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Ivor Cutler

Bodies Without Organs
07-03-2006, 12:52
15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006
Neu Leonstein
07-03-2006, 12:53
Sooooo....was he any good?
Jello Biafra
07-03-2006, 13:33
Who?
Bodies Without Organs
07-03-2006, 14:39
Sooooo....was he any good?

One of a kind: a unique and idiosyncratic voice.

Who?

Probably best known to you Merkins as the character Buster Bloodvessel.
Jello Biafra
07-03-2006, 14:45
Probably best known to you Merkins as the character Buster Bloodvessel.Lol at "Merkins". I've never heard of that character, sorry.
Anarchic Conceptions
07-03-2006, 14:46
Sooooo....was he any good?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4781980.stm
Bodies Without Organs
07-03-2006, 14:48
Lol at "Merkins". I've never heard of that character, sorry.

A small part in the film Magical Mystery Tour, the name of whom, obviously, was later appropriated by the singer for Bad Manners.
Jello Biafra
07-03-2006, 14:50
A small part in the film Magical Mystery Tour, the name of whom, obviously, was later appropriated by the singer for Bad Manners.Ah, okay, I've heard of Bad Manners.
Bodies Without Organs
07-03-2006, 14:52
Ah, okay, I've heard of Bad Manners.

However, Ivor Cutler wasn't in Bad Manners - the lead singer just borrowed the name of a character that CUtler had played.
Jello Biafra
07-03-2006, 15:00
However, Ivor Cutler wasn't in Bad Manners - the lead singer just borrowed the name of a character that CUtler had played.Oh, okay. What's Ivor Cutler best known for in Europe?
Bodies Without Organs
07-03-2006, 15:03
Oh, okay. What's Ivor Cutler best known for in Europe?

Being an offbeat poet, musician and artist.
Jello Biafra
07-03-2006, 15:06
Being an offbeat poet, musician and artist.Was he in any bands, or was he a solo act?
Bodies Without Organs
07-03-2006, 15:09
Was he in any bands, or was he a solo act?

Solo: although sometimes performed duets. A tiny sample of him can be found here -

http://www.ivorcutler.org/audio/sense.wav