total mass retain

Mon Feb 14 08:20:21 UTC 2022

Excellent link, Rich! I'd heard of Shub Niggurath, but I'd never heard
any of their compositions. This one ("Yog Sothoth") has a real Univers
Zero feel to it, and I really, REALLY like it. So thanks for that!

This is the last prog rock email that I'll be sending to the Whole
Sick Crew. I'll be creating a separate, very informal sub-list of
those interested in the topic  of the most obscure and avant-garde of
prog (currently numbering just myself and Allen/Quail unless and until
anyone else asks to be included). Now, by obscure, I don't just mean
poorly-selling! It could even involve some thoughts about Pink Floyd,
one of the most popular and successful acts of the rock era, as long
as those thoughts are, themselves, obscure, novel, strange, or what
have you (like, I'd love to share with anyone interested my
interpretation of "Echoes" as being a treatment in song form about a
motion picture depicting the ultimate saga... that being the evolution
of life on Earth, from it's utmost absolute beginnings as blue green
algae).

And so, if you want to be included in any future prog rock email
discussions with myself and Allen, let me know and I'll put you on the
list!

In the meantime, a parting gift of a piece of progressive rock that I
HOPE is new to everyone here (but will probably turn out not to be):
"Recit", by the Japanese Zeuhl group, Bondage Fruit!
https://youtu.be/Yka_sq_9bDk

