Michael Sahl - Tropes on the Salve Regina
LP released sometime during the late 1960s to very early 1970s [educational guess]
Recently, I stumbled upon a copy of this LP in my favorite local flea market. Of course, I'm familiar with Lyrichord and its killer back catalogue, but this is the first Lyrichord LP or release I've seen labeled 'electronic music'. I wasn't even aware Lyrichord released electronic music until now. I am currently investigating if there were more Lyrichord electronic music releases and if so, how many more and what are they. At least, I'm familiar with Michael Sahl as I had a post about one of his other pieces on this blog a couple of years ago.
I would think that there would be synthesizers featured on this record. No liner notes are placed on this release, but still a safe assumption. When I put this LP on the turntable, I heard meandering electric guitar with echoing heavily processed plucking alongside. Nearly the entire piece is a recording of guitar strumming that is manipulated, processed, and played back at different speeds. There are moments of musique concrete throughout the piece. It wasn't what I expected, but it's still one of my favorite finds of this year which has been sort of a down year so far in terms of finding stuff in the second-hand shops.
Tracklisting:
Side 1
1. Tropes on the Salve Regina {24:21}
Side 2
1. Tropes on the Salve Regina continued {16:00}
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Very timely for me as I am spending the weekend working on warping some guitar for my next release. I like what I've heard so far.
ReplyDeleteYou seem right. Its listed as 1967 here:
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Thanks.
cant get it from rapidshare says link has expired but thanks for upload anyway
ReplyDeleteThere are several other options where you can download it. You should give one of them a try. Most of them are better than Rapidshare.
ReplyDeletefascinating. thank you!
ReplyDeletemega intresting
ReplyDeleteI'd like to play a copy of this in my turntable...
Thank You
merci
ReplyDeleteAnother re up request. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the re-up. I came at Lyrichord Records from the opposite direction: this Michael Sahl record was the first Lyrichord LP I ever came across [after first buying his split release with JK Randall]. I was surprised and disappointed to find the true nature of the label, but the search for electronic music in those days was, at best, a difficult task. Personally, I found "A Mitzvah For The Dead" a much more satisfying composition, but I haven't heard either for close to 15 years, so a 're-listening' is in order [I downloaded your other re-post previously]. Again, thanks.
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