Woebot
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Went to see these cats, and said a brief hello to them, at the Kosmische 9th Birthday party. V.salubrious affair.
As far as I'm concerned these two are my great "white" hope (no ref to skin pigmentation obviously)
I've uploaded a little movie I shot here (you'll have to tilt your head) which is footage of them playing a version of
their single El Monte. I don't have the single, but from what Sacha told me the live rendition was miles better. Of course I do have the Black Lyotard Front single which is just divine, if you havent heard it yet (well you must be in some bunker in Poland) find a copy immediately, its BY FAR the best Post Punk disco romp, maybe ever!
I've also attached a nice piece by Xavier Chamone which FACT ran, which alludes to the Days of Mars release. On the strength of the gig, this stands every chance of being the best thing DFA has put out. Xavier alludes to Italo Disco, I don't really get this, but disco yes. The most pungent aural similarity I took off the performance was to Terry Riley's oevre, quite specifically to "Persian Surgery Dervishes", in fact I imagine this is how those mantric mini-moog extravanganzas of his actually sounded. ie ROCKING!
Isnt it interesting how with this and the forthcoming Jackson LP (proper insanely-spliced together INAGRM-infused Disco) have really put the Avant-Garde into disco with purpose. (scratches head) There isnt much of a history to this beyond Arthur Russell and the odd one-off record is there. Is there?
As far as I'm concerned these two are my great "white" hope (no ref to skin pigmentation obviously)
I've uploaded a little movie I shot here (you'll have to tilt your head) which is footage of them playing a version of
their single El Monte. I don't have the single, but from what Sacha told me the live rendition was miles better. Of course I do have the Black Lyotard Front single which is just divine, if you havent heard it yet (well you must be in some bunker in Poland) find a copy immediately, its BY FAR the best Post Punk disco romp, maybe ever!
I've also attached a nice piece by Xavier Chamone which FACT ran, which alludes to the Days of Mars release. On the strength of the gig, this stands every chance of being the best thing DFA has put out. Xavier alludes to Italo Disco, I don't really get this, but disco yes. The most pungent aural similarity I took off the performance was to Terry Riley's oevre, quite specifically to "Persian Surgery Dervishes", in fact I imagine this is how those mantric mini-moog extravanganzas of his actually sounded. ie ROCKING!
Isnt it interesting how with this and the forthcoming Jackson LP (proper insanely-spliced together INAGRM-infused Disco) have really put the Avant-Garde into disco with purpose. (scratches head) There isnt much of a history to this beyond Arthur Russell and the odd one-off record is there. Is there?