Nagual: Honey River Lacquer by Ergot Records published on 2013-08-21T15:56:22Z Spawned in Oberlin, Ohio's proliferating experimental circles, the duo of Ian McColm and David Shapiro have since 2010 become adept at coaxing oblique shades of damaged Frippertronic drone from their extended guitar rigs. Finally distilling their inspirations into three deliberate pieces, this 44-minute LP of structured improvisations marks the culmination of a string of cassettes on McColm's own Pidgin imprint and is Nagual's most accomplished statement to date. Meticulously crafted loops comprise the phonetic basis of Nagual's vocabulary, with clusters of decayed piano and spluttering ARP seamlessly shifting in and out of coherence while deep tones expand across the stereo field. The muscular tear of side A crescendos into a dexterous burst of McColm's machine-gun percussion (first showcased on a Feeding Tube collaboration with Daniel Bachman) worthy of his years studying under Pharoah Sanders drummer Billy Hart; and side B unfurls with the patient serenity of music's eternal theater. Edition of 300 on black vinyl, with insert. Comment by Fredi Alberti Cello like to play with 2021-10-26T18:43:35Z Comment by JohnLRice Great stuff! 2019-04-16T03:59:20Z Comment by encymoverflow Speechless ... really beautiful 2015-06-30T15:25:01Z Comment by CC DOPE 2014-03-17T16:43:33Z Comment by Peter Manheim this is beautiful 2014-01-15T07:29:14Z Comment by Falling Star Erotica the alphabet belongs to the domain of site 2013-10-16T21:28:03Z Comment by Tape Drift so good 2013-10-16T12:28:39Z Comment by kwannon amazing 2013-10-10T19:51:23Z