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Dark Lit

by Minus

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Melvohol 06:20
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3 Bad Brothers 02:23
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3.
Acidflesh 06:17
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4.
Piss Ankle Brothers 03:16
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Tard Bop 04:53
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Stoner 07:24
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Leggy Clip 00:25
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Dark Lit 09:02
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Pander 01:48
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Blum Blum Shub 09:10
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Shamanic Depression 04:22
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Baby Steps 03:01
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Senay 06:12
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Blood 05:43
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3 Bad Brothers (Slight Return) 01:50
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about

Originally released 2001

Press:
Who says guitar rock is dead?
by Jake TenPas, OSU Daily Barometer, 5/18/01

On their long-awaited new album, Dark Lit, local power trio Minus does much to negate the assertation that the classic rock of the '60s, '70s and '80s left the guitar without further avenues of exploration.

Mark France coaxes tones both subtle and overt out of his customized Frankenstein of a guitar. He demonstrates in the process how much the rock canon has been excluded over the years by rejecting the influences that progressive rock, fusion and the avant garde sought to incorporate

Additionally, the band as a whole does an incredible job of reminding listeners that the original melody isn't a moot point.

Of course, most of these songs won't be anything new to regulars of Minus' scorching and sometimes polarizing live sets, but each tune is given new texture and context through bassist Dave Trenkel and France's stellar production.

So despite the fact that a song like "Stoner" has been distilled to its absolute essence throught the process of playing it night after night, here it is presented in its full majesty.

What starts as a spacey paean to Adrianne Sherwood's dub bliss then morphs into a hard driving, funkadelic-esque rocker, with the spirit of Bernie Worrel fully present in Trenkel's deft and often unexpected keyboard flourishes. Eventually, a pretty, partly vocalized melody emerges from the slashing riffs, and all the while stalwart drummer Henry Franzoni keeps the procession of disparate musical ideas marching crisply along.

This is music all-consuming in its beauty and power, and not to be missed either as studio product or live shenanigans.

credits

released May 19, 2001

Mark France: guitars, vocals, electric piano, synth, octave bass, tapes, bodyslaps
Dave Trenkel: basses, electronics, modular synth, electric piano, organ, loops
Henry Franzoni: drums
with:
DJ Scratch 'n' Sniff: turntables ~ Acidflesh, Tard Bop
Dave Storrs: percussion ~ Blum Blum Shub, Blood
Tucker Martine: tapespeed ~ Blood

Produced by Dave Trenkel and Mark France

Recorded at Studio Flora, Seattle WA. engineered by Tucker Martine
Additional recording, mixing and editing at The Blinky Room, Corvallis, OR, engineered by Dave Trenkel

All compositions by Minus except 3 Bad Brothers, Leggy Clip, Dark Lit and Baby Steps by Mark France, Tard Bop and Shamanic Depression by Dave Trenkel

Cover photo "Linoleum, Antelope, Oregon" by Melissa Hartley

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Minus Corvallis, Oregon

Jazz/prog/improv power trio that played around the NW from 1995-2001, featuring Mark France (gtr, etc), Dave Trenkel (bass, keys, etc) and Henry Franzoni (drums).

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