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thank you.

― theghostrobot (theghostrobot), Saturday, 9 September 2006 06:10 (nineteen years ago)

i'm not feelin the beats on it. the vibe seems less arthur russell and more some kind of electro version of nervous records - which i guess is historically apropos but for me its martial quality clashes with the moebius quality of the rest of the song -- until it gets to the chorus, and then it seems right for some reason.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Saturday, 9 September 2006 11:49 (nineteen years ago)

Steve- is the release date final? Amazon and a few other retailers still list it as 9/26...

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Monday, 11 September 2006 09:48 (nineteen years ago)

CD is out tomorrow 9/12, vinyl on 9/26

― Steve Knutson (steven Knutson), Monday, 11 September 2006 12:39 (nineteen years ago)

I like the DFA remix a lot; I like how it and the other two takes seem faithful to what I loved about listening to the mixes to "Let's Go Swimming" or "Schoolbell/Treehouse" all in a row, in terms of each one giving you a difference glimpse in on the song, with different lyrics and different elements focused on.

It's cool how the two main "Springfield" mixes sort of mirror each other too, in terms of that knotty cello (and voice?) and trombone harmony showing up late in the Arthur mix, and then popping up isolated right off the top of the DFA one (right after the drum-machine intro EQ'd all "Soon"-like). I like how the lyrics on the Arthur mix are the sexy ones, vs. the more toned-down stoic ones about riding a rollercoaster and being Superman who's never been kissed on the DFA one.

Also, hearing Arthur announce the end of the reel halfway through the first mix, combined with the sounds going on around that moment, is quite the psychedelic surprise; I love all those off-mic comments that lurk in the background in his music ("Hit it on the appropriate line!" "Punch in!" "[phone rings]"). (Yes, I am completely smitten.)

― Craig Dunsmuir (Craig D.), Friday, 15 September 2006 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

NIce, nice, nice. Lovin' the love for Arthur Russell. I've contacted you in the past Mr. Knutson about Arthur releases and you've always been very good about getting back. You are indeed doing the work of an angel. I'll be picking-up Springfield sometime this weekend at my local record store... I've got everything else you've released and some other Arthur bits here and there.

Whenever anyone asks me about an underrated or underappreciated artist of the past, without pause I say Arthur Russell.

― Randall Weeber (yoyoweb), Saturday, 16 September 2006 01:40 (nineteen years ago)

That's nice except that fuckin EVERYONE loves him now. Hey Steve! I would like to add my voice to the thankful choir on this, you rule, and thanks for doing it all on vinyl. I hold my copies of "Calling" and "First Thought" v close. Ordering "Springfield" v soon.

― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Saturday, 16 September 2006 05:38 (nineteen years ago)

they had a few big displays for 'springfield' in tower records in shibuya. it was also being played on two different floors as i was browsing. arthur - big in japan?

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Monday, 18 September 2006 13:57 (nineteen years ago)

Meanwhile Amazon still says it's coming on the 26th and I can't for the life of me find it in a store in LA.

― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Monday, 18 September 2006 14:31 (nineteen years ago)

Just ordered mine from Dusty Groove, they've got it at $10.99.

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Monday, 18 September 2006 17:00 (nineteen years ago)

soooo... goood.... cannot.... stop.... playing....

― Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 18 September 2006 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

Arthur wanted to be popular, so "fuckin EVERYONE loves him now" is nice to hear, but in reality overstated. I wish it were the case. Great to hear Japan is on point as they do order a TON (at least for my tiny world) of all AR titles from me. Regarding Amazon, I have no idea why they have the date wrong, but I urge you to order it from either Dusty Groove or Forced Exposure. They should have the vinyl also. Vinyl sleeve has a different picture of Arthur than the CD. The two I chose are from a dozen plus images taken by Arthur's father in Iowa. Arthur wanted a bunch of pictures taken of himself in front of various tractors for a short-lived project, The Singing Tractors. It seemed to fit the Springfield music so I went with them. Continued thanks for the positive responses.

