Thrill Jockey Records ■ THRILL 324
Released February 19, 2013
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| Side One: | Side Two: |
- Ulysses
- Windmills
- Valedictorian
- Intermission #1
- Velocipede
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- Scavengers
- Intermission #2
- Thumper
- Landslide
- Intermission #3
- Swarm
- Badlands
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My
last blog was actually named for a song by the band Parts & Labor, about whom I eventually
wrote there, and this was partly in the interest of a title that implied the aim I had, and partly as a result of my overriding love of the band, particularly the album
Mapmaker. After they released the follow-up to that one, though (
Receivers) I actually caught them live with my friend (and former manager) Gerald who had introduced me to them with that lasting and evocative phrase, "Music to melt your brain". At that show, I expanded my awareness of their work by picking up BJ Warshaw's
Shooting Spires album (by his side/solo project, Shooting Spires, of course) as well as Dan Friel's then-exclusive release (barring an extremely limited EP I am FAR too late for),
Sunburn.
Sunburn was a quick little release, 7 tracks and less than 20 minutes, and released on what could've been a 3" CD but was instead a neat little
partially clear one. It was the noisiest, strangest, most experimental side of Parts & Labor distilled, devoid of vocals, yet still imbued with hooks.
