Records 1981-1989

records 1981-1989

Track Listings

1. Dust Breeding

2. Jukebox Capriccio

3. Phonodrum

4. Smoker

5. Pandora's Box

6. Brown Rain

7. One Thousand Cycles

8. 1930

9. Second Coming

10. Craft

11. Night Music

12. Neutral

13. Black Stucco

14. His Master's Voice [Excerpt]

15. Groove

Records 1981-1989,Christian Marclay,Atavistic Records,Avant-Garde,Experimental,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Sound Collage,Turntablism

Records 1981-1989

Average customer rating:

An interesting listen!
a little too strong and corrosive for most

Records 1981-1989
Christian Marclay
Manufacturer: Atavistic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Turntablists | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
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Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

Dust Breeding
Jukebox Capriccio
Phonodrum
Smoker
Pandora's Box
Brown Rain
One Thousand Cycles
1930
Second Coming
Craft
Night Music
Neutral
Black Stucco
His Master's Voice [Excerpt]
Groove

Customer Reviews:

An interesting listen!.......2004-06-17

I bought this CD without knowing anything about Christian Marclay, other than that he was a turntablist with an ear for crazy sound manipulation. I found that to be somewhat of a misrepresentation. Christian is more of a performance artist. He uses things like multiple turntables (up to 12), records that are often altered, deformed, glued together, saw blades, etc. Oftentimes, performances end with him destroying records. He's more about the history, physical possibilities, the very medium of vinyl itself. Seeing the pictures and reading Thurston Moore's liner notes and Christian's comments on each song, you get more of a sense of this.
All that being said, this is a corrosive album, with at least a few tracks that are rough the first few times. "Dust Breeding" has constant left-channel-right-channel audio switching, but in the end it becomes an effective multi-track. "1000 Cycles" is filled with hard vinyl pops that are hard to ignore, but it's because the record is glued together from several different ones. "Phonodrum" is what you could imagine a scizophrenic hears in his head right before he goes off the deep end.
That's not to say there aren't elements to enjoy on this album. Many of the collages come together to form compelling pieces. In "Brown Rain," for example, you simultaneously hear an old calypso tune, the sound of a ping pong game, and a mutated trumpet solo. "Second Coming" consists of a porno flexidisc (remember flexidiscs?) being played over a jittery, skipping acoustic guitar line. "Night Music" is filled with so many samples and so many pops and crackles, it all becomes part of the rhythm.
Admittedly, since Christian is a performance artist, it would be more interesting to watch him create these collages, but I know I can't afford to go to SoHo art galleries. So, one is left to digest this album. For those looking for tunes or DJ type scratching, you will be disappointed. The only dancefloor this record is involved with is the one in your head. For people with an adventurous ear, you might want to check it out.

a little too strong and corrosive for most.......2002-01-06

I admit... I'm something of a music snob. When loud, corrosive guitar noise is unleashed, I'm up in the thick of it like a pig in slop. This record stumped me though...

The textures and images that this music produces are so bizarre and disturbing that I can't in good conscience recommend it to the average listener. It's not that it's particularly loud, even. It's just disturbing. Real disturbing. Ministry or Trent Reznor can't touch this guy when it comes to producing nightmares.

Tracks:

Dr. Demento Intro
Way She Runs a Fever
When Do You Say Hello?
Four Sides in Three Shapes
It's Dying
Pretty Dictionary
Night Won't Live to See the Day
Confetti
Cave In
Lincoln Logs
I Must Have Made It All Up
Love to the Third Power
Rutherford B. Hayes
Black Sox Scandal/What Are You Living On
Knotted One
Columbus Dispatch
Serpent Mound
When Honesty Gets Old
Death of a Thought Returns
Black Like Me
Old 3C
Town's Got a Widow
Dick Clark
Last Chance to Be Free

Tracks:

Letter to a Fanzine
Hall of Shame
Hamburger Boy
Origin of My Silly Grin
Fool That Set It Off
Animated Innocence
Time to Name the Dog
Fertile Crescent
Duet Between Buyer and Seller
Real Bad
Martin Luther King/Martin Luther Drinking
End of the Seventies
Appetite
Physical Fact
Wind Blows, the Law Breaks
Authentic
Alfalfa Omega
Day Old
So Far
Directions to the Party
Before We Stop to Think
Violent Gesture
Visual Artists
Long and Slow Decline
Exercise
Same Moon
Standing at the Crosswords

Customer Reviews:

More information on this release........2004-03-20

Paul Nini here, proprietor of Old 3C Records, who released this Great Plains compilation. Our manufacturing and distribution partner at that time, NuGruv Alliance, no longer exists -- so finding this release can be problematic at best. Please go to our site -- www.old3c.com -- if you'd like more information concerning this release. Thanks much.

