Arthur's Landing

Arthur’s Landing was a meeting between musicians who collaborated with <a href="spotify:artist:3iJJD5v7oIFUevW4N5w5cj">Arthur Russell</a>, an avant-garde cellist, songwriter, and producer of oddball post-disco who passed away in 1992. Through numerous reissues, a documentary (Wild Combination), and a biography (Hold On to Your Dreams), <a href="spotify:artist:3iJJD5v7oIFUevW4N5w5cj">Russell</a>’s status as a fascinatingly unique, genre-crossing cult legend increased tremendously during the 2000s. While he recorded solitary, profound material like 1986’s World of Echo, he also thrived in a collaborative environment. This spirit drove Arthur’s Landing, which featured a core of <a href="spotify:artist:3YSRTwIbPgJWYcryBzOGsI">Steven Hall</a> (guitar, vocals), Mustafa Ahmed (percussion), Joyce Bowden (vocals, clarinet, guitar), Ernie Brooks (bass, vocals), Bill Ruyle (drums), and <a href="spotify:artist:0ewl0qCpOyHsNk9Uw6VdAe">Peter Zummo</a> (trombone), along with contributions from <a href="spotify:artist:79DIu6Zjob5lrAMRxD0rWW">Elodie Lauten</a> (keyboards), Larry Saltzman (guitar), and John Scherman (guitar). The group’s first album, a self-titled release on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Strut%22">Strut</a> -- a label that played an important role in <a href="spotify:artist:3iJJD5v7oIFUevW4N5w5cj">Russell</a>'s re-exposure with its first two Disco (Not Disco) compilations -- contained new, loose, and often playful versions of <a href="spotify:artist:3iJJD5v7oIFUevW4N5w5cj">Russell</a> songs that were both known and unknown to the artist’s devout fans. A few singles were released throughout the following years, and double-album Second Thoughts, including mixes and contributions by <a href="spotify:artist:3iJJD5v7oIFUevW4N5w5cj">Russell</a> associates Bob Blank and Peter Gordon, appeared on <a href="spotify:artist:3YSRTwIbPgJWYcryBzOGsI">Steven Hall</a>'s <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Buddhist+Army%22">Buddhist Army</a> label in 2015. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi