Category, artist, title format, label, category, country, year. This 82 minute dvd is a record of that extraordinary performance, and includes live versions of these classic first utterance songs. Comus reunited in the late2000s and played several shows, starting with the swedish mellotronen festival in march 2008. Comus, dawn records, download, first utterance, mediafire, mp3, progressive rock, psychedelic rock.
Buy comuss album titled first utterance to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Beyond this, however, he speaks about the relatively troubled history of the outfit, describing how first utterance and their follow. Dawn maxisingle,1971 songs live the herald, melloboat festival, sweden, 2008 out of the coma, korjaamo, helsinki, 2012 drip drip, korjaamo, helsinki, 2012 song to comus, the borderline, london, 2012. The second album which followed first utterance three years later isnt such a good listen but the first album remains very potent with its distressing songs of rape, incest, necrophilia and murder. Stream comus first utterance 1971, a playlist by sebastian italiano from desktop or your mobile device. Comus first album contains an imaginative if elusive brand of experimental folk rock, with a tense and sometimes distressed vibe. First utterance remastered 1971 comus download music. Nothing like it that ive seen from that time period at all. They reformed briefly in 1974 and then reformed again in 2009, playing festivals and releasing a new album in 2012.
The nighmarish music of comus was reflected in the ghoulish image on their first album cover, first utterance 1971. Drip drip site map help add to favorites to get full access to the site e. In this episode, duncan discusses a medley of fascinating insights related to comus. Some of these are personal accounts, where he would subject random friends of his to first utterance so as to elicit raw reactions from the ominous mysticism contained therein. Esoteric recordings are pleased to announce the release of a new remastered and expanded edition of the legendary album first utterance by. Too dark, loud and eccentric to be folk, but too unconventional to be classified as a rock band, the influence of comus work extended far beyond their.
Comus were a dark, paganistic progfolk band who crept out of the shadows from bromley in kent in 1969. Comus even after a hiatus of almost 4 decades has still amazingly managed to retain their eerie and eccentric sound intact. Sanctuary have released song to comus the complete collection on a double cd set. Dec 16, 2019 though first utterance is not available on streaming platforms, you can listen to it via the youtube video above. I think they did this album justice both in sound and presentation on near 180gm before it was a thing and with an extra 12 and full gatefold. The record is not unlike the totem at the center of the film the blood on satans claw also released in 1971 in which a 17th century english village witnesses the. This is the official comus soundcloud, run by the real people. Drip drip from first utterance, 1971 song to comus from first utterance, 1971 in the lost queens eyes from 7. Alceste comus kirkby nelson kwella cable elliott thomas aam hogwood. First utterance is still one of the scariest folk albums ive ever listened to, and ten years later for me, it still holds up. Released in february 1971 on pye records progressive rock label dawn, first utterance was a darkly stunning masterpiece by comus, a group who arguably defy being classified in any genre.
Comus are a british progressive folk band who had a brief career in the early 1970s. The overall thematic tone of the album is of vulnerable innocence facing abusive power, with songs dealing with. It was released in 1971, with the opening song diana being released as a single. I find it frighteningly direct that comus 1971 debut, first utterance, ends with the word insane swirling around your headphones. The prisoners outro is excellent and the herald is a hauntingly beautiful piece. Comus first utterance, when you find it, feels like a gift from the universe one of those moments where, from the very first song, you find yourself thinking. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of first utterance 1971 by comus at mp3caprice. Their first album, first utterance, brought them a cult following, which persists. First utterance is a music studio album recording by comus prog folkprogressive rock released in 1971 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Listen to first utterance full album 1971 comus in full in the spotify app. The album ends with the prisoner, a firstperson account of a particularly terrifying stay in an asylum with suitably dreary musical accompaniment and a barely audible prayer set me free in an appropriately bleak closing sentiment. First of all, big kudos to castle musicsanctuary for reissuing these two rarities, or shall we say oddities, for mass public consumption. Comus became a major influence on a younger generation of musicians in the 21st century. Comus first utterance remastered mp3 album download.
