Altered Zones

High Wolf's debut LP release, Ascension, is out now on Not Not Fun. Those familiar with his previous NNF tapes, Animal Totem and Gabon, need not worry: Max never once thought about abandoning the Amazon in search of another tonal landscape. He continues to immerse himself deep within the folds of jungle canopy, sounding more and more like a tribe of drum circle ritualists with every release. Like his Incapaulco CD-R, the new record sports a few tracks considered "radio-length"-- 4-6 minute pieces of droning ecstasy, long enough to bore holes into memory, short enough to hold attention throughout-- exemplified by this new cut, "Solar System Is My God." Look out for his split with Forest Swords out soon on Group Tightener, and his Shangri-La CD (Gabon reissue included) out later this summer on Maomoo.

MP3: High Wolf: "Solar System Is My God"

Ascension is out now on Not Not Fun