Vxpxc / Porchmass

Digitalis

In the past two years, (VxPxC) has grown from a Golden State oddity to a Los Angeles institution. The trio of GRANT CAPES, TIM GOODWILLIE, and JUSTIN McINTEER have churned out an entire catalog of blissed-out improvisations that range from the organic and melodic to overblown chaos. There's never a dearth of new ideas flowing out of their collective minds, and on Porchmass, their first proper CD release after a slew of CDRs and cassettes, they push the envelope into a whole new realm. Recorded entirely on McInteer's porch in Terrace City, in East LA, Porchmass is a ramshackle choir singing in effigy to the orange polluted sunsets of Southern California. (VxPxC) only use a small arsenal of acoustic and battery-powered instruments, singing bowls, and pots & pans as makeshift-percussion, but it is magic junkyard orchestra. This is also the first appearance of the now-trademark accordion that graces recent (VxPxC) sessions. By using this array, the group traverses new territory somewhere near the islands of Jewelled Antler or The Vanishing Voice. "These guys are a three-man scene, and a joy to follow."—Dusted Magazine 

• SHARE

  •  Twitter
  •  Stumbleupon
  •  Digg
  •  del.icio.us
  •  Facebook
  •  Mixx