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Balsams

by Chuck Johnson

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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    The 2017 album Balsams now on cassette, with two previously unreleased bonus tracks.

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  • OFFICIAL European Edition Compact Disc
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Only a handful of copies here in the US, this is the only official CD edition of Balsams (not to be confused with the CD-R copy sold on tours.) Released in 2019 and distributed in Europe by the tak:til label. Includes two bonus tracks not available on original vinyl edition.

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Chuck Johnson's pedal steel guitar debut delivers a group of pieces for ambient meditation. Recorded in a single two-week session during late 2015, and subsequently arranged/constructed/treated in the studio in spring of 2016, Balsams is awash in layers of tonal perfection. The album constantly evolves while maintaining a unified approach across both sides. Balsams is a record that lives outside genre and time, one that continues to develop with each successive deep listen. A unique expansion in the VDSQ catalog, Balsams is an album created in the hopes of providing solace and regenerative energies for many years to come.

credits

released June 2, 2017

Chuck Johnson: pedal steel guitar, synthesizers, treatments

Recorded and mixed by Chuck Johnson at Cirrus Oxide Studios, Oakland, CA
Mastered by Jeffrey Yellen
Cover design by Rob Carmichael, SEEN

All music published by Sruti Music (ASCAP)

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Some rights reserved. Please refer to individual track pages for license info.

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Chuck Johnson Oakland, California

Composer, musician, and producer based in Oakland, CA. Recordings available from All Saints, Thrill Jockey, VDSQ, Longform Editions, Three Lobed, and Kompakt.

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