Arthur Russell - World Of Echo

Label: Audika
Catalog#: AU-1002-3
Format: CD
DVD
Country:US
Released:Nov 2004
Genre: Electronic
Style: Leftfield, Experimental
Notes:Reissue on CD of the 1986 original LP
The initial release is as a limited edition package including a DVD and a 24 page color booklet

[ Disc 1 - CD ]
01-14 Originally released on LP by Upside (1986)
15-18 from 'Sketches from World of Echo' previously unreleased

[ Disc 2 - DVD ]
Filmed at Experimental Intermedia Foundation Sep 22, And Oct 27, 1985
1: Video by Phil Niblock, music by Arthur Russell
2: Unedited video rushes by Phil Niblock, music by Arthur Russell
Rating: 4.67/5 (9 votes) Rate It
41 have this / 16 want this
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Tracklisting:

CD-01   Tone Bone Kone (1:04)
CD-02   Soon-To-Be Innocent Fun / Let's See (9:35)
CD-03   Answers Me (2:10)
CD-04   Being It (5:16)
CD-05   Place I Know / Kid Like You (3:28)
CD-06   She's The Star / I Take This Time (4:56)
CD-07   Tree House (2:15)
CD-08   See-Through (2:10)
CD-09   Hiding Your Present From You (4:16)
CD-10   Wax The Van (2:10)
CD-11   All-Boy All-Girl (3:43)
CD-12   Lucky Cloud (2:53)
CD-13   Tower Of Meaning / Rabbit's Ear / Home Away From Home (4:37)
CD-14   Let's Go Swimming (2:41)
CD-15   The Name Of The Next Song (8:00)
CD-16   Happy Ending (4:23)
CD-17   Canvas Home (2:34)
CD-18   Our Last Night Together (3:27)
DVD-1   Terrace Of Unintelligibilty (20:14)
DVD-2   Some Imaginary Far Away Type Things AKA Lost In the Meshes (34:00)
User Reviews:
, Mar 18, 2005

My comment is directed not towards the music of World of Echo, which is quite beautiful, but towards the DVD portion. Like many others who were anxiously awaiting this reissue, I looked forward to actually viewing an Arthur Russell performance. The DVD was quite a let down. Two minimalist performance pieces filmed by Phil Niblock are included on it. They are, unfortunately, excruciatingly boring. I wanted to feel the intimacy that I felt was trying to be conveyed, but the poor film quality and hand-held shaky movements were too much of a distraction. The lengthy and slow close-ups of Russells stubble, lips, nose and chin that comprise the first piece left me unaffected. Occasionally, Niblock lets the camera linger on the cellos body. Russells movement with the bow is quite interesting, unfortunately you have to sit through a lot of grainy, slow moving stubble action before those moments arrive.

Given its limited numbers and previous unavailability, collectors of Russells work will surely snap these up. However, if youre only after the music, then I would bypass the mixed media version and pick up the audio recording only.

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