Album Review
Alto! – “LP3” – [Trouble In Mind]
Phil Phactor 9/19/2018 12-inch, A Library
Pit veterans Alto! return with their third LP and they’re sticking with their track naming strategy, which means we start off with ‘Piece 14.’ Bells and hand percussion are soon joined by a chunky synth melody and then—woah, is that a whistle—we’re off into Señor Coconut territory. Do not miss the killer flute solo a little over halfway through. There’s the occasional sinister guitar stab, but combustion will have to wait, as this weirdo world groover stays the course. The next track, ‘Piece 12,’ opens with some late-night minor-key guitar noodles, and then BOOM, depress the pedal and it’s just non-stop doom riffage. Eventually the dust settles, and we’re back to our Tunisian opium den. A bongo player emerges out of the shadows, and it’s all over. Or is it? The flip is marked as two tracks, but they track together to form an extended percussion and synth workout in the vein of the opener. Has the torch of the mystics been passed?
you heard it 19 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 1366 days ago, Fox Populi played Piece 15
- 1375 days ago, Mance played Piece 14 (LPPZ)
- 1379 days ago, Maybelline played Piece 16
- 1380 days ago, Lucky Jae played Piece 15
- 1392 days ago, Cousin Mary played Piece 16
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