UNWOUND - The Future Of What TAPE Field Recordings a palm soundboard and goatskin

a palm soundboard and goatskin

supported by the splendid work of an equally splendid Lorenzo Stecconi

Starting with the folky chords of opener »Four Chord Dream

American primitive

playing with a syncretic fusion of several genres

UNWOUND - The Future Of What TAPE Field Recordings a palm soundboard and goatskinTheir third album in as many years, 1995s The Future of What is an unrelenting, constructivist masterstroke. The Olympia trios signature sound grinding bass, syncopated drums, and fragmented guitar over measured yelps ratchets past the thread into a strippedout metallic slurry. Equal parts noise and adrenaline, the album opens with a simple question: Wheres your energy? Its been 25 years and were still searching for the answer.