_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - F u F F E N S p r o u d l y p r e s e n t s a r e l e a s e w h i c h i n t e n t i o n i s t o p l e a s e a n d t o e n l i g h t e n t h o s e l e s s a w a r e o f t h e t r u e m e a n i n g a n d q u a l i t y o f m u s i c d u e t o d a m a g e s r e l a t e d t o m t v b u t w i t h o u t f u r t h e r a d o f u f f e n s o f f e r y o u t o i n c r e a s e y o u r k n o w l e d e g e a b o u t m u s i c a n d i n t h a t w a y c r e a t e a b e t t e r w o r l d f o r o u r c h i l d r e n t h e f o l l o w i n g m a s t e r p i e c e o f a r t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - a r t i s t Karen Mantler a l b u m My Cat Arnold l a b e l ECM g e n r e Jazz r i p d a t e Nov-05-2003 s t r e e t d a t e 000-00-0000 o r i g i n a l r e l 2001 s u p p l i e r freund s o u r c e cd b i t r a t e 192 kbps, JS e n c o d e r lame 3.92 r e l e a s e n o t e s A good, unpredictable composer whose work very much reflects the influence of Carla Bley. Madcap themes, unorthodox arrangements, and somewhat skewed, though still arresting playing have typified her Watt albums. Singer, harmonica virtuoso, and keyboardist Karen Mantler has inherited her father, Michael Mantler's sense of whimsy and her mother, Carla Bley's musical fearlessness ù not to mention her electric-shredded-wheat hairstyle. Although Mantler's debut album was produced by Bley and new husband Steve Swallow and features fellow avant-jazz offspring Eric Mingus as co-lead vocalist and Jonathan Sanborn on bass, 1989's My Cat Arnold isn't quite jazz, but it's not exactly pop either; the closest comparison is the more out experiments of David Byrne or Laurie Anderson at her most musical. Mantler's lyrics have the childlike primitivism of prime Jonathan Richman; the title track has no hidden meanings, and it's not meant to be ironic. It simply is what it claims to be, a love song to Mantler's cat, Arnold. Some find lyrics like this sophomoric or cutesy, but in songs like the cheerfully fatalistic "People Die" or the breakup saga "My Stove," Mantler is actually finding emotional truths in tiny everyday situations, a lyrical gift that's rare in popular music. The eight-piece band plays Mantler's quirky compositions skillfully, with few of the late-'80s clichΘs that make other jazz-based albums from the period such a trial. It's not for everyone, but My Cat Arnold signifies the beginning of an increasingly peculiar and rewarding career. ù Stewart Mason ...and remember: s t a y f u f f e n s f o r l i f e t r a c k l i s t I Wanna Be Good 03:54 My Stove 04:15 Vacation 03:40 Breaking Up 05:22 People Die 03:24 My Cat Arnold 04:13 Best of Friends 03:20 Fear of Pain 03:38 Major Love 03:15 Green Beans 03:25 38:26 MB 52,9 g r o u p n e w s Now releasing more than the 5 rels per week our good old manifest said we would. We are growing every day, and we just cannot help it. h e l p f u f f e n s We are looking for quality sites in Europe and US, to be afilliated on. Remember, we are not in it for the creds, but for the spreading of quality music - we just want to get our releases out to the ppl that wants/needs it. More pre sites fills this purpose. Contact us on [email protected] g r e e t s CMS CMG diss DPS HiT2000 IGR JUST kw miso NuHS om sb sfE smc soup YOU s p e c i a l g r e e t s g o e s o u t t o : SChiZO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - i f y o u l i k e t h i s r e l e a s e t h e n g e t y o u r l e e c h a s s d o w n t o y o u r l o c a l r e c o r d d e a l e r a n d b u y t h e s t u f f b e c a u s e t h i s i s m a d e b y r e a l a r t i s t s a p a r t f r o m t h e m a i n s t r e a m p r o d u c t s t h a t s i n t h e t o p 2 5 l i s t i n t h a t s t o r e y o u w i l l v i s i t r i g h t a w a y t o s h o w y o u r s u p p o r t t o t h e t r u e a r t i s t s o f m u s i c - t h e f u f f e n s a r t i s t s t h a t s i n i t f o r t h e m u s i c n o t t h e m o n e y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - - _ - a l w a y s d o r e m e m b e r : s t a y f u f f e n s f o r l i f e ⌐ FuFFENS 2 0 0 3