For our next journey into Zorn, we turn to the acoustic trio of Julian Lage, Gyan Riley (yes, the son of the legendary Terry Riley), and Bill Frisell. Three masters of improvisational interplay working with some of the most meditative music Zorn has released thus far. […]
For our next entry in the colossal task of examining the work of Downtown composer John Zorn, we turn to a more recent record from the Chaos Magick quartet. Featuring the main Simulacrum trio (John Medeski on organ, Kenny Grohowski on drums, and Matt Hollenberg on […]
Welcome to the first official entry in an ongoing series focused on the vast and uncompromising catalog of the Downtown mastermind himself, John Zorn. For our premier examination, we take a look at the very first Zorn record to ever grace my earballs – 2009’s O’o. […]
You didn’t ask for it, but here it is: an additional series from your favorite modmin.Along with the Softer Shades of Psychedelia, I am officially starting the Ween of the Week segment. This can be entire shows, interviews, clips, segments of shows, B-sides, etc. Anything my […]
Drinking The Lemonade is an ongoing exploration of Acid Mothers Temples most iconic song- Pink Lady Lemonade. This is post #1 in the series, Levitation Sessions (2021) From it’s birth in the 1996/7 demos to the present day, it’s been performed and recorded countless times. There’s […]
Today, we have another installment of Softer Shades of Psychedelia! I’m going with an absolute classic today. A heavyweight. A totally immersive experience. If you’re not familiar with The Disintegration Loops, or indeed, William Basinski himself, you owe it to yourself to listen to this masterpiece […]
Welcome to a new series: Softer Shades of Psychedelia, hosted by me, your favorite modmin. As much as I love the heavy, the noisy, the extreme elements of psychedelic music, I also celebrate the softer, the slippery, the squishy and delicate aspects as well. Psychedelic experiences […]