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| | | table of the elements (usa) #toe 802 cd rhys chatham “an angel moves too fast to see” compact disc - prelude 7:36
- intro 5:06
- allegro 8:39
- no trees left: every blade of grass is screaming 6:35
- adagio 14:48
| | table of the elements press release... |
| rhys chatham altered the dna of rock. the new york-born composer began as a classically-trained prodigy, but by 1975, chatham was fusing the overtone-drenched minimalism of john cale and tony conrad with the relentless, elemental fury of the ramones. it was an inspired amalgamation — the textural intricacies of the avant-garde colliding with the visceral punch of electric guitar-slinging punk rock — and with it chatham created a new type of urban music. raucous and ecstatic, this sound energized the downtown new york scene throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, prefigured the no wave movement and cast a huge influence over the subsequent work of chatham’s many protégés, including glenn branca and future members of sonic youth.
however, by the late 1980s, chatham was chafing against the logistical and financial constraints imposed upon him in the states; in his mind was a vast, unprecedented sound. moving permanently from new york to paris, chatham began composing his masterpiece, a piece for one hundred electric guitars, electric bass and drums. the result, an angel moves too fast to see, is one of the most extraordinary works in the minimalist canon, one that demonstrates the majesty inherent in chatham’s amplified imagination. now widely available for the first time, this lavish cd presents this sonic revolution in all its glory, and cements chatham’s reputation as a monolithic figure astride both rock and classical musics. |
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