The Process of Weeding Out | |
Type: | EP |
Artist: | Black Flag |
Cover: | Black Flag - The Process of Weeding Out cover.jpg |
Released: | September 1985 |
Recorded: | March 1985 |
Genre: | Hardcore punk, free jazz, instrumental rock, punk jazz |
Length: | 26:28 |
Label: | SST (037) |
Producer: | Greg Ginn, Bill Stevenson, David Tarling |
Prev Title: | Loose Nut |
Prev Year: | 1985 |
Next Title: | In My Head |
Next Year: | 1985 |
The Process of Weeding Out is the fifth EP by American band Black Flag.[1] One of the most potent realizations of guitarist Greg Ginn's fascination with the avant-garde, The Process of Weeding Out is described by critic Chris True of AllMusic as "an interesting document of Greg Ginn's development from high-speed guitar 'sculptor' to one of the few punk artists to embrace 12-tone experimental music." Robert Palmer of The New York Times described the album as "what jazz-rock could have become if the best of the musicians who first crossbred jazz improvising with rock's sonic fire power had followed their most creative impulses."[1] Because of the jazz influences by Ginn, all of the tracks are instrumental.
The back cover has a quote from Ginn, reading, in part:
"...even though this record may communicate certain feelings, emotions, and ideas to some, I have faith that cop-types with their strictly linear minds and stick-to-the-rules mentality don't have the ability to decipher the intuitive contents of this record."
All songs by Greg Ginn, except where noted.
Side one
Side two