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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
Archival processing of the Loren Connors Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Collection Overview
| Size | .5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 70 items) |
| Abstract | The Loren Connors Collection consists mostly of reference copies of commercial audio recordings created and compiled by composer, Loren MazzaCane Connors. The recordings, which primarily feature avant-garde and experimental guitar music by Connors, include commercial releases, promotional copies, annotated personal copies, and self-released material by Connors, as well as compilations and collaborations by Connors with other artists, including Kath Bloom, Keiji Haino, Jandek, Suzanne Langille, and Alan Licht, among others. The collection also contains photographs and printed materials related to Connors, including a copy of his chapter book, Autumn's Sun (1999). |
| Creator | Connors, Loren, 1949- |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processing Information
Processed by: Brad San Martin, September 2016
Encoded by: Anne Wells, March 2017
Archival processing of the Loren Connors Collection was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
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Biographical Information
Loren MazzaCane Connors was born in New Haven, Conn. in 1949. Best known as a composer and improvisor, Connors has recorded over 9,000 hours of guitar music since the 1970s, significant portions of which have been released by various labels across the globe. Connors also has additional bodies of work in the fields of both visual and language arts, including the 1999 publication, Autumn's Sun. He currently resides in New York City with his wife, Suzanne Langille, and his son.
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Scope and Content
The Loren Connors Collection consists mostly of reference copies of commercial audio recordings created and compiled by composer, Loren MazzaCane Connors. The recordings, which primarily feature avant-garde and experimental guitar music by Connors, include commercial releases, promotional copies, annotated personal copies, and self-released material by Connors. Also included are compilations and collaborations by Connors with other artists, including Kath Bloom, Keiji Haino, Jandek, Suzanne Langille, and Alan Licht, among others. Recordings are on LP record, 45-rpm record, and Compact Disc (CD).
The collection also includes photographs and printed materials related to Loren Connors. Photographs consist of inkjet print copies of photographs of Connors, including promotional shots and documentation of live performances by Connors. Printed materials consist of an issue of Yak'uz'a magazine, with an accompanying Compact Disc (CD) compilation, and a copy of Autumn's Sun, a chapter book by Loren Connors published in 1999 by Glass Eye Books.
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Series 1. Photographs, circa 1980s-2000s.
Inkjet prints of Loren Connors, including promotional shots and documentation of live performances by Connors. Some prints have been edited, presumably by Loren Connors, with blank ink.
Image Folder 1-3
Imagefolder 1Imagefolder 2Imagefolder 3 |
Loren Connors: Headshots and performing on stage, circa 1980s-2000sInkjet prints 13 images Mostly black-and-white and color inkjet prints on copy paper and photographic paper. |
| Oversize Image Folder 1 |
Loren Connors: Performing on stage, circa 1980s-2000sInkjet prints 2 images Oversize black-and-white photocopied and inkjet prints on copy and photographic paper. |
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Series 2. Printed Materials, 1996-1999.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Includes an issue of Yak'uz'a magazine with an accompanying Compact Disc (CD) compilation and a copy of Autumn's Sun, a chapter book by Loren Connors published in 1999 by Glass Eye Books.
| Folder 1 |
Yak'uz'a, No. 8, 1996 |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/35 |
Why We Came Together: A Yak'uz'a Compilation, 1996Found with Yak'uz'a, No. 8. Includes "Why We Came Together" by Loren MazzaCane Connors. |
| Folder 2 |
Autumn's Sun, 1999 |
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Series 3. Audio Recordings, 1989-2006.
Arrangement: By format.
Processing information: Titles compiled from SFC database. Associated record label and release number listed beneath title if known. An additional audio recording (CD-20426/35) found with printed material resides in series 2.
Commercial releases, promotional copies, annotated personal copies, and self-released material by Loren MazzaCane Connors. Also includes compilations and collaborations with Loren MazzaCane Connors and other artists, including Kath Bloom, Keiji Haino, Jandek, Suzanne Langille, and Alan Licht, among others.
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Subseries 3.1 LP Records, 1989-2006.
Arrangement: Chronological.
| Audiodisc FC-20426/1 |
Guitar Roberts (Loren Mazzacane), Blues: The "Dark Paintings" of Mark Rothko, 198912" LP record Saint Joan St.J.14 |
| Audiodisc FC-20426/5 |
Robert Crotty, Blues, 198912" LP record Saint Joan St.J. 13 |
| Audiodisc FC-20426/2 |
Suzanne Langille with Loren MazzaCane Connors, The Enchanted Forest, 199612" LP record Secretly Canadian SC18 |
| Audiodisc FC-20426/3 |
Loren Connors, The Murder of Joan of Arc, 200212" LP record Table of the Elements Praseodymium TOE-LP-59 |
| Audiodisc FC-20426/4 |
Loren Connors, The Hymn of the North Star, 2005-200612" LP record Family Vineyard FV47 |
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Subseries 3.2 45-rpm Records, 1992-2003.
