| The Black Field | ||||
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| Studio album by PGR/Thessalonians | ||||
| Released | 1989 (1989) | |||
| Recorded | April – June 1986 (1986-06) | |||
| Studio | Poolside Studios (San Francisco, California) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 35:42 | |||
| Label | Silent | |||
| Producer | Kim Cascone | |||
| Thessalonians chronology | ||||
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The Black Field is the third split album by PGR/Thessalonians, released in 1989 by Silent.
Reception
Factsheet Five awarded The Black Field five out of five stars and said described the music as "spare, almost minimal in much of its sound, with a "late night experimental radio" appeal" Option described the music as "not a noise fest, it is usually low key, sparse in a way, and nearly ambient" and the "ebb and flow of rumbling guitar feedback opens things up as zips and drips irregularly occur."
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Jorge Luis Borges
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Knots" | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Latitude" | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Code" | 0:56 |
| 4. | "Spherics" | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Spherics" | 5:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Appassionata" | 1:52 |
| 2. | "The Black Field" | 9:14 |
| 3. | "Tabula Rasa" | 4:46 |
Personnel
Adapted from The Black Field liner notes.
Thessalonians
- Kim Cascone – instruments, production
- David Gardner – instruments
- David James – instruments
- Kurt Robinson – instruments
- Larry Thrasher – instruments
Additional performers
- Gary Weisberg (as G. Richard Weisberg) – spoken word
Production and design
- Jorge Luis Borges – text
- Kathleen Cascone – typography
- Leonard Marcel – engineering
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1989 | Silent | LP | SR8905 |
References
- "Thessalonians: The Black Field > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- Gunderloy, Mike (May 1990). "Thessalonians: The Black Field". Ear. 15. New Wilderness Foundation: 47. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- Gaertner, Joachim (2007). They Could Have Been Bigger Than EMI: A Discography of Now Defunct Independent Record Labels That Released Vinyl. J. Gaertner. ISBN 9783000211614. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- Gunderloy, Mike (1994). "Thessalonians: The Black Field". Factsheet Five (32–36). Mike Gunderloy: 94. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- "Thessalonians: The Black Field". Option (30–35). Sonic Options Network: 5. 1990. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- The Black Field (sleeve). PGR/Thessalonians. Pacifica, California: Silent. 1989.
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External links
- The Black Field at Discogs (list of releases)
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