Raag Manifestos

by Jack Rose

Raag Manifestos cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 2004
  • Label: VHF
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:23
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Pelt guitarist continues to assert his mastery of the American Primitive fingerpicking tradition. The entirely instrumental record expands his acoustic repertoire to heavily incorporate Indian raga structures and extended, hypnotic drone elements, pushing the boundaries of traditional Piedmont blues.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Folk, instrumental, complex, polyphonic, acoustic, dissonant, avant-garde, folk, guitars, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Black Pearls From The River (9:44)
  2. Tower Of Babel (7:04)
  3. Hart Crane's Old Boyfriends (6:14)
  4. Tex (8:27)
  5. Crossing The Great Waters (5:35)
  6. Road (4:13)
  7. Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord (5:02)

Credits

  • Jack Rose - primary artist
  • Ian Nagoski - electronics

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