Arthur Russell (musician)

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Charles Arthur Russell Jr. (born May 21, 1951 in Oskaloosa , Iowa , † April 4, 1992 in New York ) was an American cellist , singer , avant-garde musician , composer and record producer .

life and work

In his musical work he combined avant-garde , dance music, electronic music and pop . The extremely adventurous Russell, among other things, amplified his cello with guitar amplifiers and combined serial music with rock harmonies. He has worked with artists as diverse as beat poet Allen Ginsberg , avant-garde musician Philip Glass , pop musician David Byrne and DJ Nicky Siano. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he became known for a few underground disco hits, but during his lifetime he was only known in New York music circles. It was not until the early 2000s that his work became known to a wider public when two record labels published anthologies of his work. World of Echo was inducted into The Wire's “100 Records That Set The World On Fire (While No One Was Listening)” .

Russell was inducted into the Kailas Shugendō branch of the Arya Maitreya Mandala on February 14, 1969 with the initiation name Jigme . His teacher was Neville G. Pemchekov Warwick , a student of Lama Anagarika Govinda , who directed the Kailas Shugendō .

Arthur Russell, a homosexual, died on April 4, 1992 as a result of an HIV infection.

Discography

Singles

  • Kiss Me Again (1979, Sire Records ) with Dinosaur .
  • Is It All Over My Face / Pop Your Funk (1980, West End Records) with Loose Joints .
  • Is It All Over My Face (Female version) (1980, West End Records) with Loose Joints .
  • Go Bang (1982), from 24-24 Music (Sleeping Bag Records), Vocals Lola Love.
  • Tell You Today (1983, 4th and Broadway) Vocals Joyce Bowden .
  • Wax the Van (1985, Jump Street Records) Vocals Lola Love. Produced by Bob and Lola Blank.
  • Treehouse / Schoolbell (1986, Sleeping Bag (US) / 4th and Broadway (UK))
  • Let's Go Swimming (1986, Logarythm (US) / Rough Trade (UK))
  • Springfield (2006, Audika Records)

Albums

  • Big Sky (1981, Sire Records) with The Necessaries .
  • Event Horizon (1982, Sire Records) with The Necessaries .
  • 24-24 Music (1982, Sleeping Bag Records), with Will Socolov .
  • Tower of Meaning (1983, Chatham Square)
  • Instrumentals (1984, Crepsecule), With The Flying Lizards and Glenn Lamaro , Bill Ruyle , and Jon Sholle .
  • World of Echo (1986), recorded by Phil Niblock . Re-issued 2004 by Audika Records (US) / Rough Trade (UK).
  • Another Thought (1994, Point Music), compiled with the help of Mikel Rouse , re-released 2006 by Orange Mountain Music.
  • Calling Out of Context (2004, Audika Records), compiled by Steve Knutson.
  • The World of Arthur Russell (2004, Soul Jazz Records )
  • First Thought Best Thought (2006, Audika Records)
  • Springfield EP (2006, Audika Records)
  • Love Is Overtaking Me (2008) Best of

tribute

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ In other sources the year of birth 1952 is mentioned.
  2. ↑ Christian Werthschulte: The visionary work of Arthur Russell: Avant-garde cello with a long response from taz.de, accessed on March 8, 2017
  3. ↑ Tim Lawrence: Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992. Duke University Press, 2009, pp. 22-39 ( ISBN 9780822344858 )
  4. ^ Sasha Frere-Jones: Let's Go Swimming on newyorker.com, accessed March 8, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Russell, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Russell, Charles Arthur junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Oskaloosa , USA
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 1992
Place of death New York City