{"product_id":"giant-sand-black-out-25th-anniversary-edition","title":"Giant Sand 'Black Out (25th Anniversary Edition)'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire Records re-issues the rare and regarded 'Black Out' recording from 1993. Forged \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom the embers of the recording session which was 'Purge \u0026amp; Slouch' , and wholly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacoustic, this collection of takes was originally released only in Germany. 'Black Out' sits \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproudly amidst the Giant Sand re-issue project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"When we gathered for the grand experiment of 'purge \u0026amp; slouch\" Howe Gelb recalls, \"the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eidea of which was to record without having written anything prior for it . Some actual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esongs did pop out , perhaps for the sake of warm-up or while mics were being wired .. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emaybe just for the sake of vigorous deployment .. re-living some old songs there and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethen, we bundled em up after the fact for what would become \"stromausfall\" instead.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This was a limited batch release on a small german label who took my original title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"black out\" and translated it .. the idea being that this is the sound that would happen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eduring one .. songs without electricity attached\". Since then, most of that original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epressing made in germany has mysteriously self destructed so it is with pleasure we have\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe opportunity to release the album again, including a bonus piano track for when the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecity goes dark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Giant Sand is a mood,\" says Howe' of Giant Sand, as if trying to oer a low-key explanation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor his dizzying array of artistic exploration that includes a back-catalogue of some \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40 albums as a singer, band-leader and producer. After growing up in Pennsylvania in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe 1970's, it wasn't until he moved to Tuscon, Arizona that he met his musical soul mate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe guitarist Rainer Ptaceck. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two formed Giant Sandworms and issued only a handful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof recordings before the worms were put to rest: since then, Giant Sand have released 24 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealbums - an impressive haul when considering Howe's equally prolic output under \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eother projects including Black Ranchette and Arizona Amp \u0026amp; Alternator as well as his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003esolo releases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e1. October Anywhere\u003cbr\u003e2. The Y Stop Jumble\u003cbr\u003e3. Steadfast\u003cbr\u003e4. Robes Of Bible Black\u003cbr\u003e5. Mt. Of Love\u003cbr\u003e6. The Replacement\u003cbr\u003e7. Severely Altered On The Hill\u003cbr\u003e8. Dreamville, New Mexico\u003cbr\u003e9. Seldom Matters\u003cbr\u003e10. Approximation Of Joy (Bonus)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fire Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":897618585,"sku":"FIRECD190","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/8053\/products\/Giant_sand_FIRE190_blackout.jpg?v=1571438645","url":"https:\/\/cargorecordsdirect.co.uk\/products\/giant-sand-black-out-25th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Cargo Independent Distribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}