Lately Listening

Not too much jamage in my life over the past two weeks. Checked out Wayne Horvitz playing a bunch of duos at the Stone, but was unable to met up with Kevin for the Nate Wooley gig--perhaps next time.

1. Henry Flynt, Graduation (Superior Viaduct LP): There's a solid single LP here. The first LP occupies the middle ground between Nova Billy and the dronier stuff like Ascent to the Sun. The first side of the second LP in this two-LP release--wow, it's cheesy-bar-band awful.

2. Earn, Living Wage (Digitalist Tape): Pedal steel and tape fuckery.

3. David S. Ware, Onecept (Aum Fidelity/Rank LP): Two bonus tracks. Picked this up for about $20. Already had the CD.

4. Jeremie Grandsenne, Ritorno a la Vide, Ritournelle (Space Slave Tape): Very spare solo piano. I've played this a number of times. Really enjoying it.

5. Paul Metzger, Tombeaux (Nero's Neptune LP): Another solid entry in Metzger's discography.

6. Sheldon Siegel, 3 Euro Breakfast (House of Alchemy Tape): Hits and misses, but there is some fiery free jazz at points.

7. Tuluum Shimmering, Raag Wichikapache/Lake Mapong (Space Slave Tape): Drone.

8. Geoff Mullen, Filtered Water (Type LP): Really digging this one.

9. Masayuki Takayanagi, Eclipse (PSF CD): Restores my faith in humanity. Holy shit.

10. Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt, The (Palilalia LP): Immensely disappointed that I was unable to see this tour in Raleigh.

11. Ashley Paul, Line the Clouds (REL LP): Don't mind the vocals on this on. Lots of plinking and plunking.

12. Cactus Truck, Brand New for China! (Public Eyesore LP): A freebie. Decent first effort.

13. Afteroomed, Tallgrass (Tabs Out Tape): Critical mass.

14. Kaoru Abe, Solo 1973.3.30 Pitt Inn Tearoom (PSF CD): We're lucky his brief career is so well-documented.

15. Diamond Terrifier, The Subtle Body Wears a Shadow (Terrible LP): Even better than the last one.

16. Cough Cool, 29 (Bathetic LP): Gauzy rock fuzz.