Kiss me again by Dinosaur.

Nuphonic has had some Russell retrospectives in the works, but I've heard they have gone under or are about to go under? In any case, those better see the light of day at some point.

Kris.

you should also check -

arthur - r.i.p.

I did track down Walter Gibbons' 11 minute remix of "Doin' the Best That I Can" today. Oh. My. God. Symphonic doesn't do it justice.

i've never heard of this - do tell more.

It starts out with pulsating tribal percussion, sounds like bongo, and these sort of glistening chimes, then the strings sweep in, then the horns, and then the vocal, then the backing vocals... all feels very orchestrated, but also quite spare. Drumclaps build, she goes through the song, essentially, and then the vocal drops out about four minutes in and the rest is just various gorgeous noises, brilliantly arranged... more chimes, a proto-acid bassline, piano, the horn lines develop, the bassline finally arrives, the strings sweep higher, he drops elements in and out, switches them up abruptly... it's to disco what Omni Trio is to rave: purification and elevation.

I'm gonna go see what I can track down.

I'm sure I already have a 12" of that "Wax the van" track so at least I have a starting point.

Can anyone recommend any other Arthur Russell stuff, preferably on cd cos time and money are both a bit short at the moment.

Bloody hell, I haven't been this excited since the Beta band.

this thread is nearly two months old. another example of ilm drifting apart from its parent/host?

The dooor is unlocked, the windows are OOOOPEN

did ppl listen to the version on beats in space this week

That piano breakdown at 2:25 deserves to be sampled a la "More More More" in "Steal My Sunshine". It could carry an entire song.

LOVE this record so much

The whole beats in space broadcast is highly recommended for the amount of alternate and unreleased versions played. Like the 7" promo version of "Pop Your Funk" that I've wanted to hear since reading about in the sleevenotes to "World of"

that youtube version is the garbage 8 min. one.

you want this

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=3291389233724941556&hl=en&fs=true

the short version manages to turn dinosaur into !!!

as in the band !!!, not as in a burst of exclamation pts

the version is what ppl shld listen to

I've listened to so much Arthur Russell since I started this thread 6 years ago but I still adore this song. And it's the version on the Disco not disco cd I love most.

On a seperate note, I can't believe, how many of my old threads (2002) have been re-hashed tonight!

whatever the 12:40 version is, that's the one for me. lotsa chickachicka David Byrne guitar, blowout diva vocals, and cello cello cello.

that's the version

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a38/rowcherumble/R-388115-1106743423.jpg
^^^^best IMO

http://www.discomusic.com/images/label-a-e/dinosaur-kissmeagain.jpg

anyone here gonna rep for "kiss me again and again" by polmo polpo?

hey snrub!

hey big pappa!

wow, i've never hear the 12 min version. it's so different.

the problem with this track is J Mascis's voice

I've only just heard this track - the thirteen minute demo version - it's incredible! It's been on repeat for the last two hours!

Someone I know mentioned that there is an interesting story about this song (being specific: the demo I think) and I was wondering if anybody either knew it or knows of an arthur russell fanpage that could help?

the piano part that starts ar like 3:44 on the A side

I think it's one of my favorite moments in music, the whole thing dropping into a minor key (i think -- idk music theory) and the vocals taking on a new power

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93vi%E2%80%93IV_progression

think pachabel's canon

i was listening to this earlier which is basically an uncredited homage to "kiss me again". from '98 and released on nuphonic (despite what youtube link claims)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6nRTfWLEoY

re-released in 2004 with the Lindstrom remix mentioned there

2004 version is not the one in the video though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=614&v=6O92UBBaiI4

this is the version I love best. is this one "the one"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O92UBBaiI4&list=RD6O92UBBaiI4&t=614

all versions are great but for me this is "the one" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uUB0qz1_Pw

I played this song obsessively last year

oh it's a little different. there is no piano at 3:44.

still magnificent.

gonna try to embed my favorite one ONE MORE TIME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O92UBBaiI4

it's really 3:40 not 3:44 that my favorite part starts

How many goddamn versions of this song are there and how can you tell them apart?

Version Stirmonster posted is my fave as well. Blissful.

I'm an A side guy

team Stirmonster. that is next level. how it ends without resolving, genius

Does anyone have a playlist of similar long, "artsy" or experimental disco tracks from the 70s? Did Arthur Russell make more of these?

How much Arthur have you heard? All the tips upthread are still worth checking out.

"Is It All Over My Face"/"Go Bang"/"Tell You (Today)" are I guess the other canonical disco tracks. This is my favourite though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xXhJ2agJCg

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

“Oh baby is this the woman I want to be”

There is no better track. I listen to this constantly.