Recorded: live on March 16, 2003 at the Beta Lounge in San Francisco
In 1967, San Francisco’s Fifty Foot Hose were certainly one of the
innovators of a sound that took Psychedelia to new heights and was
captured on the band’s one record, Cauldron. They are a totally
unique hybrid—on one hand pulsating bay area acid rock, on the other,
fractured electronic freakery, becoming one whole cohesive being. The
sci-fi-ish video game-like artwork hinted at the sounds within, as did
the Limelight label’s pedigree for truly progressive sounds. Band
leader, Cork Marcheschi, used homemade electronic devices to create
crude and experimental soundscapes and instrumental compositions that
were sprinkled throughout the album.
Often starting shows with a swelling rumble that exploded into the
first song, they soon developed a rabid following on the SF scene,
though there was the occasional totally wrong gig, like when a
very-pregnant Nancy had to perform at a Catholic Girls’ school! Still,
the group wowed the crowds, performing with greats like Chuck Berry and
Fairport Convention.
hey I saw you on Tuesday at that church in London - you were absolutely fantastic and gorgeous and I was torn between how much I love your music and wanted to know but at the same time maintain ur enigma. Because you are one. It was absolutely fantastic, mesmerising - and I cant see myself ever forgetting it. I feel like I've known the song Vessel all my life. You are fantastic, you are an absolute artist and regardless of the numbers of people you reach, each one, you reach as deep down as a human being can go. You are fantastic Grouper and I love you, come to England again as soon as you can!
Grouper (US) has her latest – Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill – of three albums on Type Records. She has also been involved in collaborative releases, contributing a track to Xiu Xiu’s Remixed & Covered and four tracks to a split release with Inca Ore. Her other contemporaries are Belong, Growing, Tim Hecker, Windy & Carl and Atlas Sound.
Jasper TX (Sweden), with a hefty back-catalogue of releases on labels such as Miasmah, and collaborations with buddy Machinefabriek, is an essential domestic appliance in the household of conceptual music. He is comparable to artists Fennesz, Sigur Ros, Múm and Tape.
Intricate and atmospheric songsmith, Danny Saul (UK) performs with different combinations of musicians, making each gig a unique event. His forthcoming release is "Harsh, Final", and he also performs with Greg Haines as Liondialer.
Fieldhead (UK) music delights in tape hiss, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops. He is also a member of The Declining Winter and Glissando. His debut album, "They Shook Hands for Hours" is released soon on Home Assembly.
Beautifully hypnotic,real music escaping the trappings of time & industry ploys whilst promoting higher levels of thought and places within my own mind...you are a gifted genius ...Godsy.
Liz, First off, I really dig the new songs. Great as always!
I noticed in your tour dates that you aren't playing in Edinburgh. If you want to play here (I am here right now) the day after Glasgow, let me know. I have a few friends here who run really amazing venues and also have a place you could stay. They are great folks and I think you'd have an amazing time!
