TG's work is dense. i have owned and cherished the subject of this fascinating dissection since the day it came out, and have formed opinions on it's content over the 38 years since. I was not convinced by his attempts to link the songs sounds to both jazz and funk; the title, like the cover, is little more than a pisstake in my eyes. i have owned and cherished the subject of this fascinating dissection since the day it came out, and have formed opinions on it's content over the 38 years since. The book brilliantly illuminates the stories and ideas behind each of the songs, which involve everything from magic squares, cut-ups, pets named. Of course, things aren't as innocent as they seem, as the four individuals happen to be standing at Beachy Head, a cliff on the south coast of England that is notorious for its suicide rate. I guess maybe he's too smart for me & consequently too evasive for me to pin down and pick apart, but I get a real sense of bad faith from this whole thing. in part, but it would have been highly improbable if they were in full! Snacking on not only the titular funk and jazz the band also takes touristic zig zags through exotica rock and disco ultimately describing it as a kitsch detour toward mutant disco. I think there are about 144 of them in existence now (Angelo Badalamenti's Twin Peaks soundtrack is the most recent, I think); and just seeing them in a row in a bookstore with titles such as, I used to really enjoy the 33 1/3 series but perhaps I've grown tired of the naval gazing that comes with analyzing and isolating a single album. Music writing is strange. At every turn, however, the group’s love of horror peeks out of even the most innocuous track. But one cannot fault a super-fan author from wanting to do his research. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I think I'll try to read more of that in the coming year, even when I think it's bad. Genres. Even on darker, more aggressive tracks like "What a Day" and "Still Walking," the bursts of feedback and paranoid shrieking (or murmuring) are far more controlled and focused than the group's past work, significantly bolstered by the clanging, hypnotic drum machines. (Additionally, some pressings of the album depicted a nude cadaver lying in front of the group.) Hot On Heels of Love 8. I am reasonably confident I won't turn into Hal. Released in December 1979 on Industrial (catalog no. Compared to earlier and subsequent Throbbing Gristle albums, 20 Jazz Funk Greats is more structured, betraying the band’s facility for actual composition underneath its confrontation. 10 . 20 Jazz Funk Greats is one of those albums that I have to be in the mood for but when I am I do enjoy it. To be fair, he does take a more serious go at it than some authors I've seen, but he has to be "mr. super self-aware on every single level at all times. I used to really enjoy the 33 1/3 series but perhaps I've grown tired of the naval gazing that comes with analyzing and isolating a single album. This is a smart and unusual book about a pioneering band. They meant (and still mean) the world to me. As usual with the books from the 33 1/3 collection, this was a very informative read. Unfortunately, even while listening to TG's music & reading Daniel's text simultaneously, I just don't find TG compelling, musically, aesthetically, meta-textually, or otherwise. In 20 Jazz Funk Greats Drew Daniel (of the experimental band Matmos) creates through both his own insights and exclusive interviews with the band an exploded view of the album's multiple agendas: a series of close readings of each song, shot through with a sequence of thematic entries on key concepts, strategies, and contexts (noise, leisure, process, the abject, informati by Omar. The music itself is sinister and disconcerting like the majority of the group's catalog, but significantly more inviting. are my opinions similar to those of drew daniel's? Opens image gallery. The book wholly succeeds in cultivating a deeper appreciation for the craft and artistry informing the album. They meant (and still mean) the world to me. Daniel's claim from Hegarty (, TG fans, but also lit. One of my favorite musicians writing about my all time favorite musicians. IR0008; Vinyl LP). 20 Jazz Funk Greats Throbbing Gristle. 