"A one way ticket -- you can't change your mind." Dangerous curves indeed.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, The Ana Pérez Group.
One-Way Ticket b/w Hope There's Enough (Dangerous Curves)
2. Hope There's Enough
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Ana Pérez Group
This is a hot little 45.
"A one way ticket -- you can't change your mind." Dangerous curves indeed.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, The Ana Pérez Group.
One-Way Ticket b/w Hope There's Enough (Dangerous Curves)
1. One-Way Ticket
2. Hope There's Enough
"A one way ticket -- you can't change your mind." Dangerous curves indeed.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, The Ana Pérez Group.
One-Way Ticket b/w Hope There's Enough (Dangerous Curves)
2. Hope There's Enough
Monday, February 8, 2010
400 Blows
From the liner notes:
"Concrete Productions: Playlist Summer 1982
Andrew Edward Beer (Bass, piano, tapes, percussion) --
D-Train - You're The One For Me (Instrumental)
Sun - Sun Is Here
Fela Kuti - Unknown Soldier
Gil Scott-Heron - B-Movie
Maze - Joy And Pain
Miles Davis - Back Seat Betty
Sun Ra - Strange Celestial World
Throbbing Gristle - Stained By Dead Horses
Yellowman - Lost Mi Love
Fatback - Kool Whip
Frank Frost - Pocket Full Of Shells
Brass Construction - Can You See The Light
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
Black Uhuru - Natural Reggae Beat
Kleeer - Taste The Music
Alexander Scott Fraser (Vocals, Trumpet, percussion) --
Associates - Paper House
Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye
ABC - Poison Arrow
Orange Juice - All That Ever Mattered
"Cabaret" Soundtrack - Heiraten
Walker Bros - Make It Easy On Yourself
Imagination - Flashback
Louis Armstrong - Basin Street Blues
Grandmaster Flash - Its Nasty
Fire Engines - Everything's Roses
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
23 Skidoo - Last Words
DAF - Goldenes Spielzeug
Rob (Rhythm box programming, instrument treatments) -- *
Captain Sinbad - Sugar Ray
Heaven 17 - At The Height Of The Fighting
Throbbing Gristle - Guts On The Floor
Death In June - Heaven Street
Various Artists - Rhino Royale LP
Captain Sinbad - BAM Salute
Dillinger/Trinity - Rizla Skank
Throbbing Gristle - Live At The Death Factory
Imagination - Just An Illusion
Theatre Of Hate - Rebel Without A Brain
*Since the making of this record the above member has left our recording label."
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, 400 Blows.
Beat The Devil (Concrete)
1. Beat The Devil
2. The Beat Continues
"Concrete Productions: Playlist Summer 1982
Andrew Edward Beer (Bass, piano, tapes, percussion) --
D-Train - You're The One For Me (Instrumental)
Sun - Sun Is Here
Fela Kuti - Unknown Soldier
Gil Scott-Heron - B-Movie
Maze - Joy And Pain
Miles Davis - Back Seat Betty
Sun Ra - Strange Celestial World
Throbbing Gristle - Stained By Dead Horses
Yellowman - Lost Mi Love
Fatback - Kool Whip
Frank Frost - Pocket Full Of Shells
Brass Construction - Can You See The Light
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
Black Uhuru - Natural Reggae Beat
Kleeer - Taste The Music
Alexander Scott Fraser (Vocals, Trumpet, percussion) --
Associates - Paper House
Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye
ABC - Poison Arrow
Orange Juice - All That Ever Mattered
"Cabaret" Soundtrack - Heiraten
Walker Bros - Make It Easy On Yourself
Imagination - Flashback
Louis Armstrong - Basin Street Blues
Grandmaster Flash - Its Nasty
Fire Engines - Everything's Roses
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
23 Skidoo - Last Words
DAF - Goldenes Spielzeug
Rob (Rhythm box programming, instrument treatments) -- *
Captain Sinbad - Sugar Ray
Heaven 17 - At The Height Of The Fighting
Throbbing Gristle - Guts On The Floor
Death In June - Heaven Street
Various Artists - Rhino Royale LP
Captain Sinbad - BAM Salute
Dillinger/Trinity - Rizla Skank
Throbbing Gristle - Live At The Death Factory
Imagination - Just An Illusion
Theatre Of Hate - Rebel Without A Brain
*Since the making of this record the above member has left our recording label."
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, 400 Blows.
