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BR: What new projects do you currently have in the works?
BC: Well, my record with Hiroyuki Usui is already done. He records as L and was recently reissued by VHF. He has been one of my favorite musicians for years and years, so it is a huge thrill and honor to make a record with him. Basically, Six Organs is just a crumpled photocopy compared to L. It's looking like Drag City will release it in August if all goes well.
Woah! I heard about this yesterday and my mind almost exploded. Usui has apparently spent the last 10 years working as a gardener and is only just getting involved w/music again. He's also apparently just recorded some good stuff with one of the guys from Zeni Geva. Awesome news for anyone else who had their brain stoved in by Holy Letters.
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Also search: The Manifestation, For Octavio Paz.The latter has a "Chasney hanging out on the porch" feel to it.Manifestation is too hard to explain, so here's a big quote:
[i]Originally sprawling across one side of vinyl, The Manifestation is an extended raga of genre-defying madness, a dizzy melding of acoustic fingerstyle, shamanic chants, chimes, hand percussion, space jam and ghostly vocals that effectively blurs the cultural boundaries of eastern and western folk music. It is an ode to the sun, as represented by the original vinyl B-side etching. Ruminating on the sun and the galaxy, Chasny was inspired to incorporate the original artifact into a musical experiment for the reissue, one that adopts the ideas of alchemical astronomers of yore and incorporates them - quite literally. Chasny placed the original record on his turntable, B-side up, laid his stylus down on the sun etching and recorded the results. He then placed the needle down again in a different spot, and then a different one again all the way to the end. Chasny was appropriating the concept of Bode's Law, a rough rule that predicts the spacing of the planets in the solar system in relation to the perceived distance of each planet from the sun. While the stylus clicked and popped as it "played" the sun, Chasny composed music using the ancient Egyptian mode for each of the "naked eye" planets. From Mercury through Saturn, acoustic modals dance, drone and chime in its own particular key as the sun etching crackles, sounding eerily like an old pre-war 78 RPM unearthed from some alien land. As for Earth…the "center of the universe" in the Milky Way has no mode at all, no musical key to speak of. All Earth has is the human voice, and lending his most unique set of pipes for the planet Earth is David Tibet of Current 93. As the sun sizzles statically behind him, Tibet recites a spoken word piece of terrestrial imagery, lending a very haunting, cryptic feel to the otherworldly affair. The result is akin to a musical journey outward from the sun, blending shimmering acoustic guitar and the original B-side's own dissonance for an absolutely surreal listening experience.[/i]
― superultramega (superultramarinated), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 16:44 (8 years ago) Permalink
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Anyone picked up any of the Badgerlore stuff?
― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 17:00 (8 years ago) Permalink
He wrote a list on Pitchfork today.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/artistlists/s/six-organs-of-admittance-05/
I'm not sure if that link will work. It's worth reading, though. Not the usual boozhie smug shit they put up, or the spoiled brat rock either. I looked up Space Shantey on AMG and got directed to a band called Khan which had Steve Hillage ca. 1972. That has nothing to do with anything except nothing associated with Pitchfork has ever before been so useful as this list of Ben Chasny's. That is all.
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boo, my friend Russ played with him that night, I think.
I don't have a copy of the gig, I was just there is all.
― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 19:02 (8 years ago) Permalink
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― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 19:06 (8 years ago) Permalink
Cool thing is, he's playing in a church when he gets to my neck of the woods.
― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 19:06 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 19:07 (8 years ago) Permalink
Do you have dates anywhere Nick?
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Just got back from an awesome six organs gig in glasgow, chasney playing as a duo w/ Elisa Ambrogio from Magik Markers - total boy-girl folk-noise sex-combat fun, not what i was expecting at all (sometimes I think the best gigs are when you get yr expectations confounded) - sonic youth were playing up the road and thurston and lee turned up at the end to give em both a well-deserved hug
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 22 August 2007 00:10 (5 years ago) Permalink
sweet nectar!!
― W4LTER, Wednesday, 22 August 2007 00:13 (5 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, they debuted (?) that combination a couple of months ago here in LA, fantastic set. Photos here.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 22 August 2007 00:13 (5 years ago) Permalink
New album Shelter From the Ash = frickin' brilliant. I swear he can't do wrong ever (and he still destroys live, every time, every single time).
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 30 September 2007 20:32 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah? better than the last one?
(i liked the last one, but it really didn't leave a lasting impression for some reason.)
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Monday, 1 October 2007 03:54 (5 years ago) Permalink
The one with the drone at the end? That one was great. (and not just the drone).
― W4LTER, Monday, 1 October 2007 03:56 (5 years ago) Permalink
that's the one. the drone track was pretty good, but the first half i didn't really dig. felt like it was time to make the donuts.
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Monday, 1 October 2007 07:02 (5 years ago) Permalink
yeah The Sun Awakens is probably my least favorite of his, looking forward to this. On Drag City?
