AU-1001 Arthur Russell - Calling out of Context 2xLP - OUT OF PRINT
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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. 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.