Symphony No. 1 (Tonal Plexus)

by Glenn Branca

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Michael Mueller This really is a symphony. Let's clear that up at the outset.

These pieces are hulking, energised brutes that build slowly, steadily beginning to strain and grown under their own weight.

Guitar upon guitar, the layers eventually exploding outward to aurally fuse with crashing, thumping drums and blaring brass.

Despite being more atonal and arrhythmic at times, these are controlled compositions, as imposing as steel, intimidating and inspiring.

Bless you, Branca. Musical titan. Favorite track: Sym. No. 1, Movement 1.

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1.	Sym. No. 1, Movement 1 11:45	info	buy track
2.	Sym. No. 1, Movement 2 15:45	info	buy track
3.	Sym. No. 1, Movement 3 17:29	info	buy track
4.	Sym. No. 1, Movement 4 10:11	info	buy track

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Considered by many to be Branca’s best album to date.

“Branca’s first symphony is a massive behemoth of guitars, noise and alternate tunings with players that include the Theoretical Girls’ Wharton Tiers and Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo. Branca’s Symphony No. 1 is one of the most raucous and inspiring compositions of the late 20th century.” – All Music Guide

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released July 29, 1998

1981, Reg Bloor Music (BMI)

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