Februari-April 81
Order-Nr.: PALP008 Angebot : |
LP / Poutre Apparente Records / 2012
Here it is! 31 Years after the release
on the Kremlin label (Netherlands) the re-issue on Poutre Apparente
(France). A limited edition vinyl pressing of 500 of this timeless work
by Plus Instruments. This ine up of of Truus de Groot, David Linton and
Lee Ranaldo sounds as fresh now as it did them.
On a
rainy night in November 1980 Truus went to see Rhys Chatham’s band in
her Hometown of Eindhoven. Never suspecting that this evening would
change the course of her life! She met David Linton who played the
drums with Rhys. They struck up a whirlwind friendship. Upon their
farewell, David mentioned “come see me in New York”. Fast forward two
months later and Truus was in New York. Armed with backing track
tapes, David and Truus started jamming around in his loft. Soon his
roommate Lee Ranaldo joined and a new Plus Instruments was born. Full
of enthusiasm and creative energy they started performing. Truus’
first visit was Jim Fourrat’s office in the West Village. Jim was
taken by this three piece and booked them in various venues. All in a
matter of weeks they were in a studio recording this album. During the
months of February and April they played everywhere they could,
including Europe. It was a short existence, but never a minute
wasted! After April, Lee went on to join Sonic Youth and David
continued with his own unique live wired solo electro-acoustic drum kit
performances as well as his sound score productions. Truus carried on
with plus Instruments in a variety of line-ups.
