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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : James Blackshaw
t i t l e : Lost Prayers And Motionless Dances
d a t e : 2004
l a b e l : digitalis industries digi008
g e n r e : Meditative
r l s. d a t e : February/2005
t r a c k s : 01
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 53,3 MB
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Though culled not from an established music zine, the author's
words below quite accurately sum up my feelings about this gem
of an album:
"This feels monumental to my ears. It's certainly the best
record of 2004 that I didn't actually hear in 2004. If
contemporary names like Jack Rose and Glenn Jones mean anything
to you, this is simply a release that you cannot walk by.
Fingerpicked 12-string guitar beauty meanders like a gently
floating river across pastoral farmlands, but before getting
there we've passed through a trance-inducing harmonium
introduction, which provides blurry images of mist-clad harbors
at dawn. And if you turn this section up loud I am sure you can
here the doors of an abandoned harbor warehouse creak on its
rusted hinges as the wind chimes. It's simply a stunning start
to this one-track CD, which clocks in at 35 minutes. Just when
you think you've grasped the essence of this recording
Blackshaw moves effortlesly from the acoustic folk guitar
explorations to something a whole lot more experimental (in a
Celebrate Psi Phenomenon fuzz kind of way), and before we
realize how it all happened we've all moved on to a circular
folk groove that's so beautiful and mind-blowingly perfect that
it left me with my mouth wide open.
"Discovering James Blackshaw has so far been one of my personal
musical highlights during 2005, and I have a feeling you'll
feel the same way if you decide to examine his mesmerizing and
soothing sound world closely. Highly recommended."
http://thebrokenface.blogspot.com
From the digitalis industries website:
i knew james blackshaw ran a great little mailorder site, but
it came as shock when i learned he also made music. i was even
more floored when i first heard his "celested" ep on campbell
kneale's c/psi/p imprint. james is dripping with talent. "lost
prayers & motionless dances" is the logical follow-up to the
aforementioned "celeste." one long raga-induced drone that
finds its way through every obstacle you throw up. 12-string
madness, open tunings, fahey-inspired picking, and harmonium
graces... there's not much else to ask for on this magical
piece of music. over the course of its 35 minutes, you will
follow a path in search of something grand. a spiritual quest
that never lets you down. this is pure gold.
http://www.digitalisindustries.com
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01-Lost Prayers And Motionless Dances [34:32]
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34:32 min
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