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present time exercises (uk) #pte 2 lp

cam deas “quadtych volume two” long playing record

  • part three (18:36)

  • part four (15:44)
may 2011 release ; second lp in the pair ...

while the first two “movements” are largely concerned with extended techniques (tons of interesting tuning & scale modifications pulled off by ... pulling the string(s) off the side of the neck) by this stage in the piece, the veil has been lifted & a more chiming, minimalist patternage has begun to appear...

first as a triumphant, side-ending bluster, but then as a gradually detuned miasma of micro-tonal inflections that, given the broken unisons of otherwise like-tuned strings, starts to form into amazing upper-harmonic clouds that choir like a rhys chatham piece ... lovely.
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cam deas - quadtych volume two lp

the second volume of cam deas’ quadtych presents the final two parts of this massive work for 12 string guitar. the third and fourth parts presented on this lp begin like the calm after the storm at the end of volume one. moving into the major key, deas brings back melodies from part one in a whole new light, building into a grand melodic climax at the end of part three before the transfiguration of a beautiful repetitive pattern into an atonal onslaught eventually falling into a vicious free improvisation on his now completely detuned 12 string in the fourth and final part.

as with volume one, the record comes pressed on heavyweight virgin vinyl and packaged in deluxe pro-printed sleeves with fantastic artwork by jake blanchard in an edition of 500 copies.

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present time exercises (uk) #pte 1/2 cd

cam deas “quadtych” compact disc

  • part one (19:58)
  • part two (16:40)
  • part three (18:36)
  • part four (15:44)
may 2011 release ; the complete quadtych set :: all four parts, presented in digital in a nice fold-out folio ...
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cam deas - quadtych cd

this cd presents cam deas’ quadtych in its entirety, a colossal work for 12 string guitar spanning over 70 minutes in four parts. exploring the sonic possibilities of his guitar through a legion of extended techniques, the piece investigates the space between composition and free improvisation. quadtych sees deas move between melodic sections reminiscent of eastern folk music, vicious free improvisations and gradual minimalist transformations in a well structured manner. moving beyond his previous efforts in the post-takoma terrain, though still retaining some qualities, this work sees the amalgamation of influences such as derek bailey, anthony braxton, charlemagne palestine, iannis xenakis, olivier messiaen alongside early blues and eastern folk music.

packaged in deluxe tri-fold wallets with artwork by jake blanchard in an edition of 1000 copies.

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present time exercises (uk) #pte 1 lp

cam deas “quadtych volume one” long playing record

  • part one (19:58)

  • part two (16:40)
january 2011 release ; ... first in a pair of lp’s documenting a sprawling, 70-minute suite for solo 12-string acoustic guitar composed & performed by cameron “cam” deas at london’s legendary roundhouse ...

framed as an “amalgamation of influences such as derek bailey, anthony braxton, charlemagne palestine, iannis xenakis, olivier messiaen alongside early blues and eastern folk music” this clearly deviates from the takoma-school leanings of his prior output, focusing on a far more spare, pointillist music utilizing the guitar as a resonant, sculptural wooden frame inasmuch as an extension of the physical / musical though process ...

to my ears this really does sound like a quantum step forward after a decade of straight fahey acolytion ; it’s definitely one of the better sets of solo guitar music that i’ve come across recently & cam has done a bang-up job of presenting it al in a manner fitting the epic sprawl of the piece itself (two separate lps, plus a disc collecting all four movements) ...
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cam deas - quadtych volume one lp

quadtych volume one presents parts one and two of cam deas colossal quadtych for 12 string guitar, a four part piece spanning over 70 minutes in total. recorded in one evening at london s roundhouse in december 2010 by jack allett, though over a year and a half since its initial sketches, it is his first composed work for 12 string guitar since the 2009 split tour lp with spoono / jack allett on blackest rainbow. the first two parts exhibited on this lp display great evolution from deas as he unifies the sonic exploration of his acoustic 12 string guitar through a legion of extended techniques, with a developed and structured formulation combined with sections of partly and freely improvised playing, undoubtedly establishing quadtych as his most compelling and personal work to date.

the record comes pressed on heavyweight virgin vinyl and packaged in deluxe pro-printed sleeves with fantastic artwork by jake blanchard in an edition of 500 copies.

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