crank + ekswyzia + phthalo: long term listening...

[david turgeon <david.t@xxxxxxxx>]

two westcoast-related questions...

first, i _finally_ got my hands on crank's _wanton phenomena_ (mille
plateaux).  it's a little old but definitely worth hunting down,
completely unlike anything mp has put out in recent memory.  this is
vintage danny zelonky, but here there's more of a full-on,
phthalocyanine-with-rounded-corners kind of feel to it which is
particularly well done.  now hopefully it won't take another 2 years
before i find _heftibag_...

anyhow.  my question for those who have the _wanton_ cd...  i noticed
that the digipak cover has an inside slit, seemingly to hold a booklet. 
but, there is no booklet!  did i get screwed up somewhere or is it
normal?  & if i did get screwed up, what am i missing?

my second question is about ekswyzia, who released 2 albums on phthalo:
a now-unavailable ep (you can find mp3s around, i gather...), & the
newish _live@phthalo studio_.  phthalo claims this is an "unnamed
producer" but i'm guessing the name is either dimitri fergadis or danny
zelonky (the former being the most probable).  any leads?

a few words on ekswyzia: this is the person who in my mind _finally_
bridged the gap between rhythm-based electronic music (duh, techno?) &
experimental improv.  think lisa carbon, except free jazz instead of
latin cool.  it's insane, totally hermetic & hard to listen to, but an
ambitious, challenging record from every angle.

ah, & while i'm at it, i'm curious about the following phthalo records,
if anyone can say a few words about them:

- libythth: dissolve a diamond (ph20)
- gerard wenzel: prairie program (ph30)
- daedelus: her's is greater than (ph34)

~ david