Bent Arcana - Bent Arcana (2020) Hi-Res

Oh Sees leader John Dwyer indulges his jammiest tendencies alongside a new cast of powerhouse players, channeling a distinctly 1970s sort of communal exploration.

For the first time in quite a while, we won't be getting a Thee Oh Sees album for August. That will be for next month and we'll talk about it again, but for now, it's time to talk about John Dwyer's new creation of the mad brain. This is Bent Arcana who will draw on jazz and motorik with a very hypnotic first album.

Also counting on the participation of other musicians such as Ryan Sawyer (Thurston Moore), Peter Kerlin, Tom Dolas, Brad Caulkins, Kyp Malone (TV On The Radio) and Marcos Rodriguez, John Dwyer proves that he remains a jack-of-all-trades. -all. Bent Arcana is the result of five days of musical improvisation of all kinds straight out of the 1970s as evidenced by instrumental jams stretching over more than 10 minutes such as "The Gate" which opens the ball but also "Oblivion Sigil »Where jazz and psychedelic motorik rhythms brushing against krautrock become one.

We will be entitled to think of Sun-Ra but also of Miles Davis and Mavishnu Orchestra while this fusion is felt whether it is on the atmospheric “Outré Sorcellerie” or on the more frenetic “Misanthrope Gets Lunch” with an infectious groove worthy of Can. Bent Arcana knows just as well how to favor minimalism with the sublime saxophone solo on the short interlude called "Mimi" as the pure and hard improvisation called "Sprites". This musical curiosity is within everyone's reach and makes it possible to measure the standard of the immeasurable talent of John Dwyer who will be ready to do battle next month with the next album by Thee Oh Sees which turns out to be very successful as usual.