James Romig and Mike Scheidt "The Complexity of Distance" 2x12"

PRESSING INFO: First Press 1585 x Black Standard Gram 243 x Clear with Black, White and Grey Splatter Standard Gram *Relapse.com Exclusive* 146 x Black, White and Black Striped with Black and White Splatter Standard Gram *Relapse.com Exclusive* 100 x Clear (Not available to the public - Friends of band and label only) JAMES ROMIG (finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Music) & MIKE SCHEIDT (YOB) present the vinyl release of The Complexity of Distance. The Complexity of Distance is a 58-minute electric guitar solo composed by James Romig and commissioned by Mike Scheidt. Like a vast expanse of ocean or desert, the music presents what might initially seem to be a bleak and repetitive landscape, but closer observation reveals constant variation in the flow of musical events, diverse intersections of harmonies, and a fragile world of micro-activity in the complex timbres that resonate within the guitar’s distortion and sustain. The work’s title, chosen in December 2019, refers to th