Tashi Dorji – “Now (Pt. I)”

The breathless pace of Tashi Dorji is admirable, to say the least. Adding to his already packed 2020 release schedule the improviser announces a new LP for Drag City. This time the constant collaborator retires alone to the studio, which sounds tame but it’s a rarity for someone so often captured in the live setting. “Now (Pt. I)” is turbulent, fractured, tense, and at times frantic, but it reflects the times it was written in quite concisely. Dorji burrows into the fuming storm at the heart of the modern era, bringing the frustrations of the past few years boiling to the surface. With the focus squarely on his playing, this promises to be one of his most focused in a little while, and the stark spotlight peels back the pain of us all. The LP is out September 25th from Drag City.

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