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Combining the searching, raucous spirit of free improvisation, massive guitar textures and slowly shifting moods of the drone/doom-tradition the Saint Francis Duo proves there’s still a place for adventure and innovation in the world of improvised music. Four years after their debut recording as a duo, influential guitarist Stephen O’Malley (Sunn O))), KTL) and master percussionist Steve Noble (Rip, Rig & Panic, Brötzmann, Parker, Edwards …) reach an absolute peak on their third album ‘los bordes de las respuestas’. Mixed by Mark Urselli (John Zorn, Dave Lombardo … ) and mastered & cut by Matt Colton ( Thurston Moore, Aphex Twin) this limited and first release for the Antwerp based Dropa Disc label is an excellent example of the intense and adventurous musical interplay O’Malley and Noble generate as Saint Francis Duo, a must-hear for open-minded music fanatics and doom heads alike.
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released August 14, 2016
Dropa Disc #001 –
dropadisc.com
Saint Francis Duo: los bordes de las respuestas
LP edition of 500 – hand-numbered
Steve Noble: Drums & Percussion
Stephen O’Malley: Guitars & Amplifiers
Recorded by Michael Huon at Freakscene’s Summer Bummer, Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp 10 Aug 2014 Mixed by Marc Urselli, NYC 2015
Mastered & Cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy, London 2016
Produced by Stephen O’Malley
Live Concert produced by Sound in Motion
Cover Artwork by Ken Reaume /
www.kennethreaume.ca
Photo’s by Geert Vandepoele & Mark Rietveld