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drag city (usa) #dc 348 lp

six organs of admittance “shelter from the ash” long playing record

  • alone with the alone
  • strangled road
  • jade like wine
  • coming to get you

  • goddess atonement
  • final wing
  • shelter from the ash
  • goodnight
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "goddess atonement"
november 2007 release; the third album for drag city (not counting the excellent august born collab w/hiroyuki usui) from ben chasny & co. (here: noel von harmonson, magik markers’ elisa ambroglio, tim green, and matt sweeney) ...
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six organs of admittance
shelter from the ash
dc348 lp/cd

“…and despite reason came the ghosts and nothing that was needed was everything needed most so take shelter from the ash.”

it’s been an exhilarating year of life for ben chasny, the heraldic presence behind six organs of admittance, alternately thrilling and trying as he negotiated the ever-swirling path of six organs as well as the spin he put on comets on fire, current 93, badgerlore and even the band of bonnie ‘prince’ billy for one golden european run. but nothing brought more pleasure than retiring to his aerie, far from the flies of the marketplace. there, he could see the future again — and stare in awe as his fingers traced an accompaniment even his very mind could not have imagined!

shelter from the ash features a most fluid combination of electric and acoustic six organs of admittance styles. chasny went into the studio with the songs both in his mind and also demoed out, a different way of working than in previous sessions. sure, improvisations were still a big part of the sound; within the song structures, they create dynamic sparks from the other side of the inspiration. additionally (if you must know), standard tuning played a part for the first time in history — but don’t worry, this doesn’t mean that six organs of admittance has come in from the drone-storm — far from it! the man who was once “torn by wolves” in an unknown key is now “coming to get you,” no matter what it takes — with a tuning any man could play, but few would use as he does.

the session was conducted in the glamorous confines of san francisco’s louder studios, where so many bands have had their hard and heavy essence redefined. six organs of admittance was no exception. additionally, the session featured such luminaries as the magik markers’ elisa ambrogio, the fucking champs’ tim green and chasny’s comets on fire bandmate noel harmonson and gadabout-to-the-stars matt sweeney pitching in. six organs of admittance has been a collaborative ground in the past, and what happened here is what always happens: an organic oneness, a record very comfortable in it’s many skins.

seeking change and a fresh killing field at all costs, shelter from the ash fords fronts both dark and blustery, lucent and lithe, mining electricity, hydrogen and other elemental forces within.

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drag city (usa) #dc 348 cd

six organs of admittance “shelter from the ash” compact disc

  • alone with the alone (4:15)
  • strangled road (5:33)
  • jade like wine (4:11)
  • coming to get you (7:28)
  • goddess atonement (6:01)
  • final wing (8:35)
  • shelter from the ash (3:24)
  • goodnight (3:36)
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "goddess atonement"
november 2007 release; the third album for drag city (not counting the excellent august born collab w/hiroyuki usui) from ben chasny & co. (here: noel von harmonson, magik markers’ elisa ambroglio, tim green, and matt sweeney) ...
drag city press release...
six organs of admittance
shelter from the ash
dc348 lp/cd

“…and despite reason came the ghosts and nothing that was needed was everything needed most so take shelter from the ash.”

it’s been an exhilarating year of life for ben chasny, the heraldic presence behind six organs of admittance, alternately thrilling and trying as he negotiated the ever-swirling path of six organs as well as the spin he put on comets on fire, current 93, badgerlore and even the band of bonnie ‘prince’ billy for one golden european run. but nothing brought more pleasure than retiring to his aerie, far from the flies of the marketplace. there, he could see the future again — and stare in awe as his fingers traced an accompaniment even his very mind could not have imagined!

shelter from the ash features a most fluid combination of electric and acoustic six organs of admittance styles. chasny went into the studio with the songs both in his mind and also demoed out, a different way of working than in previous sessions. sure, improvisations were still a big part of the sound; within the song structures, they create dynamic sparks from the other side of the inspiration. additionally (if you must know), standard tuning played a part for the first time in history — but don’t worry, this doesn’t mean that six organs of admittance has come in from the drone-storm — far from it! the man who was once “torn by wolves” in an unknown key is now “coming to get you,” no matter what it takes — with a tuning any man could play, but few would use as he does.

