Alvarius B. – Trolling The De-Enlightenment LP (Live in Europe) black vinyl

***UnrockLP025/2023. Trolling The De-Enlightenment is a solo live recording from Alan Bishop under his well-known Alvarius B. alias. It was recorded on various occasions throughout western Europe during and after the period he was recording his 2017 trilogy release With A Beaker On The Burner and An Otter In The Oven. Bishop’s presence and charisma, alongside his distinctive voice and the twisted characters he has to offer, filled the rooms he played in, and these recordings transport his unique performance vibe to this vinyl edition. The album contains some tracks you’re possibly familiar with, and some which have never been played before. There’s not only a re-written Bob Dylan song and two interpretations from the Burt-Bacharach-Lounge as we call it, but many of Bishop’s original songs are present on this first ever Alvarius B. live album release.

Alan Bishop is perhaps best known as a founding member of the legendary Phoenix/Seattle underground band Sun City Girls, in which he played alongside his brother Richard Bishop and the late Charles Gocher. During the early 1980s he recorded with his brother Richard and Velvet Underground percussionist Maureen Tucker under the name Paris 1942. Currently Bishop is working under his Alvarius B. moniker, and is a founding member of Cairo’s Invisible Hands and The Dwarfs Of East Agouza where he plays together with Sam Shalabi and Maurice Louca.

Alvarius B. – Trolling The De-Enlightenment LP will be released in an edition of 400 copies in 140g vinyl. 200 copies will be made in black, 200 in clear vinyl.

 

Side A

Hitman Boy

Black Blood

Anvils Keep Fallin’

This Guy’s In Love

Wanted Man

 

Side B

Indian Summer Moon

ILL

Are You Sure

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Great White

Smokin’ To Live

 

Photos by Hans Van Der Linden

Recorded by Peter Koerfer

Master by Kubbara in Cairo

Sleeve Design by Philip Lethen

Produced by Alan Bishop & Michael Stahl for El Burro Sabe Mas Que Tu