During this break the rest of utopia brought in kasim sultan on bass to replace john seiger, who left after the sessions for disco jets were finished. The utopian discography originally compiled by scott sheppard, with significant additions by lino terlati for a year by year exploration, please visit discography 2. Mar 26, 2012 disco jets got left in the can to make way for the newer ra album, which i believe was a bit of a hit. Utopia will follow a group of people who find themselves in possession of a manuscript of a cult graphic novel. The disco jets sessions took place at bearsville studios shortly after the release of todds faithful album and was a purely instrumental affair recorded tongue in cheek with sights firmly set upon the current trends of the time such as the us bicentennial celebrations, disco music, science fiction movies such as star wars and the cb radio fad. Its an instrumental recording humorously parroting 1976s us bicentennial celebrations, disco music, science fiction films and the cb radio fads. Click file new burn cd and dvd images, then click ok. Utopia biography formed in 1973 in new york, usa disbanded in 1986 reunited briefly in 1992 reformed in 2011 utopia was initially an ensemble, formed by todd rundgren as a counterpoint to his solo work. More utopia lyrics and mp3 downloads more popular utopia mp3 songs include. Martinos music can be downloaded or purchased from amazon as well as. Disco jets was left to languish in the vaults, only seeing the light of day in 2001 when it was released as part of a japanese only archive series release. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of disco jets 1976 by utopia at mp3caprice. Longtime todd rundgren fans are familiar with the renaissance mans numerous genre excursions, from pop to rock and everywhere in. This new utopia line up blended so well on todds return that a new album was written and recorded, using the singing and musical talents kasim to great effect.
Yet the album crafted by willie wilcox drums, roger powell. In the source box, click on the paper and cd button and find were the utopia cd image is located at. During its first three years, the group was a progressive rock band with a somewhat fluid membership known as todd rundgrens utopia. Roger powell recalled in 2010 to author paul myers that utopia spent one weekend cranking out disco jets, basically for the hell of it. The utopian discography the todd rundgren connection. The complete recordings 19741982 will coincide with the longawaited reunion tour of rundgren, kasim sulton who toured with his own iteration of utopia earlier this year, willie wilcox, and ralph schuckett which kicks off this april and runs through june.
Disco jets 180 gram pressing 2016 record store day release. Download the latest song of disco jets with utopia vinyl. Here you can buy and download music mp3 todd rundgren. Most of the members in this early incarnation also played on rundgrens solo albums of. Otherwise, the new york jets may do enough to win this game because the jets have enough talent to steal this one from pittsburgh. After disbanding in 86, utopia played a charity show in new york on january 29, 2011 featuring the 1974 lineup of todd rundgren, moogy klingman, ralph schuckett, john siegler and kevin ellman. Pittsburgh is playing for a playoff spot while the new york jets are out of contention.
Disco jets by todd rundgren, utopia on amazon music. Various musicians came and went, but the main stays of the band were roger powell keyboards, kasim sulton bass, and john willie wilcox drums, and of course todd himself handling the guitar work, all four members supplied both lead and harmony. Almost entirely instrumental, except from some vocal samples, the album perfectly captures the zeitgeist of the time when disco and funk jazz ruled supreme on popular music. Disco jets remastered disco jets,todd rundgren utopia view product x close. Utopia is a very unique game, which on first glance looks like nothing more than another sim citystyle game.
Disco jets is mainly an instrumental album with bits of vocal chatter. Disco jets 180 gram pressing 2016 record store day release lp, vinyl record album. Disco jets is in fact an utopias lost album, the result of fruitful sessions held in 1976. Disco jets eventually surfaced in 2001 as part of a rundgren rarities box set, and was. Utopia was initially an ensemble, formed by todd rundgren as a counterpoint to his solo work. Paint me silver by pond sampled todd rundgren and utopias cosmic. John siegler who departed utopia shortly after recording the lost album, citing fatigue opined, it was. Utopia began pretty fiercely, though, and buried deep within their frantic output is an album called disco jets 1976, which remains unreleased, apparently at the time, utopias label was unhappy with the band turning in an album that was largely instrumental, and devoid of. Disco jets is easily one of utopia s most puzzling recordings perhaps only outdone by 1980s beatles tribute, deface the music, as the entire album is comprised largely of instrumental compositions in a spacyfunk style the only time there are any vocals is when theres dialogue between bandmembers. Shortly after completing 1976s faithful lp, the iconoclastic producer took the members of utopia into the studio to create the album known as disco jets. The esoteric recordings release of disco jets has been newly remastered from the master tapes and is sure to appeal to all todd rundgren and.
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