The Skaters
Man, these guys really are amazing. Everything I hear of them is just f**king unbelievable.
I think I'm ready to venture into Ferraro/Clark side project territory. I know there's loads of them. How do they compare? Some of the Clark stuff has deep/spiritual references which I'm interested in. Anyone have recommendations?
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I know nothing about them
except I download everything I can find by 'em.
i've never been totally convinced
i'll hear one thing that sounds mindblowing and inspired and the next just sounds like sounds like listening to my mum doing the hoovering.
^
but when it's good it's really really good. My favourite Skaters is this one, it sounds like it could be excerpts from different weird rituals
http://www.discogs.com/Skaters-Wind-Drapeing-IncenseDripping-Avenues/release/937834
and this Vodka Soap one is mindblowing.
http://www.discogs.com/Vodka-Soap-Parallel-Visitation/release/930346 It's as if there are infinite layers of beautiful sounds. That sounds stupid but honestly, it's awesome!
The latest James Ferraro 'Last American Hero' tape is really good. He makes really intense stuff with a load of cheap sounding instruments. I also have 'Virtual Erase' which is like bizarre amiga game music with added terror.
There's a short sample of the Monopoly Child cd-r I have here
http://stoneskilled.blogspot.com/2008/09/monopoly-child-star-searchers.html
I can't say i've heard a good proportion of the stuff though, especially wrt the Skaters stuff cos the last big releases have been LPs that I haven't bought. And the new Ferraro cdrs are £8.99 which is stupidly expensive
Listen to the Pacific City Sound Visions show with Charles Berlitz if you can (Tuesday 9-11AM!). I think it's beamed from another dimension or something. Coconuts a-kuku
http://www.radiocentraal.be/Realescape/programmatie/152
SHIT FUCKING HOT dude
http://www.rootstrata.com/rootblog/?p=699
the other highlights of James' stuff include Pan als Allgott Saturnia, 1992 Cool Runnings, Teotihuacán and the Wooden Cupboard stuff. The best Clark tapes are Un Chand Pyramidelier and Piper Maru.
Errrm yeah, good shit.
ha
pierre said dude. dick.
teh james ferraro cdrs is best atm imo
ilike lamborghinic rystal and k2 also tho idk
the skaters are good indeed
i think i prefer james ferraro and vodka soap stuff though. it's all probably too prolific would be my criticism.
also, confusion reigns:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/THE-SKATERS-CS-Rare-wolf-eyes-james-ferraro_W0QQitemZ200313355352QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_Cassettes?hash=item200313355352&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1687%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Whoa!
For a tape?!
Still a day to go too.
there's this too
A mash up of Dark Rye Bread and the White Album!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/THE-SKATERS-white-rye-bread-CD-3-30-rare-VODKA-SOAP_W0QQitemZ110354045996QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_CDs?hash=item110354045996&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177
So near...
SKATERS SOLO + P.A.R.A. + DOLPHINS INTO THE FUTURE EUROPEAN TOUR 2ND TO 26TH APRIL
02 (thu) - Rotterdam
03 (fri) - Amsterdam
04 (sat) - Copenhagen, Subotnick
05 (sun) - Aarhus, Splab
06 (mon) - Gothenburg, Utmarken
07 (tue) - Malmo, Sing Sang
08 (wed) - Berlin
09 (thu) - Prague, KlangundKrauch
10 (fri) - Wien/Innsbruck/Graz/Ljubljana (HELP!!!)
11 (sat) - Ravenna
12 (sun) - TBC
13 (mon) - Milano, Secret place
14 (tue) - TBC
15 (wed) - TBC
16 (thu) - TBC
17 (fri) - Barreiro, Searching
18 (sat) - Lisbon, Filho Unico
19 (sun) - TBC
20 (mon) - Bilbao, Bullit Club
21 (tue) - Toulouse/Clermont-Ferrand/Orleans (HELP!!!)
22 (wed) - Paris
23 (thu) - Liége
24 (fri) - Koln
25 (sat) - Belgium
26 (sun) - TBC
wow
lots of great Ferraro stuff - 'Heaven's Gate' is the pick of the CD-Rs for me. Love the Lamborghini Crystal stuff too.
Managed to pick up Ferraro's 'Multitopia' on vinyl from Selectadisc last weekend, my last every Selectadisc purchase *sadface*
this is a better place to put this
SKATERS/P.A.R.A/MONOPOLY CHILD STAR SEARCHERS UK tour
04 Apr, 2009
Genius US duo SKATERS return to the UK. In support comes Labanna Bly and her P.A.R.A. project (check her 'Mermalien' lp on Olde English Spelling Bee) and Spencer 'Skater' Clark's MCSS alter-ego. Full dates are:
2/5 LONDON - CAFE OTO, 18-22 Ashwin St, E8 3DL plus Mick Flower, Jazzfinger, Dolphins Into The Future, The Hunter Gracchus 6.30pm-1am £9/10
3/5 SALFORD - SPACE, 142 Chapel St 3pm
4/5 BRISTOL - THE LOUISIANA, Bathurst Tce, BS1 6UA 7.30pm £6
5/5 LONDON - THE GROSVENOR, 17 Sidney Rd, Lambeth SW9 7.30pm £tbc
6/5 NOTTINGHAM - THE CHAMELEON, 17 Angel Row, NG1 6HL 8pm £5
7/5 LEEDS - CARDIGAN ARMS, 364 Kirkstall Rd, LS4 8pm £7/6
8/5 NEWCASTLE - MORDEN TOWER, Back Stowell St, NE1 plus Charles Dexter Ward 8pm £4
9/5 GLASGOW - CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, G2 3JD 8pm £4
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The softest voice presents:
Quasar
Saturday 2nd may 18.30hrs
Café oto. Dalston. London
£9 wegottickets.com
MICK FLOWER(vibracathedral orchestra/UK)
JAMES FERRARO(skaters/US)
MONOPOLY CHILD STAR SEARCHERS(skaters/US)
JAZZFINGER(UK)
P.A.R.A(US)
DOLPHINS INTO THE FUTURE(BE)
THE HUNTER GRACCHUS(UK)
Cafeoto.co.uk
Mail:the_softest_voice@yahoo.com
Salford
I was wondering if anyone has a link for the Salford gig. I can't find online about it and was thinking about heading over for it. I'm going to the Leeds one and I'm toying with London or Salford at the weekend.
wtf
they're playing next door to our building! in a little shop! amazing.
oh shit, it's part of sounds from the other city
don't have a ticket. lame.
oh, it hasn't sold out
that's good.
Leeds show
Is now two solo sets instead of a Skaters set.
report from saturday
by me. it's not very well written but the intentions are right...
http://dialobewarriorz.blogspot.com
i love spamming my blog.
I don't know what any of this means!
James Ferraro/P.A.R.A and more in Notts tonight
Come to this, it'll be great!
JAMES FERRARO(skaters/US)
MONOPOLY CHILD STAR SEARCHERS(skaters/US)
P.A.R.A(US)
EXTENDED NETWORK
www.rammelclub.org
Wednesday 6th May 2009
THE CHAMELEON (Old Market sq. / alleyway next to the Bell Inn, above Clinton Cards)
Nottingham
8.00pm doors, 8.30pm start! £5/4 (cons)