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Glenn Branca

Symphony N°5

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Subtitled "Describing Planes Of an Expanding Hypersphere". Recorded in 1984 but held up in a post-production stasis until now, this is music for 5 guitars, mallet guitar, violin, drums, bass, keyboards, that is being touted as the "most dense, cacophonous Branca symphony yet." Glenn's music gets quite often inaccurately described as wall-of-sound/noise/guitars/whatever. A wall exists for the purpose of containment. 'Symphony No. 5' is expansive beyond limits, smashing the wall (at least sonically) between this dimension & all others. There is quite audibly the garblings of the voices of alien intelligences banging at the doors of our world as we dream of theirs.
Details
Cat. number: FY 7007
Year: 1997

Release notes

"Symphony No.5 was Commissioned by the UCLA Center For The Performing Arts." "Dedicated to my sister, Bonita Branca Rhodes." Recorded at 512 West 19th St., November 1984. Post-production editing at Sorcerer Sound, NYC. Post-production mix at Fun City, NYC. 24 Track Studer courtesy Audio Force, NYC. ©℗1997 Felmay ©1996 Branca Music (BMI)

Tracklist
Symphony No. 5 (Describing Planes Of An Expanding Hypersphere)
11st Movement7:28
22nd Movement3:23
33rd Movement5:42
44th Movement7:42
55th Movement (Part I)2:29
65th Movement (Part II)3:07
75th Movement (Part III)2:58
86th Movement11:29
Credits
Dan Braun
Bass
Tim Sommer
Bass
Glenn Branca
Conductor, Guitar [Harmonics Guitar], Composed By, Drawing [Drawings], Mixed By
Renzo Pognant
Coordinator [Album Coordination]
Stephen Wischerth
Drums, Arranged By [Drum Arrangements]
Patrick Derivaz
Edited By [Post-production Editing]
Evans Wohlforth
Guitar
Jonathan Bepler
Guitar
Mark Roule
Guitar
Matthew Munisteri
Guitar
Al Arthur
Guitar [Mallet Guitar]
Greg Letson
Keyboards
Miriam McDonough
Keyboards, Conductor [Assistant Conductor]
Tim Holmes
Liner Notes
Wharton Tiers
Mixed By [Post-production Mix]
Hahn Rowe
Recorded By, Mixed By, Violin, Guitar