RANGDA (Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny, Chris Corsano)

words fail me.

http://www.myspace.com/calonarang

album due out on Drag City in 2010, apparently.

let us anticipate.

Yup. Had heard about this a while ago so can't wait to hear the results!

Curious to hear this.

neat-o!

assuming it's ... electric?

way electric, check out the Myspace for a long review of their live debut.

The only other Corsano-related stuff that I've heard is that Vampire Can't album, which is just completely awesome, so this looks promising.
What else should I check out?

He's done a lot of projects with John Zorn, hasn't he?

get the flower corsano duo records. they're awesome.

oh i'm psyched

xp Corsano is everywhere, i've hyped Flower-Corsano Duo before. his work with Paul Flaherty is also great.

Heard about this a few weeks ago. Way stoked (but I also hope there will be more Freak Of Araby).

The show I saw on that tour was pretty awesome.

Corsano's participation in Sunburned Hand of the Man jams elevates them to new heights.

pretty much everything and everyone he plays with moves up a level or two

love the Flaherty sessions, the Flower-Corsano albums and his last solo album is pretty damn good too

needless to say; i'm beyond psyched for this...please come to Hasselt soon

The album is complete already if my source is correct.

xxp and still he's in so damn much. perhaps we should have a rolling Corsano thread for 2010

That review makes it sound pretty killer -- arena rock! Quite honestly, I would not be as interested if it simply described more raga/drone/free jazz experimentation.

definitely!

last time I Chris Corsano - with Flower, i think - I kept thinking, 'any second now he's gonna drop into some straight up heavy rock beat', but of course it never happened.

but early 80s no wave meets melodic psychedelia? who else could be described like that?

This is probably going to be the best band ever. The new Flower-Corsano record is great too.

Am I the only person whose primary engine of interest in this is SRB? I admit to knowing pretty much zilch about Chris Corsano...

you're not alone, no. his involvement is the real appetite whetter here, but that's quite a trio.

(sorry for using the word 'whetter'. yeeeuch)

Agreed w/ JL tho Chris Corsano does in fact rule.

Can only imagine how awesome this would be w/ both the Bishop bros.

can't you only imagine how awesome it will be as it is, or have you heard them?

Yeah I'm real curious what if anything Alan will do next as bassist/guitarist. But I'm all about how Richard is spreading his wings.

I wish! No this is gonna be totally awesome. I'm just daydreamin. xpost

Yeah, this sounds like it will be fun -- Chasny and Bishop one-upping each other, with Corsano blasting behind them ...

saw ben and the bish performing together at a ATP a few years back, they were def on a classic rock tip then

corsano = a free drummer who is young enough to have the power/stamina/dexterity of someone like rashied ali in his prime - i've seen him play w/ flaherty/moore/o'rourke, matthew bower, heather leigh murray and he always rules - don't think hes ever worked w/ zorn, tho

There is one full track and a collage thing up on the myspace now, people. Sounds pretty much like the best thing ever, as expected. Chasny and RB trading leads over Corsano's polyrhythmic scatter, other portions reminding me of 'Juggernaut' almost making me well up. So psyched. And 'Freak of Araby' was such an underrated album I feel, totally righteous in its simplicity and purity of intent, I love it. And this is a band that surely has enormous live potential: if these guys don't make it to Europe I'm going to start my own booking agency! Was a real scandal that the Araby band tour was called off due to 'lack of interest'.

that track's pretty sweet.

Wait what do you mean called off for lack of interest? I didn't know about that! They made it to NYC at least, where they fucking killed.

yeah, I did not go to many shows this year, but would've gone to see the Freak of Araby live show if they came through my neck of the woods ...

xp - European tour called off - US tour happened, and was quite extensive, and from what I heard, grueling.

"Excerpts in order to Tease" now up on myspace. wow wow wow. 1st one reminds me of Harry Pussy!

oops myopic said that already, my bad.

WOW, missed this thread the first time around.
so stoked!!! love all three of these dudes tbh.

The RANGDA 2010 UK/EURO tour will begin in London on May 27th. Complete list of dates to be announced soon.

Album out on May 18th.

Excited to hear this. Very much so

And I hope they stop in Seattle

Fuck. Didn't know they played the Sunset back in September.

Heard this this morning ... killer. About as good as I hoped!

bought my tick for glasgow already:

Rangda - 5/27/10 at Barden's Boudoir in London, England.
Rangda - 5/28/10 at The Croft in Bristol, England.
Rangda - 5/29/10 at Miss Peapods in Falmouth, Cornwall, England.
Rangda - 5/30/10 at The Cumberland in Newcastle, England.
Rangda - 5/31/10 at Stereo in Glasgow, Scotland.
Rangda - 6/1/10 at Whelans in Dublin, Ireland.
Rangda - 6/2/10 at Norwegian Church in Cardiff, Wales.
Rangda - 6/3/10 at Freebutt in Brighton, England.
Rangda - 6/4/10 at Netwerk in Aalst, Belgium.
Rangda - 6/5/10 at Kunstcentrum Belgie in Hasselt, Belgium.
Rangda - 6/6/10 at Tivoli in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Rangda - 6/8/10 at Ground Zero in Lyon, France.
Rangda - 6/9/10 at L'Usine in Geneva, Switzerland.

Flowers/corsano duo is coming to town with MV EE with drummer from Sunburned Hand of the Man. I love chris corsano. and I really love sun city girls/richard bishop solo. who is ben chasny?

god this song on their myspace fucking rules.

sorry Im really high

who is ben chasny => 6 organs of admittance

He also played guitar in Comets on Fire.

Okay, now in the right mind. I can't believe I blanked on Ben Chasny. I would love to see these guys live.

fucking Barden's. what a bum choice.

this might be my record of the year so far! i haven't heard a lot of new records, I'll admit, but it is pretty awesome. They should just get together and record an album every couple of months.

otm, let's get to work ppl.

