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Old 09.24.2013, 04:33 PM   #181
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Thurston Moore & John Zorn - "@"

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Put to tape in a single live session one evening in February of 2013, @ finds two of New York City's longest-running fringe dwellers churning out sheets of collaborative sounds that conjoin their respective and distinct states of constant freak-out. Thurston Moore, known best for his decades of noisy pop with Sonic Youth, has always sought shelter in an array of far noisier side projects, and here he offers only electric guitar improvisations, clattering and chiming but not quite as all-out in the cacophonous noise directions as he can sometimes veer. John Zorn, playing only sax, actually tends to be the wilder of the two in their duets, blowing skronky and continuous runs midway between Albert Ayler's spiritual blasts of mayhem and the gritty downtown N.Y.C. sound he helped helm with his Tzadik label and its scene of improvisers. The connectivity of the duo is impressive, especially in moments of complete and unexpected synchronicity that come on more sprawling tracks like "Strange Neighbor" and the unfortunately titled but dutifully ripping feedback fest "Jazz Laundromat." The quieter moments of @ find less willful instrument destruction, but just as sideways of a look into structured improvisation. "Her Sheets" builds on droning, contemplative sax figures from Zorn as Moore scratches and picks at his guitar until a looming cushion of sound eventually forms, womb-like, around the both of them. These seven improvisations sound inspired without feeling at all heavy-handed or urgent. More so, @ succeeds with the type of conversational playing that could only be achieved by two masters so deep into their craft that it probably feels a lot like breathing to them by now.
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Old 09.25.2013, 06:48 AM   #182
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Old 09.25.2013, 02:29 PM   #183
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Old 09.25.2013, 06:25 PM   #184
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Lovely cover, by the way!

 


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I also dig that cover, made by Eva Prinz if I'm not wrong. (?)
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Old 10.05.2013, 07:59 AM   #185
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Old 10.05.2013, 08:39 AM   #186
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Caught On Tape - Banjaxed Blues. 2 x cassette. Edition of 45

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Yeah, I heard about this release a few days ago. Forty-five copies. I fail to see the point in releasing something that virtually no one will ever own and get to hear. Does anyone else ever get the impression that Thurston and company aren't truly interested in having the general public hear such stuff?
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Old 10.06.2013, 04:05 PM   #187
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where's SYR10?

where's the next live album?

where's EVOL dlx?
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Old 10.06.2013, 11:04 PM   #188
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Yeah, I heard about this release a few days ago. Forty-five copies. I fail to see the point in releasing something that virtually no one will ever own and get to hear. Does anyone else ever get the impression that Thurston and company aren't truly interested in having the general public hear such stuff?
It´s quite hard to me understand why Thurston let those small companies release his material because they´re mostly not working so well. I have no interest to them anymore because I don´t want to wait half years from the release date til I get the album, also be that time in insecurity am I really getting the whole album. If I find them to the decent shop from Finland, I will buy them (or of course through matador, three loped of kung fu, never got any problems with those).
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Old 10.07.2013, 02:15 AM   #189
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It´s quite hard to me understand why Thurston let those small companies release his material because they´re mostly not working so well. I have no interest to them anymore because I don´t want to wait half years from the release date til I get the album, also be that time in insecurity am I really getting the whole album. If I find them to the decent shop from Finland, I will buy them (or of course through matador, three loped of kung fu, never got any problems with those).

The Manhand record label that released these Caught On Tape cassettes is John Moloney's own label. He told me that he might do a larger edition release of this in the future...
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Old 10.07.2013, 04:28 AM   #190
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where's SYR10?

where's the next live album?

where's EVOL dlx?

I still dream about Daydream tour '07 live DVD
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Old 10.07.2013, 11:05 PM   #191
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The Manhand record label that released these Caught On Tape cassettes is John Moloney's own label. He told me that he might do a larger edition release of this in the future...
Well, maybe mr. Moloney is doing proper business. I know he´s mate from Feeding Tube Records doesn´t. I tried to order the first Caught On Tape from Feeding Tube & there were problems caused only by feeding tube. Finally I cancelled my order and bought album about half years later from Finnish shop (it was also almost half cheaper).
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Old 10.07.2013, 11:39 PM   #192
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The Manhand record label that released these Caught On Tape cassettes is John Moloney's own label. He told me that he might do a larger edition release of this in the future...

Yeah, John sounds like a pretty decent fella. He told me in an email that Acting The Maggot might be released in a larger edition on vinyl with a regular cover. Actually, we should 'petition' John to do larger editions of these albums. I quite like them. I'd like to see An Irish Prayer on vinyl too.
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Old 10.07.2013, 11:43 PM   #193
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What do y'all think.

Lee Ranaldo and the Dust or Chelsea Light Moving, which was better release for 2013? Body/Head?

Rank em.

For me..

(1) Last Night on Earth 7/10
(2) Chelsea Light Moving 6/10
(3) Body/Head 6/6

By the way, 6 is a solid record from me so those aren't meant to diss. 8=heavy rotation, 9= life changing, 10=all-time best..
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Old 10.08.2013, 01:39 AM   #194
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Old 10.08.2013, 12:27 PM   #195
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What do y'all think.

Lee Ranaldo and the Dust or Chelsea Light Moving, which was better release for 2013? Body/Head?

Rank em.

For me..

(1) Last Night on Earth 7/10
(2) Chelsea Light Moving 6/10
(3) Body/Head 6/6

By the way, 6 is a solid record from me so those aren't meant to diss. 8=heavy rotation, 9= life changing, 10=all-time best..

For me, 'Last Night On Earth' is the best album. That'll be the one I'll be playing the most in the future.

As for CLM and Body/Head, they are almost equal to me. Maybe I like B/H just a little bit more at the moment. I think it'll all depend of the mood I'm in when choosing which one I'll put on.

Overall, I really like each record in their own way. They all have a nice & different vibe to them. It's been a very good year, if you ask me.
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Old 10.08.2013, 01:08 PM   #196
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(1) Last Night on Earth 7/10
(2) Chelsea Light Moving 6/10
(3) Body/Head 6/6


Body/Head gets a 6 out of... 6?
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Old 10.08.2013, 04:35 PM   #197
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Body/Head gets a 6 out of... 6?

Should be 6/10, though I'm thinking 5..
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