STARVING WEIRDOS - In Our Way by Amish Records

From the 2012 release 'Land Lines" (AMI044) LP/CD/DA

A couple of years in the making, 'Land Lines' (AMI044) documents a vital step in the evolution and refinement of Starving Weirdos' freeform improvisational practices, as well as its infamous and highly disciplined studio practices. The recording of these sessions was initiated around the time of the 2010 ON LAND festival in San Francisco, when the project's core nucleus of Brian Pyle (Ensemble Economique / RV Paintings) and Merrick Mckinlay expanded to include a larger than usual cast of players, including Steve Lazar, Monica Chavez, David Krepinevich and Amiee Hennessey. Specific tracks ("Captured" and "Dreams" and "Lexicon") debuted at that festival, while other sessions documented on this release feature the long-standing trio of Pyle, Mckinlay and Lazar. One notable addition to the Starving Weirdos' sound is the voice of Aimee Hennessey, who delivers vocal incantations on two tracks ("In Our Way" and "Change in the Lexicon").