Submission for rec-music-gaffa

[John Nienart <nienart@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>]

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From: nienart@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (John Nienart)
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Subject: Re: Wow
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Date: 3 May 90 16:12:43 GMT
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Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU writes:

>Really-From: gb10@gte.com (Gregory Bossert)

>Anybody know anything about the group Arson Garden?  Just picked up
>an Arson Garden CD called "Under Towers", sounds very good.  Kinda
>post-Smiths/Sinead jangle-drone, with well-crafted (if tame) vocals
>from April Combs (she reminds me a bit of Sandy Denny, though the
>folky overtones are pretty muted...)  Strange note: the album was
>recorded at Paisley Park!  No sign of his Purpleness, though occasionally
>there is a mildly industro-funk vocal effect.
[...]
>Anyone know if this is a Minneapolis/SP group? Do they have any other
>releases?  Oh yeah, it's on Community 3 records, and is available at
>Newbury's for all you Bostonians...

Yeah! These folks are from beautiful Bloomington, Indiana. People into
the local music scene here have thought for a while that they are the
best group we've got. They've been a staple at the local alternative
music club for a few years. My roommate got them to play for a party
at our house last year, which was a lot of fun.

The Community 3 CD is actually their second release. The first is a
cassette titled simply "Arson Garden"; as far as I know, it only had
local distribution. Three songs from the cassette appear on the CD:
"Armistice," "Face of Resistance," and "Once Then Twice Removed."  If
anyone's interested, you might want to write them and see if you can
get it. The insert for the cassette says: 
    Contact Arson Garden at: 629 S. Woodlawn, Bloomington IN 47401
As far as I know, the address is still good.

If you can't get a tape this way, drop me a note and I'll be glad to
try and scavenge the record stores for one.

Enjoy!
--John
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