From the Nerve Wheel

Bill Horist | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Unit Circle
• ASIN: B00004U2XN
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #763,306 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Inhibitat

2. Tangenesis Artifactory

3. Claire, the Loon

4. Pulse Generation

5. One Ear to Water

6. Gravity's Backwash

7. Obekoba

8. Mirth and Demise

9. The Architect of Snowfall

10. Old Man Smithereens

11. Twilight Pistolrake

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this., June 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: From the Nerve Wheel (Audio CD)

I really love music. Sometimes good music makes me freak out (and crash my car for example). Of my 400-500 CDs, Songs from the Nerve Wheel is in my top 10 or 5. This CD is so good, I just have to turn it off sometimes, because I feel like I'm not ready for it yet. Plus, if you get the chance, see Bill Horist in concert. It's amazing.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The future of the electric guitar?, August 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: From the Nerve Wheel (Audio CD)

Seattle prepared guitar maven Bill Horist has hit his stride on his second release. With a battered Teisco, an arsenal of rack effects and stomp boxes, and a bizarre assortment of metal and wooden objects, surgical instruments and cymbals Horist creates lush percussive and droning soundscapes, 11 of which have been documented on this CD.

Songs From The Nerve Wheel will certainly challenge many listeners' definitions of what constitutes music, but that doesn't mean that these atonal and microtonal explorations are the work of a cool snobbish aesthete. In fact, Horist brings a refreshing amount of enthusiasm to his music, and it shows.

While no recording could possibly capture the visual element of Mr. Horist molesting his guitar and pedals, the sounds captured on this disc stand on their own quite well. This CD is challenging, rewarding listening, and is well worth picking up.