There is, of course, only one Malcolm Mooney, but there have been quite a few incarnations of the Tenth Planet over the years. And there was this band called Can that you might have heard of. And occasionally the Tenth Planet would cover some of Malcolm's Can songs. The version of the band on this new record performed nothing but Mooney-era Can covers for a brief period of time (just two live gigs in 2010, and some rehearsals). Two of the band's four members (Peter Conheim and Marc Weinstein, on bass and drums respectively) have backed Malcolm for quite a few years now. The other fellers, Stephen Clarke and Len Paterson (guitars), were new to the mix but fit in just like the two middle fingers of a glove: perfect. Together with Malcolm, a "weirdo poet singer guy" who occasionally sings in strange tongues and uses his own voice box for tape delay, they succeeded in laying down some really beautiful shit. Both live performances were, thankfully, multi-tracked for future enjoyment. We skimmed the creamiest versions of the best tunes and pressed them onto some really lovely blue vinyl, 398 copies for the world, and there's even a lyric sheet so you can convince yourself that those really are the words.
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2 comments:
What a great package of stuff to arrive home to. The Malcom Mooney album is sweet. Sensational sound quality. Transports us far away from Queensland ...
Howdy Peter,
Nice blurb. I actually played two or three prior shows w/Malcolm and the 10th Planet many years ago. One was sharing guitar duties with Bruce Anderson. ---Len
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