Gastr Del Sol?

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Band: Gastr Del Sol

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"Camofleur" is freakin' awesome. I love that record, and most of the mid-90's stuff too.

I went to see Grubbs a few years back in Boston, and there was this soft noodly jazz playing in the background while he was setting up his gear. Someone shouted up, "Hey, can you get them to turn off this jazz shit?".

Man, the icy look that audience member received from Grubbs...

Band: Gastr Del Sol

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Been a big fan ever since I got over the fact that there was never going to be a third Bastro record.

Gastr del Sol tended to put out recordings that I evaluated in two ways:

1. Technical construction
2. Actual listening pleasure

All kickass over number one, Crookt Crackt or Fly and Mirror Repair flag with regards to number two (the former greatly and the latter slightly) as does The Harp Factory on Lake Street.

But Upgrade and Afterlife and Camofleur are significant and amazing.

And The Serpentine Similar is, detours and all, one of my Top Ten records of the 1990s.

Grubbs solo full-length records continue along a consistantly excellent 1 & 2 balance, while the 12"s and collaborative releases tread dangerously near to what I don't like about exploratory avant garde music. The same goes mostly for Jim O'Rourke's releases.

Band: Gastr Del Sol

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Christopher wrote:Crookt, Crackt, or Fly gave me a whole new outlook on the possibilities with acoustic guitar.

No crap here.


You should listen to Derek Bailey's "AIDA" record. Believe it or not, there are straight lifts from this on CCorF, esp. the second track.
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