Angus MacLise

Angus MacLise | Dreamweapon

DREAMWEAPON
The Art and Life of Angus MacLise 1938 – 1979
May 10 - May 29, 2011
BOO-HOORAY

DISCOGRAPHY


Angus MacLise
The Joyous Lake
7 inch flexi, USA, 1970

flexi disc part of Aspen No. 9. The Joyous Lake is an excerpt from Invasion Of The Thunderbold Pagoda film soundtrack.


Angus MacLise
Trance
7 inch, Fierce Records FRIGHT 010, UK, late 80s

mail order pack offering Trance 45, piece of Angus chocolate, pack of Kathmandu papers, Angus incense cone, Far Out Angus badge and an Angus mail order list.


Angus MacLise
Angus MacLise
LP, Counter Culture Chronicles 1, 1997

side 1: Trance (Fierce single, 1988) / The Joyous Lake (Aspen flexi, 1970).
side 2: Chumlum (soundtrack, 1964).

numbered limited edition of 300 copies with insert. It has all the best available Angus material: Trance, the Joyous Lake flexi, and soundtracks from Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda and Chumlum in cleaned-up audio form.

Angus MacLise LP

Various Artists
Gerard Malanga - Up From The Archives
CD Sub Rosa SR170, 1999

includes Cloud Asylum, a two-minute instrumental recorded in 1966.

Up From... CD

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Angus MacLise
The Invasion Of Thunderbolt Pagoda
CD Siltbreeze SB-78, 1999

1. Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda (St. Marks Epiphany) (39:05) / 2. Shortwave-India (1:08) / 3. Heavenly Blue Pt.4&5 (4:35) / 4. Blastitude (8:39) / 5. Humming in the Night Skull (8:12).

all music recorded by Angus MacLise between 1968-1972. 8-page illustrated booklet with liner notes by Ira Cohen.

Invasion... CD

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Angus MacLise
Brain Damage In Oklahoma City
CD Siltbreeze SB-81, 2000

1. Another Druid's Nest (0:41) / 2. Haight Riot Mime (3:40) / 3. Epiphany (9:04) / 4. Loft Collage (2:26) / 5. Drum Solo (5:25) / 6. Dreamweapon Benefit for the Oklahoma City Police Dept. pt 1 (30:35) / 7. Dreamweapon Benefit... pt. 2 (13:09) / 8. Cembalum (3:48).

1, 8: NYC 1969 / 2: San Francisco CA 1967 / 3, 4: NYC 1970 / 5: NYC 1968 / 6, 7: NYC Cinematheque 1968.

8-page illustrated booklet with liner notes by Tony Conrad.

Brain... CD

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Angus MacLise
The Cloud Doctrine
selected tapes by Angus MacLise

Sub Rosa SR182, 2002

159 minutes of minimal electronic music, readings, soundtracks from the archives of Angus MacLise 1963-1976 featuring Tony Conrad, John Cale, Piero Heliczer, Beverly Grand Conrad and Hetty MacLise.

tracks 2-5 on disc 2 feature a proto-Velvet Underground line-up with Angus MacLise, John Cale and Tony Conrad, recorded in New York 1965.

disc 1: 1. Tunnel Music #1 (2:51) / 2. Tunnel Music #2 (4:48) / 3. Tunnel Music #3 (3:05) / 4. The First Subtle Cabinet (26:04) / 5. Description Of A Mandala (9:49) / 6. Thunder Cut (32:28).

disc 2: 1. Chumlum (4:21) / 2. Trance #1 (5:23) / 3. Trance #2 (4:03) / 4. Two Speed Trance (5:07) / 5. Four Speed Trance (3:18) / 6. Shortwave Radio (2:53) / 7. Electronic Mix For 'Expanded Cinema' (27:49) / 8. Organ & Drum (4:00) / 9. Universal Solar Calender (19:41) / 10. Tambura Drone + Sine Wave Generator (3:07)

The Cloud Doctrine

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Angus MacLise
Astral Collapse
CD or LP, Quakebasket Qb-16, USA, 2003

1. Smothered Under Astral Collapse (4:15) / 2. 6th Face of the Angel (17:08) / 3. Beelzebub (5:09) / 4. Cloud Watching (5:11) / 5. Dracula (7:11) / 6. Dawn Chorus (7:08)

a collection of Angus MacLise compositions, recorded in New York City. Glossy gatefold cardbord sleeve. Also released on 180g vinyl.

