A solo guitar record composed by Zorn and performed by Fred Frith. On here are thirty-five mostly short songs (referred to as 'heads') that utilize 'extended techniques,' such as playing the guitar with balloons until the balloons pop, wrapping pipe cleaners around strings, using pencils as extra bridges, playing with rice, holding talking dolls up to the microphone, and pulling strings out of the bridge. I would love to see this performed live, to determine how exactly these techniques are executed. On record, though, it's less satisfying, and just sounds like nonsense more than anything.
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