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Worthless! = Digipack = (CD)
In keeping with the most glorious and noble of protocols, Nevermore, Inc., and MoonJune Records proudly offer Worthless!: the new chapter in the continuing exploration of subatomic existence and sonic freefall from the artist presently known as Copernicus. Showcasing eight fresh, original pieces of spontaneous mayhem, our hero and his band of mischievous cohorts weave, wind, glide, grind, and forge their way through their most ambitious, engaging material yet.Recorded in the comfortable familiarity of the majestic panorama of Hoboken, New Jersey, the iconic artist returns to the scene of previous crimes with a group of no less than sixteen musicians (and one additional vocalist) in tow, delivering arguably his most powerful effort to date in the process. While conceptual themes of a familiar nature are revisited, the musical terrain they cover is fresh, anew, and brimming with vitality, humor and imagination -- displaying a refreshingly-cohesive and -consistent central focus that is typically lacking in most "free jazz"-based undertakings.This is very ambitious music, which succeeds on all levels in confident, convincing style. From the gleefully sarcastic 'Go tell it on the mountain' pedal steel intro of "What Is Existence?" to the elegant, graceful, classically-inspired synthesizer and strings section tapestry featured on the title track, the album's closer, the players display a wonderful collective chemistry -- covering an expansive breadth of musical stylings which develop and uncoil in a bold, pioneering-yet-organic fashion.
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