O-Type
The New Edge
FV32 5CD + DVDR Box
The New Edge is a stunning and absolute collection of the 1999-2005 releases by O-Type, a 20-plus year collective morphed from the Bay Area hard-art genius that is MX-80, featuring the nucleus of guitar hero Bruce Anderson and sonic sage Dale Sophiea with Jim Hrabetin (guitar, bass) and percussionists Mark Weinstein and Dave Mahoney. Often surpassing levels of full-on abstraction, in terms of structure and melody, O-Type blend fields of ambient distillation and jagged, electroid rhythm fragments into sprawling narratives, composed in real time, that evoke movie soundtracks, musique concrete, minimalism, and guitar psychedelia with references spanning from Morton Feldman to Pete Cosey.
The New Edge is a limited edition, handmade box with wrap around, hand screened cover art and printed inner cards containing all of O-Type's Family Vineyard releases: Strict (FV1); Brutality II: Balkana (FV4); Medication (FV8); Lugubrious (FV10) and Western Classics (FV31).
Exclusive to this set is Godawful a DVDR of unprocessed and trance-like nature scenes accompanied by unreleased improvisations. This body of work stands above and without association with any current musical trends or scenes. The video was shot by Sophiea in Berkeley, Forest Glenn, and Monterey, California and the Zagori Mountains in Epirus, Greece. The O-Type music was recorded in September 2001.Limited edition.
Released August 7, 2007
MP3: Brigid from Strict Disc #1
MP3: Balkana from Balkana: Brutality: II Disc #2
MP3: Decreased Production of Tears from Medication Disc #3
MP3: Hermit from Lugubrious Disc #4
MP3: The Searchers from Western Classic Disc #5
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