STILL SINGLE

A space for thoughts on music and culture, as written by Doug Mosurock and a select handful of individuals. This is intended as a supplement to our regular feature Still Single, published on Dusted Magazine. Updates will run here more frequently, and may feature writing on music not covered in the column. Compact discs are still not accepted for review -- we have more than enough vinyl and the occasional cassette to worry about.

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January 18, 2010

Anaphoria – Footpaths and Trade Routes LP (Ini.Itu)

Anaphoria LP

Third album of ritualistic drone from microtonal sound artist Kraig Grady, under his performance name (and self-declared nation) of Anaphoria. This record easily appeals to listeners of minimalist composers such as Lou Harrison and Harry Partch, but takes on a more modern primitive approach by using synchronized chimes and lightly touched dulcimers, organs and bells, which will please followers of all those amazing Nonesuch Explorers compilations. This record seemed to take on the sound of an audio sigil that one would use to embody sounds that conjure up a building rally of haunting surrealism and modernist folklore. Each side contains very diverse instrumentation, yet the album as a whole is very quiet and sparse. Anaphoria could easily follow alongside contemporaries such as LaMonte Young or even John Cage at his most tribal if he keeps this up. Limited to 250 copies. (http://www.iniitu.net)
(Ryan Martin)

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