Seconds Mark III, by Alastair Galbraith

Seconds Mark III

by Alastair Galbraith

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	1.	Pendulum 00:53
	2.	Dark March 03:38
	3.	O Lucky Man 00:48
	4.	Pull My Daisy 01:17
	5.	Beehive 00:53
	6.	On Paul's Imp 00:56
	7.	Hardly 00:37
	8.	Cemetary Raga 01:02
	9.	Platform 01:07
	10.	Black Flame 01:05
	11.	Putty 02:12
	12.	One Two 01:17
	13.	Nocturnal 02:22
	14.	Swordfish 01:02
	15.	Cars 05:12
	16.	I'm Brave I'm Scared 02:01
	17.	Hooks 'N Lines 00:18
	18.	Original Putty 04:14
	19.	Ooh Everything, Every Little 02:50
	20.	Sugar Mommy Part One 00:50
	21.	Sugar Mommy Part Two 01:18

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Seconds Mark III is the third iteration of a unique work within the remarkable, ever-sprawling discography of Alastair Galbraith: poet-dilettante, improvisor extraordinaire and one of the most important figures of New Zealand's storied DIY underground.

Commencing his collaborative musical activities in the early 1980s as part of Flying Nun outfit The Rip (with Jeff Harford and Robbie Muir), it was almost a decade earlier when Galbraith first invested in the violin, an instrument that would accompany him throughout the rest of his career. "I think it was much like the kind of thing I do now, because it was a solo occupation". Established at the end of the decade in response to The Nun's growing affiliations with major music labels, Xpressway - a relatively short-lived operation formed together with Bruce Russell (The Dead C) and Peter Jefferies - proved to be crucial in exposing the trio's activities to the rest of the world, forging relationships with US-based labels Siltbreeze, Drag City and Ajax while releasing seminal sides by the likes of Sandra Bell, Scorched Earth Policy, This Kind Of Punishment and The Terminals. It was during this time that Galbraith honed-in on his intimate, intricate style of songwriting detailed on Morse (Siltbreeze, 1993), Talisman (Next Best Way, 1995) and the first Seconds tape (1994).

Gathered from source material recorded during a fertile period of touring and collaboration and re-imagined as a brand new work, Seconds Mark III elucidates Galbraith's hushed yet commanding presence felt on Mirrorwork (Emperor Jones, 1998), Cry (2000) and Orb (Next Best Way, 2000), culminating in Mass (Siltbreeze, 2010) - his last solo album. Despite being rooted in psychedelic traditions of narcotic time dilation, Galbraith's dealings are distinctively out of time, out of tune; dismantling and eschewing notions of song and structure for small, affecting gestures and fragmentary glimpses. The result is a world of fragile, quietly enveloping poetry embracing fleetingness and intimacy, undulating between hope and pain.

Seconds Mark III is available to stream in full and pre-order now from A Colourful Storm. The LP, housed in a printed sleeve with full-colour artwork, will be released on June 29, 2020.

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released May 1, 2020

All songs by Alastair Galbraith except 'Pull My Daisy', 'Putty', 'Cars', 'Original Putty', 'Ooh Everything, Every Little', 'Sugar Mommy Part One', 'Sugar Mommy Part Two' (Galbraith and David Merritt); 'Dark March', 'Nocturnal' (Galbraith and Chris Heazlewood)

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