"On the surface, and let's be honest, underneath the surface too, Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo make unlikely collaborators. The intersection of DIY noise rock and instrumental guitar soli (as John Fahey called it) has been a lonely crossroads, but somehow the Oklahoma City musicians make it look like a fruitful place to cut deals and hatch plots. Both Pedigo and Chat Pile have some things in common-locale being the most obvious, since Hayden grew up in the Texas Panhandle."
"At least since Metallica's The Black Album, it's been no secret that heavy dynamics can pair surprisingly well with melodic elements. Chat Pile tweaks the formula by hinting at consonance while jettisoning commercial metal's production values. With Pedigo's cleanly picked yet brooding lines supporting their corroded textures and raw nerves, Chat Pile's sound achieves a new kind of sweep. Pedigo's studied approach, meanwhile, gains an unsettling focus often lacking in his sometimes overly streamlined compositions."
Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo combine abrasive DIY noise rock with solitary instrumental guitar to create a striking musical partnership rooted in the Southwest. Chat Pile pairs heavy dynamics with hints of consonance while rejecting commercial metal production, producing corroded textures and raw sonic nerves. Pedigo contributes cleanly picked, brooding lines that add sweep and unsettling focus to the material. Collaborative tracks shift balance—sometimes Pedigo's clarity is submerged by Chat Pile's fury, and sometimes the band's violence is tempered by Pedigo's glittering instrumentals. Shared regional sensibilities and complementary strengths make the collaboration distinctive.
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