The Album Club 2017

Psy-Fi · 03-08-2017, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Did you just compare Bukowski to juggalos?

No.

Aloysius · 03-09-2017, 05:24 PM

Zach Hill - Face Tat

I found this record challenging in a good way. It pushed my mind to places I didn't think it wanted to go, but in the end pretty cool places. Trollheart is right that it bears the hallmark of a drummer - repeating loops with constant slight variations. I notice the same thing listening to fusion albums led by drummers like Trilok Gurtu. For me this wasn't a negative though. Melodies tended to be simple, sometimes nursery rhyme-like, which provided a solid scaffold for very complex use of texture. While I don't always dig his use of distortion on some tracks, On the whole I thought this album was outstanding; I definitely prefer this to both Death Grips and Hella (neither of which left the same impression on me). My only gripe is that I felt he'd said what he wanted to say before the end of the album - pruning it down to 10 tracks would have made the album as a whole more of a story-like cohesive unit.
8/10

Tristan_Geoff · 03-10-2017, 11:46 AM

Zach Hill - Face Tat

First impressions: This sounds like what I wish AnCo's Here Comes the Indian sounded like. In short, I like it a lot. It varies enough that I felt it go by like it was nothing, and keeps me interested every second of the way. From the Andy Morrin type noise to the more punk-inspired passages, it's gonna be something I'll come back to. Great rec Riley

03-09-2017, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aloysius Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 353	Zach Hill - Face Tat I found this record challenging in a good way. It pushed my mind to places I didn't think it wanted to go, but in the end pretty cool places. Trollheart is right that it bears the hallmark of a drummer - repeating loops with constant slight variations. I notice the same thing listening to fusion albums led by drummers like Trilok Gurtu. For me this wasn't a negative though. Melodies tended to be simple, sometimes nursery rhyme-like, which provided a solid scaffold for very complex use of texture. While I don't always dig his use of distortion on some tracks, On the whole I thought this album was outstanding; I definitely prefer this to both Death Grips and Hella (neither of which left the same impression on me). My only gripe is that I felt he'd said what he wanted to say before the end of the album - pruning it down to 10 tracks would have made the album as a whole more of a story-like cohesive unit. 8/10