tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33144571332813339652024-03-19T05:02:54.061-07:00Rabbit Run Down The Hole Of A SkullNick Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16567678345196785415noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314457133281333965.post-76984190815102056872011-10-13T20:23:00.000-07:002018-08-28T19:04:36.161-07:00The Crystal Spider<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7698419081510205687">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A compendium of known information regarding an <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Robyn+Nice" target="_blank">anonymous artist</a> whose recordings include:</span><br />
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<b>Terry</b> <i>Rojvi</i>, <b>Jim Collins</b> <i>Music Performed By The High Mass</i>, <b>Boots</b>/<b>C.C</b>/<b>Snake & Remus</b> <i>Box: Untitled/Live At The Rainbows End/No Tape Outside</i>, <b>Arian Sample</b> <i>Self Titled</i>, <b>Tommy Roundtree</b> <i>Jungle Blood</i>, <b>Gary K.</b> <i>Open Air Ceremony</i>, <b>Various Artists</b> <i>RT. 1 BOX 320- A</i>, <b>Harry Cologne</b> <i>Loose Hill, </i><b>Wallace Drury</b><i><b> </b>Shithouse Wings, </i><b>TSA </b><i>Home of the Green Wave </i>and an unknown number of lathe cut records<i>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A voice that will send a chill down your spine, music that will put you instantly under its spell, lyrics that are by turns cryptic, religious, personal, humorous, disturbing and pleading. Since the late 1990s a mysterious artist has been quietly releasing some of the greatest works of modern downer-folk-psych under a variety of assumed names. This page is an attempt to gather all known information about this artist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">None of what you will read on this page is 100% confirmed (including release dates).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There has be some willful obfuscation by record dealers regarding the provenance of these works, as well as severe price gouging, but unlike many private press LPs of days yore, where you are left wondering what all the hype was about, this stuff is the real deal. All of the mystery surrounding the music itself is somehow appropriate for an artist who has been masking his identity for nearly two decades, releasing his music under different pseudonyms on a variety of non existent record labels.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Though this man's work could be said to be made in the pursuit of truth, I have no intentions of revealing his identity. I do very much hope that the existence of this page and that fact that it receives many thousands of hits per year will encourage him to continue on with his mission, however dark and possibly deleterious to his health and sanity it may be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 21px;">Known Discography</span> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More detailed information on albums and track listing on <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Robyn+Nice" target="_blank">discogs.com</a></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/folder/9uu3to563a9yy/Robyn_Nice" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD AUDIO HERE</a> </b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"do whatever you want with it..." </b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://therobynnicearchive.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><b>STREAM AUDIO HERE</b> </a><i>someone else made this site, but it seems complete</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>***updated with 12 lathe cuts July 2017***</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>***TSA LP added December 2017***</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>***more lathe cuts need to be digitized and uploaded 2018***</i></span><br />
<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://rojvi.blogspot.com/p/lyrics.html" target="_blank">LYRICS</a> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>being updated slowly...nothing much for now</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Surprise Symphony</span> CD/LATHE (Blackberry Records 1998)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Magic Island</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Small</span> CD (1998 Blackberry Records/Captain Trips)</span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arian Sample</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Self Titled</span> LP (Hogs On Ice 2007)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Gary K. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Open Air Ceremony</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> LP (Grayscale 2010)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><img albums="" cavebears="" com="" http:="http:" jpg="" w184="" /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Various Artists </span><i>RT. 1 BOX 320- A</i> 10 x 7" EP (2013)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Carlos Calderon </b><i>Next One Is Real </i>7" (Roll Over)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Carly Farr</b> <i>Untitled</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>7" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Ray Diaz </b><i>Untitled</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>7" (True Sister)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Charlie Waters </b><i>Bridge Report</i> 7" (Bend Or Break Entertainment)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Mark Lay </b><i>Untitled</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>7" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>John Soderquist </b><i>Untitled</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>7" (Constant Music)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Greg Pompeii </b><i>Untitled</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>7" (Fossick Music Ltd.