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Exodust by Christian Kiefer
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fave it Modern Folk | Contemporary
14 tracks | 66 minutes
Released May 2006
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:49 Dust Like History On Fire BUY MP3 04:49 Dust Like History On Fire "GIFT MP3" 04:49 Dust Like History On Fire
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:59 With Everything Packed BUY MP3 04:59 With Everything Packed "GIFT MP3" 04:59 With Everything Packed
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:10 And On the Road BUY MP3 05:10 And On the Road "GIFT MP3" 05:10 And On the Road
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:56 They Move Off Into the Darkness BUY MP3 04:56 They Move Off Into the Darkness "GIFT MP3" 04:56 They Move Off Into the Darkness
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:13 Of a New World BUY MP3 05:13 Of a New World "GIFT MP3" 05:13 Of a New World
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:03 Falling Into the Marching BUY MP3 05:03 Falling Into the Marching "GIFT MP3" 05:03 Falling Into the Marching
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 Ghosts of Their Memory BUY MP3 05:02 Ghosts of Their Memory "GIFT MP3" 05:02 Ghosts of Their Memory
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 A Land Blown Open of Tears BUY MP3 04:32 A Land Blown Open of Tears "GIFT MP3" 04:32 A Land Blown Open of Tears
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:54 And Slow Voices BUY MP3 04:54 And Slow Voices "GIFT MP3" 04:54 And Slow Voices
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:53 Pray That the Sun Rises BUY MP3 04:53 Pray That the Sun Rises "GIFT MP3" 04:53 Pray That the Sun Rises
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:16 And Our Shuffling Feet Put Distance BUY MP3 05:16 And Our Shuffling Feet Put Distance "GIFT MP3" 05:16 And Our Shuffling Feet Put Distance
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:58 On Every Machine BUY MP3 04:58 On Every Machine "GIFT MP3" 04:58 On Every Machine
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:04 For Apples Will Grow in the Garden BUY MP3 05:04 For Apples Will Grow in the Garden "GIFT MP3" 05:04 For Apples Will Grow in the Garden
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:43 And History Will Not Be Stilled BUY MP3 01:43 And History Will Not Be Stilled "GIFT MP3" 01:43 And History Will Not Be Stilled
Minimalist composition built on repeating phrases and written onto a desolate folk landscape. Accordions, slide guitars, and banjos mingle with the voices of ghosts and history.
Bio / Background
A note on the composition:
I have always been interested in "minimalism" in music--in strictly abstract terms. Nevertheless, it was very late that I came to classical minimalism. When I did it was as if I had discovered a gold mine. The amazing, hypnotic, and very MUSICAL work of Steve Reich I found particularly interesting, as I did the work of Terry Riley.
Of course, playing instruments like banjos and accordions, my own version of minimalism turned out somewhat different. After a few shorter experimentations with the general minimalist form, I decided to try my hand at a longer, deeper minimalist experiment. And so, "Exodust."
The central loops were recorded by me at home and then fed through my computer. I utilized Sonic Foundry's excellent program ACID to assemble the piece and then utilized many pieces from the Library of Congress collection of dust bowl-era refugees--their songs and their stories. These provided the connective tissue, giving the piece its focus and its title.