PFS(Pure Fucking Space)-Live at Centerspace 11-20-1983,tape,1984,USA

Scott Brazieal- keyboards, tape, noise
Gary Parra- percussion, toys, noise
Herb Diamant- winds, quirmpaphonics, noise
Craig Fry- violin, French horn, trumpet, noise
Morgansix- sound, TV, sheet metal, noise

PFS are a trio(quartret here) of reeds, percussion and piano/keyboards/tapes, with help on violin and other instruments. Their music is a very colorful mix of avant-garde stylings, classical, bits of jazz and taped sounds. The sound varies in intensity, sometimes pleasant, sometimes very tense with no release, but always extremely creative and original. Be prepared for something wildly unusual and fairly experimental, and you shouldn't be disappointed. On the other hand, if things that are not metric and highly structured disturb you, then maybe PFS are not what you want to hear. PFS is home-based in San Francisco, and are former members of the group Cartoon. To date they have two releases on Cuneiform, the first from '85 is Illustrative Problems, and while it's a bit more lively, the second release 279 shows more refinement of style and technique. Both are excellent, recommended especially for those musically adventurous folks not bound by the requirement of a standard rock / progressive rock beat.

Actually found this tape somewhere and was amazed!

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