The Langley Schools Music Project is a 60-voice chorus of rural school children from western Canada, untrained but captivated by melodic magic, singing tunes by the Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, The Bay City Rollers, and others. The students accompany themselves with the shimmering gamelan chimes of Orff percussion, and elemental rock trimmings arranged by their itinerant music teacher, Hans Fenger.
These 1976-77 recordings, captured on a 2-track tape deck in a school gymnasium, weren't staged to achieve money or fame, to sell albums or land a record contract. These kids played music because they loved it. Innocent, flawed and bittersweet, guided by Fenger's unsuspecting genius, these recordings deserve to be heard and preserved. They brim with charm and youthful élan, sparked by flashes of lo-fi Spectorian majesty and Pet Sounds subtlety. Call it folk art, outsider, or campfire rock -- the labels don't matter. These are gorgeous, heavenly artifacts. Period.
These recordings were originally contained on two 12" LPs, pressed exclusively for the students, their classmates, teachers, and parents. They were never intended for exposure outside the provincial Langley region. But after they came to the attention of Irwin Chusid, the Songs in the Key of Z author and record producer vowed to make these recordings commercially available. He forged a licensing/trustee agreement with the Langley School administrators, and with the blessings of Hans Fenger and several former student soloists who were located, these priceless recordings have now been introduced to the rest of the planet.
01) Venus and Mars/Rock Show (Paul McCartney & Wings)
02) Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys)
03) God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
04) Space Oddity (David Bowie)
05) The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles)
06) Band On The Run (Paul McCartney & Wings)
07) In My Room (The Beach Boys)
08) I'm Into Something Good (Earl-Jean/Herman's Hermits)
09) Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers)
10) I Get Around (The Beach Boys)
11) Mandy (Barry Manilow)
12) Help Me, Rhonda (The Beach Boys)
13) Desperado (The Eagles)
14) You're So Good To Me (The Beach Boys)
15) Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
16) To Know Him Is To Love Him (Teddy Bears)
17) Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac)
18) Wildfire (Michael Martin Murphy)
19) Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem ofWorld Contact Day) (Klaatu/The Carpenters)
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
The Langley Schools Music Project "Innocence and Despair"
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This is so cool. Thanks a ton.
hi there. I downloaded this file, but when i try to Unrar it, and i enter the password, it doesn't work. Any ideas why? Please help as i love this record and am dying to listen to it! Thanks!
Magnificent. Thanks a lot
a nice oddity ... thanks ;)
what a jewel, men!!!
mil gracias machote!!
'Desperado' is the highlight, but all are cool!
Help Mr. Fringe!
I discoverd your blog today and download the Langley SMP. I can't open the file, the password don't work. I have a Mac, could it be the problem? or the file belong to other blog with a different password? Could be you nice and help us?
Enrique C. Mx
hi there, thanks for posting theis great music.
I can't seem to open this download, anybody got a clue? maybe the password is different?
cheers frum Amsterdan
Leendert
if you have a mac and the password fails using 'stuffit expander' try using 'rar expander' instead. i think it's free off the internet, if i remember rightly. you can't paste in the password - you have to type it...
it worked for me.
thank you for the music, musiconthefringebod
keep the faith
cheers
jason
BIG THANKS ! Blesss
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