I want to hear this

I got the promo this week!
It's pretty damn good.
Highlight is definitely the fifteen minute mellow closer, Plain of Jars. Kind of an Ex-Cocaine vibe on that song.
I'll be looking for it on vinyl once it's out, for sure.
Definitely had me thinking of Sun City Girls, but it has its own merits, for sure.

Yeah, got it as well and pretty much what Trip M sez.

yeah, i think the closer is my fave as well, though some of the more abrasive/heavier stuff is great too. they really sound like they are abusing their amps on some of these! in a good way.

There is a healthy amount of feedback.
This has "SEE IT LIVE" written all over it, imo.

yeah no doubt. press release says they have US dates booked, but there aren't any listed on Drag City's site last time i looked.

They are playing in a hella cute wooden church in my locale in a bit less than a month and I have active expectations of it ruling

i wanna hear this so bad

I'm majorly pumped that this 3'o got together. They're all amazing intuitive musicians with the capability to blow minds. Corsano's work w/ Flaherty, Flaherty/Yeh, David Grubbs, Flower, Jandek, and others is mostly all unfuckwithable.

I missed the first time they played here. Hopefully they announce a tour in the US soon.

i hope they do a euro tour too. on a sidenote, anyone heard the new album on esp corsano did with paul dunmall?

euro tour dates here: http://www.dragcity.com/artists/rangda

What did Corsano work with Grubbs on? Just curious.

one song

Well... I was really sure thay had done at least one release together, but I'm having one hell of a time finding it. My bad.

ha, no, that's a link to a Rangda song. but i can't find anything on corsano's (immense!) discography page about it: http://www.cor-sano.com/hateddiscog.html

(that was for rizzx)

Son of a bitch! Knitting Factory Brooklyn just announced them for August 27th and I think I'm gonna be in Minnesota visiting my mom that week. God dammit!!!

Tell your mom she needs to visit you for some fine modern music.

My wife will murder me if we don't go to MN that week bcuz she needs her State Fair fix. I can only hope they announce a Turf Club date that week as well...

think they're playing the MN state fair too.

Oh tyler why u braek hart, that is such a beautiful vision.

And at 3pm at the Miracle Of Birth Pavilion-- Zeni Geva!

fried dough + fried amps

Just picked up the vinyl + cd today. Just how I envisioned it to be - pure heavy chaotic bliss.

Out today, huh?

I'm guessing as a solid Six Organs fan and someone consistently getting into Sun City Girls as I come across their ridiculously OOP albums, I would be doing myself an immense disservice to not pick this up immediately?

correct.

really sucks that Touch & Go is gone, Drag City has shitty distribution now. My local store has been trying to get this into stock for the last week or so, unsuccessfully.

It wasn't "available" before today, though.

Yeah, I've noticed it takes an extra week or two, sometimes, for Drag City stuff to show up on local shelves.

xp

Although I did see the Joanna Newsom album on shelves *before* release day... so maybe their distribution model is just fucked?

Looking forward to grabbing this gem!

can anyone recommend any other good jams from the dragcity store since i'm already ordering?

the new Cave 12-inch is pretty killer

A few excellent releases from last year:

Om - God Is Good
Jim O'Rourke - The Visitor
Six Organs - Luminous Night

the Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh records are both excellent

Richard Bishop- The Freak Of Araby

would go nicely with the Rangda album

thanks guys! think i'm going with latest six organs, looks sweet

If it's not too late I fully recommend http://www.dragcity.com/products/empty-the-sun - Chasny in really schweeet acoustic mode (mostly [iirc]) and the novel that comes with it is kind of a blast too

Richard Bishop- The Freak Of Araby

would go nicely with the Rangda album

Disagree. I love Rick Bishop to death... but this is, for lack of a better term, his "dinner party" album.

It wasn't "available" before today, though.

― Trip Maker,

Somehow Sonic Boom records in Seattle had both formats for sale last friday. Also picked up the new Cave 12" same day. Got 'em shipped out early I suppose. But did NOT see them at Everyday Music.

yeah, I didn't mean to imply that my local store was trying to get it before release date, just that they told me yesterday that they had been unable to get any copies in yet...

Is there a US tour?

press release said US dates are booked, but I haven't seen any (and there aren't any on the Drag City site)

Last week of August at Knitting Factory is the only definite I've seen-- see upthread.

Just ordered this from the DC store. WOOOOO!

Bring on the tour dates and please please come to Texas k thx guys!

just got this on vinyl, threw it on, ecstasy.

but hey Drag City where the hell is my download code, get with it dudes.

I ripped the CD if you need a digital copy, sleeve

doing it now, but thanks.

man "Fist Family" is some continuous pummeling action

Yeah no kidding. The last track is a killer and so epic.

that, "Plain of Jars" -- which is my current favorite

It almost sounds like a Velvet Underground song.

loving the jazzy breaks at the end of "Serrated Edges".

press release said US dates are booked, but I haven't seen any (and there aren't any on the Drag City site)

Looks they are also playing Flywheel in Easthampton, MA on September 6th

www.flywheelarts.org

got the LP. godlke

holy christ is this great. yeah 'Plain of Jars' is like up there with Butterfield 'East/West', Quicksilver 'The Fool', Hendrix 'Third Stone' .. all the other epics

Man Oh Man does this record ever deliver.

yeah, been listening to this a lot -- if you think you might like it, you will!

Loved these guys live in Glasgow last night; they were really raging & having fun with it...

http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/s6/v6/p619863638-3.jpg

http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v17/p237940090-3.jpg

http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/s7/v8/p917028930-3.jpg

due to complete memory failure i only got to this in time to see the second half. it cleansed my head.

