The only missing element in this CD discography of Jimmy Briscoe & the Little Beavers' career is the Atlantic Records single "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" b/w "Sugar Brown" (9/1971) cut prior to these 19 tracks on J City, Pi Kappa, Wanderick, and Salsoul Records. The Jersey group led by Jimmy Briscoe (lead, first tenor, second tenor) also featured Stanford Stansberry's hard-edged second tenor/baritone at times. They cut good records, but nothing fantastic, and rarely got played ...   [ read more ]

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This CD, which features the band's 1983 sophomore album Chomp, is DFA's second Pylon reissue (following the 2007 release of the Gyrate+ collection) and offers inarguable justification for their seminal status. "K," an unlikely ode to Scrabble that opens the record, begins with drummer Curtis Crow using his snare to tick off a beat akin to a time bomb; seconds later the song builds to a clash of jagged guitar lines, wiry bass, propulsive drumming, and Vanessa Briscoe's startling vocals. "Crazy," which R.E.M...   [ read more ]

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Beginning life as Jason NeSmith's cassette four-track project with an ever-changing name, Casper and The Cookies grew into a live band in 1998. Kay Stanton is the only one left from these early line-ups. NeSmith has also played in Of Montreal and Helum. "I Am Gone," the final track on Modern Silence, features 35 musicians, including Bryan Poole (Of Montreal), Robert Schneider (Apples in Stereo), Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon), and an African Grey parrot.

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