Zach Hill - Astrological Straits (Dig)
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Artist: Zach HillEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-08-12
Music Label: Ipecac Recordings
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Iambic Strays
- Toll Road
- Street People
- Dark Art
- Keep Calm And Carry On
- Hindsight Is Nowhere
- Ummer
- Stoic Logic
- Uhuru
- Momentum
- Unseen Forces
- Tick On
- Astrological Straits
- Necromancer
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Free Music Review: 4.75: Words can't even begin to describe
Hit: 5 Stars
Zach Hill, also known as half of Hella, has put out his debut album, which is quite possibly the craziest album ever recorded. If you've heard Hella's music, you know what you're getting into with Hill's inhuman, frenetic drumming.
On his debut, he does everything; he sings (with some strange lyrics I might add), plays guitar, bass, and of course, his drums. However, he employs a HUGE variety of instruments on top of these, which include: piano, synthesizer, flute, coronet, bugle, melodica, keyboards, synth bass, baritone guitar, saxophone, trumpet, the list is endless. It may sound sloppy, but it is most certainly not. Most people won't like it though, because it's all freestyle music. The songs have no rhythm, and change on a dime.
On top of this insane album, comes a second disc, Necromancer. One 33 minute long song, it starts with a short narrative about a necromancer, then EXPLODES with an absolutely relentless barrage of drums and piano. What's remarkable though is that the song was recorded in one take. Absolutely mind-boggling and indescribable.
Easily one of the best and craziest albums ever. If you love any style of music, especially avant-garde stuff, definitely check this out. An added bonus: the cd's come in a nice, thcik digipak, with some really cool artwork. Long live Zach Hill.
Astrological Straits (Dig) Poster
HELLA'S ZACH HILL SET TO RELEASE ASTROLOGICAL STRAITS ON AUG. 12 VIA IPECAC RECORDINGSGuests include Les Claypool, Marco Benevento, Tyler Pope and No Age's Randy Randall and Dean Spunt
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 16 - Zach Hill, drummer for NorCal noise-rock outfit Hella, is set to release his first solo album, titled Astrological Straits, Aug. 12 on Ipecac Recordings.
Hill, considered one of the most innovative drummers of modern music, has spent the past year working on the album as well as touring and recording with Marnie Stern.
For Hill's own solo release he enlisted a number of former recording partners and included a number of new ones. Guests contributing to Astrological Straits include Les Claypool, Chino Moreno, No Age's Randy Randall and Dean Spunt, !!!/LCD Soundsystem's Tyler Pope, Marco Benevento, Prints' Zac Nelson, Marnie Stern, The Flying Luttenbacher's Jonathon Hicshke, Satori/RX Bandit's Steve Borth, The Advantage's Robbie Moncrief, Them Hills' Dan Elkan and Hella bandmates Carson McWhirter and Josh Hill.
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