A 30 seconds over tokyo b heart of darkness pure experimental rock that bridges the paranoid punk nature and avantgarde detours of pere ubus music to form a military apocalypse in the middle of the cold war. Check out 30 seconds over tokyo by pere ubu on amazon music. Pere ubu is an american rock group formed in cleveland, ohio, in 1975. Pere ubus earliest releases in the late 70s upended punk rocks simplistic howl. Elitism for the people 19751978 rounds up the records that put them on the map.
Mar 28, 2006 check out 30 seconds over tokyo by pere ubu on amazon music. Aug 20, 2015 over my head is strong if noticeably different, and 30 seconds over tokyo and life stinks close out the night with a fascinating glimpse of rapidly evolving brilliance. Ubu s 1975 debut single, 30 seconds over tokyo, and their 1978 debut album, the modern dance, introduced the selfdestructing melodies, scattershot rhythms, and industrialstrength dissonance that they used to capture the angst and chaos of their times with both apocalyptic fervor and surprising humanity for decades. Flew off early in the haze of dawnin a metal dragon locked in time,skimming waves of an underground seain some kind of a dream world fantasysun a ho. Pere ubu is a rock band that considers itself to be working within the mainstream of the genre. In september pere ubu recorded 30 seconds over tokyo backed with heart of darkness hearthan records hr101. Tom herman, scott krauss, peter laughner, allen ravenstine, david thomas and tim wright.
Pere ubu is an experimental rock music group formed in cleveland, ohio, in 1975. Inspired by a film about the first american bombing mission over japan but seemingly more about the psyche and notion of it rather than the fact thirty seconds over tokyo is like being inside a prism and seeing your reflection as victim on some sides and right through to your enemys eyes on the ground or in the cockpit on others. Pleased and intrigued by the promise of unique experience the ubus extended the project. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1975 graham reid jan 27, 2012 1 min read. The screenplay by dalton trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same. Despite a variety of longterm and recurring band members, singer david thomas is the only constant. David thomas apocalyptic lyrics take a pilotseye view of the doolittle raid, an air raid by the us on the japanese capital tokyo and other places on. Thirty seconds over tokyo is a 1944 american war film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. It is a mix that has mesmerized critics, musicians and fans for decades. Pere ubu 30 seconds over tokyo heart of darkness music. Pere ubu make a music that is a disorienting mix of midwestern groove rock, found sound, analogue synthesizers, fallingapart song structures and careening vocals. Pere ubu s debut single their first four records were singles on their own hearthan label was 30 seconds over tokyo inspired by the doolittle raid and named after a film depicting the raid, backed with heart of darkness.
It rewrote dylans paranoid visions of cold war and political intrigue and. Street waves had a simple white sleeve with the title printed on it. It also marked the first time that landbased planes had taken off from a navy carrier. Pere ubu 30 seconds over tokyo heart of darkness 1975 october 30, 2018 leave a comment youre in a holeinthewall record shop rooting around in a singles bin and you find a release by pere ubu pere ubu. Published by fire songs, under license from ubu projex for north america, and by virgin musicbmg vm music ltd. Thirty seconds over tokyo is a 1944 american war film produced by metro goldwynmayer. The british datapanik in the year zero catchingup compilation is more successful, collecting five of the original hearthan aka hearpen tracks, including the dynamic, paranoiac 30 seconds over tokyo and the seedsgonedada cloud 149. Jefferson airplane s second live album, thirty seconds over winterland 1973, and experimental rock band pere ubu s 1975 debut single, 30 seconds over tokyo, are named after the film. Watch the video for 30 seconds over tokyo from pere ubu s terminal tower for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Mar 18, 2016 arriving in 1975 on own label hearthan, pere ubu s debut seminal single was initially written during the shortlived early days of rocket from the tombs. In april 1942, a group of b25 bombers took off from an aircraft carrier they were not designed for, on a mission to bombard the japanase industrial infrastructure in tokyo. Taking its name from a ted lawson and robert considine book about the 1942. Arriving in 1975 on own label hearthan, pere ubus debut seminal single was. The result was the 1975 single 30 seconds over tokyo backed with heart of darkness, released on the group s own hearthan label later changed to hearpen.
