Jul 02, 2009

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Central Market is the forthcoming solo LP from Battles guitarist/keyboardist/chipmunk vocalist Tyondai Braxton. It drops September 15th in the States (September 14 in the UK) via Warp. That's the multiple personality disorder album cover above and the tracklisting is below the stream link. This week, Pitchfork premiered a stream of the first song off Market, called "Uffe's Woodshop." It's a highly kinetic and meticulous instrumental piece that was composed, arranged, and produced (like the rest of the 7-song set) by Braxton. "Woodshop" features a flurry of kazoos, violins, violas, piano, guitars, choir vocals, synths, and a stitch of whistling. It's also a marked departure from Braxton's work with Battles, instead harkening back to his work as a guitarist for Glenn Branca's Hallucination City: Symphony for 100 Guitars. 

MP3 Stream: Tyondai Braxton: "Uffe's Woodshop"

Central Market:

01 Opening Bell
02 Uffe's Woodshop
03 The Duck and the Butcher
04 Platinum Rows
05 Unfurling
06 J. City
07 Dead Strings