― Steve Knutson (steven Knutson), Monday, 18 September 2006 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

It's certainly getting there. I have vague fears of a backlash, hipsters're untrustworthy. He's so good and so special tho, I hope he ends up having the samew kind of moreorless permanent cache as someone like Eno. BUT anyway I got my copy of "First Thought Best Thought" today and God, it's just gorgeous. "Instrumentals Vol 1" is almost kinda my new fav AR thing. That first track alone! And then the developments, ahhh. And thank you lots for making it available on vinyl! Should be getting the "Springfield" dbl12 next week.

― Richard Bliss (mazdachik), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 12:05 (nineteen years ago)

hahaha oops

― Richard Bliss (mazdachik), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 13:04 (nineteen years ago)

HEY THANKS FPR PUTTING IT OUT ON VINYL I PLAN TO GET SPRINGFIRLD SOON etc
Really am adoring "First Thought" tho. Almost cruel of Arthur not to've made his shit avail. Tho I understand, I think

― Richard Bliss (mazdachik), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 21:51 (nineteen years ago)

Any news on a possible and necessary reissue of "24-24 music"?

― minerva estassi (minerva estassi), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

24-24 Music is on my production list. The possibility is now real.....

― Steve Knutson (steven Knutson), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:08 (nineteen years ago)

i actually think it's my favourite AR album.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:11 (nineteen years ago)

"24-24 Music is on my production list. The possibility is now real.....
-- Steve Knutson (inf...), September 28th, 2006."

that's absolutely supergreat news, Steve. You know we all love what you are doing!!!!

― minerva estassi (minerva estassi), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:38 (nineteen years ago)

Peep this! Next year on Audika.

http://www.arthurrussellmovie.com/

― Steve Knutson (steven Knutson), Thursday, 5 October 2006 21:25 (nineteen years ago)

Fantastic, man, good luck w/ it. How much archival footage is there?

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 5 October 2006 22:38 (nineteen years ago)

TBD- I have provided quite a bit, and the filmmaker is speaking with others and reviewing possibilies. The funniest thing I found was a video Walter Gibbons made for "Let's Go Swimming". It's all pause and paste, made on a VHS. Lots of water, fish and all things aquatic. Totally raw.

― Steve Knutson (steven Knutson), Saturday, 7 October 2006 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

oh man i couldnt be more excited about this

― shabba ranks (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 7 October 2006 19:41 (nineteen years ago)

hey steve- thanks!

i bought springfield the day it came out, and i honestly haven't listened to much else since. i love it. hearing that 24-24 music might become available makes me really happy. shit, the movie too. if you build it, they will come.

― theghostrobot (theghostrobot), Sunday, 8 October 2006 06:20 (nineteen years ago)

has there been any discussion of this:

http://www.thekitchen.org/k04_store.html

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 8 October 2006 21:08 (nineteen years ago)

that looks amazing

― chakra khan chakra khan (sanskrit), Sunday, 8 October 2006 23:01 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

As does this:

http://www.newworldrecords.org/album.cgi?rm=view&album_id=17156

― Craig Dunsmuir (Craig D.), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:40 (nineteen years ago)

As does this:

http://www.newworldrecords.org/album.cgi?rm=view&album_id=17156

Just happened to hear of that reissue by running a semi-regular Google search for it! So fucking cool.

"Song IV" from 'Zummo with an X' is fucking amazing, yet another astonishing side of Russell--a real fusion of a lot of his styles. I ordered the full album, which I've never heard--not sure if Arthur's on any other tracks, but it looks compelling regardless.

― I.M. (I.M.), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 07:59 (nineteen years ago)

Steve, you really do have the best job in the world right now.

