![]() ![]() The sound may be bigger with a sweeter shine yet it remains unmistakably 75 Dollar Bill: epically shambolic, thrifty and jazzy guitarscapes dripping of ecstatic hypnotism." - Brad Cohan, The Observer /2016/06/the-best-experimental-albums-of-2016-so-far/ gloriously mind-frying, ritualistic splatter of Zen blues and Arabic and African music-influenced riff-rock repetition that shows Brown and Chen expanding their lineup with sax, violin, bass and second guitar. Things feel a bit more composed and fleshed out as opposed to the improvised feel of some of their earlier recordings, but it works just fine: four mindbending tracks, each one a delight." - Tyler Wilcox, Aquarium Drunkard ". ![]() On the band’s latest release, Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock, the group expand the lineup - baritone saxes, droning violas and contrabass - and deliver their most powerful music yet. The whole thing is a little hard to describe, but trust me on this: 75 Dollar Bill is amazing. Brown’s impressively minimalist setup (he mostly plays a wooden crate) is a perfect fit, adding a hypnotic thump to the mix. They’ve definitely nailed down a thrillingly original sound, centered around Chen’s specially designed quarter-tone guitar - something about his tone cuts right to the quick, with North African riffs blending into juke-joint boogies into more avant territory. Best band in New York City? Best band in the USA? Best band in the universe? Whatever conclusion you come to personally, you’re gonna love the instrumental duo of guitarist Che Chen and percussionist Rick Brown. "It’s hard not to slip into ridiculous hyperbole when it comes to 75 Dollar Bill. Our 2nd LP and first on THIN WRIST Recordings: LP version of WMPPRR available via their bandcamp page ( ). ![]()
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