I 7 singoli del 1 cd che tra laltro sono usciti in una raccolta del 1985 intitolata terminal tower, comprendono il brano 30 seconds over tokyo del 1974 che era stato scritto da d. Heart of darkness written by thomas laughner herman wright krauss. Describing their sound as avantgarage, pere ubu s work drew inspiration from sources such as musique concrete, 60s rock, performance. Flew off early in the haze of dawn in a metal dragon lost in time skimming waves of an underground sea in some kind of. Pere ubu 30 seconds over tokyo lyrics genius lyrics. Flew off early in the haze of dawn in a metal dragon locked in time, skimming waves of an underground sea in some kind of a dream world fant. Before the ramones recorded their debut album, before the sex pistols were a glimmer in malcolm mclarens eye, and before fellow ohioans devo helped usher in the age of synth pop and mtv, pere ubu had already formed their own label and released the seminal art punk single 30 seconds over tokyo. The mission was dangerous, and some of the men did not return.
The music contained here is great and indispensable though. Pere ubu 30 seconds over tokyo heart of darkness amazon. Arriving in 1975 on own label hearthan, pere ubus debut seminal single was initially. In a nutshell, pere ubu is one of the very greatest of bands. Song information for 30 seconds over tokyo pere ubu on allmusic. Originally released as hearthan records hr101 in the usa, 1975. Tim wright, pere ubu and dna bassist, dead of unknown causes. The track 30 seconds over tokyo seems prophetic in its resonance. From the oppressive avantdoom of reworked rftt song 30 seconds over tokyo to the fistclenched final solution, they filtered rust belt desolation and cold war jitters like no other. Licensing information for 30 seconds over tokyo by pere ubu.
Oconnor quando tutti e tre facevano parte della band rochet from the tomb. Aug 06, 20 tim wright, pere ubu s original bassist and a member of influential new york nowave band dna, has died, the cleveland plain dealer reports. Flew off early in the haze of dawn in a metal dragon lost in time skimming waves of an underground sea in some kind of dreamworld fantasy sun a hot circle on. The film the purple heart 1944 is a fictionalized account of the fates of american airmen from the doolittle raid who are placed on trial in a japanese court. Pere ubu s debut single, this was actually originally written by a rocket from the tombs the infamous cleveland rock band who counted among their number future ubu vocalist david thomas.
Contains the incredible ubu classic 30 seconds over tokyo and parallels their career shift from experimental rockers to smooth poppers, which is weird considering that they were actually still experimental rockers in 1980 and didnt become smooth poppers for another 9 years or so. When the group disbanded david thomas was eager to release final solution and 30 seconds over tokyo. David thomas apocalyptic lyrics take a pilotseye view of the doolittle raid, an air raid by the us on the japanese capital tokyo and other places on honshu. David booked a debut concert for new years eve at a college bar downtown called the viking saloon. Pere ubu 30 seconds over tokyo lyrics songmeanings. This was before their first gig, which took place on new year s eve, 1976, in cleveland s viking saloon, where thomas had worked as a ticket taker. Taking its name from a ted lawson and robert considine. Pere ubu 30 seconds over tokyo picture sleeve, vinyl. Pere ubu 30 seconds over tokyo rsd 16 soul jazz records. Lawson book, thirty seconds over tokyo, was first published in colliers between 22 may and 26 june 1943. Thirty seconds over winterland 1973, and experimental rock band pere ubu s 1975 debut single, 30 seconds over tokyo, are named after the film. They released their debut album the modern dance in 1978 and followed with several more lps before disbanding in 1982.
Thomas was eager to release final solution and 30 seconds over tokyo. Taking its name from a ted lawson and robert considine book about the 1942 doolittle raid the song is about a world war ii bomber squads. Licensing 30 seconds over tokyo by pere ubu please select the type of project you need a license for from the list below. Pere ubu and rocket from the tombs45 rpm vinyl releases. Doolittles bombing raid, the first to be made on japan, took place on april 18, 1942. Even so early on, ubu s selfdescribed industrial folk already sounded like it came from some faroff, future land.
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