Thursday, April 23, 2009

NIMAL-DIS TANZ, CD, 1991, VARIOUS



Following my post of this multinational R.I.O. unit's second album "Voix De Surface", here's their gorgeous swan song form the following year, the line-up here narrowing down to a three piece of Bratko Bibic of Begnagrad, Momo Roussel of Switzerland's inimitable Debile Menthol and Pippin Barnett (Orthotonics, No Safety etc) who was a principal mover on the 80's/90's Downtown NY scene. The jubilantly cockeyed strain of R.I.O. at hand here folds together folkloric elements and art rock eccentricity in a manner first mapped by Fred Frith circa Gravity and Speechless. It's a faultless template that still holds sway with contempo R.I.O. merchants like Alamaailman Vasarat and Daau and it's masterfully articulated here. Thanks to an anonymous blog friend for this treasure!

NOTE: both links went down shortly after this was posted, so evidently the band did not care to have this one shared...
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4 comments:

  1. gidouilleApril 25, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    I have this and Voix de Surface. They're excellent. The really rare one is the first vinyl only self titled Nimal. It's never been reissued. The band was Rossel, Cora & Barnett with guests like Gilles de Rieder and Victor de Bros.

    There are also other interesting offshoots of Debile Menthol, such as Manoeuvres d'Automne and Kulu Hatha Mamnua.

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  2. AnonymousMay 14, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    There's something wrong with both links...

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  3. Blacksmith lionJune 5, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    ... and continuing my research on Victor de Bros, I find it here at your blog... unfortunately it is like I just found it to late.

    thank you any way... it was good info.

    all the best to you.

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  4. kibayassSeptember 2, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    Hi,
    Though the link Errors.
    May I have it when raising it again?
    CD is not at hand and either it embarrasses it though it was a loved band.
    It wishes suitably.

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