 the album was reissued for the first time since its release on vinyl record by Kindred Spirits.[3][4][5][6]
Music[edit]
The album was recorded and mixed by van Acker at the age of eighteen on a TASCAM 244 cassette recorder in his bedroom. The music was inspired by the calligraphy of Buddhist monks and each track recorded in a single tack.[3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
Sonic Boom compared the music to Kraftwerk or Cabaret Voltaire and said "Luc van Acker was truly a man ahead of his time and it is a shame that his music did not see a wide spread release at the time it was written."[8]
Track listing[edit]
All music is composed by Robert Salchak
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction Fanfara" | 1:49 |
| 2. | "Moments During Lifetime" | 0:39 |
| 3. | "Taking Life Serious" | 2:48 |
| 4. | "Try to Say Something" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Fanfara" | 1:17 |
| 6. | "Find a Way" | 3:10 |
| 7. | "China" | 0:54 |
| 8. | "Vision One" | 1:40 |
| 9. | "Freezing" | 2:05 |
| 10. | "African Medicin Man" | 1:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's a Day Change" | 2:24 |
| 2. | "Frozen Tears" | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Forced Into Light" | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Take Her Away" | 1:14 |
| 5. | "Vision Two" | 1:39 |
| 6. | "What's Downtown" | 2:27 |
| 7. | "Business" | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Outro Fanfara" | 2:55 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Taking Snapshots liner notes.[9][10]
Musicians
Production and design
- After Hours (1996 reissue) – design
- Zalman Fishman (1996 reissue) – executive-production
- Jimmy Machon (1994 reissue) – art direction, design
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1982 | LP | ZAS 001 | |
| Denmark | 1994 | Hard | CD | HARDEST 13 |
| United States | 1995 | Fifth Colvmn | 9868-63190 | |
| Netherlands | 2009 | Kindred Spirits | LP | KSE-01 |
References[edit]
- ^ Bush, John. "Luc Van Acker". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Luc Van Acker: Taking Snapshots, Vol. 1 > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Taking Snapshots (sleeve). Luc van Acker. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Kindred Spirits. 2009.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Luc van Acker". Option. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 3. 1995. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Reed, S. Alexander (February 5, 2001). Chapitre 10 Body to Body: l'EMB Belge 1981–1985: 5. Ordre Physique. Camion Blanc: Assimilate a Critical History of Industrial Music. Xlibris US. p. 218. ISBN 9782378480219. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Diederichsen, Diedrich (1989). "Taking Snapshots ohn Label URGH!–A Musical War CBS AMLM 66019". 1500 Schallplatten 1979-1989. Kiepenheuer & Witsch: 56. ISBN 9783462020052. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Luc Van Acker: Luc Van Acker > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (September 1995). "Luc Van Acker: Taking Snapshots". Sonic Boom. 3 (6). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Taking Snapshots (sleeve). Luc van Acker. Tienen, Belgium. 1982.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Taking Snapshots Vol. 1 (booklet). Luc van Acker. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records. 1995.
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External links[edit]
- Official website
- Luc van Acker at Discogs (list of releases)