Long Walk

Long Walk

Stephen Vitielio lets his cerebral hair down so to speak on the latest New Albion release Scratchy Monsters, Laughing Ghosts. Gone are the carefully plotted conceptual ideas that typically form the foundation of the sound artist’s sonic explorations. Instead, Vitielio teams up with slide guitarist extraordinaire, David Tronzo. The result is a roaming textural journey… Read more »

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Stephen Vitielio lets his cerebral hair down so to speak on the latest New Albion release Scratchy Monsters, Laughing Ghosts. Gone are the carefully plotted conceptual ideas that typically form the foundation of the sound artist’s sonic explorations. Instead, Vitielio teams up with slide guitarist extraordinaire, David Tronzo. The result is a roaming textural journey which often eases into repetitious jazz-like accompaniments with twangy melodic riffs that cut through the comfortably trippy wash of electronics. The first four tracks are given the appropriate title Long Walk, as the music seems to stroll through territories that resemble the blues, prog rock, and child-like lullabies, all veiled by the musicians’ experimental sensibilities.

—RN