yet another sorely neglected and lost 60s masterpiece that's been circulating pretty widely the past year. lamentably, my favorite song from the album - "i realized you" - is unavailable on youtube for consumption or purposes of preview.
these "lost 60's masterpieces" generally fall into two easily designated categories; either it's complete shit that's being fobbed off as an unappreciated gem, that is far too typical and mired in the shortcomings and studio tricks of its own time to be anything worth hearing, or it is - in the case of wendy and bonnie's "genesis" - a verifiable oddity, a truly wonderful and unique album that was simply misplaced amongst all the other amazing works of the time (usually due to inadequate distribution). this is easily as good as the millenium's "begin" and susan christie's "paint a lady" as far as expectations go; granted, with all the incessant talk of lost 60s relics one is obliged to ask, "is this really as good as the united states of americas' record, 'odessey and oracle,' 'electrical storm' by white noise or 'forever changes?'"
"genesis" doesn't quite hit the pinnacle of any of the aforementioned pieces, but its strength comes from its disarming simplicity and the honesty and beauty that is conveyed by the female vocalists - who, it bears mentioning, are 13 and 17 year old sisters. its stunning that their age doesn't imbue this music with an puerile primitivism or confused enthusiasm (like god's forgotten but blessed children, the shaggs), and that the sonority and richness of their voices betrays their actual age. i'm guessing this is one of the albums that stereolab decoded and tossed into its musical vault. (tangentially, it seems funny to me how more and more these obscure 60s and 70s releases are emerging that reveal so greatly the pattern of stereolab's music and from where it derives, and how oddly stale they begin to seem by comparison...i'm trying not to be such a bitch, so i'll say something nice as penitence...that broadcast is a far, far better revivalist, archivalist, futurist, whatever-the-hell band). putting aside the petty pugilism, this is a damn fine way to spend your evening, and an even greater way to feel invalidated and inadequate (given the age at which these two young females achieved this kind of magic).
download "genesis" by wendy and bonnie
http://www.mediafire.com/?hugg2mmguy2
nods to chasm filler
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