the session was conducted in the glamorous confines of san francisco’s louder studios, where so many bands have had their hard and heavy essence redefined. six organs of admittance was no exception. additionally, the session featured such luminaries as the magik markers’ elisa ambrogio, the fucking champs’ tim green and chasny’s comets on fire bandmate noel harmonson and gadabout-to-the-stars matt sweeney pitching in. six organs of admittance has been a collaborative ground in the past, and what happened here is what always happens: an organic oneness, a record very comfortable in it’s many skins.

seeking change and a fresh killing field at all costs, shelter from the ash fords fronts both dark and blustery, lucent and lithe, mining electricity, hydrogen and other elemental forces within.

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drag city (usa) #dc 312 lp

six organs of admittance “the sun awakens” long playing record

  • torn by wolves (1:42)
  • bless your blood (5:57)
  • black wall (5:29)
  • the desert is a circle (2:57)
  • attar (2:53)
  • wolves' pup (1:50)

  • river of transfiguration (23:50)
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six organs of admittance
the sun awakens
dc312 lp/cd

erupted like lava from what we’d previously thought was a mountain, the sun awakens flowers red and hot from the earth, destroying in a completely organic fashion.

as any six organs of admittance fan will tell you, life isn’t all smiles and sunshine for mr. six organs, one ben chasny. his discography has slid in and out of the shadows with each successive record — but 2005’s school of the flower was an extended breath of ecstasy. listening to the sun awakens back-to-back with its predecessor will provoke a different response. there’s a few treats, sure. as a matter of fact, it’s all treats to our ears. but it’s not all happy beans, just so you know. as a matter of fact, it’s the darkest six organs of admittance yet.

in addition to titling songs cheerless things like “black wall,” and “torn by wolves,” ben’s brought a bit more electric guitar into the mix to help bring out the darkness. tim green is behind the board making sure that everything sounds rock-solid, and the acoustics are brilliant, almost blinding. side one is a six-song circle where waves of guitars build and beauty is betrayed by madness...in the prettiest possible way. al cisneros from om is playing bass on “river of transfiguration” — but before you expect thundersome riffage, take it from us, his playing here is supportive of the six organs vibe.

side two is a trip down the droning “river of transfiguration.” the inspiration here is hermann nitsch. you might hear popul vuh as an influence too, as well as hapshash and the coloured coat. overall though, six organs of admittance doesn’t believe in the critical myth that an artist who flirts with the obscure needs to consolidate their experimental tendencies into more and more listenable music in order to expand the envelope of what pop music can be. he don’t believe in a linear aesthetic trajectory either.

anything else you can think of is up to you, dear listener.

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drag city (usa) #dc 312 cd

six organs of admittance “the sun awakens” compact disc

  • torn by wolves (1:42)
  • bless your soul (5:57)
  • black wall (5:29)
  • the desert is a circle (2:57)
  • attar (2:53)
  • wolves' pup (1:50)
  • river of transfiguration (23:50)
drag city press release...
six organs of admittance
the sun awakens
dc312 lp/cd

erupted like lava from what we’d previously thought was a mountain, the sun awakens flowers red and hot from the earth, destroying in a completely organic fashion.

as any six organs of admittance fan will tell you, life isn’t all smiles and sunshine for mr. six organs, one ben chasny. his discography has slid in and out of the shadows with each successive record — but 2005’s school of the flower was an extended breath of ecstasy. listening to the sun awakens back-to-back with its predecessor will provoke a different response. there’s a few treats, sure. as a matter of fact, it’s all treats to our ears. but it’s not all happy beans, just so you know. as a matter of fact, it’s the darkest six organs of admittance yet.