Arrangement: Chronological.
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/1 |
Tarantistic Seed Plot of a World to Come, 199245 rpm record Road Cone RoCo 001 |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/2 |
Loren MazzaCane, [Five Points], 199345 rpm record |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/3 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, Adonais, 199545 rpm record Black Label 2, Father Yod FYPS09 |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/4 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, The End, the Afternoon, the Light, 199545 rpm record |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/5 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, The Stations of the Cross, 199545 rpm record Menlo Park 7002. |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/6 |
Instress Volume 2, 199545 rpm record Road Cone RoCo 010-in2 |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/7 |
Matthew Ship, "Spinal Syntax"; Loren MazzaCane Connors, "Exile"; Val Bertoia, "Sculptures of Sonambient", 199645 rpm record Originally included in issue 1 of Halana magazine. |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/8 |
The Azusa Plane, "Volume 3: Every Wave Has Its Own Integrity"; Loren Mazzacane Connors, "Spirit", 199645 rpm record Doorstep Vinyl DV003 |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/9 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, "Desire", "A Selke's Air", 199745 rpm record |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/11 |
Instress Volume 4, 199745 rpm record Road Cone RoCo 014-in4 |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/10 |
Loren Connors, "Moon Gone Down 1", "Moon Gone Down 2", 200345 rpm record Family Vineyard FV33 |
| 45-rpm Disc 45rpm-20426/12 |
Robert Crotty, Prove It!45 rpm record |
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Subseries 3.3 Compact Discs, 1989-2005.
Arrangement: Chronological by release date.
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/22 |
Loren Mazzacane & Suzanne Langille, Come Night, 1991Compact Disc (CD) What Next WN 0004 Recorded 1991, released Spring 1991. Features Brian Johnson and George Cartwright. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/2 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, Hell's Kitchen Park, New York, N.Y., 1993Compact Disc (CD) Black Label 1 Recorded 1993, released August 1993. Includes hand-made cover. Features Suzanne Langille. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/3 |
Loren MazzaCane, Moonyean, 1994Compact Disc (CD) Road Cone RoCo 008 Recorded 1994, released August 1994. Features Suzanne Langille. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/23 |
Keiji Haino and Loren MazzaCane, Live at Downtown Music Loft, 1995Compact Disc (CD) Persona Non Grata #2/Father Yod FYP-C06 Recorded 1 August 1992, released Spring 1995. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/4 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, 9th Avenue, 1995Compact Disc (CD) Black Label 3 Recorded 1994, released Summer 1995. Features Jamie and Terrell. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/30 |
New York Guitars, New York, N.Y., 1995Compact Disc (CD) Composers Recordings Inc. / Emergency Music CD 698 Released in 1995. Includes "Departure" by Loren MazzaCane Connors |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/7 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, A Possible Dawn, 1995-1997Compact Disc (CD) Recorded 1995, 1996, and 1997. CD-R with no label name and homemade cover. Features Jean-Marc Montera and Thurston Moore. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/1 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, In Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1996Compact Disc (CD) Dexter's Cigar DEX07 Recorded live in Pittsburgh in 1989 and reissued by Dexter's Cigar in 1996. Includes Dexter's Cigar insert and hand-cut/marked insert. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/5 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, The Carmelites, 1997Compact Disc (CD) P-Vine P-5139 Recorded 1996, released February 1997. Includes prints of original cover photographs. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/6 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, Calloden Harvest, 1997Compact Disc (CD) Road Cone RoCo 018 Recorded 1997, released November 1997. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/8 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, In Twilight, 1998Compact Disc (CD) Alien8 Recordings ALIENCD 011 Recorded in Olympia, Wash. (undated) and New York, N.Y. (September 21, 1998), released November 1998. Features Matthew Heyner. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/9 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, The Bridge, 1998Compact Disc (CD) Megalon Records meg03 Recorded 1998, released Summer 1998. MEG 03. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/24 |
