[.ca] Process Of Weeding Out (Mini)

This grows and grows and grows on you:
When I first got this record in 1985, I'll admit I didn't know what to think, but I'd spin it once in a while and I found parts of it captivating, others tedious or bizarre. 19 years later I can safely say this was ahead of it's time, if only because the rest of the underground music scene has run out of other ideas and came over to this one. I find this exciting and listenable now, bravo.

Speechless:
This instrumental album is so good that I am speechless. It bears repeated listens and careful study. The songs unfold in a unique manner. Ginn is the master of riff, repetition, and variance. Who else would or have attempted the punk/free jazz fusion? Zorn? The great thing about Ginn (I focus on him but the rhythm section's phenomenal) is that he come to the freejazz thing from the punk side, not the reverse. He is one of the few people who is doing something innovative within the rock music structure. And, of course, he has so much to say musically he doesn't let words get in the way. It really doesn't get any better than this. On one cut for example (cut 3? I write from memory), he spends 5 minutes working up to one riff--the riff that is the basic of the cut, plays it once through and immediately transmutes it and moves on . . . . Long live Ginn!

A change of pace:
The most experimental album released by Black Flag, this work stretches from avant-garde noise to metal to jazz, always retaining a solid base in Ginn's signature guitar sound. Most of the music consists of a repeated bass line covered by intense, harmolodic guitar work and haphazard, jerky drum lines. However, all the tracks are intriguing and enjoyable, especially the title track and Screw The Law. A challenging listen, but very rewarding.

• Your Last Affront \oInstrumental\c
• Screw the Law \oInstrumental\c
• Process of Weeding Out \oInstrumental\c
• Southern Rise \oInstrumental\c