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  • From: Dina Hornreich <dinahornreich AT earthlink.net>
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  • Subject: [TypicalGirls] Fw: [KRS-News] update for 07.03.03
  • Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 08:40:05 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

Title: update for 07.03.03
Dear Friends:
 
I'm forwarding this to let you now about the new label KRS distributes: ZE Records -- "Home of the Original NY No Wave and Mutant Disco Scene." 
 
I'm also including the info on another distributed item -- that  "DNA on DNA" thing that Dan Bailey posted about.
 
Happy jingoistic weekend.
 
-Dina


-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Kill Rock Stars
Sent: Jul 3, 2004 7:30 PM
To: krs-news AT killrockstars.com
Subject: [KRS-News] update for 07.03.03
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WELCOME ZE RECORDS
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KRS WELCOME ZE RECORDS TO THE LABELS-WE-DISTRIBUTE-SECTION http://zerecords.com/ "Home of the Original NY No Wave and Mutant Disco Scene"...check it out:

Various Artists "New York No Wave" CD $15
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=ZE001
The resurrection of the classic No Wave label of the late 70s/early 80s is finally fully in place. This opening volume features historic tracks from: James White & the Blacks, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Lydia Lunch, Suicide, Mars, Rosa Yemen, Teenage Jesus & The Jerks, The Contortions, Arto/Neo, James Chance & Pill Factory. The absolute best of the Ze catalog. Deluxe fold out digipak with 16 page booklet of liner notes/photos. "In the late seventies the No Wave bands created their own apocalyptic soundtrack of New York, self critical, riddled with arrogant doubts, these "brats" were their own worst enemies as well as their own best friends. Self-destructing and parodic chaos was the name of the game, playing the wrong note at the right time. No Wave music explored the original amateurism and anarchy of punk rock but took it further into a cubist brain game, rejecting the formulaic rhythms of rock and roll and the verse/chorus organization. Loose experiment, freaky amalgam of free-jazzer, Sun Ra, Ayler, Captain Beefheart, Velvet Underground, old root of black music. A perfect Psycho World Music.
    
Various Artists "Mutant Disco"  2CD $18
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=ZE002
Double CD compilation of original Ze Records "mutant disco" tracks from 1979-82. Featuring: Was (Not Was), Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Cristina, Aural Exciters, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Coati Mundi, James White & The Blacks, Don Armando's 2nd Av. Rhumba Band, Garcons, Caroline Loeb, Gichy Dan, Material & Nona Hendryx, The Waitresesses. Deluxe fold-out digipak packaging, wtih 16 page booklet of liner notes/photos. "In 1976 a record was released which could have changed the world. It was by the Disco Dub Band; on the Movers label; an extreme reworking of the O'Jays' For The Love of Money. Arranged and produced by journalist Davitt Sigerson, it featured steals of James Brown guitar motifs, free jazz traces, and stripped down, dubbed out disco. Its reverberations would be felt for many years.


Lizzy Mercier Descloux "Press Color" CD $15/LP $13
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=ZE003
First reissue of this classic debut album, originally issued by Ze in 1979; with the awesome Rosa Yemen Live In N.Y.C July 1978 mini-LP added, plus 4 bonus tracks (including her stellar 1995 duet with Patti Smith "Morning High", as released by Bill Laswell). Straddling the cultural canyon of no-and-new waves like nothing else, this is one of the most romantically hypnotic albums of the era. "Originally from Paris, in 1978 Lizzy Mercier Descloux moved permanently to NY and took a huge empty loft in Soho with friends Michel Esteban & Patti Smith... They used it as a workshop to play guitar, silkscreen materials, drawing and photo studio... In the meantime Lizzy started with DJ Banes a pretty obscure and nervous combo called Rosa Yemen.
    
