The Process of Weeding Out

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox album The Process of Weeding Out is the fifth EP by American band Black Flag.<ref name="nyt">Template:Cite web</ref> One of the most potent realizations of guitarist Greg Ginn's fascination with the avant-garde, The Process of Weeding Out is described by critic Chris True of AllMusic as "an interesting document of Greg Ginn's development from high-speed guitar 'sculptor' to one of the few punk artists to embrace 12-tone experimental music."<ref name="allmusic"/> Because of the jazz influences by Ginn, all of the tracks are instrumental.

The back cover has a quote from Ginn, reading, in part:

"...even though this record may communicate certain feelings, emotions, and ideas to some, I have faith that cop-types with their strictly linear minds and stick-to-the-rules mentality don't have the ability to decipher the intuitive contents of this record."

Reception

Template:Music ratings Robert Palmer of The New York Times described the album as "what jazz-rock could have become if the best of the musicians who first crossbred jazz improvising with rock's sonic fire power had followed their most creative impulses."<ref name="nyt"/>

Byron Coley at Spin said, "Greg Ginn heralds the fourth stage of his ascension to heaven via strings. A hypnotically churning stew pot of murk, riff, and raff."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Track listing

All songs by Greg Ginn, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Your Last Affront" – 9:39
2. "Screw the Law" – 2:24

Side two

1. "The Process of Weeding Out" – 9:58
2. "Southern Rise" (Ginn/Kira Roessler/Bill Stevenson) – 5:00

Personnel

• Greg Ginn – guitar
• Kira Roessler – bass guitar
• Bill Stevenson – drums
• Raymond Pettibon – cover art