― sleeve, Monday, 1 October 2007 18:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
is it better than School of the Flower? that's his best, i also love The Manifestation though, but for an all in awesome album School of the Flower still feels like the most accomplished
― rizzx, Monday, 1 October 2007 18:20 (5 years ago) Permalink
these are new recordings -- those electric six organs things were from way back, 2004-ish? but there is some crossover w/ songs from those sessions. interview here: http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/wild-mercury-sound/interview-six-organs-of-admittance
― tylerw, Monday, 13 August 2012 17:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh ok that's good news! those recordings kinda suck and i keep wanting them to be LOUDER
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 13 August 2012 17:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
yes, these are more hi-fi!
― tylerw, Monday, 13 August 2012 17:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
I was surprised when I noticed that Thurston Moore's new band Chelsea LIght Moving consisted of the 2 guys who made up the 3 piece electric 6 Organs that toured in 2006 plus the violinist who'd toured with the acoustic TM band. I liked that electric 6OoA and hoped i'd get hold of more than the Chapel Hill set that circulated.
But great that the new 6OoA is a renamed Comets of Fire on record at least.
― Stevolende, Monday, 13 August 2012 19:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
Think Thurston kinda poached the band, though not in a dickish way.
― grandavis, Monday, 13 August 2012 20:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
There was about a 5 year gap anyway wasn't there. Think Chasny was playing with his fiancee for a couple of years.& Maloney was more of a Sunburneder wasn't he? Though he'd apparently moved to Leeds UK by 2006.Haven't heard much on the Sunburned front recently are they still active?
& Keith Wood's been doing several things in the interim hasn't he?
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 12:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
I listened to those electric Six Organs tracks last night and I forgot how much 1000 Birds sounds like Cowgirl in the Sand -- it's mostly just the opening part, but the similarity is unmistakeable.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 August 2012 13:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
can't stop playing the new one! the accompanying seven-inch is ace too!
― tylerw, Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
i got it but it's sitting here in my bag til i get home from a work meeting! i wonder if mine came with a 7"?! the only sticker on the outside informs me that i should play it loudly.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
Is the 7" more songs with the full band?
― grandavis, Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
yes -- 2 instrumentalsxp oh i don't think it's actually included w/ the LP -- just meant "accompanying" as in "from the same sessions."
― tylerw, Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
Ahh, good to know on both fronts. Thanks.
― grandavis, Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
ok this thousand birds sounds a lot different than the other one! it's a lot tighter, a little faster, and the beginning doesn't sound like "cowgirl in the sand" at all. i still like it though!was disappointed that there were no downloadsi thought drag city did that?
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:39 (8 months ago) Permalink
Nah, they don't at all. Pretty frustrating. I think I need to put a Drag City order together.My birthday is coming up!
― Trip Maker, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
yeah, seems like they don't do the "download coupon with vinyl" thing just to be ornery.
― tylerw, Friday, 24 August 2012 14:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
it is frustrating, esp since i have been purchasing their wares for like 20 years. maybe they should get a lifetime loyal customer download card or something. on the other hand, birthdays make a good excuse for purchases of all kinds :)
anyway i listened to this last night and it's great. the little dot matrix printer paper insert/lyric sheet thing is kinda lol.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Friday, 24 August 2012 14:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
jamming "One Thousand Birds" on my radio show right now, fresh out of the shrinkwrap
― sleeve, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 00:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
I agree that this is good. Playing with Bishop seems like it is having some influence.
― Trip Maker, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 00:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
This new album is jam-tastic, "Waswasa" might be the best thing I've heard this year! It's like Chasny all of a sudden configured a band and sound that was designed specifically to ROCK OUT. The guitar tone is so good! Just a really nice surprise after being lukewarm on the last few records. If any of you have also tuned out over the last few years, this is very different and very worthwhile.
― sleeve, Thursday, 13 September 2012 23:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
Coming to Chicago in December. He's touring with the band, right?! If so, I'm totally there because there will be jamz.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Friday, 14 September 2012 01:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
Isn't most of the band playing w Ben on this record the dudes he played with in comets on fire? i liked comets on fire.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Friday, 14 September 2012 15:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
yeah i think it's basically comets on fire? colossal yes is opening a few shows on the west coast (comets on fire drummer solo project) which is pretty cool. kind of different than what you'd expect, but good! also, just found out an old buddy of mine plays bass on their latest record.
― tylerw, Friday, 14 September 2012 15:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
pretty great live set from this month's hopscotch fest - http://www.nyctaper.com/2012/09/six-organs-of-admittance-september-6-2012-hopscotch-festival-berkeley-cafe-raleigh-nc-flacmp3streaming/solo acoustic except fro last track w/ corsano.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 19:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
Side 2 of this is killing it.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 20 September 2012 23:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
playing tonight, not sure if i'll go
― the late great, Thursday, 20 September 2012 23:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
Just heard teh cd for the first time and I don't think it needs any ibnstruction to play loud cos I think it has a built in urge to do so dunnit? Pretty great anyway, hoping some live sets of this turn up with rocking band. Plus it seeds a desire for the Comets to reunite. Though would also like to see Howlin Rain continue.
