Gutbucket / Flock
Album: Flock   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Gutbucket   Added:Mar 2011
Label:Cuneiform Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-04-10 Pull Date: 2011-06-12 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 5 May 29 May 8 Apr 24 Apr 17
Airplays: 1 1 4 2 4

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 23, 2011: Memory Select
Fuck You And Your Hipster Tie
4. May 07, 2011: Music Casserole
Tryst'n Shout
2. May 30, 2011: meow for memomorial day!
Zero Is Short For Idiot
5. May 06, 2011: Wee Animalcules
Said The Trapeze To Gravity
3. May 28, 2011: Music Casserole
Said The Trapeze To Gravity
6. May 06, 2011: No Cover, $5 Minimum
Zero Is Short For Idiot

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-04-10
GUTBUCKET: Flock
Cuneiform, 2011

AVANT-JAZZ/ROCK – This hard-hitting collective quartet keeps putting out great music: loud, hard-hitting and devilishly complex with strong doses of math/prog-rock, a bit of metal edge and hints of modern-classical all embroidering the out-jazz core. But hard as they are to categorize, the band has a tight, aggressive sound that should appeal to many KZSU DJs. All instrumental, FCC clean.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

1. 5:59 – uptempo: spiky/bouncy theme, rolling solos, calm crosshatch into noise
2. 4:43 – math-y melody in relaxed flow, hard march, quick scramble, ever-shifting
3. 3:10 – stabbing melody with multiple counterpoints, slashing psych-metal guitar
4. 6:00 – unrelenting knotty staccato: robots beat you into submission, twitchy sax
5. 6:42 – slow droning chord progression, drops to quiet, builds noise, chugs home
6. 5:09 – almost catchy midtempo rock with a futuristic/surf touch, hopping rhythm
7. 5:27 – crunchy: a flood of harsh electronics & prepared guitar, then quiet murk
8. 5:40 – moody: meanders around deep bass core, rising from calm to loud chug
9. 3:00 – starts soft, shifts to chunky, disjointed rhythm, big guitars, wild sax
10. 5:59 – weird fanfare into low creeping tune with angular breakouts, upbeat end
11. 8:30 – oddball twisty percolation; solo sax spin/skronk; then loud ‘n’ lumbering

[ Fo ] 04/10/11

Track Listing
1. Fuck You And Your Hipster Tie   6. Tryst'n Shout
2. Zero Is Short For Idiot   7. Said The Trapeze To Gravity
3. 4 9 8   8. Give Up
4. D0g Help Us   9. Part One: Dyslexic Messiah (Where's Your Dog?)
5. Murakami   10. Part Two: Sacrificial Vegan
  11. Part Three: Turning Manischewitz Into Wine