Litany of Echoes

by James Blackshaw

Litany of Echoes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 June 2008
  • Label: Tompkins Square
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 53:08
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The virtuoso 12-string guitarist expands his minimalist fingerpicking style by incorporating gentle piano arrangements and subtle drone elements. The extended, instrumental compositions demonstrate a meticulous blend of American Primitivism with European classical minimalism, resulting in a deeply hypnotic, meditative acoustic experience. It earned widespread acclaim as one of the most sublime guitar records of the decade.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Folk, acoustic, atmospheric, instrumental, guitars, minimal, repetitive, organic, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Gate of Ivory (5:20)
  2. Past Has Not Passed (12:38)
  3. Echo And Abyss (12:10)
  4. Infinite Cricle (5:54)
  5. Shroud (11:44)
  6. Gate of Horn (5:20)

Credits

  • James Blackshaw - primary artist, twelve-string guitar [guild 12 string], piano, written-by
  • Kristen Adam - artwork, illustration
  • Fran Bury - violin, viola

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