★Pelt

A Stone For Angus MacLise documents a 2007 trio session recorded during the same period that produced Dauphin Elegies (VHF 112). The instrumentation—harmonium, singing bowl, gong, and esraj - reflects Pelt's longstanding interest in sustained tones and the textural possibilities of acoustic drone music. The album takes its name from Angus MacLise, the poet and percussionist who performed with the early Velvet Underground before the band's commercial recordings. Like MacLise, Pelt have maintained…