Name: Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
Brand: Gavin Bryars

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Limited edition

Release date

2015-11-10

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Gavin Bryars

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Modern Composition

Label GB

GB Records

Gavin Bryars is an English composer and double bassist known for his diverse range of musical styles, including jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, experimental music, and neoclassicism. Born in Goole, East Yorkshire in 1943, Bryars has been active in the music industry for decades. His works have been published on Mnemonic Publishing.

With a career spanning multiple genres and artistic movements, Bryars has collaborated with renowned musicians and ensembles such as Ingram Marshall, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Kronos Quartet, Philip Glass Ensemble, and many more. His innovative approach to composition has earned him a reputation as one of the most influential figures in contemporary music.

Whether it's his mesmerizing minimalist compositions or his avant-garde experimentation with soundscapes, Gavin Bryars continues to push boundaries and challenge traditional notions of music. His vast body of work showcases his immense talent and unwavering dedication to artistic exploration.

This album is a remastered reissue of the cult classic recording by Gavin Bryars, Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet. It was produced in 1975 by Brian Eno for his own Obscure Records label. With its memorable and mesmerising singing of an old tramp, it's the favourite album of Tom Waits and a work that has achieved iconic status. Now made available as the first release in the 'Archive Series' on Gavin Bryars' own label, GB Records, Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet is coupled with the original recording of 'The Sinking of the Titanic', another iconic work from the early period of experimental music. The piece achieved huge coverage with the 1993 extended version on Point, which introduced additional vocals by Tom Waits. But for many people this original version is the authentic work and it continues to resonate throughout the music world. Composed between 1969 and 1972, The Sinking of the Titanic is also considered one of the classics of British experimental music. The initial starting point for the piece was the reported fact of the Titanic's band having played a hymn tune as the ship went down, the lack of any report of their having stopped playing, combined with a number of other features of the disaster that are both reproducible and that "take the mind to other regions".

Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet

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