{"product_id":"glenn-branca-ascension-vinyl-lp","title":"Glenn Branca: Ascension Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"Glenn Branca's first full-length album The Ascension is a colossal achievement. After touring much of 1980 with an all-star band featuring four guitarists (Branca, fellow composers Ned Sublette and David Rosenbloom, and future \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Sonic+Youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSonic Youth\u003c\/a\u003e member Lee Ranaldo) along with Jeffrey Glenn on bass and Stephan Wischerth on drums, Branca took his war-torn group into a studio in Hell's Kitchen to record five incendiary compositions. Originally released in the summer of 1981, The Ascension effectively tears down the genre-ghettos between 20th century avant-garde and ecstatic rock 'n' roll. On 'The Spectacular Commodity,' chiming, shimmering tones unfold into sinister drone-territory à la Tony Conrad, while abrasive guitars and repetitive beats retain the raw primitivism of No Wave. The title track attains a densely packed, larger-than-life sound and (as author Marc Masters says best) 'never stops climbing skyward.' With artist Robert Longo's stark front cover that depicts Branca battling an unidentified man, The Ascension is a must-have record not only for fans of early \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Swans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSwans\u003c\/a\u003e and Sonic Youth, but also of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Steve+Reich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Slint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSlint\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Slint+Tweez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTweez\u003c\/a\u003e.\" - Superior Viaduct\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Superior Viaduct 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e.","brand":"Glenn Branca","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":42180276256858,"sku":"lp-16621","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/glennbranca-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1755617692","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/glenn-branca-ascension-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}