Looming, Vanishing by Tom Carter + 4
In 2016, Tom Carter, Barry Weisblat, and Michael Evans went to Black Dirt Studios and improvised most of the recordings featured here (you can check out more of them on the subscriber-only releases Name Without a Number and Number Without a Name). Over the next year or so, Tom added his own overdubs, along with vocals/ upright bass by Sonia Flores and harmonium (plus ghostly off-mic vox) by Sarah Ruth.
Tracklist
| 1. | Openers | 4:38 |
| 2. | Once Looming, Now Vanishing | 15:20 |
| 3. | Colors for Babylon | 6:30 |
| 4. | Gliss | 7:53 |
| 5. | Rock of Ages | 4:07 |
Credits
Tom Carter: Electric guitar, resonator guitar, bass, bells
Barry Weisblat: Electronics
Michael Evans: Drums, electronics, bells
Sonia Flores: Vocals, upright bass
Sarah Ruth: Harmonium, vocals
Recorded by Jason Meagher (2016) and Ryan Edwards (2017)
Mixed by Ryan Edwards and Tom Carter
Cover photos by Rachel Orosco and Tom Carter
Cover design by Tom Carter
License
All rights reserved.
In his solo work and as co-founder of iconoclastic acid-folk improvisers Charalambides, Tom Carter weaves intricately detailed electric guitar improvisations and instant compositions from strands of melody, drone, fuzz, and charged silence. His Three Lobed 2LP Long Time Underground was selected as the number-one experimental album of 2015 by Pitchfork.