You should also get to hear her more recent solo album soak, on. Listen free to hugo largo drum grow wild, eskimo song and more. Sparse, echoladen instrumentation of bass, violin, and despite the press release some guitar and drums recall the work of the 4ad label and roger eno. This band sounding somewhat like a wailing siren, was produced by micheal stipe from rem. Drum is the debut release from hugo largo and was recorded in athens georgia, known more commonly to music fans as the home of the great r. Could you please reup only drum ep if its possible. Find album release information for drum hugo largo on allmusic. This particular rerelease, however, disappointed me in at least one regard. But tim points out that as far as he was concerned. Mimi goese is one of the truly great voices of contemporary music, with an imagnation to match.
Hugo largo albums, songs discography album of the year. In february 1987, they released the michael stipe produced ep drum on relativity. One of my all time favorite bands, i play this album and their other tin drum often playing my bass aling with their music. With two bass players, an electric violin, a vocalist, and no percussion, the band paints sweeping, impressionistic pictures that move from airy fragility to chilling climax, sometimes within a single phrase. Hugo largo 4 tracks coproduced with michael stipe of r. The bands line up of two bass guitars sommer and adam peacock, electric violin hahn rowe and singer mimi goese raised eyebrows at the time. Instruments all, producer hugo largo, michael stipe tracks. You can only imagine the joy i felt when i heard that stipe had produced an album for an ny band. The first part is their tim sommerless third album, which is sadly unreleased and imho is. Is there any place that anyone knows to download mettle.
Following this, the band released their second album, mettle, which continued in a similar sonic vein but with better songwriting. It is now thirty years since the first, drum, was released, but there exists renewed optimism that the pair might be reissued later this year. Fronted by one of the most intriguing voices in rock and one of the least heard, hugo largo s debut ep, drum, reissued as a full album a short while after the ep, is a mysterious blend of ambient acoustics and a new york art sensibility. Provided to youtube by team love records second skin shana falana set your lightning fire free. Weird, ethereal gem with female vocals produced by michael stipe in 1988. Hugo largo s cd mettle is an inventive, evocative, and gorgeous set of songs.
Both drum and the followup mettle are works of art that defy easy description or categorization, suffice to say that once you add them to your collection youll. Second skin hugo largo drum 1988 kasus belly musyk. Hear something a band called hugo largo and a new album called mettle. Sparse, echoladen instrumentation of bass, violin, and despite what the press release says some guitar and drums recall the work of the 4ad label and. Their sound has been characterized as art rock, dream pop, ambient and avantrock. Empress of announces new album, shares video for new song. Hugo largo drum ep 87 w mettle lp 89 repost request. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Drum opal, 1988 former hardcore advocate and mtv copywriter tim sommer claims his latest fantasy reformulates the 30yearold concept of what a rock band sounds like. It had originally been released by relativity records in shorter form as an ep in 1987. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from hugo largo. Drum is the first release from art rock band hugo largo. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from hugo largo at the discogs marketplace.
Hugo largo buy cds by this artist drum relativity 1987 opalwarner bros. Drums, the 1925 debut novel by james boyd, set in the american revolutionary war film and television. Post mettle recordings, kcrw and more my unrequited, unhealthy and colossal ultranerd fanboy obsession with rem in the latter half of the 1980s has been documented elsewhere on my other blog big plans for everybody and will be referred back to with nauseating regularity im sure. Hugo largo produce a disarmingly simple mixture of organic guitars, bass and strings with the acrobatic vocals of the fabulous mimi goese. Drum opal former hardcore advocate and mtv copywriter tim sommer claims his latest fantasy reformulates the 30yearold concept of what a rock band sounds like.
Drum, an iranian drama film set in tehran drum, a 2002 television ident for bbc two from the personality series. Hugo largo consists of a singer mimi goese, two bass players adam peacock, tim sommers and a violinist hahn rowe. None of the download links on this blog are hosted on my own servers. Hugo largo news, media, mp3s, tracks, videos, articles. M whose fearless leader michael stipe produces and plays on 4 tracks of this record, originally released as a 7 track ep, but later reissued with two bonus tracks which are also fantastic. But its so wonderful that id hate to see anything added that would drag it down. Their only fulllength album was released on enos land label. Debut record produced by michael stipe and hugo largo 8856181671 reply notify me helpful r1667844 release. Rightand so do the kronos quartet, the bulgarian state radio and television female vocal choir, and george winston. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your hugo largo collection. Fronted by one of the most intriguing voices in rock and one of the least heard, hugo largo s debut ep, reissued as a full album a short while after, is a mysterious blend of ambient acoustics and a new york art sensibility.
If theres one thing people seem to know about hugo largo, its that theyre the band without a drummer, which has led to various new age references and charges that theyre just a novelty of sorts. The artschool poseur in me wept with delight that the band consisted of two. It is now thirty years since the first, drum, was released, but. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Drum and mettle are the only albums she made with hugo largo, an 80s band that matched her daring and imagination. Hugo largo turns pop music on its head and forces you to hear its music on its own terms.
Find album credit information for drum hugo largo on allmusic. Hugo largo drum 1988, ar, dolby hx pro, b nr, cassette. The first time i heard this album it burned holes in my brain the way hearing late 60s miles davis albums did, and for the same reason. After hugo largo played its last gig in the summer of 1989, the foursome scattered into assorted projects and careers, although a new incarnation of the group surfaced two years later. Hugo largo made only two records, both of which have been long unavailable. Watch the video for fancy from hugo largo s drum for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It was produced by michael stipe who also provides backing vocals on two of the tracks and released by brian enos record label, opal records, on january 1, 1988. My old vinyl copy is all i have and it seems silly to buy the cd just to upload it to my computer.
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