Cheers,
yer old pal Jerky

On Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 10:22 AM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> i'm sure you know about these guys but if not if u like the dark Red-crimson era (and who doesn't)  granchildren you cant go wrong with Unit Wail, a side band of legendary French guitarist Frank W Fromy of Shub Niggurath frame, whose mid-80s lp Les Morts Vont Vite (and intro cassette titled Introduction, is imho, the best musical companion to Lovecraft's writing. Yog Sothoth is a highlight.
>
> Yog Sothoth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j1Icb1iuMA
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> https://unitwail.bandcamp.com/
>
> rich
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 10:54 PM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Re: my "zeuhl" v. "Kobaïan" nomenclatural conflation... I DID say that
>> I was quite sick, yes?
>>
>> But seriously... I can already tell this is a fight I want no part of.
>>
>> And of course, it would be on the Pynchon-List that I encounter the
>> progiste whose prog obsession puts my progophilia to shame.
>>
>> I hereby surrender to the better man. Teach me, teacher!
>>
>> Cheers!
>> yer old pal Jerky
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 8:29 PM Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I was going to let this drop, as I'm sure it's uninteresting most Listers, but I cannot let Jerky's challenge stand!
>> >
>> > An AMATEUR, you say, my friend? Ho ho ho! I am quite familiar with RIO, although I prefer Etron Fou Leloublan to 5uu, and probably Univers Zéro most of all. (Though 5uu is quite good!) I have an extensive collection of 1970s Andalusian prog, possess every King Crimson box set, and can rattle off the date of every Steven Wilson prog remaster. I am currently listening to Wobbler as I type this, with Centipede queued up next, just for spite!
>> >
>> > And feel free to make your puns, my dear friend: but note that the *language* is Kobaïan -- "zeuhl" is merely "celestial!"
>> >
>> > —Qüail wört Qüailönik
>> >
>> > PS: But seriously, email me offlist and we can chat about obscure prog ALL DAY LONG! I also love Anekdoten...!
>> >
>> > On 2/12/22, 2:55 PM, "Mark Thibodeau" <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >     When it comes to Prog Rock Love, I'm willing to bet y'all cats are
>> >     AMATEURS compared to MY ridiculous, shameless self.
>> >
>> >     I'm too sick to come up with the sort of (admittedly excellent) proggy
>> >     puns in the style of whoever it is who wanted mountains to come out of
>> >     the sky and STAND THERE (was it you, David?), but if I wasn't this
>> >     sick, my puns would involve my adventures with a trio of Lamia who
>> >     leave a scent of garlic to linger on my chocolate fingers, and it
>> >     would be in Zeuhl, monkeyfisters!!!
>> >
>> >     Don't talk to me about obscure until you've discovered and fallen
>> >     forever in love with bizarre Israeli Rock In Opposition bands like The
>> >     5 UU's, or Swedish bands who devote themselves entirely to emulating
>> >     exactly ONE of King Crimson SIX distinct stylistic periods (that band
>> >     would be Anekdoten, and that stylistic period would be the "Lark's
>> >     Tongues in Aspic/Starless and Bible Black/Red" era).
>> >
>> >     So try finding The 5UU's song "Roan" from their album "Hunger's
>> >     Teeth", and/or Anekdoten's "From Within", from the eponymous album on
>> >     Youtube. They don't have fancy-shmancy "vidayos" (with the exception
>> >     of a few live ones, but ignore those), but the songs are there. ...Oh,
>> >     boy, are they ever.
>> >
>> >     Enh. I'm tired. Gotta go lie down.
>> >
>> >     Prog Rocker in Residence
>> >     yer old pal Jerky LeBoeuf, Esq.
>> >
>> >     On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 3:10 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >     >
>> >     > You’re thinking of the Lizard People, or are they the same thing?
>> >     >
>> >     > On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 12:48 PM Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>
>> >     > wrote:
>> >     >
>> >     > > I dunno…. If the CIA were really serious, they would have used STEELY DAN…
>> >     > >
>> >     > > From: Neal Fultz <nfultz at gmail.com>
>> >     > > Date: Friday, February 11, 2022 at 12:18 PM
>> >     > > To: Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>
>> >     > > Cc: The Whole Sick Crew <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> >     > > Subject: Re: total mass retain
>> >     > >
>> >     > > The Grateful Dead was a cia psyop. Slayer was used by the cia to torture
>> >     > > prisoners. Maybe you're closer to the edge than you think?
>> >     > >
>> >     > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 9:05 AM Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com
>> >     > > <mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>> wrote:
>> >     > > Bitch, I wore a Grateful Dead T-shirt to a Slayer concert. I’m fearless, I
>> >     > > tell you, FEARLESS! …livin’ life close to the edge, so to speak….
>> >     > >
>> >     > > From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com<mailto:fqmorris at gmail.com>>
>> >     > > Date: Friday, February 11, 2022 at 11:59 AM
>> >     > > To: Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com<mailto:
>> >     > > quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>>
>> >     > > Cc: The Whole Sick Crew <pynchon-l at waste.org<mailto:pynchon-l at waste.org>>
>> >     > > Subject: Re: NP: total mass retain
>> >     > >
>> >     > > I bet you would NEVER admit to YES at Club Cologne…
>> >     > >
>> >     > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 11:37 AM Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com
>> >     > > <mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com><mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com
>> >     > > <mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>>> wrote:
>> >     > > Ha ha ha!
>> >     > >
>> >     > > I’ve seen Yes in its various forms over a dozen times. I’ve met Roger Dean
>> >     > > and had him autograph a print. I place the exact date the everything went
>> >     > > to hell as June 27, 2015: the day Chris Squire died.
>> >     > >
>> >     > > I TOUCHED RICK WAKEMAN’S CAPE!!!
>> >     > >
>> >     > > —Quail
>> >     > >
>> >     > >
>> >     > >
>> >     > > From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com<mailto:fqmorris at gmail.com><mailto:
>> >     > > fqmorris at gmail.com<mailto:fqmorris at gmail.com>>>
>> >     > > Date: Friday, February 11, 2022 at 11:19 AM
>> >     > > To: Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com<mailto:
>> >     > > quail at shipwrecklibrary.com><mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com<mailto:
>> >     > > quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>>>
>> >     > > Cc: The Whole Sick Crew <pynchon-l at waste.org<mailto:pynchon-l at waste.org
>> >     > > ><mailto:pynchon-l at waste.org<mailto:pynchon-l at waste.org>>>
>> >     > > Subject: Re: BEg2 ch 18 quick summary, private noses
>> >     > >
>> >     > > OMG-icron!  Please, not, YES!!!  Please tell me you are kidding…. Or just
>> >     > > shoot me, already!
>> >     > >
>> >     > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 11:14 AM Allen Ruch <quail at shipwrecklibrary.com
>> >     > > <mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com><mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com
>> >     > > <mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>><mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com
>> >     > > <mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com><mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com
>> >     > > <mailto:quail at shipwrecklibrary.com>>>> wrote:
>> >     > > David Morris replies from his yacht, piña colada in hand,
>> >     > >
>> >     > > > You are just too fucking punk!  And fuck you! I like Steely Dan. ;)
>> >     > >
>> >     > > Well, they’re one notch better than The Eagles, I’ll give you that. But
>> >     > > I’m actually not very punk—I’m prog, baby. Give me a twenty minute long
>> >     > > song about warring trees! I want my mountains to come out of the sky, and
>> >     > > STAND THERE! I know what I see when I walk across the sitting room and turn
>> >     > > the television on….
>> >     > >
>> >     > > —Quail, thankfully he’s FINALLY baited a Steely Dan fan on this fucking
>> >     > > list…
>> >     > > --
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