RANGDA (Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny, Chris Corsano)

Hoping there's tickets left for Cardiff tomorrow night. Hope I can find someone to go with me.

― nate woolls, Tuesday, 1 June 2010 21:00 (2 days ago)

Did you go? It banged hard imo... I love how with this venue there are always ppl walking past the windows behind where the bands play and peering in with a 'what the christ is happening in there' look

― taqsim for Gaffney (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 3 June 2010 22:50 (Yesterday) Bookmark

No I didn't due to a few reasons - working late, wife couldn't get the baby to sleep, no-one to go with. I did think about walking over later but by the time I was ready it was half 9 and I didn't think it was worth it. Gutted though.

There's also an old SCG track called 'My Dinner With Rangda'. And I THINK she is one of the faces shown on the back cover of Sumatran Electric Chair.

The same week I got this record I checked out a DVD from the library I work at that was a transfer from an old VHS called "Bali: Isle of Temples" and it talked about Rangda.
Also some nice footage of the monkey chant, which is even more impressive visually than it is sonically. Also has some nice folk singing about the sea and rice farming.
It's actually a beautiful film.

this thing never fucking stops ... album of the year

got the vinyl today, finally! loving sarcophagi at the moment

I bought the MP3 version so I have no liners to consult-- who did the awesome cover art?

cover painting by steve quenell

finally got this!

daaaaaaaaaamn these dudes are goin' in.

i swear corsano has 12 arms.

great great album

US TOUR 2010
8/27- Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Major Stars
8/28 - New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Major Stars
8/29 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ Major Stars
8/30 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar w/ Major Stars
8/31 - Albany, NY @ Cannonball Factory w/ Major Stars
9/1 - Providence @ As220
9/2 - Easthampton, MA @ Flywheel w/ Major Stars
9/3 - Philadelphia, PA @ M Room w/ Major Stars
9/4 - Washington, DC @ The Velvet Lounge w/ Major Stars
9/5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
9/6 - Columbus, OH @ The Summit
9/7 - Detroit, MI @ CAID
9/8 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt
9/9 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Arbor Vitae Loft
9/10 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
9/11 - Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording
9/12 - Lexington, KY @ Boomslang Festival
9/13 - Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
9/14 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight
9/15 - Baltimore, MD @ Golden West Cafe
--

;_; because they're not playing anywhere near me ...

Come to Texas goddangit.

:D for me tbh

this record is so fukkin good

thank you for west coast shows

dude theyre comin

I saw Chris Corsano play with Mick Flower last weekend and he is the most incredible drummer. You could stand and watch him transfixed for the entire set. He is inspirational. Get to the front to see.

Will wait for the west I guess.

Richard Bishop is playing next monday night at the showbox fwiw

showbox market, headlining?

Bonnie Prince Billy with SRB opening. At the market

great poster. don't think any ilxors are cool enough to live in the hudson river valley, but i thought i'd post it anyway.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs283.snc4/40490_139816969389361_105798069457918_174824_5886273_n.jpg

I bought this solely based on everything that I read on this thread.

Having never heard any of the people involved, this has been mind-blowing (three listens today). It's not my usual bag but holy shit, this is sublime. Chris Corsano's drumming alone is worth checking this out. Then there's the dueling guitars. WOW.

Absolutely essential. Thanks everyone.

That poster is fantastic.

saw these guys last night, great show

also, as was mentioned somewhere upthread, Chris Corsano is really incredible to watch, was mostly just watching him drum for pretty much the whole set.

this was mighty good

does their stuff have structure or is it sort of jammy? trying to figure out if i would enjoy.

Little bit of both

dope poster upthread

throw this record on the increasingly large pile of 2010 releases i haven't bought yet but hope to eventually get around to

Whiney spotted front and center at the Knitting Factory show. 'Twas a tremendous one.

decided to see chicago show
excited

does anyone want to buy an ticket from me for the chicago show? webmail with contact info if you're interested. my companion changed his mind. you don't have to sit with/talk to me btw.

This was one of the best shows I have ever seen.

it's a shame no one wanted my ticket. show was 100% hypnotic.

pissed I missed em when they came through

f'kn work

I did get a recording of it tho

leonardo?

aight

pls

all set

thanks! really hoping there's a show in my neck of the woods, but i'm not holding my breath.

I missed the DC show (and still need to check out the album based on the above raves and my prior familiarity with Bishop)

thanks edIII!

i put the album on grooveshark because i searched for it there to listen to it at work and i couldn't find it

Is there really not an SF or Oakland show? Seems hard to believe.

i'm on the fence about tomorrow's knoxville show, but this thread's convincing me...

go go go go go ... they were great

GO. Especially at a venue like the Pilot Light - you can get up pretty close. They're so good, you want to see the set three times just so you can watch a different dude each time.

They're so good, you want to see the set three times just so you can watch a different dude each time.

otm

"Is there really not an SF or Oakland show? Seems hard to believe."

^^^^^^

This. Souleyman, now this.

so bummed i can't go to the knoxville show tomorrow. saw sir richard solo a few years ago and he was great, would love to see this.

you want to see the set three times just so you can watch a different dude each time.

ha this is incredibly OTM from when I saw them, also from a few feet away - I kind of alternated between them like five minutes at a time

Thanks a million EIII!