Primitive Knot

This album of vintage recordings of Cole Porter songs mixes eight of Porter's own performances of his compositions with renditions that were hits when the songs were new. The basic selection criterion is revealed in the album's title; there is an emphasis placed here on Porter's more risqué and provocative numbers. Songs like "Let's Misbehave" (in a version by Irving Aaronson & His Commanders that was the equivalent of a Top Ten hit in 1928) and "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" (even in this prim rendering by Rudy Vallée) leave nothing to the imagination, of course. "Love for Sale" (by Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians) is clearly about prostitution, "Miss Otis Regrets" (by Ethel Waters) is a tale of jealousy and murder, and "Find Me a Primitive Man" (by Lee Wiley) is about the attraction of animal lust.

Paul Haslinger is an Austrian-born composer and music producer based out of Los Angeles, California. In 1985, Haslinger joined the German electronic group Tangerine Dream. During his 5 years with the group, he recorded a total of 15 albums, participated in 4 international tours, and collaborated on a number of soundtracks including Miracle Mile, Near Dark, Shy People and Miramar’s Canyon Dreams directed by Jan Nickman. The soundtrack for Canyon Dreams earned Haslinger his first Grammy nomination in 1991. In 1991, Haslinger left Tangerine Dream and relocated to Los Angeles. In 1994 Haslinger released his first solo record, "Future Primitive"…

Arthurian tales have captured the imaginations of artists for centuries. In the late 12th-century, the floodgates of Medieval Arthurian literature burst open, and across Western Europe, works about the fictional deeds of individual knights of the Round Table were written. These were tales of mistaken identity, switched births, giants, ceremonial duels, and forbidden love, that portrayed the different knights as flawed upholders of what came to be known as the Chivalric Code.

The Special Limited Edition of “Bring Me Your Love” features revamped album artwork including two new illustrations by Ken Reaume, all new packaging, and includes the original Gold-certified album, a second bonus disc of 14 demo versions, two previously unreleased songs from the BMYL studio sessions, and a beautifully, handwritten 28 panel booklet with behind-the-scenes photos captured by photographer Vanessa Heins. Only 5000 copies will be manufactured and available to fans in North America, with an additional 1000 available on Dine Alone/Shock in Australia and its territories.

Buried on Bunker Hill is not the first collaboration between guitarist Nels Cline and bassist Devin Sarno, but it is the most riveting one. Despite the fact that the album came out in Ground Fault's "Series I (quiet)," there is nothing quiet about its tortured guitar soundscapes and noisy constructions. The 19-minute "Swinging London" is an ambient roller coaster: the piece never breaks free of its backing aerial guitar loops, but it features all kinds of sonic permutations and includes some inspired guitar and bass soloing easily detectable through the effects. "Hydrofoil" is a shorter statement of a similar kind and at this point fans of Cline's avant-jazz playing know this CD will not make the slightest step in that direction…