Thursday, 23 October 2014

Glenn Branca ‎– "The Ascension" (99 Records – 99-01LP) 1981



The follow up to Lesson No.1 was the five track Lp “The Ascension”,including Lesson No.2,which took Branca one more step closer to doing his massed guitar symphony stuff. This still has its roots in dissonant avant rock,but there are longer epics that could easily have been part of one of his later “symphony's”. This could be his best record?

Tracklist:


A1 Lesson No.2 4:59
A2 The Spectacular Commodity 12:41
A3 Structure 3:00
B1 Lightfield (In Consonance) 8:17
B2 The Ascension 13:10

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10 comments:

  1. Pisŧöff23 October 2014 at 17:35

    Thanks for sharing this Jonny. We posted this (http://pettyvendetta.com/various-chicago-82-a-dip-in-the-lake/) really excellent tape comp with interviews with Branca and John Cage in response to Branca's first performance of The Ascension. Glad to finally have the chance to enjoy (?) this.

    Cheers,

    PeaVey

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  2. Jonny Zchivago23 October 2014 at 17:39

    Woooahh! Synchronicity in action. I was gonna post that in a few days.Glad you clued me up.Will now cancel.
    Enjoy it and enjoy it you shall!
    Cheers
    Jay ZEE

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  3. kingpossum23 October 2014 at 18:06

    His best? Always subjective, but assuredly his best known work. Still a massive listen to these ears, after all these years.

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  4. Pisŧöff23 October 2014 at 22:13

    Wussat they say about great minds?


    PeaVey

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  5. Jonny Zchivago23 October 2014 at 22:34

    Dunno? Is it "Great Minds are shunned by normal society"?

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    It's gone.

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