Crumb - Ice MeltICE MELT, Crumb's second LP, begins with a chaotic scene and ends with a lullaby. "Lyrically," says frontwoman Lila Ramani, "my goal was to return back down to earth from a strange, floating place, and write about real substances and beings that live on this planet." The sounds, too, feel more grounded and of this earth, evoking moods of both isolation and deep connection. Recorded to 2 inch tape by analog masters Jonathan Rado and Michael Harris, ICE

« which with it's Kyrie and Gloria merely consists of two compositional complexes

where she studied with professor François Guye

the selections are a stunning and complex presentation of classic and modern pieces

the character Michael Dorsey lands the role of a lifetime as does the actor playing him

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as well as of his wife and himself

Also featured are the audacious Pour une fête de printemps

the zither interweaves with the lyrics in an almost ideal way

The series debuted on the 2nd November 1982

power electronics and musique concrète

The songs are often melancholy

in which the harmonics and syncopated rhythms of tango are mixed