{"product_id":"grateful-dead-john-oswald-grayfolded-1","title":"GRATEFUL DEAD\/JOHN OSWALD - Grayfolded","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn extended time-warped psychedelic jam that is meticulously hallucinatory.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis deluxe 2025 vinyl edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Grateful Dead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrayfolded\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was pressed at Optimal in Germany, known for their high-end audiophile pressings. In 1993 Canadian composer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was invited by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Lesh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to transform historical recordings of the Dead into something new, along the lines of what they had attempted in their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthem of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e album. Oswald chose to focus on the Dead's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which, over the course of a quarter century, they had expanded and transformed in myriad ways in live performances. Oswald was given access to the Vaults, where over the course of a month, with the guidance of the Dead's resident archivist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDick Latvala\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he collected 105 performances, which through the following year he formed, folded, fondled, and finessed into a kaleidoscopic unstuck-in-time documentary of the Grateful Dead in some of their most psychedelic, symphonic, and rocking excursions -- a singular 110-minute fantasy performance. Here it is, Deadheads, the ultimate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Deluxe audiophile pressing cut in Toronto under the watchful ears of John Oswald. Elaborately printed packaging in a heavy-duty triple gatefold jacket includes liner notes by musicologist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e featuring interviews with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Phil Lesh, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plus six \"time maps\" which chart the source concerts of Dark Star. Music performed by The Grateful Dead (c) Grateful Dead Productions Inc. \u0026amp; Ice Nine Publishing Inc. Taken from over 100 performances of Dark Star recorded between 1968 and 1993. Built, layered and \"folded\" to produce one large, new re-composed Dark Star. Original recordings of the Grateful Dead in performance have been processed using Plunderphonic techniques. John Oswald is best known as the creator of the music genre Plunderphonics, an appropriative form of recording studio creation which he began to develop in the late sixties. This has got him in trouble with, and also generated invitations from major record labels and musical icons. Meanwhile, in the '90s he began, with several commissions from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKronos Quartet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to compose scores for classical musicians and orchestras, the latest of which is an orchestral work, commissioned by the BBC, combining aspects of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGyrgy Ligeti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Riley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He also improvises on the saxophone in various settings, dances, and is a successful visual artist, best known for the chronophotic series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStillnessence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Important","offers":[{"title":"3LP","offer_id":47395569696987,"sku":null,"price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/files\/IMPREC399LP_PROD.jpg?v=1754501675","url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/products\/grateful-dead-john-oswald-grayfolded-1","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}