Queen of siam is lydia lunch s solo debut album from 1980 originally released on ze records. Bmg rights management, downtown music publishing, sony atv publishing, cmrra, ascap, and 3 music rights societies. Features song lyrics for lydia lunch s queen of siam album. If youre looking for some nice, sedate, calming music or poetry, then you dont want to go near lydia lunch. Limited to 100 copies on red vinyl with black strip across the center. Lydia lunch a feature documentary film by beth b kickstarter. Lydia lunch born june 2, 1959 is an american poet, singer, prose writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the new york no wave scene her work typically features provocative and confrontational delivery and has maintained an anticommercial ethic, operating independently of. Lydia lunchs 1980 album queen of siam ze records zea 33006, lp is so impressiveboth sonically and musicallythat, while listening. No wave iconoclast and big sexy noisequeen lydia lunch, in conspiracy with herculean guitarist weasel walter the flying luttenbachers, fretdestroying bassist tim dahl child abuse and legendary skinsbasher bob bert sonic youthpussy galore are about to unleash urge to kill the follow up to 20s facemelting live recording by this. Discover and download music with our free personalized discovery tools.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures. The billy ver planck orchestra jazz for playboys, jazz for playgirls perform on four of the tracks. Lydia lunch biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
A fistful of desert blues cypress grove lydia lunch. Queen of siam is a perfectly selfcontained little world. Dec 20, 20 in this weeks issue, ada calhoun writes about lydia lunch, the downtown doyenne and former lead singer of the no wave band teenage jesus and the jerks, who is now a selfempowerment guru. From the cherry red cd reissue of queen of siam dir. Queen of siam was lydia s first solo release, and, in my opinion, her best. Lydia lunch cover of classics ivs spooky whosampled. Upon leaving teenage jesus, lunch first formed beirut slump, but departed after one single.
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Mar 16, 2015 lydia koch licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of celluloid. Queen of siam 1980 new wave lydia lunch download new. If you dont know lydia, oh lydia, id suggest starting with her band teenage jesus and the jerks or one of the ny no wave compilations to get a full dose of the attitude that spawned the likes of lydia. For a thrilling half an hour lydia lunch has you between her teeth. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of queen of siam 1980 by lydia lunch at mp3caprice. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Lydia lunch queen of siam 2017, cardboard sleeve, cd. If i had watched everyone in the world rip me off for the last 30 years id be pretty pissedoff too. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Lydia koch licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of celluloid. Lydia lunch official web page, the only official website for information on lydia lunch. Lydia lunch queen of siam record collector magazine. Legendary no wave performer lydia lunch returns to new. No wave iconoclast and big sexy noise queen lydia lunch, in conspiracy with herculean guitarist weasel walter the flying luttenbachers, fretdestroying bassist tim dahl child abuse and legendary skinsbasher bob bert sonic youthpussy galore are about to unleash urge to kill the follow up to 20s facemelting live recording by this.
Search, discover and share your favorite queen of siam gifs. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Her solo debut, 1980s queen of siam, proved to be one of her most acclaimed efforts, as was her next band, the funkinflected 8 eyed spy. However, that band broke up due to the death of bassist george scott, and lunch went back out on her own. Lydia lunch born lydia anne koch, june 2, 1959 is an american singer, poet, writer, actress and selfempowerment speaker. Reviews of queen of siam by lydia lunch album, postpunk. She made queen of siam, a totally classic, scary, and i guess kind of loungey cabaret album at age. A predators diary, will work for drugs, spoken word artist oral fixation, conspiracy of women, and actress r. Her unique chanting and drumroll of words can be found in tracks like. Queen of siam by lydia lunch, released 07 september 2015 1. Lydia chants on the uptempo atomic bongos with its intricate drums and mostly talks her way through the jazzy lady scarface, a tale of seduction.