Suzanne Langille with Loren MazzaCane Connors, The Enchanted Forest, 1998Compact Disc (CD) Secretly Canadian SC18 Recorded 1996, released 1 September 1998. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/10 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, Evangeline, 1998Compact Disc (CD) Road Cone RoCo 021 Recorded 1998, released September 1998. Features Suzanne Langille. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/11 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, St. Vincent's Newsboy Home, 1999Compact Disc (CD) Item Recordings 9901D Recorded 1995-1998, released April 1999. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/25 |
Suzanne Langille, Andrew Burnes, David Daniell, Loren MazzaCane Connors, Let the Darkness Fall, New York, N.Y., 1999Compact Disc (CD) Secretly Canadian SC26 Recorded 1999, released 21 June 1999. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/12 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, Airs, 1999Compact Disc (CD) Road Cone RoCo 023 Recorded 1999, released October 1999. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/13 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, Portrait of a Soul, 1999-2000CD-R FBWL FBWL 201 Recorded 1999, released by FBWL in June 2000. This copy is a CD-R with no artwork. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/20 |
Kath Bloom & Loren MazzaCane Connors, 1981-1984, 2000Compact Disc (CD) Megalon Meg07 Recorded 1981-1984, 1996, released February 2000. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/33 |
The Unaccompanied Voice, Acapella Compilation, 2000Compact Disc (CD) Secretly Canadian SC007 Released 11 July 2000. Promotional copy. Includes "A Sadness In Me" by Suzanne Langille. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/21 |
Suzanne Langille & Loren Mazzacane Connors, 1987-1989, Bridgeport, Conn.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; New York, N.Y., 2000Compact Disc (CD) Secretly Canadian SC34 Recorded 1987-1989, released 11 September 2000. Includes select songs from Langille's appearances on Bluesmaster 1, Bluesmaster 2, and In Pittsburgh releases. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/26 |
Haunted House at the Downtown Music Gallery, New York, N.Y., 2000Compact Disc (CD) Recorded 29 August 1999, released in 2000 in a numbered edition of 30 copies. No label number. This copy has no edition number, with hand-made inserts. Features Loren Connors, Suzanne Langille, Andrew Burnes, and Neel Murgai. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/14 |
Loren MazzaCane Connors, The Little Match Girl, New York, N.Y., 2001Compact Disc (CD) Road Cone RoCo 029 Recorded 2000, released March 2001. Features Andrew Burnes and Neel Murgai. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/27 |
Darin Gray and Lauren MazzaCane Connors, This Past Spring, Bloomington, Ind., 2001Compact Disc (CD) Family Vineyard FV6 Recorded 4 March 2000, released 24 May 2001. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/31 |
Iamaphotographer, 2001Compact Disc (CD) Plain Recordings Plain101 Released 16 July 2001. Tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni's film Blow-Up. Includes "The Wind In The Trees/The Couple" by Loren MazzaCane Conors. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/15 |
Loren Connors, The Departing of a Dream, 2002Compact Disc (CD) Family Vineyard FV11 Recorded 2001, released 5 March 2002. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/34 |
San Agustin with Suzanne Langille, Passing Song, New York, N.Y., 2002Compact Disc (CD) Family Vineyard fv9 Recorded 19 November 2000, released 7 May 2002. Includes Suzanne Langille with Bryan Fielden, Andrew Burnes, and David Daniell. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/16 |
Loren Connors, The Departing of a Dream Vol. II, 2003Compact Disc (CD) Family Vineyard FV22 Recorded 2002, released 22 April 2003. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/28 |
Loren Connors & Alan Licht, In France, Paris-Montreuil, France; Nantes, France; Poitiers, France, 2003Compact Disc (CD) FBWL FBWL 206 Recorded January 2002, released November 2003. Includes a Quicktime video track recorded at one of the performances. Mastered by Jim O'Rourke, video art by Nicolas Carpentier. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/17 |
Loren Connors, The Departing of a Dream Vol. III, 2004Compact Disc (CD) Family Vineyard FV34 Recorded 2004, released 4 May 2004. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/19 |
Loren Connors, Sails, 2006Compact Disc (CD) Table of the Elements 89 Recorded 1999-2005, released 24 January 2006. Features John Fahey. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/18 |
Loren Connors, Night Through: Singles and Collected Works 1976-2004, 2006Compact Disc (CD) Family Vineyard FV36 Recorded 1976-2004, released 6 June 2006. Features Robert Crotty, Suzanne Langille, Andrew Burnes, Neel Murgai, Mary Mazzacane. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/32 |
Innature, 2006Compact Disc (CD) Barge Recordings BRG001 Released 26 September 2006. Includes "Outside My Window" by Loren MazzaCane Connors. |
| Music Compact Disc CD-20426/29 |
Jandek, Manhattan Tuesday , New York, N.Y., 2007Compact Disc (CD) Corwood 0788 Recorded 6 September 2005, released May 2007. Band includes Jandek ("Representative from Corwood"), Loren Connors, Matt Heyner, and Chris Corsano. Two-CD set. |
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