This is cross-posted from Tiny Mix Tapes. I tell ya, it’s damn near impossible to stay on top Burning Star Core news considering Yeh’s prolificism (is that a word?). I don’t even try. Anyway…

Minimalist psych overlord, violin ripper, darling of Wire Magazine, and owner of Tony Conrad’s entire catalog C Spencer Yeh (of Cincinnati’s Burning Star Core) is teaming up with Borbetomagus founder and Wolf Eyes buddy Don Dietrich and snare shredder Ben Hall, of Graveyards, for high-fives and to scald a few scalps with their new noise supergroup called New Monuments.

As far as the lineup, Dietrich provides the gnarly sax textures, while Hall brings the rhythm tip and Yeh, as always, comes correct with his mighty orchestral strings fed through myriad effects processors. New Monuments kick off their inaugural tour next week in Brooklyn for a brief but nonetheless, um, monumental tour. As with most noise tours, the majority of the venues are non-traditional (yet intimate) stops (book shops, community centers, et al.) and colleges. Unlike noise’s most popular acts right now, New Monuments dabbles more in improv and free jazz than straight power electronics, challenging your conception of music more than challenging your tympanic fortitude.

Noise tourism…

09.11.08 – Brooklyn, NY – The Glasslands Gallery (with Oa, Carlos
Giffoni-Okkyung Lee, Nancy Garcia-Biba Bell, DJ Steve Loewenthal)
09.12.08 – Bostom, MA – Nom D’Artiste (with Howie Stelzer, Heathen Shame, Jason Lescaleet/Bhob Rainey)
09.13.08 – Montague, MA – Montauge Book Mill (with Joe McPhee, Paul Flaherty, Chris Corsano Trio)
09.14.08 – Annandale-on-the-Hudson, NY – Bard College (with Herons)
09.15.08 – Philadelphia, PA – Circle of Hope [South Philly Branch] (with John Wiese, Kudler/Fraser Duo, Morally Gray)
09.16.08 – Cleveland, OH – TBA (with Emeralds)
09.17.08 – Oberlin, OH – Obelin College (with Chris Riggs)
09.18.08 – Detroit, MI – Bohemian National Home (with Spykes, Uneven Universe)

BSX, BTW, has a new jam hive out called Challenger. That is a GREAT title for this album, as the timbre and sweeping sound of “Beauty Hunter” is that of a space shuttle reentering the Earth’s atmosphere (a la the Smithsonian Tapes). Pass the Kool-Aid and get shattered.

MP3 :::
Burning Star Core – Beauty Hunter