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Artist:	JOHN GAVANTI
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Label:	ATAVISTIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ALP 091CD

"We're nearing the end of the 20th century. It's time for Atavistic to reissue the world's only No Wave operetta. Circa 1980, Sumner Crane (one of the four visionaries comprising possibly the greatest band of the era, Mars), created a blindsiding, previously unheard and truly inspired art form: no wave music in the form of the operetta. He then wisely enlisted the creative services of several other NYC-based musical genius/kindred spirit-types, including Mark Cunningham & Constance Burg (his compatriots in Mars), Ikue Mori & Arto Lindsay (both of DNA), and Arto's brother Duncan (later of the esteemed Don King). The results, a romping, dada-driven take on Mozart's Don Giovanni would be released that summer on Mark Cunningham's short-lived Hyrax label. John Gavanti demonstrates to full advantage the unbelievable array of noisemaking talent gathered for this auspicious occasion, delivering a splattering melange of guitars, horns, percussion, all fronted by Sumner's (or 'Gavanti's,' should you prefer) otherworldly warble."

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