PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[k.p.g]

Max Julian Eastman - Don't Get Around Much (Not On Label)
One of two new releases that have come out of the Eastman brain trust this summer.  Very nice scrap art to go along with this tape.  What really struck about this release was the overwhelming amount of emotional weight behind this one.  Max is one to reuse and rework and I feel like I have heard most of his most musical ones at this point, including the one that drives a majority of this tape.  The funny thing about reworks though is how placing things into different contexts can alter your view on them.  What I once thought was a "sweet little moment" of a loop has now become the main focus of my attention, and I feel my head welling up with a strong emotion.  Is it love?  Is it nostalgia?  I cannot say.  It feels very good though.  Excellent tape.

[k.p.g]

Robert Fuchs - shutters and anchors (Robert Fuchs)
How lucky are we to receive 2 new releases from the maestro in 2025?  I like the contrast that this one holds to the Usagi release, C.O.T.H.  Whereas that one was a little more sparse and jagged in movement, this one is absolute power all the way through.  The end of the A-Side had my head on a swivel like god. DAMN!  Mixer feedback reaches some punishing highs.  Currently letting the B-Side guide me through a slower but nonetheless mighty current.  I want to take the chance to listen to this one and C.O.T.H. back-to-back some day, as I feel like they will play well off each other.