a r t i s t : Oaxacan
t i t l e : Oaxland
d a t e : 2009
l a b e l : Majmua
c a t : mm 15
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Avantgarde/Free-Rock
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2009
t r a c k s : 06
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 47,8 MB
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Oaxland is the new offering from Oaxacan. Perhaps the title
can be read as an homage to Oakland, California - their
hometown and a center for the creative 'out-rock' explosion
for a number of years now. Oaxacan successfully taps into that
rich creative vein yet here has produced a disc that stands on
it's own six feet, unbowed and untamed.
(Be sure to catch them on tour with Sir Richard Bishop this
summer across the U.S. & Canada!)
BIO:
Oaxacan are Amy Friebertshauser: Vocals, electronics,
percussion; Mike Guarino: drums, percussion, electronics,
various stringed instruments and Derek Monypeny: Guitar.
Subverting the predominant free-rock paradigm, Oaxacan seems
to draw equally from chaos and ritual, creating a work whose
intensity often lies in itsÆ restraint. They arenÆt afraid of
cutting loose by any means, but comprehend that tension arises
in the spaces between.
"Unlike a lotta so-described "free-rock" bands, Oakland's
Oaxacan takes a pulsing, clattering, chittering, hammering,
groaning, barfing, tapping rainstorm of noise and organizes it
into head-nodding, tribal-ish, hypnotic rhythm. While the
drums free-jazz themselves into the cosmos, guitars rasp all
dry like grasshopper wings, and vocals make whale songs and
wolf cries, an invisible conductor snatches everything from
space and structures it into dance music. Or more so,
freak-the-fuck-out music. Or
lie-on-the-club-floor-and-convulse-and-reenact-your-birth
music. Even if you haven't heard of this band, don't let it
stop you. Break free from the shackles of your comfort zone!"
- Adam Gnade, Portland Mercury
www.majmua.museumfire.com
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01-Track One [05:31]
02-Track Two [06:44]
03-Track Three [05:12]
04-Track Four [08:30]
05-Track Five [11:09]
06-Track Six [07:00]
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44:06 min