#loosefur

[bubblesandgutz]

Every Record I Own - Day 780: Loose Fur s/t

Every so often one of those albums comes along that completely alters your musical tastes. For me, Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was one of those records. I already liked a lot of Americana and singer-songwriter stuff, but Yankee Hotel Foxtrot took the homespun sound that I liked and ran it through a modern lens. This sonic update wasn't necessarily a wholesale embrace of the 21st century---their songs battled environmental noise, industrial static, stylistic option paralysis, soul-less technology, and the bombardment of stimuli in the Information Age. It was a record of beautiful songs that were built up and dismantled in the studio, with vestiges of dissonant clutter and ornate embellishments deftly woven in and out of the mix by Jim O'Rourke.

I'd watched the documentary on the making of the album, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, before hearing the actual record. Watching the band navigate the songwriting process, the label pressure, the inner band struggles, Jeff Tweedy's migraines and panic attacks, and the underlying quest to move forward artistically in a marketplace that doesn't value vision all lent an additional layer of mystique to both the album and the band.

There were snippets of other Wilco songs scattered throughout the documentary, and I was obsessed with tracking them down. I bought all the other Wilco albums. I bought bootleg CDs of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot outtakes. But the song I was hunting for, "Not For The Season," was nowhere to be found.

Then in 2003, it showed up on the debut album by Loose Fur under the title "Laminate Cat." Loose Fur was a side project featuring Jeff Tweedy, new Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, and Jim O'Rourke. I came for "Laminated Cat," but I stayed for the strange protracted jams, unusual drum textures, synth forays, blissed out fingerpicked guitar, and off-kilter O'Rourke melodies. This wasn't a Tweedy-centric project---it sounded like three adventurous musicians having fun in the studio.

But it also sounded like the more adventurous parts of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, except instead of treating it as another layer that could be faded in and out of the mix, these exploratory moments were the focus of the songs. A big part of the magic of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot involves what Kotche and O'Rourke brought to the mix, and on Loose Fur we hear what happens when those musicians' skills and ideas are given equal weight to Tweedy's songwriting.

#loosefur #everyrecordiown

[getcatcrazy]

Find out how washing helps your cat

#washingcat #driedskin #loosefur #fleadust #parasites #lavendar #furballs

[sparkleyiff]

Cat Diagnosis- Patient file #2

Name: he who has thoughts

Whorrior Shat name: [REDACTED]

Special Attack: Omnidirectional X Y and Z axis standing

Quote: Hrmm........ Hmmmmm......... sideways

#number 2 is mister Loosefur he knows all the secrets of the universe but cannot communicate them as he is a cat #cat diagnosis #whorriorshats

[jonjmurakami]

It’s been way too long since I posted a #adventureswithzori - This past week it’s been super windy and rainy in Mililani. Our cat, Zori, sheds... A LOT! Gwen and I joked around about putting her outside for a little while and having the wind blow all her loose fur off. ^_^ We’d never do that in real life but the thought has crossed our mind... ^_^ #jonjmurakami #copic #copicmarker #zorithecat #zori #cat #catcartoon #brushthecat #loosefur #catshedding #catfur #windyday #art #cartoon #comic #comicstrip https://www.instagram.com/p/B-B1frMDI8f/?igshid=3s2tn89topem

#adventureswithzori #jonjmurakami #copic #copicmarker #zorithecat #zori #cat #catcartoon #brushthecat #loosefur #catshedding #catfur #windyday #art #cartoon #comic #comicstrip

[bytron]

one of the more patriotic records in the collection. #vinylgram #loosefur #bornagainintheusa #nowspinning #newconsole https://www.instagram.com/p/BzjerTiHlpX/?igshid=1f1azsn16aqs5

#vinylgram #loosefur #bornagainintheusa #nowspinning #newconsole

[more-records]

#jefftweedy #wilco #theloftsessions #loosefur #jimorourke #cd #cdジャケット #morerecords #大宮 #モアレコ入荷情報 (more records)

