Beulah Land

Jason Lescalleet-The Pilgrim

“the pilgrim” has been an on-going project of jason’s since his father’s passing in 2005; that it has come to fruition as such a lavish edition (a full-color gatefold lp sleeve housing a full-color picture disc lp and... nestled deep within the “sealed” pocket of said gatefold, a full color 7” x 10” 8-page booklet with a 74-minute compact disc tucked inside) says everything about jason’s drive to celebrate his father’s life.

starting with his performance at the intransitive festival of electronic music (side 1 of the lp), jason began constructing a series of pieces based around his father’s interpretation of the hudak/lescalleet “figure 2” release as corrupted wind chimes and/or the sounds emanating from the floor of a ‘32 chevy... and in fact the latter sentiment captures the essence of this piece; low-end rumble made “rickety” by the combination of its tape-wow/flutter origins & the faint crackle of the lp-surface.

the next piece (side 2 of the lp) is an un-airbrushed field-recording of jason’s final exchange with his father, then lying on his death bed. given the context on first listen i could barely get through it (too much resonance with my own unchecked emotions on the loss of my mother a few years back) but on subsequent listens i can now appreciate it as one of the most intense listening experiences i’ve ever encountered, rendering many “audio documentary” style recordings powerless in comparison.

finally, the cd contains a single extended-length piece of immaculate low-end clusters and ripples; starting with the aforementioned corrupted wind chimes and continuing on a flowing, linear path through a frenzied climax of pure rage - before we’re again in the hospital, listening to jason’s daughter audrey singing “molly malone” over the faint backing of muted bells. just glorious.

where the live recording is all about re-capturing a hazy, time-worn memory (jason and/or his father as children), the piece on the cd is crystal-clear, assembled with the benefits of modern sound-assembling apparatus and a remarkably keen sense of frequency-relationships (jason and/or his father as adults) - when i first played this piece (at a more-than-fair clip) every single un-bolted appliance in my house was vibrating in resonance...

this set, in my mind, is the crowning achievment of jason’s musical life-on-earth thusfar; he’s managed to channel the infinite sadness of his father’s passing into a grand statement that’s both intensely personal and penultimately triumphant."-excerpt from Mimaroglu Music


If you do download it, and you like it, it never hurts to throw some money at the artist to show your support.... you heartless animal.


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