Arthur Russell – Open Vocal Phrases Where Songs Come In & Out (2xLP)
Expected release date: 18 April 2025
A posthumous release that furthers Arthur Russell's now legendary status. Recorded in Downtown New York City on December 20, 1985, it's an intimate, unedited solo live performance recorded at Phill Niblock's loft space known as Experimental Intermedia Foundation. The takes are very raw and unpolished that it makes you feel like one of the very few in attendance. 'That's the Very Reason' is a beautiful, tender experimental folk piece showing he needed very few materials in order to send listeners on a journey of transcendence. 'Too Early To Tell' is highly idiosyncratic and produces a sound not normally associated with cello. And 'Sunlit Water' has an oriental feel and provides beautiful resolve to a resplendent set.
Tracklist
That’s The Very Reason
Tower Of Meaning/Rabbit’s Ear/Home Away From Home
Happy Ending
All-Boy All-Girl/Tiger Stripes/You Can’t Hold Me Down
Introductions
Hiding Your Present From You/School Bell
Too Early To Tell
Changing Forest
Sunlit Water
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