Onions // Layers: 1975-2004 2xCD

アメリカ・テキサスの実験集団Onionsが、2024年10月に同国実験レーベルFull Spectrumからリリースした2枚組CDです。

Lo-Fiコンクレート25曲を収録。廃盤です。

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Includes DL code. 2 x CD.

Tracklist:

1. Dark Loops 06:49
2. Root Beer on My Carpet 05:06
3. Sickest Choir 07:02
4. Is God a Clown? 04:40
5. Bike Spoke Straw 05:23
6. El Warpd 08:50
7. I Should Crave Nothing 07:47
8. Dog-A-Tronics 01:48
9. What Are We To Do? 06:37
10. Roach 09:21
11. Smashing Sax 04:04
12. Buffalo Lake 07:52
13. Glass In My Pants 03:53
14. The First Five 05:42
15. Twinkling 05:19
16. Opening 05:03
17. We Are Going 03:07
18. Holiday in Bangkok 03:26
19. M.F. Rolling 03:17
20. Opera and Frogism 05:33
21. Orchestral Piece 06:31
22. Organ Quartet 07:03
23. Winding Up 07:56
24. Organized 09:02
25. America As It Seems Part 2 12:44

Full Spectrum Records:

"It is a sincere honor and a privilege for Full Spectrum Records to announce the release of ‘Layers: 1975-2004,’ a retrospective collection of recordings from Texas abstract music legends Onions.

An unsung and mostly hidden collective who paved the way for so much of Texas’ sprawling free and experimental music lineages, Onions is the ‘nom de guerre’ of a network of musicians and artists centered around its primary exponent, Dan Clark AKA Lienad Kralc and his musical partner Greg Cain aka Gerg Niac. Initially conceived in 1969 as a collaborative vehicle for Clark and his childhood friend Robert Fuentes – whose early electronic recordings with homemade oscillators and electronic musical instruments served as a critical formative influence for the young man’s mind – this version of the project would sadly never come to pass, as Fuentes passed away in November 1970 under strange and tragic circumstances. The next month, however, Clark would begin recording his early explorations with one of Fuentes’ constructions.

Soon,in the early seventies, a mutual friend named Greg Cain would join Clark in a shed behind his mother’s house, diving deeper into these sessions, exploiting homemade instruments, tape machines, and all manner of noise makers. The circle continued to expand in the decades following, with pianist Lindall Cain and Keith Montgomery joining the fold, as well as lead guitarist Blackie Leopold, Jody Detton, and James Hatfield. It was Keith that came up with the name Onions and everyone in the group reversed their names. In the ‘90s, their ranks would expand again with the addition of August Smith’s arsenal of computer-based electronics, and guest performers Mike Kimbrough on keys, Danny Miracle on drums, and the artists Tom Boberg and Carli Scales.

Together, in various configurations they would develop a system of playing with no leaders or rules. The players were able to explore their sonic terrain unrestrained by convention. Dedicated to their ‘no overdubs’ philosophy, Onions would construct elaborate musical structures via live improvisation and alter those structures to create tension and dynamic shifts, ultimately driving to a climax at the conclusion of each session."

Artist : Onions

Label : Full Spectrum Records

CAT no : FS171