in addition to titling songs cheerless things like “black wall,” and “torn by wolves,” ben’s brought a bit more electric guitar into the mix to help bring out the darkness. tim green is behind the board making sure that everything sounds rock-solid, and the acoustics are brilliant, almost blinding. side one is a six-song circle where waves of guitars build and beauty is betrayed by madness...in the prettiest possible way. al cisneros from om is playing bass on “river of transfiguration” — but before you expect thundersome riffage, take it from us, his playing here is supportive of the six organs vibe.

side two is a trip down the droning “river of transfiguration.” the inspiration here is hermann nitsch. you might hear popul vuh as an influence too, as well as hapshash and the coloured coat. overall though, six organs of admittance doesn’t believe in the critical myth that an artist who flirts with the obscure needs to consolidate their experimental tendencies into more and more listenable music in order to expand the envelope of what pop music can be. he don’t believe in a linear aesthetic trajectory either.

anything else you can think of is up to you, dear listener.

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drag city (usa) #dc 284 cd

august born “august born” compact disc

  • blues to begin (1:58)
  • dead bird blues (1:19)
  • a thousand butterflies (2:59)
  • more dead bird blues (7:08)
  • last breath of the bird (5:34)
  • birds & sun & clay (4:02)
  • song of the dead (4:31)
  • providence (4:56)
  • a lot like you (4:47)
  • you will be warm (2:51)
click the play button to hear an excerpt of "more dead bird blues"
long-distance collaboration between six organs of admittance / ben chasny and l / hiroyuki usui...
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august born
august born
dc284 cd

august born is a collaboration between japan’s hiroyuki usui and six organs of admittance’s ben chasny.

well versed ‘heads already know hiroyuki under his alias of l, in which he recorded the subtle psychedelic gem, holy letters. along with spending time in marble sheep, he also played drums for fushitsusha for 6 years and played in an early incarnation of ghost, which can be seen on the live dvd, metamorphosis. holy letters was an early template for six organs when it was released nearly 10 years ago.

august born started off as a game that was based on the idea of “fortuitous mistranslation.” that is: even if they didn’t understand exactly what the other wanted to do or where to go with the song, the songs themselves would find their own direction. the project started with the scraping sounds of a bird being buried. as improbable as it seemed, these sounds eventually created music.

with no shared language, sound was the only continuum for communication and expression. all the songs were sent on cd-rs and mixed as they went along. some of the songs were sent back and forth across the pacific four or five times, gaining texture and direction and in the process, creating a bridge between the two artists.

august born is a mellow work seamlessly blending hiroyuki’s guitar, vocals, vibes, harmonium, bass, drums, cello, field recordings, and didgeridoo with chasny’s unmistakable voice and guitar. the tunes found here hold rewards that will only grow with patience and time.

the name august born is derived from the truth: both ben and hiroyuki were born in august. with the release of this album in august of 2005, it’s august born again! may the circle remain unbroken.

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drag city (usa) #dc 282 cd

six organs of admittance “school of the flower” compact disc

  • eighth cognition / all you've left (5:22)
  • words for two (1:40)
  • saint cloud (5:36)
  • procession of cherry blossom spirits (3:30)
  • home (3:53)
  • school of the flower (13:31)
  • thicker than a smokey (3:12)
  • lisboa (2:58)
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ben chasny’s drag city debut; after a half-dozen or outings for various labels (mainly holy mountain) - the title piece here being one of my favorite things he’s done; a 13-minute jam of interlocking/hocketing guitar figures over chris corsano’s rampant free-limb flail ...
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six organs of admittance
school of the flower
dc282 lp/cd

“i am 133 years old. no, really, i am. i invented folk music. in fact, i invented the guitar and i also invented fingers to fingerpick the guitar. i also gave men ears to listen to music. and sound, yeah, that came from me. actually, air too. yeah, i invented air so that all people could breathe so that they could enjoy music that i also created, with the ears i gave them. then i gave them beards to recognize one another. i did all this in a time machine long long ago....

i see my music as being much more from the underground class of ‘92 than this folk scene. it’s got folk elements, but it’s not a folk record, i don’t think. i mean, it has the same rock to folk quotient as zep 3, and no one called that a folk record. then again, i don’t have the cock that plant had or jimmy's crowley cape...anyway, yeah, know what i’m saying?

