"Ramuntcho Matta Presents Brion Gysin/Polo Lombardo" (1985)




France: Mosquito (LP), 1985.
12.5" x 12.5" x 1.125", LP, eleven tracks (five by Gysin), "MOS 006".

Ramuntcho Matta Presents Brion Gysin/Polo Lombardo, an LP of works performed by Brion Gysin (side A) and by Polo Lombardo (side B), with music by Ramuntcho Matta, produced by Ramuntcho Matta and released by Mosquito (France) in 1985. Cover photo of Brion Gysin by Jouis Jammes. Engineered by Michel Reynaud, and mixed at Studio Merjithur. 

Brion Gysin performs his lyrics for the five songs on side A: "Kick", "Junk", "Baboon", "Sham Pain", and "Stop Smokin'". Gysin is accompanied by Don Cherry, Abdoulaye Prosper Niang, J.P. Coco, Fil Mong, Elli Medeiros, Negrito Transante, Polel Lombardo, Fred Couss, Yahn Leker, and Ramuntcho Matta.

Side A Tracks (Gysin): 

  1. "Kick" (6'37")
  2. "Junk" (3'25")
  3. "Sham Pain" (4'50") [this is labelled as "Shampain" on the actual LP]
  4. "Stop Smokin'" (4'33") [this is labelled as "Top Smokin" on the actual LP]
  5. "Baboon" (4'11")
Side B Tracks (Lombardo): 
  1. "Zanino" (4'31")
  2. "Boat" (3'46")
  3. "Conk" (4'24")
  4. "Manesi" (5'37")
  5. "Senhor Maravilha" (2'27")
  6. "Numa Boa" (2'56")

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