Re: thomas/jenkinson was: Re: (idm) PLAYLIST:KUCI:music for lunchpails09.29.99

From david turgeon
Sent Thu, Sep 30th 1999, 16:56

zimbette wrote:
> oh boy!
> whos richard thomas?

a nutcase.  :)  makes some alien electronic jazz.  not fusion.  way
abstract.  i only have 2 things by him (the wonderful 'what my ears can
see' 7" & 3 tracks on the 'invisible soundtracks 2' 12", both on leaf) &
i cherish them greatly.  his 2 lo cds are about as hard to find as a
saturn lp (which puts the oft-used sun ra comparison to new levels).

> this is really the first time i have played squarepusher on my show in
> YEARS.  i think since feed me weird things came out :)
> i think its a very impressive, very dynamic 12".  in an odd way it reminds
> me of the mike dred/peter green stuff -- just in the way it chnages from
> harsh to soft, from very insane to very coherent.  but i am sure im alone
> on this !

that's just what i wanted to hear.  like i said, i know jenkinson can do
good stuff, he just doesn't very often.  :)  or at least not to my
taste.  but i would definitely see him provide a percussive backdrop for
richard thomas' lunatic tunes to an awesome effect.

how limited is this 12" anyway?

> "There is no way a beautiful woman can live up to what she looks like for
> any appreciable length of time."  - Kilgore Trout

har har.  what is that from?  i'm finishing 'cat's cradle' these days
(well, the french translation at least).  wonderful book.

~ david