Hi - I was a member of the old forum.

Just letting people know that the debut LP from the brand-new trio of Chris Corsano, Joe Baiza and Mike Watt is available now on my label, Yucca Alta Records:


Some words about the LP:

Yucca Alta Records is ecstatic to present our inaugural release: the debut, self-titled LP from the Corsano Baiza Watt Trio.

This is an all-improvised, mind-blowing, punk AF soul-meeting between Chris Corsano, one of America's premier avant-garde drummers, and two legendary SoCal punk pioneers: guitarist Joe Baiza (Saccharine Trust, Universal Congress Of) and bassist Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE).

The bulk of this LP consists of studio recordings made deep in the Mojave Desert (Landers, CA to be exact) in December of 2023. The Corsano Baiza Watt Trio had never played, or even entirely met, before this session; what you hear is the surprise and fierce delight of 3 great musicians coming together in real time. The first track, "51 Card Solitaire," begins abruptly in mid-flight, capturing the exact moment that recording began, as the trio played together for the very first time.

The LP's explosive last 2 tracks are taken from the trio's first-ever live show, in Watt's long-time home base of San Pedro, CA, in front of a joyous, fully lit audience.

The level of group interaction revealed in these 7 tracks is truly startling. Corsano's buoyant multi-dimensional kineticism is in full effect; Baiza effortlessly mixes noir-ish, bopping single-note phrases with feral string scrapes and vicious chord-flailing; Watt holds down strong anchoring bass lines like the sailor he is, then flies abruptly, thrillingly off-script.

It was a big-time honor to make this record happen. I know people on this forum will be into it. Cheers.

This looks like it could be a cracker. Nice work.

I dig this album a lot. Glad I picked it up on vinyl.

The record was just highlighted in Marc Masters' Best Experimental Music On Bandcamp column.

Chicago: This LP is available at Dusty Groove.