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I Am Providence

by United Bible Studies

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Recorded in one day in Providence, Rhode Island on their 2008 US tour, I Am Providence is utterly unique even in the discography of United Bible Studies. The band performed a musicial ritual at HP Lovecraft's graveside then an a capella house show that evening with locals Alec K Redfearn, Orion Rigel Dommisse, Manbeard and their touring companion Sharron Kraus.


"All I remember from that day in Swan Point Cemetary ….
My several thousand miles of dad rock-beaten ears were looking forward to the silent tranquillity of a graveyard. How unrealistic. We were more than 2 weeks into the tour. It was 2008. It was hot. With some help we found Lovecraft’s grave. I was never the greatest fan, so I took the opportunity to wander off, find some shade, and lounge (which is prohibited at Swan Point Cemetery, although 5 Europeans singing or dancing around a grave seems to be okay). It wasn’t long into my illicit lounging that I started to hear the music, drifting. The music was not clear to me, more undulating, like a warped tape. This was better than silent tranquillity. I am Providence.
At Chris and Sandra's house that night, UBS performed a very special show, improvised and without any instruments. That day in Providence was a particular highlight of the tour, and these two recordings capture why."
- Michael Lawrence, October 2012

Thanks to Eric Arn, Sandra Boiteau, Hans-Martin Gross,
Michael Lawrence, Alec K Redfearn and Chris Sadlers.

In Memory of Tony Dale and Lee Jackson.

~~~~~ Reviews ~~~~~~~
www.eveningoflight.nl/2012/12/16/review-united-bible-studies-i-am-providence-2012/

www.progarchives.com/album-reviews.asp?id=40700

www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_May_13.htm

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released January 12, 2012

Recorded live on Tuesday, 1st July, 2008.
Tracks 2 - 5: At H.P. Lovecraft's grave, Providence, RI
Tracks 1 & 6: At Top Shelf,123 Tobey st., Providence, RI
Edited and mixed by Michael Tanner.
Vinyl mastering by by Steve Fanagan.
Digital mastering by Karsten Zinsik

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'The music of United Bible Studies always emanates from a place where primal, slightly dangerous forces live.... Conjuring improvisations from pastoral forms and earthy drones, their art teeters between fierce exaltations of the flesh and celestial spiritual journeys.' The Wire ... more

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