Love Of Life Orchestra
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Collaborators on their recording Extended Niceties have included Arto Lindsay
and David Byrne
Early members of the band included Laurie Anderson
(electric violin), Blue Gene Tyranny (keyboards), Ken Deifik (harmonica), Scott Johnson
guitar, Rhys Chatham
(flute), Peter Zummo
(trombone), Arthur Russell
(cello), Kathy Acker
(vocals), and Jill Kroesen (vocals).
Arto Lindsay
Arthur Morgan Lindsay is an American guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer. He is a 1974 graduate of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida....
and David Byrne
David Byrne (musician)
David Byrne is a musician and artist, best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography,...
Early members of the band included Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s...
(electric violin), Blue Gene Tyranny (keyboards), Ken Deifik (harmonica), Scott Johnson
Scott Johnson
Scott Johnson may refer to:In music:* Scott Johnson , American composer* Scott Johnson , instructor for the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps* Scott Johnson , guitarist for Gin BlossomsIn sports:...
guitar, Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham is an American composer, guitarist, and trumpet player, primarily active in avant-garde and minimalist music. He is best known for his "guitar orchestra" compositions...
(flute), Peter Zummo
Peter Zummo
Peter Zummo is an American composer and musician. He plays the trombone, valve trombone, euphonium, synthesizer, other electronic instruments, and also sings. He is associated with the postminimalist and Downtown aesthetics, and he describes his music as "minimalism plus a whole lot more."He...
(trombone), Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell may refer to:* Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill , Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India* Arthur Russell , British athlete...
(cello), Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker was an American experimental novelist, punk poet, playwright, essayist, postmodernist and sex-positive feminist writer. She was strongly influenced by the Black Mountain School, William S...
(vocals), and Jill Kroesen (vocals).
Partial discography
- Star Jaws (Lovely MusicLovely MusicLovely Music is an American record label devoted to new American music. Based in New York City, the label was founded in 1978 by Mimi Johnson, an outgrowth of her nonprofit production company Performing Artservices, Inc...
) 1978, reissued on CD 2008 - Extended Niceties EP (Infidelity) 1980
- Geneva (Infidelity) 1980