Live at Hemlock, San Francisco might be the best release yet from Ultramarine, a well-respected label that sticks with its artists rather than releasing one-offs from raw-doggin’ randoms. Ninni Morgia and Silvia Kastel are longtime label staples, while Ultrillo Kushner used to drum for Cerberus-approved Comets On Fire. Obviously the stakes were high on this one and the trio catch ablaze relatively quicky in a manner resembling Mystical Weapons fronted by Yoko Ono in screech mode (and I’m not talkin’ about fuckin’ Dustin Diamond here) and mellowed out by bouts of solo guitar and improv-noise tangents. Sounds real nice for a cassette of a live recording, all three members coming through crystal clear. The squiggle session that erupts at the beginning of Side B is exemplary if you still value Feeding Tube-style nowave that can’t be contained by time signatures or melody. I’ve been tempted all review to mention AIDS Wolf and even Aa, so please allow me to do so without judging me. Sixty hand-numbered reasons to live, not die.
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