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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Tellus #10: All Guitars! (1985)

    Experience du globe aerostatique du MM. Charles et Robert au Jardin des Thuileries le 1er decembre 1783
    1. Lee Ranaldo: The Bridge (3:12)
      Recorded May 1985. Thanks to Wharton. AFTER A WHILE I TURN FOR GTR. TO BE HANDLED. WAILING WITHIN THE DIN. QUIT, TURN AND LED AWAY. "....the bridge, we'll build it now, it may take a lot of time..."
      Experience du globe aerostatique du MM. Charles et Robert au Jardin des Thuileries le 1er decembre 1783
    2. Arto Lindsay and Toni Nogueira: Buy One (1:06)
      Recorded at PASS by Dana and mixed by Gerry.

      L'Aigle et la Colombe
    3. Janice Sloane: Blow Sounds On The Nail (2:28)

      [Interior of Paris Exposition building showing two balloons]
    4. Butthole Surfers: U.S.S.A. (2:00)
      Recorded CBGB by Barbera Milne 6/13/85.

      Ballon Godard
    5. New Detroit Inc.: Brown Dub (2:37)
      Recorded 1 Aug. 84. Remixed 16 May 85 at Whartons Fun City, NYC. John K. Erskine: vox redux, engineer, editor, Norman Westberg: guitar, Carolyn Master: guitar, Wharton Tiers: bass guitar and engineer, David Tritt: kick and snare, Sue Hanel: guitar, Harry Hams: remix assistant. Remixed from a version of Bob Dylan's "Ballad of Hollis Brown," any resemblance at this point is coincidental.

      [Balloon "Columba" flying with two passengers]
    6. Bob Mould Soundcheck (3:16)
      (Thank-you Hüsker DŸ)

      L'Espérance en traversant l'espace vous portera mes plus douces pensées et mes meilleurs voeux
    7. Bond Bergland: Moonlight Ride (3:34) Composition for processed electric guitar divination with tape inlets.

      [Embossed card shows balloon labelled "rien d'impossible" ascending with passenger]
    8. Joseph Nechvatal: Dalychtocracy (2:01)
      Stratocaster duet overdubbed.

      Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de diamètre le 10 [i.e. 19] janvier 1784, à midi 48 min[u]tes
    9. Elliot Sharp: Solitons (1:45)

      Grand ballon captif a vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, Cour des Tuileries ...
    10. David Llnton: Ringo (2:21)

      [Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1795 to 1846]
    11. Jules Baptiste: Four to Deuce (2:07)

      Ascension de la colossale Montgolfiére L'Aigle conduite par Eugène Godard, aéronaute de l'empereur ...
    12. Tim Schellenbaum: El Baile de la Penitencia dolorosa (3:08)
      Tim Schellenbaum: acoustic guitar, fiddle, piano, percussion, Peggy Hessing: voice, Mitch Salmen: electric guitar, recording engineer. Recorded at Bill's Friends studio. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1982.

      [Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1783 to 1883]
    13. Bump: I am a Rat (2:00)
      Jim Biodrman: percussion, synth, Ruth Peyser: guitar, vocals, Mike Sappoi: bass guitar. Recorded by Steve McAllister at Plugg Basement NYC Fall 1984.

      Emblêmes patriotiques
    14. Rudolph Gray: 1000 Luminous Flowers in the Red Pool (3:12)
      Kip Kuba: engineer.

      Siège de Paris. Au Bastion
    15. Hahn Rowe: Dust Bowl Dub (for fretless bass, guitar and machine rhythm) (2:06)

      Vie de Bonaparte, premier Consul de la République française
    16. John Myra: Skatebike and Perdue (4:09)
      Recorded Spring 85 on a 4-trk mini studio. This piece was inspired by a sexy perdue chicken and a man who would ride a skatebike.

      [Scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain]
    17. Lydia Lunch and Lucy Hamilton: Lucy's Lost Her Head Again (1:28)
      Extract from The Drowning of Lucy Hamilton (Widowspeak/Rough Trade).

      Il 18. brumale, anno VIII
    18. Sue Manel: Dupe (1:10)

      Vorderseite des Marsfeldes, am 1 Vendemiaire des Jahres VII. Wettrennen. Verbrennen einer hölzernen Burg, durch Aerostaten.
    19. Bliss BargeId: Untitled (2:25)
      Blixa Bargeld, Ado Lindsay, Marc Cunningham, Nigel. Thanks to Nicolas and Catherine.

      Ascension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars 1802
    20. Andrew Nahem: Insult (1:19)
      Recorded at PASS 5/18/85 by C. Parkinson.

      Figure exacte et proportions, du globe aërostatique, qui, le premier, a enlevé des hommes dans les airs
    21. Sandra Seymour: Rock That Baby! (1:39)
      Baby inspiration: Keenan and Martins.

      La pensée s'élève, le souvenir demeure
    22. Run Nigger Run: Pray I Don't Kill You Faggot (5:29)
      Steve Albini (Big Black): Moan guitar, bass guitar, tape, drums, Nathan Katruud (Urge Overkill): Arabian guitar, theme from Shaft guitar, big muff guitar, Bling-Tang guitar.

      L'Espérance en traversant l'espace vous portera mes plus douces pensées et mes meilleurs voeux
    23. Thurston Moore: Skrewer Boy (3:11)
      Text available on request. Send SASE to Thurston Moore, 84 Eldridge St. #5, NYC 10002.

      Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de diamètre le 10 [i.e. 19] janvier 1784, à midi 48 min[u]tes
    24. Mark C. and Marnie Greenholz: Bad Hospital (2:27)
      Mark C: guitars, tapes. Marnie Greenholz: voice. This piece developed out of our collaborating in Live Skull and represents work completed since the recording of the album Bringing Home The Bait.

      [View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]
    25. Glenn Branca: Acoustic Phenomena (3:59)
      (1983). Introduction (the entire piece runs 14 min.) Originally commissioned by the Kunsthalle Berne, Switz. for performance installation by Dan Graham. It is dedicated to the memory of Axel Gross who assisted in the production and performed in the live version. Instrumentation is: 1) harmonics guitar, mallet guitar; 2) adapted harpsichords. The recording was made on a Tascam 4-trk cassette recorder.

      Ballon de cuivre. Ateliers de construction, impasse du Maine, no. 10, près le chemin de fer de la rive gauche. Tous les jours de 9 heures a 6 heures ...
    26. James Vidos: Rudy Has Religion (1:33)
      James Vidos: stratocaster, Richy Hand: Telecaster, 1000 year old Korg. Thanks to Billy "Do it till you're satisfied" Nichols.

      This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lunardi's ascension, price three shillings
    27. Angela Babln and Joe Dizney: Work Song (Cameroon) (1:15)

      Ballon Godard
    28. Frankenjerry: Funhouse (1:51)
      Featuring the Honeymoon Killers.


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    Copyright 1985. All rights revert to the individual artists. Submissions must be accompanied by a stamped self addressed envelope.

    Publlshers/Editors: Claudia Gould, Joseph Nechvatal, Carol Parkinson.
    Cover by: Jane Bauman, copyright 1985

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