” and the fantastic disjointed march of“Ça Boom
the opening passages of the piece are at once immediately recognisable in their use of the metallophones of the Gamelan ensemble and strikingly reminiscent of electronics in their timbre and movement
This multifaceted background underpins the complex humour and multiple dimensions of meaning (and double meaning) that bubble below his work
Adris and I worked up a set's worth of 30-second 'songs
Gumbira added in the gamelan thereby augmenting the overall instrumentation especially the drums
Loren Connors – 9th Avenue [LP] Outer Rock (Noise / Psych / Free) ” and the fantastic disjointed"For me, this is the blues. Utterly wailing "solos" over a base of thick distorted guitars, Loren Connors' music conjures up scenes of lonely streets, dark nights, but also hopeful and joyful mornings. 9th Avenue is the first vinyl reissue of a CD Loren released on his Black Label in 1995, a view into his mid 90's heavier electric guitar era, back when he was going by his Loren Mazzacane Connors moniker. 9th Avenue fits right alongside releases from