Ashytray Navigations - Use Copenhagen 69 Guitars & Park Drive Circular Effects Pedals Exclusively (1997)


The lone vinyl-only Siltbreeze release from the ultra prolific Phil Todd otherwise known to you as Ashtray Navigations. Between the band name and the album title, you should pretty much know what you are getting yourself into with this one. These lengthy guitar drones are extremely impressive in their texture and density, especially on the opening number "Dead X-Mas On Earth". The Wire's David Keenan has very accurately described Phil Todd's works as "a trashcan antidote to LaMonte Young."

4 comments:

decrepittapes said...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/n6kjbk

Jwil said...

This, as it turns out, rules

Have you listened to any Pumice, decrepittapes dude?

decrepittapes said...

Haven't heard much Pumice. I have heard "Pebbles" which I thought was excellent. Which album should I listen to next?

Jwil said...

I would recommend Worldwide Gullet - a great collection of radio sessions that came out this year - or Raft, which is another really solid album