In Praise of Sissy Spacek

I've been pretty oblivious this year as to which albums I've acquired were actually released since January. And although I'll probably have massive brain shutdowns if I dare try to piece together a best of list by years' end, I am relieved to say that I have found what is thus far my personal favorite record of '11 thus far,  that being the Dash LP by John Wiese's enigmatic and inscrutable Sissy Spacek project.

I'm pretty sure this one came out on a tape last year on Wiese's own vanity label, but fuck it, this one excels in its freshly-cut vinyl edition, in all its ridiculously-short-grooved, spasms-at-45-RPM glory. This here album is a wondrous aural beating to behold, just 9 minutes of traumatizing noise-punk-mindfuck desolation. This one will break your brain, hurt your insides, and shatter all the tiny little pieces of bone and cartilage in your ear canals. No lie! Possibly the most invigorating statement under the Spacek banner since the self-titled CD from 2001 or the early electro-grindcore wretches.

 

Featuring input from righthand Spacek man Corydon Ronnau, Jazkamer's bald super-genius Lasse Marhaug and Will Stangeland from Silver Daggers. Listen to the whole damn thing here:

 

 

And because discussing Spacek warrants even more celebration of this collective's gifted diversity, here's a much appreciated and incredibly apt tribute to the inestimably influential GX Jupitter-Larsen from their fantastic 2008 release The French Record called "Really Into The Haters." This is the pure sound of a deliriously slow crackle of debris and refuse churning into the ether, building admirably on Jupitter-Larsen's innovations:

 

 

And finally, 30 seconds of wanton guitar obliteration during their 2007 No Fun Fest appearance. I had the pleasure of sitting on the side of the stage for this one; almost kept what was left of the guitar as a perverse souvenir:

 

 

Comments

[Me]

She was great in three women.

[JR]

@Me, she's great at just about everything she does. From Badlands, Carrie, Coal Miner's Daughter and on...

[Shedders]

I prefer her unplugged stuff. Unplugged and in a different town.

[Donna]

Absolutely agree, she is a great woman, end everything she does is also great!

[mspy]

She is the unique one with the special soul power and light