Alfredo Costa Monteiro provides two unusual online albums of a highly experimental nature. The recordings uses common non-musical items to create the music. No other effects, electronic or otherwise, are used.

Rubber Music is music created entirely by rubber bands. This is rather melodic as the rubber bands are mostly plucked like a slightly out-of-tune harp or scraped like a violin. The sounds remind me of John Cage’s pieces for prepared piano. While avant-garde, this is quite listenable and can lull you into another reality.

Paper Music is a bit different. This time the sounds are made by paper. Nothing more and nothing less. It is again a very creative and imaginative work but not as accessible as the former album. While it is a fascinating album the result is just a little too much like fingernails on a blackboard for my taste. Nonetheless, it is a fascinating album for both its concept and application.

Both albums are available in separate tracks or album zip in 128kbps MP3.

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Rubber Music
Paper Music