From Joe Berns, one of the co-creators of this cover:
"Arthur Russell created a seemingly impossible hybrid of country, dub and disco that pushes me to forget everything I know about genres. His music unfolds in a conversation with itself in a way that makes me feel like I’m eavesdropping on Arthur’s inner monologue, the intimacy he creates with his music heals me, makes me wanna dance and plug in every keyboard in the house into every other keyboard and cancel all my plans forever. His anti-professional aesthetic resonates with the explosion of lo-fi pop we’ve been swimming in and shows that the best music happens in the bedroom.
What can I say? His creative energy multiplies even after his death and I can’t think of anyone else who is so serenely mysterious. I love his musical journey, and re-creating his songs for this compilation came at exactly the right time in mine. Arthur Russell balances tantric chaos with absolutely forward rhythms and magnetic hooks in a blissfully simple sonic mesh. Absolutely a master of the mix!”
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