• ONIONS - 'Layers: 1975-2004' 2 x CD

A retrospective collection of recordings from abstract music legends Onions. An unsung collective who paved the way for so much of Texas' sprawling free and experimental music lineages, Onions is centred around Dan Clark (aka Lienad Kralc) and Greg Cain (aka Gerg Niac).

Initially conceived in 1969 as a collaborative vehicle for Clark and his late friend Robert Fuentes (whose early electronic recordings with homemade oscillators and electronic musical instruments served as a critical formative influence), Clark began recording his early explorations with one of Fuentes' constructions shortly after his tragic death. Joined by Greg Cain, exploiting homemade instruments, tape machines, and all manner of noise makers, the circle continued to expand in the following decades, exploring their sonic terrain unrestrained by convention.

Dedicated to their "no overdubs" philosophy, Onions would construct elaborate musical structures via live improvisation and alter those structures to create tension and dynamic shifts, ultimately driving to a climax at the conclusion of each session.

This is a deep retrospective delve into 30 years' worth of the Onions archive, in all of its melted glory. Mastered by Andrew Weathers. Ltd x 150 copies in a gatefold digisleeve.

ONIONS - 'Layers: 1975-2004' 2 x CD

  • £13.50


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