ジム・オルーク最初の到達点! ポスト・ロック象徴の伝説ユニット、未発表曲&ライブ音源を集めた特大編集盤がDRAG CITYより!

ポスト・ロックから即興音楽まで飲み込むアプローチの幅広さ、ソニック・ユース、ウィルコとレジェンド・バンドに加入しインディ / オルタナティヴ・ロックを支える周囲の度肝を抜く動き.....八面六臂な活躍で我々を魅了する鬼才ジム・オルークが1990年代に、こちらも鬼才デイヴィッド・グラブスと組んでいたユニット ガスター・デル・ソル。この名義で26年振りとなる新アイテム『WE HAVE DOZENS OF TITLES』が登場!レーベルはDRAG CITYより!

そもそもジョン・マッケンタイア、バンディ・K・ブラウンとトータス組達が出入りする等、活動詳細が掴み辛かったガスター・デル・ソル。彼等の評価を決定付けた1998年名盤『CAMOUFLEUR』曲を中心に収めた未発表ライブ音源を聴けば、どんなポスト・ロッカーよりも純度ハイレベルな、洗練された構築美を鳴らしていた事が分かるはず。ラストライブとなった、そもそもライブ自体貴重だった今回の音源で、彼等が鳴らす柔和で鋭い展開を心行くまで堪能しましょう。また1993年～1998年の活動期間中に残した未発表音源も収録!ジム・オルークとデイヴィッド・グラブスが作り上げた皆が知らない世界をようやく聴ける日が来るなんて....ありがとうございます!!

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Throughout the 1990s, Chicago duo Gastr del Sol made some of the most innovative music to be lumped in with the post-rock scene they grew alongside of. Between 1993 and 1998, David Grubbs and Jim ORourke changed lanes on every Gastr del Sol release they created, going from avant-garde compositions made with acoustic instruments to Fahey-informed fingerstyle guitar instrumentals to chamber pop with glitchy electronic elements on 1998s Camoufleur, their final studio album. We Have Dozens of Titles combs the vaults for rare entries in Gastr del Sols catalog, as well as previously unreleased recordings from their hot streak of activity and growth in the 90s. Its somewhere between a rarities collection and an album statement of its own, flowing gracefully between songs released on compilations and unheard ephemeral recordings. "20 Songs Less," from a 1994 Teenbeat 7" of the same name, emphasizes just how much they were influenced by musique concrete and tape music, splicing choppily between blasts of acoustic guitar and roomy drum kits and muddy, garbled tape loops and treatments. "The Bells of St. Marys" comes from a 1996 Christmas album (released by Sony and shockingly also including contributions from Merzbow, Melt-Banana, God Is My Co-Pilot, and other noisemakers not usually affiliated with major labels). It is a collection of pulsations, drones, and Grubbs softly played acoustic piano, creating a wintery beauty in its stoic lushness. Some of the most interesting tracks on We Have Dozens of Titles are live recordings from the bands final show in 1997. On these recordings, songs from Camoufleur show up in early, mid-workshop forms. The bubbly "The Seasons Reverse" is similar to the arrangement that made it onto the album (down to the field recording at the end of the song of kids setting off fireworks), but there are no vocals, leaving the focus that would have been placed on the singing open to tune into ORourkes dissonant organ notes or the burbling electronic rush that serves as a timekeeper for the song. "Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder" is also presented here as an instrumental, but its softly oscillating rush of long tones, gentle piano, and occasional blurts of found sound render the song almost unrecognizable from its studio version. Gastr del Sol took on new shapes multiple times in the few short years they were active, and We Have Dozens of Titles offers a sense that their state of perpetual metamorphosis actually went even deeper than what was shown on their widely adored studio records. ~ Fred Thomas

Rovi