Locus Solus

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Intro 00:34 Tools
That Scene 01:23 Tools
Doll Moment 02:53 Tools
Unwritten Law 02:56 Tools
Ponce 04:00 Tools
Come Yelling 01:50 Tools
On the Ropes 03:28 Tools
Klossowski 02:21 Tools
In Memory Of 02:38 Tools
Pacing 02:37 Tools
Detroit for No Reason 01:18 Tools
This Year's Skirts 02:50 Tools
Trampoline at Dawn 01:13 Tools
Want Those Boots 04:19 Tools
Doll Sport 01:24 Tools
Last Thing to Get Moist 04:58 Tools
Ceiling 04:01 Tools
I Want It (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas Remix) 04:01 Tools
I Want It 06:28 Tools
Gunship 08:01 Tools
Throwdown (Com Truise Remix) 08:01 Tools
clipper 09:26 Tools
Throwdown 04:22 Tools
Next To You 09:26 Tools
Little Boots 09:26 Tools
Tan Sedan 09:26 Tools
Gunship (Andrew Weatherall Dub) 06:08 Tools
getting curly 06:08 Tools
Throwdown (Harveys Dub) 06:08 Tools
White Zombie 06:08 Tools
Archipelago 04:16 Tools
too me 04:16 Tools
Little Boots featuring An Emperor Machine Special Full Lengt 20:53 Tools
Oughts Should Shine 05:36 Tools
Cower 02:52 Tools
The Saint 02:52 Tools
honey-cab 02:52 Tools
Mm 05:32 Tools
Gunship (Andrew Weatherall Dub) 05:32 Tools
Self-Satisfied 05:32 Tools
Talking To Bees 04:50 Tools
Bass And The Treble 02:57 Tools
Hinged On Stillness 04:50 Tools
幼い雨 02:57 Tools
Nepenthe 05:09 Tools
Tangled 04:50 Tools
Throwdown - Harvey dub 04:50 Tools
Habanero 05:09 Tools
The Acquisition & Control of Fire 01:32 Tools
影踏み鬼 01:32 Tools
A Case Arose 01:32 Tools
Add Water 01:32 Tools
Disco Volante 01:32 Tools
The Elf 01:32 Tools
The Slaves Of Vesuvius 01:32 Tools
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"Cut and paste rock beats, improvisational madness, impassioned vocals and horrible noise dating from early 1980s New York City," reads the cover of the Locus Solus compilation album collecting all of the band's original recordings. Circa 1983, Locus Solus was one of the first bands led by John Zorn. Originally a dadaist, free-improvisation, punk trio with several line-up changes and rotating members, Locus Solus played freely-improvised music at gigs at punk-rock clubs, such as CBGBs (often to hostile punk crowds not used to the freely-improvised music; which upon reflection in 1991, Zorn later admitted he could understand the hostility the band received from punk crowds, as one could not sing along to it, or slam dance to it, or even request a specific song from the band--since no song could be repeated, obviously, as they were all improvised). John Zorn was the only consistent member of Locus Solus, since he was the leader (on alto and soprano saxophones, clarinets, game calls, whistles); the rotating band members that filled out the rest of the trio included Arto Lindsay (guitars and vocals), Christian Marclay (phonograph and recycled records), Peter Blegvad (vocals), M.E. Miller (drums), Anton Fier (drums), Wayne Horvitz (organ, electronics), Whiz Kid (turntable), and Ikue Mori (drums). Eventually, a few years shy of a decade after the band had been retired, in 1991, Zorn compiled all of the Locus Solus studio recordings completed during the band's short lifetime and released a compilation-record under his own name (a decision he made at the time based on the fact that the band was long retired and mostly forgotten by time in New York's avant-garde scene; and it should also be noted that the record had a higher chance of selling if John Zorn's name was clearly displayed on the front). In 2003, the line-up of Zorn, Arto Lindsay, and Anton Fier reformed Locus Solus to perform at Tonic in NYC as part of Zorn's 50th birthday celebration concert series (the concert was recorded and released as the third in the album-series of Zorn's 50th birthday concert series). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.