Name: At The Top Of The Stairs
Brand: Loren Connors, Alan Licht

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FV114lp

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Black

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-04-12

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Secre­tly

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Sales:8.875

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656605411415

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Black LP

Artist

Loren Connors

Alan Licht

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Family Vineyard

Loren Connors is an American experimental musician, born on October 2, 1949 in New Haven, Connecticut. With a unique style that pushes the boundaries of traditional music, Connors has become a respected figure in the industry.
Known for his mesmerizing guitar compositions and improvisations, *Loren Connors* has captivated audiences with his emotive and atmospheric soundscapes. Drawing inspiration from various genres such as blues, folk, and jazz, he creates haunting melodies that resonate deeply with listeners.
Influenced by artists like Sir Richard Bishop, Robbie Basho, and John Fahey among others,*Loren Connors* has carved out his own niche in the world of experimental music. His distinctive approach to playing the guitar sets him apart from other musicians in the field.

Alan Licht is an improv guitarist and a member of avant-garde rock acts such as Run On, Love Child, and Blue Humans. With influential recordings like "The Evan Dando of Noise?" and "A New York Minute," this Jersey-born artist has become a seminal figure in New York's art music scene.
His unique style and collaborations with artists like *The Shadow Ring*, *Bill Orcutt*, *Phill Niblock*, *Chris Corsano*, and many others have garnered him critical acclaim. Known for his experimental approach to guitar playing, Licht's work pushes the boundaries of traditional music genres.
If you enjoy the sounds of artists such as *David Grubbs*, *The Dead C*, *Steve Roden*, or *Philip Jeck,* then Alan Licht's innovative compositions will surely captivate your musical sensibilities. His contributions to the field have influenced notable musicians including members of the bands *No-Neck Blues Band* and *Wolf Eyes*.

Acclaimed guitar duo Loren Connors and Alan Licht celebrate their 30-year collaboration with release of their eighth album — At The Top Of The Stairs.

Across the decades, their improvisations turned increasingly abstract and atonal, while still maintaining complex, ethereal arrangements. The harmonious blend of Licht's meticulously crafted feedback and harmonic patterns with Connors' ghostly blue tones remains the core sound of this partnership.&nbsp;

At The Top Of The Stairs was recorded live in 2018. Across two side-long pieces, the duo ascends slowly, through layers of atmospheric tension punctuated by thunderous waves of Connors' effects.

For fifty years, Connors's adaptation of acoustic Delta blues has transmuted into miniature gray scale compositions and howling riffs. His collaborators include Oren Ambarchi, Keiji Haino, and Kim Gordon.&nbsp;

Rock/experimental musician Alan Licht was a member of the bands Love Child, Run On, and Lee Ranaldo &amp; the Dust, and has released a range of acclaimed rock and experimental albums. He is an author with books published by Rizzoli, W.W. Norton, Faber &amp; Faber and Blank Forms.

At The Top Of The Stairs

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Discover At The Top Of The Stairs by Loren Connors on vinyl from Family Vineyard. A mesmerizing blend of abstract guitar improvisations by Connors and Licht.