[Moshe]

 

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artist: MICHAEL MORLEY, MY CAT IS AN ALIEN, RAMONA PONZINI, LEE RANALDO
title: Live @ Sensational Fix
label: Starlight Furniture Co. (San Francisco)
distribution: Revolver USA
cat #: *25
release date: Aug/Sept 2009
format: LP ltd. 450
track listing:

side A:

'Live @ Sensational Fix'

M.Morley - laptop
M.Opalio - electric guitar, percussion
R.Opalio - vocals, electric guitar, space toys
R.Ponzini - vocals, seed shaker
L.Ranaldo - electric guitar

recorded June 18th, 2008 at Le Vip in St.Nazaire, France, on the occasion of the opening of "Sonic Youth etc.: Sensational Fix" museum exhibition at LiFE.

side B:

1- 'Blue Ether'
R.Opalio - vocals, alientronics, toy piano

2- 'Gate the Grand Century'
M.Morley - laptop

3- 'Verona, Interzone'
L.Ranaldo - electric guitar
R.Ponzini - little bell

4- 'Passo Galambra'
M.Opalio - classical guitar

5- 'Hi no tori - Firebird'
R.Ponzini - vocals, wind chimes
R.Opalio - toy keyboard
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editing and mastering by MCIAA
'Sensational Lights Trilogy' polaroids shot by Roberto Opalio on stage during the live performance.
Live band collage by MCIAA from a video by curator Roland Groenenboom.
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[blunderbuss]

Four or five months to wait... Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! I want it now!

[Moshe]

MCIAA/ponzini/morley/ranaldo @ SENSATIONAL FIX


just got word from the opalio bros that they "just received today the proofs of the artwork for the LP jacket of the Morley/MCIAA/Ponzini/Ranaldo vinyl on Starlight Furniture Co.; you'll find pics attached -- As you'll see, we curated the whole artwork, using some of the polaroids that Roberto shot on stage in St. Nazaire, plus a very special 'collage' which should look familiar to you. hope you'll appreciate 'our efforts' in doing it ;-) Also, the record, in a limited edition of 450, is scheduled for August/Sept 2009"

 

 

 

Posted by sensational fix at 08:25

 

[toxic johnny]

It is indeed a very sunny day today...

[greenlight]

ouch, double lp? this soundz pricey....

[scott v]

but looks awesome!

[nobye-noaloha]

Originally Posted by greenlight

ouch, double lp? this soundz pricey....

????
side a, side b. that's all. single lp...

[noisereductions]

anyone hear this yet?

 

it's dreamy.

[blunderbuss]

Originally Posted by Moshe

MICHAEL MORLEY

In any right-thinking world, that would be SIR MICHAEL MORLEY

[Moshe]

The Live @ Sensational Fix LP is just out now.Here's a link to a short live video footage of that show:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensationalfix/3337619703/

http://www.mycatisanalien.com/news.htm

MICHAEL MORLEY, MY CAT IS AN ALIEN, RAMONA PONZINI, LEE RANALDO - 'Live @ Sensational Fix'
LP - Starlight Furniture Co. (distributed by Revolver USA) - ST25


***On June 17, 2008, the exhibition Sonic Youth etc.: Sensational Fix opened at LiFE in Saint-Nazaire, France, with a focus on their multi-disciplinary activities since 1981--collaborations with visual artists, filmmakers, designers, and musicians, as well as other works selected by the band.
As part of the exhibition project, My Cat Is An Alien performed on stage with their long-time collaborator Ramona Ponzini (Painting Petals On Planet Ghost, Black Magic Disco, Z'ev) singing Japanese, Michael Morley of New Zealand's free noise band Dead C, and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. As a non-programmed live act, My Cat Is An Alien were supplied with two guitars from Sonic Youth's memorabilia wall of old guitars. No MCIAA show would be complete without sounds and beams generated by space toy guns, which they liberated from a local vintage toys warehouse (including a toy microphone for Roberto's vocals).
Exhibition curator Roland Groenenboom recalls: "Michael Morley joined My Cat Is An Alien and Ramona Ponzini on stage for an improv piece. They were already way into developing [it] when, to their surprise, Lee Ranaldo picked up the guitar that Maurizio had left lying on stage when he moved on to playing percussion, [which only] made the already phenomenal sonic achievement even denser."
Stills from the live footage shot by Groenenboom appear on the color insert. During the performance, Roberto shot photos with a Poloroid camera supplied by LiFE's director Christophe Wavelet--what Opalio entitles "The Sensational Fix trilogy"--which are front and back cover and labels of this LP.
Side B features a collection of solo pieces by each of the five members of this extemporaneous ensemble. The perfect compendium to the unicity of this historical document.***

[blunderbuss]

I have a copy sitting next to me. Damn sexy packaging. Haven't heard it yet tho'.

[stu666]

where did you get it from?

[greenlight]

yes, where?

[blunderbuss]

Norman

[greenlight]

http://www.mycatisanalien.com/view-l...ationalfix.htm

it says, that is distributed via revolver record usa, but I can't find it on their page. maybe i google out some other revolver records.....

norman????

[blunderbuss]

Norman

[greenlight]

Originally Posted by blunderbuss

Norman

thanks!

[greenlight]

ordered! cheers! nice price. i thought it will be much more expensive....

[stu666]

i've just ordered it too, awaiting confirmation. i hope you didn't just get the last one greenlight thanks again blunderbuss!

[greenlight]

hope not!