David John Sheppard: Vertical Land - VINYL LP

David John Sheppard: Vertical Land - VINYL LPTitle: Vertical Land Artist: David John Sheppard Label: Village Green Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5051083088466 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2015 07 10 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD, 180 GRAM VINYL, BLACK Multi instrumentalist and composer David John Sheppard presents his first bona fide solo album, Vertical Land. The writer and orchestrator behind theacclaimed State River Widening, Ellis Island Sound, Snow Palms, and Leaf

Title: Vertical Land
Artist: David John Sheppard
Label: Village Green
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 5051083088466
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2015-07-10
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD, 180 GRAM VINYL, BLACK

Multi-instrumentalist and composer David John Sheppard presents his first bona fide solo album, Vertical Land. The writer and orchestrator behind theacclaimed State River Widening, Ellis Island Sound, Snow Palms, and Leaf recording artists Phelan/Sheppard, Sheppard began the tracks percussively by inserting pencils into guitars to make false bridges, then hammering the strings with vibraphone mallets, or by applying layers of masking tape to the strings of an upright piano in order to create a raw percussiveinstrument. Marimbas, glockenspiels, and mountain dulcimers were all attacked with a similar sense of primal reflex until the compositions were gradually built up, only to be stripped back down again in a very painterly process, to reveal new forms, combinations, and colors. For fans of The Cinematic Orchestra,Tortoise, Steve Reich, and Phillip Glass.

Tracks:
1.1 A1. a Thumbnail Sketch of Infinity (6:49)
1.2 A2. Horizon Climbs (5:02)
1.3 A3. Vortex on a String (5:00)
1.4 A4. Seconds, Minutes, Hours (5:34)
1.5 B1. Vertical Land 1 (6:56)
1.6 B2. Spring Forward, Fall Back (3:19)
1.7 B3. Mountain Time (4:23)
1.8 B4. Vertical Land 2 (6:37)