Beat The Devil (Concrete)
2. The Beat Continues
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Brenmar
From the liner notes:
"In the storied annals of American music, we are too often struck by a dichotomy of function. The artificial divide between 'high-brow' and 'low-brow', 'art music' and 'pop music', independent and corporate values, and other seemingly mutually exclusive interests, serves the needs of the executives behind the record companies at the expense of the enjoyment of listeners. Even the term 'listener' separates music to be imbibed while in a reclined position from that which is more kinetic, more vibrant, more visceral. Music can still be danced to.
The releationship between movement and sound need not be a simple one. Cage's work with Cunningham, and Stravinsky's earlier collaborations with Balanchine, brilliantly demonstrated that abstraction can be achieved in both sound and movement simultaneously. Unfortunately, music that invites us to dance has become stigmatized by elitist taste-makers who value esoteric theoretical models over the communicative power of inter-disciplinary expression.
Brenmar, like Cage and Stravinsky, presents music that melds abstraction with kinesis. Driving rhythms enveloped in swirling clouds of polymerized sound engage both mind and spirit, yin and yang, body and soul. To dance is to participate and to participate is to communicate.
- Leonardo Featherweight"
Brenmar is Bill Salas
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering
Brooklyn, NY 2009-10
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Brenmar.
Heavy Pockets (Pukekos)
1. Heavy Pockets
2. Freak Like Me (DJ Deeon)
"In the storied annals of American music, we are too often struck by a dichotomy of function. The artificial divide between 'high-brow' and 'low-brow', 'art music' and 'pop music', independent and corporate values, and other seemingly mutually exclusive interests, serves the needs of the executives behind the record companies at the expense of the enjoyment of listeners. Even the term 'listener' separates music to be imbibed while in a reclined position from that which is more kinetic, more vibrant, more visceral. Music can still be danced to.
The releationship between movement and sound need not be a simple one. Cage's work with Cunningham, and Stravinsky's earlier collaborations with Balanchine, brilliantly demonstrated that abstraction can be achieved in both sound and movement simultaneously. Unfortunately, music that invites us to dance has become stigmatized by elitist taste-makers who value esoteric theoretical models over the communicative power of inter-disciplinary expression.
Brenmar, like Cage and Stravinsky, presents music that melds abstraction with kinesis. Driving rhythms enveloped in swirling clouds of polymerized sound engage both mind and spirit, yin and yang, body and soul. To dance is to participate and to participate is to communicate.
- Leonardo Featherweight"
Brenmar is Bill Salas
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering
Brooklyn, NY 2009-10
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Brenmar.
Heavy Pockets (Pukekos)
2. Freak Like Me (DJ Deeon)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
BJ Rubin
From the liner notes of this, my debut comedy single:
"To spend one's life in the pursuit of personal wealth and happiness is commonplace in today's Western society, but there continue to be rare instances in which an individual will devote his or her life to providing happiness for others. Some may do so through charity or social work, others by donating generously to philanthropic organizations, but a select few bring happiness directly to people. We call these individuals entertainers, and of all the sub genres of entertainment, it is only the comedian that strives to elicit laughter directly from other human beings.
By devoting his life to the craft of bringing joy to his audience, BJ Rubin has placed himself in the company of not just peers such as Bob Hope, Andrew Dice Clay and Chris Rock, but Saints and Martyrs as well.
On his most recent recording, Rubin narrates scenarios and scenes of such side-splitting jocularity that all other worldly cares vanish from the minds of his rapt listeners. Gone are the trivial responsibilities and nerve-racking decisions of modern life, which pale in comparison to the overwhelming enjoyment brought on by Rubin's ebullient and mirthful monologues. A man can heed no higher calling than bringing laughter to the people, a task at which BJ Rubin not only excels, but raises to a previously unimaginable level.
- Leonardo Featherweight"
BJ Rubin is BJ Rubin
Monterrey produced by Jeff Davidson at Davidsounds
BJ Rubin -- voice, moog rogue
Jeff Davidson -- drums, percussion
Lesbians produced by Kevin Shea at Spermerang Studios
BJ Rubin -- voice
Kevin Shea -- drums
Matt Mottel -- turkish organ
Weasel Walter -- bass
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering
Artwork by Dorie Van Dercreek
New York, NY 2009-10
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, BJ Rubin.
