Chris Brokaw - I Was Born, But...

The soundtrack to a full-length experimental work by the obscure independent filmmaker Roddy Bogawa, I Was Born, But... consists almost entirely of meditative solo guitar pieces by Chris Brokaw. Closer in feel to Roy Montgomery or Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo's experimental solo albums than John Fahey and his avant folk acolytes, these are primarily electric pieces, some layering multiple guitar and feedback drones with some simple hand percussion, a few strictly solo improvisations, and one or two (most notably "On a Great Lake") that approach conventional indie rock. Read More