home sounds   discography   sound bites images words the ensemble links calendar contact info   ..... ....... ........ ........	Pick a recording... ------------------- The Ascension Songs 77-79 Lesson No.1 Symphony No.1 Symphony No.2 Symphony No.3 Symphony No.5 Symphony No.6 Symphony No.8 & 10 Symphony No. 9 Selections from the Symphonies The World Upside Down Symphony No.2 1981 SOUND BITES First Movement realaudio Second Movement 14 seconds 145k wav Third Movement 12 seconds 140k wav MUSICIANS Glenn Branca - Conductor (and harmonics guitars on tape), Craig Bromberg - Mallet guitars, Al Arthur - Mallet guitars and bass drum, Barbara Ess - Mallet guitars, Jeffrey Glenn - Bass, Sue Hanel - Mallet guitars, Robert Harrison - Mallet guitars, David Linton - Mallet guitars and bass drum, Thurston Moore - Mallet guitars, Lee Ranaldo - Mallet guitars, Stephan Wischerth - Drums, percussion, Z'ev - Concert bass drum and metal LABEL INFO © 1992 Atavistic Video PO Box 578266 Chicago, IL 60657 NOTES Recorded live at St. Mark's Church, NYC on May 14, 1982 Live 2-track recording produced by Wharton Tiers and Lee Ranaldo All metal instruments played by Z'ev are his original creations. His performance as well is based entirely on his own unique concepts. The mallet guitars were designed by Glenn Branca and built specifically for Symphony No.2.