mercado
10-31-2003, 04:56 PM
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Russell Revival Goes Bang
During a short, prolific, and oft-misunderstood career, Arthur Russell bridged the boundaries between downtown New York's vital rock, avant-garde, and post-disco scenes of the '70s and '80s. Next year, more than a decade after his death from AIDS at age 41, the full breadth and influence of Russell's work will finally reveal itself with four new releases.
A classically trained cellist, Russell had his greatest success with dance music: He produced "Kiss Me," Sire Records' first 12" single; his track with Loose Joints, "Is it All Over My Face," was remixed by Larry Levan and is recognized as the blueprint for the Paradise Garage sound; he founded the Sleeping Bag label in 1982 and released his single, "Go Bang," with a now-classic Francois K remix.
The World Of Arthur Russell, due December 1 on Soul Jazz, compiles many of these hard to find proto-house tracks.Russell's later work, including the albums Tower of Meaning, World of Echo, and Another Thought, showcases his classical and experimental side and attracted a small but devoted group of admirers.
Now, Steve Knutson, an industry veteran and long-time admirer of Russell, has launched Audika Records and is readying three Russell releases: a double disc reissue of World of Echo with an alternate version of the entire album, a disc highlighting Russell's orchestrated music, and Calling Out of Context, due on January 27, which is a collection of previously unavailable rhythmic songs recorded between 1985 and 1990. "Arthur could never make up his mind," explained Knutson after listening to hundreds of hours of unreleased Russell tapes. "He was always searching for something he couldn't find." (DJP) graemlins/OLA.gif
[ October 31, 2003, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: mercado ]
Russell Revival Goes Bang
During a short, prolific, and oft-misunderstood career, Arthur Russell bridged the boundaries between downtown New York's vital rock, avant-garde, and post-disco scenes of the '70s and '80s. Next year, more than a decade after his death from AIDS at age 41, the full breadth and influence of Russell's work will finally reveal itself with four new releases.
A classically trained cellist, Russell had his greatest success with dance music: He produced "Kiss Me," Sire Records' first 12" single; his track with Loose Joints, "Is it All Over My Face," was remixed by Larry Levan and is recognized as the blueprint for the Paradise Garage sound; he founded the Sleeping Bag label in 1982 and released his single, "Go Bang," with a now-classic Francois K remix.
The World Of Arthur Russell, due December 1 on Soul Jazz, compiles many of these hard to find proto-house tracks.Russell's later work, including the albums Tower of Meaning, World of Echo, and Another Thought, showcases his classical and experimental side and attracted a small but devoted group of admirers.
Now, Steve Knutson, an industry veteran and long-time admirer of Russell, has launched Audika Records and is readying three Russell releases: a double disc reissue of World of Echo with an alternate version of the entire album, a disc highlighting Russell's orchestrated music, and Calling Out of Context, due on January 27, which is a collection of previously unavailable rhythmic songs recorded between 1985 and 1990. "Arthur could never make up his mind," explained Knutson after listening to hundreds of hours of unreleased Russell tapes. "He was always searching for something he couldn't find." (DJP) graemlins/OLA.gif
[ October 31, 2003, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: mercado ]