They recently obtained a vintage neumann cutting lathe so they can do everything inhouse except press the actual lps. First utterance was notable for its unique blend of progressive rock, folk, psychedelia, and elements of paganism and the macabre. Comus first utterance 1970 weird acoustic psychedelic medieval sounding shit with fucked up lyrics from 1970. The album was generally not well received upon its release, and the band split up shortly after. Most of these tracks were either unreleased at the time, alternate versions, andor were given away as free flexi discs with the original issues. Welcome ye fare forwarded voyagers to my humble abode for all that is under appreciated in the world of recorded music. This is a blog about acid folk, a music and spiritual movement that was born in the. Well, ive ran out of the fulllength albums ive played on the show.
It lets me know if what im posting is being appreciated. Comus takes some of the ideals of progressive greats of their time such as king crimson and mixes it into something entirely original, utilizing tribal percussion, violin, and gorgeous acoustic. Most of our download links go through, which is a url. Even before you hear any music, the ballpoint intensity of roger woottons artwork rips into you, its monochromed grimace filling the canvas like some ancient peat man, a crookbackedcrippledom siphoning. I remember downloading it quite a while ago with no real expectations of the sound. Since his first and only hit single at the age of 16 with the box tops the excellent tune the letter, he has influenced countless alternative rock and 60s throwback groups with big star and then destroyed all traces of that influence with his solo career. On the surface, out of the coma does not recreate the mastery of first utterance but i think that even if comus had headed into the studio and finished the malgaard suite in 1972, they would struggle to top their perfect first album. Because of this film, i knew what it was like to get high before i ever even smoked anything. Even before you hear any music, the ballpoint intensity of roger woottons artwork rips into you, its monochromed grimace filling the canvas like some ancient peat man, a.
A little less than a year before the night was released, mark sandman collapsed onstage due to various things, such as temperature at the time, and possibly getting stabbed in the chest working as a cab driver. Pink floyd the later years cd4,5 unreleased live and studio recordings 2cd. Writing on the wall spelar orgeldominerad hardrock med en sanslos energi. Comus e uma banda do reino unido formada em 1970 com arranjos um tanto. And if you download stuff regularly, itd be even cooler if you followed my blog. This is a nice little compilation celebrating the first ten years of the influential bucketfull of brains fanzine out of the u. Det finns utrymme for traffsakra melodislingor och sangaren far chansen att briljera med sina skrin. The purpose of this blog is to facilitate awareness of music. Most of the songs were written while the beatles were still existing, and george was writing so many great songs during the final years of the 1960s that, when the beatles finally folded in early 1970, he had songs enough for a.
The second album which followed first utterance three years later isnt such a good listen but the first album remains very potent with its distressing songs of rape, incest, necrophilia and murder. Most of the songs were written while the beatles were still existing, and george was writing so many great songs during the final years of the 1960s that, when the beatles finally folded in early 1970, he had songs enough for a double album. I specialize in the past but the current is certainly not completely ignored either. Dec 06, 2017 on the surface, out of the coma does not recreate the mastery of first utterance but i think that even if comus had headed into the studio and finished the malgaard suite in 1972, they would struggle to top their perfect first album. Progbeatvvche, one of my favorites and a haven in hard times. I mostly post recent finds from my digging expeditions across the land, but occasionally i will post up random things as.
First utterance, by the band comus, produced in 1971, is more than music. Apologies to dagmar krause, whose surname i have been mispronouncing for years. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon. Members of mindrot, phobia, dystopia, mange, medication time, asunder, ghoul. Comus first utterance 1971 demented, evil, folksy, weird and melodic are some of the words that could explain what this album is like, but no words can explain the atmosphere that you hear and feel through the album. First utterance is the debut album by british progressive folk band comus. In comparison, keeping in mind that this is still the same band, this album blows. Seriously, it is difficult to conceive that must like this was released in 1971, and even harder to imagine it was conceived 23 years before that.
