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Strange Clockwock
John Rockwell, The Rolling Stone Illustrated History Of Rock & Roll, 1980
No Wave rock experimentalists DNA, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, and Robin Crutchfield's Dark Day had their admirers.
About the Artist
Robin Crutchfield, original keyboardist and co-founder of the "no wave" band DNA, who worked with Brian Eno on the "No New York" album back in 1978, left after a year to pursue his own shifting interests with a new project named Dark Day. Originally called dark wave by some, it has gone through various shifts in sound and personnel including members such as Nina Canal of Ut, Phil Kline from Bang On A Can, Steven Brown and Peter Principle from Tuxedomoon, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, Steven... read more
Album Description
Strange Clockwork, the title of this collection of 20 instrumental pieces accurately describes their sound. Gearlike precision and oddly chosen percussive instruments in layers of ear-pleasing cogs. Cyclic yet sinister with a sly comic edge: think of Philip Glass meets Stereolab or The B-52's meet The Addams Family. Soundtrack for a Kraftwerkian lounge.
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Strange Clockwock
Dark Day Manufacturer: www.dark-Day.com ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00009K48U Release Date: 2003-04-28 |
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Album Description
Strange Clockwork, the title of this collection of 20 instrumental pieces accurately describes their sound. Gearlike precision and oddly chosen percussive instruments in layers of ear-pleasing cogs. Cyclic yet sinister with a sly comic edge: think of Philip Glass meets Stereolab or The B-52's meet The Addams Family. Soundtrack for a Kraftwerkian lounge.Music:
Music
Bayeux Manuscript - 15th Century Old French Songs
Bach: Three Suites, BWV 1007-1009
All Wound Up! A Family Music Party
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 3,4, 27 - Richter