So mad I will miss the NYC date.

great pics as always, krakow!

yeah, this fuckin' ruled - nearest thing i cld compare it to was keith moon sitting in w/ crazy horse or something... loved how HEAVY it was

altho' i was a bit bummed out by the pretty sparse attendance, the lack of jostling and chattering really let me get deep fried in the music - and i was only woken from my reverie by david k33nan shouting "unbelievable" behind me.

this youtube clip doesn't really do em justice, but still

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JakvyyNmo4A

and i was only woken from my reverie by david k33nan shouting "unbelievable" behind me.

hahaha

i kept thinking keith moon too.

corsano looks like a 14 year old next to Bishop, haha

really hope I get to see these guys soon

my only complaint about this album is that it is not a double album.

Hoping there's tickets left for Cardiff tomorrow night. Hope I can find someone to go with me.

my only complaint about this album is that it is not a double album.

Agreed. It's too short!

bishop looks like an old bay area rocker in that 3rd photo krakow

^^ so true

Picking up the vinyl tomorrow - my local shop now has it in stock. Can't wait.

Like the photos, Krakow!

yeah, great pics!

So beautiful. Seeing these fellows in two days time at Brighton's shittest venue. Dammit, I am up for this thing.

Finally got this today. On 3rd listen already and fucking love it.

My very first reaction was: this is like Haino/Tatsuya's "New Rap"! (which is, naturally, a Good Thing). It is, in some ways, but it's also more than that, of course (e.g. the fine closer).

And yeah, where's the download code or whatever?! I'll have to dl this elsewhere for out and about.

Bought it off amazon MP3 last night. Listening now for the first time. Damn.

\m/ O_O \m/

It's a fine thing.

!... fist family...!

Serrated Edges and Plain Of Jars are the most Sun City Girls-like on here. What Corsano is doing on Plains And Jars is classic Charlie Gocher (RIP).

Listened to this today.. loving it.

fyi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangda
Rangda is the demon queen of the leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. Terrifying to behold, the child-eating Rangda leads an army of evil witches against the leader of the forces of good - Barong.

Just walked back in through the door after seeing these people. They don't hold back live! Corsano was particularly impressive.

Hoping there's tickets left for Cardiff tomorrow night. Hope I can find someone to go with me.

― nate woolls, Tuesday, 1 June 2010 21:00 (2 days ago)

Did you go? It banged hard imo... I love how with this venue there are always ppl walking past the windows behind where the bands play and peering in with a 'what the christ is happening in there' look

!... fist family...!

― Yes! Yes! Hammerheads! (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 3 June 2010 21:38

YES

Hoping there's tickets left for Cardiff tomorrow night. Hope I can find someone to go with me.

― nate woolls, Tuesday, 1 June 2010 21:00 (2 days ago)

Did you go? It banged hard imo... I love how with this venue there are always ppl walking past the windows behind where the bands play and peering in with a 'what the christ is happening in there' look

― taqsim for Gaffney (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 3 June 2010 22:50 (Yesterday) Bookmark

No I didn't due to a few reasons - working late, wife couldn't get the baby to sleep, no-one to go with. I did think about walking over later but by the time I was ready it was half 9 and I didn't think it was worth it. Gutted though.

There's also an old SCG track called 'My Dinner With Rangda'. And I THINK she is one of the faces shown on the back cover of Sumatran Electric Chair.

The same week I got this record I checked out a DVD from the library I work at that was a transfer from an old VHS called "Bali: Isle of Temples" and it talked about Rangda.
Also some nice footage of the monkey chant, which is even more impressive visually than it is sonically. Also has some nice folk singing about the sea and rice farming.
It's actually a beautiful film.

this thing never fucking stops ... album of the year

got the vinyl today, finally! loving sarcophagi at the moment

I bought the MP3 version so I have no liners to consult-- who did the awesome cover art?

cover painting by steve quenell

finally got this!

daaaaaaaaaamn these dudes are goin' in.

i swear corsano has 12 arms.

great great album

US TOUR 2010
8/27- Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Major Stars
8/28 - New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Major Stars
8/29 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ Major Stars
8/30 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar w/ Major Stars
8/31 - Albany, NY @ Cannonball Factory w/ Major Stars
9/1 - Providence @ As220
9/2 - Easthampton, MA @ Flywheel w/ Major Stars
9/3 - Philadelphia, PA @ M Room w/ Major Stars
9/4 - Washington, DC @ The Velvet Lounge w/ Major Stars
9/5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
9/6 - Columbus, OH @ The Summit
9/7 - Detroit, MI @ CAID
9/8 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt
9/9 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Arbor Vitae Loft
9/10 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
9/11 - Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording
9/12 - Lexington, KY @ Boomslang Festival
9/13 - Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
9/14 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight
9/15 - Baltimore, MD @ Golden West Cafe
--

;_; because they're not playing anywhere near me ...

Come to Texas goddangit.

:D for me tbh

this record is so fukkin good

thank you for west coast shows

dude theyre comin

I saw Chris Corsano play with Mick Flower last weekend and he is the most incredible drummer. You could stand and watch him transfixed for the entire set. He is inspirational. Get to the front to see.

Will wait for the west I guess.

Richard Bishop is playing next monday night at the showbox fwiw

showbox market, headlining?

Bonnie Prince Billy with SRB opening. At the market

great poster. don't think any ilxors are cool enough to live in the hudson river valley, but i thought i'd post it anyway.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs283.snc4/40490_139816969389361_105798069457918_174824_5886273_n.jpg

I bought this solely based on everything that I read on this thread.

Having never heard any of the people involved, this has been mind-blowing (three listens today). It's not my usual bag but holy shit, this is sublime. Chris Corsano's drumming alone is worth checking this out. Then there's the dueling guitars. WOW.

