Helen Money - Atomic (Crystal Clear)

Helen Money - Atomic (Crystal Clear)Helen Money stands as one of the most unique and versatile cellists working today. Composer Alison Chesley uses the instrument to access and channel the extremities of human emotion, employing extensive sonic manipulation and an array of plucking and bowing techniques to summon an astonishing breadth and depth of sound. A prolific collaborator, Chesley is equally at home in both New Music and Metal circles. Past albums saw her collaborate with Jason

Operating outside of commercial pressures

discovered the truth: that not just the mysterious tape but both Voice of the Eagle and Zarthus were the result of one marathon session in 1971 or 1972 recorded in New York City by Vanguard staff engineer Jeffrey Zaraya

a noble family who trace their lineage directly from the Askia kings

“Due to discord within the band

”) orchestral pop (“Sleep in the Grass” & “Chico”) and a genuine country album cut in Nashville

At its heart

From computer software and hardware experimentalists and sound pioneers such as Laurie Spiegel and Kevin Braheny

These artists also pioneered a new self-contained and underground D-I-Y approach to music

Both of the 1980s LPs have relatively short playtimes

A tale of disillusionment – the refusal of exploitation

“Tonight’s Music” follows on the heels of the 2014 comprehensive reissue of their past discography

It is a brilliant snapshot into the minds and talent of a group of young musicians on a mission