Anal Magic & Rev. Dwight Frizzell

Beyond the Black Crack was the concept of Reverend Dwight Frizzell, a musician, film maker, Doctor of Metaphysics and minister in the Universal Church of Life. It remains a little known classic, and one of the most unique listening experiences in modern experimental music. Recorded between 1974 and 1976 in locations as diverse as factories, the pyramid opposite Harry Truman's grave site as well as more 'conventional' concert settings. Beyond the Black Crack is a dark, dizzying and exhilarating journey through free jazz, electronics and environmental sound, all shattered by Frizzell's radical tape editing. Beyond the black crack was originally released in mono in an edition of 200 copies by Cavern Custom in 1976 (cat. no. 6104-12), to commemorate the First Annual End of the World Celebration, November 18 1976. Black Crack and the Sole Survivors are: Rev. Dwight Frizzell - tenor saxophone, clarinet, audio oscillator, chair, trash can, pins, soy beans; Mike Roach - clarinet, vocals with laughs, tenor saxophone, dancing; Kurt Eckhardt - mouth flute, percussion, pins, soy, alteration. Featuring special guests: Rev. Tommy Gomersall - tin cans, piano, vocals; Rich - lights and percussion; Rush Rankin - clarinet, imagistic inspiration; Rev. Jim Rogers - kazoo; Gary Jeffers - sousaphone, percussion; Bill Jones - sousaphone; Sylvia Thomas - harmonica; Radio Rich Dalton - guitar; Bill Scanlan - percussion, tape machine; and many others. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.