Gastr del Sol: Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly LP

Gastr del Sol's second album returns at last to the vinyl format - its first physical manifestation in well over a decade. Once again, a drop of the needle may ignite any number of queries, summed simply in one: what IS this music? Such is the potent energy of "Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly", retaining its otherworldly qualities some 32 years and countless musical movements since. "Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly" expands upon the minimalist stance of "The Serpentine Similar" in unexpected ways, imposing further austerity in the soundscape but for an unpredictable expansive quantity periodically overflowing, waves of blood sluicing through the elevator doors. This is partially due to a change within the group dynamic: the departure of bassist Ken "Bundy" Brown and the arrival of a new partner for guitarist and singer David Grubbs - guitarist and sound fuckerer Jim O'Rourke.