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d i s s i d e n t
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a r t i s t : Loren Connors/David Grubbs
t i t l e : Arborvitae
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : HΣpna
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2003
t r a c k s : 05
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 46,7 MB
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Like, a duet record with David and Loren, in short, or;
"The most surprising part is that it hadn't happened before.
Loren Connors and David Grubbs first performed as a duo on May
30, 2003 at the Green-Wood Cemetery Chapel in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Green-Wood Cemetery is one of Brooklyn's landmarks -- it's the
highest natural point in the borough, and an unexpected expanse
of tranquility in the midst of the city. The stone interior of
the chapel makes the quietest of sounds audible, and Loren and
David played a remarkably quiet yet extraordinarily varied hour
of improvised music. Energized, they repaired to the studio to
record Arborvitae. Arborvitae opens and closes with the pairing
of David on piano and Loren on an electric guitar played so
quietly that at times his pedal-stomping is wondrously
distinct. 'Blossom Time' and the title track positively float,
with Loren alternating between soaring single-note lines and
playing the rough, barnacled anchor to David's relentless tide.
David's approach to the piano recalls his playing on Palace's
Arise Therefore (Drag City) and his own Banana Cabbage, Potato
Lettuce, Onion Orange (Table of the Elements). Loren hypnotizes
throughout. This is one of the rare instances in his career
that he's recorded in a commercial studio, and his playing time
and again rewards such a detailed representation. 'The Ghost of
Exquisite' and 'Hemlock Path' are two slow-motion lockings of
guitar horns. 'The Highest Point in Brooklyn' isn't the place
to be in an electrical storm - but it rolled in all of a sudden
and there we were, uncovered and open to the elements..."
www.hapna.com
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01-Blossom Time [04:28]
02-Arborvitae [10:12]
03-The Ghost Of Exquisite [07:25]
04-Hemlock Path [05:25]
05-The Highest Point In Brooklyn [06:26]
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33:56 min
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