RANGDA (Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny, Chris Corsano)

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!

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