Zach Hill, drummer for NorCal noise-rock outfit Hella, is set to release his first solo album, titled Astrological Straits, on Ipecac Recordings.
Hill, considered one of the most innovative drummers of modern music, has spent the past year working on the album as well as touring and recording with Marnie Stern.
For Hill’s own solo release he enlisted a number of former recording partners and included a number of new ones. Guests contributing to Astrological Straits include !!!/LCD Soundsystem’s Tyler Pope, No Age’s Benevento, Prints’ Zac
Nelson, Marnie Stern, The Flying Luttenbacher’s Jonathon Hicshke, Satori/RX Bandit’s Steve Borth, The Advantage’s Robbie Moncrief, Them Hills’ Dan Elkan, Les Claypool, Chino Moreno, Randy Randall , Dean Spunt and Hella bandmates Carson McWhirter and Josh Hill.
Tracklisting: Disk 1: 1. Iambic Strays 2. Toll Road 3. Street People 4. Dark Art 5. Keep Calm and Carry On 6. Hindsight is Nowhere 7. Ummer of Love 8. Stoic Logic 9. Uhuru 10. Momentum 11. Unseen Forces 12. Tick On 13. Astrological Straights Disc 2: 1. Necromancer
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