Polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop released in 2007 via drag city. Polytheistic fragments, sir richard bishop s first release for drag city, is a kaleidoscopic manifesto of instrumental solo guitar. Of the moment and in and out of time, the tangier sessions demonstrate how far a guitar can carry a man who knows how to ride one. The power and the poverty, in one good right jab whats left. Sir rick returns to the approach of his dc debut, polytheistic fragments a. Sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments album 2 versions. Polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop on amazon music. Experimental guitarist sir richard bishop embarks on solo. Sir richard bishop, guitar lord, treats our ears with his spanish gypsy inspired string wizardry.
Licensed to youtube by drag city on behalf of drag city records. Polytheistic fragments, an album by sir richard bishop on spotify. Its idiotic to me that people think the bible or any holy book, is the word of. Sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments vinyl 12. Saraswati is a lengthy river piece bathed in hindustani serenity, while cemetery games is a short celebratory skeletal dance. Sir richard bishop, formerly guitarist of the infamous sun city girls ensemble, has been making solo recordings intermittently since 1998, and quite regularly since 2004. Sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments 2007, vinyl. David oliphant lp 2182, 2019 ivory tower lp split with ava mendoza, unrock, 2016. Sir richard bishop is a multiverytalented guitarist who played in the sun city. Top 100 albums of the aughties as voted by my friends.
Aug 02, 2012 with all his experience as a player and knowledge as a listener, sir richard bishop can sometimes sound as much like a dj as a guitarist. Music profile for sir richard bishop, born 19 august 1960. Bishop was initially renowned as the rapidfire guitarist for the sun city girls, a worldtrekking and genrebusting trio who broke up when percussionist charles gocher passed away in early 2007. Saraswati sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments. Sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments vinyl 12 album. Bishop s next album, polytheistic fragments, was released by the drag city label in 2007. Its like his mind is a library of wornout lps, crackly. Polytheistic fragments phil reckons the raw power of pure flamenco can reduce you to tears. This was the first bishop album to feature a full band of supporting musicians. Richard bishop is an american composer, guitarist and singer best known for his work with the sun city girls. Sir richard bishop oneiric formulary drag city from.
You can set your address, phone number, email and site description in the settings tab. In fact, polytheistic fragments his debut for drag city is his fourth in as many years, and his third since 2006. Richard bishop guitarist news newspapers books scholar. Richard s 30minute film god damn religion, a seizureinducing montage of occult imagery was released in 2008 on dvd, also by locust. Northern sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments. Same thing happened in 2007 with while my guitar violently bleeds and polytheistic fragments. Dec 15, 2007 polytheistic fragments is a more accessible and varied work, featuring a dozen tunes that also stretch into americana, gypsy rag, and lennonmccartney charm. Sir richard bishop new album oneiric formulary on vinyl record. A home to bands that actually smells like home and dont forget, this is the 21st century, you shit where you live. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Tangier sessions 2015 the freak of araby 2009 salvador kali 1998 fingering the devil 2006 intermezzo 2012 solo acoustic, vol.
Polytheistic fragments sir richard bishop rock 2007. You just get the sense that hes mastered his art and is completely at one with his instrument. This shows that the divinely inspired sir richard bishop cannot be contained in one form. Sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments soundohm. Wxdus mission wxdu, as a member of the duke university union, exists to inform, educate, and entertain both the students of duke university and the surrounding community of durham through quality progressive alternative radio programming.
This is actually the earlier of two sir richard bishop solo guitar records from 2007. Sir richard bishop is a multiverytalented guitarist who played in the sun city girls for most of his adult life before becoming a solo artist just recently there in the passage of time some years ago. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. By trade sir richard bishop is a dealer of rare occult books and fine paper ephemera. Sir richard bishops time as a member of sun city girls and being something of a global coarchivist for the sublime frequencies label has served. Sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments drag city it is hard to get a real read on many of the recent psychedelic units like sunburned hand of the man, acid mothers temple and the now defunct sun city girls because their catalogs are so outsize, relatively unavailable and widely variant in quality one has little notion of where to start. With oneiric formulary, hes dug deeper into his bag of. Check out polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop on amazon music. Polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop, released 25 september 2007 1. Cross my palm with silver sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments. In 2005, bishop began performing full time as a solo artist, playing throughout europe and the united states. He played around the world with the sun city girls for 26 years, and has released six solo albums in the last decade, but polytheistic fragments still feels like guitarist sir richard bishop s.
