| On this, the second of their 'swine' recordings, there is actually a stronger, almost folky quality to the strings at some moments, a strange juxtaposition to the sometimes noisy sound the band can produce.The Flesh Quartet) have taken the idea of contemporary string quartet and carried it to extremes Kronos never considered.They have rattled through pop songs with Scandinavian stars, torched Arabic tunes and added percussion and electronics, both via extra musicians and by altering and abusing their own instruments.He might be considered to be the hip, beat generation musical analog to Grandma Moses.Like the painter, Moondog is a true naive artist, in the best sense of the word.He writes without regard to fashion or contemporary style; instead, he follows his muse in the creation of his compositions.Most of these records are obscure and quite collectible.The CBS release is a compilation of Moondog and Moondog II, the composer's most well known, musically accessible and easily obtained records.Both albums were produced by James William Guercio (known primarily as Chicago's producer).Good For Goodie)," dedicated to Benny Goodman, reveal a jazz influence.Moondog II is comprised of 26 brief "madrigals."As with almost all of his music, imitative counterpoint is the formal structure that forms the basis of Moondog's work.The Prestige release, originally recorded in 1956, is less polished and more musically obscure and severe."Oo" and trimbas, and other unidentified instruments, as well as singing and providing recitations.Other performers include the composer's wife's rustic singing and others on traditional Western instruments.Caveat: production values are only fair.Flaskkvartetten is a Swedish string quartet which is comprised of two violas and two cellos, rather than the traditional two violins, viola and cello.On Moondog Conducts Flaskkvartetten: Bracelli they perform works by Moondog, often augmented by contrabass and trimbas.As always, the music is lovely (in fact, stunningly beautiful at limes), quaint, but with that extra intangible something that makes Moondog so special.It has been a long time since most have heard anything from Moondog and this collection of old and new material is a real treasure trove, sure to delight initiates, at well as those discovering this most unusual musician for the first time.September 2, 2005: Dark Skies
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