Tag Archives: avant-garde

HOT HEAD SHOW – Perfect

May 1, 2014

Hot Head Show 2013 Fervid yet filigree, Les Claypool’s favorite avant-punks boil up the brain with a bang. Living up to their name, this London band exercise a frantic spectacular, so much so that you never know where you are … Continue reading →

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COPERNICUS – L’Éternité Immediate

December 3, 2013

Nevermore 2005 / MoonJune 2013 Romancing one’s denial of existence demands a special tune to get under the skin. Shed it and embrace it all. It’s all about performance for Joseph Smalkowski, for there’s nothing beyond the given instant, yet … Continue reading →

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SPHINCTER ENSEMBLE – Harrodian Event #1

September 6, 2013

Esoteric 2013 A feast of spontaneity from 1972 with progressive movers venturing into the unknown on the wings of collective spirit. “In the moment” is the gist of any jam, but catching a mood all too often requires a sonic … Continue reading →

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COPERNICUS – Worthless!

August 19, 2013

Nevermore 2013 From subatomic to subconscious, the rhapsode of chaos shoots for instant karma. Popa Chubby chimes in. There’s a strange pull in Joseph Smalkowski’s philosophy of nonexistence that can be summarized with a black hole magnetism, a recurrent image … Continue reading →

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