John Somebody

Scott Johnson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000005IXW
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,617 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #67 in Music > Dance & DJ > Techno > Minimal Techno

Track Listings

1. Part I

2. Part 2

3. Part 3-Involuntary Songs

4. Reprise

5. No Memory

Editorial Reviews

1. Part I 5:25 2. Part 2 8:30 3. Part 3 - Involuntary Songs 11:55 4. Reprise 2:05 5. No Memory 11:25

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great recording, but not for everybody., February 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: John Somebody (Audio CD)

I bought this recording on vinyl in the mid-80s, and although it isn't something you can play every day, it is one of my favorites. Johnson takes sampled sounds (speech fragments, women laughing, ...), makes tape loops out of them, and then brings out the inherent musicality of these with guitar. Its wonderful. However, its not for everyone. (A friend of mine asked me, upon hearing it "Do you listen to this because you think its interesting, or do you actually LIKE it?". Of course I actually LIKE it! I love it.)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this is wonderful!, October 23, 2001

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andrew mcintosh (nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Somebody (Audio CD)

scott johnson does some very interesting things in this work. i have never heard anything quite like it. there is a lot of really rythmic breaking up of simple human voices and using it as a beat for the rest of the song. parts of it are really dark and mysteriuos and others are happy with bubbling laughter, but the whole thing has a kind of mystic and dischordant overtone. you should definately get this album.