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I'm making this entry to memorialize Sarah Lipstate's Noveller as the first entry of the new below section highlighting exceptional new releases. Like I said in the initial review, this section is going to highlight new releases, but not offer them for sharing (keeping with the loose policy of not posting anything in print, or less than 18 months old). When I get a new live review up (you should see the most recent review on the side bar), I will do the same for the live shows. Also, all download links from 2008 are removed. Some will be replaced following re-writes. I will link to those as they surface.
This is a very cool record, in part because it takes some of her partners/acolytes, and gives it a more emotional thrust. If you're into Rhys Chatham, or Glenn Branca, you'll find just as much to like as would any fan of looped, ambient swirls derived from layered picking and plucks. KILLED in CARS has posted a great deal of albums focusing solely on the piano, but slowly there has been a build of guitar-centered albums. As a guitar player myself, I am always on the lookout for records that are "guitar records" but are anything but simple fingerpicking or shredding exercises. Lipstate creates a beautiful record from very few elements, but don't let the scarcity of components throw you off: I considered this one of the most accomplished No Fun releases in large part because of the variety here. Lipstate captures that initial rush of creativity some feel when they get a new pedal, or stumble upon some of the more precious sounds a guitar can make. Alternately, she is unafraid to tune into some of the more menacing aspects of the guitar, the scraping noises it can make, its internal growl and hostility.
Please, by all means, visit her artist page, and try to catch her live. She is really putting out good stuff. I am so sad that I missed her show earlier this year at the Kitchen, but given the consistent quality of what's done there, and from the photos, I can safely say that Lipstate is taking full advantage of the artistic community in New York by working dance pieces, and exploring a host of the sounds that seem to pour out from all of the decaying brick boxes and smokey late night haunts this city has.
This is a very cool record, in part because it takes some of her partners/acolytes, and gives it a more emotional thrust. If you're into Rhys Chatham, or Glenn Branca, you'll find just as much to like as would any fan of looped, ambient swirls derived from layered picking and plucks. KILLED in CARS has posted a great deal of albums focusing solely on the piano, but slowly there has been a build of guitar-centered albums. As a guitar player myself, I am always on the lookout for records that are "guitar records" but are anything but simple fingerpicking or shredding exercises. Lipstate creates a beautiful record from very few elements, but don't let the scarcity of components throw you off: I considered this one of the most accomplished No Fun releases in large part because of the variety here. Lipstate captures that initial rush of creativity some feel when they get a new pedal, or stumble upon some of the more precious sounds a guitar can make. Alternately, she is unafraid to tune into some of the more menacing aspects of the guitar, the scraping noises it can make, its internal growl and hostility.
Please, by all means, visit her artist page, and try to catch her live. She is really putting out good stuff. I am so sad that I missed her show earlier this year at the Kitchen, but given the consistent quality of what's done there, and from the photos, I can safely say that Lipstate is taking full advantage of the artistic community in New York by working dance pieces, and exploring a host of the sounds that seem to pour out from all of the decaying brick boxes and smokey late night haunts this city has.
2 comments:
She is awesome.
Do you have any Tyondai Braxton solo record to share or Joseph Suchy's Smile (Grob)?
A similar albeit more adventurous guitarist:
Rafael Toral: Violence of Discovery and Calm of Acceptance, a beautiful record issued by Touch label
http://www.mediafire.com/?jlehm234ygz
The cover is within the iTunes converted files.
And i dare you to review it.
And people should go get it, apparently he dished the guitar altogether.
It is a Thank You for all the good record i download here.
Very cool, thanks!
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