"Ty Segall never stops moving forward; if he ever takes a backward glance, it seems, it's only to discover inspiration in a record bin. This perpetual motion makes the release of "Live" "At" "The" "BBC" noteworthy: An excavation of a June 2016 set, it represents one of the rare times Segall has looked in the rearview mirror. This isn't the first official live set from Segall-notably there's Deformed Lobes, a documentation of a 2018 jaunt with the Freedom Band."
"Here, he's backed by his ad hoc band the Muggers for an EP that only lasts 19 minutes; on vinyl, the entire second side is devoted to an etching of Segall decked out in a deformed babyface mask, a look that was his signature circa '16. Though it's a slight sprint through its five songs, "Live" "At" "The" "BBC" feels like the purest distillation of Segall's psychedelic chaos, emphasizing energy over expansive space."
"The closing track, a cover of the Doors' "L.A. Woman," proves an instructive illustration of this shift. Shorn of the original's neon noir and trimmed to a tight three and a half minutes, it transforms an overly-familiar classic rock chestnut into grimy garage grunge. It's an interpretation born of both intent and circumstance: The Muggers had been playing a six-plus minute version of the track on tour, but shortened it here to hit their marks."
Ty Segall fronts a 19-minute live EP recorded at a June 2016 BBC session with his ad hoc band the Muggers. The vinyl edition devotes the second side to an etched image of Segall wearing a deformed babyface mask. The five-song set condenses Segall's psychedelic chaos, prioritizing raw energy over expansive sonic space. The closing track is a condensed cover of the Doors' "L.A. Woman," trimmed from a touring six-plus minute rendition to roughly three and a half minutes, recasting the song as grimy garage grunge. BBC time constraints necessitated the tight, high-energy performance.
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