Lizzy Mercier Descloux  "Mambo Nassau" CD $15
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=ZE004
First readily available CD issue of Descloux's 2nd album, originally issued in 1981 by Phillips (France). With 5 bonus tracks (including Arto Lindsay on 1 track). Fold-out digipak packaging, 16 page booklet of liner notes/photos. "After touring to promote Press Color, her debut album, with a funk band, Lizzy Mercier Descloux travelled to Europe with companion-film-maker Seth Tillett. They worked in Italy on a serie of short films where she played Anna Magnani, Suzanna Agnelli, filmed Renzo Rossellini at Cinecitta about the Emerginati movement, met Federico Fellini during the filming of Cita della donna, discovered the label Ocora (traditional music from all around the world) and with all this in mind started writing songs with help of drummer Bill Perry. In Paris they auditionned many african musicians cause after wild child funk the idea was to make a record malaxating african roots music, french buzz vocals, albatross swing and some bizarre soundtracks. The record was made in Nassau, Bahamas at Compass point, Island Records studios under kindness support of Chris Blackwell. Walli Badarou who worked there as a house musician with Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, joined Lizzy's band. Steve Stanley a young engineer from Jamaica who was also working on Grace Jones's album, produced the sound, he later also produced Tom Tom Club, Third World and lots of Island records.
     
Lizzy Mercier Descloux "Fire" 12"  $9
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=ZE1204
"Before getting french national fame in 1984 with cult hit, 'Mais où sont passées les gazelles', Lizzy was in 78 a French boyish poetry cute girl singer living in New York and used to play in No Wave band Rosa Yemen. She also used to write in Rock News, one of the very first French 'Punk' magazine. Her first album Press Color was recorded in New York with Eric from Marie & Les Garçons. Her covers of 'Mission Impossible' and Arthur Brown's 'Fire' became club cult from New York, Tokyo to London. Press Color was released in 10 countries. Her second album was recorded in Nassau Bahamas in Island Studio Compass Point with collaboration of Walli Badarou and Tom Tom Club's Chris Stanley. Here's a 12'', a taster of both albums featuring the tracks 'Fire', 'Funky Stuff' & 2 versions of 'Mission Impossible".


for a biography of the recently deceased Lizzy Mercier Descloux, a little-known-but-innovative female artist who was a central figure in the original NY No Wave scene, go here:

http://www.zerecords.com/artists/bio.php?id=19

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MORE NEW DISTRIBUTED ITEMS
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DNA  "DNA on DNA"       CD $14 (No More Records)
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=NO12
"New York's seminal No Wave band, DNA, makes it's highly anticipated American CD debut with this definitive collection of studio and live recordings. Surviving two line ups over a brief four years; this highly influential, strikingly original and extremely under recorded band left a huge void in it's wake. Formed in 1978, Brazilian raised singer/guitarist Arto Lindsay hastily assembled an international trio of non-musicians. Robin Crutchfield played keyboard and Japanese-born Ikue Mori played drums. DNA played their first gig within weeks and recorded their first 7" shortly afterwards. The ear of Brian Eno was quickly caught, recording them for the infamous No New York compilation alongside James Chance, Mars, and Teenage Jesus & The Jerks. Before No New York was released, Robin left the band after a total tenure of nine months. Bassist Tim Wright had just left Pere Ubu, relocated to NY and quickly joined DNA. With a new face, a new instrument and a new sound, DNA recorded their classic nine minute EP A Taste Of DNA. DNA toured the States and Europe bringing their explosive live show to a wider audience. DNA only released 12 songs during it's lifetime, and another 3 shortly afterwards on a European compilation. Their impact was far and wide reaching. Many musicians have sited DNA as a main influence including Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and the band Blonde Redhead, who appropriated their name from a DNA song title. This CD compiles all of the studio and many choice live recordings. Of particular interest are the original lineup's 'early versions' of 'Detached,' '5:30' and 'Low' (which is closely related to 'A New Low.') The unreleased studio tracks 'Grapefruit,' 'Police Chase' and 'Young Teenagers Talk Sex' are heard here for the first time as well as live versions of the unreleased songs 'Nearing' and 'Surrender.' Exclusive liner notes from Byron Coley, Jason Gross and Glenn O'Brien pack the 16 page booklet alongside many unseen photos and flyers."




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