A whole batch of releases was sent to us from the 'No Part Of It'-label from Arvo Zylo. Don't expect to find everything being reviewed at once. It's just too much for that, and it would make me slack it, which I refuse. After these two releases, there are still more releases where these came from. So have you subscribed to the Vital Weekly mailing already?
The final release I'm about to review has a little story. "Paroxysm: A Benefit Compilation For Leslie Keffer" has Leslie Keffer in the title indeed, and it's a fund-/awareness raiser. Paroxysm is medical and related to seizures or 'fits'. Back to Leslie's story: "Since she started making music in 2003, she has toured a good amount and collaborated with key figures in the scene. Unfortunately, activity had to slow down when Keffer's symptoms of epilepsy accelerated to the point of her being unable to work. She has been trying to get on disability for over five years."
Yep, this world is sometimes a cruel place to try to live in. So Arvo Zylo of the No Part Of It label and her musical collaborator in the drone project Blood Rhythms decided to do this compilation to raise some money to get her going and release financial tension. The tracks are available digitally, a 2-part CDR, and a few more options with extras to show your support.
The 29 tracks here are all over the place when you go into the covered styles. Noise, drones, ritual, guitar-based, song-based ... With an additional remark that there are many names ( almost all ;) I have never heard of, but my friend Jonathan Canady is on there, so I'm interested as his output is rare. So yeah, this is a compilation. And there are 29 tracks, and in advance, I will tell you that not everything will fit your taste, just as it didn't fit mine. But it's a fundraiser for a lady that deserves some love because, well, just read the review in the first paragraphs. She's quite amazing. And she should - no doubt she will - feel loved by so many people delivering high-quality tracks for this release.
I wanted to write down some personal highlights but ended up deleting the list because it was almost half of the release.
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