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| here’s the debut of the trio of zach hill (hella, holy smokes, the advantage (who, btw, are easily the best of the current crop of third-gen nintendo cover bands, hands-down), etc...), christopher willits, and miguel “kid606” depedro... is this record greater than the sum of its parts? not exactly, perhaps it’s exactly the sum of its parts. which isn’t to say it’s a failure or anything, just not the sound of three souls working towards spritual unity (more like they’re battling each other)... but then again it’s not like that’s what you were expecting... (these guys aren’t exactly the parker-guy-lytton trio of free improvisation)...
if i have my anecdotes straight, i vaguely remember miguel mentioning that all three were gazing deep on some especially radiant light sensitive diodes during the session(s), with christopher willits on guitar and what-not, zach on drums and what-is, and miguel on casio and maybe (from the sound of things) a little computer what-what.
personally, i’m into the shambolic ramble-on factor. plus it’s good to hear miguel branch out into non dancefloor missives and he’s certainly got a knack for them (my favorite work of him being the “ps i love you” record). plus christopher excretes pure gold around these parts and zach’s probably one of my favorite drummers around (it’s almost as if they got together solely for my own amusement). a no-brainer... |
| | flössin is:
christopher willits (12k, spekk)
miguel “kid606” depedro (tigerbeat6, ipecac)
zach hill (hella, the advantage, the holy smokes)
“lead singer reminds me of the moments when i'm climbing the staircase to my bands practice space and i am able to hear 4 bands practicing at once, all at matching volumes. it's a documentation of the rare times when somehow, the cacophony that echoes threw the staircase seems to be mildly orchestrated - a snare hit in one room triggers a wash of noise in another, or 2 guitars feedback in key with each other. but the sounds on flössin's debut full length are not accidental, nor are they created by 18 people all playing shitty alternative rock - they are created by 3 stunning improv musicians, christopher willits, zach hill (hella), and miguel depedro (kid606), who play off echother like some uber modern jazz trio. the combined history and previous efforts of these three artists becomes the soil from which new, prickly forms emerge. as the direct opponent to "cold and calculated", lead singer is "warm and spontaneous"; a sonic wash of masterful free-drumming, guitar manipulation, and digital stylings which creates a warmth to bathe in.” |
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