Album US 2009 on Lens Records label
Electronic and Spoken Word (Dark Ambient, Drone)
Disc 1 composed 2004-2005. Disc 2 composed 2006-2008. Limited edition of 200 copies released in a textured box with two cards. In 2004, a group of musicians and curiosity-seekers went to the Belvidere Theatre in Central City, CO because it was rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in the state. Their initial goal was to attempt to record Electromagnetic Voice Phenomena, but the project eventually took on a much different cast. They never succeeded in capturing any ghostly voices, but they reassembled the recordings into new compositions that captured the haunted spaciousness of the theatre. That’s where 139 Nevada began They returned to record in the theatre two more times while making these two records. Even if the spirits never raised their voices, the artists hope they were entertained by their presence. 139 Nevada consists of two discs - Encomiast ‘s “Masked Mirror” and "Slam Your Doors In Golden Silence" by The Copper Thieves, a coalition including members of Encomiast and the group Mandible Chatter. Both collections mine the rich sonic bed of the Belvidere Theatre - located at 139 Nevada, Central City, CO - but each one takes its own clear path.
![]() | Encomiast , album by |
![]() | The Copper Thieves , album by |
![]() | Grant Miller g, eg, composed by, producer |
![]() | Neville Harson bvoc, composed by, producer, photography by |
![]() | Ross Hagen , composed by, producer, design |
Chelsey Lehl photography by |
Grant Miller |
Neville Harson |
Ross Hagen |
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Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Masked Mirror | Encomiast / The Copper Thieves | 57:12 | |
2 | ![]() | A Nervous Light | Encomiast | 9:03 | |
3 | ![]() | Freed From Time Yet Vulnerable To Air | Encomiast | 16:02 | |
4 | ![]() | Ever Becoming Shades | Encomiast | 10:36 | |
5 | ![]() | My Hooded Voice, Lost | Encomiast | 5:56 | |
6 | ![]() | As An Orb Weaver | Encomiast | 7:47 | |
7 | ![]() | Without Silk For Spinning | Encomiast | 7:50 | |
8 | ![]() | Slam Your Doors In Golden Silence | Encomiast / The Copper Thieves | 44:40 | |
9 | ![]() | Slam Your Doors | The Copper Thieves | 6:21 | |
10 | ![]() | When Everybody Is Sleeping... | The Copper Thieves | 3:14 | |
11 | ![]() | A Liminal Hymnal | The Copper Thieves | 5:31 | |
12 | ![]() | Sing Uprising I | The Copper Thieves | 3:19 | |
13 | ![]() | Sing Uprising II | The Copper Thieves | 3:41 | |
14 | ![]() | The Talking Clock | The Copper Thieves | 3:11 | |
15 | Something Shines Through | The Copper Thieves | 11:34 | ||
16 | The Ways We Lived | The Copper Thieves | 3:55 | ||
17 | In Golden Silence | The Copper Thieves | 4:00 |
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