"A couple years ago when trying to come up with a solo hurdy-gurdy drone set to take out on tour, I heard a story about Greg Ginn playing guitar solos over a drum machine. I was coming to accept that whatever drone I could make on the hurdy-gurdy would never live up to when I first heard Keiji Haino play one at Tonic in 1998."
"Geologist worked on Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights? with Alianna Kalaba, Avey Tare, recording engineer Adam McDaniel, drummers Emma Garau and Ryan Oslance, clarinetist Shane McCord, cellist Mikey Powers, and vibraphonist Adam Lion. In addition, his son, Merrick Weitz, plays guitar on "Government Job." Earlier this year, Geologist released a collaborative album with Doug Shaw called . The latest Animal Collective album, Isn't It Now?, arrived in 2023."
Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights? is Geologist's debut solo studio album, scheduled for release January 30 via Drag City. The lead single, "Tonic," is named after a Keiji Haino show at the now-closed New York venue Tonic and features contributions from drummer Alianna Kalaba and Avey Tare. The record grew from Geologist's use of hurdy-gurdy drones and an approach inspired by Greg Ginn's guitar-over-drum-machine idea. Collaborators include Adam McDaniel, Emma Garau, Ryan Oslance, Shane McCord, Mikey Powers, and Adam Lion, and his son Merrick Weitz plays guitar on "Government Job." A music video for "Tonic" was directed by Molten Synapse.
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