GLENN BRANCA The Ascension LP 99 RECORDS 1981 US orig 99-001LP LEE RANALDO RARE
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GLENN BRANCA
with DAVID ROSENBLOOM, LEE RANALDO, NED SUBLETTE, STEPHAN WISCHERTH, JEFFREY GLENN
Avant-garde guitarist and composer who emerged from New York's '70s no wave movement.
Glenn Branca's compositions often center around multiple guitars, four or more, heavily amplified, augmented by a rock-based rhythm section of drums and bass. In later works, the composer began adding other instruments, including mallet guitar, keyboards, and occasionally a second drummer."THE ASCENSION"
Produced by Ed Bahlman
tracklisting
Side A: LESSON NO.2 - THE SPECTACULAR COMMODITY - STRUCTURE
Side B: LIGHTFIELD [IN CONSONANCE] - THE ASCENSION
1981 LP 99 RECORDS 99-001LP
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE + COMPANY INSERT
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: THIS IS the version where side A has a silver label with black lettering.
There is also a version where side A has a black label with silver lettering.
Copies may have a 8"x11" b&w label insert (including an announcement for Liquid Liquid's "Successive Skins" in November).
Some copies with a sticker on front.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: 99 - SILVER (A) / BLACK (B) LABELS - BLACK(A) TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) 99-001LP
Catalog on labels: (Side A only) 99-001LP
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 99-001-LP-A HW (Stamped): MASTERDISK EDP(circled)
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): 99-001-LP-B HW (Stamped): MASTERDISK EDP(circled)
On labels:
(Side A): rim text reads "All rights reserved. Published by Nine Nine Music ? © ASCAP 1981 Printed in U.S.A."
Producer Ed Bahlman
*All songs composed by Glenn Branca except 1st section, Lesson No.2 composed by Branca, Wischert, Glen
(Side B): 99 records
On Spine:
99-001LP GLENN BRANCA/THE ASCENSION 99RECORDS ?& © 1981 NINE NINE MUSIC (ASCAP) PRINTED IN USA
On Back Cover: Produced by Ed Bahlman
Recording and Mixing..........at The Power Station Master Engineer Howie Weinberg
99 Records 99 MacDougal Street New York City......
grading
RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
If one chooses to categorize the music on this recording as "rock," this is surely one of the greatest rock albums ever made. But there's the rub. While sporting many of the trappings of the genre -- the instrumentation (electric guitars), the rhythms, the volume, and, most certainly, the attitude -- there is much about The Ascension that doesn't fit comfortably into the standard definition of the term. Not only does the structure of the compositions appear to owe more to certain classical traditions, including Romanticism, than the rock song form, but Branca's overarching concern is with the pure sound produced, particularly of the overtones created by massed, "out of tune," excited strings and the ecstatic quality that sound can engender in the listener. Though his prior performing experience was with post-punk, no-wave groups like the Static and Theoretical Girls, it could be argued that the true source of much of the music here lies in the sonic experimentation of deep-drone pioneers like La Monte Young and Phil Niblock.Happily, the music is accessible enough that one can jump right in, regardless of one's direction of approach. Branca's band, unlike some of his later enormous ensembles, is relatively modest (four guitars, bass guitar, and drums), so the sound is comparatively clear and each member's contributions may be easily discerned...(AllMusic)
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