Label: Séance Centre – 07SC Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered Country: US Released: 26 Apr 2018 Genre: Electronic Style: Ambient, Modern Classical, Drone
Acupressurist and electronic composer Sam McClellan's Music of the Five Elements is a work of perfectly tuned healing music. A deeply felt distillation Minimalism (in the Tony Conrad / La Monte Young school), American Primitive guitar (Fahey & Basho) and even psychedelia. The album is a continuous sound voyage for voice, synthesizer, guitar, bowed bass, piano, effects and ciao (Chinese flute) all played by McClellan himself. Although divided into sections, the journey is best undertaken as a whole, without distraction. As McClellan himself wrote on the original liner notes:
"The optimum effect of Music of the Five Elements will be achieved if each side of this recording is played through, from beginning to end without interruption. Music of the Five Elements, when used as a meditational or body work tool, rather than entertainment, will increase in effect over time. Overplaying or improper use, however, may eventually diminish its designed effect. (mint / new)
Tracklist Gathering A1 Wood A2 Metal A3 Fire A4 Water A5 Earth A6 Wood Focussing B1 Wood B2 Earth B3 Water B4 Fire B5 Metal B6 Wood
