Sound Ceremony

Sound Ceremony, “Sound Ceremony” (One Kind Favor, 201?; originally released 1979)
In the spirit of this label’s Kenneth Higney reissue, here’s a rediscovered self-released obscurity that exists in its own musical universe. The basic ingredients are not dissimilar from Elvis Costello’s then-contemporary work – stripped-down, punked-up 50’s-style rock and roll with a bit of a Dylanesque flourish. But the jagged rhythms, tangled guitar and bewildering stream-of-consciousness lyrical forays via which said ingredients are delivered make it come off like E. Costello in the throes of a very severe manic episode. You’ve never heard anything like this before.
Try 1/3, 2/3, 2/3
9/6/13