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Living Sound
Jessamine, E.a.R.
Living Sound
Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (7) - Disc #1

Limited edition split release (2,500 only), a compelling audio document featuring Jessamine's last recording, a 48 minute live set with Sonic Boom of EAR/ Spacemen 3 on modular synth/ theremin/ bowed cymbals. Seven tracks ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Jessamine, E.a.R.
Title: Living Sound
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Histrionic Records
Original Release Date: 4/20/1999
Re-Release Date: 12/28/1999
Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Experimental Music
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 060267960226

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Album Description
Limited edition split release (2,500 only), a compelling audio document featuring Jessamine's last recording, a 48 minute live set with Sonic Boom of EAR/ Spacemen 3 on modular synth/ theremin/ bowed cymbals. Seven tracks --all unlisted & all recorded on August 8th, 1996 at Moe in Seattle. The booklet is covered by a lithograph embossed with silver lettering.
 

CD Reviews

A hive of drones
Stargrazer | deep in the heart of Michigan | 04/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jessamine's last release is in fact an archival live date from 1996, and a collaboration with Sonic Boom from Spacemen 3. While their full length albums got poppier and more structured, this live improvisational drone-fest is the antithesis of those. Jessamine, during their unfortunately short lifespan, created a wide and deep catalog of music, and this is the deep end of the pool. Although it is divided into tracks, it is essentially one long piece of guitar drone and feedback, keyboard texturing, theremin howling and the occasional swoosh or bleep of unexpected sound amongst open drumming. The first time I spun this disc, there was some nature documentary on TV with long helicopter-pans of mountainsides and glaciers. With the TV sound muted, it was glorious. The second spin, I put it on random just to be perverse -- and found that it nearly retained its cohesion! No one in the band tries to outplay the others. Each adds to the sonic texture and intense, nearly meditative mood. The more I listen, the more I find. This is an alien terrain, but one that yields beautiful and mysterious artifacts. If you have a taste for the avant-garde, soundscapes, or experimental ambience, and are not hung up on pop music conventions, I recommend this heartily. The silver-embossed, vellum-wrapped packaging is also nice, if you like that design thing. A head-trip for sure. Choose your companions wisely."