Paul Lowry "Delirium In Music!", by Paul Lowry

Paul Lowry "Delirium In Music!"

by Paul Lowry

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1.	I Got Rhythm 02:17	buy track
2.	Sabre Dance 02:18	buy track
3.	Rudio Nasrael 03:02	buy track
4.	William Tell Overture 02:48	buy track

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Years ago, a British radio man/mad genius (possibly) named Paul Lowry took existing recordings of popular favorites and used all manner of studio trickery to turn them into insane, hilarious "remixes": tape looping, interjecting sound effects, Chipmunk-like vocals, tape speed manipulating...the man would stop at nothing. The recordings, apparently never released, are similar to the "musique concrète" the avant-gardists were doing at the time, but filtered through a satirical Spike Jones-like sensibility.

One reader of my old blog wrote to confirm hearing "William Tell Overture" on a tape of BBC radio broadcasts, so it appears that Lowry, indeed, did these for the BBC.

In 2007, I wrote to the BBC. Their reply: "I note your interest in a gentleman called Paul Lowry who may have been employed by the BBC. Having checked our database, we have no contact details for anyone of this name." I'm starting to wonder if his name was, in fact, Paul Lowry....

Another reader also informs us: "I managed to identify the "Rudio Nasrael" track - it's the theme to the BBC show "Radio Newsreel", also known as "Imperial Echoes" and written by Arnold Safroni.

Any further info greatly appreciated...

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released February 24, 2024

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Jungle Room Records Los Angeles, California

Ungawa! Mr Fab, Program Director for WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room stream, and formerly of the Music For Maniacs blog, unleashes obscure oddities from 35 years of record collecting that (hopefully) have not appeared on other compilations of wild, weird Mid-century vinyl fun.

The much-appreciated proceeds go to our daughter's education. ... more

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