Pan-American / Patience Fader, The
Album: Patience Fader, The   Collection:General
Artist:Pan-American   Added:Mar 2022
Label:Kranky  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2022-09-30 Pull Date: 2022-12-02
Week Ending: Nov 27 Nov 20 Nov 6 Oct 30 Oct 23 Oct 16 Oct 9 Oct 2
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 26, 2022: Music Casserole
The North Line
4. Oct 29, 2022: Music Casserole
Just a Story
2. Nov 19, 2022: Music Casserole
Just a Story
5. Oct 20, 2022: Traditions
Swimming In A Western Hotel
3. Nov 03, 2022: Oh Messy Life
The North Line
6. Oct 19, 2022: Run-Away Radio
The North Line

Album Review
DJ Away
Reviewed 2022-06-04
Blissful solo guitar pieces with some lap steel and harmonica. This is the solo project of Mark K. Nelson, who was one of the members of post-rock/ambient architects Labradford. Recently Nelson's been moving from his standard dub/ambient/glitch palette to something more like dreamy abstract Americana. Good for imaginary road trips. RIYL The Durutti Column, Chuck Johnson, William Tyler, Zelienople, 1 Mile North, Loren Connors. Favorites: 1, 2, 4, 7, 12. No words, no FCCs.

1. *(2:49)—Wobbly guitar to start, relaxes into a major-key lullaby.
2. *(6:28)—Two-chord see-saw, lonely solo guitar melodies over a loop. Soothing.
3. (2:46)—Soft, distant harmonica loops.
4. *(4:02)—Suuuuper pretty lap steel melodies over slow, low guitar.
5. (0:28)—Field recording of a door opening and closing.
6. (3:09)—Medium-slow lope, more rhythmic, hazy.
7. *(2:36)—Echoey minor-key soloing, nighttime music.
8. (4:58)—Medium-slow, low lockstep guitar. Same chords and very similar melodies to "Memphis Helena" from his previous album.
9. (2:34)—Mid-tempo, road-movie montage music.
10. (1:30)—Slightly jumpy harmonica drone.
11. (4:55)—Very slow lullaby guitar, loose and languid.
12. *(3:42)—Gentle static, muffled guitar, lonesome harmonica. Wintry in feel.

Track Listing
1. Swimming In A Western Hotel   7. Memorizing, Memorizing
2. Outskirts, Dreamlit   8. Just a Story
3. Corniel   9. Nightwater
4. The North Line   10. Wooster, Ohio
5. Baitshop   11. Almost Grown
6. Harmony Conversion   12. Grounded