{"id":610,"date":"2016-06-03T00:26:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T04:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=610"},"modified":"2016-11-09T04:32:05","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T09:32:05","slug":"610","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2016\/06\/03\/610\/","title":{"rendered":"New Release Roundup June 3 – The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Paul Simon, Huh, Eli “Paperboy” Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. The Claypool Lennon Delirium<\/a> \u2013 Monolith of Phobos<\/em>
\nThe question that popped into my head when I heard that Les Claypool and Sean Lennon were collaborating on a new album was, which personality would assert itself most? Both are used to leading bands, and both have a strong sense of their own musical personalities. Listening to the advance, I\u2019d say it\u2019s a pretty happy tie, with maybe a slight edge to Claypool for singing the lion\u2019s share of the songs and directing the rhythm with his bass. They find common ground in the early output of Pink Floyd and Genesis, creating earthy and progressive psychedelic soundscapes. \u201cThe Cricket and the Genie (Movement I, The Delirium)\u201d is pretty and ominous with its gurgling bass and organ sound. \u201cMr. Wright\u201d sounds the most like Primus, another of Claypool\u2019s character studies. But even that strays off path between the verses, where the instrumentation gets a bit more diverse. \u201cCaptain Lariat\u201d is a Primus-like march but with lush and lofty background vocals and chorus you won\u2019t find elsewhere in Claypool\u2019s catalogue. Lennon steps forward more on the second half of the album. On \u201cOhmerica,\u201d a nicely-bent waltz through modern fascism and technology, he sings, \u201cIf we stop shopping the terrorists win.\u201d Monolith is a wonderful side street to get lost on for a while.
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