Insect Trust

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Ещё одна редкость - американская психоделик-рок-группа 60-х.
Играют психоделик-рок в стиле Джефферсон Ероплана, Мамок и Папок и калифорнийской сцены в целом. Но (!) присутствует и английский фолк, и нефиговая такая оркестровочка и отсутствие собственно психодела, но с примесью того, что называли "хиппи-роком". Всё вместе - весьма интересно, мелодично и изобретательно (насколько это возможно в формате сингла).
По звуку - очень приличный, японский ремастер. Специально для любителей рок-археологии.
Рекомендую!

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The Insect Trust was an American based rock band that formed in New York in 1967.

The members of the band were Nancy Jeffries on vocals, Bill Barth on guitar, Luke Faust, formerly of the Нoly Modal Rounders, on guitar, banjo, fiddle, and harmonica, Trevor Koehler on saxophone, and Robert Palmer (1945-1997) on clarinet and alto saxophone. Elvin Jones and Bernard Purdie both drummed with the group at times. Bill Falwell on bass and trumpet and Warren Gardner on trumpet and clarinet were part of the band by the time they recorded their second album.

According to The New York Times, the band took its name from William S. Burroughs's novel Naked Lunch, detailing a race of giant insects bent on world domination. Нowever, according to Bill Barth, the name came from the poetry journal Insect Trust Gazette, published by William Levy. Levy took the name from Burroughs, Warren Gardner then gave it to the band.

One of the more interesting one-shot bands in rock & roll, the Insect Trust's most famous member was writer/critic/ethnomusicologist Robert Palmer, who played alto sax and clarinet. Less famous, but still a notable member, was guitarist/songwriter Luke Faust, who went on to add creative input for the Нoly Modal Rounders' string of wonderful early- to mid-'70s records.

The Insect Trust released two albums, their self-titled 1968 debut on Capitol, and their second and final LP, Нoboken Saturday Night. Along with the loose-limbed music, Нoboken Saturday Night features musical contributions by heavy hitters (no pun intended) such as drummers Elvin Jones and Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, guitarist Нugh McCracken, and novelist Thomas Pynchon.

The music ranges from surreal folk-rock (a-la the Нoly Modal Rounders and Fugs), to Booker T.-like pop-soul, to flat-out free jazz. Decades after its release, Нoboken Saturday Night sounds a bit dated, but its charm is irresistible, especially when Nancy Jefferies sings and the band cranks up its raucous onslaught of reeds and percussion. Never intended to be a traditional pop act, the Insect Trust should be best remembered for extending rock's boundaries and taking the genre to a much hipper level without resorting to a lot of banal technique. Good luck locating their records.

Back in the '60s, most white blues fans trying to play the music took the approach of struggling to sound as serious and authentic as possible, and a big part of the charm of the Insect Trust's debut album is that, by accident or design, they went in an entirely different direction. While the Insect Trust were clearly and affectionately influenced by classic blues and folk, they were also eager to mess around with it, and Robert Palmer and Trevor Koehler's horns and woodwinds often throw this music into a loopy, atonal, and acid-infused direction while the loose, slightly rickety sound of Bill Barth and Luke Faust's guitars and banjos honors the styles found on vintage 78s just as their rock-oriented chops keep the results from sounding as if they spent much time actually learning the original riffs.

Given the loose but insistent backporch funk of this music -- perhaps held in place by guest musicians Bernard Purdie, Нugh McCracken, and Chuck Rainey -- the sweet tone of Nancy Jeffries' vocals seems a bit out of place, but she never seems less than committed, and she gives "World War I Song" and "Declaration of Independence" a full-bodied reading that fits their meaning, if they don't sound especially "bluesy."

And the final two cuts, "Mountain Song" and "Going Нome," take off into a never-never land of pastoral avant-garde whimsy that exists in a world all its own. The Insect Trust refined their worldview on their second, last, and finest album, 1970's Нoboken Saturday Night, but their debut has more than its fair share of lovely moments and is an engaging example of roots music fans letting their freak flag fly with righteous joy.

The Band:
Bill Barth - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Knife Guitar, Bottleneck Guitar, Swiss Warbler, Percussion.
Bob Palmer - Alto Sac, Alto & Soprano Recorders, Clarinet, Percussion.
Trevor Koehler - Baritone Sax, Piccolo, Sewer Drum, Thumb Piano, Upright Bass.
Nancy Jeffries - Vocal Percussion.
Luke Faust - Banjo, Banjo Guitar, Vocals, Percussion.
(Special Thanks: "Steve Dubuff - Conga Drums, other Percussion, & Electric Nail Biting." Electric Bass is also present)

(c)CGR
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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