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Released 25 september 2007 on drag city catalog no. To stream and download the entire album you will need to make a purchase. Richard s 30minute film god damn religion was released on dvd by locust in 2006. Sir richard bishop oneiric formulary vinyl lp muckypeg. The last couple of sir richard bishop releases on drag city were genre exercises. As i hear polytheistic fragments, sir richard bishop operates the guitar in a way so as to make present the god of each fragment.
Polytheistic fragments shows that the divinely inspired sir richard bishop cannot be contained in one form. Sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments drag city. Sir richard bishop s time as a member of sun city girls and being something of a global coarchivist for the sublime frequencies label has served him well. With oneiric formulary, hes dug deeper into his bag of extramusical gestures from the eternal and unknowable, along with a few sounds we might recognize, all transmuted for our mortal ears enjoyment. The item has been added to your personal favourites collection. But in the twilight hours of a shadow world sensed only by few, bishop is a dazzling unaccompanied guitarist.
Looking for sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments vinyl 12. Mekong is an improvisation on 6string guitar based on the particular sounds of a traditional threestringed instrument known as a phin, which originated in laos. It includes works for acoustic, electric and lapsteel guitar, plus two piano compositions. My favorite sir richard bishop album on vinyl, at last. Sep 17, 2007 sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments. Bishop, richard polytheistic fragments vinyl amazon. The first one, which is called intermezzo, was originally a cdr i put out. Sep 17, 2007 check out polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop on amazon music.
Sir richard bishop telecharger et ecouter les albums. Rich hazeltons best of 2007 wfmus beware of the blog. Polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop on apple music. If we consider polytheistic fragments to be a series of entrancing day trips suitable for the most casual. His latest record is an excellent piece of work entitled the freak of araby that youre a fool for not owning, if such is the case. Polytheistic fragments, sir richard bishops first release for drag city, is a kaleidoscopic manifesto of instrumental solo guitar. Hecates dream sir richard bishop polytheistic fragments 2007.
Road to siam shows richard bishop on a musical trip from the iberian peninsula all along through north africa and the orient to the far east. Five years after tangier sessions, sir richard bishop, we presume, is back from his travels around the world. Sir richard bishop oneiric formulary drag city from piccadilly. As a member of sun city girls and cofounder of the sublime frequencies label, sir richard bishop is a comfortable traveler in the vast landscape of ethnomusical tradition. Polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop what i mean by that is that you can freely stream only 1 song off of each album. With all his experience as a player and knowledge as a listener, sir richard bishop can sometimes sound as much like a dj as a guitarist. Sir richard bishop, a legendary figure in experimental guitar circles, embarked on his solo tour with a single, wellworn guitar in his luggage. Sep 08, 2016 sir richard bishop, polytheistic fragments drag city, 2007 one of many crucial displays of guitar eclecticism and virtuosity and a singular pianotamboura meditation by the former sun city. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. Sir richard bishop performer, writer, scott colburn engineer. Sir richard bishop while my guitar violently bleeds locust and polytheistic fragments drag city there are too many solo guitar records available right now and most of them sound exactly the same. Sir richard bishop oneiric formulary tape rough trade. Polytheistic fragments, an album by sir richard bishop. Stream polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited.
The sir richard bishop show is back in town, alive as ever with exotic action, plus a bit of everything but the kitchen sink. Polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop on amazon. Oneiric formulary is the sound of surprise first sir rick being surprised, then. Five years after tangier sessions, sir richard bishop, we presume, is back from. Sir richard bishop s time as a member of sun city girls and being something of a global coarchivist for. For many in the musical cosmos, he has occasion to travel the smoke filled carnie circuit as of the sun city girls medicine show. Sir richard bishop is an experimental guitarist whose improvisations and compositions often reflect the shadow worlds of india, the middle east, north africa, and other points along the gypsy trail. Polytheistic fragments by sir richard bishop album. As always, the recordings are packaged with strange and mystic images that speak to bishops longtime study of esoterica. Oct 01, 2007 he played around the world with the sun city girls for 26 years, and has released six solo albums in the last decade, but polytheistic fragments still feels like guitarist sir richard bishop s. In a record with so many spirits, bishop fills in the space where necessary and rounds out the feeling with catchy tunes such as elysium number five and ecstasies in the open air. Sir richard is renowned for his prowess and mastery with the guitar, but the piano playing on polytheistic fragments shows a fluid, meditative style. Earlier this fall bishop toured with labelmate bill callahan. Master of myriad styles, sir rick bishop takes in baroque, flamenco, surf, and harder to place fusions of phantasmagoric sound design, gaelic folk and indian raga, and more lysergic expression in this bounty of a new album.
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