The Ascension
Studio album by Glenn Branca
Released	1981
Genre	No Wave
Label	99 Records
Professional reviews
Pitchfork (10.0/10) link All Music Guide link
Glenn Branca chronology
Lesson #1 for Electric Guitar (1980)	The Ascension (1981)	Who Are You Staring At? (1982)

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Track listing

1. "Lesson #2" (5:01)
2. "The Spectacular Commodity" (12:41)
3. "Structure" (3:06)
4. "Light Field (In Consonance)" (8:19)
5. "The Ascension" (13:10)