Live at WFMU on Brian's Show on 11/18/2003
Alvaro
Chilean singer/songwriter composer Alvaro Pena-Rojas moved to London in the early 1970's and hooked up with pre-Clash Joe Strummer in the 101-ers, but then spent most of the punk and post-punk area sculpting an incredible catalog of 18 albums and singles, including one of the strangest albums of all time, 1977's "Drinking My Own Sperm". Alvaro's music is uncompromising and passionate, blending everything from Eno-esque, yet distinctly Latin-tinged pop experimentalism to piano composition to radical folk poetry. His unique approach to the flute on some of his records has also saddled him with the tag "The Chilean with the Singing Nose." He lives in Germany now, but visits WFMU today in a rare New York appearance. Alvaro's recordings, discography, and stories can be found at his website, www.don-alvaro.net, or write Alvaro Pena-Rojas, Zahringerplatz 4, 78464 Konstanz, West Germany. -Brian Turner
Brian Turner
Cosmic Cowboy
Parts 1, 2, and 3 correspond to the songs 'Valpara?so', 'Paseo Atkinson', and 'Stolen Flower', respectively - all of them included in 'Valpara?so/The Musical', a project involving choreography around many of the songs. It was premiered in Konstanz, Germany, in 2004. I have no information of further performances of it. (so good to know another marathon has reached the goal! ;) )
Definitely within top 5 boogiest songs about things defrosting!