Since re-emerging late last decade from an extended post-Harry Pussy hibernation, angular blues guitar firebrand Bill Orcutt has been quite prolific. The past few years have given rise to a number of solo and duo recordings that showcase his unique array of string-shredding techniques and timbres.
On Colonial Donuts, which arrives courtesy of Orcutt's own Palilalia imprint, he's teamed up with experimental skin wrangler Jacob Felix Heule to splatter a series of guitar/drum free rock missiles across a spinning slab of wax. While their tongues are planted firmly in cheek with regards to the cover art — an array of hideous Bob Marley tattoos — the two are nothing but serious when it comes to their music-making. From blues-based blowouts to melodic melancholia, the pair improvise their way through a number of stylistic endeavours, never staying put for long.
The jarring shifts in tempo and direction may be daunting for some listeners, but fans of energetic guitar/drum romping will eat this music up and beg for more.
(Palilalia)On Colonial Donuts, which arrives courtesy of Orcutt's own Palilalia imprint, he's teamed up with experimental skin wrangler Jacob Felix Heule to splatter a series of guitar/drum free rock missiles across a spinning slab of wax. While their tongues are planted firmly in cheek with regards to the cover art — an array of hideous Bob Marley tattoos — the two are nothing but serious when it comes to their music-making. From blues-based blowouts to melodic melancholia, the pair improvise their way through a number of stylistic endeavours, never staying put for long.
The jarring shifts in tempo and direction may be daunting for some listeners, but fans of energetic guitar/drum romping will eat this music up and beg for more.