Anna Lockwood “Glass World”

Anna Lockwood

Glass World

Tangent Records (UK) 1970

TGS 104 (LP) one side coated sleeve.

sleeve : EX-(SRW, slightly dirts, some small peel-off of laminate.)

media : EX-/EX-(some slightly noises. some slghtly wear that does not affect to sounds. The last parts on B12 has light noises.)

An album released in 1970 by Anna Lockwood, an American composer born in New Zealand. This album represents a culmination of compositions featuring glass, a material Lockwood deeply explored in the 1960s. It showcases various self-made instruments, each producing distinctive sounds while collectively creating an exceptionally deep sonic environment. These instruments include a bottle tree, where multiple bottles are pierced onto wooden rods and arranged upright; glass rods struck against glass plates; and water gongs, consisting of cylindrical containers filled with water with glass plates inside, struck with mallets. This album is reminiscent of groundbreaking works like "New And Rediscovered Musical Instruments," released by David Toop and Max Eastley on Brian Eno's Obscure label in 1975, and "Soft and Fragile," a pioneering album by Australian improviser Ros Bandt from 1983. It's a remarkable piece deserving of high recommendation.

A2: Glass Rod Vibration