The New York Times: Views Read Edit View history. Branca 's band, unlike some of his later enormous ensembles, is relatively modest four guitars, bass guitar, and drums , so the sound is comparatively clear and each member's contributions may be easily discerned. Though his prior performing experience was with post-punk, no-wave groups like the Static and Theoretical Girls , it could be argued that the true source of much of the music here lies in the sonic experimentation of deep-drone pioneers like La Monte Young and Phil Niblock. Opening track "Lesson No. 
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An absolutely stunning, jaw-dropping performance.
The chiming notes that begin "The Spectacular Commodity" are allowed to hover in the air, awash in overtones, before being subsumed into a rolling groove that picks up more and more intensity as guitar chords cascade one atop another, threatening to, but never succeeding in, toppling the whole affair. The Ascension Glenn Branca. The album experiments with resonances generated by alternate tunings for multiple electric guitars.
The title track uses the overtones from excessive guitar feedback. No wavemodern classicaltotalism [1]. The Ascension is the debut studio album by American no wave musician Glenn Brancareleased in by 99 Records. The album's title was chosen as a continuation of works by Olivier Messiaen and John Coltrane.
Not only does the structure of the compositions appear to owe more to certain classical traditions, including Romanticism, than the rock song form, but Branca 's overarching concern is with the pure sound produced, particularly of the overtones created by massed, "out of tune," excited strings and the ecstatic quality that sound can engender in the listener.
For years, the vinyl release on 99 Records, with its stunning cover illustration by Robert Longowas a highly sought-after collector's item. Branca has stated that he wanted to show two men having sex; instead, he asked Longo to "make brsnca implication of this. But there's the rub. This page was last edited on 8 Septemberat While sporting many of the trappings of the genre -- the instrumentation electric guitarsthe rhythms, the volume, and, most certainly, the attitude -- there is much about The Ascension that doesn't fit comfortably into the standard definition of the term.
Archived from the original on April 12, Bahlman sold over 10, copies out of his shop on MacDougal Street in Manhattan, New Yorkand the vinyl copies became a rare collector's item.
The Ascension (Glenn Branca album) - Wikipedia
Retrieved from " https: The New York Times. It begins with a marvelously dense haze of ringing guitars, feedback, and percussion, with a foreboding bassline contributing to the strong sense of disorientation. Introspection Late Night Partying. Upon its initial release, The Ascension received positive reviews from music critics.
But the title track is both the consummation of the record and the surest indication of Branca 's direction in later years. The Ascension, in addition to being an utterly superb album on its own merits, uniquely invites listening from both adventurous rock fans and aficionados of experimental electronic music. Since its original release, the album has garnered critical acclaim.
The Ascension
It was finally issued to compact disc in by New Tone. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Drinking Hanging Out In Love.
Jazz Latin New Age. If one chooses to categorize the music on this recording as "rock," this is surely one of the greatest rock albums ever made. Problems playing this file? All tracks ascensioj by Glenn Brancaexcept where noted.
Indeterminate Activity of Resultant Masses Stream or buy on: Opening track "Lesson No. Retrieved October 10, The song moves through various tempos with three guitars playing in different octaves, bass, brsnca drums.
