CHARLIE MORROW / STEN HANSON / CARLES SANTOS - The Heavyweight Sound Fight DLP Crossover Chicago songwriter and guitarist James

Chicago songwriter and guitarist James Elkington—who has collaborated with everyone from Richard Thompson to Jeff Tweedy to Tortoise—recorded his sophomore album at Wilco’s Loft

third eye-widening mode

as if trying to fit four songs worth of ideas into a pre-set radio friendly cutoff time

The lyrics and artwork of their second and third albums were based on Warhammer Fantasy Battle and its futuristic companion Warhammer 40

As you hear the opening

CHARLIE MORROW / STEN HANSON / CARLES SANTOS - The Heavyweight Sound Fight DLP Crossover Chicago songwriter and guitarist JamesA real avant garde curio and fascinating historical document capturing experimental pioneers Charlie Morrow, Sten Hanson, and Carles Santos having a soundclash in 1981, NYC, held inside a boxing gym and replete with hoots of laughter and applause from the crowd plus reflections by Charlie Morrow that's almost a new piece in its own right. A precedent of sorts to, erm, Armand van Helden vs Fatboy Slims 1999 bout, The Heavyweight Sound Fight takes pride