Destroy All Nels Cline

by Nels Cline

Destroy All Nels Cline cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Cryptogramophone
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:00:43
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Eschewing traditional melodic structures, the renowned guitarist unleashes a dizzying array of abrasive, feedback-drenched improvisations. The project is an incredibly dense, chaotic exploration of avant-garde jazz-rock, designed to aggressively push the technical and sonic limits of the electric guitar.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, noisy, progressive, improvisation, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Spider Wisdom (7:30)
  2. Chicagoan (6:26)
  3. The Ringing Hand (9:06)
  4. Talk Of A Chocolate Bed (9:56)
  5. After Armenia (5:55)
  6. Progression (4:53)
  7. Clarion Call
  8. Prenatal Improv
  9. Sidewalk University
  10. Can't Escape The Blood
  11. Clarion Call (As The Bright Soul Enters, There Is Rejoicing, As He Departs, His Praises Are Sung -- For Horace Tapscott)
  12. Friends Of Snowman (4:36)
  13. Martyr (12:21)

Credits

  • Alex Cline - drums [drumset], percussion, soloist [solo], soloist [solos/duos/etc:]
  • Bob Mair - electric bass [electric bass guitar], electric guitar, soloist [solos/duos/etc:]
  • Woody Aplanalp - electric guitar, performer [duet], soloist [solo], soloist [solos/duos/etc:]
  • G.E. Stinson - electric guitar [electric guitars], soloist [solos/duos/etc:], featuring [feat.], slide guitar [slide], featuring [feat.], dobro [dobro slide], soloist [solo]
  • Carla Bozulich - electric guitar, sampler [sampling keyboard], soloist [solo], soloist [solos/duos/etc:], synthesizer [vocalizer], performer [carla's "hypermelodic" middle theme]
  • Zeena Parkins - electric harp, soloist [solos/duos/etc:], performer [duet]
  • Thurston Moore - typography [handlettering]
  • Great Aunt Lily - voice [sampled voice=]

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