Sunday 8 June 2014

Le Forte Four ‎– "Bikini Tennis Shoes" (Los Angeles Free Music Society ‎– LAFMS#01) 1975


The first LAFMS release from way back in the lost year of 1975, was by early Potts vehicle, Le Forte Four. I wager that there was nothing quite like this on vinyl in 1975. Thirty half-formed ideas, mostly under a minute long,and quite a few under thirty seconds in length.An Electronic Musique Concrète sound collage of funny noises, studio buffoonery, and found dialogue, with a few rough jams thrown in for good measure. An abstract non-Music antidote from the era of “Tales of Topographic Oceans”.
Were these guys on drugs?......er Yes......as in Yes(the prog criminals), were;....the wrong drugs!

Tracklist :

A1
Ka-Bella-Cha-Cha

A2
Some Problem With The Cord Or Something

A3
Ka-Bella-Binsky-Bungo (Excerpt)

A4
Good Worker

A5
Aye Ma Ma (I'm Amok)

A6
Meanwhile Back At The Tulip Boat, STinky And Gus Make Warplanes

A7
Your Living Constitution (Dies)

A8
Before Docking In Space

A9
Candy Wrapper Blues

A10
A Little Sloppy Still

A11
Bikini Tennis Shoes (One Pair)

A12
Joe's Nose Solo

A13
Song Of The Electric Drill

A14
I Can't Even Think

A15
On The Dawning Of A Giant Face

A16
Joe's Dead/Bozo's Marriage/Twinkle

A17
What Do You Do, Radiator?

A18
The Grocery Store Is My Heaven

A19
Fade It Out

B1
The Pope Speaks

B2
Crank Up The Kids

B3
Bongo Madness

B4
Ka-Bella Reprise (An Excerpt In 5 Movements)

B5
Steven, Steven

B6
Sonnet

B7
Ballad De Forte Four

B8
It's Raining Bongos

B9
They Are Asleep

B10
Music Hall Bootleg (Excerpt)

B11
Painting The Roses Red

B12
Enough Fun

B13
That Feedback Again




7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Zchivago!Another obscure and completely great item. Thanks.-SteveD

Jonny Zchivago said...

And I thank you Stevie D.And yes it is.

kevinesse said...

thanks for this! i love it...do you have access to the very diff. to find Doo-dooettes & Le Forte Four Live at The Brand? I would love to hear it......thanks for everything. This blog is nothing short of amazing~

Jonny Zchivago said...

Hi Kevin, yes it is amazing, and yes I do have live at the Brand.....will post a download link here later today for ya.

kevinesse said...

great! thanks!

Jonny Zchivago said...

https://www.mediafire.com/file/lfy2pjhmo2qhmdo/L.A.F.M.S._brand.rar/file

kevinesse said...

fabulous! thanks so much