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RMHQ (4 Album Set)

by Roy Montgomery

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Grapefruit since no one also had. So here we have four massive slabs of music, with the first "set" adding Roy's deep vocals. The rest are instrumental and give us all his various moods and influences (though he has no doubt influenced may others). This should appeal to fans of ambient/dark ambient; post-rock, minimalism, experimental guitar, and so on
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  • Tropic of Anodyne, Darkmotif Dancehall, Bender, and Transient Global Amnesia (4 LP Set)
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    All four albums in the Roy Montgomery Headquarters (RMHQ) Set.

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    All four albums in the Roy Montgomery Headquarters (RMHQ) set, on compact disc.

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about

This release contains four distinct records of new material. Listening to any of his work is a visceral experience—repeating phrases swell and decay, immersing the listener in the cyclical narrative of his compositions.
Montgomery was in his rock band period in the eighties, when the dark, minimalist post-punk of The Pin Group lead into the gloriously open-ended freedoms of Dadamah. After a quiet spell, he returned in the late nineties, producing towering spires of guitar lines that exposed fragility between the strums. With his solo releases and in collaboration with Flying Saucer Attack, Bardo Pond (Hash Jar Tempo), and Chris Heaphy (Dissolve), his focus shifted from the truth-mining of rock music to epic celestialism. His ambitious yet humble tracks outstrip their origins, and Montgomery toured the world sitting cross-legged on the floor, playing twenty-plus-minute compositions.

A long period of silence followed, marked only with a split album with Grouper (who lists Montgomery as a primary influence), involvement in Torlesse Super Group, and a couple thematic variations serving as soundtracks for films. Instead, he focused on his personal and professional commitments. Unfortunately, two horrific events preceded his return: the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011 condemned Montgomery’s entire neighborhood save for his home, stripping his street of a community; and, as a volunteer firefighter, he saw first-hand the destruction and loss of life in the city center. Additionally, since 2014, illness in the family has dominated his life. Self-expression once again demanded an outlet.

R M H Q is four albums conceived and recorded over a very short period, each of them carrying a distinct focus and mood.


R: Tropic of Anodyne Tracklist
1. Tropic of Anodyne
2. Dear Future Loser
3. You Always Get What You Deserve
4. I Was A Distant Star
5. Seven Faded Dreams
6. If And Only If
7. Hanging Melody
8. As The Sun Sets

M: Darkmotif Dancehall Tracklist
1. Rough Take-Off
2. 10538 Overdrive
3. Little Big Star
4. Dazed Pig Dreamhome Slide
5. At The Gogol Au Go Go (for Natstya Terekhova)
6. Six Guitar Salute To Peter Gutteridge
7. Making Love In A Blast Furnace
8. Slow Heroes
9. Rough Landing

H: Bender Tracklist
1. Ten Beers With Five Beers At Two Guns, Arizona
2. I.O.U. Otto
3. Pipeline
4. And Later We Looked Up At The Stars
5. A Guitar Called Boomslang
6. Another David Lynch Thanks, No Ice
7. Chasing Monica Vitti
8. Cocktails With Can

Q: Transient Global Amnesia Tracklist
1. Otherness
2. Riding
3. Last Alarm (for Brad Fletcher)
4. Unshore
5. Weathering Mortality (feat. Emma Johnston)

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released October 1, 2020

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Grapefruit is a record label founded by Simon Joyner & Ben Goldberg in 2011 to release underground and experimental music (mostly). In 2015, Grapefruit began stocking records from other indie labels in our store as well so we now offer a curated selection from kindred independent labels in addition to our own releases on Grapefruit and sister label, Ba Da Bing Records. ... more

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