#rotary totem records

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rotary totem records, 1987.

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Motor Totemist Guild - Set of crayons  1988

Motor Totemist Guild was formed in 1980 by composer James Grigsby and poet/singer Christine Clements. Throughout the 1970's Grigsby had been involved with the study and performance of electronic music, Renaissance polyphony, progressive rock, post-Webern serialism, Balinese gamelan and punk-jazz. Clements was active in the San Francisco poetry scene. In 1984, after a move to Los Angeles, they released their first project, Infra Dig, the inaugural LP release on Grigsby's private label, Rotary Totem Records. Augmented by a large group of musical guests, the album left critic Richard Gehr "entranced". Gerald Lokstadt commented on their eclectic approach, "their style can swing from blues/jazz to Elliot Carter, sometimes within the same composition!" He also noted that "their name is a spoof on every artist being part of a school or movement", though Grigsby maintains that it is a reference to techniques pioneered by the Italian Futurist composer, Luigi Futi.

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rotary totem records, 1984.