Name: The Guild Of The Asbestos Weaver
Brand: Alexander Tucker

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

THRILL494CD

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

4-Panel Mini-LP Style Gatefold Package

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-08-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

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Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0790377049428

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Alexander Tucker

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Folk

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Thrill Jockey

Alexander Tucker is a British artist and musician known for his work in the hardcore band Suction in the early 1990s. He later played in Unhome before joining Füxa on tour, where he began experimenting with detuned guitars, pedals, and tape loops. In 2000, he released his first self-titled album on U-Sound Archive, followed by Old Fog on ATP Recordings five years later. Tucker has collaborated with Stephen O'Malley on Ginnungagap and with members of Guapo on The Star Gazers Assistant. His third album Furrowed Bow was released in 2006, followed by Portal in June 2008.
Throughout his career, Alexander Tucker has also contributed to various projects and releases including a limited double-7" on ATP. His unique sound can be compared to artists such as Lau Nau, Grumbling Fur, Bill Orcutt, Laura Cannell, Richard Skelton, Ulaan Khol, Philip Jeck, Richard Youngs, Sunburned Hand Of The Man,and Daniel O'Sullivan among others.
With an impressive discography and diverse collaborations under his belt,Alexander Tucker continues to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories through his artistry.

Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label that was established in 1992 by Bettina Richards, a former A&R representative at Atlantic Records. Originally based in New York City, the label relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1995.
With over two decades of experience, Thrill Jockey has become a prominent force in the music industry. Known for its diverse roster of artists and commitment to artistic integrity, the label has consistently released groundbreaking and innovative music across various genres.
Thrill Jockey's catalog includes a wide range of critically acclaimed albums from both established and emerging artists. From experimental rock to electronic music, jazz to folk, the label continues to push boundaries and support unique voices within the industry.

On Guild Of The Asbestos Weaver, London’s Alexander Tucker (Grumbling Fur, Imbogodom) lets his love of Sci- Fi and cosmic horror loose! Tucker is a composer focused on synthesis and with this, his creative manipulation shines. Tucker, known for his cello and six-string guitar playing, manipulates these source sounds by layering looping and processing with a Roland 404 creating something that bears little resemblance to its source. Guild of the Asbestos Weaver, named after Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, brims with dystopian fantasy, but unlike the more political book, seeks to simply spark the imagination, envisioning an alternate past and new future. Tucker’s boundless and singular vision is on full display in his most immersive and intoxicating music yet. Minimalist motifs are sculpted into deep drone constructions, weaving dense layers of maximalist sound to powerful disorienting effect. The songs occupy a unique territory somewhere between paranormal electronics and cosmos-seeking psychedelia, standing as some of Tucker’s heaviest and most hallucinogenic work to date.

LP pressed on virgin vinyl and packaged in a gatefold jacket with printed inner sleeve and free download card. 

CD version in a 4-panel mini-LP style gatefold package.

The Guild Of The Asbestos Weaver

Music GB