Doing the right thing at the right time, but 20 years too early ... Composer and singer Annette Peacock singing through ring modulators and other electronics, with Paul Bley... Recently reissued on Ironic Records, retitled I Belong To A World That's Destroying Itself ...
Recorded live by Annette Peacock and Paul Bley on the 6 April 1969, 2
June 1969 and 3 November 1969 at the Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center - Gary Peacock - Bass [Electric] Barry Altschul - Drums
Annette Peacock compositions performed by Paul Bley on ARP synthesiser with various bass and drums ... The quieter moments sound a little like Robert Wyatt's keyboard passages ...
The drummers featured here play more in the manner of a typical drummer in a Bley
piano trio, meaning quietly and with much space, and there are even a
pair of acoustic piano trio numbers included to boot. This approach to
percussion means the synthesizer doesn't have to compete to be heard,
leading to some really marvelous moments of barely audible high pitches
on "The Archangel." Rhythm section playing is particularly good
throughout the recording, even in the case of musicians such as bassist
Dick Youngstein and drummer Steve Haas. The rhythm section of bassist Frank Tusa and drummer Bobby Moses
also contributes a lot of really beautiful playing, the drummer
shifting rhythms delicately and playing a terrific solo on "Snakes." All
the drummers featured have an uncanny knack of knowing when to lay out,
and not only in deference to the subtle dynamics of electronic music.... allmusic.com
