Raag Manifestos (CD)

Format: CD Label: VHF Year: 2006 Media Condition: New Sleeve/Cover Condition: New TRACKS: I Black Pearls From The River  II Tower Of Babel  III Hart Crane's Old Boyfriends  IV Tex  V Crossing The Great Waters  VI Road  VII Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord  Originally released in 2004. Originally compiled from a variety of sources as a limited-edition CD to sell on tour in 2004, Raag Manifestos presents much of Rose’s rawest and most experimental music, cutting across various acoustic styles, but with a much more jagged and aggressive attack than later music. “Black Pearls from the River” and “Hart Crane’s Old Boyfriends” are dense, serious assaults on the 12-string, with the intensity of the latter enhanced by Ian Nagoski’s roaring electronic backdrop. With subtle tabla accompaniment by Eric Carbonara, “Crossing The Great Waters” is another epic modal journey in the style of Pelt’s “Road To Catawba” and Rose’s own “Red Horse.” The traditional “Blessed Be the Name of the Lord” finishes off the LP on a calming note.