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World Of Echo - Arthur Russell

World Of Echo

Arthur Russell  

Format: 2 Vinyl

Genre: electronic, rock, Soft Rock, Experimental, Leftfield, Ethereal

Barcode: 0883870020817

 

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Artist

American cellist, artist, and composer.
Born: 21 May 1951 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA.
Died: 4 April 1992 in NYC, New York, USA (aged 40).
Arthur Russell was raised in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he later studied the cello and began to write his own music. In the early 1970s, he moved to California and studied Indian music at the Ali Akbar Khan School in San Francisco. He met Allen Ginsberg, with whom he began to work, accompanying him on the cello while Allen sang or read his poetry.
In the mid 1970s, Arthur Russell moved to New York. After an initial period of uncertainty, he contributed to The Flying Hearts in studio work and, occasionally, in performance with David Byrne, Rhys Chatham, Jon Gibson, Peter Gordon, Jerry Harrison, Garret List, Andy Paley, Leni Pickett and Peter Zummo. From 1975 to 1979 this ensemble, together with Glenn Iamaro, Bill Ruyle and Jon Sholle, performed and recorded the orchestral composition of Instrumentals (Disques du Crépuscule, 1984, Belgium).
In 1979, Arthur wrote and produced "Kiss Me Again", under the name Dinosaur. It was the first disco single to be released by Sire Records, and the first of many of Arthur's innovative dance tunes. This was followed by "Is It All Over My Face" by Loose Joints, released in 1980. In 1982, Arthur Russell and William Socolov founded Sleeping Bag records and their first release was his "24-24 Music". The number "Go Bang", which originated from this album, was remixed as a 12" single by Francois Kevorkian.
In 1983, the album "Tower Of Meaning" (Chatham Square) was released. This compelling and meditative recording, conducted by Julius Eastman, represents just a fragment of a much larger composition, which includes voices along with its instrumentation.
At the same time, Arthur continued to release dance singles such as "Tell You Today" (4th And Broadway, 1983) an upbeat dance groove featuring the vocals of Joyce Bowden. Additional dance tunes included "Wax The Van" (Jump Street, 1985) with vocals by Lola Blank, wife of notorious Bob, "Treehouse/Schoolbell" (Sleeping Bag, 1986) and "Let's Go Swimming" (Upside/Rough Trade, 1986).
During the mid 1980s, Arthur Russell gave many performances, either accompanying himself on cello with a myriad of effects, or working with a small ensemble consisting of Mustafa Ahmed, Steven Hall, Elodie Lauten and Peter Zummo.
1986 saw the release of "World Of Echo" (Upside/Rough Trade, 1986), which incorporated many of his ideas for pop, dance and classical music for both solo and cello format. This critically acclaimed album was included in Melody Maker's "Top Thirty Releases of 1986".
Arthur also collaborated with a number of choreographers, including John Bernd, Diane Madden, Alison Salzinger and Stephanie Woodard.
Russell died of AIDS-related illnesses on 4 April 1992 at the age of 40. For obituary, the Village Voice wrote: "his songs were so personal that it seems as though he simply vanished into his music."
In 2008, Matt Wolf released a documentary of Russell called "Wild Combination: A Portrait Of Arthur Russell".

Tracks

A1  Tone Bone Kone 

A2  Soon-To-Be Innocent Fun / Let's See 

A3  Answers Me 

A4  Being It 

B1  Place I Know / Kid Like You 

B2  She's The Star / I Take This Time 

B3  Tree House 

B4  See-Through 

B5  Hiding Your Present From You 

C1  Wax The Wan 

C2  All-Boy All-Girl 

C3  Lucky Cloud 

C4  Tower Of Meaning / Rabbit's Ear / Home Away From Home 

C5  Let's Go Swimming 

D1  The Name Of The Next Song 

D2  Happy Ending 

D3  Canvas Home 

D4  Our Last Night Together 

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD

Labels

P-Vine Records, Rough Trade, Upside Records, Audika, Audika Records

Countries

Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, UK & Europe

years

1986, 1987, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021

Members

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