The Departing of a Dream

by Loren Connors

The Departing of a Dream cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 March 2002
  • Label: Family Vineyard
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:16
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A profound exercise in minimalist guitar expression, this album captures raw, emotionally devastating solo improvisations. Connors employs sparse phrasing and lo-fi recording techniques to evoke a deeply lonely and hypnotic atmosphere, bordering on dark ambient drone.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, lo-fi, unaccompanied-solo, ambient, minimal, instrumental, dreamy, guitars, improvisation, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Part 1 (09:41)
  2. Part 2 (01:36)
  3. Part 3 (04:53)
  4. Part 4 (02:41)
  5. Part 5 (04:17)
  6. Part 6 (01:38)
  7. Part 7 (01:49)
  8. Part 8 (01:48)
  9. For NY 9/11/01: the Silence (02:31)
  10. For NY 9/11/01: and Sorrow (02:40)
  11. Pretty As Ever (01:42)

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