Tri-Cornered Tent Show
Legion of Dagon
Edgetone
Format Reviewed: CD

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Jazzy, skronky experimental rock is a difficult thing to pull off, even if you're an inarguably brilliant musician -- conduct an opinion poll at your local record store and you'll find that music lovers are split between thinking guys like Bill Laswell and Buckethead are brilliant and that they're unpardonably awful. Tri-Cornered Tent Show work that same cartoonish, histrionic end of the noise rock spectrum, and Legion of Dagon is, as you'd guess, a love or hate proposition. You'll either find it wanky and mawkish or refreshing and daring. Either way, you'll have a difficult time remaining neutral toward their squibbling reed instruments, Lovercraft-inspired lyrics and dramatic percussive flourishes.
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