I have a love-hate relationship overall with the noise/experimental improv type of stuff I've seen around town. For every really good set, there seem to be five that run on twice as long as they should as the various performers try and fail to happen upon something interesting. What's worse is that often the same musicians seem to be capable of both grating feats of self-indulgence and inspired, genuinely interesting performances, and you can never be sure which one you're going to get.
Naturally, what we have here is one of the latter. Glass Organ, which consists of Tom Helgerson (ex-Thank You, Shahs) and Tonefilth label head Justin Meyers, set up for one of the final shows at famed underground venue the Church with Helgerson on one end of the stage toting a Telecaster, Meyers on the other with various sound-manipulating machines, and a set of cables stretching between them. What followed was one of the rare "noise"-type sets that didn't overstay its welcome and remained interesting throughout. I was recently told that Meyers is reluctant to perform live, so if you ever see these guys listed on a bill, consider it a priority!
Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?699w0mm9cx1 (one track, 11:36)
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