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Huey Long </b><i>Untitled</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>7" (Rethinking Punishment)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>J. Romero </b><i>Words And Music By J. Romero </i>7" (While It Lasts)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Charles Jerome </b><i>Slow Cars / Red Flags </i>7"<i> </i>(Diminishing Returns)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Wallace Drury </b><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Shithouse Wings</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> LP (Park and Orange 2015)</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Brian Carroll </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Strength Of Joy</i></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 12" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bryan </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 10" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Erik </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Sister</i></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 7" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">J. Ray </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Good As It Gets</i></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 7" (Gotcha Records </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">John Rice</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 10" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Leon Green </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 7" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">LTBL</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 12" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Oscar Angel </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Numbers Under Ten / Sarah</i></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 7" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">People Sleeping</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 7" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">S. Gray</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 7" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Struggles With Alpha</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 10" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Willis </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Five And Done</i></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lathe Cut 7" (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">TSA </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Home of the Green Wave</i></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LP (Natural Law </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i></i>Our mystery man began his recording career in earnest during the mid 1990s, releasing at least two albums on his own Chicago-based label, Blackberry Recordings, but our story starts in Louisiana. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It seems as though this music was the byproduct of a rather heady scene going on down in the bayou, centered around the musician Damien Youth. Damien's house was called "The Compound" and it was here where this music was born. Here is what Youth has to say about the place:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The compound used to be my blood family’s house and land. When I was fifteen, they moved away and I stayed behind. Ten years later, it was a cosmic compound, filled with artists and junkies - people that just wanted to drop out, do acid, work on projects and then build a fire at night and all come down together. Being that this was all taking place in a small southern town, the rumor spread fast that I was the local Charles Manson and everyone at the compound had to deal with the cops fucking with us. It was a brilliant time but it was also very spooky. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A few years went by with no known activity before the mysterious Chicagoan released "Open Air Ceremony" under the name </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Gary K.</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, though the center label lists the artist as </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Gary Keller</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">. This album is the mellowest of the bunch, a spooky and often hushed psychedelic affair, with the mood drifting between paranoia and pure white light. The most striking thing about the record is it's more positive outlook on life in general and the opposite sex specifically, who seem to be represented in a more warm and alluring way than ever before. A female vocalists sings lead on one song and contributes elsewhere, as does another man whose voiced is overlapped with itself during a spoken word segment. Some songs are enhanced by a primitive sampling keyboard (such as the Casio SK-1).</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Brian Carroll</b> 12" is all songs except the outro, three tracks per side, super heavy sad mood throughout. </i><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>LTBL</b> 12" is two short noise pieces with samples, pretty uplifting.</i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The </i><b style="font-style: italic;">John Rice</b><span style="font-style: italic;">,</span><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><i><b>Bryan </b>and <b>Struggles With Alpha </b>10"s are all electronic/synth pieces, many with vocal samples. O</i></span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">f the seven 7"s, </i><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Leon Green</b>, <b>People Sleeping</b>, and <b>S. Gray</b> are all electronic (I really dig the S. Gray one). </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Oscar Angel </b>and <b>Erik</b> have songs on both sides, though the B-side of Oscar Angel is more freeform than a song but it has Nice vocals.</i></span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b>Willis</b> and <b>J. Ray</b> both have a song on one side and a noise piece on the other. T</i><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">he J. Ray song "As Good As It Gets" and the Erik song "Sister" are fucking prime, definitely my picks of the lot</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Kyte</b> was a band that featured both Damien Youth and "Robyn Nice" under the assumed names Archie Kyte and Scott Kyte. Damien takes over vocal duties on the group's sole album, <i>No Robots,</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>so you won't find the same level of spookiness as on the other recordings listed on this page. The artist also provided support to Youth on his 1998 Blackberry release <i>Bride of the Asylum. </i> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Damien and Robyn had in fact been collaborating on projects as </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">far back as the 1980s, including </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Men & Their Plants</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">That Twisted Look</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Home recordings were made, although they are somewhat different from the other works that populate the rest of the discography and are for curious completists only. The <b>Chris Cologne </b>CD, which is not by either artist (though both might have had a hand in it) is somewhat better than these other projects and is definitely worth checking out for it's relation to the Compound.</span></div>
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