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The Ladybug Transistor at The Knitting Factory, feb98 |
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The Ladybug Transistor
Beverley Atonale
The Ladybug Transistor doesn't list any instruments on this 1997 release,
because all the sounds are made of magic. You might hesitate to believe that
real people are behind this record whose mesmerizing first track sounds like
toys, but once Gary's almost subsonic vocals kick in, you'll know you're
in the company of adults. Whether rocking you with grinding guitars or teasing
you with barely audible found sounds, Beverley always wraps you in her loving
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I took my first hit of her alone in my room, and my adopted borough shook
just slightly to the Brooklyn-referential lyrics of "Rushes of Pure Spring"
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| It's not just a Brooklyn thing, though. When I played my first copy at
a party on the Upper East Side, John said, "Wow, this is great! I know these
people." Rob said, "Can I have this? Is this mine?" It is now. It's good
music to give b/c it keeps giving. -MR |
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