Label: Northern Spy – NSLP 048 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: Nov 12, 2013 Genre: Rock, Classical Style: Art Rock, Experimental, Noise, Contemporary
Rhys Chatham’s Harmonie du soir presents three heavenly compositions. The title track is the first major piece written for the configuration of six electric guitars, electric bass and drums since Die Donnergötter (1986). The second is The Dream of Rhonabwy, a piece written for large brass ensemble and percussion, realized in 2012 by a 70-piece brass band called Harmonie de Pontarlier, lead by the French conductor Patrick Erard. The last track on the CD version and bonus download for the vinyl edition is a 2012 studio performance of Drastic Classicism Revisited featuring Rhys Chatham, David Daniell, and Ryan Sawyer. The whole package is presented lovingly, mastered beautifully by James Plotkin, with extensive notes by Mr. Chatham.. (NM/NM)
Tracklist A Harmonie Du Soir 22:26 B Harmonie De Pontarlier: The Dream Of Rhonabwy 20:26 Digital-Only Bonus Track 1 Drastic Classicism Revisted 9:36
