| Pan-American / Patience Fader, The |
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| Album: | Patience Fader, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Pan-American | Added: | 03/2022 | |
| Label: | Kranky | |||
| Album Review |
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| DJ Away Reviewed 2022-06-04 | ||
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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. | ||
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