
M. Ward - Duet For Guitars #2
Originally released on CD in 1999, M. Ward’s debut is a sparse, understated and intimate affair, recorded with pal and engineer Adam Selzer of Norfolk & Western at Type Foundry Studio in Portland, OR. Though strikingly less 'produced' than his more recent work, fans already accustomed to Ward’s breathy, conversational vocal delivery and soft-picked, West Coast Americana melodies will also find much to love here.
Duet for Guitars #2 is peppered with instrumentals in the John Fahey and Bad Timing-era Jim O’Rourke vein, and Ward’s lackadaisical picking sounds just as lazily precise here as it does on future recordings. There’s a real warmth to the sessions, emphasised by the often bare-bones production. For the most part, takes were done live with two microphones, with the occasional overdub, and that style suits Ward’s dreamy tales of molasses-slow teenage summers and oddball parables.
TRACKLIST:
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Duet For Guitars #2
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Beautiful Car
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Fishing Boat Song
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Scene From #12
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Good News
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The Crooked Spine
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Look Me Over
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Who May Be Lazy
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It Won’t Happen Twice
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He Asked Me To Be A Snake And Live Underground
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Song From Debby’s Strairs
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It Was A Beautiful Car
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Were You There?
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Not A Gang
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Duet For Guitars #1
- Limited edition reissue
- Pressed on audiophile vinyl
- Clear vinyl version exclusive to indie stores
- Comes in kraft-board sleeve
see also:
José Medeles feat. M. Ward, Marisa Anderson & Chris Funk - Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems LP | CD