Oct
13
Orange - In the Midst of Chaos (De Stijl, 1977)
I got this because of the Paul Flaherty connection, of course. Flaherty, in recent years, has seen his stock skyrocket because of his heavily praised pairing with the dynamic Chris Corsano (and that duo's many, many incorporations into larger groups, such as Cold Bleak Heat and Dream/Aktion Unit). Here is a much older document of Flaherty's earlier years, but the results are anything but amateurish. In fact, I believe that a lot of this disc represents some of the best recorded Flaherty material because, unlike some of his discs, there is both lulls and peaks of intensity in his playing, and a unique instrumental balance.