JAMIE SAFT Vivian Sisters ZEENA PARKINS op Jpn CD!

Description: dtmgallery Store OUT-OF-PRINT JAPANESE CD!!! THE VIVIAN SISTERS (LAURA CROMWELL/JAMIE SAFT/VANESSA HODGE) With ZEENA PARKINS/BRIGGAN KRAUSS et al - Vivian Sisters (Avant 079; Japan) The Vivian Sisters are obviously not sisters , but are multi-instrumentalists Laura Cromwell (from Dim Sum Clip Job & duo with Dorgon), Jamie Saft (Tzadik/Avant cds & Zorn collaborator) and vocalist - Vanessa Hodge. Their guests include Zeena Parkins, Briggan Krauss, Andrew D'Angelo, Adam Levy and Mr. Dorgon. Like Laura's previous band DSCJ, the Vivians Sisters have grown out of post-punk and wacky improv and into something different. The cd begins with a slightly warped music box playing its quaint melody over and over. "Worry" is a scary post-punk stomper with screaming vocals, sludge bass, cheesy organ and pounding drums. "Ether Bunny" has one of those fractured melodies played on pedal steel, guitar and drums, while "Lipgloss Iguana" has Jamie playing layers of twisted keyboards - the sound of dolls crying adds a sinister presence. "Guitar Department" does feature some fat, bent electric guitar warpage and heavy drums. I really dig the restrained suspense of "A Gift From France" - which only uses kalimba (for the melody), pedal steel, bass drum and minimal percussion. There are numerous short pieces here which seem to be interludes only dealing with one or two ideas at a time. Vanessa Hodge's spoken word vocal on "Satan Satan" describes a most disturbing scene of the torture and cannibalism of children - the accompanying drums, guitar and sax are equally disturbing. The one cover tune here is ESG's "You're No Good" which gets a stripped down Shaggs-like treatment with some great dubbed echoplex effects. The last piece is called "Jennie" and it is more minimal percussion, kalimba and occasional eerie keyboard sounds. Mood music for a post-apocalyptic dream perhaps? - Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery (Legendary composer & saxophonist John Zorn is the founder/curator/exec producer of the Avant label [which was released by DIW in Japan; 80 releases] and the non-profit Tzadik label [appx 450 releases] here in the U.S.) Condition is BRAND NEW IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP [NOT a re-wrap!] ************************** CLICK HERE for OUR current RARE CD & LP Listings!!! Winning bidder pays a shipping/handling charge that includes First Class Mailing [to the U.S.]... or Air Mail [outside the U.S.] NY State shipping addresses will be charged NYS Sale Tax on total. U.S. customers can pay by PAYPAL [we prefer], Payment to be made within 48 hours of winning. Items to eBay buyers outside the U.S. CAN ONLY BE PAID BY PAYPAL. All such items will be shipped by AIR MAIL ONLY. Please wait for our requested total before making payment! YES, we will combine multiple wins into one shipment to reduce overall shipping charge! The above conditions for shipping and payment are absolute. If you cannot abide by these terms, please DO NOT place a BID on this item! Bid with complete confidence! We - Downtown Music Gallery - have been in business nearly 16 years, with over 20,000 different repeat domestic and international mail-order customers, and hundreds of thousands of satisfied walk-in customers at our store in NYC!

Price: 5 USD

Location: New York, New York

End Time: 2025-01-01T00:50:39.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7.63 USD