Mass
(Siltbreeze - SB136) LP $16.00 (Out-of-stock)
Galbraith's Morse LP (Siltbreeze 1993) followed traditional avenues of rugged folk narrative tinged with psychedelic foxing, while Mass is an unchartered, one-way trip through a world of ritual. Broken guitars, percussive loops, backwards tracking, homemade glass harmonium, lullabies, bagpipe thievery and the odd bit of fighting talk are just some of the many bricks laid here, with Galbraith himself as the mortar and Amiel Balester, Michael Kohler and David Kilgour providing assistance here and there. Includes MP3 download coupon. TEDIUM HOUSE BEST 0F 2010
Talisman
(Otic) LP $30.00
Originally self-released on CD (Next Best Way, 1995), “Talisman is Galbraith’s first masterpiece,” according to our friends at Audioculture. It “builds upon the strengths of Plagal Grind, his previous solo release Morse, and collaborative work with Bruce Russell as A Handful of Dust. It’s darker, more experimental, but still blessed with the brittle beauty of Galbraith’s most confessional sketches.” Guests include Nigel Bunn, Shayne Carter, and David Mitchell.