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Calling Out Of Context (Album) by Arthur Russell

Künstlerbiographie Arthur Russell

Charles Arthur Russell Jr. * 1952 In Oskaloosa Iowa † 4. April 1992 In New York War Ein US-Amerikanischer Cellist Sänger Komponist Und Produzent. In Seiner Musik Verband Er Avantgarde Tanzmusik Und Pop. Er Arbeitete Mit So Verschiedenen Künstlern Wie Dem Beat-Poeten Allen Ginsberg Dem Avantgarde-Musiker Philip Glass Dem Pop-Musiker David Byrne Und Dem DJ Nicky Siano. Ende Der 1970er Anfang Der 1980er Jahre Wurde Er Mit Einigen Underground-Disco-Hits Bekannt Hatte Aber Zu Seinen Lebzeiten Fast Nur In New Yorker Musikerkreisen Einen Namen. Erst Anfang Der 2000er Wurde Sein Werk Einer Größeren Öffentlichkeit Bekannt Als Zwei Plattenlabel Anthologien Seines Schaffens Veröffentlichten.

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Frogtoon Musik Album-Info: Calling Out Of Context

"…a Man Crooning To Himself Out In The Iowa Sunfields Killer Whale Deep In The Ocean Drifting Through The Submarine City Night And Cobalt Space"
– David Toop/The Wire When Arthur Russell Died In 1992 He Left An Overwhelming Archive Of Over A 1000 Tapes That Reveal The Sublime Genius Of One Of The Most Important Musicians Of The Last 25 Years. As A Cellist Songwriter Composer And Disco Visionary Arthur Russell Consistently Blurred The Lines Of Our Expectations Of What Pop Music Could Be. Originally From Iowa Arthur Travelled West In 1970 To Study Indian Classical Composition With Ali Akbar Khan Befriended Allen Ginsberg Performed With Alice Coltrane And Then Moved To New York In 1973 To Study At The Manhattan School Of Music. Quickly Gravitating To The Then Burgeoning Downtown Scene Arthur Wrote And Performed His Minimal Compositions Captured On Instrumentals And Tower Of Meaning. Both To Be Re-Issued By Audika And Collaborated With A Who's Who Of Some Of New York's Most Influential Artists Including Rhy's Chatham Ernie Brooks David Byrne Phillip Glass Laurie Anderson Jon Gibson Robert Wilson Christian Wolff John Cage Arnold Dreyblatt And Phill Niblock. It Then Changed By A Mere Accident. Simply He Went To A Disco. Inspired By The Sonic Repetition And Sense Of Community Arthur Wrote And Recorded Some Of The Most Important Records Of The Disco Era Including 'Kiss Me Again' 'Is It All Over My Face' And Co-Founded Sleeping Bag Records With Partner Will Socolov Releasing 'Go Bang' And The Album 24-24 Music. In 2002 Audika Records Entered Into An Exclusive Licensing Agreement With The Estate Of Arthur Russell To Issue Previously Unreleased And Out Of Print Material From Arthur's Vast Archive. The First Album Calling Out Of Context Features 12 Previously Unreleased Tracks Recorded During Arthur's Prime Years 1985-90. The Material Is Drawn From Corn An Album That Was Completed In 1985 But Never Released And An Abandoned Album Recorded For Rough Trade As Arthur Had Become Ill. Many Of These Tracks Show Hidden Sides Of Arthur's Talent And Underline The Loss Of His Great Potential. Contrary By Nature Arthur's Spontaneous Reaction And Altered Perception To His Environment Produced Music That Remains Challenging And Contemporary. Arthur's Open Hearted Attitude To Music Was Far Ahead Of It's Time And Now That Time Is Ours.

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