We've never been able to quite pin down exactly how the The Hunter Gracchus are going to play on any given occasion, which is a wonderful thing. A shifting unit with Syed Kamran Ali, Fiona Marshall and Jon Marshall at the core, they have recently settled into a fairly stable unit of six, but it's hard to know how long that'll last. Still, while it does, it's producing all manner of magical and highly unexpected performances. The one captured here was recorded at the band's practice room cum gig space, Fagin's Hideout/The Furniture Makers and is a less blistering freakout than some of their recent output, preferring to quietly explore every nook of tonal space. It simmers rather than erupts and, the longer you become immersed in it, the less aware you become of the passage of time. It's a recording that feels like it should go on forever and, when it does come to a close, the silence is shocking. In a time when it's all too easy for a group of improvisers to just go full-tilt in some euphoric pursuit, the Hunter Gracchus provides us with a glowing alternative that draws us slowly in and drowns our senses. This is truly awesome.
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This beautiful super-heavyweight LP, which comes packaged in a sweet full-colour sleeve reunites the UK's premier free drummer Alex Neilson, who's played, amongst others, with Motor Ghost, Directing Hand, Trembling Bells, Tight Meat Duo, Josephine Foster, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Jandek, MV&EE, Richard Youngs, Baby Dee and Alastair Galbraith, with Nmperign member Greg Kelley, whose reinvention of the trumpet is as crucial now as Anthony Braxton's reinvention of the sax was 30 years ago. A screeching, soaring, scattergun array of noises come maniacally out of Greg's horn, unlike anything we've ever heard and, with the addition of random stabs of electronics, he successfully straddles no wave, concrete and free jazz in a way that makes those genres seem like trite pigeonholes.
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Folks,
Happy holidays!
Magic Zorillo returns live at Public Assembly, Brooklyn, New York! This Sunday December 28th.
Please come and show your support! This is going to be a great mix of experimental music!
Description
12/28, back, 9 pm, $8
Experimental/ Improvisational Music Showcase:
"The New York Experimental Meet Up" presents some of the best up and coming experimental acts, including improvisational gurus NATTAHNAM, electronic, experimental, spacerock aliens, from the dark reaches of space, MAGIC ZORILLO, KAORU WATANABE TATSUYA NAKATANI DUET, contemporary Taiko drums, and THE INVISIBLE HAND, a collabortive improv of menacing talent featuring Zef Noise (ex-Psychic TV), Ernest Anderson III (Slipstream Timetravel), and Tipsy Mishaps (ex-Sweet Lizard Illtet). Special secret guest performances to be announced. ..
thanks for being our pal. we was all missin' you something terrible last night, so everyone chipped in and we got you a podcast!!
We're kind of getting the hang of it and this one is pretty good. we made this one the CMJ Episode and featured the 10 best bands you probably missed (and maybe haven't heard of yet).
APOLOGIES IF U DON'T LIVE IN LA...RTX TOO CHEAP TO BUY THE PROPER PROGRAM FOR ME TO SERVICE ZIP CODES...SO BUY THEIR GOD DAMN RECORD SO I CAN STEP THIS MESS UP!
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