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Artist...: Grasshopper - Twisty Cat
Album....: Split
Genre....: Noise
Label....: Abandon Ship Records
Source...: Tape
Size.....: 86,17 MB
Playtime.: 48:20 min
Type.....: Album
` Release..: Sep-23-2012
Encoder..: LAME V3.98.4 -V0
` Quality..: avgkbps / 48 kHz / Joint-Stereo
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| X | 01. Grasshopper - Smokey Nights, Melting Fl06:47 | X |
| X | 02. Grasshopper - When Hell Overfills, the 13:17 | X |
| X | 03. Grasshopper - Once I Die, Put Two Coin07:42 | X |
| X | 04. Twisty Cat - Sedenion 11:09 | X |
| X | 05. Twisty Cat - Xgdexy 06:56 | X |
| X | 06. Twisty Cat - Guns in Grilling 02:29 | X |
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`: Grasshoppers half hour side is split :'
`: into three pieces. The first, titled :'
`: "Smokey Nights, Melting Flesh," :'
`: surprisingly begins with a trumpet :'
`: that actually sounds like a trumpet. :'
`: After its brief semi-mournful :'
`: introduction, the buzzing synthetic :'
`: groundwork is laid. The piece builds :'
`: unassumingly, bringing back the :'
`: initial trumpet melody, filter :'
`: squelch and oddly organ-like tones. :'
`: The jam builds to a staggering, :'
`: hypnotic and forceful crescendo. :'
`: Brilliant piece. "When Hell :'
`: Overfills, The Dead Will Walk the :'
`: Earth" follows it up admirably with :'
`: what I'm pretty sure is just an :'
`: organ. Though these guys mold their :'
`: trumpets into all sort of sounds so :'
`: I wouldn't be too surprised if :'
`: there's no organ around. The piece :'
`: wastes no time getting right into :'
`: the thick of it. Glistening, :'
`: towering walls of drones surround :'
`: you at every turn like the most :'
`: overwhelming labyrinth you've ever :'
`: been lost in. At a certain point the :'
`: vibe changes up with pulsing loops :'
`: and jets of swampy electronic muck. :'
`: The track ends up being a :'
`: cacophonous, seasick rager with an :'
`: effective melodic undercurrent :'
`: adding a little bit of Heaven in :'
`: there with all the hellishness. :'
`: "Once I Die, Put Two Coins on My :'
`: Eyes" was recorded live last January :'
`: on WNYU radio, which reminds me come :'
`: play on my radio show guys! Please? :'
`: Anyway, this one plays a little more :'
`: mellow and minimal at first with :'
`: layers of filtered trumpet weaving :'
`: in and out. Slowly more and more :'
`: layers enter as the piece teeters :'
`: back and forth between calm and :'
`: tense territories. It has a great :'
`: vibe of a beautifully composed piece :'
`: of music decaying right before your :'
`: ears. There are flickers of sweet :'
`: sounding melodies amidst crumbling :'
`: electronics. A short but great :'
`: piece. By the way, it says on the :'
`: j-card "Grasshopper exclusively uses :'
`: Bach mouthpieces" they've gotta be :'
`: the only band putting out tapes with :'
`: a sponsorship. :'
`: Fellow New York duo, bass clarinet :'
`: and baritone sax, Twisty Cat take :'
`: the B-side. Not to be outdone, they :'
`: contribute the best stuff I've yet :'
`: to hear from them. "Sedenion" :'
`: showcases Twisty Cat's less drone- :'
`: y/more melodic side. There's great :'
`: interplay between the instruments :'
`: and a bit of an eerie, tragic feel. :'
`: The clarinet wanders and improvises :'
`: on a great melodic phrase while the :'
`: sax responds with a deep, counter- :'
`: melodic undertow. "XGDFXy" features :'
`: Greg Fox (Teeth Mountain) on drums :'
`: and the track itself has a very :'
`: unexpected sound. The trio goes math :'
`: rock for a bit, with a continuous, :'
`: complex arpeggio and jazzy drumming :'
`: before the drums drop out for a :'
`: breakdown of sustained reeds. The :'
`: drums return, and the song shifts to :'
`: the first section but the group :'
`: builds it to a climax. Definitely an :'
`: odd track but quite cool. The side's :'
`: finale is "Guns in Grilling" which :'
`: is another left turn. The track :'
`: sounds like the duo playing melodies :'
`: and then running everything though a :'
`: UFO sound effects pedal. Tractor :'
`: beams, warbly landing noises, :'
`: they're all here but the piece :'
`: definitely doesn't feel kitschy. :'
`: Just strangely off-balance and :'
`: unnerving. The pre-existing :'
`: weirdness is topped off of with a :'
`: march in unison between the two :'
`: instruments. Eventually the duo lock :'
`: into a real nice melodic bit that :'
`: gently soars to the track's close. :'
`: Twisty Cat serve up a varied platter :'
`: for their side but it's all :'
`: satisfying stuff. :'
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