RHYS CHATHAM

altered the DNA of rock. The New York-born composer began as a classically-trained prodigy, but by 1975, Chatham

was fusing the overtone-drenched minimalism of John Cale and Tony Conrad with the relentless, elemental fury of the Ramones. It was an
inspired amalgamation — the textural intricacies of the avant-garde colliding with the visceral punch of electric guitar-slinging punk rock —
and with it Chatham created a new type of urban music. Raucous and ecstatic, this sound energized the downtown New York scene throughout
the late 1970s and early 1980s, prefigured the No Wave movement and cast a huge influence over the subsequent work of Chatham’s many
protégés, including Glenn Branca and future members of Sonic Youth.

However, by the late 1980s, Chatham was chafing against the logistical and financial constraints imposed upon him in the States; in his mind
was a vast, unprecedented sound. Moving permanently from New York to Paris, Chatham began composing his masterpiece, a piece for one
hundred electric guitars, electric bass and drums. The result, An Angel Moves Too Fast to See, is one of the most extraordinary works in the
minimalist canon, one that demonstrates the majesty inherent in Chatham’s amplified imagination. Now widely available for the first time, this
lavish CD presents this sonic revolution in all its glory, and cements Chatham’s reputation as a monolithic figure astride both rock and
classical musics.

“As An Angel Moves Too Fast To See unfolds, it develops an extended sense of grandeur that should be obvious to anyone. If some segments

function very well as art rock, others really transcend all known genres - just huge wallows in oceans of sound. This [is] the music on which his
reputation rests and which almost slid through the fingers of history. And the music is, well, angelic. Really.”

—BYRON COLEY, THE WIRE

“Like a demigod, [Rhys Chatham] set everything in motion and then disappeared, leaving us to figure out how to live in the universe he created.”

—NEW YORK TIMES

“Blue Oyster Cult and Kiss might’ve made noises about guitar armies, but it took composer Rhys Chatham to actually deploy one. And there’s no

other way to say this: It rocks.”

—MAGNET

NEW RELEASE

ON

FORMAT: LP
RELEASE DATE: 6 June 2006
FILE UNDER: Rock
CATALOG NO: TOE-LP-802
UPC: 806501180216

FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 6 June 2006
FILE UNDER: Rock
CATALOG NO: TOE-CD-802
UPC: 806501180223

i. PRELUDE

7:36

ii. INTRO

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iii. ALLEGRO

8:39

iv. NO TREES LEFT:

EVERY BLADE OF GRASS IS SCREAMING

6:35

v. ADAGIO

14:48

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i. PRELUDE

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ii. INTRO 5:06

iii. ALLEGRO

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EVERY BLADE OF GRASS IS SCREAMING

6:35

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