Arthur Russell (May 21 1951 - April 4, 1992) was a prodigious talent. Class… Read Full Bio ↴Arthur Russell (May 21 1951 - April 4, 1992) was a prodigious talent. Classically trained on cello while growing up in Oskaloosa, USA, Arthur studied with Ali Akbar Khan in San Francisco in the early 1970's.
During this period he also collaborated with Allen Ginsberg, accompanying him on cello while Ginsberg read or sang. Russell also spent time in a Buddhist commune in California; he left when they decided to collectivize his cello.
By the mid-1970's Russell relocated to New York City, where he studied at The Manhattan School of Music. He formed a band from 1975-1979, The Flying Hearts, recorded by John Hammond and featuring David Byrne, Rhys Chatham, Jon Gibson, Peter Gordon, Jerry Harrison, Garret List, Frank Pagano, Andy Paley, Leni Pickett, and Peter Zummo.
In the late 1970s Russell became enamored with the disco scene in New York. At the time it represented a liberation force, particularly for the gay scene, just a few years after the Stonewall riots. (For more see "Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco" by Peter Shapiro).
'Kiss Me Again' was Russell's first dance track. Released under the name Dinosaur L by Sirerecords, it was to be the first of many innovative dancefloor tracks released under different names and with different collaborators, such as 'Is It All Over My Face' by Loose Joints, released in 1980. In 1982, Arthur Russell and William Socolov founded Sleeping Bag records and their first release was his 24-24 Music. This featured 'Go Bang' which was re-mixed as a 12" single by Francois Kevorkian.
Arthur Russell continued to release dance singles such as 'Tell You Today' (4th and Broadway, 1983) an upbeat dance groove featuring the vocals of Joyce Bowden . 'Wax the Van' (Jump Street, 1985) with vocals by Lola Blank, wife of notorious BobTreehouse aka Bob Schoolbell (Sleeping Bag, 1986) and 'Let's Go Swimming' (Upside / Rough Trade, 1986).
At the same time, he produced more meditative works on the albums 'Tower of Meaning' (Chatham Square, 1983) and 'World of Echo' (Rough Trade, 1986), which presented many of his pop and dance compositions in solo cellist form.
Arthur Russell died of AIDS on April 4, 1992, at the age of 40. The obituary in the Village Voice wrote: "his songs were so personal that it seems as though he simply vanished into his music."
In 2004 a renewed interest in Arthur Russell saw the release of "The World of Arthur Russell" on Soul Jazz records, which compiled his best-known dance hits alongside more introspective love songs such as "Little Lost" and "Keeping Up".
In the same year Audika records reissued "World Of Echo" and produced "Calling Out Of Context", 12 unreleased songs from 1985-90. The songs were taken from an album "Corn", recorded in 1985 but never released. They showcase a set of visionary pop songs years ahead of their time, minimalist and expansive, evidence that Russell's best work was perhaps never realized before his death.
In 2006 Audika released "First Thought Best Thought", compiling Russell's out of print orchestral and instrumental works with previously unreleased material.
During this period he also collaborated with Allen Ginsberg, accompanying him on cello while Ginsberg read or sang. Russell also spent time in a Buddhist commune in California; he left when they decided to collectivize his cello.
By the mid-1970's Russell relocated to New York City, where he studied at The Manhattan School of Music. He formed a band from 1975-1979, The Flying Hearts, recorded by John Hammond and featuring David Byrne, Rhys Chatham, Jon Gibson, Peter Gordon, Jerry Harrison, Garret List, Frank Pagano, Andy Paley, Leni Pickett, and Peter Zummo.
In the late 1970s Russell became enamored with the disco scene in New York. At the time it represented a liberation force, particularly for the gay scene, just a few years after the Stonewall riots. (For more see "Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco" by Peter Shapiro).
'Kiss Me Again' was Russell's first dance track. Released under the name Dinosaur L by Sirerecords, it was to be the first of many innovative dancefloor tracks released under different names and with different collaborators, such as 'Is It All Over My Face' by Loose Joints, released in 1980. In 1982, Arthur Russell and William Socolov founded Sleeping Bag records and their first release was his 24-24 Music. This featured 'Go Bang' which was re-mixed as a 12" single by Francois Kevorkian.
Arthur Russell continued to release dance singles such as 'Tell You Today' (4th and Broadway, 1983) an upbeat dance groove featuring the vocals of Joyce Bowden . 'Wax the Van' (Jump Street, 1985) with vocals by Lola Blank, wife of notorious BobTreehouse aka Bob Schoolbell (Sleeping Bag, 1986) and 'Let's Go Swimming' (Upside / Rough Trade, 1986).
At the same time, he produced more meditative works on the albums 'Tower of Meaning' (Chatham Square, 1983) and 'World of Echo' (Rough Trade, 1986), which presented many of his pop and dance compositions in solo cellist form.
Arthur Russell died of AIDS on April 4, 1992, at the age of 40. The obituary in the Village Voice wrote: "his songs were so personal that it seems as though he simply vanished into his music."
In 2004 a renewed interest in Arthur Russell saw the release of "The World of Arthur Russell" on Soul Jazz records, which compiled his best-known dance hits alongside more introspective love songs such as "Little Lost" and "Keeping Up".