#loosefur #jefftweedy #jimorourke #theloftsessions #wilco #cdジャケット #大宮 #cd #モアレコ入荷情報 #morerecords

[life-of-qin]

S'cuse meh! . . . . #lifeofqin #sneeze #ahchoo #fur #flu #bombaycat #sneezing #sneezingallday #loosefur #hair #tickle #tickle #nose #nostril #lol #haha #brush #scare #frighten #rambo #kitty ##cat #cats #storyofcrazarlady #blessme

#frighten #flu #haha #lol #fur #cats #blessme #ahchoo #cat #loosefur #hair #sneeze #brush #nose #sneezing #storyofcrazarlady #kitty #lifeofqin #tickle #nostril #bombaycat #sneezingallday #scare #rambo

[itsthelinernotes]

Jeff Tweedy - Together at Last When I first heard this record was being made I thought to my self it was just a quick way to make a buck by recording a few songs in a day and selling it to a group of passionate fans. After hearing it though I realize that it’s a lot deeper than I anticipated. I’ve been a Wilco fan for years and they’ve soundtracked a lot of moments of my life. But it wasn’t until hearing this record that it really hit me the degree to which Tweedy is one of the all time great American songwriters. This was further compounded over the weekend when I road tripped to Saint John, NB and Wolfville, NS to see two of the best shows of my life. Despite the current state of Wilco which has a lot of members and layers, any of the songs from the catalog can be equally beautiful when broken down to its bare bones. That’s the mark of a true master in my opinion. A few stray points: the record came in one of those great innersleeves which I love enough to include a photo of, I’m awful at concert photos but I only ever take one or two so if they turn out bad I never try again, the crowd in Saint John was insane and rowdy it was uncomfortable but Jeff is an absolute pro, the opening act Ohmme was amazing. . . . . . #JeffTweedy #Wilco #TogetherAtLast #dbpm #dbpmrecords #GoldenSmog #UncleTupelo #LooseFur #vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #Thelinernotes #albumart #vinyligclub #recordcollector #vinylgeek #recordcollection #vinyladdiction #albumart #vinylcollectionpost #records_feature

#recordcollection #vinyligclub #wilco #nowspinning #records #vinylgeek #togetheratlast #goldensmog #recordcollector #records_feature #dbpm #thelinernotes #nowplaying #uncletupelo #vinylcollectionpost #vinyladdiction #dbpmrecords #loosefur #vinyl #albumart #jefftweedy

[goatsheadrecords]

1 copy of the newest #JeffTweedy #togetheratlast playing his acoustic classics from #WILCO #GoldenSmog #LooseFur on limited edition colored #vinyl! #goatsheadrecords #florencesc #southcarolina #vinyljunkie (at Goats Head Records)

#vinyljunkie #loosefur #togetheratlast #southcarolina #florencesc #goatsheadrecords #wilco #vinyl #goldensmog #jefftweedy

[williambenton]

Loose Fur spinnin' right now...with some MOAM? on deck... #catcasualshotelboheme #nowplaying #loosefur #manorastroman #touchandgorecords #dragcityrecords (at WXOX 97.1 FM)

#dragcityrecords #loosefur #touchandgorecords #manorastroman #nowplaying #catcasualshotelboheme

[thewolfisdead98]

Loosefur. . . . . #art #digitalart #wolfart #headshots #furry #blackwhite https://www.instagram.com/p/B5gT-ojJuAO/?igshid=1hfflqovjl5dd

#art #digitalart #wolfart #headshots #furry #blackwhite

[signupnowme]

久しぶりにカエル。なんかね、今日はずっとジムオルーク祭り。 #jimorourke #loosefur #gastrdelsol https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4XHV6BsZq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=106n1etziptjk

#jimorourke #loosefur #gastrdelsol

[rodolfoyuzo]

#loosefur #tweedy #wilco #jefftweedy #uncletupelo