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Artist:	LICHENS
Title:	The Psychic Nature of Being
Label:	KRANKY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	KRANK 086CD

Recent member of TV On The Radio. "Lichens is the name Robert Lowe has chosen for solo performance and recording. Using his voice, guitars and an array of devices and effects, each track was recorded as a one time improvisation without any overdubbing or editing. The extended tracks on The Psychic Nature of Being move from grainy shrouds of overlapping voices to shivery finger-picked guitar and on into clanging percussion. It can be lyrical and mind bending, an apt reflection of Lowe's mesmerizing performances."

Artist:	LICHENS
Title:	Omns
Label:	KRANKY
Format:	CD/DVD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	KRANK 106CD

"The second long player from Lichens, like his first, the largely improvised The Psychic Nature of Being, is an ascent to a higher plane. Rob Lowe's sound recordings are of a distinctly personal nature, works turned inward as much as they are projected outward. This new album was conceived with the idea of it being a continuation of the first, while using slightly different techniques in recording and editing; from multitracking individual passes, and pulling single tracks in and out of the mix ('Vevor of Agassou' 'Faeries'), to opening up into a completely different process by overdubbing multiple tracks ('M St r ng W tchcr ft L v ng n Sp r t'). All this while remaining firmly within the realm of improvisation, augmented with the use of skeletal frameworks. The accompanying DVD video contains a single live 28-minute performance from Chicago's Empty Bottle that was recorded in 2006. All Lichens live shows are individual events and are not mere duplications of previous performances. Thus, the performance here is a unique snapshot of the Lichens live experience. The film was directed and produced by Mary Scherer and edited by Todd Mattei."

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