{"product_id":"david-john-sheppard-vertical-land","title":"David John Sheppard: Vertical Land - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eVertical Land\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eDavid John Sheppard\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eVillage Green\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5051083088466\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2015-07-10\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003eDIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD, 180 GRAM VINYL, BLACK\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Multi-instrumentalist and composer David John Sheppard presents his first bona fide solo album, Vertical Land. The writer and orchestrator behind theacclaimed State River Widening, Ellis Island Sound, Snow Palms, and Leaf recording artists Phelan\/Sheppard, Sheppard began the tracks percussively by inserting pencils into guitars to make false bridges, then hammering the strings with vibraphone mallets, or by applying layers of masking tape to the strings of an upright piano in order to create a raw percussiveinstrument. Marimbas, glockenspiels, and mountain dulcimers were all attacked with a similar sense of primal reflex until the compositions were gradually built up, only to be stripped back down again in a very painterly process, to reveal new forms, combinations, and colors. For fans of The Cinematic Orchestra,Tortoise, Steve Reich, and Phillip Glass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 A1. a Thumbnail Sketch of Infinity (6:49) \u003cbr\u003e1.2 A2. Horizon Climbs (5:02) \u003cbr\u003e1.3 A3. Vortex on a String (5:00) \u003cbr\u003e1.4 A4. Seconds, Minutes, Hours (5:34) \u003cbr\u003e1.5 B1. Vertical Land 1 (6:56) \u003cbr\u003e1.6 B2. Spring Forward, Fall Back (3:19) \u003cbr\u003e1.7 B3. Mountain Time (4:23) \u003cbr\u003e1.8 B4. Vertical Land 2 (6:37)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David John Sheppard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32306804916295,"sku":"28436331","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/2889468.jpg?v=1747397338","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/david-john-sheppard-vertical-land","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}