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Flusnoix
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Flusnoix, a Montevallo, Alabama-based group of musicians, was founded by Jess Marie Walker
and her need to connect drawing and making music. The group’s improvisations were recorded
in March 2016 at the Kewahatchee Lounge in Birmingham. Using flusdrawxing and flusvoxing in
other performances and art installations lead to the creation of Flusnoix.
It’s hard to tell what’s on the scratchy black and white photo of the cover; we might be in a cave, we might be in a field,
and if you stare hard enough, you can make out the shape of a woman in a flowing skirt standing rigidly in the space.
The tape opens in the same mysterious way, with sparse tones weaving through space. Gentle plucks and chirps overtones
reminiscent of cars driving past an open window fill the air. The next track, “it ran” ramps up the energy, and we do feel we’re
on the run, bobbing through quirky needling sounds, like a guitar being played underwater. Put on “into” while getting ready
for your next date; it’s a sexy and relaxing track that’ll give you confidence and calmness.
To see these musicians perform together must be quite an experience, as their pieces fit together in the most natural way, as
though they’ve been playing together since the dawn of time. To know they’re an improvisational group is to understand the
level of talent they have. The more-than-nine-minute track “the garden” is an incredible work, with soft guitar chords picked
over sounds straight from outer space. Soft clanking keeps the track out of the anxiety-inducing realm of deep space and firmly
grounded. With alien blips and a deep bassline, “harborin” takes us on a wild ride through time. The tape closes with “mur mur in,”
a sweet, almost tropical sounding tune that closes on a high note.
The whole tape is perfect, relaxing music. With mysterious tones and easy-to-listen to experimentation, this should be your
choice of sunny day listening.
-Kat Harding, Tabs Out
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released June 19, 2016
Jess Marie Walker : flusdrawxing, flusvoxing
Joel Nelson : guitar
Jasper Lee : bass, cello
Cody Iott : electronics
Improvisations recorded March 2 & 16, 2016
at the Kewahatchee Lounge, Birmingham, AL
Recorded & Mixed by Jasper Lee
Mastered by Sean McCann
Cover Image :
Drawing made in performance by Jess Marie Walker
on top of Jared Ragland’s, "Untitled," from the series “Babel,” 2016.
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