― Stevolende, Friday, 21 September 2012 13:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
i haven't seen a meltdown of that magnitude since the last earthless show! it pretty much was a CoF show
missed colossal yes and jeans wilder, bummer :-(
― the late great, Friday, 21 September 2012 19:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
It's kind of funny that my favorite track on this "crazy rockin" six organs record is this mellow slow burner
― Trip Maker, Friday, 21 September 2012 19:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
there were some EARTH type jams (as opposed to EARTHLESS type jams) of the slow spaghetti western variety that i really enjoyed
― the late great, Friday, 21 September 2012 19:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
Whoa yeah, this song rules! Sounds kinda like some of the last Polvo record, "In Prism", too. Lots of sweet spots for me there, more interesting to me than the rockers I have heard so far, though I like those too.
― grandavis, Friday, 21 September 2012 19:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
the show at the echo was monstrous.
― sriracha bishop (get bent), Saturday, 22 September 2012 07:38 (7 months ago) Permalink
Just heard Rangda today, must try to make that a habit since they sound pretty fine.Nice interplay between Chasny, Sir Richard bishop and Chris Corsano.Found a live set from earlier this year on Dime too. Sounds pretty good.
Ascent has been reminding me of 90s/00s Neil Young/Crazy Horse at its heaviest jamming guitarwise on further listens. Though guitar is even more extreme is it Chadbournesque or what is it at its most overdriven? Certainly reminds me of somebody else.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 27 September 2012 20:22 (7 months ago) Permalink
'ascent' is a amazing imo
― omar little, Wednesday, 3 October 2012 20:01 (7 months ago) Permalink
a a amazing
― omar little, Wednesday, 3 October 2012 20:02 (7 months ago) Permalink
Reminds me:
http://thequietus.com/articles/10219-supersonic-2012-ben-chasny-q-a
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 October 2012 20:02 (7 months ago) Permalink
totes excited about chicago show in december
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 20:05 (7 months ago) Permalink
God that last song - so, like, White Heaven or something (in a very, very good way) - love this whole album (and I say that as a guy who prefers spacy pensive Chasny to blistering shredding Chasny) but this last track is like whoa
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 4 October 2012 01:04 (7 months ago) Permalink
seeing him on monday yeaaaah. anyone know what the lineup for this european tour is?
― Perfect Chicken Forever (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 20 October 2012 23:46 (7 months ago) Permalink
nevermind, i see that it's ben flashman and utrillo kushner. nice.
― Perfect Chicken Forever (Merdeyeux), Sunday, 21 October 2012 00:54 (7 months ago) Permalink
show is tomorrow night, still totes excitedanyone know if they have been playing that awesome slow jam at the end of the album? visions iirc? i wanna hear that super loud.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Friday, 7 December 2012 21:23 (5 months ago) Permalink
show was great but i did not receive the slow jam i wanted. ;_;
― passion it person (La Lechera), Sunday, 9 December 2012 15:46 (5 months ago) Permalink
bummer
― Trip Maker, Sunday, 9 December 2012 15:59 (5 months ago) Permalink
this album is so good, totally jeal of those of you who are seeing them live, slow jam or not.
― tylerw, Monday, 10 December 2012 21:19 (5 months ago) Permalink
It's a barn-burner live. I was just re-listening to the Empty Bottle show and I think John Shaw of Magik Markers really adds an excellent guitar counter-play element to Chasny's already awesome playing. 'Close to the Sky' was a whammo - so different from the Compathia original.
― BlackIronPrison, Monday, 10 December 2012 21:59 (5 months ago) Permalink
"even if you knew" was my personal favorite it was a total scorcher
― passion it person (La Lechera), Monday, 10 December 2012 22:00 (5 months ago) Permalink
can someone hook a guy up w/ that empty bottle recording pretty please
― tylerw, Monday, 10 December 2012 22:01 (5 months ago) Permalink
PM'd ya. I was in less than 'pro-mode' recording this night, but it's definitely listenable save for a few incredulous "hey wow mannnn's" ... no selling though - personal consumption only ...
― BlackIronPrison, Monday, 10 December 2012 22:10 (5 months ago) Permalink
awesome!!!
― tylerw, Monday, 10 December 2012 22:12 (5 months ago) Permalink
i had a dream three nights ago that ben chasny shrunk me to the size of a gumdrop and then flushed me down the toilet
― this customer is a jerk (La Lechera), Friday, 25 January 2013 17:05 (3 months ago) Permalink
INTENSE. hey is blackironprison out there? i don't think i ever got the PM, still would love to hear that recording...
― tylerw, Friday, 25 January 2013 17:26 (3 months ago) Permalink