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LTJ-25 Anla Courtis: "...y el resplandor de la luz no conoce limites"

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Anla Courtis Anla Courtis

FORMAT: 3"CD-R

Tracklisting:

1. ...y el resplandor de la luz no conoce limites (20:07)

Released 4.7.2004.
20 minutes of shimmering droney psychedelia from the guitarist of Reynols, includes an insert.

A. Courtis: electric guitar, organ, mouth harp & hawk-bells
Recorded at 8(8)8 Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2004.
Artwork: Clarisa Courtis
Thanks to : Hannu, Plotinus, Clarisa, Corina, Christian & Ana Maria Courtis.

"...and the glimmer of the light knows no limits" - Plotinus, Ennead V

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REVIEWS:
"burbling drone with a nice fuzzy analogue electronic edge from Reynols' guitarist" Boa Melody Bar

"The mighty glacial drone returns. Anla Courtis, guitarist extraordinaire from the mighty Reynols, returns with a single-track 3" release on the excellent 267 Lattajjaa imprint. On this single, 20-minute composition, Courtis leaves it all on the table. Using his guitar as the main weapon, he settles in to making some of the most hypnotic and beautiful music I've heard in some time. As this piece slowly builds up, various layers are added. They come in subtly, and you barely realize how much is going on until the last minute. This is brilliant. Courtis works in a jew's harp beautifully, and surprisingly it doesn't seem out of place amongst this shimmering drone. Cathartic releases of tension dot this piece. I feel like all of my stress is being slowly extracted and released into the heavens, never to be heard from again. It just builds monumentally. By the time the more abrasive, wailing guitars come in at the end, you are free. Flying through the clouds at light speed, Courtis is your guide to a higher plane of consciousness. This is one of the best pieces of music I've heard all year. Absolutely stunning. 9/10" - Brad Rose, FoxyDigitalis

"Anla Courtis (of Reynols) gives us the "...y el resplandor de la luz no conoce limites" 3"CD-R, a searing beam of aural sunlight that builds on wave after wave of fuzz guitar, organ, mouth harp and hawk-bells to a primo wall of textural drone, and fasten your seatbelt at about 11 min. in when the the shaft gets lashed with conduits of shrieking distortion." Womblife

"Dense drones. This is the guitarist for Reynols, if I have my facts straight. Which makes sense. Thick waves of sound, and a deep, deep vibe space. This is a single 20 minute track of textured chord shimmer. Totally great! 9/10" Dick Baldwin

"Anla Courtis is a former member of the bunch gods called Reynols, and on this disc he presents a 20-minute track of absolutely finest drone music there is. He uses "electric guitar, organ, mouth harp & hawk-bells", and as a result, amigos, "the glimmer of the light knows no limits". Style-wise this is quite similar to some works of Birchville Cat Motel, but - if possible - even better. The sound is a bit cleaner and also heavier (not in metal sense) and it suits this just fine. The amazing guitar part in the last 5 minutes is the final hit from the bong. There's no chance but to surrender to The Sound. Definitely the best 267 Lattajjaa release this far (and there were some real masterpieces already). Do you want to get high? Get this work of art immediately! Now where's my space suit?" Pekka PT, Dilettante's Digest

"Tämä on melko kivanoloinen 3" CD-R argentiinalaiselta Anla Courtikselta, joka on soittanut kitaraa Reynolsissa. Levyltä löytyy vain yksi kappale, mutta sillä onkin sitten mittaa kaksikymmentä minuuttia. Levy on julkaistu jo vuosi sitten, mutta on yhä saatavilla. Courtis luo hyvin taianomaisen, toismaailmallisen ja hieman pelottavankin dronen, joka vie kuulijan jonnekin toiselle puolelle tajuntaa ja aika-avaruusjatkumoa. Kappale etenee hyvin hitaasti jos ollenkaan, mutta pitää kuulijan otteessaan koko kestonsa ajan. Courtis on koostanut tämän psykedeelisen, lähes rytmittömän kollaasinsa käyttäen sähkökitaroita, urkuja, suuharppua ja haukkakelloja. Oikein suositeltava kiekko, jos haluat irrottautua tästä todellisuudesta pariksikymmeneksi minuutiksi ja antaa näiden kummallisten äänellisten virtauksien kuljettaa sinua." Astro, Psychotropic Zone

"Absolutely beautiful 3" CDR from the Reynols guitarist Anla Courtis. Here we have just over 20 minutes of a shimmering beam of light straight from the sun's core pulled from guitar feedback, jews harp, organ and hawk bells. The track builds intensity towards the end until you are faced with some blinding white hot distorion that scorches the air echoing John Cale's classic 'Sun Blindness Music'. Highly Recommended!" Second Layer Records

"...20-minute ambient guitar noisefest" Piero Scaruffi

"Un drone (sonido que se extiende durante un tiempo considerable) de veinte minutos sostenido en el órgano y la guitarra eléctrica. Promediando el tema se introducen un arpa de boca y algunos sonidos percusivos.
El título remite a una cita tomada de la Enéada V de Plotino, filósofo neoplatónico del siglo III cuyo sincretismo religioso ofrece una pauta de las preocupaciones espirituales de Courtis. Se trata de un momento previo a la absorción del neoplatonismo en el pensamiento cristiano y se basa en la asunción de que todo desciende de Dios por grados y todo vuelve a él por grados. Una suerte de infinitud que se encuentra más allá de toda determinación y que, por eso mismo, se convierte en el rasgo distintivo de una perfección a la que el hombre, ser inferior e imperfecto, no puede menos que aspirar.
El resplandor de la luz alude a la emanación mediante la cual Dios deriva todos los demás seres de su propia plenitud como tal, de manera semejante a como el sol, siendo luz en sí, irradia su fulgor en todas direcciones. Y si bien esta derivación de seres gradualmente inferiores constituye un descenso progresivo, existen tres caminos ascendentes para la elevación espiritual y la conversión hacia Dios. El primero de ellos consiste en la contemplación de la armonía y refiere explícitamente a la música.
La obra recupera este recorrido al abrirse y cerrarse con el drone en primer plano, apoyado en las fuentes instrumentales citadas mientras hacia la mitad del tema (camino) se introducen ciertas variaciones rítmicas subrepticias que puntúan y marginan al sonido alargado. No obstante, éste vuelve a adquirir fuerza hasta cerrarse en una especie de círculo perfecto con la presencia recobrada del órgano y, en especial, la e-guitar, reproduciendo el desarrollo del universo plotiniano. Una doctrina emanantista, que tiende a incidir en muchas obras de Courtis y en gran parte de la estética general de Reynols, anterior -y en gran medida opuesta- a la consideración creacionista del mundo característica del cristianismo.
Aparece por un sello finés dedicado a la edición de CDRs."
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