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Paul McCarthy (b. 1945) 1. Boston Bay From the LP: High Performance, 1983 2. Paid Strangers Broadcast on KPFK, Close Radio, (recorded live) February 21, 1977, 13 min. 6 sec. The artist pays strangers to speak their minds on the air. 3. Paul McCarthy interviews Gene Youngblood Broadcast on KPFK, Close Radio, (recorded live) July 7, 1977, 1 hr. 4 sec. Youngblood, an electronic media arts scholar, discusses six new technologies that artists are using. 4. Paul McCarthy, Barbara T. Smith, and Nancy Buchanan, Call-in Show Broadcast on KPFK, Close Radio, (recorded live) August 4, 1977, 37 min. 8 sec. Short anonymous performances by listeners who call in and a discussion of the call-in format by its programmers. 4. U.N. Live Broadcast on KPFK, Close Radio, (recorded live) April 29, 1978, 15 min. 2 sec. sec. A performance of animal, mechanical, and human sounds sung by the artist. Mike Kelley & Paul McCarthy & Violent Onsen Geisha Sod and Sodie Sock Upstairs 6:04 Jungle 5:44 Guitar? 5:34 Shaver 6:34 Street 8:06 Salon 3:08 Up 3:09 Clapper 7:23 End 8:04 Mopping 3:01 Studio C Mush 1:41 Shanty Town 2:08 Pierce 2:20 Cracklins 2:28 Throat 2:37 Squall 2:25 Fistula 3:57 Go, Baby, Go 4:08 A Quiet One 4:40 Duet 4:49 Short 4:54 The Air 4:53 Pig Out 21:40 Comp O.S.O. Live At The Session Part 1 4:43 Live At The Session Part 2 3:51 Live At The Session Part 3 7:37 Live At The Session Part 4 4:59 Live At The Session Part 5 4:53 Live At The Session Part 6 6:41 Live At The Session Part 7 11:16 Live At The Session Part 8 1:59 Vocal Exercise 0:36 In The Mess Hall 6:36 Wet Oatmeal And Three Voices 3:09 Ramp Drag 4:36 Duet For Two Organs Used By Hermann Nitsch in 1978 12:29 Following up on their previous releases, Sod and Sodie Sock and Studio C, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy and Masaya Nakahara (aka Violent Onsen Geisha) team up again for Comp O.S.O., recorded live at the Vienna Secession in 1998. The CD features a live improvisation performed by the three artists on the opening night of the Kelley/McCarthy installation Sod and Sodie Sock - an immense faux military encampment made up of barrack tents, a shower room, a mess hall, and various other environments. For several weeks this structure was the site of numerous improvisations performed by Kelley and McCarthy aided by a cast of volunteers. These actions are the basis for the second section of the CD, titled 'training exercises', and include: In the Mess Hall, an improvisational percussion workout with pots and pans; Wet Oatmeal and Three Voices; and Ramp Drag, which documents the tones produced by wooden table-like furniture pieces being slowly dragged over a stone floor to create an incredibly lush sound. This CD also includes Duet for Two Organs Used by Hermann Nitsch in 1978. In April of 1978 Kelley and McCarthy each loaned Nitsch two, almost identical, plastic chord organs for his performance of the Orgies Mysteries Theatre in Venice CA. The organs were used to produce constant background drone. McCarthy's organ was damaged so that it already produced a constant random drone, while Kelley's organ had two keys taped down to create a similar effect. These organs have now been reunited - joined together again in an eternal duet. The Gobbler (Art Byington, Cameron Jamie, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy and Dave Muller) "Skin of Flesh Almighty" (1997) Lazy Siren 8:15 That's My Baby 5:18 Jungle-Style Chicken 3:38 Careful With That Monk, Eugene 6:18 Rock-A-Pauly 5:09 Fuzz Wash 5:39 Hey! Ho! 4:23 Sparse 4:11 Odin's Breath 4:05 Show No Waddle 4:04 The Load 7:59 Itchy Brother 8:03 Show No Shame 5:26 Los Angeles, CA: Compound Annex Records / The End is Here. 1997 Synopsis: "Art Byington, Cameron Jamie, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy and Dave Muller. 1997 release by art world all star band. Scary meandering sounds, perfect for secret meetings in secluded caves. 13 evil tracks". RELATED RESOURCES: Mike Kelley in UbuWeb Sound Mike Kelley in UbuWeb Film Paul McCarthy in UbuWeb Film