Tashi Dorji‘s 2012 cassette-only release Guitar Improvisations will make its full-album debut on vinyl via Drag City on 3rd November.
“It really was a formative time for me because it felt like everything opened, as far as the possibilities of what music-making meant. Like improvisation walked in and then there was a volcanic eruption…” – Tashi Dorji
The announcement is accompanied by a new video for Improvisations I. Drag City:
Tashi Dorji’s fleet-fingered mastery of the six-string guitar is slowly drawn out on Guitar Improvisations. Recently introduced to Derek Bailey’s towering examples, Tashi forms his own conception with ease. Playing purely experimentally on “Improvisation I”, he inhabits the now, increasing the elements in his play and carefully building a hypnotic whole. Much like the album itself, the video for “Improvisation I” is playful and free-form, shuffling from sound and re-sequencing shapes with skilful ease to create something entirely new.
Stream Improvisations I: https://lnk.to/guitarimprovisations
Pre-Order Guitar Improvisations – Drag City | Norman Records
Live Dates:
Oct 29th – Roulette intermedium – NY, NY. USA
Duo w/ Alex Zhang Hungtai