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“It is a testament to Matta’s deft hand that he pulls these seemingly dissonant parts into one idiosyncratic whole—undoubtedly one of the grooviest albums of its era”
★★★★★
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Brion GysinFeaturing: Ramuntcho Matta, Don Cherry
Junk (LP)
LabelWewantsoundsGenreExperimental
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"Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue Brion Gysin's cult avant funk album produced in Paris by Ramuntcho Matta in the early '80s. The hugely influential Brion Gysin who, with his friend William Burroughs, was revered by the likes of David Bowie, Brian Jones, Laurie Anderson, Genesis P-Orridge, is accompanied here by Matta and French post punk stalwarts Yann Le Ker on bass (from the group Modern Guy) and Frederic Cousseau on drums (from Suicide Romeo) plus special guests including Don Cherry, Elli Medeiros, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Caroline Loeb and Senegalese drummer Prosper Niang (Xalam). This is the first time the album is reissued on vinyl, augmented with bonus tracks and a new introduction by Gysin scholar Jason Weiss."
Details
Cat. number: WWSLP79
Year: 2023
Release notes
LP with 12" insert under shrinkwrap with hype sticker. Compilation with tracks previously released on: - [r1480496] 7" single (1983) - [r358602] v/a CD (Made to Measure MTM 33) (1993) - [r2740738] LP (1985). A1 to A3, B1, B4; B6 recorded in 1980 in & outside Paris A4 recorded in 1984 in Courbevoie B2 recorded outside Paris in 1982, mixed 1992 B3 recorded in 1992 in Lisbon B5 recorded in 1984 in Courbevoie & in 1990 in Lisbon.
Tracklist
| A1 | Kick (Discomix) | 6:41 | |
| A2 | Sham Pain | 4:56 | |
| A3 | Junk | 3:25 | |
| A4 | Stop Smoking | 4:41 | |
| B1 | Baboon | 4:16 | |
| B2 | V.V.V. | 1:44 | |
| B3 | All Those Years | 3:25 | |
| B4 | Kick (7“ Alt. Mix) | 4:11 | |
| B5 | Stop Smoking (Alt. Mix) | 4:56 | |
| B6 | Kick (7“ Inst. Mix) | 4:09 |
Credits
- Samia Ezzatour
- Backing Vocals (B3)
- Fil Mong
- Bass (A1, B4, B6)
- Yann Le Ker
- Bass, Guitar (A2, A3, B1)
- Jean-Pierre Coco
- Congas, Talking Drum (A1, B4, B6)
- Elli Medeiros
- Design [Front Cover], Vocals (A4, B5)
- Abdoulaye Prosper Niang
- Drums (A1, B4, B6)
- Frédéric Cousseau
- Drums (A2-A4, B1)
- Ramuntcho Matta
- Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Tape, Effects, Composed By, Photography [Polaroid], Producer
- Jason Weiss
- Liner Notes
- Negrito Trasante
- Percussion (A4, B5)
- Polo Lombardo
- Percussion [Konks] (A4, B5)
- David Hachour
- Remastered By
- Don Cherry
- Trumpet [Pocket Trumpet] (A1, B4, B6)
- Caroline Loeb
- Vocals (B2)
- Lizzy Mercier Descloux
- Vocals (B2)
- Brion Gysin
- Vocals, Written By (A1 to A4, B1, B4)
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Pitchfork
“A wild, fabulous record.”
★★★★★
Spectrum Culture
“it’s no surprise that his delivery is in a semi-conversational, classic beat poetry/So I Married an Axe Murderer style, pitched somewhere between narration and rap”
★★★★
