JAMES BLACKSHAW Mountains, Anders Parker Cloud Badge November 12, 2010

James Blackshaw
"Blackshaw writes high drama into instrumental music with subtlety and charm, speaking on sentiments and stories without requiring a single lyric... Blackshaw seems fully settled, engaging his pieces and ideas with the unflinching belief of Tony Conrad in 1964 or Steve Reich in 1965... " - Grayson Currin, Pitchfork ***** "In the tradition of "American Primitive" guitarists within which he's often grouped, James Blackshaw cuts rather an odd figure. Neither American, nor primitive... the English musician is all about upending the expectations we might have from his instrument. Whereas kindred spirits like John Fahey and Robbie Basho looked East for their Raga-inspired guitar diversions, Blackshaw instead sounds more East-Coast: his long-distance guitar tunes recalling NY minimalism, or Sonic Youth, as arranged for chamber orchestra. Mesmerising stuff, and proof that less is often more." - John Robinson, Uncut Magazine

Mountains
“Infinite sheets of grainy sound build and renew themselves to immensely pleasing effect.” - The Wire. Acoustic instrumentation and field recordings gradually blend with subtle electronics. A listening experience that ranges from quiet crackling to dense layers of harmonic texture. Mountains is an ongoing collaboration between Apestaartje cofounders Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp. Having worked in parallel and often overlapping contexts within their respective solo projects (Aero & Anderegg), ‘Mountains’ was initially created as an outlet for live performance.

Anders Parker Cloud Badge
ANDERS PARKER is a singer/songwriter from Burlington, VT. Fourteen years into his career, he is proud to release his twelfth album - and to bring his Cloud Badge project to New York! Cloud Badge is Creston Lea (bassings), Steve Hadeka (drummings) and Anders Parker with guitarings and vocalizings.

Official Website: http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/19545/