20 Jazz Funk Greats is the third studio album by British industrial music group Throbbing Gristle, released on December, 1979 by the band's label Industrial Records.It is known for its tongue-in-cheek title and artwork, and has been hailed as the band's best work, with UK magazine Fact naming it the best album of the 1970s. #4 Best Funk Song: Average White Band - "Pick Up the Pieces" Throbbing Gristle - Pandora. $15.82 + $3.83 shipping . The opening title track features a slinky downtempo drum machine pulse and seductive whispers, along with distant cornet and synthesizer lines. I'm super jealous) - so I shouldn't be too disappointed with this. BPM. Also, as a burgeoning music writer, i derive benefit from reading such in-depth analysis on a track by track basis. Start by marking “20 Jazz Funk Greats” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Details of the mythology are broached and sometimes requited, though the voltage used in the Gristle-izer guitar rig as well as the secret attack word for Gen's dog Tanith, remain mystical legend. User Ratings (0) Your Rating. Definitely one of the best in the 33 1/3 series. I mean I used to find that infuriating (which I guess is pretty embarrassing itself) but at the same time it's so funny. To be fair, he does take a more serious go at it than some authors I've seen, but he has to be "mr. super self-aware on every single level at all times academician man" who feels the need to announce exactly what he intends to do, or regrets he might be about to do (i.e. This move wasn't entirely unprecedented, as their 1978 single "United" was an uplifting slice of utopian synth pop, and eventually became one of the band's biggest-selling records. Jazz Funk Greats. They played pranks, they challenged you to like them, they pushed you to the edge, and once you got there, they chastised you for being such a pervert. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Part Two: The Endless Not + TG Now Throbbing Gristle. I listened to the album in its entirety before starting and would listen to each song before and after reading the chapters dedicated to them. This book was exactly what I wanted it to be. Drew Daniel's analysis of Throbbing Gristle's third LP is astonishingly serious and focused. Though I can't not love it, Daniel mostly refrains from fan boy gushing, delivering a treatment that is both thought provoking and insightful. Tanith 5. The batting average for the 33 1/3 series is honestly pretty low - I don't think their authors generally see them as a chance to make grandiose statements or do thorough (investigative?) With access to the entire band as well as a very keen insight into the aesthetics and politics of TG, Daniel tours the album with ease and authority. TG were musicians! The batting average for the 33 1/3 series is honestly pretty low - I don't think their authors generally see them as a chance to make grandiose statements or do thorough (investigative?) Song keys. On the bright side you always learn something new and random about an album in these series. Image not available. Throbbing Gristle were my Beatles. crit. Only 5 left in stock - order soon. Overall, it is a great companion to Throbbing Gristle's fascinating masterpiece. On similar reissues of other TG material the other covers don't seem to collapse outwards and dilate, not sure why this one does it. 'twenty jazz funk greats' is a timeless piece of work, and the themes therein are complex, contradictory, mischievous, and at times just plain wrong, so it's a delight that the author has produced a thesis that. The book really explains what the band members were trying to relay for each track. This focus makes the book stand out from others in the 33 1/3 series that I've read (the Pink Floyd one, the Kinks one, the Sonic Youth one (was awful[ly pretentious])). Release year. Filter tracks. Nor is he afraid to confront TG's false premises head on and point out the group's occasional disingenuousness and conceptual. The interviews on the whole were well done but his contextualizing was too solipsistic for me. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Details of the mythology are broached and sometimes requited, though the voltage used in the, A track by track breakdown of one of the most subversive and disappointing albums in the annals of 70s/80s electronic music, this is one half of Matmos writing about his experiences with the album prerelease and its overall impact on various styles of dance/music at release. 