the many faces of james ferraro

[michael]

so whats the deal w/ this dude? ive heard limited amounts of skaters stuff, that self-titled teotihuacan, & nirvana

from what i can tell, he also has tons of aliases/one-off side-projects. what else of his should i check out?

theres something about the music that i cant really compare to anything else ive heard recently. theres this aura of warmth that brings up very acute and intense feelings of nostalgia for me. like, nostalgia of growing up as a kid; late 80s/early 90s tv programming for schoolchildren.

music in technicolor is the easiest way for me to put it

[michael]

also, why is it impossible for me to find any of his stuff for sale

[Collective_Labor]

theres something about the music that i cant really compare to anything else ive heard recently. theres this aura of warmth that brings up very acute and intense feelings of nostalgia for me. like, nostalgia of growing up as a kid; late 80s/early 90s tv programming for schoolchildren.

Michael I think you hit the nail on the head here - thats a similar feeling I have to his work. I don't know what releases you've heard but Lamborghini Crystal is worth checking out if you feel this way.

James (and Spencer) are a nightmare - they release under wildly different names each time, low cassette editions and have no presence on the web.

Apparently if you write to them they will send you a catalog, but I don't know their address. Best place to look for releases is volcanic tongue, or fusetron. Failing that, its ebay (or soulseek )

The side projects James is/has done (note this probably isn't a full list nor are some of names/titles right - did I also mention half the releases don't have any writing on?)

First of all he's just released 4 new cd-r's - so if you're looking to collect thiese would be your starting point as they're probably still in stock:

Lamborghini Crystal - Roach Motel
Edward Flex presents: Maui Black Out/Liquid Bikini
Skelesand Extra-Earth Morph - Wave Rave pt.1
Liquid Metal - Alternative soundtrack to Digital Overdrive


In the past he'd done:

As: James Ferraro
- alternative soundtrack to screm in blue surf video
- alternative soundtrack to 1983 baseball world series

As Lamborghini Crystal:
- alien microwave
- dial : 747 creepozoid
- little deuce coupe tv dinners
- draco-shop bop vol 1
- demon channels
- vhs radio 1988 ? sky divers request/cyborg chillers
- clock tower acid
- smoking out his majesties ufo


As Nirvana:
? body of consciousness/iguana green wave
- Malanyang Nirvana Safari

Pacific Rat Temple Band - Tan Kim (Boa Paradise)

Splash - slippery beach trash gamelan

As Teotihuacan:
- self titled
- Live Smokeshows From Inside The Ciguri Cave Hazed Diamonds With Windswept Hair

As The Wooden Cupboard:
- boiling the animal in the sky?
? animals speak the spirit tongue

kitchikimaango : documents of native american hertitage studio presents : peyote cactus rituals

peyote way - chiuji cactus juice "energy of the eagle me"

pan als allgot saturnia,1977

pan dolphinic dawn 7"

composition of the sensibilities of melted knowledge - s/t

sky and mirrorbalm in preparation for d?j? vu - s/t

snake figures fan - s/t

arecaceae ? observatory cg 2 & 3 (coconut of teotihuacan)


Obviously this is a massive list, and its probably incomplete.

If I were to recommend my favourites, you should definately check out

alternative soundtrack to scream in blue surf video
lamborghini crystal - smoking out his majestifes ufo
pacific rat temple band - tan kim (boa paradise)
snake figures fan - s/t
composition of the sensibilities of melted knowledge - s/t

the first two particulary are my very favourite things hes done. Definately what you are looking for I think. They'll be hopelessly out of print, though.

[user_665]

James newest (well newest in December anyway) project called SPLASH is awesome. I know Fusetron had it at one point, but maybe not anymore.
Robert

[Collective_Labor]

James newest (well newest in December anyway) project called SPLASH is awesome. I know Fusetron had it at one point, but maybe not anymore.
Robert

Its funny, I wasn't taken by splash at all. Its OK, not his best. Twisted, but not in a good way.

Interestingly, tt was released on a new 'label' called Pacific Surveillance Video which like New Age Cassettes is one of their home-brew labels they use to distribute releases. Its apparently also going to release VHS tapes which I'm presonally very excited about. Taking James's music and thinking about it visually, it could relate to something quite exciting

[michael]

flypanam for boarder of the day

[Dad Noise]

I might be shooting myself in the foot here as I like to buy this stuff too, but could I add another couple of mailorders which regularly stock James Ferraro/Skater-related releases:

Second Layer (http://www.secondlayer.co.uk" onclick= "window.open(this.href);return false;)
Boa Melody Bar (http://www.apexonline.com/melodybar/" onclick= "window.open(this.href);return false;)

[Collective_Labor]

Second layer just got a bunch of reissues...act fast...my personal pick would be piper maru

Monopoly Child Star Searchers

Mandala Levitations / Piper Maru / Infant Spirituality Rates Coconut Percent / Gitchii Manitu / Start Levitating Now! Pacific City CDR each ?6.99

Solo project from Spencer Clark of The Skaters. Some reissues of out-of-print cassettes, some new.

