Dinosaur L
"#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.
- rajeev, 12.14.06
Ellen Allien & Apparat - "Way Out (Robag Wruhme Vati Mafonkk Remikks)" (MP3): Like skipping a stone across a placid pond, Robag Wruhme disrupts one of Orchestra of Bubbles' finer and more conventional tracks with ripples of skittering vocal loops and wakes of misshapen rhythms. Wruhme lets the water settle though, adding a reflective, almost melodic passage to close out this brilliant reinterpretation.
