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Lawler, R Keenan / John Krausbauer
Spectre Of Radiants

Lawler, R Keenan / John Krausbauer: Spectre Of Radiants (ANTS Records)

An extended and rich confluence of strings from R Keenan Lawler and John Krausbauer, using resonator guitar and banjo, sustained tones that intertwine in a beautiful and optimistic drone, minimalistic yet drenched in a profusion of harmonic detail; a beautiful and elusive dream mixing between an Indian raga and an alien electronic environment.
 

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R. Keenan Lawler-resonator guitar

John Krausbauer-banjo


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Label: ANTS Records
Catalog ID: AG20
Squidco Product Code: 28286

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2019
Country: Italy
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded in 2018, by Kaori Suzuki.

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"R Keenan Lawler and John Krausbauer's "Spectre of radiants" is a droning, everlasting buzz of strings, gently undulating and intersecting. Unconventionally played, as usual, the resonator guitars and the banjos, builds the perfect stream of sound to accompany your longest days. Fitting in the ultraminimalist/drone panorama, this acoustic gem follow the lineage draw by authors like Phill Niblock, Tony Conrad or Elaine Radigue, mixing and confonting it with the direct attitude toward sound of people like Jim O'Rourke to finally build another chapter in the investigation on acoustic and physics that underline the very musical spirit of the authors."-Ants


Artist Biographies

"R Keenan Lawler is a Louisville KY guitarist who has collaborated or performed with a wide range of forward-thinking musicians and mavericks including Rhys Chatham, John Butcher, Eliott Sharp, Charalambides, Ignaz Schick/Perlonex, Kaffe Matthews, Burning Star Core, Jason Kahn, Ut Gret, Kevin Drumm, Helena Espvall, Ian Nagoski, Alan Licht, Taksuya Nakatani, Bhob Rainey, Eric Carbonara and Joseph Suchy."

-The Other Side of Life (https://othersideoflife.wordpress.com/tag/r-keenan-lawler/)
11/18/2024

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John Krausbauer is a West Coast-based composer and multi-instrumentalist, known for the bands Tecumseh and Trees, and his association with Bill Holloway. He has released albums on the lables Fabrica Records, Ants, and Debacle Records.

-Squidco 11/18/2024

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1. Spectre Of Radiants 44:12

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