{"product_id":"roy-montgomery-temple-iv-vinyl","title":"Montgomery, Roy: Temple IV (Vinyl 2xLP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nCjj2lZBjA?si=hKfABzm8-rF9vnan\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the original press release:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew recording artists have aligned the quantity and quality of their releases as well as New Zealand singer\/guitarist Roy Montgomery has in 1995. Beginning with kranky's release of the soundtrack for an imaginary film \u003cem\u003eThat That Is...Is (Not)\u003c\/em\u003e by Roy's duo Dissolve early in the year, a series of superb albums and singles have been issued by a variety of labels across the world. Each one of them is a must have. Most recently, the Drunken Fish label released a collection of pastoral drones entitled \u003cem\u003eScenes From The South Island\u003c\/em\u003e, singles have appeared on the Roof Bolt and gyttja labels, and further singles are scheduled with Ajax, Siltbreeze and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTemple IV\u003c\/em\u003e is the first solo recording by Roy Montgomery on kranky. The album was recorded by Roy on a 4 track tape deck and then thickened up with monophonic moog. The tracks on the album are thick with interwoven guitar lines and moog drone, inspired by the Guatemalan rain forests and the mysterious ruins of the temple and ruins Roy visited there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoy Montgomery spent the past year in New York, Chicago and London before returning to New Zealand. While in the UK he played live with Flying Saucer Attack and collaborated with spoken word performer Kirk Lake. A brief tour across the United States in September saw Roy performing before enraptured audiences in New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe long overdue recognition of Roy Montgomery as a crucial figure in New Zealand's musical history as a member of The Pin Group, Shallows and Dadamah, is now augmented by his new recordings. \u003cem\u003eTemple IV\u003c\/em\u003e will serve to extend and deepen that appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe Waits On Temple IV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeparting The Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Soul Quietens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Passage Of Forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaguar Meets Snake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbove The Canopy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaguar Unseen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Kranky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53149434708314,"sku":"KRANK009LP","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/roy-montgomery-temple-iv.jpg?v=1766836501","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/roy-montgomery-temple-iv-vinyl","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}