B.C. Gilbert G. Lewis ORIG UK LP 3R4 VG+ '80 4AD CAD16 Experimental Electro Wire
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B.C. Gilbert G. Lewis ORIG UK LP 3R4 VG+ '80 4AD CAD16 Experimental Electro Wire
Original UK LP released in 1980 on 4AD Records. Cat: CAD16.
A unique pairing of one of the U.K.'s most pioneering labels and members of one of its most innovative bands, 3R4 has the distinction of being 4AD's second release and one of the earliest ambient experiments Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis explored outside of Wire. The duo, joined by bassist/vocalist Davyd Boyd, percussionist Russell Mills, and engineer Eric Radcliffe, dive deeper into the free-flowing territory they mapped out on the Like This for Ages EP, which they released under the Cupol moniker. At times, 3R4 plays like an exploded drawing of Wire's music just prior to their early-'80s hiatus: the call-and-response interplay between the noodly bass and choppy, distorted guitar that gradually overtakes "3. 4..."'s shimmering drones and shuffling beats could have been extracted from 154 and then expanded seemingly into infinity. However, most of the album finds Lewis and Gilbert moving away from Wire's overt structures and defined sounds, particularly on the 20-minute "R," on which they let a few elements tape manipulation, distant vocals, hints of percussion drift into and over each other almost imperceptibly.
Tracks : Barge calm/ 3.4/ Barge calm/ R.
There are a few light spindle marks on labels. Record has some light scuff marks that cause some light crackles and is in VG+ condition. Cover has some age wear, very light ring wear and a price sticker on top right corner and is in VG+ condition.
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