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Polytheistic Fragments
Sir Richard Bishop
Polytheistic Fragments
Genres: Alternative Rock, Blues, Folk, International Music, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Rock
 
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Is Sir Richard Bishop just another virtuoso or something more powerful, like a magus or sorcerer? Either way, he is a lord of guitar among the many greats, and his first Drag City release, Polytheistic Fragments, gathers t...  more »

     
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All Artists: Sir Richard Bishop
Title: Polytheistic Fragments
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Drag City
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 9/25/2007
Genres: Alternative Rock, Blues, Folk, International Music, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Rock
Styles: Latin Music, Flamenco, Instrumental, Easy Listening
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 781484034926, 0781484034926, 078148403492

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Is Sir Richard Bishop just another virtuoso or something more powerful, like a magus or sorcerer? Either way, he is a lord of guitar among the many greats, and his first Drag City release, Polytheistic Fragments, gathers the glittering slivers of his sound into a divine procession. It goes without saying that Polytheistic Fragments is an instrumental release. In the tradition of his classic debut, Salvador Kali, this new record features equal amounts of improvisation and composition. Sir Richard?s powers lie in his ability to captivate with just the sound of his guitar, but he doesn?t completely abandon studio processes, which allow Polytheistic Fragments to communicate a greater wholeness: all Sir Rick, all the time, if you will. As a member of Sun City Girls and co-founder of the Sublime Frequencies label, Sir Richard Bishop is a comfortable traveler in the vast landscape of ethno-musical tradition.

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Clear words from an old master
Nomoreklondikes | 01/23/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Bishop's first record for Drag City sees a move to a bigger label and some broader brushstrokes. Bishop still moves through styles and obsessions at a rate faster than you can recognize them, as likely to break out into back-porch swing as a gypsy freakout. But for those for whom the Girls were always a bit too far out in the ether, Fragments -- as open-eyed and accessible as anything he's ever done -- is a great entry point to the Girls' fourth dimension. The kind of record that speaks the Girls' legacy in a clearer voice, it runs through all his passions and obsessions without ever seeming like a grabbag, taking in back porch americana, hyperactive flamenco and the now familiar oud-ish excursions, before finishing with 'Ecstasies in the open air', quite possibly the dreamiest things he's ever committed to tape."