Wish I had been there...........2001-03-14

I've been looking for this a long time and didn't even know it. Sure, I grooved to "Letter to a Fanzine" back in the mid-80s, and heard "Standing at the Crosswords" later, but I had never been able to find any Great Plains anywhere. Now I'm in heaven, discovering new-old songs from a dead age, thanks to the Internet.

That said, this is probably too much for the casual fan. If you're interested, I found a cassette copy of "Sum Things Up" on the Homestead/D.E.I. website, which hooked me into seeking out the cd. And the earlier tracks are pretty unpolished, not always in a good way, and lack the sense of melody that crept into later work. But if you have the patience, "Length of Growth" is a gold mine. It's been years since I happened on a tune as fine as "Dick Clark," and that's just the tip of the iceberg. So if you have a soft spot for witty cranky 80s college rock (as do I) spiked with cheesy keyboards, this is worth checking out (and fifty songs for $14--can't beat that!).

Hey, I was THERE........2001-02-21

Great Plains, I must tell you, were not recognized as a great band in their time by a lot of people who saw them in Columbus campus area bars in the '80's, usually as an opening act for somebody better known. Ron House's offbeat eloquence was difficult to grasp when encountered for the first time in live performance. The band's performances could be frantic and, to put it mildly, unpolished, and they were even thrown off the stage once at Columbus's annual 'Comfest,' not exactly a venue with high standards for musicianship. It was on record that the creativity came through, as this compilation attests. Little known and misunderstood in their day, Great Plains were one of the great quirky-sloppy bands of the '80's, and House is, beyond the sarcasm and occasionally annoying in-jokes, a lyricist of keen and poignant whimsy. And (some of) the tunes have hooks! May this CD set rise to well above the bottom of the charts, and bring a reassessment.

Great Ohio Roots-punk.......2000-08-23

Ron House, the leader of Great Plains, may be one of the most underrated geniuses of American music. Punk and literate, he is like a well adjusted David Thomas (Pere Ubu). Unfortunately his fame, such that it is, is confined to a small part of Ohio. Too bad, he writes smart, funny songs and has a knack for memorable melodies. He wraps the package in winningly simple and passionately played punk and post-punk rock.

This collection has just about everything recorded by Great Plains and has a charming intro by Dr. Demento. All of the "hits" you remember from college radio circa 1987 are here. Letter to a Fanzine, Standing at the Crosswords, Martin Luther King and Matin Luther Drinking, etc. Lyrics are about sex, drinking and history. The music is rootsy punk with farfisa. House doesn't so much sing as declaim and cajole with amatuerish passion. As American as all get out.

Ticket Back: A Retrospective (1981-1989)
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Progressive Bluegrass for the Soul

Ticket Back: A Retrospective (1981-1989)
Skyline
Manufacturer: Flying Fish Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
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General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Man In The Middle
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To Let You Go
Emerald Eyes
Woh Me
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Customer Reviews:

Progressive Bluegrass for the Soul.......2000-11-04

Tony`s extraordinary facility and inventive style continually thrills me. At times I loose the key they`re in but we are always brought back home. Dede`s voice touches my soul especially the images in"stranded".She is on a par with Linda Thompson and Maddy Prior. Larry`s incredible arrangements and solid bass playing holds it rock steady.Barry`s obvious classical training and eastern european sole makes him the tastiest mandoline player yet.Danny`s guitar playing is both rhythmic and clean and vocal harmonies tight as can be. Ive been listening to Skyline for 10+ years,it remains one of my all time favorites along with "The Harder they Come", because I never get tired of either and the thrill remains.What you hear recorded,was duplicate live,a tribute to their musicianship and dedication. My heart broke when you guys split.

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