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| | | students of decay (usa) #sod 90 lp danny paul grody “in search of light” long playing record - hello from everywhere
- headlands
- china beach
- orbits
- union
- ohr
- stars gaze
- skylark
- unwinder
| | october 2011 release ; ... second album from tarentels danny paul grody, working a beautiful array of steel-string patternage, gained electric playing, and meticulously assembled electronic & acoustic stasis ... |
| | students of decay press release... |
| sod90 danny paul grody: in search of light lp
in search of light is the full-length follow-up to the well-received fountain (root strata, 2010), danny paul grodys debut solo release. many listeners no doubt recognize grody from his work in san francisco-based groups tarentel and the drift. as a solo artist, he produces wistful, poignant music culled principally from acoustic guitar and synthesizer. grodys work recalls aspects of the post-takoma school in that fingerpicked, cyclical melodies make up the crux of many of his recordings. however, he also masterfully avoids the pitfalls of the genre, invariably favoring concision, lyricism and ideas over dexterity and flare. in listening to in search of light, one cant help but imagine these recordings appearing on some lost private issue california folk lp from the late 70s- such is the timelessness of grodys aesthetic.
hello from everywhere opens the album and is an ideal point of entry, as a loping guitar figure slowly blooms alongside delicately rising pads. on orbits, grody develops a beautiful and intricate theme built around warm, chiming guitar constructions and slow-burning synth clouds. its on tracks such as this where his seemingly disparate influences coalesce into something remarkable. his guitar passages recall more the sublime kora playing of toumani diabate than fahey or kottke or any of their acolytes. his phrasings are precise, exquisitely conceived and never sacrifice pathos for bombast. stars gaze further demonstrates the broadness of grodys scope, as warbling, hazy synth tones slowly engulf his wraith-like guitar. the aptly titled unwinder closes the album, and finds grody at his most sparse, letting phrases and plucks from his six-string resonate and dissolve into the air.
as an album, in search of light is an assured and beautiful statement, an aural tracking shot of the california coast that feels as old and familiar as the sun.
artwork by billy joe miller.
mastered by james plotkin.
lp in edition of 500. |
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