***Outrageous. Rabid. Explosive. #WTF? Whatever words you throw at BORBETOMAGUZ saxophonist JIM SAUTER and ONEIDA / MAN FOREVER drummer KID MILLIONS, they’ll chomp ‘em up and respond with a gargantuan roar to expunge all notions of what a horn and skins can do. The duo’s prior albums were built of tightly, clustered bursts and barbed assaults. On Safe & Sane, Sauter and Millions eschew brevity for ultra-endurance. The opening “Chrysanthemum,” clocks in at 32 minutes and continues on Side B before a final 12-minute avalanche that is “Falling Spiders.” Sauter’s blowhole is jacked straight into a battery of electronics and amplification. He summons the reedy, shifting drones of the hurdy-gurdy or Hendrix’s scree, and spits forth monstrous overtones. Those sheets-of-sound Coltrane chased after—it’s here. Millions doesn’t even attempt to nail down the flow. He’s egging it on with rapid rolls and polyrhythmic propulsion that smears the line of fire/energy music—think classics like Black Beings—and primitive punk fury. At times, it’s as if Millions is outrunning Sauter’s tornado of multi-channel horns but he never gets sucked in. Rather, he pounds holes and slices cracks across the landscape for the reed streams to slip inside.
LP $17.75
08/16/2019
Astral Spirits is proud to present the mind melting follow up to Kid Millions & Jim Sauter’s LP “Fountain” on Family Vineyard last year with their brand new tape “Bloom.” The tape finds presents studio material as well as live material (recorded over the last few years) that takes on an exhilarating & mind-melting journey. Each individual may be better known for past accomplishments…Kid Millions is a leading force behind Oneida, People of the North, Man Forever, Soldiers of Fortune, J. Spaceman & Kid Millions as well as drumming for Spiritualized among many others. While Jim Sauter is incredibly well known for his legendary group Borbetomagus as well as many collaborations with with Don Dietrich, Thurston Moore and others. Together the two take their well known talents and create a world that’s not quite free jazz, not quite noise, not quite rock, but a little of all of those together. It’s a true pleasure hearing Jim Sauter’s saxophone playing pushed to a different level with the non-stop insistency of Kid Millions drumming especially after making a name for himself with the drumless Borbetomagus. “Bloom” finds Millions & Sauter pushing their voices against each other to create a raucous fury for 42 minutes that plays out in all kinds of unique and surprising ways. Fans of these musicians will not be disappointed by the music on “Bloom” and hopefully listeners on all sides of the free jazz/noise and all parts in between spectrums will find something new and exciting...
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06/30/2015
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06/30/2015