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The Visible Range

by Blake Leyh

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    The original CD release from 1991. Jewel case with vintage gold-band cellophane shrink wrap.

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1.
Hear 03:57
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2.
Respiration 05:41
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3.
Zero Falling Space 03:55
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4.
Massive Reduction 02:09
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5.
Another Wind 04:57
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6.
The Inner Ear 04:29
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7.
Towards The Shore 03:51
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8.
A Long Time 04:43
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9.
Midnight Oil 03:04
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10.
Ripple 03:52
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11.
Real Time 06:16
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12.
The Glass Piano 02:38
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about

The Visible Range was the first CD Blake Leyh released after forming Luminous Records in December 1990. It's a collection of mostly-instrumental original compositions, with two pieces that include poetry text by other writers and one song written and sung by ex-Holy Sister Jill Fido.

The richly textured and densely arranged music covers a wide range of styles and moods, from the almost-danceable Hear, through the somnambulist vocal textures of Towards the Shore, the peaceful but dark Real Time, and ending with the stark jazz and bleak mood of The Glass Piano. Leyh plays fretless bass and various exotic percussion instruments on most tracks, and his odd but distinctive style of sax playing is featured throughout.

The Visible Range was distributed by the now-defunct Bayside Records, and received a fair amount of airplay on alternative radio, particularly on Santa Monica station KCRW. The piece "Respiration" was featured in Reza Abdoh's acclaimed 1991 stage extravaganza "The Boogeyman."

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released February 1, 1991

PLAYERS: Pierre Desir - Voice on 1 / Dale Strumpell - Lead Guitar on 1, 3 / Dane Davis - Clarinet on 2,8 / Shimon Alkeslasy - Tabla on 3 / Jill Fido - Bass & Voice on 7 / Quinta Rose Seward - Voice on 12 / Blake Leyh - Bass, Guitar, Sax, Drums, Percussion, Voice, Keyboards

All compositions by Blake Leyh except: HEAR: Words from a poem by Kurt Wolff / TOWARDS THE SHORE: Words & Music by Jill Fido / The Glass Piano: Words from a poem by Jim Tucker

Cover photograph by Arnold Finkelstein

Graphics by Genevieve Leyh

All titles published by Ground Loop Music (BMI) except TOWARDS THE SHORE published by Dog Star Music/Bug Music

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Blake Leyh New York, New York

Composer, Music Supervisor (The Wire, Treme, Plot Against America), Sound Design, Music Producer, Bass/Guitar/Cello. Co-founder of N to The Power.

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