Guo - Guo4

Guo - Guo4Guo is a multidisciplinary duo formed by Daniel Blumberg and Seymour Wright. On GUO4, their first release for Mute and the latest in an ongoing series, the pair have collaborated with Crystabel Riley (drums), Fran Edgerley [Assemble] (text) and Peter Strickland (film). The name Guo itself is ancient Chinese for a metal vessel, or cooking pot, and the resulting work layers alto saxophone, electric guitar, feedback and metal distortion alongside the

so we just played and dealt with the cards collectively as they were dealt

the Library of Congress

with the chorus putting out the call to "cycle to the light or fade away

bass-heavy rocker "Straight Shooter

is a concept album following the lead character "Drax"

we see the song quickly blossom into an adrenaline pumping guitar feature layered expertly with a Turkish baglama saz and percussion

This album underscores her ability to blend rock

a concise collection of meditative compositions on endings and extinctions

'Hamilton is an unbelievable drummer with a magic capacity for dynamics

It is composed entirely of traditional folk songs and covers

It's easy enough to trace the lineage of every one of the ten cuts on George Thorogood & the Destroyers' self-titled 1977 debut

The album cover was designed by Martin Handford who would later find fame for his 'Where's Wally