Monterrey b/w Lesbians (Pukekos)
1. Monterrey
2. Lesbians
"To spend one's life in the pursuit of personal wealth and happiness is commonplace in today's Western society, but there continue to be rare instances in which an individual will devote his or her life to providing happiness for others. Some may do so through charity or social work, others by donating generously to philanthropic organizations, but a select few bring happiness directly to people. We call these individuals entertainers, and of all the sub genres of entertainment, it is only the comedian that strives to elicit laughter directly from other human beings.
By devoting his life to the craft of bringing joy to his audience, BJ Rubin has placed himself in the company of not just peers such as Bob Hope, Andrew Dice Clay and Chris Rock, but Saints and Martyrs as well.
On his most recent recording, Rubin narrates scenarios and scenes of such side-splitting jocularity that all other worldly cares vanish from the minds of his rapt listeners. Gone are the trivial responsibilities and nerve-racking decisions of modern life, which pale in comparison to the overwhelming enjoyment brought on by Rubin's ebullient and mirthful monologues. A man can heed no higher calling than bringing laughter to the people, a task at which BJ Rubin not only excels, but raises to a previously unimaginable level.
- Leonardo Featherweight"
BJ Rubin is BJ Rubin
Monterrey produced by Jeff Davidson at Davidsounds
BJ Rubin -- voice, moog rogue
Jeff Davidson -- drums, percussion
Lesbians produced by Kevin Shea at Spermerang Studios
BJ Rubin -- voice
Kevin Shea -- drums
Matt Mottel -- turkish organ
Weasel Walter -- bass
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering
Artwork by Dorie Van Dercreek
New York, NY 2009-10
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, BJ Rubin.
Monterrey b/w Lesbians (Pukekos)
2. Lesbians
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Sexy Thoughts
From the liner notes:
"Since time immemorial, the drum has enjoyed a place of privilege in the rituals and daily lives of mankind. The combination of its structural simplicity and tactile immediacy make it one of the greatest and most communicative spiritual tools in history. The sound of one solitary man accompanying himself on a drum predates civilization by many millennia, and this tradition has continued in the modern arena, augmented by new arrangements of percussion instruments in the drum set and electronic devices.
Kevin Shea explores the use of the drum as a communication device in his solo performances as 'Sexy Thoughts'. In this profoundly spiritual music, Shea uses the aforementioned techniques to present music that communicates the fecundity of the earth and divinity of the heavens. Many human cultures have used similar music in various rites, and Shea's references to sexual vitality, altered consciousness and supernatural phenomena display a deep kinship with past cultures' practices. From the ancient Egyptians, to the Aztecs and Mayans to contemporary urban dance culture, trance-like states brought on by special herbs and fermented beverages intermingle with orgiastic dancing to the percussive sounds of the drum.
Tu as de beaux nibards is yet another spiritual exploration by Sexy Thoughts, meandering through layer upon layer of subconscious material to expose the spiritual core of modern Western Society. Shea goes forth to forge in the smithy of his soul the spiritual unity of all beings.
-Leonardo Featherweight"
Sexy Thoughts is Kevin Shea
Produced by BJ Rubin
Recorded by Josh Bonati at Monster Island
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering
Artwork by vårin
Brooklyn, NY 2009-10
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Sexy Thoughts.
Tu as de beaux nibards (Pukekos)
1. Angelina Jolie
2. History of Electronic Drums
3. Squeeze My Nipple
4. Toxic Blood
5. When My Penis Goes A Swingin
"Since time immemorial, the drum has enjoyed a place of privilege in the rituals and daily lives of mankind. The combination of its structural simplicity and tactile immediacy make it one of the greatest and most communicative spiritual tools in history. The sound of one solitary man accompanying himself on a drum predates civilization by many millennia, and this tradition has continued in the modern arena, augmented by new arrangements of percussion instruments in the drum set and electronic devices.
Kevin Shea explores the use of the drum as a communication device in his solo performances as 'Sexy Thoughts'. In this profoundly spiritual music, Shea uses the aforementioned techniques to present music that communicates the fecundity of the earth and divinity of the heavens. Many human cultures have used similar music in various rites, and Shea's references to sexual vitality, altered consciousness and supernatural phenomena display a deep kinship with past cultures' practices. From the ancient Egyptians, to the Aztecs and Mayans to contemporary urban dance culture, trance-like states brought on by special herbs and fermented beverages intermingle with orgiastic dancing to the percussive sounds of the drum.
