Monstrance (Andy Partidge) - Monstrance (2007)
Rock | 2cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
APE CD 017 | rel: 2007 | 550Mb
Rock | 2cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
APE CD 017 | rel: 2007 | 550Mb
Monstrance is the name given to a trio comprised of XTC's resident guitarist, songwriter, and figurehead Andy Partridge; Shriekback keyboardist (and way-back XTC member) Barry Andrews; and drummer Martyn Barker, also of Shriekback. Any expectations that the self-titled Monstrance might sound like either of those venerable outfits can be tossed right out the window, though. This is two discs of purely improvisational music: no overdubs, no composition or rehearsal -- just three exceptional musicians heading into the studio and playing what their minds and hands tell them to, with little regard for accessibility, form, or mood. One might expect it to resemble free jazz, and Partridge has made no secret of his affection for same.