chris forsyth: soft paranoid solar rundown

Chris Forsyth is a Philadelphia guitarist/composer most recently know for his group the Solar Motel Band, whose LP Intensity Ghost was a critic favorite last year, as well as collaborations with trumpeter Nate Wooley, and Koen Holtkamp. He is also the founding member of the group Peeesseye, who have been referred to as "the most remarkable smorgasbord of back porch minimalism, sound poetry and urban decay of recent memory" (Eric Weddle, Signal to Noise). Chris’ Lightning release, Soft Paranoid Solar Rundown, is made up of live recordings from a Paris solo gig in October 2013, two days after Lou Reed died, with one additional track recorded in Philly during a Solar Motel Band residency. Part composition, part improvisation, the tracks explore the commonalities and contradictions of rock, folk, blues, noise, experimental music, and free improvisation.