Tu as de beaux nibards is yet another spiritual exploration by Sexy Thoughts, meandering through layer upon layer of subconscious material to expose the spiritual core of modern Western Society. Shea goes forth to forge in the smithy of his soul the spiritual unity of all beings.
-Leonardo Featherweight"
Sexy Thoughts is Kevin Shea
Produced by BJ Rubin
Recorded by Josh Bonati at Monster Island
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering
Artwork by vårin
Brooklyn, NY 2009-10
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Sexy Thoughts.
Tu as de beaux nibards (Pukekos)
2. History of Electronic Drums
3. Squeeze My Nipple
4. Toxic Blood
5. When My Penis Goes A Swingin
Monday, February 1, 2010
Odysseus
Odysseus is jazz, but mostly Odysseus is a journey.
From the liner notes:
"It has been said that good artists copy, but great artists steal. This idea can be expanded to include the phrase 'the genius expands'. True, Miles Davis and his cohorts began to explore the vast area of dark matter comprising inter-galactic territory between Jazz and Rock, and like its cosmic counterpart, this unexplored component of the cosmos is far richer than previously thought. Just as astronomers and astrophysicists are only beginning to understand the importance and prevalence of dark matter in the workings of gravity, Odysseus is making us aware that the style, once referred to pejoratively as 'fusion', conceals limitless musical potential behind its glossy sheen.
By scratching the surface of the facade of fusion, Miles, McLaughlin, and Corea provided a narrow entryway for Odysseus to enter the realm of compositional freedom and dialectical complexity heard on their current EP. The multifarious instrumental elements do not simply combine disparate elements as in the work of their predecessors, but create whole new musical worlds through the conflation of counterpoint and pedal-point, change and stasis, ebb and flow. To experience this music is to come closer to a truly universal understanding of humanity and its place in time and space.
- Leonardo Featherweight"
Odysseus is BJ Rubin and Jeff Davidson
BJ Rubin: Fender bass, Wurlitzer 140B, Bontempi 4 Electric Organ, Drums, Vocals
Jeff Davidson: Moog Rogue, Roland Juno 60, Trumpet, Drums
Produced by Jeff Davidson and BJ Rubin at Davidsounds
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering
Artwork by Dorie Van Dercreek
"The Rings of Neptune" video directed by Camilla Padgitt-Coles
New York, NY 2009-10
Two copies of this were cut to vinyl. The records are not for sale, but you can hear the songs for free.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Odysseus.
The Rings of Neptune b/w Light Matter (Pukekos)
1. The Rings of Neptune
2. Light Matter
From the liner notes:
"It has been said that good artists copy, but great artists steal. This idea can be expanded to include the phrase 'the genius expands'. True, Miles Davis and his cohorts began to explore the vast area of dark matter comprising inter-galactic territory between Jazz and Rock, and like its cosmic counterpart, this unexplored component of the cosmos is far richer than previously thought. Just as astronomers and astrophysicists are only beginning to understand the importance and prevalence of dark matter in the workings of gravity, Odysseus is making us aware that the style, once referred to pejoratively as 'fusion', conceals limitless musical potential behind its glossy sheen.
By scratching the surface of the facade of fusion, Miles, McLaughlin, and Corea provided a narrow entryway for Odysseus to enter the realm of compositional freedom and dialectical complexity heard on their current EP. The multifarious instrumental elements do not simply combine disparate elements as in the work of their predecessors, but create whole new musical worlds through the conflation of counterpoint and pedal-point, change and stasis, ebb and flow. To experience this music is to come closer to a truly universal understanding of humanity and its place in time and space.
- Leonardo Featherweight"
Odysseus is BJ Rubin and Jeff Davidson
BJ Rubin: Fender bass, Wurlitzer 140B, Bontempi 4 Electric Organ, Drums, Vocals
Jeff Davidson: Moog Rogue, Roland Juno 60, Trumpet, Drums
Produced by Jeff Davidson and BJ Rubin at Davidsounds
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering
Artwork by Dorie Van Dercreek
"The Rings of Neptune" video directed by Camilla Padgitt-Coles
New York, NY 2009-10
Two copies of this were cut to vinyl. The records are not for sale, but you can hear the songs for free.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Odysseus.
The Rings of Neptune b/w Light Matter (Pukekos)
2. Light Matter
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Three Mile Pilot
This is the second of two copies of this record I have owned. The first one became warped somehow so I gave it away upon discovering the second copy. I like to send positive energy out into the world whenever possible.
