The Young Cricketer is Chris Corsano's debut of Frankenstein/gamelan skin detail. It's a monster and a babe all wrapped under the guise of The Solo Drum Album. Corsano's flea- market kit of cast-iron pot lids, super-bouncy-balls on sticks, butter knives, and even a sax mouthpiece jammed-in-a-hose conjures a part rhythmic maelstrom, like a Milford Graves drip painting, and the sweet metallic ice drones of Tony Conrad and Keiji Haino rubbing sticks together until end days. Globally known for a dozen scorched/power jazz sessions with sax blower Paul Flaherty and a cadre of collaborators and groups (Jandek, Bjork, Jim O'Rourke, Dream/Aktion Unit, Vampire Belt, Michael Flower, Dredd Foole, etc.), Corsano's drumming has leapt from post-hardcore explorations into outrageous, primeval and outright futuristic depth during his past 10 years of recorded documentation. This LP is a field recording of wire, skin, metal and soul -- not tunes for yr neighbor's bongo party. Originally issued on Corsano's own Hot Cars Warp label as a CDR, this LP is remastered and issued in a 600 edition.

1. What do we mean by coaching?
2. How should you pick up the ball and throw it?
3. What do people mean when they say, "He played cricket"?
4. What do we get from cricket that we don't get from other games?
5. If you want to succeed at cricket what attitude should you adopt towards the game?
6. How may your parents and your employer help you in your cricket career?
7. What is the correct way to stop a ball?
8. How do you know that you have taken your eyes off the ball when you attempt to catch it?
9. Why are some cricket coaches better than others?
10. How will you learn more successfully from your coach than by just looking and listening?
11. What movement helps you when you are trying to run out a batsman?
12. Why should you watch the striker's bat?
13. How do you know where to throw the ball?
14. When should you throw the ball at top speed?
15. How should you throw it on other occasions?
16. Are you going to keep alive the spirit of cricket? (bonus track)