The Cloud Doctrine

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Angus MacLise
Counter Culture Chronicles
CD +/- DVD, Nothing Songs NSCD-003, Japan, 2006

1. Trance (3:01) / 2. The Joyous Lake (6:44) / 3. Thunderbolt: Long Version (21:49) / 4. Doodlings (4:43) / 5. Chumlum (22:24)

upgraded CD edition of the Counter Culture Chronicles LP with additional tracks. Limited edition of 500 copies. First 100 copies come with a bonus DVD which offers Jonas Mekas' Exploding Plastic Inevitable and Ron Rice's Chumlum films.

Counter...

John Cale - Tony Conrad - Angus MacLise - La Monte Young - Marian Zazeela
Inside The Dream Syndicate Volume I: Day Of Niagara (1965)
CD Table of the Elements TOE-CD-74, 2000

Angus MacLise plays percussion.

Day of Niagara was recorded in New York City on April 25, 1965.

there is some controversy between the MELA Foundation and Table of the Elements regarding this recording - see MELA Foundation's statement on this release.

Day Of Niagara

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John Cale
Dream Interpretation: Inside The Dream Syndicate Volume II
CD Table of the Elements TOE-CD-79, 2000

track 6 is Hot Scoria with Angus MacLise on Cimbalom, recorded on March 2, 1964 or 1965

Dream Interpretation

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John Cale
Stainless Gamelan: Inside The Dream Syndicate Volume III
CD Table of the Elements TOE-CD-80, 2000

track 3 is Terry's Cha-Cha with Angus MacLise on hand drums and tambourine, recorded in May 1967.

Stainless Gamelan

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Various Artists
The Wire Tapper 6 - Special Edition
2CD The Wire Tapper 6, October 2000

double CD set given away free with The Wire's 200th issue, October 2000.

track 14 is Universal Mutant #3 (MacLise / Standlee / Samyana), recorded in Woodstock, 1969.

The Wire Tapper 6 2CD

Various Artists
Green Groceries no. 1
CD, 2000

CD given away with Green Groceries magazine no. 1.

track 1 is Szabo Loft (probably 1969) [7:48] by Angus MacLise with Angus MacLise on bass tamborine and Szabo on guitar. track 10 is Universal Mutant Rain (probably 1969) [5:06] by The Joyous Lake including Loren Standlee on voice, flute & tape echo chamber, Ziska Baum on voice & dulcimer, Raja Samyana on guitar & tape echo chamber, and Angus MacLise on tamborine & bongo.


Various Artists
An anthology of noise & electronic music / first a-chronology volume #1
2CD SUB ROSA SR190, 2002

track 6 on disc one is Trance #2 by Angus MacLise, Tony Conrad and John Cale.

An Anthology...

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Angus MacLise / Tony Conrad / Jack Smith
Dreamweapon I
LP, Boo-Hooray SMRGS-1, 2011

Side A: 1. Les Evening Gowns Damnées (December 20, 1964) (16:48).
Side B: 2. S.O.S. (circa 1968) (13:28).

Live recordings of Angus MacLise, Tony Conrad, and Jack Smith from the MacLise tape archive. In a silkscreened sleeve. Edition of 500 copies.

Dreamweapon I

Angus MacLise / Tony Conrad
Dreamweapon III
LP, Boo-Hooray SMRGS-2, 2011

side A: 1. Untitled (recorded October 18, 1968 at Tony Conrad's apartment (4:49).
side B: 2. Short Drum and Viola Part 1 & 2 (Circa 1969) (4:49) / 3. Druid's Leafy Nest (undated) ( 7:26) / 4. Early Jams (undated) (6:46).

A second LP of previously-unheard recordings of Angus MacLise and Tony Conrad from the MacLise tape archives. In a silkscreened sleeve. Available only on LP. Edition of 500.

Dreamweapon III

Angus MacLise / Tony Conrad / Beverly Grant / John Vaccaro
Dreamweapon IV
CD, Boo-Hooray, 2011

1. Angus MacLise: Poems 1971-1976 Recorded at the Millenium Film Workshop, NYC - September 17, 1976 (25:20) / 2. Angus MacLise, Tony Conrad, Beverly Grant, John Vaccaro Recorded at Tony & Beverly's flat, 111 W 42nd St., May 10, 1968 (21:13).

both tacks taken from the Angus MacLise tape archive and available exclusively with the Dreamweapon catalog deluxe edition. Edition of 81.

Dreamweapon IV

LINKS


Boo-Hooray: Dreamweapon exhibition.

MELA Foundation: biographical information.


Midheaven

Sub Rosa

Table of the Elements


The Wire magazine

Green Groceries magazine


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