Comus first album contains an imaginative if elusive brand of experimental folkrock, with a tense and sometimes distressed vibe. Noin fact, its truly one of the darkest, scariest, most disturbing. Stream tracks and playlists from comus official on your desktop or mobile device. The album is notable for its unique blend of progressive rock, folk, psychedelia, and elements of paganism and the macabre.
The band broke up shortly after releasing their first album, first utterance, in 1971. If youre keen on acquiring a vinyl or cd copy of the record, you can grab one on amazon. Jan 09, 2017 comus became a major influence on a younger generation of musicians in the 21st century. Comus first utterance 1971 full vinyl album youtube. The album was notable for its unique blend of progressive rock, folk, psychedelia and elements of paganism and the macabre. You can buy album first utterance remastered 1971 comus. They reunited in 2009, and have played several festivals and released a new album. Studio album, released in 1971 songs tracks listing 1. Also, if youd like to stay up to date on developments from comus, you can do so by following them on facebook.
Longtime progressive rock fans will no doubt be aware of the only two releases from comus, 1971s first utterance, and 1974s to keep from crying, but the more casual fan are probably saying right now who the hell is comus. Disc one of this collection also boasts several outtakes from the first utterance sessions notably the unusually pleasant, quite beautiful winter is a coloured bird that were originally released in ep form with the single edit of diana, as well as the a and bsides of a 1974 solo single from bandleader roger wooton, recorded in a much. Listening to them now i got reminded how fantastic they are and how much of a masterpiece the first utterance 1971 album is. Listen to first utterance full album 1971 comus now. Comus was formed in 1969 by fellow art students roger wootton and glenn. If you couldnt tell from the cover, comus first utterance album isnt a particularly sunny album. In 2008 we reformed the band with five of the six original members. They reformed in a different configuration a few years later to make the interesting, but less revelatory, followup to keep from crying and then kept quiet for four decades. At times, this straddles the border between folkrock and the kind of.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Download the latest song of first utterance remastered. Esoteric recordings are pleased to announce the release of a new remastered and expanded edition of the legendary album first utterance by comus. Wolf moon comus has got to be one of the most unusual sounding bands i have ever come across, their 1971 debut first utterance definitely was very unique with some very macabre lyrics and an enchanting celtic folklore sound with a psychedelic twist aka psychprog folk. Esoteric recordings are pleased to announce the release of a new remastered and expanded edition of the legendary album first utterance by comusreleased in february 1971 on pye records progressive rock label dawn, first utterance was a darkly stunning masterpiece by comus, a group who arguably defy being classified in any genre.
Comus is a british progressive folk band formed in beckenham, uk in 1969. Although there are elements of traditional british folk music, theres an edginess to the songwriting and arrangements that would be entirely alien in a fairport convention or pentangle disc. I happened to get mine from a guy who played a show with the band which i thought was cool. Comus first utterance dawn, 1971 mediafire dl link. First utterance is the debut album of the progressive folk band comus. Song to comus, diana, the herald, drip drip and the prisoner plus venus in furs, and bonus comusology material. This decade they brought back the original lineup and released out of the coma, as. A 2018 remastered and expanded version of the truly astonishing 1971 debut from comus. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Limited 180gm audiophile vinyl lp including insert. Comus released the classic first utterance album in 1971. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music by comus at mp3caprice. Comus first utterance 1971 by sebastian italiano free.
Mikael akerfeldt, lead singer for opeth, is a big fan. Comus first unearthly album is their bestknown album by far. After an hour of churning out some of the oddest, most deranged folk music ever recorded, its as if, at the last moment, they decided to state their agenda outright. First utterance was notable for its unique blend of progressive rock, folk, psychedelia, and elements of paganism and the macabre. First utterance get back rock by comus vinyl, sep1998. Listen free to comus first utterance diana, the herald and more. Comus deserves more recognition, it is time to open the doors and give them the warm hand shake they deserve. Other releases followed in italy and japan, culminating in the release of a 2 cd compilation in 2005, featuring everything that comus had ever recorded in the early 1970s. Dawn maxisingle,1971 songs live the herald, melloboat festival, sweden, 2008 out of the coma, korjaamo, helsinki, 2012 drip drip, korjaamo, helsinki, 2012. First utterance is the debut album by british progressive folk band comus.