Worst Spills
On the surface, Worst Spills appear to be a jazz group, but their self-titled debut album is so all over the place that applying any label to them seems like a joke. It opens with an ambient electronic track that shifts between drone, samples, and noise, followed by an unruly swamp-jazz jam, then mathematical improv that lands somewhere between Captain Beefheart and Hal Russell. The rest of the album continues on that jagged path as guitarist Joel Nelson, sax player Jacquie Cotillard, bassist Ryan Brown, and drummer James Elliott drive each other in all directions without ever losing step with each other (unless, of course, they mean to). The results are a roller coaster in which humor plays a big role. Only a truly funny band could make a track called “Real Eyes Realize The Gelatin of My Dull Cow Eyes” sound like its title.
-Marc Masters, The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: March 2022
Albums:
Worst Spills
Hum Death
Mister Sweet Whisper - with Johnny Coley
Compilations:
Take The Time
On the surface, Worst Spills appear to be a jazz group, but their self-titled debut album is so all over the place that applying any label to them seems like a joke. It opens with an ambient electronic track that shifts between drone, samples, and noise, followed by an unruly swamp-jazz jam, then mathematical improv that lands somewhere between Captain Beefheart and Hal Russell. The rest of the album continues on that jagged path as guitarist Joel Nelson, sax player Jacquie Cotillard, bassist Ryan Brown, and drummer James Elliott drive each other in all directions without ever losing step with each other (unless, of course, they mean to). The results are a roller coaster in which humor plays a big role. Only a truly funny band could make a track called “Real Eyes Realize The Gelatin of My Dull Cow Eyes” sound like its title.
-Marc Masters, The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: March 2022
Albums:
Worst Spills
Hum Death
Mister Sweet Whisper - with Johnny Coley
Compilations:
Take The Time