Chuck Johnson's pedal steel guitar debut delivers a group of pieces for ambient meditation. Recorded in a single two-week session during late 2015, and subsequently arranged/constructed/treated in the studio in spring of 2016, Balsams is awash in layers of tonal perfection. The album constantly evolves while maintaining a unified approach across both sides. Balsams is a record that lives outside genre and time, one that continues to develop with each successive deep listen. A unique expansion in the VDSQ catalog, Balsams is an album created in the hopes of providing solace and regenerative energies for many years to come.
MP3 $5.94
06/09/2017
FLAC $6.99
06/09/2017
Mark McGuire reminds us why he is among the most beloved guitarists of our new age. McGuire returns to VDSQ with a beautiful album of fractal introspection, a succinct collection of deeply melodic and emotive themes. Ideas of Beginnings is a direct statement of modern guitar, running the gamut from brightly focused acoustic compositions to late night electric vapor trails. Ideas of Beginnings is another highlight from this iconic 21st Century guitarist.
MP3 $9.90
06/09/2017
FLAC $11.99
06/09/2017
Anthony Pasquarosa focuses the third eye back to 1910 to conjure a lysergic spaghetti Western experience. Expect to be transported to another realm where gunshots, galloping horses and psychedelic gunslingers mark the terrain. Pasquarosa reveals himself to be a master stylist and his third full length for VDSQ shows the widescreen breadth of his cinematic vision. Abbandonato Da Dio Nazione is expansively packaged with hand drawn artwork from the guitarist himself. Western's have never sounded like this.
MP3 $9.90
06/09/2017
FLAC $11.99
06/09/2017
***The godfather of alternative guitar returns with an all-instrumental album, Homages, in tribute to his influences and contemporaries. Summoning the spirits of some of the greatest guitarists of all time, MICHAEL CHAPMAN proves again that he stands among them.
LP $18.75
05/27/2016
MP3 $9.90
05/02/2016
FLAC $11.99
05/02/2016
***Rarely has a guitarist emerged with as distinctive and singular a voice as TASHI DORJI has with this series of nylon-string improvisations. Recorded in the U.S. and Bhutan, VDSQ solo acoustic Volume 13 stands as a defining document of a great 21st Century guitarist.
LP $18.75
05/27/2016
MP3 $9.90
05/02/2016
FLAC $11.99
05/02/2016
***A widescreen, cinematic vision for acoustic guitar composition from this classically trained Icelandic artist. From minimal tone poems to densely melodic ballads, VDSQ solo acoustic Volume 14 presents a deeply personal approach to modern guitar that takes us on a journey of unexpected beauty.
LP $18.75
05/27/2016
MP3 $7.92
05/02/2016
FLAC $9.90
05/02/2016
***Minimal, melodic, acoustic compositions by NYC guitar legend Alan Licht, Currents marks his VDSQ debut with eight gorgeous forays into repetitive based composition. The album represents a modern approach to the acoustic guitar.
LP $18.75
12/08/2015
MP3 $7.92
11/06/2015
FLAC $8.99
11/06/2015
***Four guitar instrumentals from master songwriter Dan Melchior, housed in a handmade, letterpress sleeve limited to 300 copies.
7" $0.00
11/06/2015
MP3 $3.96
11/06/2015
FLAC $4.99
11/06/2015
***Transcendental acoustic guitar mysticism from the VDSQ shaman of Western MA, following up on his debut last year, Pasquarosa returns with a six string tranquility accompanied by field recordings. Perfect meditative listening for anytime.
LP $18.75
12/08/2015
MP3 $8.91
11/06/2015
FLAC $9.90
11/06/2015
LP $18.75
01/20/2015
MP3 $7.99
12/02/2014
FLAC $8.99
12/02/2014
***SUN CITY GIRLS’ master guitarist, in 20,000 leagues of his own.
LP $19.75
05/13/2014
MP3 $7.99
04/08/2014
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04/08/2014
***The blues, as abstract, by the HARRY PUSSY guitarist of yore.
LP $19.75
05/13/2014
MP3 $5.94
04/08/2014
FLAC $7.99
04/08/2014
***Twelve-string alchemy by the CRYSTALLINE ROSES guy. Hypnotic, finger- picked melodies of a true occult nature, resounding with mysticism and unknown pleasures.
LP $19.75
05/13/2014
MP3 $7.99
04/08/2014
FLAC $9.90
04/08/2014
Four-string minimal symphonies for the gray side of America. Starkly melodic nighttime instrumentals.
LP $18.60
03/01/2011
MP3 $9.90
02/08/2011
Solo, untreated, 12-string compositions, subtitled 12 String Meditations For Jack Rose.
LP $18.60
03/01/2011
MP3 $9.90
02/08/2011
A revelation in its intricate beauty and unique phrasings. Hailing from small town Ohio, this young player encapsulates everything exciting about modern composition for acoustic guitar. Performed live in one take. Edition of 200.
LP $18.60
03/01/2011
MP3 $9.90
02/08/2011
***The second installment in VDSQ’s (Vin Du Select Qualitite) Solo Acoustic guitar series curated by STEVE LOWENTHAL of Swingset Magazine. In these 12-string arrangements from a true master of the instrument, Brokaw shows a range from waltzes and ballads to experiments and rhythms. Member of Codeine, The New Year, Come, Thurston Moore and the New Wave Bandits and many more ensembles.
LP $13.75
03/02/2010
MP3 $9.90
03/02/2010