Writhing Squares Mythology Green Vinyl Edition

In many ways, the music of Writhing Squares could have only originated in Philadelphia; the cityitself a microcosm of creatives, go-getters, freaks & weirdos that have coalesced into a supportive& boundary-pushing crew. Former Purling Hiss bassist Daniel Provenzano & Ecstatic Vision sax-player& vocalist Kevin Nickles' first musical missive was shot forth in 2013 (the self-released CDR "Live InSpace") & various singles, split releases, albums (and a double-album) later we arrive at the duo'sfourth full-length "Mythology", their third for Chicago-based Trouble In Mind Records."Mythology" picks up the pieces left shattered by their previous double-album "Chart For TheSolution" and reconnects the broken shards together like Kintsugi, the ancient Japanese techniquefor mending broken ceramics, infusing the breaks with powdered gold. The Squares themselves arelike mad-scientists, taking the ruined detritus populating junk shops & surplus outlets & constructingtheir own sonic laboratories in their New Jersey basements to record, mix & tweak "Mythology"seight tracks. Their new location allowed the band to regroup, reassess & reconstruct their soundfrom the ground up, shearing away the cosmic excess of 2021's "Chart For The Solution" to asharper point.Tracks like `Barbarians' & `LEM' are classic Squares; brutal, aggressive, unwavering assault ofMotorhead/Stooges-inflected sci-fi punk scree, while others like `Chromatophage's mutant funk &`Cerberus's techno-slink owe a serious debt to electric-era Miles Davis or Herbie Hancock & showthat the group has more to offer than bludgeoning you with sonic force. Provenzano's bass &electronics are like a tank rolling across the terrain - a gnarly construct of Hawkwind-ian headiness& `Vincebus Eruptum's snarl - uncaring of what gets in the way. Nickles' brass vacillates betweenStooges-influenced sleaze, jazzy no-wave stabs, & cacophonous sonic storms, strafing the listenerinto oblivion. The duo are joined on "Mythology" by drummer John Scho...