Absolutely essential. Thanks everyone.

That poster is fantastic.

saw these guys last night, great show

also, as was mentioned somewhere upthread, Chris Corsano is really incredible to watch, was mostly just watching him drum for pretty much the whole set.

this was mighty good

does their stuff have structure or is it sort of jammy? trying to figure out if i would enjoy.

Little bit of both

dope poster upthread

throw this record on the increasingly large pile of 2010 releases i haven't bought yet but hope to eventually get around to

Whiney spotted front and center at the Knitting Factory show. 'Twas a tremendous one.

decided to see chicago show
excited

does anyone want to buy an ticket from me for the chicago show? webmail with contact info if you're interested. my companion changed his mind. you don't have to sit with/talk to me btw.

This was one of the best shows I have ever seen.

it's a shame no one wanted my ticket. show was 100% hypnotic.

pissed I missed em when they came through

f'kn work

I did get a recording of it tho

leonardo?

aight

pls

all set

thanks! really hoping there's a show in my neck of the woods, but i'm not holding my breath.

I missed the DC show (and still need to check out the album based on the above raves and my prior familiarity with Bishop)

thanks edIII!

i put the album on grooveshark because i searched for it there to listen to it at work and i couldn't find it

Is there really not an SF or Oakland show? Seems hard to believe.

i'm on the fence about tomorrow's knoxville show, but this thread's convincing me...

go go go go go ... they were great

GO. Especially at a venue like the Pilot Light - you can get up pretty close. They're so good, you want to see the set three times just so you can watch a different dude each time.

They're so good, you want to see the set three times just so you can watch a different dude each time.

otm

"Is there really not an SF or Oakland show? Seems hard to believe."

^^^^^^

This. Souleyman, now this.

so bummed i can't go to the knoxville show tomorrow. saw sir richard solo a few years ago and he was great, would love to see this.

you want to see the set three times just so you can watch a different dude each time.

ha this is incredibly OTM from when I saw them, also from a few feet away - I kind of alternated between them like five minutes at a time

Thanks a million EIII!

okay, i'm there.

Oh my god, just heard this tonight and I'm pretty sure this immediately catapulted into my top ten for the year. Holy shit.

I've been trying hard to like this record but somehow it just doesn't click.
I'm sure it might be fun to see them perform live tho.

triple headline bill at leeds brudenell on the 9th december, rangda/emeralds/howlin rain

if i miss this due to bad weather on the roads i will be bummed out 4eva.

soz i mean 8th

What a fantastic triple bill, so absolutely jealous. I hope the roads stay clean and clear so that I may live the show through you!

theyre in london with borbetomagus next week. pissed emeralds arent playing as well but what the hey

record is still doing it for me. probably my favorite from 2010? i just want MORE -- they should definitely do a live album. Chasny seems to be putting out a collab with the lady from Magik Markers early next year ...

Yes, a live album would be fantastic. Especially since I missed them with Major Stars at the Empty Bottle earlier this fall.

Chasny seems to be putting out a collab with the lady from Magik Markers early next year ...

!!

Yup, they were recording a few weeks back.

here's a little info: http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/elisa-ambrogio-and-ben-chasny-are-200-years-debut-album-drag-city-should-be-ready-half-time

[Photo: Ned Raggett]

+1 for Ned

thanks btw!

Yes, a live album would be fantastic. Especially since I missed them with Major Stars at the Empty Bottle earlier this fall.

live album YES!!
but jon seriously i had an extra ticket that went to the birds because no one wanted to go with me :(

there should be a Rangda/Major Stars/Cave Drag City psych rock revue. and they should play in my backyard, preferably.

Your backyard would then be a particularly great place to be! That would be a stellar lineup.

I hear more than a little Grateful Dead in "Plain of Jars", and I mean that in the best possible way.

Got stuck working till super late so had to give this a miss last night, pretty pissed off. Anyone make it to the gig?

last night was refreshing. chris corsano is a very dynamic drummer live.. it's good to see something that can be just as mesmerizing when it's not so loud all the time. sir bishops guitar playing was blazing!

emeralds were perfect, they played drones for 15 minutes and progressed into a couple of 'does it look like i'm here' songs. i almost fell asleep.

saw them a few days ago & it deepened my appreciation of the album a lot, but the live show is the perfect article I think; they have amazing range and at moments it was just fucking serene, esp while spacing out w/ eyes fixed on corsano's head, blank except for glow in the dark ear plugs. seeing him get better&better is one of life's pleasures.

from SRB's Facebook: "RANGDA (Chasny, Corsano, Bishop) will be playing a handful of east coast shows in late Feb before recording a new record. Details will be announced soon."
Still <3 this record, can't wait for a new one.

!!!!! <3 <3 <3

This news just made my afternoon!

aw hell yeah! so glad this wasn't a one-off.

now if they would only play the West Coast...

Hope Virginia makes this list, really wanna see these three live. Any one of them alone worth a night out and then some.

Yeah. Corsano is playing in St Louis this weekend with Darin Gray and...someone else too, I think. Too broke to make the trip, tho.

Cool that he and Darin Gray have hooked up ... need to look Corsano's general itinerary up I guess.

check here:

Chris Corsano - Blood Pressure CDR

Thanks! Own about 5 things with him on it, but obviously need to cast a wide net to hear it all. Mainly wanna see him live again at this point, records will happen over time.

