American Elegy, by Adam Steinberg

American Elegy

by Adam Steinberg

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1.	Bubble Up 04:20	info	buy track
2.	I Was Once In Love 05:35	info	buy track
3.	Divided by 5ths 03:26	info	buy track
4.	American Elegy 03:09	info	buy track
5.	The Engine Room 04:11	info	buy track
6.	Made From Stars 05:08	info	buy track
7.	Might As Well Pray 02:59	info	buy track
8.	3 Days 04:09	info	buy track
9.	Their Sky 03:24	info	buy track
10.	Breaker 03:48	info	buy track
11.	Western Hymn 05:25	info	buy track
12.	Talking In Dreams 08:12	info	buy track

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"American Elegy" is a collection of improvised pieces played on solo electric guitar, curated from a much larger set of sketches from late 2022 - early 2023. This album sort of feels like a poem to me...an elegy reflecting on hope, love, loss, a longing for deeper connection - and the wonder of being a part of something so vast and amazing that we can't come close to comprehending it.

Everything was created just as you hear it with no prior composition or planning...just kind of 'sit down, hit record and start playing'; though I did edit out a few broken bits here and there...and added a few subtle things to a couple of tracks during mixing for additional texture and interest. About 99% of what you hear is exactly what happened at the moment.

The pieces range from fairly simple melodic mediations to more complex soundscapes using drones, loops, and other effects to manipulate sound and rhythm, and they seem to reveal some set of connections and thematic intentions that pull together the album as a whole.

I try to imagine each time I work on something as the first time, even if it's an iteration of an existing idea. And at the same time, it's all part of a larger arc and continuum. Much like all the moments that add together to make up a life.

Love and Peace,
Adam

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released June 3, 2023

All music and sound created and recorded by Adam Steinberg

Art Direction/Photo by Lisa Deupree

For Ayla, Julian and Rae

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