IMPULSIVE MACHINATIONS
Genres: Jazz Related Improv, Composition • United States

New Atlantis Records presents Conformity contortion, the debut full length from Impulsive Machinations. Comprised of Thollem Electric on distorted Fender Rhodes, and kinetic drummer Sara Lund, the duo's sound is monolithic, rollicking and forceful- the sum of Thollem's coiling, fluid lines and Sara's thunderous backbeats made manifest.  Impulsive Machinations blossomed from Thollem Electric's Keyngdrum Overdrive, a series of recordings documenting Thollem playing in duo with a wide-ranging cadre of drummers.  Recorded with a digital portable stereo recorder, the sessions are informal and spirited, ably reflecting the prescience and symbioses afforded by great sessions of free improvisation. Sam Coomes (of Quasi and many more…) sums up the dynamic of Conformity contortion handily in the liner notes for the record...  “Lund comes at improvisation from a rock angle, and Thollem comes at rock from an improvisational angle, and they collide in a volatile and elusive zone, where you can hear the thought process, the disposition, the musical history of the read more...