Made Out of Sound
Dustin Krcatovich
, May 14th, 2021 08:16
Two giants of post-whatever improv join forces for long-distance a set that is both measured and cathartic
I had to take a couple years off from listening to Bill Orcutt, whose music I love, after working behind the bar at a gig he played in Portland a few years ago. Orcutt had borrowed a Fender Twin amp from my then-boss (an old pal dating back to Orcutt s Harry Pussy days) for his set and, apparently, dimed every last knob on the fucker. It was one of the most painfully loud shows I ve ever seen in a small room, and I ve attended more than my share of sets by notorious ear-bleeders (Dinosaur Jr., Pharmakon, Phill Niblock, Big Freedia, EyeHateGod, an endless/nameless parade of basement noiseniks… pick your poison).