I second that emotion.

Great minds think alike. Thank you!

Awesome set bill, had me pumped when I watched it at work today.

q u a d s q u a d

@@WendyEisenbergSounds lol succession reference?

I wish I knew about these people. I witnessed something spectacular at the basement of a church, just before last Thanksgiving. Jake Thistle was one of the 8 musicians and songwriters that appeared before me. Jackson Brown, Bruce Springsteen, and Tom Pettys wife and brother Bruce, do know all about jake. Jake even has one of Tom Pettys guitars. Please, keep going to shows with as little as 10 people. I did once and it was a young lady by the name of Kathleen Edward's. She recently performed at banoroo. I still have the cd that she signed for me on her previous tour, that was 20 years ago. How did I get to speak to her back then. I just bought her cd when I entered the old and battered venue, located on South Street, Philadelphia, the t.l.a.. I think this the guitar quartet was amazing. If I can get out into the world instead of a hospital or doctors office, then I will. Until then, I need u and others to support all of these hardworking musicians. The hardest 2 song writers and performers I know in the past 5 years are Jake from above, and m.i.L.C.k..Her real name is Connie, and I even got an email from her in my last birthday!!! Dreams do come true!!!!!! Best wishes always, Robert zeligson

PS, I didn't mean just Ava, I love the whole group, seeing Ava was a pleasant surprise.

Prefer Ava Devine, carry on

@elbowspeak just curious, what is enjoyable about this? What should one be listening for? I genuinely don't get it.

@@TeddyBullard I'll share an analogy, a story and an observation: 1. When I was a kid I thought Scotch was the most disgusting thing I'd ever tasted or smelled. Over time, I grew to appreciate the variation in flavor, tannins (texture) and where I experience the flavor -- beginning, middle or end. Additionally, the "feeling" experienced through uniqueness and contrast with other Scotches is now its own pleasure. 2. I went to a Medeski, Martin and Wood show 20+ years ago. Afterwards, a friend who came along was unmoored -- "where's the melody, what's the structure? I felt lost!" In the context of some styles of music (jazz, improve), familiarity with what has come before and the conversation that's being spoken, is part of the experience. It's very different to walk in on part of conversation without the last 5 minutes of context. But if you've been part of that conversation from the start, it all makes sense and fits together. My experience of listening to Bill is he's playing music that was inspired by, and in conversation with, what's come before. If I were to come in cold, without 35 years of listening to "complex" music, (starting with Frank Zappa in high school) this music would be worse than random static. 3. Lastly, at this point in my listening, texture, dissonance, and uniqueness are what float my boat. It's like understanding what object or person your seeing via their shadow, or how light bounces off a surface. There's a whole world of abstracted representation and communication that comes through these compositions and performances (for me). Sorry to be longwinded. I hope I was able to convey some sense of why I love this performance. Oh yeah, also: Some folks just hate Scotch and will never like it. That's totally fine. Different strokes for different folks... Cheers!

e.g. here's a comment from another Orcutt Quartet video. "Love the many associations these patterns and interplay of voices evoke, like Beefheart, Television, Solar Motel/Chris Forsyth, Riley, Branca." These are all artists who are part of the evolutionary musical conversation.

What is outstanding about it? Genuine question. I hear it as nothing but noise

@@TeddyBullard To me it's raw, almost hypnotizing. It may sound noisy but I think you need to look past the traditional sound of perfect guitars.

@@johnnyappleseed65 see it as ambient music, for the background. Doesn't demand active listening imo

@@TeddyBullard I get what you mean, but in this instance I love just listening to the layers of guitars. It could definitely be background music for me too, but active listening isn't a problem for me either.

@@TeddyBullard I think that's a bit a silly thing to say, Teddy, there is a lot of detail in this which takes closer listening to appreciate

I've not long found Bill either. His last album, music for four guitars, was my entry point. Also, try his work with Chris Corsano. It's a very big hole tae disappear into, but hugely rewarding!

What's incredible about this? It's a wall of noise. Genuinely don't understand. What's incredible about his playing?

@@TeddyBullard I just love that visceral / detuned texture his guitar tone has, it's a wee bit evocative of some droney Indian classical instruments I heard growing up but way heavier. It's just music after all. - you're into it or not

hi

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Ava Mendoza’s work is absolutely worth exploring if you enjoy the other 3 guitarists

Ava plays on a recent William Parker record ‘Mayan Space Station’ - well worth checking out!

@kyle @llamapie24 thanks for the recs!

P.S. absolutely destroyed at Big Ears.

Orthrelm. I will trust you.

there should be one more band member with eight-strings guitar strung only with 4th and 5th strings

Since he wrote and recorded all the pieces with his four-string guitar, I imagine it's just easier than having to make sure those two strings are muted for the whole performance.

Yeah, it really made a massive difference, what a symphony of melody

you're probably right, but i like to think it's an aesthetic / solidarity thing :) @@noesunyoutuber7680

@@TeddyBullard So did you just come here to drop your little comment turds below anyone expressing appreciation of music you don't like? Get a better hobby.

I got norovirus on the 1st day of Big Ears. They were on the must see list. Heard it was amazing

Hard not to enjoy this video without also wondering if it's the third or fourth cool Tiny Desk Concert ever

The Big Ears set was bonkers. They did some improvising in addition to the composed pieces. Amazing. I hope they made a live record during the tour.

@@jeremyhorne81 It was. Sorry you missed it.

What is cool, enjoyable or notable about this playing? It seems like a wall of noise

How does a mind go from Bill Orcutt to straight to Blackpink? I genuinely want to know

Bill Orcutt always plays with the string missing and I guess since he is the composer who is not using that string the others just didnt use it either.

Yeah, Orcutt pretty much only plays with four strings, so he kept it that way when he composed this quartet

amen

Just Orcutt's style. He pretty much only plays with four strings on his guitar, so he kept that the same for this quartet too

Why borther with them It creates a sound where the bass notes keep a distance from higher notes which is nice

Soft Sonic Youth you right and some Pearl Jam's songs or other bands from Seattle Grunge era in 90's. Its really cool for me. 👍😁🤘🙋🏻‍♂️

And Wire!

Orcutt's solo stuff is pretty much all with just four strings on the guitar, so when he composed these pieces he used the same approach

@@dfar5990 because it takes skill to not accidentally hit the wrong strings when playing, so they just made it easy and took 2 out

That’s why they work at Guitar Center and these musicians are here and traveling the world playing to attentive listeners.