Getting the output of two of the most fanatical home recorders for the price of one is already a great deal, but this split by Yuasa Exide (Minnesota) and Waylon Thornton (Gainesville) goes one better: it’s pay-what-you-want, with proceeds benefiting Minneapolis mutual aid funds. Good guys, and very fine musicians at that.

Yuasa Exide’s batch continues the excellent run Doug Busson has been on lately. Add Mnemonic Worship and Xerox Me to your ever-growing list of reasons to worship at the altar of Yuasa Exide. On the flip side, Waylon Thornton sounds a little less noisy by comparison, but his messy, hooky garage rock (Tristan Tzara and My Lollipop are particularly sweet) complements Busson’s material perfectly.  This split album sounds like two basements talking to each other through tape hiss and overdriven melodies. Is this what they mean by synergy?

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