In the same year Audika records reissued "World Of Echo" and produced "Calling Out Of Context", 12 unreleased songs from 1985-90. The songs were taken from an album "Corn", recorded in 1985 but never released. They showcase a set of visionary pop songs years ahead of their time, minimalist and expansive, evidence that Russell's best work was perhaps never realized before his death.
In 2006 Audika released "First Thought Best Thought", compiling Russell's out of print orchestral and instrumental works with previously unreleased material.
Go Bang
Arthur Russell Lyrics
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Dj.Fresh I wanna go bang, I wanna go bang, I wanna…
Limelife I wanna go bang, I wanna go bang, I wanna…
Pnau We in love, we in love We in love, are we…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Arthur Russell:
A Little Lost I'm a little lost Without you That could be an understatemen…
A Sudden Chill A sudden chill broke the dream he leans away from where…
All-Boy All-Girl Still, they are tough They go Still alive they know All boy…
Answers Me Baby lion goes Where the islands go Baby lion goes Where the…
Arm Around You I'm sad and I can't talk about it All alone and…
Big Moon Big moon Don't let me down Like they said that it would…
Calling All Kids Calling all kids, calling all kids Entering binocular mode …
Calling Out of Context Calling out of context Just to see her Falling out of sunset…
Close My Eyes I'll close my eyes and listen to you, the corn…
Eli Eli, Eli, Eli. Eli, Eli, Eli. A simple dog, with…
Get Around to It Show me what the girl does to the boy If you…
Habit of You When I opened the door and saw you smiling once…
Hey! How Does Everybody Know Hey How does everybody know How I feel Feel about you Gu…
Home Away From Home You, you can come with me Pointing to my home away…
Hop on Down Hop on down there Hop on down there From the sky, heaven…
I Couldn't Say It to Your Face I couldn't say it to your face, but I won't…
I Couldn’t Say It to Your Face I couldn′t say it to your face, but I won't…
I Like You! I like you, hey! I like you, hey! I like…
I Never Get Lonesome I never get lonesome Never in the day Never do I worry I′ve…
In the Light of the Miracle Holding in the light of the miracle Holding in the light…
Janine It's such a joke, what he asked me to do.…
Just a Blip It's just a blip, that's all Just a head trip, that's…
Keeping Up Keeping, keeping, keeping, keeping Keeping up, keeping up, …
Let's Go Swimming To the north part of it The country I was made…
Losing My Taste for the Night Life Well I'm driving to town But I'm on the same road…
Love Is Overtaking Me Is it so different now? Or is it just the…
Lucky Cloud Lucky cloud in your sky A little rain A lot of fun One…
Make 1 There's someone across the street, Who sees me waiting for …
Make 1 2 There's someone across the street, Who sees me waiting for m…
Make 12 There's someone across the street, Who sees me waiting for …
Maybe She Maybe she would take a walk, even though I just…
Me for Real To me I can and I do Do what I want When I…
Nobody Wants a Lonely Heart Now as you eat, don't think of the one you…
Oh Fernanda Why If I try to be so free that you Can't remember…
Our Last Night Together oh oh, although you're coming back oh oh, although you're co…
Place I Know / Kid Like You Did they trap the wolves? So they rained it out Do…
Planted a Thought I planted a thought where I saw where there was you I…
See Through Love We are a see through love Seeing through sun and haze I…
That's Us / Wild Combination That's us, before we got there That's morning time, before w…
That's Us/Wild Combination That's us, before we got there That's morning time, before …
Thats Us/Wild Combination That's us, before we got there That's morning time, before w…
The Letter Hey there's a letter for you Downstairs can I read it…
The Platform on the Ocean The platform on the ocean I hear the sound of the…
This Is How We Walk on the Moon Each step is moving, it's moving me up moving, it's moving…
This Time Dad You're Wrong Well, I'm not just a fool; I sat alone for…
Time Away I'm taking time away to dream, I'm taking time out…
Tone Bone Kone i'm so happy that i met you and came to…
You and Me Both I'm sure I can do whatever you want And if I…
You Can Make Me Feel Bad You can make me feel bad if you want to I…
Your Motion Says Your motion says you're in the mood, but what you…
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Rome Neal
I remember when we did our very first live performance of GO BANG at the Paradise Garage..... Folks had danced to it for so long but never saw the group who recorded it. It was on the Fourth of July and the crowd went crazy!!!!
Gordon Parks, Jr.
What an amazing track. I used to have the 12"
Michelle Brooks
@Michelle Ferguson Baby powder on the floor an all
Rome Neal
YES and ROME NEAL (me) on vocals and Shakere! @James Oscar
Michelle Ferguson
Yazzzz we did🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Michelle Ferguson
Yes we did🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
keixoun
"I wanna see all my friends at once" never hit so hard
Kayleigh Saum
I have thought about this lyric so many times since the pandemic started! It's stuck in my head
Mark Booker
Man, this is one of my favorite "joints" ever. Heard it for the first time at the Loft, then on the "Bose Speakers", at the Garage... Incredible !
Michelle Brooks
Hey guys let's not forget Timmy Regisford at the Shelter