THE DEREK MONYPENY/SUNN TRIO TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE GENERAL SITUATION REGARDING COVID/OMICRON.
Former Oakland resident turned Joshua Tree dweller, DEREK MONYPENY is a guitarist who has played in Oaxacan, ALTO!, OAE, and Sir Richard Bishop's Freak Of Araby Ensemble. He has performed and toured with artists such as Bill Orcutt, Jozef van Wissem, Eva Aguila/Kevin Shields, Arrington de Dionyso, and many others.
Conceived deep in the Mojave Desert, his new solo guitar and shahi baaja recordings cover a wide sonic and emotional gamut, passing through pastoral psychedelia, severe shred-freakouts, hazy Egyptian string sections, and Riley-esque pulsing hypnosis. It is a sprawling, immersive homage to the spiritual music of the elders – Don Cherry, Alice Coltrane, Umm Kulthum (and her Orchestra), and Terry Riley.
https://derekmonypeny.bandcamp.com/album/the-hand-as-dealt
SUNN TRIO "There's a woozy, heatstroke feel to the band's innovative blend of surf rock, free jazz, mystical drone, and world music. Consistently recording and releasing material via self-distributed cassettes, the Trio's sound mutates in concert, with fantastic flurries of distorted guitars butting up against mantric psychedelic saxophone runs and looping bass." - Jason Patrick Woodbury
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