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Connors, Montera, Thurston Moore
Mmmr
Genres: Alternative Rock, Blues, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (3) - Disc #1
1. Mazzacane Connors/Montera
2. Mazzacane Connors/Montera/Moore
3. Mazzacane Connors/Montera/Moore/Ranaldo

CD Details

All Artists: Connors, Montera, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo
Title: Mmmr
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Xeric Records
Original Release Date: 10/20/1998
Re-Release Date: 8/25/1998
Genres: Alternative Rock, Blues, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Experimental Music, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 600401099025, 600401099513

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Recorded by four veteran guitar deconstructivists, Mmmr buzzes, shrieks, squeals, hums, scrapes, and explodes into silence. It is not for the faint of heart or for those who have little tolerance for musical noise; Mmmr is an extended improvisational workout with three tracks that organically evolve, adding additional members as the tracks progress. The blues-influenced American improv guitarist Loren MazzaCane Connors and the lesser-known (in the States) French avant-garde guitarist Jean-Marc Montera play on all cuts and team up with Sonic Youth's guitar heroes Thurston Moore (on tracks 2 and 3) and Lee Ranaldo (on track 3) for a textural, evolving soundscape of six-stringed craziness that's surprisingly subtle. Granddaddy "American primitive" guitarist John Fahey is a fan of this 1997 recording; he's been quoted as saying that "it is beautiful and complex and, most importantly, it breathes.... As good and as moving as anything you'll hear this year." Hear, hear. --Mike McGonigal

CD Reviews

The Art of Noise

Jason P. Gubbels | 04/29/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Those who shy away from noise-rock and avant-garde experimentation may avoid an album like this, but "mmmr" isn't arch and inaccessible, like much of Glann Branca's work. In fact, it's surprisingly calm and gorgeous at times, shifting from sheer dissonance to passages of serenity within seconds. And, none of these players are ever far from the foundation of the blues, although that's not to say B.B. King would have any idea what's going on. You can deconstruct this album if you like, or you can play it in the background - believe me, it will work either way. Fans of post-rock should definitely check this out, but anyone who plays the guitar might also want to take a listen to the sonic variety made possible by four committed, intelligent electric guitar experimentalists. It may not be an album you'll play over and over again, or even return to often, but I'm glad I own it, and I'm sure I'll track down other Connors pieces in the future based on the strength of this project."

Music in its purest form [maybe]

Funkmeister G | 02/06/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Apparently Loren Mazzacane Connors has been doing the likes of this for 20 years but this is the 1st 1 I've heard, I of course got it for the SY connection. This is sparse almost ambient guitar sounds that do get noisier & clang & bang in the way we like, this sort of thing is good as background music but don't expect top 40 radio types to understand it. If you want a really out there sound try Lee's Scriptures of the Golden Eternity if it's still available."