Rolling Psych/Drone/Freak Thread 2012

Whoa, that's very exciting.

This might be a good release show w guests at least. More on Northern Spy site:

This September 2012 New York City band Zs celebrates 10 years of being a band with the release of SCORE - The complete sextet works from 2002-2007. Zs has been described with a dizzying array of musical vocabularies, and has performed alongside an equally dizzying complement of colleagues and collaborators ranging from Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P. Orridge, to Roscoe Mitchell, to Christian Wolf, not to mention hundreds of comrades from the Brooklyn DIY scene, that has been home to Zs' myriad incarnations and musical and artistic tangents. Belonging nowhere and everywhere, Zs has absorbed the editorial space of Howard Stern and Alex Ross alike. In 10 years of activity, the band has changed in countless ways without ever changing a fierce commitment to inscrutable aesthetics and execution crafted to provoke reflection and challenge assumption in the consumption of music.

The 4 disc box-set hits stores on 9/11 and pulls together all of the out of print works from the band's first 5 years of existence along with a disc of never released material. There are over four and half hours of music represented, a 20-page booklet, and four CDs in printed sleeves, all housed in a beautiful 55pt box featuring original artwork by art/design team Fredericks & Mae.

To celebrate a hugely productive decade, the band is celebrating, surrounded by band members old and new, with an epic Ten-Year Anniversary & Box Set Record Release Show Wednesday August 29th at 285 Kent in Brooklyn NY. Featured will be Diamond Terrifier (featuring Sam Hillmer of Zs), Hubble (featuring former Zs member Ben Greenberg), Extra Life (featuring former Zs member Charlie Looker), Wet Ink Ensemble (featuring former Zs members Alex Mincek & Ian Antonio)and the Mick Barr + Marc Edwards Duo.

To further the ever evolving nature of the group, Zs will debut new material and a new line-up at the 8/29 show. Guitarist/composer Patrick Higgins (Bachanalia, ex-Animal) and drummer Greg Fox (Guardian Alien, ex-Liturgy) have joined founding member Sam Hillmer to launch Zs into their second decade. They’ve been rehearsing in secret for months and this show is not to be missed.

hey this friday at my store. come hang out with me.

Jason Lescalleet/Greg Kelley Duo + Matt Krefting

Friday, August 17 at 8:00 PM

Location: John Doe, Jr. Used Books and Records
269 Main St., Greenfield MA

What's their music like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n738jbTd78

no where else to put it, but i just have to say that i am on a heavy heavy Richard Skelton kick, and could really listen to this music forever.

Just got the Cosmic Dead s/t cd and have been wondering if the track Black Rabbit on there has anything to do with the Skullflower track of the same title from IIIrd GAtekeeper. I think it sounds like a similar riff but Cosmic Dead's treatment is pretty different taking it on a trip for 18 minutes whereas Skullflower seem to be playing for maximum weight over 4+ minutes.

Thanks for reminding me that it is time to pull out IIIrd Gatekeeper!

Not sure what thread it fits with but the Gala Drop & Ben Chasny collab is pretty cool.

^^ it's cool, but I still find the first gala drop record the best thing they've done so far. dunno, "broda" - the track - seems kinda aimless, imho.

they've been having some chill shows up the street in new salem. enter the chill zone.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7fc6w3GxX1rtx964o1_1280.jpg

if you are into that sort of thing. and are within walking distance.

Looks like a good time

200 Years is Ben Chasny. Yeah looks like fun.

i went and saw 200 years at feeding tube a while back. probably mentioned it here. but it was toooooo late (they didn't get started until like one in the morning!!) and i was tooooooo drunk and they were so quiet. pretty though. just needed a queen size bed to crash on when they played. him + majik markers woman.

see if i had been on acid everything would have been fine!

bill orcutt and chris corsano are playing flywheel on sept. 1 and i'm interested in seeing that. maybe they will just cover harry pussy songs.

also really hope i can make it to the arthur brooks ensemble V show at the flywheel. featuring one of my fave ilxors on percussion. arthur brooks a trumpeter who played with bill dixon and all those 70's outcats. i had a great 70's album of his that i dug a bunch but i sold it to help feed my children. otherwise i would have had him sign it!

jason lescalleet and greg kelley were great last night at the store. if you get a chance check out jason's new electronic reimagining/reworking of SAF by big black. its great.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6986466502_36859ae9a5.jpg

cool--btw who's the percussionist ilxor?

tarfumes the escape goat. he's amazing. i've seen him do rhys chatham with a guitar army, play with a small group, and play solo at my store and he is always great.

and he puts out awesome solo CDs that are perfect for this thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkdBEUUxlR4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvw9sMg0Z0k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcFt__NpuJ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAF25L8NS28

Chris Forsyth has a new album out, Kenzo Deluxe and it is very nice.

Chris Forsyth and Koen Holtkamp are playing the same night as Glenn Jones in my little town. As it is a small town I am going to try to force these two events to happen at different times so that I can make both of them, but gonna be really pissed if I can't see both.

Chris Corsano plays solo 5 nights later, best run my town has had in a long time.

scot, did you go see p.g. six? a p.g. six solo show is not to be missed imo.

Hey Grandavis, just count your blessings you don't live in Huddersfield. The biggest small town in England and Chris Forsyth will never play here!

"Chris Forsyth and Koen Holtkamp are playing the same night as Glenn Jones in my little town"

I hope that means they have been working together again cos Early Astral was great.

