Andrew Chalk
Shadows From The Album Skies
Faraway Press CD

Available through the Helen Scarsdale Agency: $20.00

The esteemed Mirror duo has ceased to be, with the two primary operators of that magnificent drone ensemble (Andrew Chalk and Christoph Heemann) parting ways. Whatever reasons those might be, we will leave those between Mr. Chalk and Mr. Heemann. That said, Andrew Chalk has now presented his first solo publication after the dissolution of Mirror in Shadows From the Album Skies. Actually the two lengthy recordings that comprise this CD had actually appeared in ultra-small CD-R editions on Mirror's Three Poplar's imprint, but in all likelihood, very few of you had actually been lucky enough to obtain either of these CD-Rs. To keep this review short and sweet, these two recordings are absolutely stunning. This is timbral minimalism at its finest, in which Chalk maintains a singleminded and heavenly tone which could simply be outstretched guitar drones or the complexities from a long-stringed instrument. We are very proud to have this album available through our website, and we hope that you will be excited about this record as we are.