The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same

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The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same
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Studio album by
Anthony Coleman's Selfhaters
Released1998
RecordedFebruary 13 and April 18, 1997 and February 16, 1998
The Studio and Avatar, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length40:01
Label Tzadik TZ 7123
Producer Anthony Coleman
Anthony Coleman chronology
I Could've Been a Drum
(1997)
The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same
(1998)
Morenica
(1998)

The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same is an album by keyboardist Anthony Coleman's Selfhaters which was released on the Tzadik label in 1998. [1]

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In her review for Allmusic, Joslyn Layne notes that "The follow-up release to Anthony Coleman's Selfhaters , The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same finds the Selfhaters Orchestra realizing a music that yields a different experience with each listen... This release is less accessible than the first album (which was mostly live recordings), but is still rewarding". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Coleman except as indicated

  1. "The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same: Objectives 1-8" (Anthony Coleman, The Selfhaters) - 22:04
  2. "His Masquerade" - 5:08
  3. "Fifty-Seven Something" - 12:30

Personnel

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