A collaboration by two of America's most legendary figures in the underground music scene, both active since the late 1970's. Tom Smith (To Live And Shave In L.A.) passed away in early 2022 due to a sudden illness, with these recordings being finished after his death. Robert Turman wanted to release them as a tribute to Tom.
"In March of 2020, early pandemic, Tom asked me "Wanna do a quick and dirty internet collab?". He had recently posted an extended track called 'Strip Ice Water To Listerine', and added "It's only six days old. A simple generative system. Why don't we rework it together? Tear it apart, add your bits, then I can sprinkle some magic dust atop the rubble!" I said I'd see what I can do, but was in the middle of a big project, The Prevalence... Fast forward to January 2022, after receiving the sad news that Tom had died, I decided to go ahead with the project... By cutting up, looping, and sampling Tom's original track, I created a series of rhythmic backdrops for Tom's improvisations, an album's worth of material that I could not stop listening to, and this is the result. Unfortunately the rubble never got the magic dust but I think Tom would have liked it" (Robert Turman).
6-panel digisleeve with liner notes by Thurston Moore with art work by Karen Constance.
ROBERT TURMAN & TOM SMITH - 'Strip Ice Water To Listerine' CD
- Record Label: Nyahh Records
- Genre: Experimental / Noise / Musique Concrete
- Availability: In Stock
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£12.00
Tags: ROBERT TURMAN, TOM SMITH, Strip Ice Water To Listerine, Nyahh Records, To Live And Shave In L.A., Experimental, Noise, Musique Concrete