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PLE 1117
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"Improvising guitarist extraordinaire Smith hooks up with Japanese underground legend Mukai for this round of exhilarating improvisations. An intriguing meeting between the 1000 year old horse tail bowed er-hu and electric guitar. Following the issue of the previously unheard Bill Fay 3rd LP (see features in The Wire/Uncut/Mojo) Smith's profile is high and this would be a good time to reassess the career so far of an uncompromisingly original and underrated musician."
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PLE 1115
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"This new trio features groove based improvisations which result in the most attractive yet exploratory guitar playing yet from the leader whose collective CV includes work with Hugh Hopper, John Stevens, Masayoshi Urabe, Shoji Hano and Bill Fay."
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PLE 1114
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Third album by this trio led by UK guitarist Gary Smith, with Lou Ciccotelli (drums; previously associated with Laika, Spleen, God, Ice) and Gary Jeff (bass, electronics, samples). "Latest release is another step on from the last, very listenable improvised rock..."
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PLE 1112
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"Studio duo featuring instrumental and voice with guitar."
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PLE 1110
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"Shoji Hano (dr, voc); Hugh Hopper (b, fuzzbass); Gary Smith (g). Latest variation on the post-rock power trio finds virtuoso Smith (Mass, Powerfield) teaming up again with ex-High Rise drummer Hano and adding fuzz bassist supreme Hopper (Soft Machine etc) for a mind blowing onslaught of fusion."
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PLE 1108
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"Moogy electronic percussion/stereo electric guitar duos from London/1998 featuring Gallivan (he of Love Cry Want, mid 80s INA-GRM affiliate, various outsider jazz aggregates), Smith (he of post-Swans ensemble 'Mass', duos with John Stevens, various scenarios declined by Bailey). Quite visceral on occasion, placid the next (like... life). Impressive in spots (Gallivan), flaccid on others (Gary). Questionably necessary." -- Hrvatski.
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PLE 1102
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Debut release by this new UK power trio, led by guitarist Gary Smith (previous releases on Ecstatic Peace, Chronoscope & Impetus. "...the earthquaking, sky-kissing beauty of Mass music, a place where the dissonant country blues of Son House and Charlie Patton meet the rattled black space of early electronic composition and the scorched earth improvisations of Fushitsusha and Tony Williams' Lifetime." David Keenan/The Wire.
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