the title jam is influenced by the cale/riley church of anthrax record and has a big old physical tape loop. we stretched that fucker around the room. but folk music? never heard it, never played it. fuck folk! love music!! the riddle is in the theory which is a paradox of the original enigma! my grandfather always told me, ‘son, if you are a good enough guitarist you don’t need any strings.’ rock is the new folk and folk fucked rock without the reach-around so rock is out to get some. but folk music likes to dress up in pretty dresses — what is rock to do? get fucked. rock and folk are caught in an eternal daisy chain and this record is the phonographic proof, no age check required to take a peek.”

geez, thanks ben. what else? this is the first six organs of admittance record to be recorded in a studio. no computers were harmed (or used) during the making of this record. free-jazz sensation chris corsano contributes drums with the greatest sympathy. it’s a fantastic new album, as just a fraction of a listen will reveal. get enrolled . . . in school of the flower.

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strange attractors audio house (usa) #saah 026 cd

six organs of admittance “the manifestation” compact disc

  • the manifestation (22:17)
  • the six stations (22:54)
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six organs of admittance
the manifestation
saah026 cd reissue
released: september 7, 2004

ben chasny - acoustic guitar, autoharp, turntable
david tibet - voice
mike mills - vinyl etching

if the pan-cultural acoustic/psych inventions of ben chasny and his six organs of admittance could be defined by only one composition, that tune would certainly have to be the manifestation. released in the year 2000, the manifestation was a clear, one-sided vinyl 12", a curiously primitive etching of the sun featured on the b-side. a one-time pressing of 500, the manifestation evaporated just as quickly as it came. as an artifact, it is an underground psychedelic collector's treasure, worthy of display space on the mantle. but it also happens to be a dangerously potent dose of the six organs of admittance experience, a divinely concentrated blend of every aspect of chasny's mystical sound. music of this caliber simply cannot remain unavailable. announcing the reissue of the manifestation on compact disc, entirely remastered and featuring nearly 20 minutes of conceptual bonus music based on the ancient idea of the "music of the spheres" and the harmonics between the visible planets.

originally sprawling across one side of vinyl, the manifestation is an extended raga of genre-defying madness, a dizzy melding of acoustic fingerstyle, shamanic chants, chimes, hand percussion, space jam and ghostly vocals that effectively blurs the cultural boundaries of eastern and western folk music. it is an ode to the sun, as represented by the original vinyl b-side etching. ruminating on the sun and the galaxy, chasny was inspired to incorporate the original artifact into a musical experiment for the reissue, one that adopts the ideas of alchemical astronomers of yore and incorporates them - quite literally. chasny placed the original record on his turntable, b-side up, laid his stylus down on the sun etching and recorded the results. he then placed the needle down again in a different spot, and then a different one again all the way to the end. chasny was appropriating the concept of bode's law, a rough rule that predicts the spacing of the planets in the solar system in relation to the perceived distance of each planet from the sun. while the stylus clicked and popped as it "played" the sun, chasny composed music using the ancient egyptian mode for each of the "naked eye" planets. from mercury through saturn, acoustic modals dance, drone and chime in its own particular key as the sun etching crackles, sounding eerily like an old pre-war 78 rpm unearthed from some alien land. as for earth…the "center of the universe" in the milky way has no mode at all, no musical key to speak of. all earth has is the human voice, and lending his most unique set of pipes for the planet earth is david tibet of current 93. as the sun sizzles statically behind him, tibet recites a spoken word piece of terrestrial imagery, lending a very haunting, cryptic feel to the otherworldly affair. the result is akin to a musical journey outward from the sun, blending shimmering acoustic guitar and the original b-side's own dissonance for an absolutely surreal listening experience.

six organs of admittance takes the time-expanding dynamics of robbie basho and distorts it through the deepest corridors of cult-laden psychedelic music. this new version of the manifestation weds pagan worship with spiritual cosmology to create music as ambitious as it is beautiful. we are proud to reincarnate the manifestation, a crucial entry in the six organs of admittance body of work.

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