| $12.48
back in stock as of may 16th, 2008
first in stock on february 9th, 2008
threads: modern-psych folk guitar-themed minimalism-drones jewelled-antler
|
| | | root strata (usa) #rs-24 cd steven r. smith “the anchorite” compact disc - stars heaped up like grain (3:52)
- procession (3:22)
- paths in the bower (3:34)
- the anchorite (2:41)
- vine (4:35)
- ampulla (2:50)
- moss landing (3:13)
- anastasis (4:02)
- closing (3:40)
- ascension (5:52)
| | click the play button to hear an excerpt of "paths in the bower" |
| february 2008 release ; the reissue of jewelled antler mainstay steven r. smith’s “the anchorite” - previously available for a blink on vinyl via important (i’ve been trying to track down a copy for myself for a year now...) - now thankfully reissued thanks to jefre cantu & co.’s root strata ...
moving in somewhere between lamonte young’s theatre of eternal music (everything’s there, from the static string-based drones right on down to the challenged, warm fidelity) & loren mazzacane connors’ epic bedroom guitar paeans, this is one of smith’s finer moments. highly recommended !!! |
| | root strata press release... |
| steven r. smith "the anchorite"
rs-24 cd edition of 500
originally released in 2006 on important records as a limited run lp in their ongoing arts & crafts series, root strata is proud to present the reissue of the anchorite, a dazzling jewel in smiths substantial discography.
performed live to two track with the aide of tape loops and prerecorded takes, the music maintains a drifting, painterly quality that easily evokes the american west as much as the european east which smith so lovingly mines for his hala strana recordings. sepia toned and tinged with a luminous distortion, the anchorite, as the name suggests, is reserved, pulled back and solemn, some kind of hermetic prayer for the end of the world.
beautifully repackaged with new artwork in a heavy black & white gatefold cd case with offset printing. |
|
|