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L.G. Mair, Jr.

Selected Rhythm Tracks 1988-1994 Volume I

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2LP Black $36
  • Available for the first time on vinyl
  • A hidden archive of introverted minimalist songwriting culled from over 30 years of unreleased cassettes
  • Remastered for 180g heavyweight vinyl (2LP) at Bonati Mastering in Brooklyn
  • Sleeve artwork by the internationally acclaimed book sleeve designer Luke Bird
  • Presented over two expansive volumes and produced in cooperation with the artist’s estate
  • NOTE: No EU/UK Sales

Description

At the turn of the 1980s, L.G. Mair, Jr. was coercing young electronic gear into odd new timbres by day and masquerading as a consummate bass guitar hero by night – a regular fixture at the legendary NYC comedy club Catch a Rising Star, where he was the house bass player – regularly performing alongside a host of iconic comedians from the past 40 years inc. Robin Williams, Andy Kaufman and Chris Rock.

His early music was born out of improvisation, often recorded between acts at Catch and he soon began issuing a dizzying array of home-baked cassettes. In the 1980s, cassettes were the ultimate guerrilla media, from home-dubbed compilations to private releases in editions of 100 copies, tapes offered a chance to redraw established evolutionary accounts. It was probably no coincidence that Mair, Jr. thrived in this realm – a continuum which offered...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Spoken Intro (a short audio “hello” from me)
  • 2 1.100
  • 3 Winefride XXXIV
  • 4 Ghosts
  • 5 Nu Yeery I
  • 6 Winefride XXIII
  • 7 Winefride XXXI
  • 8 Winefride XLVI
  • 9 Winefride XXXVI
  • 10 Selene IV
  • 11 Winefride XXV
  • 12 Winefride III
  • 13 Rhythm Track I
  • 14 Night Sequence
  • 15 Night Love II
  • 16 Winefride XLIV
  • 17 Moon Goddess