Andrew Chalk
Vega
Faraway Press

Available through the Helen Scarsdale Agency: $20.00

A few months back, Andrew Chalk had given out a handful of CD-Rs of a soundtrack for a film entitled Vega to a number of acquaintances. The Agency was lucky enough to be a recipient of the CD-R; yet we were shocked to see so many reviews of the album floating around, essentially teasing Mr. Chalk's loyal fans with the knowledge that Vega was such an exquisite piece of impressionist driftscaping. Finally, Chalk has re-issued the album as a proper CD, maintaining a similar packaging aesthetic as the CD-R with its lace encrusted paper. Within, Chalk produces an exception album through his mysterious clouds of guitars and distant bells hang in a dark fog of jawdropping beauty.