Aerial Boundaries (1984) ( )

Product Summary Label: Bmg/windham Hill UPC: 00019341103226 Release Date: 2/6/1989 Buy.com Sku: 60012259 Item#: MYDH2X Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Aerial Boundaries ~ Michael Hedges 2. Bensusan ~ Michael Hedges 3. Rickover's Dream ~ Michael Hedges 4. Ragamuffin ~ Michael Hedges 5. After The Gold Rush ~ Michael Hedges 6. Hot Type ~ Michael Hedges 7. Spare Change ~ Michael Hedges 8. Menage A Trois ~ Michael Hedges 9. Magic Farmer, The ~ Michael Hedges   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Michael Hedges (guitar); Mindy Rosenfeld (flute); Mike Manring (fretless bass). Producers: William Ackerman, Michael Hedges, Steven Miller. Engineers: Steven Miller, Bill Mueller, Oliver DiCicco. Recorded at Windham Hill Inn, West Townshend, Vermont; Sheffield Studio and the Peabody Electronic Music Studio, Baltimore, Maryland; Different Fur Studio and Mobius Music, San Francisco, California. Michael Hedges is considered by many one of the most important innovators of the acoustic guitar. His total dedication to the acoustic guitar enabled him to develop a new approach to the instrument that transcended anything done before. He could sound like two--at times even three--guitarists playing at once, and his compositions drew on a wide variety of influences, from the earthy to the academic. While he is usually associated with the new age movement that flourished in the '80s and early '90s (having recorded on the flagship Windham Hill label), the reach of his music extends far beyond the drivel that the tag suggests. AERIAL BOUNDARIES incorporates all the elements that characterize Hedges' music: astounding technique, innovative composition, and a spirit of exploration. Where many a musician with half of Hedges' ability would be prone to showboating, the guitarist seems to have thrown away the idea of ego altogether, opting instead for an almost ascetic purity of sound. The result is the groundbreaking music that this record captures.   Artist Overview Known to many as a new age artist because of his association with the Windham Hill label, Michael Hedges could be more accurately described as a progressive guitarist in the tradition of Leo Kottke or even Jimi Hendrix. Revered for his virtuoso playing and revolutionary approach to the instrument, Hedges became a cult hero to legions of acoustic guitar fanatics, despite his later, less-successful attempts at vocal music. His life and career cut short by a car accident in 1997, Hedges deserves to be remembered as one of the true guitar innovators of the 20th century. Artist Influences Bert Jansch | Chet Atkins | Clarence White | Davey Graham | Doc Watson | Jerry Reed | Jimi Hendrix | John Fahey | John Renbourn | Leo Kottke | Martin Carthy Artist Contemporaries Acoustic Alchemy | Adrian Legg | Alex De Grassi | David Grier | George Winston | Keola Beamer | Kitaro | Pierre Bensusan | Robbie Basho | Tony Rice | William Ackerman Artist Followers Brian Keane | Craig Chaquico | Danny Heines | Michael Manring | Ottmar Liebert | Tuck & Patti   Compilation Appearances Vol. 2-Winter's Solstice First Ten Years Sanctuary: 20 Years Of Windham Hill Sounds Of Wood & Steel Music For Yoga Practice Touch-25 Years Of Windham Hill Essential Winter's Solstice   Associated Artists and Works American Heroes & Legends American Heroes & Legends   Technical Info Release Date : 10/25/1990 Original Release Date : 1984 Catalog ID : 1032 Label : Windham Hill Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00019341103226    Product Image