“As if some lovelorn romantic troubadour had been summoned forth from the recording of séances on old shellac 78s” – MOJO
“A classically trained opera singer who buries his voice in desiccated, decaying loops” – ROLLING STONE
“a powerfully blurry canvas of hymn, chant and drone, through multi-tracking, echo, looping,
abrasions and erasures.” – NEW YORK TIMES
“This is a truly brilliant album – inhale it now.” – THE GUARDIAN
“Ian William Craig pulled breath from night and made a voice.” – TINY MIX TAPES
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Here is the announcement for the Deluxe Edition of Ian William Craig’s landmark debut album A Turn of Breath in it’s final form. Includes an additional LP of unpublished material, housed in a gatefold LP with new artwork.
- Final Edition of 1000 pressed on black wax
- Gatefold jacket with new artwork by Ian William Craig
- Additional LP that holds the Short of Breath EP (a limited CDr included with first pressing in 2014), and the unreleased Fresh Breath collection – culled from the same recording period as A Turn of Breath.
and here is my favorite piece from the original album: