Open Vocal Phrases, Where Songs Come in and Out
Arthur Russell
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Release Date: 18/04/2025
'Open Vocal Phrases, Where Songs Come In and Out' offers an intimate unedited solo live performance recorded at Phill Niblock's Experimental Intermedia Foundation in Downtown NYC on 12/20/85. Phill curated and produced with Arthur two concerts at EI that would become an integral part of the foundation for the final World of Echo album. Arthur titled this performance 'Open Vocal Phrases, Where Songs Come In and Out'. This extraordinary performance was recorded by Steve Cellum and overseen by Phill and Arthur. Arthur would later edit sections from this performance merging it with studio material recorded at Battery Sound to finalize the World of Echo album released in 1986.
Disc 1
1: That's the Very Reason
2: Tower of Meaning/Rabbit's Ear/Home Away from Home
3: Happy Ending
4: All-boy All-girl/Tiger Stripes/You Can't Hold Me Down
Disc 2
1: Introductions
2: Hiding Your Present from You/School Bell
3: Too Early to Tell
4: Changing Forest
5: Sunlit Water