CHARALAMBIDES - Three-Lane Blacktop

new release of eldritch origin featuring historic recordings of two\r\nnearly-complete sets from the market square"-era charalambides\r\nlineup, featuring the core duo of tom & christina carter + jason bill.\r\none side is from the cooler, NYC, at the 1995 CMJ fest (swirling vox\r\nsound courtesy kurt wolf), where strapping fieldhands got their fender\r\ntwin stolen, and bill orcutt & i witnessed the unrepentant use of\r\nstring-eze by the gtrist from cobra verde. the other side is from the\r\n1994 siltbreeze festival at the khyber pass in philly. both sets\r\nconsist of freak-rock tracks from "market square" & "strangle the\r\nwretched heavens," heavy on analog atmosphere & ecstatic/blown-out\r\ngtr/vox interconnectivity." - Two-Lane Blacktop