Howlin Rain - Wild Life

Howlin Rain's "Wild Life" consists of two fifteen minute plus monster jams. The first is an amazingly inspired and completely improvised wailing twin guitar, rock meditation on Paul McCartney's "Wild Life." "Black Sangria" rounds out the disc with a completely improvised piece covered in heavy jazz fusion and free, latin jazz rock overtones. The band featured a slightly different lineup for these session (as compared to the band's current touring setup), a lineup that in part feels like a Comets on Fire mini-reunion (above and beyond Ethan Miller on guitar/vocals is Ben Chasny [Six Organs of Admittance] on guitar, Utrillo Kushner on drums, Ian Gradek on bass and Joel Robinow on Wurlitzer electric piano/Nord keyboard). Wrapped delicately in two paintings by Raeni Miller (Ethan's wife). This was previously available only in CD form (available directly from the band at live performances as well as a part of our Oscillation III CD series).  The release has made the jump to vinyl and looks shockingly similar to the CD issue (albeit larger).  The vinyl pressing of "Wild Life" will be from an edition of just under 1000 copies pressed on 180g RTI vinyl.  It will be housed in a heavy, "old style" LP sleeve. 

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