The Serpent (In Quicksilver)

by Harold Budd

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Matthew Flores R.I.P. Harold Budd! One of the very greats in ambient and avant-garde music! Favorite track: The Serpent (in Quicksilver).

Gio Makyo One of the artist’s earliest releases, it ranks with his best. From sparse and haunting to warm and sensual, each piece is a perfectly sculpted gem. Favorite track: Afar.

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1.	Afar 02:34	info	buy track
2.	Wanderer 04:15	info	buy track
3.	Rub With Ashes 02:02	info	buy track
4.	Children On The Hill 05:12	info	buy track
5.	Widows Charm 01:58	info	buy track
6.	The Serpent (in Quicksilver) 04:06	info	buy track

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Originally issued in 1981 on Harold’s own label, Cantil. Short but incisive piano meditations with carefully layered electronic washes and bursts of pedal steel guitar, conjuring mental images of Harold's desert upbringing. This is the real Cosmic Americana.

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released January 1, 1981

2013, All Saints Records

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