[peteswans]

oh man.. james' work is MILES deep..

dude pulls off so much shit.. some of his releases are so-so, but.. man.. he puts out SO SO SO much stuff and a lot of recent stuff has been so twisted and solid..

for sure your list of his projects is incomplete. he's put out a million tapes..

I know I've got an oldie called "cruising the night biker strip" that's a winner..

uhhhhhhhh.. for contact/ordering.. try iguanacity at gmail

[Collective_Labor]

oh man.. james' work is MILES deep..

dude pulls off so much shit.. some of his releases are so-so, but.. man.. he puts out SO SO SO much stuff and a lot of recent stuff has been so twisted and solid..

for sure your list of his projects is incomplete. he's put out a million tapes..

I know I've got an oldie called "cruising the night biker strip" that's a winner..

uhhhhhhhh.. for contact/ordering.. try iguanacity at gmail

hey pete, thanks for the tip, I'll get in touch...

that night biker strip is a rare one indeed, seen it on ebay once or twice, too much for my pocket....its pre-skaters, never heard it but I bet it jams...

[user_5324]

to be honest i really don't know what you guys are complaining about with skaters side projects. they're all pretty awesome.

is there an example of a particularly bad one someone could point me to?

[the_mission]

i have to say, after a while of not really caring anymore about skaters and related stuff..reading this made me interested again.

[user_1142]

the skaters/dolphins into the future (belgium)/zac davis tour

april 2nd - nyc @ silent barn - w/ lambsbread, northhampton wools (t moore/b nace duo)
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> april 3rd - clevleand @ now thats class w/ emeralds + skin graft, sam goldberg, dj hi-scarab
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> april 4th detroit @ turkish bath w/ mammal, slither (heath and pottinger), daren from racooooon solo
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> april 5th(columbus) @ skylab w/ lambsbread
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> aoril 6th(day off
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> april 7th baltimore @ talking head w/ nautical almanac, marrow mission
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> aporil 8th - washington dc @ velvet lounge w/ ilya monosov, the cutest puppy in the world
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> april 9th philadelphia @ big jar books w/ weyes bluhd
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> april 10th OFF DAY
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> april 11th hampshire college @ prescott tavern
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> april 12th boston @ nom d' artiste w/ infinity window, tom greenwood & jo robertson
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> april 13th new haven
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> april 14th albany(not confirmed)
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> april 15th ithaca @ no radio records
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> april 16th wesleyan
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> april 17th day off
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> april 18th cambridge @ RECORD HOSPITAL FEST - 45 mt auburn st w/ heathen shame, dreamhouse, neptune, conversions, abraham lincoln brigade,more tba
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> april 19th - purchase(not confirmed)
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> april 20th brooklyn @ eat records w/ john chavez, watersports

[user_5324]

lambsbread, skaters, emeralds, ilya monosov... why can't these sparkling doods do a west coast run soon

[user_4672]

because its expensive for those dudes to come out here and turnout is pretty weak

[peteswans]

yeah.. as a dude who's toured the US A LOT.. there's NO MONEY on the west coast, the drives on the west coast are awful.. the drive from the midwest to the west coast is worse and the turnouts in most west coast cities for these bands are terrible..

I think lambsbread came out here once with majik markers.. probably ten folks were out.... they probably each got paid $20.. AWESOME. makes the drive from Minneapolis worth it.

plus skaters and monosov were both west coast bands for forever and no one really gave a shit until they left.. go figure.

[user_3484]

the albany date's confirmed...

[edwin]

there's a tape from a year ago :

Lamborghini Crystal 1992 Cool Runnings

( i think? cause like that guy said, no info in the tapes...)
anyways its one of the best. catchy psych. i think the cover is a dude with aviators?
check soulseek or something.

there are two songs on the Alien Microwaves CDR that kill. in the same vein as the tape i just mentioned.

and that 'scream in blue surf' tape really hits the spot. foamy. maybe he made it in the bath tub. i liked it a lot more in the past month than when i got it , but i see no reason why not to like it right off the bat


you can sometimes find this stuff on Tomentosa as well

[user_5324]

that was more rhetorical

[user_5372]

if anyone has LAMBORGHINI CRYSTAL - CLOCK TOWER ACID , or SKY AND MIRRORBALM IN PREPARATION FOR DEJA VU for sale or trade, send me a message..... have a bunch of new age/pacific city related stuff to trade too,,or will pay good $..