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John Cale & Terry Riley - Church of Anthrax Audio CD

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John Cale & Terry Riley Band: John Cale & Terry Riley
Title: Church of Anthrax
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Release Date: 2008-06-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Church of Anthrax 2: Hall of Mirrors in the Palace at Versailles 3: Soul of Patrick Lee 4: Ides of March 5: Protege

Timeless...
Today it barely fills half a CD, but in that brief spell they bang and pound their way out into the open, on the border between space and density, and show us a work of genius. Originally recorded in 1971, this collaborative (mostly instrumental) jam of Cale and Riley is a rare treat. (It sounds like Riley sets the "tone" with droning percussive patterns, while Cale fills them out with energy, passion and whatever melody the compositions may have. )

This was one of my favorite albums in the late 70's, and I'm surprised how much it still rocks (rhythmically like a small boat tossed desperately on a big sea. . . ) and moves me. The multiple layers of piano, organ, synth, horns, viola, guitar and percussions are a perfect balance of disjointed free fall and driving progressive patterns. And the one lyrical song is wonderfully enigmatic and evocative of a timeless moment in Wales. Ah, wouldn't it be grand if they reunited for a 40th year anniversary.


A good instrumental work

There is one track [The soul of patrick Lee] that has vocals on it. A Cale collaboration with Terry Riley that works well
and has some good instrumental pieces using
drums, oboe, piano, viola and organ.
It seems out of place on this album, but is an ok song anyway.
The songs " Ides of March" and "In the Hall of mirrors in the Palace of Versailles" are standouts.


about time
I expected 'dark', I expected drone, I expected minimalism. Having heard about this legendary collaboration between John Cale and Terry Riley, I was excited to see it finally appear on cd. What I didn't expect was "Ides of March. " This 10 minute jam with keyboards and drums cooks like nothing else this side of the "Crossroads"/"Spoonful" jam on Cream's Wheels of Fire. Good God, buy this if you want your music to transport you to another planet! _.


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