JOHN VON RYAN - ORGANS VS. FURNITURE (LOAD 013)

THE OTHER LOAD 013 IS ONE I HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD OF NOT EVEN IN MY DAYS OF LISTENING TO EVERY MP3 ON THE LOAD RECORDS WEBSITE. NOW I KNOW FROM CONSULTING THIS VERY BLOG THAT THIS IS THE SAME JON VON RYAN WHO "SINGS" ON THE OTHER LOAD 013 RELEASE. OH YOU GUYS AND YOUR GAMES.

WHAT THE FUCK GIVES HERE? THIS LOOKS VAGUELY NORMAL. LIKE THIS DUDE IS GOING TO SING 12 WELL-ROUNDED ADULT CONTEMPORARY SONGS WITH A LIGHT BONTEMPI FLAVOUR.

I FOUND AN INTERVIEW WITH BEN MCOSKER IN THE AUTUMN 2010 EDITION OF A PUBLICATION CALLED MARRIED LIFE QUARTERLY IN A FEATURE CALLED "UNDERRATED RECORDS ON LOAD". HERE'S WHAT HE SAID:

Jay is the singer/moog operator for Six Finger Satellite. He passed along a tape of his brother’s 4 track material. Jay used to have a place on Angell Street in Providence, RI. I used to go over there quite a bit and hang out. Jay would play a lot of 4 track material from sessions from others such as Guy Benoit, John MacLean, and his brother John Ryan. A lot of John Ryan’s stuff was done up in his family’s garage in Cumberland, RI. A photographer was hired to follow John around the northern town of Woonsocket, RI with his portable organ. These pictures and other photos of John form the layout of the CD. The cover of the release has John recording the record amidst guns, jars of cleaning solution, and sporting equipment at the Ryan family compound. The release is a total downer but with tons of attitude and tape hiss. I was unsure how to promote this record 

THE RECORD IS A TOTAL CURATE'S EGG. THERE'S SOME STUFF THAT APPROACHES POP EXCELLENCE AND SOME THAT IS A BIT WESLEY WILLIS EXECUTING A HAMMOND FREAKOUT. HERE'S ONE OF THE NORMAL ONES.

 

IT'S 21 SONGS AND I RECKON IF YOU GET PAST 13 YOU'RE A HERO OF ENDURANCE TEST MUSIC. I DO NOT LIKE THIS ONE I AM AFRAID TO REPORT.