February 27, 2012 Albany, NY @ Valentines with Century Plants
February 28, 2012 Easthampton, MA @ Flywheel with Bunwinkies
February 29, 2012 Boston, MA @ Church of Boston with Major Stars
March 01, 2012 Annandale-On-Hudson, NY @ Bard with Magik Markers
March 02, 2012 Brooklyn, NY @ Zebulon with Steve Gunn
March 03, 2012 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

ugh why don't i live on the east coast. would seriously follow these dudes around for this whole tour.

you could fly to the Easthampton show and run up the road to Scott's store! He's a gracious host.

will he pay for my plane ticket though

no, but if you ask nicely he might - just might - let you crash in the basement.

ahh i wish they could come to mpls

Man, this record is still so great. Another vote for West Coast dates.

Sheesh. I don't want to wait over a year for a West Coast tour.

Definitely see Chikamorachi (Corsano + Darin Gray) on this tour, you guys. I saw them in Louisville and then made the trip the next night to see them in Lexington. They were that good. Astonishing, really. Don't miss it!!

i will be going to flywheel show to rock out with my pals bunwinkies and flaming dragons of middle earth! oh okay i'll stay for rangda...

oh, they're playing here tonight. wish i could go, but already have plans and i don't think i can sell the gf on some power free improv.

They are so fun to watch live, you should go. Are they coming to Chicago? How come no one told me?!

Ahh, they are playing two NYC shows. 6 months ago that would have worked, but nothing south of there? Must be recording in the city or something. Assume there will be more shows when a record materializes.

Chikamorachi - Feb 3 at Audio for the Arts in Madison, WI. 7 S. Blair St. 7:30 doors. $8. With JoAnne Powers-Luke Polipnick.
Chikamorachi - Feb 4 at Sugar Maple in Milwaukee, WI. 441 East Lincoln Ave. 9pm. $9. 2 sets.
Michael Zerang-Dave Rempis-Joshua Abrams-Darin Gray-Chris Corsano - Feb 5 at Hungry Brain in Chicago, IL. 2319 W Belmont Ave. 10pm. $10. duos, trios, quintet.

Yaaaaay
totally going!

hope some people show up to the show tonight, there's basically no one on the facebook invite.

If I knew anyone that lived there I would be making them go, but seems like Madison would have at least a small Corsano cult (not sure how many radars Darin Gray is still on).

Wish I could go. I imagine it is like a sped up, vibraphone-less On Filmore or something (and I really like On Filmore).

It really runs the gamut. The way Darin plays, the strings on the bass are merely ONE possible sound-making source. I was up close and you can really see how many nicks and dings are in his bass from his abuse of it. At one point he was punching it and screaming. Corsano is never less than a marvel to behold - dude is probably one of the most creative percussionists of all time. This is a perfectly matched duo - super intense, super fun (a few people laughed out loud at certain points), just incredible. Go!

Jordan, your gf will dig it. My wife digs weird music, but mostly of the Kranky / Tim Hecker / Basinski variety - not so much a free jazz buff. She was super into Chikamorachi, said it was one of the best shows she's seen in a long time (and she's seen more shows than me). Go!

semi-related -
Comets on Fire just went into the studio as Ben Chasny's backing band for the next Six Organs Of Admittance record (an electric rock Six Organs album) for Drag City.
interesting that chasny wants to make an electric rock six organs record, even w/ rangda as a going concern. anticipating!

semi-related -
Comets on Fire just went into the studio as Ben Chasny's backing band for the next Six Organs Of Admittance record (an electric rock Six Organs album) for Drag City.
interesting that chasny wants to make an electric rock six organs record, even w/ rangda as a going concern. anticipating!

― tylerw, Monday, February 6, 2012 10:49 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
http://silvercurrant.blogspot.com/2009/02/lost-electric-six-organs-of-admittance_26.html

oh nice! didn't even know that existed...

i am listening to that right now and it is SO GOOD whoa

did not go to the show btw because before i knew it, it was 9pm and i had my pjs on.

holy cow zebulon is gonna be packed for that show. not a big place with most of the floor taken up by tables.

Yeah the LPR date is tempting for that reason...

Whoa, thanks for that Six Organs link/reference. Gonna go try to get that right now. Chasny is always good, but I really dug his trio tour with Moloney and Keith Wood, some really good takes on the songs and some heavy playing. Haven't seen him electric in a long time.

I haven't heard that electric Six Organs in awhile, but I remember thinking that it sounded like White Heaven or something else PSF Records would put out. This is high praise.

yeah excited to listen. i gather that's the comets on fire dude's blog?

It reminds me of International Harvester/Träd, Gräs & Stenar. Really spaced out and loose but organic and natural sounding too. I love it!

It is really good! Listened to two out of the three before work got in the way, but totally worth it. It is Ethan's blog, who is the Comets/Howlin' Rain guy.

So, is there a new electric Six Organs record with the Comets dudes in the band? I'll have to listen to the archival one, too.

Six Organs came through here on that trio tour, but at the last minute Ben decided to do a solo acoustic set. I was a little disappointed but the Hush Arbors songs he and Moloney sat in on were really awesome.

New Howlin' Rain record soon too!

Man, missed the Hush Arbors set that night, AND the CD I bought from him did not play. Great dude though. Played bass in that trio format, was a good format, lots of room for Chasny to do his thing.

Bummer the cd didn't work. He's a good old friend o mine.

I am sure he woulda been bummed about it too, not something I am too concerned about (happy to give him some $$ to support the cause). I am good buddies with his friend Jason Ajemian, I am confident he is an A+ dude.

Jason is rad! They came through town a year ago and we had some really great times.

sorry, Rangda thread

did not go to the show btw because before i knew it, it was 9pm and i had my pjs on.

lol story of my life. one day i won't have to get up at 6 every morning. one day...

still waiting for these guys coming through the twin cities :[

video from last week - http://vimeo.com/38110023
anybody seen 'em on this tour?