Steve hillage wasnt in egg as such but he guested with them on their final album, and played with all three members in earlier band uriel a. First utterance is a 1971 masterpiece by uk acid folk band comus. Comusfirst utterance 1971 demented, evil, folksy, weird and melodic are some of the words that could explain what this album is like, but no words can explain the atmosphere that you hear and feel through the album. Listen free to comus first utterance diana, the herald and more. The prisoners outro is excellent and the herald is a hauntingly beautiful piece. Updated weekly on wednesday, we hope to challenge ourselves and our audience with an eclectic range of albums and more importantly, an eclectic range of views on various processes of making music. Apr 25, 2011 first utterance is a 1971 masterpiece by uk acid folk band comus. Jan 24, 2008 this is a nice little compilation celebrating the first ten years of the influential bucketfull of brains fanzine out of the u. Perguntas, avisos ou problemas no blog, serao atendidos somente atraves do.
The best work of renaissance never strayed far from the symphonic style of 19th and 20th century music. So many treasures in the goldmine, so hard to choose. Dec 31, 2006 comus first effort, first utterance, is a notable plunge into an odd pocket of the 1970s progressive music field, namely progressive folk. This, although the last one made, was the first beatle movie that i ever saw and is what got me into them in the first place. The last one i played was first chips, volume one and you can find that in one of the first posts on this blog. Comus to keep from crying from to keep from crying, 1974 10. Nothing like it that ive seen from that time period at all. Personally, id really like to see the goblin get posted, for all of us mostly familiar with their movie soundtrack work. I hope you will find a gem or two before you mosey on down the road.
First utterance is the debut album of the progressive folk band comus. Shack waterpistol 1995 es kaikkeuden kauneus ja kasittamattomyys 2004. Two years later, the comus debut album, first utterance appeared. For being an entirely acoustic album, this is truly some of the darkest, heaviest music ever committed to wax.
We were the most hated in the town, drawing only homeless people and squatter punks. I can completely understand the appeal of getting lost in character in another time and place, but the whole thing makes me uneasy when i am forced to interact with people who take their renaissance identities wayyyy too seriously. These two recordings we just made up on the spot in the studio when i was taking audio production at the community college. This album, dead horses peaceful death and pretty flowers, is an extremely obscure thrash metal album from texas that ive loved for a long time. This is my first band when i used to live in new mexico. Cameron henry, the cutting engineer, was a really cool.
Its a animated film and it has a pretty interesting storyline. Who calls so loud are a screamo band featuring members who were in funeral diner. Most of our download links go through, which is a url redirection service. Episode 8 dedicated to the memory of lindsay cooper 195120 mixcloud stream gonzo stream download. Prog folkpsych folkfreak folkfemale vocal prog folkpsych folkfreak folkfemale vocal. That said, alex chilton is basically a genre all his own. Jan 29, 2012 a little less than a year before the night was released, mark sandman collapsed onstage due to various things, such as temperature at the time, and possibly getting stabbed in the chest working as a cab driver. Heres a little something different for any more openminded readers of the blog. Reference lacquers were cut on tuesday at welcome to 1979, a local studio facility that is fanatically devoted to analog, with all kinds of vintage keyboards, synthesizers and reeltoreel tape machines everywhere you look. Its not my intention to support illegal downloading. Apr 11, 2009 down like a movie star, last 2 minutes of to keep from crying and especially children of the universe are great songs, better than almost anything on first utterance, but the album as a whole is obviously poorer than its predecessor.
The only other album these guys did other than first utterance, and not as good by a long shot. The band received an early boost from david bowie, who picked the band to open for the singer back in 1969. The bands music and lyrics werent about protest or traditional themes but went right to the core by tackling the subjects of mental illness, violence, and. Dec 19, 2009 putrid grindin metal started in irvine california. You put in your headphones and you listen to the music. They released their debut lp first utterance in 1971 on dawn records and it failed to do well due to a postal strike that held up distribution. Another world call pepperland is under attack from the blue.
This 2 disc complete collection contains the bands debut, first utterance 1971. Sanctuary have released song to comus the complete collection on a double cd set. If you like any of those bands then you will surely like this. But not as bad as the many people shitting on this as you might think. I was only 23 years old in 2008 when i first heard comus music on a progressive rock podcast, it just took me by surprise hearing the song diana. Comus out of the coma 2012 uk prog folk,neofolk,dark folk. George harrisons first real solo album the previous only contained instrumentals. Negro necro nekros is the debut album from the extremely experimental hiphop group dalek, who are known for blending aggressive hiphop with harsh, noisy industrial beats that at points border on shoegaze. Progressive rockart rockpsychedelic rockrock operapsychedelic pop. It was released in 1971, with the opening song diana being released as a single.
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