RANGDA (Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny, Chris Corsano)

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.