Saw both shows in NY. New stuff is great and they threw in a few older tracks. I wish they had more time to play together and jam out, they were definitely playing "rigid" songs/compositions. But it's always a pleasure to see them. They are headed to Black Dirty studios (there now?) to record the second LP.

nice, yeah, judging from the live recordings I've heard, they aren't all that improv-y, considering their respective improv-y backgrounds. no biggie though, they sound magnificent.

Black Dirt, not Black Dirty obvs.

Both shows were p. underattended with moderately disinterested audiences (first show I heard someone say "I feel like they could do this in their sleep") which was a real shocker to me since this group definitely falls under "What's NOT to love?!"

son of a bitch I totally forgot about these god damn shows DAMMIT!

unforgivable imo, jon.
too bad about the audience! weird. these guys should be hailed as gods wherever they play!

Fuck, wish they had come to my neck of the woods. Can't understand what could be boring about seeing great players playing great.

Hah, Chasny playing a white strat in that video clip. Cool!

Wow, just wanna follow up and say that that video is awesome! Love the solo and the anthemic closing part of the song. Want to see these guys, hope more dates follow the record (silly for them not to I imagine, but these guys all have so many things going on).

yeah considering how side project happy these dudes all are, it wouldn't be surprising if rangda was a one-off, but i'm glad as hell it isn't!

It was awesome to see Chasny playing like that. The next Six Organs has Comets on Fire as the backing band and is already recorded - cannot WAIT for that.

I am glad it isn't as well. But I could see them NOT touring for the record, just cause they do other stuff. These shows may be it for a while, but hopefully not.

I guess I am psyched for Comets guys on the next record, but I do not want anything that sounds like Howlin Rain. Will trust that it will just sound like rocking Six Organs, which I am ALL for. Especially if there is a tour for it. Last few times I have seen Chasny it has been solo or with Elisa, which were great shows, but it has been a long time since I have seen him with a band.

Okay, we have word...

For the second flight of the shadowy witch-god brothers, Rangda have changed their status from False Flag to Formerly Extinct! Since the last album, Rangda, the trio consisting of Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasney, and Chris Corsano, has been all around this world as the wise men and the fools alike, in lands both high and low. They’ve seen the young and invest-less kneel amp-side, waiting for musical succor, then in the next town over they’ve felt the cold chill of being left for dead and seen their music dubbed ‘so wrong it must be Rangda’ strictly for some local pen-lifter’s personal chuckles.

These songs, newfangled and shrouded by ancestral awakenings, bore deep into the layers of consciousness to divine meeting. Take “Manjun,” for instance. Everybody always talks about Layla, but when does anyone ever pull Majnun out the hat? Enter Rangda with sympathy for the obsessed. To them, the Persian wanna-be lover of classical lit and lore is worth more consideration than George Harrison’s ex-wife! That's the way the Rangda madness lies. There’s no value among the flies of the marketplace – unless you find a copy of Rangda’s latest there. Formerly Extinct lives large, no matter how small the arch overhead, and is available for your decent into lunacy on September 18th via Drag City.

FORMERLY EXTINCT TRACKLISTING:
1. Idol’s Eye
2. The Vault
3. Silver Nile
4. Plugged Nickel
5. Manjun
6. Goodbye Mr. Gentry
7. Tres Hambres
8. Night Porter

nice!

http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1702443/images/large/scaled_e1343072533.jpg

do not particularly like the cover.

yeah the first one's cover wasn't great either
http://www.terrascope.co.uk/images/Rangda.jpg

google image searching "rangda" however, is a hoot
http://www.novelistinparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rangda01.jpg
http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/images/220/Ritual/Bali%20Rangda.jpg
http://z.about.com/d/goseasia/1/0/3/5/-/-/rangda.jpg

anticipating album, but who writes that copy?!

haw, drag city's PR copy is usually like that.

it's like really bad fake dusty groove tone (!)
maybe someone out there thinks that's funny, w/e
would be nice if chasny's name were spelled correctly

speaking of, super anticipating the six organs release in august!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yes! would be cool if rangda did a package tour thing, like a SRB solo set, a 6 organs set and then a massive Rangda jammmm.

maybe a little solo corsano as an appetizer for the early birds

book it! someone!

that would be so great. will buy this new one, also wanna note that SRB's new one Intermezzo is really really good.

need to get that. hard to keep up with these dudes!
super great rangda vid here http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/27859723759/plain-of-jars-rangda-bard-college-march-1

bear say hi to rangda

i think the bears are cuet.

they were so much better live than on record (although it also made the record click a bit for me), i'd love to see them again

Playing Cardiff soon, I'm definitely going this time after missing them last time.

So, so, so excited for new stuff from these dudes! Fwiw I really liked the design of the last cover, but the new one looks like a rejected Gang Gang Dance or w/e cover.

i like drag city hype :-(

psyched for this

Man, that Rangda vid Tyler linked to above really is great! Hope these guys come my way on a tour at some point.

yeah the first one's cover wasn't great either

This is crazy, I adore the cover design for the 1st one!

maybe it looks better on the vinyl? i dunno, the CD looked a little chintzy.

having a little rangda day on my blog today...

Man, I gotta bookmark your blog. No need to post it again, I have a million threads to go find it in, but my bad. Your blog is a true treasure!

easy to follow on the tumblr!

I have never bothered finding out what tublr really is, believe it or not. Probably more than my work production can handle to delve into it. ILM cuts into it enough!

always with the tumblr
i actually don't quite "get" tumblr either, but the platform is easy enough...just a means to a blog, you know?

