22 Aug
2002
22 Aug
'02
6:44 p.m.
How do people feel about this album by Nels Cline? The original is one of my favorite albums, definite desert island album. I heard one track on Virgin's Avant Guardians station and was intrigued, but found some parts to be a little much.
I like it, even though Nels Cline (like many electric jazz guitarists) uses too much processing/effects for my taste. (I prefer more natural overdrive/distortion a la Sonny Sharrock, Ribot, etc.) Even better is the duo Orthrelm, everything except their '99 songs in 13 minutes' EP (that's not the title). Their music is fully composed guitar/drums alien jazz-metal, but the Interstellar Space comparison still stands ... you just have to hear it... WY