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Saturday, February 19, 2005

Prefuse 73 Loves Us, He Really, Really Loves Us
and will come to the NYC in May to prove it!

When Scott Herren learned that his upcoming Prefuse 73 album, Surrounded By Silence had been leaked to the Internets, he flipped. Posting on his web site last week, he sarcastically thanked the downloaders and leakers for essentially stealing money from his pocket. Read our post about it here.

Well, Scott's had some time to think and now he's cooled off a bit. He's posted a new message on his site. Check it out:

"Ok people, it's time to for me stop bitching, explaining, running my mouth and show all of you love. i've been on the defense because i know this album runs a bit varied, hard to swallow and without knowing what the hell i'm getting at, it's the first record i've done where i had to listen to it and go; "what the fuck?"- you know? This music is for me, for you, for the next person. i'm trying to connect with you as personally as time allows and let you fans and supporters who have been down and got them edit records back in the day and don't hate for the sake of hating to say; I LOVE ALL OF YOU!..." [more]

As I mentioned in the headline of this post, Prefuse 73 has booked his return to NYC for May 6 at Northsix and May 7 at the Bowery Ballroom. These dates are just a part of his Spring 2005 U.S. tour. Despite Scott's kiss-off, I'll be sure to buy my tickets as there will likely be many interesting special guests at each gig.

Here's the full itinerary:

4.28: Orlando - The Social
4.29: Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
4.30: Carrboro, NC - Local 506
5.1: Baltimore - Ottobar
5.2: Philadelphia - First Unitarian Church
5.4: Boston - Paradise
5.5: Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
5.6: Brooklyn - Northsix
5.7: New York - Bowery Ballroom
5.8: Montreal - Cabaret Music Hall
5.9: Toronto - Lee's Place
5.11: Cleveland - Grog Shop
5.12: Chicago - Empty Bottle
5.13: Chicago - Empty Bottle
5.14: Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College
5.17: Seattle - Chop Suey
5.18: Portland - Berbati's Pan
5.19: San Francisco - Great American
5.21: Los Angeles - Knitting Factory
5.22: Los Angeles - Knitting Factory
5.23: San Diego - Cashbah
5.24: Phoenix - Brinkhouse
5.26: Denton, TX - Hailey's
5.27: Austin, TX - Mercury

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"#5 (Go Bang)"
"#7 (Recorded Live at the Kitchen, 1979)"

Not that it takes much, but the trailer for the upcoming Arthur Russell documentary got me onto an AR kick the other day, and I headed for Dinosaur L's 24-24 Music. 24-24 is thought by some to be the gem of Russell's dancier material, and it'll hopefully be reissued soon. The Francois K remix of its masterstroke "#5 (Go Bang)" kicks off 2004's The World of Arthur Russell compilation, but I actually prefer the 24-24 original (MP3). When I first heard 24-24, though, the standout for me was far more fleeting. The two-minute "#7 (Recorded Live at the Kitchen, 1979)" (MP3) is a tantalizingly short slice of a session I hope is sitting in full in a vault somewhere. Russell's cello anchors a percussive horn-guitar groove that quickly recalls (or, I should say, previews) !!! and others. And, like much of Russell's music, I love it not only for its sound but also for the era of NYC it instantly evokes.

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