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previous artist: rudy smith quartet		there are 3 titles featuring dawn smithson in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: barton smith

$12.48

new to stock as of
october 1st, 2008

threads:
modern-psych
bedroom
guitar-themed

asthmatic kitty (usa) #akr 041 lp

castanets “city of refuge” long playing record

celestial shore (1:02)
high plain 1 (2:35)
the destroyer (1:34)
prettiest chain (2:10)
refuge 1 (3:57)
the quiet (1:16)
glory b (3:58)
high plain 3 (1:30)
i'll fly away (1:24)
the hum (1:06)
savage (2:47)
shadow valley (5:56)
high plain 2 (2:43)
refuge 2 (4:59)
after the fall (2:53)

october 2008 release ; claustrophobic, hotel-studio recordings from mr. ray raposa ...

has a kind of jandek-esque “deer in the headlights” vibe in spots that keeps by ears perked up, plus the alluded-to “noise solos” (mainly guitar / delay pedal blobs) are nice as well ...

i’m reminded much of fellow traveler arrington de dionyso (another recent discovery)’s solo recorded work ; inasmuchas the levels of detuned guitar weirdness and general distant-delivery are concerned ... nice stuff.

asthmatic kitty press release...

castanets city of refuge

largely recorded in a motel room in overton, nevada, city of refuge is an uneasy, asymmetric weave of sung songs, chants, electronic noise solos and spaghetti-western guitar interludes. city suggests a film soundtrack, with overture, mood-setting and plot-development songs, intermission, character studies, and themes of resolution and reconciliation. a narrative propelled by yearning, passion, dislocation, ambiguity, regret, false redemption, possible true redemption, cryptic symbolism and other art film obligatories, this time you’re liable to sit numb and silent through the credits as the theater empties. the difference between frontman ray raposa's landscape and more familiar backlot scenes might be this: you believe what you've heard and seen because your third ear intuits that he didn’t contrive any of it. city, then, is no longer only music, but emotional catharsis, and we, too, long for a city of refuge.

guest appearances by friends jana hunter, sufjan stevens, dawn smithson (jessamine, sunn o))))), scott tuma (souled american, boxhead ensemble), and co-producer ero gray. former band members include annie clark (st. vincent) and rob lowe (lichens).

$12.61

back in stock as of
march 2nd, 2011

first in stock on
april 4th, 2006

threads:
modern-psych
minimalism-drones

kranky (usa) #krank 089 cd

dawn smithson “safer here” compact disc

safer here
somewhere far
nowhere near
ticking away
speak through me
how thoughtless
letter to the empire
a new day
crossroads

kranky press release...

artist: dawn smithson
title: safer here
catalog #: krank089
formats available: cd
release date: october 10, 2005

former jessamine bassist and vocalist and recent sunn o))) contributor, dawn smithson has returned after a six-year hiatus with her new full length album safer here. smithson's bass held an anchoring position in jessamine’s swirl of rhythm and sounds and the band’s musical explorations took shape around her distinct vocals. since reentering the music world, she most recently contributed on bass in live performances and recordings with sunn o))) (white 2, the libations of samhain) and on vocals in ginnungagap (1000% downer).

in early 2004 smithson began working on new recordings and after listening to the songs she sent kranky, it didn't take us long to say "heck yes." incorporating experimental aspects of jessamine's sound with acoustic elements and introspective songwriting, safer here balances melody with experimentation to create rhythmic, non-ornate songs, it's an album where every musical gesture carries weight.

as a solo recording artist smithson's voice comes to the foreground, carefully matched by considered instrumentation. the album was recorded alone with acoustic and electric guitar, bass, accordion and her voice, then later accompanied by contributors jussi brightmore (100 pets, i’m being good, baron samedi), david farrell (southerning, dormant), rex ritter (fontanelle, jessamine, sunn o))) ) and brian foote (nudge, fontanelle).

smithson has this to say about safer here: "because this album is so personal and intimate, i think it is best listened to alone—like watching a melancholy movie that deeply effects you." through careful placement of a stereo pair of neumann mic's and a large diaphragm rode, the recording quality reflects the emotional intent of the music, creating the feeling that you're there in the room. safer here was mixed in june 2005 by dawn smithson and rex ritter at magnetic park in portland, or.

personnel:
dawn smithson vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, accordion, keys
rex ritterelectric guitar on "how thoughtless"
jussi brightmore electric guitar on "nowhere near"
david farrell synths on "a new day"
brian foote synths on "ticking away"

$12.48

back in stock as of
june 12th, 2009

first in stock on
may 31st, 2006

threads:
doom
minimalism-drones

southern lord (usa) #sunn 031 cd

sunn 0))) “white2” compact disc

hell-o)))-ween (14:11)
bassaliens (23:22)
decay2 [nihils’ maw] (25:19)

southern lord press release...

sunn o))) white2

greg andersono’malley
attila csihar
joe preston
rex ritter
dawn smithson

previous artist:
rudy smith quartet

...and that's everything in stock featuring dawn smithson.
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next artist:
barton smith