Sounds vaguely Turkish. I think in time any creative artist tires of repeating his cheap tricks - whether musician, painter, writer or whatever and longs to break from the constraints of form and find something new and fresh and spontaneous. Sometimes he's lucky, sometimes not. In this 'altered state' what emerges is to a greater or lesser degree the energy of the collective unconscious as Jung would term it - a return to the Massa Confusa.
They were 2 one-man-bands, with the drum kit split between them, each playing their respective instruments at the same time, singing, and also playing pre-recorded cassettes of recorded speech. I remember, at one point, Frith was playing his guitar, hitting a cymbal with the headstock, holding a drumstick in his picking hand which he used to play a tom, and operating a kick drum pedal as well... all while singing. Truly insanely awesome.
i remember moers
frauphantasia 4 months ago
Sounds vaguely Turkish. I think in time any creative artist tires of repeating his cheap tricks - whether musician, painter, writer or whatever and longs to break from the constraints of form and find something new and fresh and spontaneous. Sometimes he's lucky, sometimes not. In this 'altered state' what emerges is to a greater or lesser degree the energy of the collective unconscious as Jung would term it - a return to the Massa Confusa.
zthetha 5 months ago
dere geliyor dere...
tebessumnezoris1 7 months ago
I was lucky enough to see them tour as Skeleton Crew around this time (@ Reed College). Great concert!
doctorwest65 9 months ago
they were playing this very tune superfast on the last tours from 85-86
blefusku 11 months ago
gifted, truly
melhoffman 1 year ago
What a beautiful melody. I see below that it's a turkish song. Fred, Tom: They made some of my favorite music ever.
vanceg 1 year ago
they were good
UNITEDSPACEFLAG 1 year ago
Obvious here which one is the more accomplished string player, but I like Fred's crazy melody line.
jramseyman 1 year ago
Keep on scraping
epweissengruber 1 year ago
Skeleton Crew's live performances were non-idiomatic improvisation at its best. Brilliant musicians. RIP Tom
BlackHorseApocalypse 1 year ago
Cheers to the late great Tom Cora...brilliant!
mkfilly 2 years ago
as a duo they were better i think than later with zeena
blefusku 2 years ago
On the Lp that I have they were called Skeleton Crew. great stuff!
kitefancy 2 years ago
They were 2 one-man-bands, with the drum kit split between them, each playing their respective instruments at the same time, singing, and also playing pre-recorded cassettes of recorded speech. I remember, at one point, Frith was playing his guitar, hitting a cymbal with the headstock, holding a drumstick in his picking hand which he used to play a tom, and operating a kick drum pedal as well... all while singing. Truly insanely awesome.
lbcsrw 3 years ago
Name of the Song : "Dere Geliyor Dere" an old traditionnal from turkye
RealMasadAlem 3 years ago
A great little part of the XXth century musical history... thanks for having posted this unexpected gem !
damdidam 3 years ago
"Learn to Talk" is a brilliant album. If you can find it, get it.
akrinst 3 years ago