Glenn Branca ""Symphony Nos. 8 & 10: Live At The Kitchen"" Available on DVD February 10, 2004 

Through Music Video Distributors

27-Jan-04

Music Video Distributors and Atavistic are pleased to announce the home viewing release of Glenn Branca ñ Symphony Nos. 8 & 10: Live at the Kitchen for worldwide distribution on DVD.Glenn Branca - the undisputed Sonic Master of the electric guitar, legendary composer, innovator, inventor & visionary- leads his massive Ensemble's performance of the elegiac Symphony Nos. 8 & 10 during a rare 5-night stand at NYC's art institution-of-the-moment, The Kitchen (1995).Branca's legendary groups have featured members of Sonic Youth, Swans, Helmet & Band Of Susans; his music defined the Big Apple's art-rock sound of the late '70's/early '80's. Along the way, he's mapped the First 128 Intervals of the Harmonic Scale, written for and conducted several international-class symphonies- and constructed a wall of breathtakingly monstrous sound that somehow simultaneously divides AND connects the avant-garde, classical & rock forms. This DVD includes:Symphony No. 8 - Composed in 1992Symphony No. 8 (The Mystery)First Movement (THE PASSION)Second Movement (SPIRITUAL ANARCHY)... dedicated to Peter Lamborn WilsonSymphony No. 10 (The Mystery, Pt. 2) - Composed in 1994First Movement (THE FINAL PROBLEM)Second Movement (THE HORROR)Witness The Branca Ensemble at their most powerful: a state-of-the-art 3-camera live shoot, with excellent HEAVY sound courtesy NYC producer Wharton Tiers. Features include deluxe package, liner notes by Tim Holmes, a photo gallery & Branca's Atavistic catalog. The Ensemble is: Glenn Branca (composer/conductor), Steven Antonelli (alto guitar), Eric Hubel (tenor guitar), Brannon Hungness (soprano & octave guitars), Phil Kline (tenor guitar), Carolyn Master (alto guitar), Miriam McDonough (bass, keyboard & assistant conductor), Virgil Moorefield (drums), John Myers (soprano guitar), Dave Reid (bass & octave guitars), Ellen Watkins (soprano & octave guitars)

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