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Old 04-26-2010, 04:25 PM   #10
soniclovenoize
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The Smashing Pumpkins’ mainman Billy Corgan has always occupied a rare space in the diverse ether of the alternative rock world. When other like-minded bands were opting for the jingle jangle of clean guitars and punk-driven rhythms, the Pumpkins were seeding their music with strains of metal, classic rock, goth, and if you listen really closely even the psychedelic overtones of bands like the Seeds, Love, and the Electric Prunes [Corgan loved these bands though he denies any of their influences ever crept into his music – and maybe he’s right.]

Beginning in December 2009, Billy began a project he called Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. It would be the Pumpkins’ eighth and newest album but would appear in a much different form than anything that came before it. The guitarist/songwriter wanted to invite the listener inside his own head to hear how one song developed from the next and in a massive undertaking that could take years to complete, he would release one song at a time. Each song would be made available online. Free.

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The bald and brainy Billy is one of the truly unique voices out there in a world where so much sounds the same. Here, you get some sense of how the man’s brainpot works but don’t spend too much time on trying to figure him out because you never will. Just read this and dig it and then go and listen to his new music and hopefully you’ll have a slightly better idea of how and why he does what he does.
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