Lydia koch embarked on a solo career marked by frequent collaborations and band changes, plus an attitude of confrontational nihilism expressed in both her sound and her often violen. Queen of siam, lydia lunch s solo debut, was originally recorded in 1980. Lydia lunch queen of siam vinyl records and cds for sale. Spooky by lydia lunch is a cover of classics ivs spooky. Kerns right side of my brain and fingered makes her return to new york with a new photographic exhibition and installation called so real. Her career was spawned by the new york no wave scene her work typically features provocative and confrontational noise music delivery, and has maintained an anticommercial ethic, operating independently of major labels and distributors.
It also tosses in a couple of multimedia tracks but doesnt throw in any more bonus material to pad the albums lean, pareddown running time. Here is the trailer for her glorious video the gun is loaded. James chance soon leaves to form the contortions and after 4 lineups the last one with jim sclavunos they disband at the end of the european tour in july 1979. They are being sent randomly, meaning you wont know what colorway youre getting until it arrives. Nov 22, 20 queen of siam is lydia lunch s solo debut album from 1980 originally released on ze records. Below, calhoun selects a few highlights of lunchs life in music and beyond. Her frank sexuality and hatred of passitivity hasnt made her exactly the darling of mainstream media but the hell with them. May 07, 2009 from the cherry red cd reissue of queen of siam dir. I am bongo crazed with the crazy beat makes me stamp and shout get up on my feet all the boys go wild with the bongo chill chase the girls around for a bongo thrill.
Her career was spawned by the new york no wave scene. From the archives lydia lunch discography and concert. Featuring the noted talents of guitarist robert quine lou reed, the voidoids, multiinstrumentalist pat irwin b52s, eight eyed spy, and the big band sound orchestra of billy v. This is no less nowave than her previous efforts, though the guise has changed. Lydia and james chance form a band with bradly field on drumcymbal 1 only and japanese guy reck on bass.
Her unique chanting and drumroll of words can be found in tracks like mechanical flattery, tied and twist, and blood of tin. Get all the lyrics to songs on queen of siam and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Lydia lunch buy cds by this artist queen of siam ze 1980 widowspeak 1985 triple x 1991. Lydia lunch adopts the personality of the twisted lolita, the noir diva of the underground cabaret, the heretic actress that transforms the classics to her personal playground of dejected emotions. It features jack ruby on bass, douglas bowne on drums, and pat irwin on saxophone, piano and everything else.
Her extensive, 30yearplus body of multimedia work is characterized by its extreme obsessiveness with the darkness of the human psyche, often focusing on nihilism, rage, violence, eroticism, surrealism, and. Smoke in the shadows breakin beats, 2004, the first lydia lunch album in six years, reconstructs the anemic decadent atmosphere of queen of siam twentyfour years later. Alac downloads alac 176khz24bit download alac 192khz24bit download alac 44khz24bit download dsd downloads dsd double rate 5. Oct 19, 2018 lydia lunch born lydia anne koch on june 2, 1959 in rochester, new york is a controversial american postpunk singer, spoken word artist, poet, writer, photographer, and actress. Find album release information for queen of siam lydia lunch on allmusic.
I first heard lydia lunch doing vocals with the foetus symphony orchestra back when i was in university. Lydia lunch born lydia anne koch on june 2, 1959 in rochester, new york is a controversial american postpunk singer, spoken word artist, poet, writer, photographer, and actress. After leaving the seminal new york no wave outfit teenage jesus and the jerks, poetactressvocalist lydia lunch b. Her extensive, 30yearplus body of multimedia work is characterized by its extreme obsessiveness with the darkness of the human psyche, often focusing on nihilism. Pissed jeans talk blending cringe comedy, feminist thought on new lp frontman matt korvette on how lydia lunch, author lindsay hunter helped shape why love now, the bands latest thesis on. Smoke in the shadows breakin beats, 2004, the first lydia lunch album in six years, reconstructs the anemic decadent atmosphere of queen of siam. Queer lolita vocals, jazz, cabaret, avantgarde, depraved lyrics, dirty 80s guitars and sax, tension and tease you got it all. Tags nardwuar 90s no wave shotgun wedding queen of siam lydia lunch. Definitely lydia lunchs best and most listenable work queen of siam, also her debut solo record, kicks straight in the balls. Queen of siam is the debut solo album american artist lydia lunch, released in february 9, 1980 by record label ze. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
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