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The full band gets a side, and then each member gets a side, lonely style on this double LP. Considering the plain black sleeve, anonymity seems to be an intrinsic principle. For the sake of functionality, I’ll assume the order of artists listed on the accompanying sticker is also the order of which they appear on the sides: Wolf Eyes, Failing Lights (Mike Connelly), Spykes (John Olsen), and Nate Young (errr, Nate Young).
Making Buddha Machines instantly redundant, this 30-second endless cassette loop by Demons creates a space that the listener gets to color in for themselves. Nate Young (Wolf Eyes) and Steve Kenney make the repetition of this brief loop more involving and entertaining than most drone/noise acts full-length releases.
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Split equally between instrumental and vocal tracks, these six songs wander through a few different neighborhoods, each providing a colorful and distinct snapshot of Mayo Thompson's latest ruminations.
There's a paucity of solo horn discs out there that aren't severely punishing on the head. The focus on a single instrument (even one as versatile and open to exploitation as the sax) over 54 minutes in the majority of hands turns into a form of auditory abuse.