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MNEMOSYNE - The Air grows small Fingers (Drone Compendium Vol. 3)

Format: LP Label & Cat.Number: Beta-lactam Ring Records mt251 Release Year: 2014 Note: the third part in the "Drone Compendium" series is a re-issue of a long deleted CDR from 2004, with four tracks of post-rocking, chorus driven guitar beauty by this trio formed of AIDAN BAKER (guitar, flute, voice), RICHARD BAKER (drums), RODIN COLUMB (bass); lim. 200 in oversized 'book bound' sleeve Price (incl. 19% VAT): €21.50 Warning: Currently we do not have this album in stock! More Info "Vinyl editions of 200 copies with the subscriber editions limited to 150 copies on 180 gram vinyl and custom made book bound sleeves and signed and numbered certificate for the bonus 7th subscriber LP. One of a number of projects from legendary ambient guitarist Aidan Baker, Mnemosyne sees him teaming up with frequent collaborator Richard Baker (no relation) on drums along with bassist Rodin Columb. Originally released on CD-R on the now-defunct Piehead Records, “The Air Grows Small Fingers” gets the deluxe vinyl reissue treatment thanks to BlRR's Baker-curated Drone Compendium series. But this album is less pure drone and more post-rock, especially the opening title track, which begins with slowly swirling, almost gothic rock-inspired guitars before unfolding into something like a raw, bleak take on Pink Floyd, complete with Aidan's own soft vocals. Things get more conventionally ambient as the album progresses, but the art rock inspirations remain, “Anameisaname” and its companion piece, “NameReprise,” both see washes of texture emerge from effects-soaked guitar and bass to fill in the gaps between Richard's soft but cymbal-heavy drumming. “Aqualisp” takes things even further; you'll question what bizarre configuration of pedals and processors Aidan must have set up to get such perfect woodwind sounds before remembering that he also plays flute on the album. Then, as the drums and bass get heavier, the guitar regains the foreground, wailing like a heavily tranquilized Hendrix jam. Droning effects are a constant throughout “The Air Grows Small Fingers”, but this is more than just a solid ambient album; it's also a solid psychedelic album and a solid post-rock album, and fans of all or any of the above—not to mention Aidan Baker's other projects—should jump at the chance to grab this obscure little masterpiece on vinyl. DRONE COMPENDIUM IS A NEW SERIES CURATED BY AND INVOLVING AIDAN BAKER WITH SEVEN LP RELEASES: AIDAN BAKER, ARC, MNEMOSYNE, AIDAN BAKER/THOMAS BAKER/ALAN BLOOR, WHISPER ROOM, ADORAN AND NADJA. ONE - SIX WILL BE ISSUED INDIVIDUALLY AS LP AND DIGITAL DOWNLOADS AND THE NADJA ALBUM AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS OF THE SERIES. mt249 Aidan Baker "Pure Drone" (Drone Compendium One) LP mt250 ARC "Somewhere There" (Drone Compendium Two) LP mt251 Mnemosyne "The Air Grows Small Fingers" (Drone Compendium Three) LP mt252 Aidan Baker/Thomas Baker/Alan Bloor "Terza Rima II" (Drone Compendium Four) LP mt253 Whisper Room "Longjing" (Drone Compendium Five) LP mt254 Adoran "Egregore" (Drone Compendium Six) LP mt255 Nadja "Stripped" (Drone Compendium Seven) LP Mnemosyne The Air Grows Small Fingers A - 1 The Air Grows Small Fingers A - 2 Anameisaname B - 1 Name Reprise B - 2 Aqualisp Aidan Baker: electric guitar, flute, voice Richard Baker: drums Rodin Columb: bass Recorded and mixed by Rodin Columb spring 2004 in Toronto, Canada. Originally released in 2004 on Piehead Records (thanks Greg & Sheryl). ARTWORK BY AIDAN BAKER. DESIGN & LAYOUT BY CHRIS." [label info] www.blrrecords.com www.blrrecords.com