Brian Chase is the drummer for The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and it would be easy to assume the guy couldn’t possibly make hay in the pretentious art underground by dint of his day job. But you’d be wrong, and you’d of been wrong all along, Mr. Schlong, because Chase is an experimental mind who just happened to find success slappin’ out the rock N roll beats. His entry in the In Context Music series, on miraculously clear lathe-cut vinyl like the other limited-to-25 items in the line, is an exploration of deep-space sound manipulation that transcends mere method. By this I mean, you could never guess the source of these recordings unless you’d tried the same thing yourself, save the part where audible cymbal-tapping is heard. A personal work that rewards intense listening, Chase’s latest is… sold out. Don’t let it happen again.
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