The Constorium of Greater Minds

along comes a surprise. this time it’s arthur russell who sparks my love and passion for music. i came across this cat in xlr8r of all places – i was so disappointed in my subscription but now i suppose it’s paid off. here’s a brief quote from the article – please go out and discover arthur’s music for yourself. so good and it’s amazing how his sound seems so modern.

“a classically trained cellist from oskaloosa, iowa, russell moved to new york at age 21 in the early ’70s, and took the city’s avant-garde, rock, and disco scenes by storm. by day he was the music director at experimental art space the kitchen, at night he produced disco classics like ‘is it all over my face’ and ‘go bang’ under the names loose joints and dinosaur l.”

here are a couple of tracks to get you started:
you and me both

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[kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/PjzsnNkL-7o" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]this is how we walk on the moon

amazing!