Hah, for me ILM has been the means for your blog. Now I am gonna bookmark it old-fashioned style.

tyler my friend is putting this new corsano/joe mcphee out too

http://roaratorio.com/26.html

sweet! that is a cool label.

oo i love joe mcphee

haha, doing a rangda day is fun. these guys have so many different projects, and most of them are great.

went to record store to make sure they would have a rangda for me next week, here was my exchange with clerk:

me: i wanted to see if i could order a new release for next week?
clerk: sure, what is it
me: rangda...yknow, they're one of those hard-to-categorize supergroup type groups and i don't want to search all over so...
clerk: what?
me: rangda r-a-n-g-d-a. i think it's an indonesian demon or something?
clerk: rangada?
me: r-a-n
clerk: r-a-n
me: g-d-a
clerk: ok

RANGDA
maybe i have ordered it, but all bets are off until next tues.

Knowing the shops you probably frequent LL, I'm kinda shocked they didn't know who Rangda is!

i felt the same way! there was a guy there who i know would have known what i was talking about, but he was not the one helping me.

oh wow a new rangda record!

Just saw C. Corsano play solo last night and holy shit was that good. Dude is just great.

aye got a ticket for the london show

so is the new one better than the last (my only gripe with the last one was that the show was 100000000x better, but maybe that's just the nature of the thing)

lol okay i just had a similar conversation to LL's just now. called my local shop to see if they got it in and ask them to hold a copy for me.

me: "Yeah, I just wanted to see if you got the new Rangda album in?"
sleepy sounding dude: "Uh, who was that?"
me: "Rangda. R-A-N-G-D-A."
ssd: *types away* "Hmm, nothing coming up for that in the system. How was that spelled again?"
me: "R-A-N-G-D-A"
ssd: "Nope, nothing, not even an entry for other albums by them."
me: "That's weird, I know I bought their first album from you guys."
ssd: "What's the name of the album?"
me: "Formerly Extinct."
ssd: "Oh yeah, here it is. We've got a couple copies. It's actually spelled R-A-N-G-D-A."
me: *slaps forehead* "Okay, cool, thanks."

fwiw, dude was super friendly and helpful, was just a funny exchange and made me think of LL's post.

haha!

btw, the album hasn't really electrified me all that much, but i like it. i guess anything is going to sound minimal after listening to a bunch of SWANS. the sound seems to be a little heavier on the sir richard this time? the drumming isn't nearly as crazy as i remember it?

anyway, i like it and hope that they find a way to tour again. the show was GREAT and corsano is really fun to watch.

on my First listen now and i like this a lot. i

yeah love this, not sure if it's as good as the first one, but really strong. i do know what you mean about corsano being a bit reined in -- i almost imagine he thinks of rangda as his most non-out-there project.

btw, bishop has put up a bunch of his albums for free download over here: http://deliradio.com/sir-richard-bishop
not entirely sure what the deal is, but he was tweeting about it, so i assume that's what he wants!

Kinda feel like this project is a grab at straight-ahead power trio rock format for all three of these dudes.

Not that that's what it equals up to, of course.

yeah that is true

oh wow he is releasing a record with David Oliphant(Maybe Mental, Life Garden)!!! That guy rules. They must know each other from the old Phoenix/Placebo days.

long chasny/bishop chat here
http://bombsite.com/issues/121/articles/6769

Great chat there. Love Chasny the guy so much. Super nice but no bullshit (other than the good kind i.e. a sense of humor) and a real cool insight. Bishop is of course from another planet or something.

yes, great read

BC: You would think that, but I had to put on 12-gauge strings recently and, man, did I suck. I use 10s, same as Angus Young. He plays guitar in a band called AC/DC.

RB: Never heard of him! I bet he dresses funny.

I lol'd. Also 12-gauge is horrible, I tormented myself with those for years.

The tuning discussion was hilarious.

Saw these last night. So much better live than on record and the records are pretty great.

Does anyone know their tour schedule?

apparently a west coast tour is planned for february.

YES

'bout time

will see

:(

;_;

i got a message from ilx robot regarding rangda, but i don't know if a real person sent this or if someone is i dunno marketing or whatever?

http://www.imposemagazine.com/features/the-chronicles-of-rangda-according-to-chris-corsano
pretty good interview. mention of a possible live record towards the end?

I still don't know where/who that message came from.

mysterious. they just wanted to talk about rangda?

It was a recommendation for another record but it sounded kinda like a marketing ploy -- but why would anyone use me for their promotional target? So I figure it must be a normal ilxor. Just don't know who!

Himitsu Girl's Top Secret

surprised there isn't more post-release discussion in this thread. loving the new album, but i never gave the first one a ton of time, so maybe my perspective is different.

is the first one better, according to hardcore Rangda-o-philes?

i think the first one is better, but the second one is great, too. i just want these guys to make an album every month.

The first one is definitely more improvy and less songy. If that seems like it would appeal to you, I recommend it! I like it.

I definitely prefer the first one. The 2nd seems a bit restrained in comparison, which is not really what I want from these guys.

I feel like all three of them took the opportunity to freak out a lot more on the first one; the second one is more organized/normal.

rangda and blues control at eagle rock center for the arts, feb 22! i'm so there.

http://www.songkick.com/concerts/14991154-blues-control-at-eagle-rock-center-for-the-arts

did we talk about this? http://www.badabingrecords.com/store/products/pre-order-dead-c-randga-split/
still need to see rangda, but richard bishop is playing near me next month, so i'll take it!

whoa thanks for that Badabing update!

lol i really was thinking just the other day that rangda have the same line-up as the dead c

this split LP is sounding goood, just put the Rangda side on the good turntable to rip it. What I initially thought was vinyl distortion turned out to be Corsano doing some kinda muffled cymbal thing at the beginning.

I just picked up "Formerly Extinct" the other day and am loving it, though in an odd turn of events they released their 1st album second and 2nd album first kind of.

