MILFORD GRAVES - Bäbi LP chaoscore

MILFORD GRAVES - Bäbi LP chaoscoreBy the early '70s, Milford Graves had more or less stopped gigging. Having learned his lesson the hard way in multiple night runs like a legendary Slugs' residency with Albert Ayler, he knew that the level of energy that he put out during a performance would be difficult to sustain over the long haul. A concert was a kind of absolute ritual for him, after which he would be totally spent, emotionally and physically. Graves rarely left anything on the

In an age where the attention span of music listeners appears to be diminishing

Zaius Tapes with the heat again

and they sang their own localized poetry of personal and regional topics

after Just For A Day [MOVLP354] and Souvlaki [MOVLP202] a totally different and more abstract album

While "nostalgia" is a comfortable word to describe these tunes

tension mounting to the point of impending and inevitable collapse

these tapes have yet to be heard on either vinyl or CD

The wreckingball groove of “I Want To Punch Bruce Springsteen in the Dick''s lurches and swings like a pendulum of pure contempt

We made this band and this record to share our passion for hardcore and DIY ethics in a world and a country

2006 under the auspices of the Pauline Oliveros Foundation’s New Vanguard Series

it's the future

Imagine this album as an alternative historical narrative: not as a source of soundtrack afterthought