| The Black Field | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | April – June 1986 | |||
| Studio | Poolside Studios (San Francisco, California) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 35:42 | |||
| Label | Silent | |||
| Producer | Kim Cascone | |||
| Thessalonians chronology | ||||
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The Black Field is the third split album by PGR/Thessalonians, released in 1989 by Silent. [1] [2] [3]
Factsheet Five awarded The Black Field five out of five stars and said described the music as "spare, almost minimal in much of its sound, with a "late night experimental radio" appeal" [4] Option described the music as "not a noise fest, it is usually low key, sparse in a way, and nearly ambient" and the "ebb and flow of rumbling guitar feedback opens things up as zips and drips irregularly occur." [5]
All lyrics are written by Jorge Luis Borges.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Knots" | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Latitude" | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Code" | 0:56 |
| 4. | "Spherics" | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Spherics" | 5:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Appassionata" | 1:52 |
| 2. | "The Black Field" | 9:14 |
| 3. | "Tabula Rasa" | 4:46 |
Adapted from The Black Field liner notes. [6]
Thessalonians
Additional performers
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1989 | Silent | LP | SR8905 |
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