Arthur Russell

boom!

https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=594

OH MAN.

oh wow. oh wow. oh wow.

Holy fuck!

can't stop listening to this all week

New live release

https://arthurrussell.bandcamp.com/album/the-deer-in-the-forest-march-2-1985-live-at-roulette

Good to have it on his already bountiful bandcamp, although, as has been said on
Ok . MORE Arthur Russell (But This Is Great):

s this AR recording any different to - https://roulette.org/event/arthur-russell-2/

?

― stirmonster, Saturday, December 26, 2020 7:03 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

It is the same recording, it started popping up in the springtime this year, at least on YouTube.

― Maresn3st, Saturday, December 26, 2020 7:32 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

...and on that page, first linked itt in March :)

― huge rant (sic), Saturday, December 26, 2020 7:48 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

yes, i discovered it via here back then. just curious if there was any additional audio enhahcement etc. but i can hear it's the same. still wonderful.

― stirmonster, Saturday, December 26, 2020 8:25 AM

and there's more -

https://arthurrussell.bandcamp.com/album/picture-of-bunny-rabbit?from=fanpub_fb

i just finished Richard King's Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, a Life and thought it was a beautiful book. I loved Hold On To Your dreams but I found this to be a more moving, personal account of his life, as told by those closest to him. I would say it is an essential read for any fan and the material (letters, lyrics, flyers, photos ephemera etc.) presented from the Arthur Russell archive is just perfect.

I also love that it rips up the beautiful loser narrative. The idea that Arthur only found success after he left us has always irked me. He led a spectacularly successful life and was of course a creative tour de force. Related to that, something that comes up a few times throught the book is that had all of Arthur's music been successful on a commercial level in his lifetime he would have made a lot less of it. As he didn't have to spend long times on the road, do interviews and all the other demands / hustles required of most professional artists he had all this time to record all this incredible music.

great to hear - I am about to get a copy

Just got my copy, very excited to dive in