PRIMITIVE ART GROUP - Live Cuts 1981-1983

"Following the recent archival release of Primitive Art Group's studio albums, 1981-1986 Amish Records present the release of this 65-minute album of live PAG performances recorded between 1981 and 1983. These recordings document the beginnings of the PAG in all its raw beauty and chronicle its development into a unique improvising unit. Made from original cassettes tapes, this fills a missing part in the story of free music and in the story of underground music from New Zealand. Live Cuts 1981-1983 contains three tracks featuring early member Pam Grey on cello and vocals, a snapshot of a remarkable and largely unrecorded musician. Wellington legend Gerard Crewdson joins for one improvisation on wordless vocals. The band work out on covers of Albert Ayler's 'Ghosts' and 'Bells,' a few group improvisations, some originals and a homage reworking of Cecil Taylor's 'Unit Structures.' Live Cuts 1981-1983 presents the band live and spontaneous, anticipating their later recorded output. Another crucial piece of the Primitive Art Group and New Zealand free music story."