Mostly Other People Do the Killing — Mauch Chunk (Hot Cup, 2015) Now that Mostly Other People Do the Killing has a pianist, I’m glad to see that he’s not just there to play the role of the straight man. But I’m also glad he’s not there to plunge into 100% free jazz. For 12 … Continue reading Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Piano Version
Mostly Other People Do the Killing — This Is Our Moosic (Hot Cup, 2008 ) Source: CDbaby It’s too easy to slap a “free jazz” label onto Mostly Other People Do the Killing. Granted, up front you notice Peter Evans‘ post-apocalyptic hyperbuzz trumpeting, expertly skimming the changes like a hummingbird dodging freeway traffic. And then … Continue reading Mostly Other People Do the Killing
Brandon Seabrook — Die Trommel Fatale (New Atlantis, 2017) I’ve previously written about Brandon Seabrook’s aggressive approach to guitar. I’d observed that he adds a keen edge to Mostly Other People Do the Killing and a choppy energy to Eivind Opsvik’s albums. That was before I heard his solo stuff. Good gawd. That’s from the … Continue reading The Brain-Frying World of Brandon Seabrook
I blogged about the band Mostly Other People Do the Killing in 2009, and in looking back on that entry, I’m happy to see I didn’t go with the angle of “Wow, is this band irreverent!” Because the band isn’t supposed to be goofy, name aside. (In fact, the name comes from Leon Theremin’s alleged, … Continue reading Mostly Other People Do the Publicity
Early in November, for the first time in a few years, I was in New York with enough free time for some music. I didn’t intend to only see shows at The Stone, but it worked out that way. I hadn’t been to The Stone since it moved. Originally a black-box venue on the lower … Continue reading Binging ‘The Stone:’ Peter Evans, Nicole Mitchell, Aurán Ortiz
Mostly Other People Do the Killing — Loafer’s Hollow (Hot Cup, 2017) How old is Mostly Other People Do the Killing? Old enough that they once had a Myspace page (and possibly still do). How old is this blog? Old enough that when I reviewed the band’s third album — the very album reviewed on the … Continue reading MOPDTK Gets All Literary
Ron Stabinsky — Free for One (Hot Cup, 2016) The newest Mostly Other People Do the Killing record was notable for the new voice of Ron Stabinsky on piano. (He was also on Blue, their Kind of Blue reproduction.) Now you get to hear his piano stand out on its own, and it’s pretty serious … Continue reading Ron Stabinsky Stands Alone
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord — Jeremiah (Hot Cup, 2014) Bouncing, off-kilter bop meets avant- garde smarm in the world of guitarist Jon Lundbom’s Big Five Chord. Led by guitarist Lundbom and featuring Jon Rabagon (soprano sax) and Moppa Elliott (bass) of Mostly Other People Do the Killing, the band mixes up styles nicely … Continue reading John Lundbom: Big Five’s Big Fifth
I have not listened to Mostly Other People Do the Killing’s Blue (Hot Cup Records, 2014), other than the samples on Squidco. But one of those samples is the opening passage to “So What.” I don’t have Kind of Blue memorized, but I do know those opening bars, and it sounds like they really did … Continue reading Blue. Just … Blue
It’s strange and yet not-strange to be back on the air. Normally it would be like riding a bike, but we’ve had some equipment changes in the past year, so my fingers, hands, and eyes can’t rely on a decade of muscle memory. Obviously, I’m also out of touch with what we’ve got in rotation, … Continue reading Playlist: August 17, 2011
