Arthur Russell - The World Of Arthur Russell

· Since the initial groundbreaking release of ‘The World of Arthur Russell’ five years ago, the
man has become the subject of intense media interest, with the recent release of a film about his
life, as well as a new album of unreleased recordings.
· Holding a unique place in the history of dance music, as an artist he had the admiration of
everyone from Philip Glass to Todd Terry, and as well as his solo work he also formed the
seminal groups Dinosaur L and Loose Joints, redefining Dance music as both an intelligent and
subversive form.
· Russell was co-founder of Sleeping Bag Records along with Will Socolov, releasing his own
material, and music from Mantronix, Larry Levan, Patrick Adams, EPMD, Joyce Sims and
Todd Terry amongst others. Larry Levan, Walter Gibbons and Francois Kervorkian all
played pivotal roles as remixers of Russell’s work and feature on many of the tracks featured
here.
· As a regular visitor at David Mancuso’s ‘Loft’, Nicky Siano’s ‘Gallery’ and even Studio 54,
Russell immersed himself in the New York Dance scene whilst continuing to create avant-garde
experimental music. These two elements in his life and music make him truly unique.
· Arthur Russell died in 1992 from AIDS leaving behind an enormous body of work. This
release features both the classic tracks of Arthur Russell such as ‘Go Bang’, ‘Is It All Over My
Face’, ‘Wax The Van’ alongside impossible-to-find collectors tracks such as ‘In The Light Of
The Miracle’ and the private-pressing only ‘Pop Your Funk’. This is the first collected work of
Arthur Russell who has been for many years one of the most respected iconic artists in the history
of dance music.
· This album comes with detailed sleeve notes discussing Arthur Russell’s life and there is
also a super-loud triple-vinyl limited edition (500 copies).

Dinosaur L ‘Go Bang’ (Francois Kervorkian Mix) * Lola ‘Wax The Van’ *
Loose Joints ‘Is It All Over My Face’ (Larry Levan Mix) *
Arthur Russell ‘Keeping Up’ * Arthur Russell ‘In The Light Of The Miracle’ *
Arthur Russell ‘A Little Lost’ * Loose Joints ‘Pop Your Funk’ *
Arthur Russell ‘Let’s Go Swimming’ (Walter Gibbons Mix) *
Dinosaur L ‘In The Cornbelt’ (Larry Levan Mix) * Arthur Russell ‘Treehouse’ *
(Bonus Track) Arthur Russell ‘Schoolbell / Treehouse’ (Walter Gibbons Mix)

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