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"SACRED
CRAG DANCER, CORPSE WHISPERER" by SEAN SMITH (LP)
In
the corner of a small room a shadow is stretching out from the
window by the fire-escape, relaxing in a worn out armchair, picked
up from the street corner. That shadow sings with a guitar’s
voice, and hums tunes boldly, little secrets, esoteric, and humble.
Shadow and guitar belong to Sean Smith, who controls
them both with his mind from the other side of the room. The night
is black, but the light is held in little bubbles of brightness,
exploding off of all things that live and breathe (look at the
cover). These tunes are living, and breathing their first breaths
right now! Ten completely spontaneous recordings, improvised music
for the solo-guitar…played for the first time ever as they
were being recorded. Fresh paint painted with metal strings, a
wood body, and fingernails. Totally.
The
extremely mind expanding cover is ready for your feasting eyes…
Hallucinogenic photos by Sean Smith’s mother (Julie
Brown Smith), high definition silk-screened in two colors
by a local independent press, then wrapped around and pasted on
jackets (Just like they did before 1965). Hand-made, limited to
500.
{mastered
by George Horn, at Fantasy Studios}
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“Sean
Smith draws an extraordinary range of effects from his guitar...
sweeping into passages rich enough to suggest a cello, before
clawed percussive structures segue into a high toned shimmer
of top register runs and slides.” - The Wire
“Guitarist/composer
Sean Smith creates adventurous instrumental pieces for steel-string
guitar... Influenced by the ‘American Primitive’
sound of John Fahey, by minimalism, and by a his own rich sense
of harmony and the nimble dance of his fingers, Sean explores
engrossing musical worlds with his guitar.” - WNYC
New York City Public Radio
"If
John Fahey was hung like a (Sandy) Bull and had grown up in
the ethereal Pacific mist air of Northern California in the
last quarter of the 20th Century, he might sound like the incredible
6-string steel and wood sounds of one Sean Smith" -
Pat Thomas, (editor) Ptolemaic Terrascope
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