They are playing together, not solo, but whether they are recording or not I don't know. I will tell them that Damo Suzuki's Parrot requests another album. I will also tell them that at least one person in Huddersfield will be at their show if they choose to head over.

Just for you Damo, here is Chris Forsyth doing the Listed feature in Dusted Magazine from last week, if you haven't seen it already. Pretty cool, all bootletg edition! Tylerw should check it, though he has probably heard all of these already.

Thanks Grandavis. It does seem a very conventionally 'rock' type list, for someone like him. I expected to see some Steve Reich or something in there.

I think he just took an angle on it without thinking too much about it. Most bootlegs are rock oriented, for better or worse, so I think he just ran with it. I am sure he digs Steve Reich, but there are lots of other Listed features where folks go down that road. Or maybe he just really digs the rock!

Ah shit! I wasn't paying attention, this was about bootlegs.

can't remember if Gnaw Their Tongues ever got talked about in these rolling threads but the dude has a new (not brand new, there's some stuff on bandcamp but it's all from last year and nowhere near this good) project called SEIROM which spells Mories backwards which is his name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-LeofWDqJs

^this is off the album that Aurora Borealis are putting out, there's better stuff on it but not online afaik. it's way more accessible than anything by GTT... there's a fair bit of Campbell Kneale-y feedback but lots more Tim Hecker/Fennesz/MBV vibes. can't get enough of it atm

Hahah will need to investigate that for sure.

Some sad news: just heard that David Mackinnon of the Lost Domain has passed on.

seriously, if you are within reach of any of these places, go see ilx's own tarfumes do his thing. he's a mesmermagician.

Saturday, October 6, 2012 8:00pm
solo, plus duos and trios with id m theftable and Killick
Strange Maine
578 Congress St., Portland, ME

Sunday, October 7, 2012 8:00pm
119 Gallery
119 Chelmsford St., Lowell, MA

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 8:00pm
The Vault
702 Main St., Buffalo, NY

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8:00pm
Robinwood Concert House
2564 Robinwood Ave., Toledo, OH

Thursday, October 11, 2012 8:00pm
Battery Cage
1505 Watervliet Ave., Dayton, OH

Friday, October 12, 2012 8:00pm
Mexicains Sans Frontieres
120 Division St., #226, Grand Rapids, MI

Primordial Undermind at Incubate the other day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RydF_a8JgKM

oooh October 12 in Grand Rapids...Im not really in any kind of position to be driving anywhere but that is tempting

This thread has been too quiet, so going to post this link to the Sarin Smoke album (care of the Quietus), which is Pete Swanson (D. Yellow Swans, other shit) and Tom Carter. Just two guitars taking it pretty far out, totally great. They tackle various moves/approaches but it is pretty aggressive/noisy, not a lazy or groovy sound. Really hitting the spot, plus all proceeds go towards to T. Carter recovery fund (if you but the physical copy of course).

May as well post this here too! Kid just FBed this link to the new Oneida record (care of East Village Radio). Sounding really droney and ominous right now, definitely fitting this thread. Pysched to see where it goes.

Eternal Tapestry's World Out Of Time comes out tomorrow on Thrill Jockey. Anyone heard 'em? Portland based members of Jackie-O Motherfucker and Plankton Wat explore their love of Neu! and Sonny Sharrock. They're prolific, having released Dawn in 2 Dimensions earlier this year, Beyond the 4th Door last year, and collaborated with Sun Araw on Night Gallery last year, and have three other albums.

Yeah, I like those dudes and pre-ordered the new one from Thrill Jockey (along with the Golden Void). Dawn in 2 Dimensions was great, as was the Plankton Wat disc from earlier this year, really anxious to hear it. Also super anxious for new Oneida.

There's a used copy of World Out Of Time right now at Reckless WP. There was also one of Golden Void but I snagged it! I forgot the Oneida is out tomorrow - I have not been able to find any preview of it.

I heard it in my local shop. It's pretty gnarly. They are getting more abstract and noisy. It's not as minimal as Absolute II, but it's no more uh tuneful. I didn't buy it cuz I'm just not in the mood for that right now, I'm anxious enough as it is.

I'm glad to hear they are getting more abstract and noisy, I was midly disappointed by Absolute II.

Man, how long has it taken you guys to get packages from Thrill Jockey? My Eternal Tapestry and Golden Void package shipped ten days ago, nothing yet. Seems weird.

do you ever get stuff you order? Or do you have the mailman with the coolest record collection?

I'm starting to think so, heh. I don't know, I've suddenly hit a really bad stretch of not getting stuff I've ordered online. Which, y'know, isn't a good sign since this will be the only way to order records in the near future.

Unfortunately, Thrill Jockey is one of the few places I regularly order from that doesn't give you a tracking option.

best of luck man. That's incredibly annoying.

Thanks. Yeah, super annoying. The weird thing this time is that I had this latest package sent to work instead, trying to suss out if it was a problem with my mail delivery at home.

Dawn in 2 Dimensions is great! Will keep my eye out for them at the store!!

I saw Eternal Tapestry a little over a year ago in Portland and they were tremendous. I have a Plankton Wat record or two, an Edibles record and the Sun Araw collab, but need to catch up on ET itself.

They ended and Dewey (I think) leans into the mic and says, "Thanks, we're Eternal Tapestry. We don't have any records or T-shirts for sale."

the golden void vocalist is kind of not charismatic.