75 Dollar Bill - I Was Real (2019) [Hi-Res]

If you missed out on 2016’s highly underrated Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock from 75 Dollar Bill, then this seems like the perfect time to jump onto the band’s sound. Melding the current free-jam inclinations of improv live sets with a guitar sound that picks at the kind of Haino/Akiyama boogie blended with West African blues, the band has long been a singular entity on the scene. They’ve just announced a new ripper for Thin Wrists / Black Editions and prefaced it with a live recording of a portion of the album’s title track, “I Was Real”. This time around the duo of Che Chen and Rick Brown are joined by a larger ensemble that wrangles in eight additional players, adding to the desert blues vibes of communal playing for social spaces. Check the trance lockdown into burner blues vibes in the video below and look out for the new LP June 28th.

Tracklist:
01. 75 Dollar Bill - Every Last Coffee or Tea (11:01)
02. 75 Dollar Bill - C. or T. - Verso (3:04)
03. 75 Dollar Bill - Tetuzi Akiyama (3:58)
04. 75 Dollar Bill - I Was Real (16:55)
05. 75 Dollar Bill - WZN3 - Verso (6:08)
06. 75 Dollar Bill - I.New New II.The Worm III.Like Laundry (9:45)
07. 75 Dollar Bill - There's No Such Thing as a King Bee (5:20)
08. 75 Dollar Bill - WZN4 (4:06)
09. 75 Dollar Bill - WZN3 (8:24)