The first collected work of Arthur Russell, one of the most iconic artists in the history of dance music. As an artist, he had the admiration of everyone from Philip Glass to Todd Terry. In addition to his solo work, he formed the seminal groups Dinosaur L and Loose Joints, and with tracks such as "Go Bang" and "Is It All Over My Face?," redefined dance music as both intelligent and subversive. At the center of the New York dance scene in the '80s, Russell confounded Sleeping Bag Records with Will Socolov....   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. "Arthur Russell holds a unique place in the history of dance music. As an artist he had the admiration of everyone from Philip Glass to Todd Terry. As well as his solo work he also formed the seminal groups Dinosaur L and Loose Joints in the 1980s. With tracks such as 'Go Bang' and 'Is It All Over My Face?', Russell redefined Dance music in the 1980s as both an intelligent and subversive form. At the centre of the New York Dance scene in the 1980s, Russell was co-founder of Sleeping Bag Reco...   [ read more ]

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'Trumpeter Russell Gunn remembers the breakup of a love affair on this CD, a nine-part suite. His writing recalls Booker Little a bit, while his trumpet playing is closer to Freddie Hubbard's. The first part of the suite is reasonably happy (In the Beginning: Love) and then, in sections with titles such as Deceit, Psychosis and Torment, the music gets rather stormy and downbeat. The final part, Acceptance, finds him finally coming to terms with the relationship's end. Fortunately, the music itself is not ...   [ read more ]

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