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[bob maynard <fleshlike@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Speaking of These, what are the members of This Heat up to these days?

i bought the Kev Hopper record last week, on drag city... he's the "musical 
saw" guy on stereolab/hi-llamas records. charles hayward played some 
percussion on a track. really good album.

God, i love This Heat. allow me to wax nostalgic for a moment: that album 
"Made Available" is the apotheosis of aggressive, immediate guitar rock run 
through the filters of dub and 20th century composition.  and i LOATHE 
aggressive guitar rock.  that first track "horizontal hold" made me want to 
start a band (yes, i did follow through), and the rest of the songs are 
totally fantastic. everyone should own that record. plus the "health and 
efficiency" 3 in ch cd.

there's a journal called "Sound Collector" whose almost-latest installment 
featured a long article by charles hayward, who narrates the history of This 
Heat, genesis to revelation. with photos.!

> Perhaps an additional question:  what would ppl recommend as a good
> starting-point for AMM?

the "crypt" album is tops, plus it has cornelius cardew (extra historical 
bonus).  "lamminal" is very good, but it's 3 cds and keith rowe gets a 
little carried away with the transistor radio broadcasts. I dig the album 
with the giant stalactite on the cover (inexhaustible document?); it's 
newer, but great for cello & electronix; totally amorphous, dynamic stuff.

BOB maynard













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