Ponder Machine, by JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees

Ponder Machine

by JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees

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Matt Gave this album 3 spins while on the road & camping over the weekend. Fit the mood just right. Hope we get another one. Favorite track: High On The Mountain.

I've always loved Tall Tall Tres and JD Pinkus work with Melvins and Butthole Surfers. slam them together and you get nothing but weird, wild fun Favorite track: Fungal Mountain Breakdown.

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1.	Sourdough Rag 04:09	buy track
2.	Building Fires 02:15	buy track
3.	High On The Mountain 06:32	buy track
4.	Mad County 01:34	buy track
5.	Afterlifer 05:01	buy track
6.	Cant C# 06:12	buy track
7.	E.Y.'s Demise 02:00	buy track
8.	Ponder Machine 02:24	buy track
9.	Zeno Raises The Dead 02:03	buy track
10.	Fungal Mountain Breakdown 05:52	buy track

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If you've been wondering what it might sound like when two alt-banjo giants join hands & strings and sell their souls at the crossroads, 'Ponder Machine' is an essential listening experience.

In August of 2022, Kramer parachuted into Asheville, North Carolina to record a mysterious LP of collaborative banjo studies by JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees. Pinkus is best known as the bassist who replaced Kramer following his exit from the Butthole Surfers (and his years with The Melvins), and Joyful Noise Recordings Artist, Tall Tall Trees (aka Mike Savino) is a stunningly talented multi-instrumentalist, known for his work with Kishi Bashi, along with his pioneering excursions into the world of his Banjotron 5000.

Within hours of Kramer's arrival, things got entirely out of hand (in exactly the manner they had hoped), and the results are sure to re-write the way people see, hear and THINK about the banjo, 'Ponder Machine' proves in a thousand ways that the possibilities are limitless, and the extra 30 minutes you get when you download the digital-only tracks just hammers the point home.

Think John Cage meets Bela Fleck meets Brian Eno. The banjo has never been chewed up and spit out so lovingly. JD Pinkus brought his mushrooms and effects pedals. Mike Savino brought his sourdough and his psychedelic street-smarts. Sweet dreams, y'all.

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released June 30, 2023

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