{"id":14021,"date":"2020-10-09T19:51:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T19:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=14021"},"modified":"2020-10-09T19:51:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T19:51:13","slug":"legendary-punk-poet-and-crass-founder-penny-rimbaud-channels-namesake-on-new-album-arthur-rimbaud-in-verdun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2020\/10\/09\/legendary-punk-poet-and-crass-founder-penny-rimbaud-channels-namesake-on-new-album-arthur-rimbaud-in-verdun\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Punk Poet and CRASS Founder Penny Rimbaud Channels Namesake on New Album, Arthur Rimbaud In Verdun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Penny Rimbaud<\/strong>, the legendary punk poet, writer, painter, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of seminal anarchist outfit\u00a0CRASS<\/strong>, has revealed the visual accompaniment to the track \u201cPart Six\u201d from his upcoming album,\u00a0Arthur Rimbaud In Verdun<\/em><\/strong>, out November 20 via One Little Independent Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Watch the video for \u201cPart Six\u201d now at\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/tsdE3Eben4s<\/a>.
Taking influence from the sounds of\u00a0John Coltrane<\/strong>\u00a0and the visuals of painter\u00a0Jackson Pollock<\/strong>, Penny ventured into the unknown with his idol and namesake to create a fascinating, high-concept album and gripping tale of death and romance. The fiction constructed by\u00a0Penny<\/strong>\u00a0places the 19th<\/sup>\u00a0century French poet\u00a0Arthur Rimbaud<\/strong>\u00a0at the historic and tragic battle of Verdun in 1916 as Penny explores the possibilities of the young vagabond and his perception of such drastic events through a series of poems set to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201c<\/em>Arthur Rimbaud<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0died of cancer in 1891, whereas the Battle of Verdun was fought in 1916,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Penny explains.\u00a0\u201cSo, while\u00a0<\/em>Rimbaud<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at some time or other might have visited the city of Verdun, he most certainly wasn\u2019t around to fight in its defense. Those who did, suffered 162,440 deaths, give or take a few hundred. It was the bloodiest battle of WWI and the longest in the long history or warfare.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cThen how, you might ask, did\u00a0<\/em>Arthur<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0happen to find himself in the mud and blood of the trenches? Truth is, I landed him there because I was fascinated to know just how this greatest of French poets might cope against the enormities of war. I wondered what lessons would be learnt which could then be conveyed to a planet still so obsessed with conflict, grief and suffering.\u201d<\/em>
Dark and vivid jazz-infused ambience is punctured by\u00a0Penny<\/strong>\u2019s spoken word lyricism, painting pictures of the chaotic experience of World War I. Maniacally delivered readings are ruthless in their detailed realism, not only well researched but so convincingly told it\u2019s easy to forget it\u2019s a narrative. Exceptionally realized, brutal at times and incredibly poignant in others,\u00a0Arthur Rimbaud In Verdun<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is unlike anything else in subject or sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cLost as to quite where to begin, I borrowed the ears of\u00a0<\/em>John Coltrane<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and the eyes of\u00a0<\/em>Jackson Pollock<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and ventured into a living hell with\u00a0<\/em>Arthur<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by my side,\u201d<\/em>Penny<\/strong>\u00a0contemplates.\u00a0\u201cI guess, not surprisingly, it had taken little persuasion to muster his support in this venture. He was a natural; willing to die that he might better live. I can see him now, his wiry form darting amongst the shadows, kicking aside the rats, ever on the alert and defying sleep as if sleep was our greatest enemy. Continually on the lookout, I wondered what it was that he wanted from all this. When asked, his terse reply was \u2018more.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Penny<\/strong>\u00a0is joined by a host of revered saxophonists that helped him to complete his vision:\u00a0Evan Parker<\/strong>, recognized worldwide as one of jazz\u2019s most respected players;\u00a0Ingrid Laubrock<\/strong>, now a resident in New York and fast becoming a major voice as a highly inventive freeform player and as a composer; and finally,\u00a0Louise Elliott<\/strong>, who stands as an outsider, having come to jazz through the sensitivities of classical training mixed with punk and all its raucous sense of attack. The three players together make for a staggering display of sax pyrotechnics matching\u00a0Penny<\/strong>‘s multidimensional poetry and dramatic approach to performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


About Penny Rimbaud<\/strong>
In 1977, alongside\u00a0Steve Ignorant<\/strong>,\u00a0Penny Rimbaud<\/strong>\u00a0co-founded seminal anarchist punk band\u202fCRASS<\/strong>, who disbanded in 1984. Up until 2000,\u00a0he devoted himself almost entirely to writing, returning to the public platform in 2001 as a performance poet working alongside a wide variety of jazz musicians.\u202fIn 2003, together with\u00a0CRASS<\/strong>\u00a0vocalist\u00a0Eve Libertine<\/strong>, he founded what was at first known as\u00a0The Crass Collective<\/strong>, then\u00a0The Crass Agenda<\/strong>, then\u00a0The Last Amendment<\/strong>\u00a0and finally\u00a0L\u2019Acad\u00e9mie\u00a0des\u00a0Vanit\u00e9s\u202f<\/strong>\u2013 a loose collective of jazz musicians, artists and filmmakers who shared\u00a0Rimbaud<\/strong>‘s lifelong interest in progressive, improvisational art.\u202fRimbaud<\/strong>, a veteran of avant-garde performance art groups such as\u00a0EXIT<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ceres Confusion<\/strong>, not only co-founded Stonehenge Free Festival, but he also founded\u00a0and,\u00a0along with\u00a0Gee\u00a0Vaucher<\/strong>,\u00a0to this day runs\u202fthe\u00a0legendary\u202fanarchist\/pacifist open house Dial House in Essex, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


About Arthur Rimbaud<\/strong>
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud<\/strong>\u00a0was a French poet known for his influence on modern literature, particularly surrealism. He produced the bulk of his literary output during adolescence and young adulthood and stopped writing at the age of 20.\u00a0Rimbaud<\/strong>\u00a0was known to have been a\u00a0libertine\u00a0and a restless soul, having engaged in a hectic, at-times-violent romantic relationship with fellow poet\u00a0Paul Verlaine<\/strong>, which lasted nearly two years. After he stopped writing, he travelled extensively on three continents as a merchant and explorer, until his death from\u00a0cancer\u00a0just after his thirty-seventh birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Performer credits:<\/strong>Penny Rimbaud \u2013 Text & Voice\u00a0Evan Parker \u2013 Tenor Sax\u00a0Louise Elliott \u2013 Tenor Sax\u00a0Ingrid\u00a0Laubrock\u00a0\u2013 Tenor Sax\u00a0
Production credits:<\/strong>Paul \u2018PDub\u2019 Walton \u2013 Recording Engineer\u00a0Alex Gordon \u2013 Mastering Engineer\u00a0Penny Rimbaud \u2013 Production\u00a0
Design credits:<\/strong>Eve Libertine \u2013 Artwork\u00a0Alice Smith \u2013\u00a0Digitisation\u00a0Bracket Press \u2013 Design\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


PENNY RIMBAUD online:<\/strong>
https:\/\/pennylrimbaud.co.uk\/<\/a>
https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pennyrimbaud1\/<\/a>
https:\/\/twitter.com\/pennyrimbaud1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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