| $11.76
new to stock as of december 6th, 2011
threads: modern-psych minimalism-drones guitar-themed electro-acoustic-composition
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| | | amethyst sunset (usa) #as-003 cd sean mccann “sincere world” compact disc - i've seen your face before (9:25)
- academy hall (7:31)
- transplanted heart (6:02)
- over the stars (there is rest) (4:37)
- deep sea divers (4:12)
- removed (3:13)
- glade (1:16)
- devotion (14:00)
| december 2011 release ; ... after the immense free-jazz drone blowout of “open resolve” (to date my favorite of sean’s recorded output) it’s time for sean’s return to the bowed-string-and-electronics work that has been the calling card of his career thusfar ...
... unlike much of the music that approaches this sort of striated, zenith-ascension lift-off through passive means (i.e. daw post-production) it’s easy to picture sean laboring over his equipment, violin under chin, reveling in the sounds he’s creating ... |
| | amethyst sunset press release... |
| as-003 - sean mccann - "sincere world" lp
listening to new work from sean mccann is always an exciting prospect. go far back into this young pioneer's catalog and you'll without a doubt uncover a collection of music as diverse as it is long. what you may also notice is the consistency with which sean portrays himself.
his music is always fearless, frank and personal. sincere world is another turn toward sean's signature earnestness. open resolve and the capital, both cleverly laced with swirling filter manipulation and confounding superimposition of manic and sloth-like compositions, exposed us to a more playful side of mccann's persona.
these works are on the surface a bit zany, but deeper down they still maintain a charming character — something that draws the listener in magically. sincere world is the somber younger brother to these two. sincere world is adrift on badalamenti-like lethargy, skeptical of the world around and unsure of what to do about it.
but despite his bashfulness, he is every bit as charming and perhaps even more so, for there are no rough edges on him. in six movements, sean takes us from under the bed to behind the bleachers and finally, to the bottom of the sea. recorded mostly in 2009, sincere world has after two years in hiding, finally mustered the audacity to come out into the open. this is the world sean mccann lives in, and i want to do everything i can to live there too.
- michael jantz |
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