20 Jazz Funk Greats . Drew Daniels does an excellent job side-stepping (without dismissing) the juicy extra-musical stories of the members of Throbbing Gristle to focus directly on the music, what it meant to the people who made it and to the person that listened to it. Welcome back. 2CD (20) £11.99 Add to crate Play All 2CD (20) Available To Order (Estimated Shipping between 1-3 Working Days) This item is to the best of our knowledge available to us from the supplier and should ship to you within the time-frame indicated. research like Drew Daniel does here (but then he's friends with his heroes, that's so unfair! $1.59 2 bids + $5.31 shipping . '20 Jazz Funk Greats' remains one of the key albums of the late-1970s - predicting most of what was to follow (electronica, industrial, avant-garde, ambient, new wave etc.) This is one of the best books I have read in this series. No passo do Billy Paul - Master … Stripping away much of the noise and nihilism of their past work, the album explored rhythm and melody more thoroughly, flirting with elements of disco, new wave, exotica, and yes, jazz and funk, but not as they had been heard before. Vinyl. In fact he did a great job writing about this 'weird' album. Throbbing Gristle were my Beatles. What A Day 11. referencing 20 Jazz Funk Greats, LP, Album, RE, RM, TGLP4 The outer sleeve craftsmanship for this is just awful. I guess writing about any immediate sensory experience is bound to be strange. My interest in TG was mostly defined by “Second Annual Report” and “D.O.A,” but now I have a whole new infatuation with “20 Jazz Funk Greats.” The book brilliantly illuminates the stories and ideas behind each of the songs, which involve everything from magic squares, cut-ups, pets named after pagan goddesses, and seances, to popular destinations for suicide, interviews with pedophiles, bitter old ladies, and the aesthetics of pornography, drugs, and disco. My only qualm it the book is a little overlong. in part, but it would have been highly improbable if they were in full! The above graph reflects the response times collected for 20jazzfunkgreats.co.uk. Rated #167 in the best albums of 1979, and #6388 of all-time album.. AllMusic Rating. This is one of the best 33 1/3 books I've read, approaching a difficult band from many different angles and not shying away from pointing out some of the very real ambiguities and sometimes less-than-appealing qualities of their music and aesthetic. Release Date December 1, 1979. Each chapter is similar: a brief explanation of the sounds and then an interview from each member of the band discussing said song. Thank you for your cooperation. 20 Jazz Funk Greats 20 Jazz Funk Greats Released in 1981 Label: Pass Records – PAS 1001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan I think that the jacket, liner, obi, and board are all in the category of beautiful products without any problems. & also being one of those varied long-players common to that era (see Can's 'Tago Mago', Faust's 'IV' or Eno's 'Another Green World'). This move wasn't entirely unprecedented, as their 1978 single "United" was an uplifting slice of utopian synth pop, and eventually became one of the band's biggest-selling records. '20 Jazz Funk Greats' remains one of the key albums of the late-1970s - predicting most of what was to follow (electronica, industrial, avant-garde, ambient, new wave etc.) Clear filters Show results. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. The lower the response time, the better. Drew Daniel -- one half of Matmos -- does a good job placing Throbbing Gristle in the lineage of fringe and socially experimenting intellectuals, ala William Burroughs & Brion Gysin, Aleister Crowley, etc.. It's hard to put it any other way. 20 Jazz Funk Greats, an album by Throbbing Gristle on Spotify. Picture Information. Nor was I persuaded by his efforts to dig deeper into the instrumental track's titles for lack of a concrete foothold. I was not convinced by his attempts to link the songs sounds to both jazz and funk; the title, like the cover, is little more than a. Throbbing Gristle's 20 Jazz Funk Greats is an album of sketches, each unsettling in its own way. I always love to hear stories about TG at work, cuz they were such fucking freaks and i admire that. Throbbing Gristle-20 Jazz Funk Greats (UK IMPORT) CD NEW. I feel like I understand the album significantly more than I previously did and love how the author chose not to add too much about his own relationship to the album and let the artists and the art speak for themselves. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Exotica 7. Mostly for the cover, and the cover is covered quite heavily in this book by Drew Daniel. Listen to your favorite songs from 20 Jazz Funk Greats (Remastered) by Throbbing Gristle Now. It's hard to put it any other way. 20 Jazz Funk Greats Throbbing Gristle. 参照 20 Jazz Funk Greats, LP, Album, RE, RM, TGLP4 The outer sleeve craftsmanship for this is just awful. The album's infamous cover presented the quartet as nice, friendly folks, smiling (except for Genesis P-Orridge) and posing in a field of flowers on a pleasant, sunny day. The thematic intentions ( and still mean ) the world to me guess writing about this 'weird '.... 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