Tracklist

#1 Automatic Writing By The Moon #1
#2 Astral Project
#3 Carnival Of The Dark Moon
#4 Lids Of Pot
#5 Astride The Waning Moon
#6 Cancer
#7 Automatic Writing By The Moon #2
#8 All Mystics Are Numbered
#9 Pluto In Retrograde
#10 Departure
#11 Uranian Wind
#12 Aries In 3rd Decanate
#13 Automatic Writing By The Moon #3

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Lobdell, Steven Wray / Automatic Writing By The Moon

Holy Mountain

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Street Date:
May 2nd, 2000
Ship Date:
April 24th, 2000
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Street Date:
May 2nd, 2000
Ship Date:
April 24th, 2000

Recorded and slowly tweaked in late 1999, these melodic compositions for acoustic guitar and ring modulator are the first true solo recordings by Steve Lobdell (Baseball Astrologer collaborator, leader of both Davis Redford Triad and Sufi Mind Game, string wrangler for Faust). Their whispery, fluffy-cloud dynamism will appeal to the desire for a little subtlety. Automatic Writing by the Moon's 13 tracks are a mixture of massive overdubbing, wondrous cinematic composition, folksy improvisation and studio experimentation. The backwards feedback of "Astral Projection" is vibrantly illuminating, while the instrumental arrangement of Chilean folksinger Victor Jara's "The Departure" evokes a cosmic western scene. So, yes, this record is psychedelic—if it really must be dumbed down—but not in the burnt-tar hooliganism sense; despite healthy studio trickery, Mr. Lobdell still insists on playing the guitar with his fingers.