Eternity's Beautiful Frontispiece, by Total

Eternity's Beautiful Frontispiece

by Total

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1.	Blustery Day on the Windfarm 10:15	buy track
2.	Tapestry 04:36	buy track
3.	Colloquial Sunset Music 05:39	buy track
4.	A Faithful Surge 05:50	buy track
5.	Nodding Out 05:37	buy track
6.	The Yellow Sound 06:40	buy track
7.	Zina 10:02	buy track
8.	Pink Light 09:54	buy track

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Originally developed as a part-time "solo" outlet for Skullflower guitarist Matthew Bower, Total's prolific output has in some ways eclipsed the achievements of the now-defunct legendary band. Using a droning electric guitar and/or organ in a variety of tones ranging from excoriating to elegiac, Total's music envelops the listener in a haze of overtones variously evoking Indian music, machine noise, nature sounds, and monolithic power. John Godbert (egyptian double reed) and Neil Campbell (violin) occasionally embellish the sound with their unusual instruments. EBF represents a more "accessible," carefully-edited look at Total than some of their recent releases while not giving back one iota of hallucenogenic power.

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released August 4, 2017

Instruments and tapes by Matthew Bower, with John Godbert and Neil Campbell towards the end. The title is from Thomas Traherne.

Thanks go to Phillip Best, Richard Youngs, Ben & Has, Rosalie & Daniel, and especially my muse, Muddy.

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