The Long String Instrument

Documenting the invention of her massive, eponymous acoustic creation, this fascinating release is a landmark achievement in experimental sound design. Ellen Fullman performs by walking through an installation of dozens of tuned, eighty-foot-long metallic strings, playing them with rosin-coated fingertips to create immense, vibrating acoustic drones. The deeply meditative, physical nature of the recording highlights rich, organic overtones that digital synthesizers of the era simply could not replicate.