Sometimes, I get the bug.
Music sucks, but some doesn't. The music I like, very few appreciate, but I do not take it personally.
What intrigues me is when a piece of popular culture appropriates a bit of music I do like. There was an episode of a popular crime show (which, I couldn't say) in the last year or two that used bits of tunes from My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, and I was astonished -- both because of the age of the music, and that someone connected with producing the show thought, "Dang, that's some groovy shit -- let's use that." :)
A similar thang happened to me watching the first episode of season six of The Sopranos, except that I had never heard this tune that played over the opening minutes of the episode. I guess the William S. Burroughs voiceover was a clue, but... I felt certain this was a Bill Laswell tune.
Yep. It was.
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2 comments :
"Bush of Ghosts" was so popular back in my college radio days that many of us went out and bought the Tutuola book, too.
Bill Laswell and Material were also pretty well-known to us. Good to hear they're still in people's heads.
Jeff
I love Eno & Byrne, i ran to look @ my tape collection, but did not have My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.
Went on Amazon, but could not sample the songs, since they did not support QuickTime.
Too bad, will have to purchase.
e2gatto
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