The Great Glass Elevator
"The Great Glass Elevator"
(a collection of home demos)(OE009)
1. tomorrow and a day
2. the rain ---Click the MP3
3. buried under
4. worming
5. there you are
6. her company
7. the leaves
8. you tell me
9. patricia
10. walking on pepper
11. never to see any other way
Steve Zimmerman-Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion
Scott Murphy-Drums on 9
Craig Rudner-Vocals on 8
Michael Fahmy-Drums on 8
Lior Glikshtern-Organ on 8
now how about some reviews!
THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR - (S/T)..A sort of lo-fi cross between The Doors & The Smiths for want of a better description this
album, featuring some great melodies & some of the best lo-fi moments I've yet come across. Coming out of the US, The Great Glass
Elevator, have a distinctive sound that will grow on you by the second song in. That track is an instrumental called "The Rain": & is one
of the many highlights to be found here. Others include both opener "Tomorrow & A Day", "Walking On Pepper" & the slightly Bob
Dylan-esque "Buried Under", a song
which could do quite well for the band live I expect. The band are currently recording their 3rd release due later this year, so I'll be
fascinated at where they head next.(Terry Allen, hEARD)
Great Glass Elevator(s/t)—The Great Glass Elevator is mostly Stephen Zimmerman. It is all atmospheric pop. There is something of a
demo quality to the sound, but that adds to the otherworldly feeling the music evokes. As for the songs themselves, they do wallow in
excess. No doubt about it. Think of a lo-fi Plush or something like that. But the construction is basically straightforward, so you can't
lose your way too quickly. Even when the songs kick up a storm, there's a heavy echo effect on things. Part of that is the recording, no
doubt, but even if Zimmerman were to get, say, a studio budget, I'd suggest that he find a way to keep that thick quality to his sound. It
complements his writing rather well. Zimmerman is not the most obsessive of one-man bands, so there are numerous playing and
editing mistakes throughout. Those tend to lend a charming feel to the songs, though. After a while, the vague clunkiness becomes an
attribute. Perfection can be overrated. --Jon Worley, Aiding & Abetting
The Great Glass Elevator - s/t..From Hightstown, New Jersey, crawls this lo-fi recording of keyboard and guitar pop songs. Written and
performed almost entirely by Stephen Zimmerman, some songs are catchy, what with their hypnotic - although very '80s - keyboard
lines and competent guitar riffs. The vocals, not to mention the effects laden guitar and trippy keyboard ambiences, remind one of '60s-
era psychedelic pop. Mr. Zimmerman has put some heart into these bedroom recordings; get a punchy band behind him and he might
just score one. (RG, Splendid E-Zine)
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