Ty Segall’s Teragram Performances Became Deforming Lobes

Deforming Lobes preserves Ty Segall and the Freedom Band at Los Angeles’ Teragram Ballroom. Released on March 29, 2019, the live album ties the venue directly to a recorded version of the band’s stage work.

The track lengths give a sense of its proportions. Warm Hands opens at nine minutes and thirty-four seconds; Love Fuzz closes at seven minutes and thirty-six. Between them, shorter pieces such as Squealer and Breakfast Eggs keep the record moving.

This is a venue story listeners can follow into the recording itself. Teragram is identified in the release’s own notes, and the album documents how the group arranged and stretched the material onstage. Its eight tracks preserve a particular live version of Segall’s catalogue, with the room named as the source.

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Sources: tysegall.bandcamp.com.