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It has been known since TO RECORD ONLY WATER FOR TEN DAYS in 2001 that John Frusciante not only likes to play with six strings. At times, Frusciante said, electronic sound production was much closer to him than the guitar. Since returning to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he’s clearly had a creative explosion.
After two Peppers albums last year, mostly written by him, there are now two purely electronic solo albums, which – as usual – are very far removed from the California funk pop of his regular band. A groaning and groaning, whining and lamentation from the bowels of the machine, prolonged rattling, pacemaker irritating flickering, background noise from the underworld – music that you can hear less and feel more. What distinguishes the two albums is not entirely clear: . I : like something friendlier, : II . be even more threatening. Both are Ambient for people who get uncomfortable with too much comfort.
SIMILAR REVIEWS
Ernest Hood :: Back To The Woodlands & Where The Woods Begin
Proto-ambient by guitarist and zither player Ernest Hood.
Brian Eno :: Foreverandevernomore
Ambient for the world climate: first gloomy, then uplifting.
Andrew Tuttle :: Fleeting Adventure
New age banjo ambience? Yes really. And really great.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Josh Klinghoffer found his time in the band “creatively extremely restrictive”
Playing with the Peppers was a “beautiful experience,” says the guitarist who was fired for the return of John Frusciante. Nevertheless, he would have liked more experiments.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Details on new album RETURN OF THE DREAM CANTEEN
Another 17 new songs: Frusciante and his new old band apparently have a lot of catching up to do together.
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