Thursday, 14 March 2013

Material Live • The Underground NYC • May 13th 1981


This early Material incarnation with the original three members, Laswell, Michael Beinhorn and Fred Maher aided by Sonny Sharrock and Billy Bang. This is Material playing tracks from the classic Memory Serves album.
Stylo

1. Upriver
2. Conform To The Rhythm
3. Sharrock Solo/Square Dance
4. Disappearing
5. Unauthorized

Sonny Sharrock • Guitar
Billy Bang • Violin
Bill Laswell • Bass
Michael Beinhorn • Shortwave, Synthesizer,Vocals
Fred Maher • Drums


Label: None
Format: 320
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Free Funk, Avantgarde
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15 comments:

  1. dka8 October 2008 at 21:24

    This is great. Memory Serves was always one of my favourite LP's of the early 80's. Track 5 Unauthorised also includes the title Metal Test in the last few minutes, another track from Memory Serves. It would have been quite something to have seen them live at this time. Laswell's bass playing is the key thing here. They did do a couple of gigs in the UK later in 1981 at Heaven and the Venue. Fred Maher had gone by then being replaced by JT Lewis. Ronnie Drayton had been added on guitar and George Cartwright on saxes. Look forward to the other parts of the trilogy!

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  2. Mona15 March 2009 at 02:30

    I was actually at the Heaven gig, there was a great band supporting called Research that all I remember of is that Jim Dvorak was on trumpet. A friend of mine who went on to manage The Fall had a tape as at the time he was putting on bands at N London poly. Material were superb, and I was lucky enough to see Laswell again with Last Exit in Amsterdam. Actually taped that & when I get everything sorted out I will put that on my blog.
    Regards/
    Didn't know that they played at The Venue.

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  3. nikos10 March 2011 at 14:23

    Thank you! Great stuff!

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  4. YOTTE14 March 2011 at 09:13

    I missed this somehow. Thanks for re-upping!

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  5. Mac Al19 November 2011 at 00:04

    Hi there,

    thanks for the grat music on your blog!

    The link for Material Live In NYC 1981 is dead...
    Could you re-up it, please - would be really great!

    Keep on with your fantastic work.

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  6. Mac Al19 November 2011 at 02:54

    Thank you very, very much!
    What a super quick service,
    even a new cover pic appears.

    Best wishes to you (and your blog).

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  7. exilestreet14 March 2013 at 10:47

    Welcome back my friend.
    Regards/

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  8. Stylo350s14 March 2013 at 13:16

    Cheers Mona, glad to be back.

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  9. E-mile15 March 2013 at 10:56

    thanks Stylo, this Material is new to mee too [:-)
    looking forward giving it a spin and good to see you're back indeed!

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  10. Stylo350s16 March 2013 at 10:05

    Cheers, E-mile

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  11. Anonymous24 March 2013 at 22:48

    stylophone, thanks for this one, a great listen--wish I had picked up the Warsaw and Japan sets you had up earlier before it vanished, but maybe a repost ;)

    thanks

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    1. Stylo350s25 March 2013 at 09:44

      Hi hideo, will get the Warsaw and Japan sets up soon.

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    2. Stylo350s25 March 2013 at 09:45

      Hi hideo, will get the Warsaw and Japan sets up soon.

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  12. Peter11 August 2013 at 23:54

    Hello. thanks for this! just to say that the track 'Disappearing' is actually a version of 'Reduction' from Temporary Music 2...

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    1. Stylo350s14 August 2013 at 09:38

      Haven't checked this out yet but I'm sure you are right.

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