About

The Gaslamp Killer is a Los Angeles-based DJ and producer whose eclectic style ranges from psychedelia and world music to dubstep and left-field hip-hop. He is a longtime associate of Low End Theory, an influential club night dedicated to experimental hip-hop and electronic music, often considered the epicenter of the L.A. beat scene. Associated with Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder Records, he made his production debut in the late 2000s with a series of EPs. Born William Benjamin Bensussen, he originally comes from San Diego, California, whose downtown Gaslamp District's bar scene inspired him to name himself the Gaslamp Killer in disgust for much of the patronage. Upon relocating to Los Angeles, he found a niche for himself amid the city's massive underground party scene and ultimately found a home for himself as a resident DJ at the weekly event Low End Theory, which resulted in a series of club-sponsored podcasts. He also released a series of mix CDs, among them Gaslamp Killers (2007), It's a Rocky Road (2007), I Spit on Your Grave (2008), Hell and the Lake of Fire Are Waiting for You! (2009), and All Killer (2009), the latter a label showcase for the London-based world psychedelia imprint Finders Keepers Records.

Jason Wool is a pianist & jazz musician, cherished former artist in the bass/edm scene (as woolymammoth), and together they have produced a superb 33 minute trip of avant-garde experimental jazz, meets bass music, fused with sound design psychedelia. Kelly Hibbert of Almachrome mastering said this of the music: “Imagine something like Stanley Clark, David Axelrod, and Aphex Twin – if they were all 20 years old today and they got together to jam while on heroic doses. Absolute face-melting mayhem”. Features artwork by CRYPTIK and comes housed in deluxe tip-on with gold foil sleeve. — (via Label)

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Label: Cuss Records
Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition
Released: 2024
Genre: Electronic, Jazz
Style: Avant-garde Jazz, Bass Music, Experimental

File under: Modern / Future Jazz
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