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CRAIG LEON Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol CRAIG LEON Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1: Nommos / Visiting Craig Leon’s seminal synthesizer albums Nommos and Visiting are finally re-editioned in definitive form as the Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1 for RVNG Intl.’s archival series. Issued respectively by John Fahey’s Takoma record label in 1980 and Leon’s Arbitor private press in 1982, Nommos and Visiting were the twin brainchildren of studio wizard Craig Leon. Leon’s production was pivotal in realizing the debut recordings by Ramones, Blondie, Richard Hell and Suicide. While those albums broke ground in new worlds of sound, Leon’s own debut album was arguably, if not literally, more alien. In 1973 , the Brooklyn Museum hosted a comprehensive collection of sculptures by the Dogon of the Republic of Mali, a tribe whose religion is based in reveries and recollections of a visit from an extraterrestrial species they named Nommos. Years after experiencing the exhibit, Leon remained fascinated by the idea of alien visitors sharing not just stories of their home-planet, but musical traditions as well. For the classically trained Leon, a puzzle was presented and a challenge in place: what would music sound like if handed down from an ancient alien species? And how best to imagine it? Upon meeting Fahey in the late 70s, Leon pitched the concept as an opportune time to employ the latest and greatest synthesizer technology available. An avant empathist and eternally free spirit, Fahey enthusiastically green-lighted the project for his Takoma imprint. After a secluded week in an Austin, Texas studio with his partner, wife and collaborator Cassell Webb, Leon returned with a collection of incorporeal melodies generated by the Oberheim OB-X, Roland JP-4 and Arp 2600 synthesizers propelled by primitive rhythms programmed on a prototype of Roger Linn’s nascent drum-machine, the LM-1. Issued by Fahey with zero expectation of the same radio airplay Leon accomplished with his pop productions, Nommos now stands as an innovative example of cosmic-synth composition that wasn’t made for its time or any other. For this edition, Leon has in fact TRACK LISTING re-animated Nommos by re-recording the exact audio signals as preserved in the album’s 01 Ring With Three Concentric Discs original studio notes. Every patch, tape-delay speed and outboard setting was transcribed 02 Donkeys Bearing Cups as first scored, materializing the best possible audio from an album whose masters were lost 03 Nommo in major label merger milieu years ago. 04 Four Eyes To See The Afterlife 05 She Wears A Hemispherical Skullcap Additionally, the re-master of Visiting was supervised firsthand by Leon. As its title 06 One Hundred Steps suggests, Visiting materialized in 1982 as a conceptual continuation of Nommos. The 07 Region of Fleeing Civilians album is in equal measure more improvisatory and constructed than its predecessor. Both 08 Three Small Coins albums were intended to be listened to as a set in the first volume of Leon’s Anthology of 09 Visiting Interplanetary Folk Music (the title was an homage to Harry Smith’s influential collection of 10 Details Suggest Fidelity To Fact 11 The Customs of the Age Disturbed folk music issued two decades prior). A creative evolutionist, Leon made subtle edits and compositional additions to both albums to enhance the connectivity and encourage infinite interpretation. CAT # ReRVNG04 ARTIST Craig Leon While reissues and bootlegs have appeared to relieve the demand for these records, TITLE Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1: this collection will stand as the first ever version authorized by Craig Leon himself. The Nommos / Visiting vinyl edition will be housed in a 2xLP set that includes detailed artwork and two essays by GENRE Cosmic, Extraterrestrial, Avant Garde Leon. The first tells the complete story of the stargazing Dogon people and their prescient RELEASE DATE August 4, 2014 (UK) / August 5, 2014 (US, ROW) understanding of cosmology. The second details Leon’s adventure in creating the Anthology FORMATS 2xLP of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1, an epic story bookended on this side of history as one Vinyl Is Not Returnable 2XLP BOX LOT 35 seamless synth classic. RVNG INTL. PO Box 20752 Tompkins Sq. New York NY 10009 [email protected] (718) 812-8443 POINTS OF INTEREST Hometown: New York, NY 2xLP UPC: 798295512239 Key Markets: New York, London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Tokyo RIYL: Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Cluster, 4th World Music, Extraterrestrial Musicology The first - and only - Craig Leon-approved reissue of his two solo albums Nommos and Visiting Craig Leon re-recorded Nommos using the original instruments, patches, and signal paths used in the making of the album in 1980 Visiting was re-mastered under Craig’s close supervision Leon will perform Nommos live with The Asheville Symphony at Moogfest on April 26th and with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble at Le Poisson Rouge on April 30th Liner notes include two essays written by Craig Leon on the Dogon people and Anthology Exclusively Distributed by SC Distribution Phone: (812) 335-1572 / Fax: (888) 678-0167 Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 1 is available as a limited edition double LP US domestic sales contact Shelly Westerhausen < [email protected]> set on RVNG Intl. International sales contact Kraegan Graves < [email protected]>.
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