Arthur Russell - Another Thought (1994) [SAA Album Club discussion thread]

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Arthur Russell - Another Thought (1994)

We were listening to this compilation of Arthur Russell's work last week, recommended by Jack Pat, long time ago:

Originally Posted by Jack Pat

It was released in 1994, and is considered to be one of his best album. When Russel was slowly dying of AIDs, he decided to lean a bit on artistic sign (for what I know, he had previously had a very "poppy" sound to his music, but I'm not entirely sure). He uses a cello and often adds a bit of distortion to it to give it an interesting feel. If you listen to how he plays, it is very strange and definitely has an avant-garde sound with atypical pauses and note sequences. Although, his voice is very "folky" to me when he sings. Anyways, I wouldn't consider it the greatest avant-garde/experimental album ever recorded, but I do think it deserves a bit of merit.

Let's hear your thoughts on this one.