― I.M. (I.M.), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 08:02 (nineteen years ago)

for anyone who doesn't have it, 'tell you (today)' has been remastered and reissued

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Sunday, 19 November 2006 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

yessssssss

― the gangsta Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (H2-H4), Monday, 20 November 2006 01:03 (nineteen years ago)

awesome, will order ASAP

― sleeve version 2.0 (sleeve testing), Monday, 20 November 2006 01:10 (nineteen years ago)

Quick note, difficult to choose esp cos the more I listen to it the more his whole CORPUS seems like cut from the same bigass cloth but "You Did the Right Thing When You Put that Skylight in" MIGHT just be my fav AR track now (latest in long line tho)

― 808 the Bassking (Andrew Thames), Monday, 20 November 2006 07:13 (nineteen years ago)

xpost

I'll be ordering that up as well. I would just like to say that I think the re-issue job West End has been doing on their stuff is great, and they are some of the friendliest folks to deal with. They already re-issued 'Is It All Over My Face' as well.

― matt2 (matt2), Monday, 20 November 2006 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

'this is how we walk on the moon' is being used for a t-mobile tv advert. i nearly fell off my chair when i heard it.

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Friday, 26 January 2007 22:48 (nineteen years ago)

this is how we TALK on the moon.

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 26 January 2007 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

I scoured the web to find audio samples of that Peter Zummo album, and I finally found this page with an episode of WNYC's "New Sounds" from 1990 that featured "Song IV" (start listening at about 36:30):

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/newsounds/episodes/2006/08/24

― Ernest P. (ernestp), Saturday, 27 January 2007 02:06 (nineteen years ago)

The Zummo is very much worth buying, if you're hesitant. Primarily for 'Song IV,' but other tracks are interesting.

Arthur being used for a mobile phone advertisment? Crazy! But hey, if it subsidises Audika and allows Mr. Knutson to put out more of Arthur's music, then better him than Moby.

― I.M. (I.M.), Saturday, 27 January 2007 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

it's orange mountain music who will be getting the cash. and hopefully arthur's nearest and dearest too.

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Saturday, 27 January 2007 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

The Zummo is very much worth buying, if you're hesitant. Primarily for 'Song IV,' but other tracks are interesting.

i disagree, the A side is an awful tangle of enervating post-Glass experiments, while the B side is ok for the breathy Russell and tabla workout, but it doesn't amount to much. i worked my ass off trying to find this record and it hit my sell pile pretty quickly.

― the kwisatz bacharach (sanskrit), Saturday, 27 January 2007 03:03 (nineteen years ago)

yr crazy! 'song iv' is aural xtc.

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Saturday, 27 January 2007 03:08 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, 'Song IV' is top 10 Arthur-involved cuts, for me.

― I.M. (I.M.), Saturday, 27 January 2007 06:18 (nineteen years ago)

I assume the person who sourced the Arthur Russell is the same person who sourced "Diamond Day". I wonder if Campaign has an adland's trendiest exec award.

― Tom (Groke), Saturday, 27 January 2007 10:17 (nineteen years ago)

I've found it hard to rekindle my interest in this man's music. World of Echo blew my mind when it came out and I became attached to a few tracks on that especially. Then later in college that posthumous album came out...Another Thought I think it was called. It was pleasant, but left no lasting marks. His forays into dance music haven't wowed me either. Yet I continue to feel as if I must have left something behind and need to do something about it.

― Lick The Strobelight Lollipops (Bimble...), Saturday, 27 January 2007 10:35 (nineteen years ago)

(I like his minimal stuff a lot better than his dancey shit, I'm co8nting WOE in there)

― 808 the Bassking (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 28 January 2007 07:53 (nineteen years ago)

i always imagined this song as a backing track for some kick ass r'n'b song

― Roly Poly (Greens And Mustard), Sunday, 28 January 2007 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

Today is the 15th anniversary of Arthur Russell's death.

― jed_, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 11:27 (nineteen years ago)

:-(

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

listening to the 19 minute version of "Answers Me" which forms the sountrack to "Terrace of Unintelligibility" - the 19 minute film that Phil Niblock made that was on the DVD of the limited reissue of "World of Echo". so deep and dark - an unequivocal masterpiece. shall i upload? i think it's only exists on that DVD which is out of print.

― jed_, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

yes please!

― admrl, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 16:55 (nineteen years ago)

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