Name: Temple IV
Brand: Roy Montgomery

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

KRK9.1

Colour

Black

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Discogs ID

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Includes Bonus Tracks

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

796441800919

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Roy Montgomery

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Kranky

Roy Montgomery (born 1959) is a composer, guitarist and lecturer from Christchurch, New Zealand. His mostly instrumental solo works blend post-rock, lo-fi, folk and avant-garde experimentation. With a signature sound that can be described as atmospheric or cinematic, Montgomery creates complex layers of chiming, echoing and droning guitar phrases. Currently the head of the Environmental Management department at Lincoln University in New Zealand, he has played in several bands since 1980 and released solo albums on various labels.

Montgomery's musical journey began in the early 1980s when he started playing with different bands in his home country. Notably, he was part of [a299466], [a58470], [a58480] and [a277139]. Throughout his career, he has explored diverse genres while maintaining his unique style.

In addition to his band contributions, Montgomery has also released numerous solo albums on respected labels such as [l606] and [l23611]. These albums showcase his talent for creating captivating compositions that push boundaries and defy categorization.

Newest Listed Items

This is the first vinyl issue of Temple IV, arguably Roy Montgomery's finest solo album, originally released in 1996 on CD. The original album has been enhanced with two newer tracks that constitute side four of the album. Montgomery states: "The two new tracks recorded in 2018 were about asking the question "Can you step into the same river twice?" Heraclitus said you cannot. I say you can... " From the original press release: Few recording artists have aligned the quantity and quality of their releases as well as New Zealand singer /guitarist Roy Montgomery has in 1995. Beginning with kranky's release of the soundtrack for an imaginary film That That Is... Is (Not) by Montgomery's duo Dissolve early in the year, a series of superb albums and singles have been issued by a variety of labels across the world. Each one of them is a must have. Most recently, the Drunken Fish label released a collection of pastoral drones entitled Scenes From The South Island, singles have appeared on the Roof Bolt and gyttja labels, and further singles are scheduled with Ajax, Siltbreeze and others. Temple IV is the first solo recording by Roy Montgomery on kranky. The album was recorded by Montgomery on a four-track tape deck and then thickened up with monophonic moog. The tracks on the album are thick with interwoven guitar lines and moog drone, inspired by the Guatemalan rain forests and the mysterious ruins of the temple and ruins Montgomery visited there. Roy Montgomery spent the past year in New York, Chicago and London before returning to New Zealand. While in the UK he played live with Flying Saucer Attack and collaborated with spoken word performer Kirk Lake. A brief tour across the United States in September saw him performing before enraptured audiences in New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles. The long overdue recognition of Roy Montgomery as a crucial figure in New Zealand's musical history as a member of The Pin Group, Shallows and Dadamah, is now augmented by his new recordings. Temple IV will serve to extend and deepen that appreciation. "His crowning achievement of the period. It haunts; cajoles; taunts; seduces; and even comforts with it's use of nuance, timing, and dynamic and opaque shape-shifting elegance." -AllMusic

Temple IV

Music US

Discover Temple IV by Roy Montgomery on vinyl, a masterpiece originally released in 1996. Enhanced with new tracks, this album on Kranky is a must-have for music enthusiasts.