Gyromancy (album)

Gyromancy
Gyromancy
Studio album by Mnemonists
Released	1984
Recorded	Summer 1983
Studio	Pendragon; (Fort Collins, CO)
Genre	Drone, ambient
Length	38:51
Label	Dys
Producer	Mnemonists
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Last updated May 04, 2023

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Allmusic	^[1]

Gyromancy is the fifth studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1984 by Dys Records.^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Mnemonists.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A"	19:48

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"B"	19:03

CD issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Nailed"	4:21
4.	"Tic"	4:15

Personnel

Adapted from the Horde liner notes.^[3]

Mnemonists

Amy Derbyshire – instruments
Mark Derbyshire – instruments, engineering
Karen Nakai – instruments
Mark Piersel – instruments
Steve Scholbe – instruments
William Sharp – instruments

Production and additional personnel

Thomas Beckwith – photography
Richard Donaldson – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1984	Dys	LP	DYS 10
United Kingdom	2004	ReR Megacorp	CD	RéR MN2

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References

↑ Couture, François. "The Mnemonists: Gyromancy > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
↑ Colli, Beppe (March 8, 2005). "An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994)". CloudsandClocks.net. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
↑ Horde (sleeve). Mnemonists. Fort Collins, Colorado: Dys Records. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Gyromancy at Discogs (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] Couture, François. "The Mnemonists: Gyromancy > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

[sharpint94-2] Colli, Beppe (March 8, 2005). "An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994)". CloudsandClocks.net. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Horde (sleeve). Mnemonists. Fort Collins, Colorado: Dys Records. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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