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01. DEATH COMET CREW - Me Czar of the Magyars
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02. DEATH COMET CREW - Deep Space Woman
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03. DEATH COMET CREW - Drag Racing
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04. DEATH COMET CREW - Moons on Titan's Seas
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01. DEATH COMET CREW - Let the Clubs Ring
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02. DEATH COMET CREW - One on Ones
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03. DEATH COMET CREW - Run Map
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ARTIST
DEATH COMET CREW
TITLE
Ghost Among the Crew
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
DIAGONAL
CATALOG #
DIAG 006LP
DIAG 006LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
9/2/2014
Last copies of this 2013 release.
Ghost Among the Crew
marks the return of abrasive and furiously funky hip-hop deconstructionists
Death Comet Crew
, for the first time since the '80s. It's a remarkable trip: a consolidation of their early feral disassemblies of hip-hop and electro, but also broader in scope, chewing up and spitting out fragments of soul, jazz fusion, punk and industrial music. Death Comet Crew were founded in New York City in 1983 by
Stuart Argabright
, a founding member of post-punk/industrial mavericks
Ike Yard
and the mind behind
Dominatrix
and later,
Black Rain
. Their sound, then as now, was a singular proposition: urban in mood, exploratory, often compellingly danceable, yet confrontational. It emerged from the interweaving talents of the group's varied members: guitarist
Michael Diekmann
(of Ike Yard), bassist
Shinichi Shimokawa
(later of
Black Rain
) and
Nick Taylor
aka
DJ High Priest
, frequently joined by the late, great hip-hop artist and graffiti writer
Rammellzee
. Having recorded two studio EPs, 1985's
At the Marble Bar
(featuring Rammellzee) and its follow-up
Mystic Eyes
, the group disbanded barely a year after forming. They left behind a reputation for their incendiary live performances, several recordings from which were gathered on crucial 2004 compilation
This Is Riphop
.
Ghost Among the Crew
-- its title a homage to Rammellzee -- hones the group's abrasive early experimentations while tripping into bold and astrally-minded new territory. Alongside the core quartet of Argabright, Diekmann, Shimokawa and Taylor are new voices, including
Rapscallion
(a friend of Rammellzee's),
Jessica 6
/
Hercules & Love Affair
singer
Nomi Ruiz
, and
Carolyn "Honeychild" Coleman
. Its eight tracks are steeped in the impulsive spirit of electric
Miles
and the deep space romances of
Sun Ra
, and possessed of an enigmatic yet undeniable pop edge. But equally they're pricked with urban paranoia and dread, traits that have long been hallmarks of Argabright's musical projects.
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