Loren Mazzacane Connors "In Pittsburgh" CD (1989)

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Baron Elmo proudly presents an absolutely brilliant CD from one of America's finest and most unheralded of guitar masters, LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS: In Pittsburgh, first released as an lp in 1989 on his own St. Joan Records, issued on disc in 1997 by Jim O'Rourke's Dexter's Cigar label, now out of print in all formats. Since 1978, Connors (first recording as Loren Mazzacane) has cut more than seventy records of guitar music and blues, all self-issued until 1991. Over the years he has collaborated with the likes of Thurston Moore, John Fahey, Keiji Haino, Jim O'Rourke, Alan Licht, David Grubbs, Jandek and many more. Loren's own website features the best brief summation of what he does: "Connors' singular adpation of the blues is a distinct personal vision combining the Delta bottleneck sound and the ancestral blues voice (appearing as distortion, baying hounds or multi-tracked guitar), with hauntingly unexpected sounds." He has issued many incredible recordings over the last three decades, and among the finest are those cut with the dark and beautiful vocals of Suzanne Langille, who sings on this CD's stunning final track, a cover of the Lonnie Johnson blues, "Haunted House." Really, though, each cut on In Pittsburgh is a revelation and a work of pure, terrifying beauty. This title has been out of print for nearly a decade, with no read more

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