A friend of mine once wrote that his first experience seeing Six Organs of Admittance live caused pure dimension, in addition to believe things that were not true. He was convinced his apartment had a fourth room, which it did not, and he was ready to take a hammer to the bathroom to discover it. This, of course, only scratches the surface concerning the mystical power of Six Organs’ incandescent, eastern tinged, enveloping psychedelic modal noodling. It’s barely conceivable what some would do to grip the rarest of Ben Chasny’s repertoire. Lucky for us, RTZ (Return to Zero) curates some of the rarest and some of the best on one priced-to-own brain burner.
The double disc, or three LP, set collects a lot of coveted, rare material, including “Resurrection” from the 6OA/Charlambadies split, one of Chasny’s first recordings that was limited 33 copies (dating back to ‘99), and some choice live performances. Totally spiritual. It’s like finding the arc of covenant.
No tracklist has yet been released, not that you need a tracklist to know that you’re going to pick this up early next year. RTZ drops January 20, 2009 courtesy of Drag City. Tiny Mix Tapes will have the skinny when more info becomes available.
“They Fixed the Broken Windmill” is one of my favorite from For Octavio Paz, and though its still in print, it’s sometimes hard to find.
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Six Organs of Admittance – They Fixed the Broken Windmill
