Tuesday, September 16, 2014
First Lines: Alessandro Manzoni - The Betrothed
(art: Charles Louis Lucien Muller)
That branch of the lake of Como, which extends towards the south, is enclosed by two unbroken chains of mountains, which, as they advance and recede, diversify its shores with numerous bays and inlets.
Rarely Heard: Red Crayola - X
Red Krayola (formerly The Red Crayola) were founded in 1966 and still exist to this day centered to the only constant member Mayo Thompson. I became a fan through their 1979 album Soldier-Talk which pretty much blew my mind, similarly impressed as I was when I got Pere Ubu's first album The Modern Dance. In fact David Thomas participates on Soldier-Talk and Mayo Thompson later joined Pere Ubu for a while. I'm also proud to have seen Red Crayola (still written with a 'c') live that same year in Ampermoching near Munich, Gaststätte zur Post, a smalltown tavern (support were Die Haut!). Red Krayola have gone through several phases, from their early more psychedelic (but quite off-kilter) phase to a more intellectual and complicated approach in the 80s and later integrating Chicago post-rock influences (and musicians) in the 90s, but to this day their music has remained experimental and difficult, but always fascinating - and entertaining.
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