1982 studio album by Luc van Acker
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
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
Professional ratings 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
All music is composed by Robert Salchak
Side one Title 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
Side two Title 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
Adapted from the Taking Snapshots liner notes.[ 9] [ 10]
Musicians
Production and design
Release history
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
^ 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 }}
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^ "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 }}
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^ Taking Snapshots Vol. 1 (booklet). Luc van Acker . Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records . 1995.{{cite AV media notes }}
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