Stones of Precious Water, by Barry Cleveland

Stones of Precious Water

by Barry Cleveland

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	1.	No Expectations 04:45
	2.	Beyond The Pale 02:51
	3.	Indigo Runes 06:32
	4.	Point Zero 02:47
	5.	Amber Clouds (Passing) 01:51
	6.	Fall In Rome 02:18
	7.	Stones of Precious Water 05:56
	8.	Blue Things 04:34
	9.	Ascension 05:41
	10.	Bombay Dawn 02:41

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The title of guitarist Barry Cleveland’s 1986 album - Stones of Precious Water - conjures images of incandescent gems, harvested from hallowed streams and held aloft to glimmer and catch the light in their many facets. And perhaps this is the truest analogue for the music contained therein. Recorded between 1981 and 1983, in mostly improvised recording sessions, the disparate nature of Stones’ creation is alluded to only by the breadth and variety of sounds it encompasses. Stones of Precious Water is a revelatory collection that maps its way through textural fourth-world ambience, shimmering New Age, gently propulsive kosmiche, and jazz-inflected prog. These sounds are sewn together with a deftness of performance and sonic character which reveals them as branches of the same tree, or perhaps more appropriately, a handful of glittering stones.

Six of the ten tracks contain contributions from Kat Epple and her late husband Bob Stohl (a.k.a the epoch-defining New Age duo, Emerald Web), adding flute, synthesizers, and bells. Between the years of 1981 and 1983, Cleveland worked with this duo and alone, allowing serendipity to play a significant creative role in their music. Many of the pieces began as improvisations, or simple structures that served as springboards for deeper exploration. Making his first forays into multi-track recording, Cleveland used a basic Teac 4-track cassette recorder, and this rudimentary piece of equipment proved to be a useful tool for compositional exploration. By flipping and reversing the tape, slowing the pitch, and altering and layering different performances, Cleveland stretched the sound of his guitar across the expanse of the tonal canvas.

Stones of Precious Water stands as a remarkable document of experimental self-recording, improvisational collaboration, and restless creative expression. Morning Trip is exceedingly happy to release it on Vinyl LP for the first time.

Recommended for fans of Fripp & Eno, Cluster, Emerald Web

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released October 16, 2020

Produced, engineered, and mixed by Barry Cleveland.
Audio restoration and mastering by Noah Mintz, Lacquer Channel Mastering, Toronto ON.

No Expectations
Barry Cleveland: guitar
Bob Stohl: Lyricon
Kat Epple: flute, voice

Beyond The Pale
BC: guitar, tape manipulation
BS: Lyricon
KE: flute, bells

Indigo Runes
BC: guitar, bowed guitar, tape manipulation
BS: Lyricon
KE: bells

Point Zero
BC: guitar, tape manipulation
BS: Lyricon, synthesizer
KE: synthesizer

Amber Clouds (Passing)
BC: guitar, tape manipulation

Fall In Rome
BC: guitar, tape manipulation
BS: Lyricon
KE: flute, bells

Stones of Precious Water
BC: guitar, bowed guitar, tape manipulation

Blue Things
BC: guitar
BS: flute
KE: bass flute, synthesizer

Ascension
BC: guitar, bowed guitar, recorder, tape manipulation
Kathy House: voice

Bombay Dawn
BC: guitar, sitar, cymbal, triangle, tape manipulation

© 1986 Barry Calhoun Cleveland (BMI)
℗ 1986 ElevenEleven Music (BMI)
All rights reserved. Licensed to Morning Trip Records 2020.

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