The Well & The Gentle

by Pauline Oliveros

The Well & The Gentle cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Hat Hut Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:28:45
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The influential avant-garde accordionist and composer continues her pioneering development of 'Deep Listening' methodologies. The album consists of immersive, slow-moving drone works emphasizing extreme sustained tones and the acoustic resonance of the recording environment.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, repetitive, atmospheric, experimental, ambient, ensemble, long-form

Tracklist

  1. The Well (19:50)
  2. The Gentle (20:00)
  3. The Well / The Gentle (12:45)
  4. The Receptive (16:00)
  5. A Love Song (4:45)
  6. The Gentle (15:25)

Credits

  • Pauline Oliveros - primary artist, accordion, composed by
  • Guy Klucevsek - accordion
  • Charles Forbes - cello
  • Wesley Hall - clarinet
  • Laurel Wyckoff - flute
  • Florence Ierardi - percussion
  • Rel芒che - performer
  • John Dulik - piano

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