I’ve received a surprising number of “power trio” submissions lately (guitar/bass/drum trios), and it turned me toward a fun search through my collection, reflecting on the many power trio-based albums I’ve loved over the years. This Other Music show was inspired by my search–I did an hour of instrumental power trios, one song per band, but I actually put together 3 hours of 1 song-per-band material for more shows later. It’s amazing how much potential the humble power trio has to make music inclusive of many styles, genres, and approaches. Soon I’ll be posting a review of four recent power trio submissions that particularly grabbed me, but for now, here’s a playlist that includes a track by each of those bands. See if you can guess which four I’ll be covering in more detail…

For the 2-19-2012 Other Music Show, Scott played:

Ahleuchatistas – No Sleep – Location Location (okay, these guys recently became a duo, but…)
Free Form Funky Freqs – Over and Under – Urban Mythology Vol. 1
Zevious – Inciting – After the Air Raid
Scorch Trio – Melaza – Melaza
Many Arms – The Year 500 Billion – Palabras Malas
Hedvig Mollestad Trio – For the Air – Shoot!
Hyrrokkin – Haarp – Astrionics
Dub Trio – Control Issue Controlling Your Mind – IV
Mary Halvorson Trio – April April May (No. 3) – Dragon’s Head
Trevor Dunn Trio Convulsant – I’m Sick – Sister Phantom Owl Fish
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – Never Better – Party Intellectuals
Arto Lindsay Trio – Imbue – Aggregates 1-26
Gorge Trio – Living With Tigers – Open Mouth, O Wisp
Blind Idiot God – Sawtooth – Undertow