{"title":"Glenn Branca","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlenn Branca came out of New York's late-70s no wave scene, first with Theoretical Girls, then with a much bigger idea: guitars as an orchestra. He retuned electric guitars, sometimes setting several strings to the same note, and massed them together until their overtones rang and clashed into huge, shimmering walls of sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ascension\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1981, is the gateway: four guitarists, including Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, locked to a pounding drummer, building from tense repetition to a near-euphoric roar. Thurston Moore also passed through his ensembles, and Branca's Neutral label put out Sonic Youth's debut EP and Swans' first album, \u003cem\u003eFilth\u003c\/em\u003e. He went on to write symphonies for as many as a hundred guitars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Glenn Branca you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sonic-youth-vinyl\"\u003eSonic Youth\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/swans-vinyl\"\u003eSwans\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/la-monte-young-vinyl\"\u003eLa Monte Young\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/steve-reich-vinyl\"\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/godspeed-you-black-emperor-vinyl\"\u003eGodspeed You! Black Emperor\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/my-bloody-valentine-vinyl\"\u003eMy Bloody Valentine\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mogwai-vinyl\"\u003eMogwai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"glenn-branca-the-ascension-vinyl-lp","title":"GLENN BRANCA 'The Ascension' Vinyl LP (1981 No Wave\/Experimental Rock)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1981\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eGlenn Branca wrote for an orchestra of electric guitars, with a young Lee Ranaldo among the players, building towering waves of overtones. Robert Longo painted the cover, and the title track rises to a deafening, almost religious climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44099928719581,"sku":"GM03145","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/glennbrancaascension1.jpg?v=1696835248"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/glenn-branca-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}