The White Arcades

by Harold Budd

Overview

On the short-lived moment when Warner Bros. was distributing Opal records, this Harold Budd album probably reached more people than his previous work combined. One can hope so, at least. This album shows Budd at his most stylistically pure: nine pieces that rarely shift from their piano and synth instrumentation, all treated with much echo and coloration. Budd is after beauty, not menace, but with the mystery that follows it. From the pulse of "Coyote" to the grand thunder and rolling clouds of "Balthus Bemused By Color," this is a solid album, one for thinking, studying, or whatever one does when the ambient comes. ~ Ted Mills

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2023
Label:	All Saints
UPC:	5056614704365
Rank:	44034

Tracks

1. The White Arcades
2. Balthus Bemused by Color
3. The Child with a Lion
4. The Real Dream of Sails
5. Algebra of Darkness
6. Totems of the Red-Sleeved Warrior
7. The Room
8. Coyote
9. The Kiss

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Harold Budd   Primary Artist,Multi Instruments

Technical Credits

Keith Mitchell   Engineer
Harold Budd   Composer,Producer
Robin Guthrie   Engineer
Lincoln Fong   Engineer
Brian Eno   Composer,Engineer
Jack Adams   Engineer,Mastering
Russell Mills   Artwork,Cover Design
William S. Burroughs   Text
David Buckland   Photography
Dave Coppenhall   Artwork,Cover Design