John Zorn - Insurrection, 2018
Lineup:
Trevor Dunn: Bass
Kenny Grohowski: Drums
Matt Hollenberg: Guitar
Julian Lage: Guitar
Modern
John Zorn work tends to be very controlled and consistently distinct no matter who he gathers to perform it.
I think this album is the best I've heard yet for guitar. It's like a drug that you never want to come down from. Whole universes of texture and precision. There's even some mathcore influence on display.
Really amazing so I just wanted to get that out. Not really feeling like writing a review.
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“Insurrection” is an intense new instrumental project featuring guitar wizards Julian Lage and Matt Hollenberg with the incredible rhythm section of Trevor Dunn and Kenny Grohowski. Inspired by some of the greatest experimental novels of the 20th century the music is incredibly varied, combining rock, funk, blues, jazz, classical and more—often in the same song! Gnarly atonal melodies, bizarre harmonies, astonishing guitar fireworks and telepathic group interaction make this one of Zorn’s most scintillating and adventurous new projects. Everyone is playing at their best here, and you have never heard such sounds! As always Zorn pulls the very best out of the musicians and they play some of the most outrageous solos you have ever heard. Essential!
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