From the liner notes:
"If it wasn't for people like Jason Soares (Negative Records) who unfortunately lose money pressing records, there wouldn't be vinyl. Thanks Jason. Way too many other people to list them all."
Thanks indeed Jason. I'm glad this record made it out into the world, without you I imagine it might not exist in any form to have been reissued again and again.
Please note that there are only seven tracks on the original release as opposed to eight on the reissues (they include the bonus track "Circumcised").
Some records are so dense that they can be difficult to lift. This one is particularly heavy, etc.
If you would like to see complete documentation of the packaging and what I had to say about it, please head on over to Soundscreen Design.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Three Mile Pilot.
Chief Assassin to the Sinister (Negative)
1. Shang vs. Hangar
2. Aqua-magnetic
3. 97---MT
4. The Chief Assassin to the Sinister
5. X-Miner
6. Vux Intruder #3
7. Androsyn
From the liner notes:
"If it wasn't for people like Jason Soares (Negative Records) who unfortunately lose money pressing records, there wouldn't be vinyl. Thanks Jason. Way too many other people to list them all."
Thanks indeed Jason. I'm glad this record made it out into the world, without you I imagine it might not exist in any form to have been reissued again and again.
Please note that there are only seven tracks on the original release as opposed to eight on the reissues (they include the bonus track "Circumcised").
Some records are so dense that they can be difficult to lift. This one is particularly heavy, etc.
If you would like to see complete documentation of the packaging and what I had to say about it, please head on over to Soundscreen Design.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Three Mile Pilot.
Chief Assassin to the Sinister (Negative)
2. Aqua-magnetic
3. 97---MT
4. The Chief Assassin to the Sinister
5. X-Miner
6. Vux Intruder #3
7. Androsyn
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Bert Jansch & John Renbourn
Excerpts of reviews from Bert Jansch's Lucky Thirteen (as featured in the liner notes to this album):
"Bert Jansch is, in all probability, the best contemporary writer of folk songs in the English language. In a word, he is great; but he is more than that.... He has an uncanny sensitivity for the important things... So wonderful that one is tempted to go on and on to capture, to describe the beauty that is there."
--Bob Jones, Broadside (Cambridge)
"From Scotland comes a new folk talent who is a superb guitarist and songwriter. Lucky Thirteen will win this tousle-haired folk artist a large following."
--Monsieur
Those reviews are pretty accurate, I seriously doubt that you will be disappointed by this.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Bert Jansch & John Renbourn.
Stepping Stones (Vanguard)
1. East Wind
2. Piano Tune
3. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
4. Soho
5. Tic-tocative
6. Orlando
7. My Lover
8. Stepping Stones
9. Red Favourite
10. It Don't Bother Me
11. No Exit
12. Along The Way
13. The Time Has Come
14. After The Dance
"Bert Jansch is, in all probability, the best contemporary writer of folk songs in the English language. In a word, he is great; but he is more than that.... He has an uncanny sensitivity for the important things... So wonderful that one is tempted to go on and on to capture, to describe the beauty that is there."
--Bob Jones, Broadside (Cambridge)
"From Scotland comes a new folk talent who is a superb guitarist and songwriter. Lucky Thirteen will win this tousle-haired folk artist a large following."
--Monsieur
Those reviews are pretty accurate, I seriously doubt that you will be disappointed by this.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Bert Jansch & John Renbourn.
Stepping Stones (Vanguard)
2. Piano Tune
3. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
4. Soho
5. Tic-tocative
6. Orlando
7. My Lover
8. Stepping Stones
9. Red Favourite
10. It Don't Bother Me
11. No Exit
12. Along The Way
13. The Time Has Come
14. After The Dance
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Nuno Canavarro
This is the sort of music that I would like to be played at my funeral.
I usually cut up records into tracks but that seems an inappropriate way to listen to this. Each side should be heard in its entirety, particularly the second side as it is a suite.
I feel like my life is a little better because of this record.
It is not for everyone, but those it is for are going to be stoked.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Nuno Canavarro.
Plux Quba (Moikai)
1. Side A
2. Side B
I usually cut up records into tracks but that seems an inappropriate way to listen to this. Each side should be heard in its entirety, particularly the second side as it is a suite.
I feel like my life is a little better because of this record.
