2012
Label: Record Collection - none • Format: Cassette EP, Single Sided white • Country: UK & US • Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock • Style: Synth-pop, Avantgarde
The cold electronics and jumbled beats recall the more adventurous side of earlys art-rap collective Anti-Pop Consortiumbut it's never too long before Frusciante pulls the rug out from under his own songs with an abrupt shift. If these incredibly obtuse concoctions were the work of someone other than the guy who helped write "Under the Bridge," they might actually make sense as post- Dilla aspiring beats.
AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International.
Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. Energetic Happy Hypnotic. Romantic Sad Sentimental. Sexy Trippy All Moods. Drinking Hanging Out In Love. Introspection Late Night Partying. Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes. Outside the Spotlight takes a look at what famous musicians work on while not facing the bright lights of their most famous gigs. The Red Hot Chili Peppers came close to breaking the Internet on Sunday by suddenly announcing a shakeup of their current lineup.
The band has had over a dozen members John Frusciante - Letur-Lefr (Cassette) its lifetime, with over half of that coming John Frusciante - Letur-Lefr (Cassette) guitarist turnover alone. What made this announcement particularly newsworthy is that the band were welcoming back the guitarist who led the John Frusciante - Letur-Lefr (Cassette) on their most celebrated records and during their most successful periods.
He appeared on the next three Peppers records — Californication, By the John Frusciante - Letur-Lefr (Cassette), and Stadium Arcadium — while also maintaining his own vibrant and diverse solo career. But after the tremendous success of Stadium Arcadium and the subsequent world tour, the band was burnt out, going on an extended hiatus in that Frusciante John Frusciante - Letur-Lefr (Cassette) not return from.
Since then, the band have continued to release high-profile records and headline big festivals and tours. The Chili Peppers announced his departure exactly a decade ago in December ofbut at the beginning of the year, Frusciante released The Empyreanhis eighth solo album overall and first since his hyper-productive output in that saw the release of six albums and one EP beginning with Shadows Collide with People and ending with Curtains.
In between PBX and Letur-Lefr, Frusciante also debuted his Trickfinger alias, allowing him an avenue upon which he could freely explore acid house music with a glitched out compass acting as his guide. He would release his debut EP, Sect in Sgtin July of before releasing his debut self-titled album in Inhe would release Trickfinger II as well as the Foregrow EP, John Frusciante - Letur-Lefr (Cassette), the latter of which was released under his own name but featured music conceived around the time of Trickfinger and Speed Dealer Moms.
The EP featured a minute guitar solo and two abstract compositions, all of which were in line with the type of experimentation Frusciante was dabbling in on his most accessible album, Shadows Collide with People. Here were pieces that could be consumed more as complimentary interludes instead of integral pieces — stray, errant thoughts instead of in-depth, unorthodox simulations.
Mona`s Mood - The Jimmy Heath Orchestra* - Really Big! (Vinyl, LP, Album), Where Is The Love - Richard Caiton - Reflections, I Think - Various - A Limited Introduction To F Comm. (Vinyl, LP), Acará, Dark Noise - Jo Thomas - Alpha (Vinyl, LP), Hello, Mr. Worry, Pressing On - D. J. Rogers - The Message Is Still The Same (Vinyl, LP, Album), Sandro (25) - Como Lo Hice Yo / Una Muchacha Y Una Guitarra (Vinyl), Manon - 1997 SO/LN #07 - House / Progressive (Cassette), Various - Summer Heat (Cassette), Stenka Rasin - Orchestre Des Balalaikas Russes* - Les Balalaikas DUkraine (Vinyl, LP, Album), You Can (Kiss My...) (Original Mix) - Condor - You Can (Kiss My...) (CDr), Aint It Funny - Jennifer Lopez - The Reel Me (CD), Interlude: Moving On - Paramore - The Holiday Sessions (Vinyl), 黙って愛して(イタリア式離婚狂想曲) - Various - Screen Music Library / European Film Themes (Vinyl, LP)
9 Comments