Thursday, March 2, 2023

Scott McGill - The Hand Farm (1997)


Dissonant, noodle-y fusion/jazz-rock by American guitarist Scott McGill. The Hand Farm is all knotty, herky-jerky time signatures and manic, fluid fretwork, but there's something woozy and atmospheric at work that helps to elevate it above your standard fusion wank-fest.

Track listing:
1. The Great Unwashed
2. The Secret Linen Service
3. Pools
4. Death by D.M.V.
5. 2000 Allen Called
6. Uncle Zippy
7. Luggage
8. Ignoramus Rex
9. Calvinist Pancakes
10. Labyrinth
11. Alaskan Brick


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2 comments:

  1. Good God "standard fusion wank-fest" made me laugh so hard. I would absolutely love to see a band that does the standard fusion wank-fest stuff to straight up call an album that. Thanks as always for the killer recommendations, but extra thanks today for making milk shoot out my nose. When I wasn't even drinking milk.

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  2. Killer release, well worth cranking up to 12.

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