a r t i s t : Susan Alcorn
t i t l e : And I Await the Resurrection of the Pedal Steel Guitar
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Olde English Spelling Bee
c a t : 005
s o u r c e : Vinyl
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : 2007-11-15
t r a c k s : 5
b i t r a t e : 178 kbps avg
s i z e : 50.96MB
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Alongside Heather Leigh Murray of Taurpis Tula/Scorces et al, Susan Alcorn
is one of the few avant garde pedal steel players in the world today
(indeed, it was Alcorn that first gifted Murray her pedal steel). And I
Await The Resurrectionà is AlcornÆs fifth solo album and it is a
mind-blower, a series of beautifully solemn pieces for pedal steel that
combine intricately constructed hypno-madrigals with all of the danger and
energy of free improvisation and the kind of feel for single notes suspended
in space that matches Jandek (who Alcorn recently collaborated with), Blind
Willie Johnson, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Scorces, Donald Ayler and Keiji
Haino. All the recordings were made at home and represent some of AlcornÆs
darkest, most elegiac material. The first track, ôHeart Sutraö, is a
psychedelic miniature inspired by the BuddhaÆs Sutra Of The Heart Of
Transcendent Wisdom, with single notes orbiting a central bass motif with
the weirdest rhythmic logic. The breath-taking 16 minute title track
references MessiaenÆs ôEt Expecto Ressurectionum Mortuorumö as Alcorn plots
a course through single notes that vibrate like tiny, hopeful pin-points of
light held deep in the darkest night. The whole deal comes packaged in a
heavy duty gatefold sleeve with a gorgeous line-art cover and full notes by
Alcorn in a limited edition of only 750 copies and it has both the feel and
sound of a classic private press side. One of the most sublime
reconciliations of American Primitive roots, high modernist intent and dark
psychedelic majesty in a dogÆs age. Highly recommended.
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A1-Heart Sutra [ 4:33 ]
A2-And I Await (The Resurrection of the Pedal Steel Guitar) [15:48 ]
B1-First Turning of The Wheel [ 6:41 ]
B2-Second Turning of The Wheel [ 7:44 ]
B3-Three Minute Warning [ 2:59 ]
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37:45 min