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Stainless Gamelan: Inside The Dream Syndicate Vol III

Stainless Gamelan:
Inside The Dream Syndicate Vol III

About this album

Third disc of 3 CD's released in may and december 2001. Table of the Elements. TOE-CD-75, TOE-CD-79 and TOE-CD-80.
Produced from archival recordings by Tony Conrad, Buffalo NY, USA.
Liner notes by David Fricke.

Tracks:

  1. Stainless Steel Gamelan (10.30) (mid 1960s)
    John Cale and Sterling Morrison: Cembalet/Fretless guitar
  2. At About This Time Mozart Was Dead And Joseph Conrad Was Sailing The Seven Seas Learning English (26.27) (recorded May 67)
    John Cale: Wollensak
    John Cale and Sterling Morrison: Viola, Guitar
  3. Terry's Cha-Cha (8.20) (recorded May 1967)
    John Cale: Wollensak
    Angus MacLise: Hand drums, tambourine
    Terry Jennings: Soprano saxophone
  4. After the Locust (4.18) (recorded circa 1968)
    John Cale: Electric piano
    Tony Conrad: Thunder machine
  5. Big Apple Express (5.45) (recorded early/mid 1960's)
    John Cale: Viola, tape
    New York Fire Department: vocal

Stainless Gamelan review by Ken Clark.


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