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Points: 8644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2016 at 11:25
^ Looks to be the verb "to bear" - it was intentionally taken out of context from a line in Ancient Art and Ritual by the Victorian era classical scholar Jane Ellen Harrison:

Even to-day, when individualism is rampant, art bears traces of its collective, social origin.

- Harrison, Ancient Art and Ritual (1913)

Cutler says that the ambiguity was what they were going for, not any big relation to the name's original context.


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A pretty interesting question has just popped up in my mind today, you'll like this one. In the name Art Bears, is "bears" reffering to an animal or to a verb "to bear"? Also, is "Art" an allusion to Art Zoyd?
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Originally posted by Flight123 Flight123 wrote:

I would be happy to but not sure when I could get round to it!  I have got Pragma as well - but that's a really challenging listen.

I really like the 11-minute "String Quartet 1" from Each In Our Own Thoughts. Once again showcases the phenomenal Tim Hodgkinson's compositional skill.
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Points: 1399 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2016 at 04:05
I would be happy to but not sure when I could get round to it!  I have got Pragma as well - but that's a really challenging listen.
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

Tim Hodgkinson Each In Our Own Thoughts album cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B5l5sZEwMs

Still no review for this one ... Ermm




Someone from this thread has to write one? Tongue Which one of us will the Henry Cow Collective vote for to take the responsibilty of reviewing the album? I am listening to it as we speak. LOL
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Tim Hodgkinson Each In Our Own Thoughts album cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B5l5sZEwMs

Still no review for this one ... Ermm
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Points: 1399 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2016 at 06:15
I must admit it was only in anticipation of her tribute shows that I started to explore her works - the ensemble played 'Lots of Larks' and 'General Strike' from that album - but I remember 'As She Breathes' as one of many highlights.
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Originally posted by Flight123 Flight123 wrote:

...and my preference is for 'Winter Songs' but all three are great!
^ .....I was gonna say......exactly this !!
Any fans of Lindsay's album Rags ?? I was so blown away having come across the LP of this in the late-90's. All lovers of HC need to hear this. With a line-up of Cooper, Frith, Cutler, Born and singers Phil Minton and Sally Potter, a very special, little known gem.
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Originally posted by Flight123 Flight123 wrote:

I remember that coming out; it was a confusing time for Cow fans.  In the late 70s, our only source of information was the music press and I also recall being nonplussed about an album of 'songs'.  I remember scanning the album sleeve in the record shops but I had other pressing demands on my scarce record buying money! 

When Hopes & Fears first came out I heard it premiered on an L.A. radio show that specialized in imported albums. Somebody was hip enough to program it, but the DJ didn't seem to be much of a fan. He had a hard time with the handwritten credits on the LP and mentioned Lindsay "Looper," and singled out Chris Cutler's credit for "noise" saying that he must have a lot to do with the album.
Buy this thing!
https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson
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Points: 7251 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2016 at 04:29
I agree completely Thumbs Up
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The Art Bears were certainly an extension of the Cow although Tim Hodgkinson's Each In Our Own Thoughts unsurprisingly sounds like another, not least because it features 'Erk Gah', the lost Cow classic but retitled as 'Hold to the Zero Burn, Imagine'.  The album also features Dagmar, Lindsay Cooper and Chris Cutler - the closest thing to a Henry Cow 'reunion' on record...


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The world as it is today almost sounds like another Cow album.
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...and my preference is for 'Winter Songs' but all three are great!
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My favorite Art Bears album is The World As It Is Today.

Great album, less Weill/Brecht than the others. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHO64WTf5pk
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Originally posted by Flight123 Flight123 wrote:

I remember that coming out; it was a confusing time for Cow fans.  In the late 70s, our only source of information was the music press and I also recall being nonplussed about an album of 'songs'.  I remember scanning the album sleeve in the record shops but I had other pressing demands on my scarce record buying money! Then it was announced that the Cow were to split after seeing out their commitments for 1978.  I saw the ad for the RIO festival, but as a 15 year old I couldn't get to London for it.  At least the Cow set appears on the Box Set (on 'Late'), and I see ReR Megacorp have just released a CD of the Etron Fou set at RIO.

Its sound does seem a bit odd. Some of the pieces have a very pop-like feel to them, while some have a somber Univers Zero-esque mood. I like what I'm hearing, but not exactly as much as when I started listening.
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Points: 1399 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2016 at 03:23
I remember that coming out; it was a confusing time for Cow fans.  In the late 70s, our only source of information was the music press and I also recall being nonplussed about an album of 'songs'.  I remember scanning the album sleeve in the record shops but I had other pressing demands on my scarce record buying money! Then it was announced that the Cow were to split after seeing out their commitments for 1978.  I saw the ad for the RIO festival, but as a 15 year old I couldn't get to London for it.  At least the Cow set appears on the Box Set (on 'Late'), and I see ReR Megacorp have just released a CD of the Etron Fou set at RIO.


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Points: 1990 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2016 at 01:30
Listening to the Art Bears debut and I absolutely love it! Smile
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Points: 1399 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2016 at 04:59
Well done - a great review!! 

I never thought I would see the News from Babel material ever performed live, until the Lindsay Cooper tribute concerts (see my review on here) - John Greaves admirably deputised the Wyatt parts (there was a rumour he would appear for the Barbican show)
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Points: 1990 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2016 at 01:18
Originally posted by Michael P. Dawson Michael P. Dawson wrote:

^ Really nice! Makes me wish I were home so I could listen to the set!


Thank you very much! Smile If a review makes one want to listen to the album, my goal is achieved.

Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

I intend on spinning my News From Babel LP today. Zeena Parkins on the Harp was a wonderful addition to the line-up. Perhaps some Art Bears too.


Yeah, the harp gave a rather unique flavor. I have listened to News From Babel once or twice, but never devoted my full attention to their music. Well, I guess it's time. I was just wanting to listen to some Art Bears, too.


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I intend on spinning my News From Babel LP today. Zeena Parkins on the Harp was a wonderful addition to the line-up. Perhaps some Art Bears too.
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