During apartheid times we made people laugh and dance when things weren’t looking good

formed in 1988 in San Francisco

and just using the lyrics as a way to have continuity

is also an undeniable factor in the cohesion

the definitive edition remastered from the original tapes

ARTHUR RUSSELL - Open Vocal Phrases Where Songs Come In and Out (Live 12/20/85) DLP Dub During apartheid times we madeSome of it sounds so pure and clear and I am picturing him huddled around all that gear, simply magical. In my memory he didnt play for the audience but was rather trying to perfect these various permutations of sound within himselfand a few of us just happened to be present. Tom Lee "Open Vocal Phrases, Where Songs Come in And Out" offers an intimate unedited Arthur Russell solo live performance recorded at Phill Niblocks Experimental Intermedia