One jam-packed CD of unique female gazes, into a micro-scene with the NYC Downtown art scene circa late ‘78 -‘85, through the lenses of a variety of feminist perspectives on post-punk and true art-punk!
An ultra-violet time machine to a micro-scene viewed and heard through the curation of Emmy-award winning, twin artists, Ellen Kahn and Lynda Kahn AKA TwinArt. This magnificent journey features their music with Taste Test, (lyrics by Joan Durand and music by David DeSario) they created as video artists; along with other female voices from within their orbit. (Eugenie Diserio of The Dance, Julia Heyward and T Venus, and Jill Kroesen) David DeSario is credited with composing and recording, in collaboration with TwinArt on songs PoodlePaper, Wrong#, Rubber Goods, Trashy Fashions, Hands on Hands Off. Eugenie Diserio and Steve Alexander of The Dance collaborated with TwinArt on the song Double Shot of Love with Don Hunerberg as the sound engineer. Liner notes by Ardele Lister.
Instant This / Instant That is built around the coveted flexi disc from an art mag that featured a song by Taste Test and a cut from Intense Molecular Activity (IMA). Joining the fun are Jill Kroesen, who contributes her cult A-side “I Really Want To Bomb You” along with two unissued cuts from her poetic and percussive headspace.
Multi-media artist Julia Heyward, once known as Duka Delight, contributes two songs she put to tape working with IMAʼs Don Hunerberg that are poignant and powerful as the work sheʼs shown at the Whitney or the video she directed for The Talking Heads (”Burning Down The House”!?!?).
Post-punk “Do-Dada-ists” The Dance contribute quite a bit here, including an unissued demo, a cut from an EP, and two collaborations with TwinArt.
David DeSario composed and recorded all TwinArt music in collaboration.
Also available on LP!
Includes:
Instant This Instant That - Taste Test ft. TwinArt ITIT 1* • Keep Moving Buddy - Julia Heyward ft. T-Venus ITIT 2* • I Really Want To Bomb You - Jill Kroesen ITIT 3* • Hands On Hands Off - TwinArt ITIT 4* • Dream On (Demo) - The Dance ITIT 5* • Rubber Goods - Twinart ITIT 6* • Honey, You’re So Mean - Jill Kroesen With Chorus ITIT 7* • Double Shot Of Love - TwinArt ft. The Dance ITIT 8* • You Got To Know - The Dance ITIT 9* • Gassum - Julia Heyward ITIT 10* • Poodle Paper - TwinArt ITIT 11* • Trashy Fashions - TwinArt ITIT 12* • Blinxong - Intense Molecular Activity ITIT 13* • Freak Of Nature (Alt. Version) - Jill Kroesen ITIT 14* • Wrong # - TwinArt