Also just got the Rangda/Dead C split...the Rangda half is good....the Dead C side is like some real prime slab from them, awesome

yeah i dig that split.

speaking of which could any of you guys hook me up w/ mp3s of this thang? i'm not set up to rip 'em.

I think I might like "Formerly Extinct" more then the first one

Hey tyler I can hook you up with that, I'll email you later tonight.

sweet, thanks dude!

ha, I just realized I didn't get to that, but I have a lot more time tonight, expect an email after 5 PM PST.

ha, didn't realize your post was from last night. GET IT TOGETHER AND DO THIS IMPORTANT THING FOR ME.

two rangda dates next month
http://www.dragcity.com/tours#rangda
hopefully they'll be recording too...

i always try and remember this band's name and end up mistakenly listening to some songs by DANAVA

just google "Balinese demon queen" next time :)

i think they are working on a follow-up.

anyway, damn you brooklyn and massachusetts; i want rangda to play l.a. again! i saw them at the eagle rock center for the arts and they were great, but there were these weird drunk people in the front of the crowd rockin' out like they were at a journey arena show. they left once they realized what kind of music rangda actually play.

wtf is "Florence Massachusetts"?

it's part of northampton.

I have never seen Rangda live, hope that changes for the next tour. I imagine that they are playing these gigs to "warm up" and then maybe are gonna record, as Chasny is basically from Florence at this point (or Northhampton?, Corsano has been based around there at various times too). Good news regardless.

excellent recording of last week's bklyn gig: http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/01/rangda-january-9-2015-babys-all-right-flacmp3streaming/
seems they are recording at black dirt studios this week, too!

oh hell yeah

yeeeeees
i can't wait for the chasny winter deluge

oh man, corsano on this live "plain of jars"... god like.

so lucky he gets to play cool stuff like this too

new tune! www.stereogum.com/1844792/rangda-to-melt-the-moon/mp3s/
sounding pretty sun city girls-esque on first listen.

oh cool!

RANGDA!!

R A N G D A

https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/12244734_1701437273433767_5535157303224673872_o.jpg

yesss

mr bungle comparison alarmingly on-point, this is not a good direction for them imo

hmmm maybe i'm not sure what mr bungle sound like...

i like how rangda always sounds antsy and tense

DC promo fluff here:

http://www.dragcity.com/news/2015-11-19-rangda-reveal-the-heretic-s-bargain

haha mr. bungle i don't know abt that

bishop bros & patton love their kitsch

haven't listened yet, but the new one's 19-minute closer is called "Mondays Are Free At The Hermetic Museum"

YES

:)

diggin' this new Rangda very much

Coming to Baltimore soon and probably elsewhere too

Chicago next weekend!

http://www.relatably.com/m/img/jealous-guy-memes/62289024.jpg

new video by elisa ambrogio over here: http://www.npr.org/2016/03/04/468932008/songs-we-love-rangda-the-sin-eaters

this is great!

yeah!
live tape from last week: http://www.nyctaper.com/2016/03/rangda-march-4-2016-saint-vitus/

oh hell yeah

the last Rangda show that guy recorded sounds really really good

i liked the first album but they honestly don't do too much for me :/

not sure what the deal is, they seem like something i'd like

has anyone heard alan bishop's new thing (with various master musicians of bukkake), Koes Barat?

Sunday in Minneapolis, I can't fucking wait!

tonight i will see the rangda!

i'm going to see this movie called Embrace of the Serpent tonight, which at least sounds like it could also be the title of a 25-minute Rangda blowout.

I saw them and it was fantastic

Same
They sounded just like I thought they would and I enjoyed it

this record comes together for me more than the others but i'm not really sure why yet

bishop's playing reminds me of bob drake in bits of this.

still don't think they've delivered on the promise of the first album, this record feels a bit enervated and rote

I dunno, I like this new one as much as the first one. There's a lot more of the 'surf raga' / Torch Of The Mystics-type stuff happening on this one. I thought the second album was just ok, but this one got me back on the horse

Of course, none of the albums compare to seeing them live

they were excellent when I saw them, seemed to be having a really good time, chasny detuning himself mid solo, and they definitely sounded better than on record, but yeah, I don't really like SCG, I want more extremes

fuck, they were here last night and i missed them

I don't really like SCG, I want more extremes

having a hard time parsing this w/r/t a band that made a career out of extremes, check out Dawn Of The Devi or Djinn Funnel or Bright Surroundings if u want dense Rangda type sound

I meant wrt rangda, miss the intensity of the first one

ah, gotcha, and I agree. Have not heard this new one but was not very enthused by the 2nd.

New live set just been upped to Dime
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=556680
live in Canada 2 weeks ago.

Three night residency @ Cafe Oto, 11-13 July. Supported by different solo sets/collaborations by each member on each night.

this record comes together for me more than the others but i'm not really sure why yet

― adam, Monday, March 14, 2016 9:57 AM (six months ago)

yeah I finally got Heretic's Bargain on LP and it is fantastic, but it's hard for me to articulate just what it is that made the previous one more disappointing - no wild parts? out of all the long epics I like "Hermetic Museum" the most, lots of variation and texture.

has anyone heard the live 10"? are the versions different enough that it's worth getting?

Man I haven't even heard the actual release/album yet, need to get on that.

I know, I felt like I was totally late to it as well! A lot more surf guitar bouncy action and there's a pretty awesome 8-minute freakout with a long fadeout ending ("Hard Times Befall The Door-To-Door Glass Shard Salesman")

yeah, it's good! especially love the long closer.
was just listening to david grubbs' new one and there are actually some pretty rangda-y moments on the tracks with drummer eli keszler

I haven't checked in on a Grubbs thing in forrrever. Mirror Repair remains one of my favorite records of the 90s.

yeah, me neither -- this one is almost all instrumental, which is a plus in my book when it comes to his stuff. i like it!