Black Pus

BLACK PUS (Lightning Bolt, USA, Thrill Jockey)

Black Pus is Brian Chippendale, who rose to prominence as the drummer of noise rock titans Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer. The first Black Pus CD-R was self released in early 2006, and was a collection of ferocious free jazz, multi-tracked on Chippendales cassette four-track. Over the course of the past several years Chippendale has been hand-picked by Bjrk and The Flaming Lips as a collaborator, and recruited by Andrew W.K. for Lee Scratch Perrys 2008 album Repentance.

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DAN FRIEL (USA, Thrill Jockey)

Armed with an arsenal of thriftstore pedals and noisemakers splayed across his lap, Dan Friel has spent the last decade home brewing electronic music that is equal parts ragged, punk, psychedelic and glorious. Following the recent Valedictorian /Exoskeleton EP, which was called a giddy, abrasive gem by Under The Radar and bottled raw power by the BBC, Total Folklore retains the melodic prowess of Friels previous work while harnessing considerable rhythmic power to back it up. In a preview of the LP after his sold out show with Black Dice in London, No Ripcord said it was an experimental record to savour and further confirm Dan Friel as one of the most exciting musical witchdoctors around.