Justine & The Victorian Punks

Justine & The Victorian Punks

Justine and the Victorian Punks was a collaboration between Justine, AKA Colette, a French-Tunisian performance artist living in New York, and Peter Gordon's Love of Life Orchestra, a stylistically omnivorous, pop-loving ensemble of avant-garde musicians. Gordon hung out with Beefheart in LA, met Harry Partch through his father, and had his mind blown open by Terry Riley; settling in New York in 1975, he met Arthur Russell and Rhys Chatham and proceeded to immerse himself in the downtown scene surrounding the Kitchen, an experimental performance space where Russell was musical director. (RA.coInteresting connections, but undoubtedly Obscure. File under: Performance Pieces.

Discography: 1979 Beautiful Dreamer (reissued 2010)     2010 Still You

In the music library: Late Night Tales: Khruangbin: Still You        Links: AllMusic     Discogs     

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