pastoral musings of William Blake set to the urban bombast of a full Los Angeles orchestra
the album was a commercial failure but slowly
That these pieces stand on their own as compelling soundworks is a testament to the fact that Tim Hecker is at the absolute top of his game at the moment
There are five of them
On "Life of Pablo"
JOHN DWYER, RYAN SAWYER, GREG COATES, WILDER ZOBY & ANDRES RENTERIA - GONG SPLAT run the jewels pastoral musings of William BlakeWhats this? Todays holiday gift? One final transmission from the core of the planet! Cresting slabs of concrete and powdered bone, rich soilimprovisation freak flag flitters atop a gutted highrise: Gong Splat. Featuring Ryan Sawyer on drums, Greg Coates on upright bass, Wilder Zoby on synth and mellotron, Andres Renteria on conga, bongos and hand percussion, and John Dwyer on guitar, synths, pan flute, cuca, hand percussion, space drum and effects.