THE FOOLKILLER
A few things that
should be heard, narrated by a Purple Prose Peddler.
July 2006.
One thing is demonstrating against obtuse foreign
policy by gathering in the streets and ranting hollow slogans; much better is
moving the blade of repressed rage into the already painful wound of
indifference via unconventional means. "The foolkiller" is an effort
by a 14-piece group of major improvisers from the San Francisco Bay Area, who
all deserve to be mentioned here: Andre Custodio, Philip Everett, Ray
Schaeffer, C.J. Reaven Borosque, Matt Davignon, Dina Emerson, Sandor Finta,
Lance Grabmiller, Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Marina Lazzara, Bob Marsh, Jessie
Quattro, Alwyn Quebido, Rent Romus. If you're looking for some kind of
"style" - wrong way. The ear-shocking abstractions of this
multi-talented horde of pretty nervous, commonplace-attacking outsiders will
have you sitting quite uncomfortably on the burning coil of hallucinated
"poems" where the vocalists deliver serious punches to the stomach
pit, sounding politely desperate and dramatically ironic during their elegant
nightmares drenched in metaphysical instrumental hopelessness. One can clearly
feel the strong connection among the artists in this assortment of unfamiliar
imaginations; this is the very force of this difficult album, which certainly
won't reward those approaching it with superficial attitude and - of course -
contrary sociopolitical opinions.
Contact:
TOUCHING EXTREMES C/O
MASSIMO RICCI
VIA AVICENNA 99
00146 ROMA (
EMAIL #1: touching.extremes(at)tiscali(dot)it
EMAIL #2: touchingextremes(at)inwind(dot)it
http://www.touchingextremes.org/
LEGION OF DAGON:
Splendid reviews
Jazzy, skronky experimental rock is
a difficult thing to pull off, even if you're an inarguably brilliant musician
-- conduct an opinion poll at your local record store and you'll find that
music lovers are split between thinking guys like Bill Laswell and Buckethead
are brilliant and that they're unpardonably awful. Tri-Cornered Tent Show work
that same cartoonish, histrionic end of the noise rock spectrum, and Legion of
Dagon is, as you'd guess, a love or hate proposition. You'll either find it
wanky and mawkish or refreshing and daring. Either way, you'll have a difficult
time remaining neutral toward their squibbling reed instruments,
Lovercraft-inspired lyrics and dramatic percussive flourishes.
-- Phillip Buchan
"...the players...certainly
possessing talent...one has the impression of preparing for a journey."
-Jason Bivins, Cadence
"...a unique and expansive sound experience that defies genre."
A. Fremont, KFJC FM
"70's era electro-technology taken to its refined limits"
A. Fremont KFJC FM
"If you're into jazz/noise/improv/tweaker-ism, you'll want to check out
this excellent release"
-Max Level, KFJC FM
"'Waltz of the Shogoths' is particularly good - almost like a Nancarrow
player piano piece met up with early Cecil Taylor on the way to a blues
jam"
-Jasons Bivins, Cadence
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