Balsams, by Chuck Johnson

Balsams

by Chuck Johnson

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Philip Graham Chuck Johnson (one half of the duo Saariselka) is a transcendent master of the pedal steel guitar, turning its keening cry into languid, ambient beauty. Favorite track: Riga Black.

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	1.	Calamus 05:10
	2.	Riga Black 06:38
	3.	Moonstone 09:04
	4.	Eye on the Sparrow 07:15
	5.	Labrodite 05:19
	6.	Balm of Gilead 07:52

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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

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released June 9, 2017

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