Basilica, by Rameses III (CD on Important)

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Rating: ecstatic This record left our Phil feeling ecstatic.

More drifty droney gear is in order as we just can't seem to get enough of it. Fortunately Rameses III is at hand with their new 2CD set 'Basilica' on Important Records. The 2nd disc (who says I have to do the 1st disc first?) is new tracks recorded live.... the 1st disc features re interpretations of those tracks by folks like Robert Horton, Keith Berry, Gregg Kowalsky and Neil 'Astral Social Club' Campbell. Long middle name right...... This is lush stuff indeed. I've heard the reinterpretations disc twice now and the Keith Berry reinterpretation is one of the warmest pieces of Drone music I've heard in ages. It's well Kranky..... with a bit of Eno. The Origins disc (ie the live tracks) is completely beautiful warm ambient music with layers and textures that lull you into this lush 2 disc set.... Again I can hear lots of Eno.... but with a healthy dose of Loren Connors chucked in. On both discs there are some of the most gorgeous ambient atmospheric pieces of music I've heard in ages. Fantastic stuff!!

What the label says:

`Basilica´ is Rameses III´s eagerly anticipated follow-up to their acclaimed releases 'Honey Rose' (Important), 'Matanuska' (Music
Fellowship) and 'Night Of The Ankou' (Type). 'Basilica' is a double album of live recordings of new Rameses material accompanied by
re-interpretations of those same recordings by contemporaries Robert Horton, Keith Berry, Gregg Kowalsky and Astral Social Club.
Each artist approached to contribute to the 'Basilica' disc was given free range to experiment with the live files, to re-invent and re-interpret the recordings as they saw fit.Minimalist sound-sculptor Keith Berry rolled out the slow-motion waterfalls of 'Basilica' and gave the album an early focus and provided inspiration for the glacial artwork.Gregg Kowalsky played the 'Rose Blood' remix as part of his own performance at the OVERLAP 02 event in San Francisco using its tuned sinewave oscillators, cassette tapes and loops to induce, to quote the man himself, "a psychoacoustic listening experience".Our subtle textures were pushed way into the red when noise veteran Neil Campbell sandblasted the original tracks into the howling mirror of Astral Social Club. His 'Tigers In The Snake Pit' was remixed live in the very same venue in which it was originally performed and finessed with some post-performance layering.
And Robert Horton was open-minded and kind enough to allow Rameses III to remix his remix, leading to the gentle trumpet curlicues and electronic birdsong entwining the original drone of 'After The Red Rose'.Although 'Basilica' was originally envisioned as a single disc album, once the remixes were complete it slowly became evident that they should be paired with a disc of live recordings in order to put the 'Basilica' disc into context. In contrast to the heavily-produced and painstakingly-constructed Rameses studio albums, all five of the previously-unreleased tracks on the 'Origins' disc were recorded directly to stereo at various venues around London. As such, they fully represent those moments in performance where the trio strive to make the most beautiful music they can.