An Angel Moves Too Fast to See: Selected Works 1971-1989
by Rhys Chatham
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 2002-01-01
- Label: Table of the Elements
- Country: United States
- Length: 2:48:50
- Community rating: 3.81/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'An Angel Moves Too Fast to See: Selected Works 1971-1989' is a totalism compilation by Rhys Chatham, shaped by hypnotic, ominous moods. Its writing and arrangement lean on repetitive, avant-garde elements, keeping the focus on the sound and construction of the material itself.
Genres
Descriptors: repetitive, avant-garde, atmospheric, rhythmic, minimalistic
Tracklist
- Two Gongs (61:39)
- Die Donnerg枚tter (21:48)
- Waterloo, No 2 (7:57)
- Drastic Classicism (7:49)
- Guitar Trio (8:11)
- Massacre On MacDougal Street (18:42)
- i. Prelude (7:36)
- ii. Intro (5:06)
- iii. Allegro (8:39)
- iv. No Trees Left: Every Blade Of Grass Is Screaming (6:35)
- v. Adagio (14:48)
Credits
- Ben Neill - electric guitar, trumpet
- Art Becofski - guitar [extra guitar for final chord]
- Chris Komar - guitar [extra guitar for final chord]
- Joseph Lennon - guitar [extra guitar for final chord]
- Karole Armitage - guitar [extra guitar for final chord]
- Dominique Pichon - electric guitar [alto 1 & 2]
- Claude Alvarez-Pereyre - electric guitar [soprano 1]
- Kent Condon - electric guitar [soprano 2]