Squidco: Dempsey, Craig Lee : 22:00 (CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD)

22:00 (CASSETTE w/ DOWNLOAD)

Atlanta, GA sound artist Craig Lee Dempsey (US Prisms, Ben Trickey Full Band, The Weight, Thoroughbred) issues his first fully solo album of ambient drones developed from guitar and synthesizer sources, with rich implied rhythmic pulses that slowly evolve through the six pieces on this cassette & download release, all six pieces adding up to 22 minutes of sound.

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Label: Marthasville Fine Audio Recordings
Catalog ID: MVL 003
Squidco Product Code: 32251

Format: CASSETTE
Condition: New
Released: 2022
Country: USA
Packaging: Cassette
Recorded by the artist. Mastered by James Plotkin.

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"Craig Dempsey (of US Prisms, Ben Trickey Full Band, The Weight, Thoroughbred, At the Price of the Union and many more) has issued his long overdue solo album of expansive, cinematic, and alarmingly beautiful instrumental ambient/drone. Dempsey has been working and refining his approach to guitar and synth based compositions for some time, mostly as a member of improvisation based heavy drone band US Prisms and as a collaborator on scores for Atlanta based filmmakers. Marthasville Fine Audio Recordings is proud to release this stunning solo debut."-Marthasville Fine Audio Recordings

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is an Atlanta, GA sound artist, a member of US Prisms, Ben Trickey Full Band, The Weight, Thoroughbred, and At the Price of the Union. He mostly works with ambient drone using guitar and synthesizers.-Squidco 1/26/2026

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Track Listing:

SIDE A

1. 0:00 03:42

2. 3:33 01:12

3. 4:55 05:10

SIDE B

1. 0:00 05:59

2. 5:55 01:52

3. 7:50 04:02

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