GHQ x 2

Ghq has existed over the years with various members, but has always been the core duo of steve gunn and marcia bassett. since getting together in 2002 they have brought their acoustic / electric freeflow to various heights and their performances have had the history of taking on different forms on any given night. their range can be from blown out freeform, pre-war blues covers to quiet acoustic raga cycles. currently the group is back as the duo of marcia and steve, with occasional drumming help from jon trusinski.

TLR 053: ghq — everywhere at once CD

released march 3, 2008 as an installment in the oscillation III series. sold only as a part of the set.

late in 2007 the core ghq duo of marcia bassett and steve gunn set off to jason meagher's black dirt studios to settle in for some multi-tracked studio action. joined by john truscinski of x.o.4 on drums, the trio laid down a series of layered drones unlike anything else in their catalog. After the disc-opening "Rembrance" sets the proper mood, the group kicks into "Four Trees" and establishes a new standard by which their stretched-out drones will be measured. In a collection of chilling recordings, the hazy and aching "Drop City Blues" shines bright with Gunn stepping forward to provide a set of extremely focused vocals. Everywhere at Once is a new and exciting milemarker along the band's continued ascent.

TLR 036: GHQ crystal healing LP

released 20 april, 2007. recorded by steve gunn, marcia bassett and pete nolan in late 2006, crystal healing is GHQ's most accomplished recording to date. a collection of layered acoustic drones and ragas that mix and whirl throughout both sides. it will not take more than one spin for you to realize that this is one of "those" records. great, great stuff. from a one-time pressing of 855 hand-numbered copies. heavy 180g vinyl. housed within old-style gatefold LP covers featuring new artwork by michael pare. all pre-orders of this release also received copies of this GHQ bonus CD.

GHQ
Three lobed Recordings

Everywhere at Once [2008]

Crystal Healing [2007]

GHQ - Seven Sisters

Hototogisu - Green [2005]

The first ever release from the Hototogisu duo of Matthew Bower (Skullflower/Total/Sunroof) and Marcia Bassett (Double Leopards) that even approaches being ‘generally available', Green is a real CD - not a CD-R - pressed up for the group by the sainted Ed Hardy of Eclipse records and available in an edition of 1000 copies complete with a suave full-colour booklet reproducing a bunch of the duo's art. Anyone whose mind was blown by the vision of this pair powering their way through one of the most magical/unforgiving sets of Subcurrent 2005 will find plenty to drown in here. Tracks are shorter than on previous releases, though even more obsessively detailed. There are points where the cacophony is so insanely oversaturated that the noise starts to sound as if it's spontaneously giving birth to language: you start hallucinating words and sentences, almost as if the film protecting you from a constant bombardment of information-heavy environmental radiation has been blown apart. Green also features some of Hototogisu's most straight-ahead death/doom metal moves. Although they're not quite Skullflower, the first track features snatches of classic death metal riffs alongside the stomach-punch of a cheap drum machine and on their theme song, the beautifully ferocious “Heavy Blossom”, Mick Flower of Vibracathedral Orchestra plays drums. Alongside all the iron first action, there are some beautiful moments where Marcia and Matthew's voices melt into ribbons of pure white light and the whole thing floats to the ceiling. A modern classic, and possibly the best Hototogisu album to date. Highest recommendation.

Green [2005]












Hototogisu Live @ The Luminaire

Zaimph

Sera la distancia que se mide entre hondas ambientales, minimalistas, al explorar en su guitarra ruidosa, sera tonal experimental que mueve sus figuras en constante equalizador vibratorio, un solo color se comunica al eléctrico panel de posibilidades aun incubo. Con la mirada perdida se presentan amplios cambios estáticos que el concepto que tienes de la música se destape, emotivas piezas lineales desifrandas por la máquina, solo en completa igualdad equilibrio se deben seguir los pasos por los terrenos barro Zaimph.

Zaimph, alias Marcia Bassett, made most of her music with a guitar, using e-bows and laying things across the string while she picked and sawed at it. She also held the microphone in her mouth for some vocals.

www.hototogisu.org


Burning Star Core + Zaimph
Live @ No Fun Fest 2007 (20-05-2007)











La nuit électrique [2007]











Mirage of the Other [2006]











Sexual Infinity [2006]











Moon's Pool [2005]












Zaimph Live In Cambridge, England