I've decided to upload three live radio sets from wooden wand & the vanishing voice. One of my favorite sonic collorbations of the last decade. Wooden Wand (aka James Jackson-Toth) has an endless parade of works solo, with the VV, and countless others on countless formats. A true artist whose aversion to genre and classification I admire. Vanishing Voice has an impressive output as well. I may put some rarities up from them in a later post but for now. . .The first from 2005 catch's the crew out west where the sun always shines and you can hear it bleed through in these jams. Ends with a Neil Young cover. cool.
Live 29.06.2005 KVDS Davis, CA
Second round finds the gang in a frozen New York laying down a solid number for public radio freedom fighters WNYC. I wonder if it was during pledge week? Surely I'd plunk down a few measly dollars if I heard this in a car stuck in traffic on the Tri-Bourgh Bridge.
Live 12.02.06 Spinning on Air WNYC
The last from July 2006 brings Gypsy Freedom era wooden wanders back east where they put down an hour long set in a poorly lit WNYC studio where they it let go with the hot summer breeze mystifiing rooftop pool parties across the nether region.
Live 23.07.2006 Spinning on Air WNYC
more recently after a premature death the Wooden Wand moniker has resurfaced in a new long player 'Born Bad' but you can find plenty written about that elsewhere. If people care enough i have bunch of obsecurer WW/VV stuff I'd be willing to share.
read more:
http://www.myspace.com/woodenwand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_Wand_and_the_Vanishing_Voice
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