Pynchon Music: Barry Koron
Unsung Pynchon
Barry Koron
Barry Koron is a musician living in San Francisco, who produced an album of Pynchon lyrics set to cabaret-style music with a darker twist… Like his unwitting collaborator Thomas Pynchon, he has never been interviewed or photographed by a major publication. But in his case, it’s because none of them ever asked.
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Barry Koron’s Pynchon Cabaret
1. Esther – a tap-dancing plastic surgeon does his magic act (Wayne Lammers)
2. Pavlovia – romantic mice lost in a maze (Ray Gill)
3. Julia – a band singer (Ray Gill)
4. The Englishman’s Very Shy – pity (Ray Gill, Bill Nolte, Steve Sterner)
5. It’s Still Too Soon – a love song influenced by Ravel (Ray Gill)
6. The Queen of Transylvania – a drunken gang of British soldiers (Ray Gill, Bill Nolte, Steve Sterner)
7. The Penis He Thought Was His Own – a barbershop quartet (Lenny Wolpe, Ray Gill, Bill Nolte, Steve Sterner)
8. Loonies On Leave! – an up-tempo asylum (The Company)
9. Doperland – Burl Ives, meet Hunter Thompson (William Parry). An S&M Performance.
10. Victim in a Vacuum (Wayne Lammers)
11. Love’s a Lash (Betsy Joslyn)
12. Deutschesudwestafrikaner in Love (Wayne Lammers)
13. Little Black Sjambok (Wayne Lammers)
14. Mittelwerk Express – all aboard! (The Company)
15. Paranoia – it’s all showbiz (Carolyn Zaremba)
16. Gory Gnahb the Pirate Queen – a swashbuckleress (Carolyn Zaremba)
16. Spirit’s Comin’ Through to You – an embryonic chorus line (The Company)
17. Buffalo Bayou – Rock’n’roll clears the air (William Parry)
18. Dreams – music by Engelbert Humperdinck; a lullaby that may not put you to sleep (Betsy Joslyn, Lenny Wolpe)
2. Pavlovia – romantic mice lost in a maze (Ray Gill)
3. Julia – a band singer (Ray Gill)
4. The Englishman’s Very Shy – pity (Ray Gill, Bill Nolte, Steve Sterner)
5. It’s Still Too Soon – a love song influenced by Ravel (Ray Gill)
6. The Queen of Transylvania – a drunken gang of British soldiers (Ray Gill, Bill Nolte, Steve Sterner)
7. The Penis He Thought Was His Own – a barbershop quartet (Lenny Wolpe, Ray Gill, Bill Nolte, Steve Sterner)
8. Loonies On Leave! – an up-tempo asylum (The Company)
9. Doperland – Burl Ives, meet Hunter Thompson (William Parry). An S&M Performance.
10. Victim in a Vacuum (Wayne Lammers)
11. Love’s a Lash (Betsy Joslyn)
12. Deutschesudwestafrikaner in Love (Wayne Lammers)
13. Little Black Sjambok (Wayne Lammers)
14. Mittelwerk Express – all aboard! (The Company)
15. Paranoia – it’s all showbiz (Carolyn Zaremba)
16. Gory Gnahb the Pirate Queen – a swashbuckleress (Carolyn Zaremba)
16. Spirit’s Comin’ Through to You – an embryonic chorus line (The Company)
17. Buffalo Bayou – Rock’n’roll clears the air (William Parry)
18. Dreams – music by Engelbert Humperdinck; a lullaby that may not put you to sleep (Betsy Joslyn, Lenny Wolpe)
Musicians
The performers are Wayne Lammers, the late Ray Gill, Bill Nolte, Steve Sterner, Betsy Joslyn, Lenny Wolpe, Nancy Johnston, Carolyn Zaremba, and William Parry. The instruments were synthesized and performed by Barry Koron (except for the drummer, Bruce Doctor, and the piano on Pavlovia, which is so expressively played by composer Jimmy Roberts). The producer/engineer is Daryl Bornstein.
The performers are Wayne Lammers, the late Ray Gill, Bill Nolte, Steve Sterner, Betsy Joslyn, Lenny Wolpe, Nancy Johnston, Carolyn Zaremba, and William Parry. The instruments were synthesized and performed by Barry Koron (except for the drummer, Bruce Doctor, and the piano on Pavlovia, which is so expressively played by composer Jimmy Roberts). The producer/engineer is Daryl Bornstein.
Barry Koron Discog Page — Collects album covers and information on Koron’s releases.
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Author: Dr Larry Daw
Last Modified: 6 May 2004
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Last Modified: 6 May 2004
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Contact: quail(at)shipwrecklibrary(dot)com