Colin Stetson – The Love it Took to Leave You VS. Devin Townsend – Powernerd
Devin Townsend – Powernerd
Inarguably, it is folly to downplay Colin Stetson’s
vision. His maximal-minimalist approach
to saxophone technique, composition, and performance is otherworldly and hauntingly
effective – but it does have its limits.
Throughout The Love It Took to Leave You, Stetson explores those
limits, sometimes at length, and this makes the album seem a bit overlong. Powernerd, in contrast, feels compact,
direct, and memorable. Its situations
like these that make me wonder what a collaboration between these two would produce.
This was in contrast to the Viewer' Choice vote, which went for Colin Stetson. Completely justifiable. In all others for this week, we are in agreement.
Nala Sinephro – Space 1.8 VS. Field Music – Limits of
Language
Field Music – Limits of Language
Another really tough call, as Space 1.8 is far more engaging
than I initially gave it credit for.
Field Music kinda has home court advantage here, however, as I’ve been
following them for years and am looking for a reason to get them back into my
ears more regularly.
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia VS. Timecop1983 – Night Drive
Timecop1983 – Night Drive
As I’ve said elsewhere, I think that Tyler, the Creator is,
as he states, creative. His delivery
style, however, doesn’t land too well with me.
Drive’s archetypical synthwave approach gets my vote here, despite being
a bit more languid than I had expected.
Clutch – Blast Tyrant VS. Gazpacho – Bravo
Gazpacho – Bravo
This was actually a minor upset. My initial impression of this Gazpacho album
fell a little flat, while I’ve been on board with Clutch’s gutbucket rock from
the get-go. But Bravo clicked for me
this week, and I’ve been wanting to delve into it a bit deeper. Clutch will get the pause for now.
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