Chas Smith
Nakadai
LabelCold Blue MusicGenreExperimental
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Nakadai, which KPFA Folio/Other Minds Radio called “one of the most explosive LPs of the ’80s,” is a set of five works that offer a catalog of musical “waves”—from ripples to tsunamis. It features Smith playing pedal steel guitar solo, overdubbed, and with a mallet percussion quartet made up of Bob Fernandez, John Fitzgerald, M.B. Gordy, and Theresa Knight.
This first CD reissue of Nakadai allows today’s listeners to hear prototypical Smith—music composed when his present style was in its nascent state.
In addition to the original Nakadai tracks, this release includes two “bonus” tracks: 2008’s evocative Ghosts on the Windows and 1991’s Joaquin Murphey, a tribute to the legendary pedal steel guitarist of the same name.
“With Smith’s music, the sounds are as compelling as his concepts and instruments.” —The Wire
“Intense and drony, yet luscious. A welcome reissue of microtonal pieces by this important Los Angeles-based instrument builder and pedal steel guitarist.” —Electronic Musician magazine
Release notes
Tracks 1-4 Chas Smith, pedal steel guitar Bob Fernandez, percussion John Fitzgerald, percussion M.B Gordy, percussion Theresa Knight, percussion Recorded and mixed by Chas Smith, July-August 1987, TDS Studios, Encino, CA. Previously released as the LP "Nakadai" by Arc Light Records, 1987. Track 5 Chas Smith, steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, and the Towers Recorded and mixed by Chas Smith, April-June 2008, TDS Studios, EncinO, CA. Previously unreleased. Track 6 Chas Smith, steel guitar…
| 1 | Nakadai | 14:37 | |
| 2 | Hollister | 10:30 | |
| 3 | A Judas Within: Seduction | 6:00 | |
| 4 | A Judas Within: Betrayal | 15:08 | |
| 5 | The Ghosts On The Windows | 11:56 | |
| 6 | Joaquin Murphey | 7:01 |