It is not for everyone, but those it is for are going to be stoked.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Nuno Canavarro.
Plux Quba (Moikai)
2. Side B
Monday, January 25, 2010
Eden Express
Kip and Kelly Uhlhorn are old friends of mine, so I recently took a trip to go visit with them in Memphis, TN. They didn't have to work hard to make me feel comfortable in their home as it is already cluttered with just the sort of things I like.
My first night in town they played a set live on the radio, and asked if I would be Mr. Tamourine Man for the evening. I agreed.
Have you ever seen ridiculously priced psychedelic records from the 70s? I expect this to be one in 30 years.
Kip had the following to say about this record:
"Alright so, we started recording the Eden Express LP at the end of 2007, I think that we worked on it for about six months (November 2007-March 2008). I am listening to it as I write this for probably the first time since then. It actually sounds really positive, which I like. Anyway, so John Whitson and I always joke around about types of records I should make and I thought it would be fun to make what he described as 'outdoor breakfast music'. Kelly and I had been listening to a lot of Pan Regaliz, Marconi Notaro (who is from some other obscure psych group, that collector boners go nuts for that I can't think of) and maybe say like, the first Caetano Veloso LP. We had also gotten into ingesting things and chilling while watching things like Endless Summer. Anyway, this was the first time that Kelly had sung lead on anything much less a whole record. I think she did really great. I also got to fufill some weird aspirations that I had to put sitars and hammonds on some jams. I think we were all hoping to have Kelly play the role of a chanteuse similar to maybe like Jane Birkin. The cover actually mimics this Gainbourg cover with the two of them. It was supposed to have this reissue kinda feel. We briefly considered releasing the record anonymously and pretending it was a reissue (I think Jan Jelinek does that). Whitson wanted Kelly to be on the cover eating a steak and wearing high heels I think?? I have no idea what that is about, except I do know that there was some concept. Kelly's lyrics mostly came from Paul Bowles or The Devil's Dictionary -- both seem appropriate I guess. I do wish that the percussion was a little more fleshed out as well as maybe the bass. I read people speculate about how this was recorded, and how it sounded so retro -- however, it was recorded direct through one reverb pedal. The entire thing!
Anyway, our friend John David was home for christmas break and we did this mainly with him. However, we did enlist some friends to play stuff on occasion. It was fun just to do something like this that was totally different than anything we had done previously."
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Eden Express.
Que Amors Que (Holy Mountain)
1. Skin de Sol
2. On The Beach
3. Kaleidoscope
4. Lonliest Person
5. Corazon
6. Swelling Moon
7. Marble In Blood
8. Bushels Of Briar
9. Ocean Samba (Tristeza)
My first night in town they played a set live on the radio, and asked if I would be Mr. Tamourine Man for the evening. I agreed.
Have you ever seen ridiculously priced psychedelic records from the 70s? I expect this to be one in 30 years.
Kip had the following to say about this record:
"Alright so, we started recording the Eden Express LP at the end of 2007, I think that we worked on it for about six months (November 2007-March 2008). I am listening to it as I write this for probably the first time since then. It actually sounds really positive, which I like. Anyway, so John Whitson and I always joke around about types of records I should make and I thought it would be fun to make what he described as 'outdoor breakfast music'. Kelly and I had been listening to a lot of Pan Regaliz, Marconi Notaro (who is from some other obscure psych group, that collector boners go nuts for that I can't think of) and maybe say like, the first Caetano Veloso LP. We had also gotten into ingesting things and chilling while watching things like Endless Summer. Anyway, this was the first time that Kelly had sung lead on anything much less a whole record. I think she did really great. I also got to fufill some weird aspirations that I had to put sitars and hammonds on some jams. I think we were all hoping to have Kelly play the role of a chanteuse similar to maybe like Jane Birkin. The cover actually mimics this Gainbourg cover with the two of them. It was supposed to have this reissue kinda feel. We briefly considered releasing the record anonymously and pretending it was a reissue (I think Jan Jelinek does that). Whitson wanted Kelly to be on the cover eating a steak and wearing high heels I think?? I have no idea what that is about, except I do know that there was some concept. Kelly's lyrics mostly came from Paul Bowles or The Devil's Dictionary -- both seem appropriate I guess. I do wish that the percussion was a little more fleshed out as well as maybe the bass. I read people speculate about how this was recorded, and how it sounded so retro -- however, it was recorded direct through one reverb pedal. The entire thing!
