Artist.......: Many Bright Things
Album........: Many Bright Friends
Label........: Wild Places
Genre........: Psychedelic
Catnr........: WILD 15
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Dec-06-2005
str.date.....: 000-00-0000
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Many Bright Friends 00:25
02. East West 20:39
03. The Silver Witch 06:30
04. Minor Parade For 18 Strings 06:26
05. I Am Not A Collector Potato 09:29
06. There Will Be A Slight Delay 10:29
Runtime 53:58 min
Size 78,5 MB
Release Notes:
The CD opens with the twenty-second title track,
followed by the twenty-minute centerpiece: The Paul
Butterfield Band's John Coltrane/Ravi
Shankar-inspired masterpiece, "East West."Across
its twenty minutes and forty-four seconds no fewer
that five guitarists step into the center ring with
solos that begin with Larry Demyr (Windopane) and
include back-to-back fiery electric sermons by Nick
Saloman (Bevis Frond) and Al Simones. Add to all of
that Florida blues harpist, Michael "Byrd" Birocco
channeling the late Paul Butterfield and you are in
for a wild ride. "The Silver Witch" is written and
performed by Alisha Sufit (Magic Carpet)
accompanied by Frank DeFina on a beautiful Stephen
Gilchrist F-5 mandolin. We think this song opens
the second side of the vinyl as nicely as "Within
You Without You" opened side two of Sgt. Pepper.
Alisha's voice reminds us of our dreams of angels.
A tamboura drone and tabla accompaniment are the
foundation for "Minor Parade for 18 Strings" and a
duet between Stan Denski's acoustic 12-string Guild
guitar and Paul Major's lead electric. Stan Denski
& Larry Demyer play guitars, David Clough (Zero
Boys) adds bass and Lon Paul (Marmoset) adds
percussion, all of which form the ground upon which
Jello Biafra (The Dead Kennedys) improvises
observations on "rare psychedelic music" on "I Am
Not A Collector Potato!" We guarantee you've never
heard anything quite like this.The CD adds the
ambient bonus track "There Will Be a Slight Delay."