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The first full length LP by UK based pedal steel guitarist and
improviser Gary Peters. As there seems to be a slew of pedal steel
guitar albums coming out in the last 5 years, this one is unlike any
we've heard. There's no use of reverb pedals or ambient swells, yet it
still has so much atmosphere and emotion. The majority of the
compositions and improvisations are solo pedal steel guitar but there
are a couple tracks with accompaniment by upright bassist Christopher
Williams and pianist Veryan Weston.
Gary Peters has been quietly and prolifically releasing recordings over
the years. This grouping of songs we spent about a year working towards
narrowing down and mixing and I am very honored to present this album of
collected pedal steel guitar works.
The ambient country cabinet is filling up pretty quickly these days and
we’re in a golden age of pedal steel, but there’s always room for one
more. RSTB faves Scissor Tail offer up a new record from UK steel
slinger Gary Peters and while not as overtly awash in the trappings of
ambient country , the record still hovers in the humid space between
waking and dreams. A halfway hitch between the jazz steel of Dave Easley
and the more cosmically aligned works of SUSS, the record promises to
carve out its own corner of the genre. -Raven Sings The Blues
Released December 8th 2023
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