I'm as happy as a guy named Sir Chlorophyll van Beekeeper right now.

Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke, & Oren Ambarchi -
This Dazzling, Genuine “Difference” Now Where Shall It Go

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+ a new 12-CD box set of Pierre Henry [with ca. a third of it prev. unpublished(!)]

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Excited as hell for the new Keiji/O'Rourke/Ambarchi collab but what the hell is up with their titling? It's like they got them from Keiji Haino talking into a dictaphone as he falls asleep.

That's pretty standard Haino titling.

It's the new "exploit the dialogue" trend in new music!
It's been a thing for Japanese artists for a while.

I guess it's harder to notice when it's in Japanese.

Or in French.
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/al...a_se_resoudra/

Years ago, I took advantage of this and had a little fun
by going the "other" direction - mixing kanji symbols
and translating them into English (instead of Haino-izing
with mispronounced/spelled English). My Japanese friend,
Takashi, thought one of my titles was funny because
"no Japanese would say this - but Haino would like it!"

Oh, yeah, and I'm adding this to tonight's listening as well:

Irreversible Entanglements

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from Bandcamp:

"Irreversible Entanglements are a liberation-oriented free jazz collective formed in early 2015 by saxophonist Keir Neuringer, poet Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother) and bassist Luke Stewart, who came together to perform at a Musicians Against Police Brutality event organized after the slaying of Akai Gurley by the NYPD. Months later the group added trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes (a duo who also performed at the MAPB event) for a single day of recording at Seizure’s Palace in Brooklyn, and the full quintet’s first time playing together was captured for this debut. In four relentless bouts of inspired fire music the instrumentalists explore and elaborate compositional ideas drawn from their deep individual studies of free jazz improvisation, but the tone of each piece is driven decisively by Ayewa’s searing poetic narrations of Black trauma, survival and power. The message is the undeniable essence of the music. Though free jazz with voice is an uncommon approach in the modern day landscape of the genre, the spirit and subject the band channels and explores represent a return to a central tenant of the sound as it was founded – to be a vehicle for Black liberation. As creative and adventurous as any recording of contemporary avant-garde jazz but offering listeners no abstractions to hide behind, this is music that both honors and defies tradition, speaking to the present while insisting on the future."

Nice, I had forgotten about Irreversible Entanglements and that they had an official name. I thought that they just came together for a couple of performances.

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Giving these a go tonight.

Trout Mask Replicat

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At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command

This is a banger. Post-hardcore by the Mars Volta dudes for those people who don't know for whatever reason.

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Eyeless in Gaza - Song of the Beautiful Wanton

Art pop, vaguely post-punk. Sounds like Antony of Antony and the Johnsons if you like that kind of wailing, owlish voice (I kinda don't). It was still solid until about the midpoint though and then kind of crumbled into blandness for me.

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Laika - Good Looking Blues

Trip hop album that sounds like a less-engaging Hooverphonic. It was ok.

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Deftones - White Pony

This album ****s.

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Vaz - Demonstrations in Micronesia

Solid noise rock album. Do it. Yeahhhh.

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The Black Heart Procession - Three

Another gooder. Reminds me of... Gareth Liddiard? Maybe? Kind of a restrained indie rock album. RYM says slowcore but I'm not sure I agree.

I shall listen to a few of these, At The Drive In though that's some serious stuff right there. What's the word crossed out for Deftones?

Fucks. It's a good thing. :laughing:

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https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/commen...stics_athlete/

I ****s wit it.

Various ‎Artists – El Sonido De Tupac Amaru

Áine O’Dwyer - Gallarais

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I guess the only people who like Deftones besides FM rock radio bores are indie twats. Step up your metal game.

deftones >>>>

Maybe if Deftones wore masks like Slipknot, people would realize that they're the same band.

Not really hurting my point.

I don't understand, I thought White Pony was great. Do you people not think White Pony is great?

I am making active efforts to step up my metal game. I now like 10 metal albums. That's a lot for something I used to hate 2 years ago.

White Pony can suck the lard from my gut.

They're just soooooooo bland. It's like eating soggy wafers. Also I'm really not into the vocals and that's the fastest way to make me hate your music.

White Pony is a good Alternative Metal album.

You're not helping their case.

Whatever, if it's a metal album that makes me consider other metal albums who the **** cares in the end?

Me. Deftones can not receive money or publicity under any circumstances.

It's just kinda weird how it slipped through as a classic when it's so lifeless. Why not any other nu metal album? If it gets you into metal, then cool.

I'm gonna listen to it right now just to spite you.

Do a bang bang and follow it up with a Korn album. Meth and oxies all night.

Closest thing to anything approaching nu metal I can listen to without becoming deathly bored. Good **** too.