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HUNT, JERRY - Song Drapes

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Tzadik TZ 7045 Release Year: 1999 Note: JERRY HUNT was a composer of bizarre but somehow hypnotic electro-acoustic soundscapes that still sound unique today, with self build equipment and performances designed as neo-shamanistic rituals; "Song drapes" were created shortly before his death, a co-operation with two female singers SHELLEY HIRSCH and KAREN FINLEY, who add very expressive, experimental vocalisations to his tracks... unique stuff almost beyond description ! Price (incl. 19% VAT): €16.50 More Info "Born in Waco, Texas, Jerry Hunt was a friend of Jack Ruby, a pianist in strip clubs, a student of the occult and founder of his own mail order church at the age of 13. Jerry Hunt was also one of the great pioneers of live electronic music performance. Very much a modern-day shaman, he designed most of his own equipment and used it in unique ways to create backdrops for his magical performances that referred to, among many other things, exotic ritual, the esoteric traditions of Rosicrucianism, Aleister Crowley and modern science. The Song Drapes were some of Jerry's last and greatest creations—and this special first release, authorized by the Hunt estate, includes performances by two of Jerry's closest friends and collaborators, vocalist Shelley Hirsch and perfomance artist Karen Finley, and one track featuring the popular vocalist Mike Patton." [label info] www.tzadik.com