Anyway, our friend John David was home for christmas break and we did this mainly with him. However, we did enlist some friends to play stuff on occasion. It was fun just to do something like this that was totally different than anything we had done previously."
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Eden Express.
Que Amors Que (Holy Mountain)
2. On The Beach
3. Kaleidoscope
4. Lonliest Person
5. Corazon
6. Swelling Moon
7. Marble In Blood
8. Bushels Of Briar
9. Ocean Samba (Tristeza)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Drnwyn
This appears to be a South Korean bootleg of a pretty amazing private press record from the 70s. From the liner notes:
"This album is dedicated to those who came before... and those who come after. To my parents (Mom and Dad) ...and to my children (Aaron and Janelle).
'Everyman had the chance to have a dream but few men's dreams are ever seen.'
--Everyman, 1968
These words come from the first song I ever wrote. One of the dreams I have carried with me was to cut an album someday... just to say that I had done it. Now it is done. But it would not be really finished until I had thanked those who helped me make this dream come true. I am indebted to these friends who volunteered their time, energy, talent, and patience.
Drnwyn is:
David W. Hoag; acoustic guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, vocals
John Volio; acoustic vocals
Helping us were:
Randy Pregibon; lead guitar
Kevin McIlvainde; bass guitar
Larry Davis; drums
Greg Smith; keyboards
Nancy Fannin; vocals
Cheryl McIlvaine; vocals
Special Thanks to my wife Muriel who continues to play angel to my madness.
And finally, to Bob Dylan for his unintentional encouragement in the March, 1978 Playboy interview:
'You can be a priest and be in Rock 'n' Roll.'
Thanks Bob!
Love and Peace,
The Rev. David W. Hoag"
Yes.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Drnwyn.
Gypsies In The Mist (Wohn)
1. Empty Bars
2. Summer Sun
3. Secrets Of The Past
4. Brothers
5. Move A Mountain
6. Gypsies In The Mist
7. Places, Faces, Pages
8. The Madmen And The Angel
9. Something To Hang On To
"This album is dedicated to those who came before... and those who come after. To my parents (Mom and Dad) ...and to my children (Aaron and Janelle).
'Everyman had the chance to have a dream but few men's dreams are ever seen.'
--Everyman, 1968
These words come from the first song I ever wrote. One of the dreams I have carried with me was to cut an album someday... just to say that I had done it. Now it is done. But it would not be really finished until I had thanked those who helped me make this dream come true. I am indebted to these friends who volunteered their time, energy, talent, and patience.
Drnwyn is:
David W. Hoag; acoustic guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, vocals
John Volio; acoustic vocals
Helping us were:
Randy Pregibon; lead guitar
Kevin McIlvainde; bass guitar
Larry Davis; drums
Greg Smith; keyboards
Nancy Fannin; vocals
Cheryl McIlvaine; vocals
Special Thanks to my wife Muriel who continues to play angel to my madness.
And finally, to Bob Dylan for his unintentional encouragement in the March, 1978 Playboy interview:
'You can be a priest and be in Rock 'n' Roll.'
Thanks Bob!
Love and Peace,
The Rev. David W. Hoag"
Yes.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, Drnwyn.
Gypsies In The Mist (Wohn)
2. Summer Sun
3. Secrets Of The Past
4. Brothers
5. Move A Mountain
6. Gypsies In The Mist
7. Places, Faces, Pages
8. The Madmen And The Angel
9. Something To Hang On To
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Luigi Russolo
The art of noise is not a new one, apparently:
"In the pounding atmosphere of great cities as well as in the formerly silent countryside, machines create today such a large number of varied noises that pure sound, with its littleness and its monotony, now fails to arouse any emotion."
"We must break at all cost from this restrictive circle of pure sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise sounds."
How do I find the signal amongst all that noise?
Thanks to Silvia and Jen.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your reading pleasure, Luigi Russolo.
The Art of Noise (Great Bear)
1. The Art of Noise
"In the pounding atmosphere of great cities as well as in the formerly silent countryside, machines create today such a large number of varied noises that pure sound, with its littleness and its monotony, now fails to arouse any emotion."
"We must break at all cost from this restrictive circle of pure sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise sounds."
How do I find the signal amongst all that noise?
Thanks to Silvia and Jen.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your reading pleasure, Luigi Russolo.
The Art of Noise (Great Bear)
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