composed by, synthesizer, drum programming, electronics, organ, liner notes Naretha Williams design Luke Fraser mastered by David Walker mixed by Myles Mumford photography by Christopher Sutherland producer, curated by, liner notes Miles Brown recorded by Jem Savage recorded by Myles Mumford Record Company Heavy Machinery Records Copyright (c) Naretha Williams Recorded At Melbourne Town Hall Mixed At Rolling Stock Recording Rooms Pressed By Program Records (4) Edition of 500 worldwide exclusive to Heavy Machinery Records. 180g vinyl in Blood Galaxy colourway. Comes in a gatefold sleeve with an obi-strip.
Naretha Williams - Grand Organ, Moog, Prophet, Programming, Electronics
OBI text:
Naretha Williams presents the second work in her DNA-derived CRYPTEX series, combining the gargantuan Melbourne Town Hall Grand pipe Organ with live analogue electronics to create a truly unique horror soundtrack. Blak Mass considers the Grand Organ as a significant symbol of European domination and reaches deep int to the psyche of the instrument to create a haunting avant-garde sound work.
Under the control of Williams, the Town Hall's Grand Organ became something else, electric and unruly as the deep melodic sounds of the old instrument intersected with her vivid set. Her music was an act of cleansing, taming the instruments that attempted to obliterate blak culture. Her presence and dynamic sound demonstrated survival in an era of renewed blak confidence. Timmah Ball - ABC Arts
The music on this album was commissioned by the City of Melbourne www.narethawilliams.com Barcode: 0934334408815 (OBI Strip)