Anyone know what LABRADFORD is up to?

I was listening to "A Stable Reference" on headphones the other day, and noticed for the first time (as far as I remember) the stereo bouncing of quiet cricket chirps from channel to channel.

Paul, I said it up thread more than once but give Quiet City a try, if you haven’t before.

I will! I've lost track of him these past few years but I'm usually open to hearing anything from any of these guys. I think what I never really dug in Pan Am's music was the aspirations to 'dub,'which I never found very convincing

He left the dub vibe behind after the second album.

The last one I heard was either The River Made No Sound or that split CD with Frank Bretschneider

This is really nice! The whole album with the accompanying film is up on Youtube. "Het Volk" is almost ECM-y (but maybe it's the horns). Enjoying this much more than any of the stuff I'd heard previously (which, tbf, was many years ago). Thanks!

Yeah Het Volk and Lights of Little Towns are both so lovely. Glad you like it!

Seeing Pan*American this Saturday at the International Museum of Surgical Science!

Show was super cool, Mark Nelson is great at looping stuff. It did get a bit distracting that by the end most people were sitting on the floor. That, and the two dudes front and center absolutely tripping balls. One guy looked kind of like a chill hiker or tacky-sacker or something. He kept staring at his hands or pawing at or petting his pal, who was this giant bearded hulk of a man who largely remained absolutely still. Basically looked like a wiggly Han Solo and Chewbacca. Anyway, I was impressed that despite it all they still largely respected personal space, to the best of their abilities. The smaller guy even made a couple of trips to the bar for wine, which ... is maybe not the choice I would have made. But he didn't spill it, said excuse me, smiled at people, and yeah, the person next to him had to scoot a bit when he finally, awkwardly sat down, but it's not like he was rolling around.

Anyway, the show was a beaut. Nelson switched between guitar, lap steel and dulcimer, each dripping with echo and other effects. The austere setting only added to the effect.

Sorry to raise hopes of a new release/freak people out because of an early death but...

Things I was old when I realised: this lot (I assume) are named after a basketball player.

Now this is some greatness

Who’s the coolest band/artist you’ve seen at a wedding? I ask because I know I’m gonna win: Labradford.

— Marc Masters (@Marcissist) February 26, 2021

It was in Virginia in the early 90s in a church, they set up in a balcony and played ambient drone as people settled into seats, before the traditional procession music. It got REALLY loud near the end. The groom had grown up with and played in bands with them.

— Marc Masters (@Marcissist) February 26, 2021

YSI?

WOw.

New Pan*American inbound:

https://panamerican.bandcamp.com/album/the-patience-fader

New Pan*American album is out today. Liking this more than the last one so far.

As PA albums go this one is more on the guitar-based side of the fence, not so much electronic elements.