Sparkling Wide Pressure - Manifestation of Magi

Unnerving and reflective guitar and noise manipulations from Sparkling Wide Pressure with Manifestations of Magi on Kimberly Dawn. I almost feel like jury member who needs to recuse himself from a trial with the name of this blog an obvious indication of my longstanding appreciation for the work of Frank Baugh's Sparkling Wide Pressure moniker. Absolutely breathtaking tracks that play somewhere between ambient, noise, folk, and primitive americana. Undulating, sometimes chaotic synth and percussion balanced against delicate guitar and vocal. At points it all threatens to overtake itself, the damaged, rusted elements breaking apart. At others elements exist like ghostly whips in the air. It's the ability to meet those to opposing poles, and even congeal them into a single sound that I find particularly captivating. Seven tracks, so damn varied you'd almost thing this a compilation.

Edition of 50 5" CD-R's. Letters SWP stamped directly on the CD itself, mine came with a b/w photo included. I have no idea how this is still available, but it is, directly from Kimberly Dawn.

Sparkling Wide Pressure - Covered In Blue Colors

Those devotees of Frank Baugh's Sparkling Wide Pressure, project (of which I am one, hence the blog name) should be comfortable, and well pleased with his latest release Covered In Blue Colors, from Watery Starve. Crisp and wonderfully intense guitar collage, played gently over a bed of smeared vocal melody and transportive ambience, all imbued with the same raw unfiltered hues of rural america I have always derived from his work. As I listen, the only way I can attempt describe the sound is, in some way, as damaged. In the sense that sometimes broken, rusted, imperfections can be more emotionally powerful than the purest note. And even further, perfect notes juxtaposed against imperfection an even deeper connective experience. Each Sparkling Wide Pressure release delivers that sense to me. A celebration of the perfectness of imperfection, and a deep connection to the moments represented. Essential tape.

Handcrafted edition of seventy five. Each jcard a unique and original work of printed watercolor and collage from Lynn Fister. Grab direct from Watery Starve.