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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release for guitarist Bill Orcutt was recorded in San Francisco.
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- Record Label: Palilalia
- Genre(s): Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
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Sep 28, 2022While its taunt, clipped patterns, and track brevity likely make it the most accessible record he’s made, it shows an artist capable of profound yet unhurried growth.
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UncutNov 15, 2022The accumulative effect is transformative but focusing on the moving parts, the elaborate patterns and the mazes that constantly expand and unwind is fascinating. The stark reality of the music's often caustic infrastructure is never far from the surface; it nags and vies for your attention amid the hum. [Jan 2023, p.26]
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The WireSep 28, 2022There’s so much going on in these dense constructions, you’re likely to hear new layers and combinations with each spin. [Oct 2022, p.46]
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Sep 28, 2022Orcutt builds musical structures layer by layer, part by part. These compositions are sometimes jaggedly ecstatic – “Or head on” for one, leaps and lurches with joy. As in any congregation, sometimes a delighted, discordant, untrained voice rises in volume above the rest.
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MojoOct 19, 2022At first spiky and combative, gradually (and ultimately) it is hypnotic and calmative. [Dec 2022, p.89]
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Sep 30, 2022At its heart, this music might be all about structure, but it’s also about listening to patterns evolve, celebrating the journey that leads wherever the music wants to go.
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Sep 28, 2022Some tracks work better than others, but the album ends on an impressive note with the open, ringing distortion of "Or Head On."