{"id":5806,"date":"2021-11-05T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolgrove.com\/press\/?p=5806"},"modified":"2024-05-24T11:42:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T16:42:52","slug":"buddhist-bubblegum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolgrove.com\/books\/buddhist-bubblegum\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhist Bubblegum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Esotericism in the creative process of Arthur Russell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Matt Marble<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pub date: November 15th, 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

ISBN: 978-1-887276-30-6 $19.99<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For all wholesale inquires write to info@coolgrove.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            <\/em>Raised in the cornfields of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Arthur Russell (1951-1992) would become a visionary cellist, singer, composer, and producer in Lower Manhattan’s “Downtown” arts scene during the 1970s and 80s.  Russell’s enigmatic music blended and transcended genres as disparate as Indian raga, Americana folk, avant-garde composition, and disco. He actively infused popular music into Manhattan’s avant-garde art scene, while bringing a Buddhist-inspired experimentalism into American popular music. As poet Allen Ginsberg recalled, “His ambition seemed to be to write popular music, or bubblegum music, but Buddhist bubblegum; to transmit the dharma through the most elemental form…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three book events for Buddhist Bubblegum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO THE LAST EVENT DETAILS (NOV 21)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, November 18th. 6:30 pm
The house was full. Corn balls were scrumptious. Matt was deeply good. Thank you Paige and crew at Archestratus
the place<\/em> for good food, books<\/strong><\/mark> and outlook on life in the city.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buddhist Bubblegum<\/span> and Matt Marble at ARCHESTRATUS<\/span><\/a> <\/h4>\n\n\n
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Saturday, November 20th, 1-4 PM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An amazing evening was experienced on a roof top in east village full to capacity. MATT MARBLE was interviewed in great depth by GRYPHON RUE. Then the SINGING TRACTORS delivered an unforgettable concert with trombone (PETER ZUMMO), Bass (ERNIE BROOKS, Percussion (MUSTAPHA KHALIQ AHMED), and Santoor (DAVID NAGLER). Massive thanks to EMMETT PINSKY and PRINTED MATTER for making this possible. COOLGROVE was in the house and 39 BUDDHIST BUBBLEGUMS<\/em> sold out. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buddhist Bubblegum and Matt Marble at PRINTED MATTER<\/span><\/a>\/ST MARKS<\/span>  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Special rooftop performance by THE SINGING TRACTORS.<\/span> Please check here for details<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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to see a historical photo of Singing Tractors click here<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Arthur Russell\u2019s notebooks often read as revealed texts.  Equally obscure, obtuse, hilarious and profound, Arthur was prepping for a future when his music and ideas would be accepted and embraced.  In 1987 Arthur said to Paper Magazine \u201cWhen you\u2019re playing music, ideas don\u2019t help much at all\u201d.  Process for Arthur was his mantra, and in Buddhist Bubblegum<\/em>, Matt Marble unwraps and reveals the secrets of Arthur\u2019s work. Until now little has been known of Arthur\u2019s matrix and methods outside a small group of collaborators and friends. Matt digs deep into Arthur\u2019s writings revealing a profound process deeply based in Arthur\u2019s Buddhist practice.  Buddhist Bubblegum<\/em> is an essential addition to understanding the genius of Arthur Russell and the methods that define it.\u201d <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Steve Knutson\/Audika Records\/Arthur Russell Estate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last event and opportunity the experience Arthur Russell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sunday November 21st<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COOLGROVE PRESENTS <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Buddhist Bubblegum with Matt Marble and friends at NUBLU<\/mark>
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The Mind and Music of Arthur Russell<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, November 21st, doors open at 4pm. Open till 2am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program for the Evening <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5:30-6:30 <\/strong>a screening of Wild Combination: a portrait of Arthur Russell. <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Matt Wolf\u2019s critically acclaimed documentary (downstairs in the club)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8:00<\/strong> MATT MARBLE<\/strong><\/span> author of BUDDHIST BUBBLEGUM<\/strong>
presents his video presentation of Arthur Russell<\/span>‘s creative process. Include a Q & A <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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9:00<\/strong> TAPE HISS<\/strong>: <\/span> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ernie Brooks – bass, vox Pete Galub – guitar, vox David Nagler- keys, vox Peter Zummo-trombone, vox Steve Shelley- drums <\/p>\n\n\n\n

feature Arthur Russell songs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All evening:<\/strong> DJ SETS <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

10:00 to closing:<\/strong> Guest DJ bookworms<\/strong>
channels Arthur Russell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Host DJ and MC: Sage Loves NY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Buddhist Bubblegum book signing with Matt Marble<\/em> all night<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WHERE? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

NUBLU<\/strong>
151 Loisaida Ave (C) NYC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Covid Vaccine cards required at the door <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sushi Lounge and Bar open all evening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 dollars <\/mark>(door)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To buy tickets now, click here<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wear your dancing shoes<\/strong> ( Floor capacity is 200) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Following Russell’s premature death due to AIDS at age 40, composer Philip Glass reflected, “Arthur was very, very ahead of his time.” And while a few of his dance singles would remain underground classics, Russell’s work would be significantly neglected for over a decade. However, through the archival releases of AUDIKA <\/a>RECORDS<\/a> <\/a><\/strong>a documentary film (Wild Combination<\/em> <\/a><\/strong>Matt Wolf<\/span><\/a>) <\/a><\/strong>and a biography (Hold On to Your Dreams<\/em> <\/strong>Tim Lawrence)<\/span>,<\/a> Russell’s fearless creativity and radical vulnerability have found an admiring audience in the 21st century. Today, celebrated artists–from Kanye West to Arcade Fire–as well as emerging musical generations are breathing new life into Russell’s music and praising his name. Nevertheless, he has remained as mysterious as he has become accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My late friend Arthur Russell\u2019s music embodies the complexity of human experience on multiple layers. Arthur\u2019s words and intersecting melodic lines not only represent, but catalyze our central nervous system, in a manner not unlike meditation and spirituality. Matt Marble is uniquely qualified and gifted to take on the task of revealing Arthur\u2019s internal and external music. This is a great book about Arthur Russell, indeed, but it is also a revelatory way
of seeing the beauty and power of music itself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Peter Gordon<\/strong> Composer, Professor of Music, Bloomfield College<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Buddhist Bubblegum<\/em> dives deep into the mystery of Arthur Russell and offers an unprecedented exploration into his lifelong Vajrayana Buddhist practice. Author Matt Marble charts Russell’s spiritual path, from his early life as a Buddhist monk on a Bay Area commune to his maturing engagement with Japanese Shingon and Indo-Tibetan Vajrayana traditions in Manhattan. Along the way, we learn how Russell creatively adopted traditional methods of mantra, mandala, meditation, astrology, numerology, and more. Through extensive archival research, personal interviews, and musical score analysis, Marble highlights Russell’s major works and shows how esotericism and aesthetic theory strategically guided his creative process. The writing is supplemented throughout with numerous archival images, featuring Russell’s original scores, notebooks, and photographs. Marble’s work is indebted to the Arthur Russell Estate\/NYPL, Audika Records\/Steve Knutson, Tom Lee, and Russell’s friends and collaborators, as well as to the pioneering work of biographers Tim Lawrence and Matt Wolf. Hailed by the New York Times<\/em> as “groundbreaking work,\u201d Buddhist Bubblegum<\/em> reveals how one of America’s most visionary artists uniquely fused spiritual and musical disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After Matt Marble\u2019s book, perhaps the only thing that remains impossible to understand about Arthur Russell\u2019s music is its profound beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Ben Ratliff, author of Every Song Ever<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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