The Rest in Peace Thread (RIP)

debaserr · 05-08-2021, 04:40 PM

Sorry to hear that

rostasi · 05-09-2021, 08:39 AM

Curtis Fuller

rostasi · 05-12-2021, 03:59 PM

Bob Koester

Mixed memories,
but he had a damn
fine ear for good releases.

rostasi · 05-13-2021, 05:16 PM

Norman Simmons

rostasi · 05-14-2021, 04:07 PM

Sándor Balassa (1935 - today)

especially like his "The Man Outside"
but am listening to this one for now:

rostasi · 05-18-2021, 01:27 AM

Franco Battiato (1945 - today)

Quote:

Franco Battiato is often heralded as Italy's answer to Brian Eno. A quizzical composer/lyricist, Battiato turned pop music upside down in the early '70s with three classic LPs – Fetus, Pollution and Sulle Corde Di Aries – that formed a confluence of avant-folk sensibilities and analog electronics.

Originally released in 1971 on Bla Bla, Fetus predated the prodigious Cramps and Multhipla catalogues to become one of the first electronic records produced in Italy. With his trusted VCS3 synthesizer, Battiato created primordial soundscapes that shift between dreamy and delirious. His unsentimental, yet evocative voice – combined with a sublimely detached approach to lyrics – spawned a new breed of divergent songwriting.

Fetus, a concept album exploring themes of genetic engineering, is enigmatically sub-titled "Ritorno al Mondo Nuovo" (Return to the New World) and dedicated to Aldous Huxley. While the sleeve design may have raised a few eyebrows upon its initial release, the back cover photograph of Battiato (standing defiant in dark glasses) makes the real iconoclastic statement.

Battiato's infectious melodies and innovative sound-collage techniques remain uniquely spry given that each track averages less than four minutes in length. Pink Floyd's Meddle, Os Mutantes' eponymous recordings and Jim O'Rourke's experimental-pop idiosyncrasies all find parallels to the curious beauty of Fetus.

Plankton · 05-19-2021, 09:41 AM

I always had a lot of respect for Paul. RIP Mr Mooney.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjTUZtpLLSc

Plankton · 05-19-2021, 10:11 AM

Chuck too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHDMn_ogRHU

The Batlord · 05-20-2021, 07:00 PM

So Berserk is now forever to be unfinished. I'm just a bit emptier now.

https://www.cnet.com/news/berserk-cr...-died-aged-54/

rostasi · 05-26-2021, 09:08 AM

Rusty Warren

05-08-2021, 04:40 PM	#6081 (permalink)
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rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,008	Curtis Fuller

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rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,008	Bob Koester Mixed memories, but he had a damn fine ear for good releases.

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rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,008	Sándor Balassa (1935 - today) especially like his "The Man Outside" but am listening to this one for now:

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rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,008	Rusty Warren