Incident At Cima

by Scenic

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Packaged in a letterpress-printed Discfolio created at Independent Project Press. Includes oversized folding insert with East Mojave Desert photographs by band member and designer Bruce LIcher.

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1.	The Shifting Sand 03:13	buy track
2.	The Kelso Run 02:54	buy track
3.	Incident At Cima 03:36	buy track
4.	East Mojave Shuffle 01:09	buy track
5.	Hole In The Wall 01:39	buy track
6.	Carrying On To Cadiz 06:01	buy track
7.	The Mid Hills 02:50	buy track
8.	Down Black Canyon Road 02:40	buy track
9.	Chiriaco Summit 05:38	buy track
10.	Around Sundown 01:49	buy track
11.	Bossa Dune 04:30	buy track
12.	Predawn 00:53	buy track
13.	On The Dune 02:28	buy track
14.	The Road To Ivanpah 01:16	buy track
15.	Cima Dome 01:12	buy track

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Incident at Cima is the 1995 debut album from SCENIC, the group formed by SAVAGE REPUBLIC and IPR founder Bruce Licher. Conceived as an all-instrumental soundtrack for the East Mojave Desert, Licher is joined by former SHIVA BURLESQUE bassist James Brenner and drummer Brock Wirtz, with guest musicians Jeffrey Clark (SHIVA BURLESQUE vocalist), Robert Loveless (former SAVAGE REPUBLIC and 17 PYGMIES member), Chris Manecke (from the ABECEDARIANS) and John Ganem. Together, they have created an aural masterpiece which has received serious critical acclaim. David Fricke in ROLLING STONE magazine writes that SCENIC's music "suggests Ennio Morricone dune-surfing in Death Valley." Robert Levine in huH magazine describes the album as "a sweeping, swirling (sound) that's full of both darkness and wonder." Grant Alden in RAYGUN says "Incident At Cima plays like futuristic chamber music. It is like nothing else on the landscape." And that sums it up pretty well. SCENIC's music is like nothing else on the landscape, and while there is definitely a relation to some of the sounds explored by SAVAGE REPUBLIC during their eight-year existence, SCENIC have created a mature and focused album which is a great leap forward. Incident at Cima is an evocative aural journey, a quite listenable and incredibly honest piece of music, and as such it has the potential to be appreciated by a wide range of listeners. The packaging for Incident at Cima includes a series of photographs Licher has taken in the East Mojave Desert which relate to the various pieces of music on the album, creating a complete audio/visual experience. Four of the songs on Incident At Cima are prominently featured in Stuart Swezey's 2019 feature-length documentary film Desolation Center, including the track Carrying On To Cadiz as heard in the main title sequence.

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Scenic Bishop, California

Scenic is the group formed by Savage Republic and Independent Project Records founder Bruce Licher in 1992, when he was joined by former Shiva Burlesque bassist James Brenner and drummer Brock Wirtz. Scenic's debut album Incident At Cima was conceived as an all-instrumental soundtrack for the E. Mojave Desert and succeeded in creating a music that is unlike anything else in the musical landscape. ... more

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