| David Fiuczynski/John Medeski — Lunar Crush (15 November, 1994) |
David Fiuczynski/John Medeski — Lunar Crush (15 Nov., 1994)
♠ Lunar Crush is the 1994 collaboration album between guitarist David Fiuczynski and organist John Medeski. Released by Gramavision/Rhino on 15 November, 1994, they are joined with Fima Ephron (bass), Jojo Mayer (drums), Gene Lake (drums), and Gloria Tropp and Michelle Johnson (not drums).
Also known as: Fuze
Born: March 5, 1964, Newark, New Jersey
Location: New York, NY, U.S.
Album release: 15 November, 1994
Record Label: Gramavision (US)/Rhino/Videoarts Music (Japan)/Par Media Music (Russia)
Duration:
Tracks:
01. Vog
02. Pacifica
03. Gloria Ascending (Vocals Gloria Tropp)
04. Pineapple
05. Quest
06. Freelance Brown (Vocals Michelle Johnson)
07. Slow Blues For Fuzy’s Mama
08. Lillies That Fester… (Vocals Michelle Johnson)
09. 122 St. Marks
10. Fima’s Sunrise
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Personnel:
♠ David “Fuze” Fiuczynski — guitar, lyrics
♠ John Medeski — keyboards
♠ Fima Ephron — acoustic & electric bass
♠ Jojo Mayer — drums
♠ Gene Lake — drums
♠ Gloria Tropp, Michelle Johnson — vocals
Credits:
♠ Barron Claiborne Photography
♠ Adrienne Di Giovine Design
♠ Tim Donovan Mixing, Mixing Assistant
♠ Suzanne Dyer Assistant Engineer
♠ Fima Ephron Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric)
♠ David Fiuczynski Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Primary Artist
♠ Scott Hull Mastering
♠ Michelle Johnson Vocals
♠ Gene Lake Drums
♠ Jojo Mayer Cymbals, Drums
♠ John Medeski Keyboards, Performer
♠ Jim Paynbe Producer
♠ Andrea Pirrotti Production Coordination
♠ Jonathan F.P. Rose Executive Producer
♠ Gloria Tropp Vocals
♠ Ed Tuton Engineer, Mixing, Recorder
♠ Recorded at RPM Studios, New York on January 5–7, 1994
♠ Produced by Jim Payne
♠ Recorded and mixed by Ed Tuton
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AllMusic Review by Richard S. Ginell; Score: ♠♠♠♠
♠ In a break from Medeski, Martin & Wood, retro keyboardist John Medeski gets co–billing with free–thinking guitarist David Fiuczynski in a freestyle dive into a maelstrom of funk, hip–hop, jazz, and rock that grooves all the way down to the last laser pit. Medeski works out on an electronically modified Wurlitzer electric piano and a B–3 organ, playing in a funky, depth–charged, jagged style while Fiuczynski is forever chopping up the lines, streaking around the keyboards, emulating Hendrix or earlier, straighter blues guitarists. Fiuczynski’s band, the Screaming Headless Torsos, provides a series of tough grooves as unyielding as its name, and Michelle Johnson’s weird vocals on “Pacifica” and “Lillies That Fester...” seem to come right out of a creepy alternative rock station. The musicians these guys have absorbed would fill an encyclopedia — to cite a few possible sources, jungle–band Miles, the first Tony Williams Lifetime, hip–hop, M–Base — yet they manage to convert everything into a zesty, complex yet exuberant mix all their own. If you’re of an electric frame of mind, check it out.
Website: http://www.torsos.com/
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| David Fiuczynski/John Medeski — Lunar Crush (15 November, 1994) |
♠ Lunar Crush is the 1994 collaboration album between guitarist David Fiuczynski and organist John Medeski. Released by Gramavision/Rhino on 15 November, 1994, they are joined with Fima Ephron (bass), Jojo Mayer (drums), Gene Lake (drums), and Gloria Tropp and Michelle Johnson (not drums).
Born: March 5, 1964, Newark, New Jersey
Location: New York, NY, U.S.
Album release: 15 November, 1994
Record Label: Gramavision (US)/Rhino/Videoarts Music (Japan)/Par Media Music (Russia)
Duration:
Tracks:
01. Vog
02. Pacifica
03. Gloria Ascending (Vocals Gloria Tropp)
04. Pineapple
05. Quest
06. Freelance Brown (Vocals Michelle Johnson)
07. Slow Blues For Fuzy’s Mama
08. Lillies That Fester… (Vocals Michelle Johnson)
09. 122 St. Marks
10. Fima’s Sunrise
Personnel:
♠ David “Fuze” Fiuczynski — guitar, lyrics
♠ John Medeski — keyboards
♠ Fima Ephron — acoustic & electric bass
♠ Jojo Mayer — drums
♠ Gene Lake — drums
♠ Gloria Tropp, Michelle Johnson — vocals
♠ Barron Claiborne Photography
♠ Adrienne Di Giovine Design
♠ Tim Donovan Mixing, Mixing Assistant
♠ Suzanne Dyer Assistant Engineer
♠ Fima Ephron Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric)
♠ David Fiuczynski Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Primary Artist
♠ Scott Hull Mastering
♠ Michelle Johnson Vocals
♠ Gene Lake Drums
♠ Jojo Mayer Cymbals, Drums
♠ John Medeski Keyboards, Performer
♠ Jim Paynbe Producer
♠ Andrea Pirrotti Production Coordination
♠ Jonathan F.P. Rose Executive Producer
♠ Gloria Tropp Vocals
♠ Ed Tuton Engineer, Mixing, Recorder
♠ Recorded at RPM Studios, New York on January 5–7, 1994
♠ Produced by Jim Payne
♠ Recorded and mixed by Ed Tuton
AllMusic Review by Richard S. Ginell; Score: ♠♠♠♠
♠ In a break from Medeski, Martin & Wood, retro keyboardist John Medeski gets co–billing with free–thinking guitarist David Fiuczynski in a freestyle dive into a maelstrom of funk, hip–hop, jazz, and rock that grooves all the way down to the last laser pit. Medeski works out on an electronically modified Wurlitzer electric piano and a B–3 organ, playing in a funky, depth–charged, jagged style while Fiuczynski is forever chopping up the lines, streaking around the keyboards, emulating Hendrix or earlier, straighter blues guitarists. Fiuczynski’s band, the Screaming Headless Torsos, provides a series of tough grooves as unyielding as its name, and Michelle Johnson’s weird vocals on “Pacifica” and “Lillies That Fester...” seem to come right out of a creepy alternative rock station. The musicians these guys have absorbed would fill an encyclopedia — to cite a few possible sources, jungle–band Miles, the first Tony Williams Lifetime, hip–hop, M–Base — yet they manage to convert everything into a zesty, complex yet exuberant mix all their own. If you’re of an electric frame of mind, check it out.
Website: http://www.torsos.com/