October 2002 - zorn-list - mailman.xmission.com

Definitely Not Tin Ears and Burlaps Sacks
by Stephen Fruitman 14 Oct '02

14 Oct '02

I must add my voice to the glowing recommendations in the latest DMG newsletters regarding the new Tin Hat Trio CD, _The Rodeo Eroded_. Imagine cowboy lament being caressed out of strings and accordion in a fin-de-siècle Viennese cafe. The odd, angular track (Schoenberg must have dropped in for a visit and hogged the scene), and Willie Nelson singing a sweet old standard (his loveliest surprise since turning up on the Kinky Friedman tribute album). For fans of Masada String projects, Dirty Three, Dave Douglas´ Charms of the Night Sky and many, many more. I should also like to say a few nice things about an obscure compilation CD constructed as a tribute to the Muscle Shoals sound by producer Edan Cohen. _Burlap Palace_ (Soundgun) contains cover tunes of "obvious" ("Take A Letter, Maria", "Chain of Fools", "I´m Your Puppet") and highly un-obvious material (Wham!´s "Careless Whispers" [?], "Hey Jude") and perfectly-right-at-home tunes (Dylan´s "Slow Train") by mostly unknown indie entities named Jeannie Brooks and the Blueskeepers, Devin Greenwood, Beth Case and Her Texas Love, or Nixon´s Head. I myself picked it up because it featured a favourite maverick of mine, Songs:Ohia, but it is a real find all around. Includes liner notes by Jerry Wexler. Can be checked out here <www.soundgun.com>. Stephen -- Stephen Fruitman Dept of Historical Studies Umea University SE-901 87 Umea Sweden

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turkey & Akbank Jazz
by ubaykara＠ykb.com 14 Oct '02

14 Oct '02

>>n.r.: turkish delights - mary lee settle (im going in feb- any turkish >>connections on this list? I'm from Istanbul, Turkey. BTW, this years Akbank Jazz Festival here was fabulous. I had the chance to see Dave Douglas Tiny Bell Trio, Arto Lindsay, ICP orchestra, Steve Coleman and Zawinul Syndicate within a week... Cheers, Umit. ubaykara(a)ykb.com

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hancock & springheel rambling jack & turkey
by Acousticlv＠aol.com 13 Oct '02

13 Oct '02

In a message dated 10/12/02 10:30:30 AM, zorn-list-request(a)mailman.xmission.com writes: << I was very surprised to find that "Chiaroscuro" from the first album > has the same base as "Obscured" from the second one. Obviously, the > improvisations on top of it are different, but even the length of > the tracks are almost equal. Then why do they put these two pieces > with different names on two different albums and never mentioned > that they are related? >> i too havent played them together, but since chiaroscuro is an italian art term for light(clear)/dark(hidden, obscured), meaning use of light and shade, it makes sense for obscured to be a derivative of the other. i enjoy both, but speaking of springheel, id been listenin to the upcoming 4cd herbie hancock retrospective on col legacy- and found that- to my shock- as id always detested 'fusion,' having grown up a "live in seattle' baby, can ya dig it,-- well, i was dumbfounded that my listening to the springheel jack discs have opened my [what i thought had been very large] ears sufficiently so that i was listening to some of the electric hancock there and thought- damn- theres some really good playing over weird fusiony stuff that sound like a lot of whats coming out via thirsty ear these days- and im liking it- tho it too reminds me of the electric fusion miles- which im just starting to appreciate these last 5 yrs- and they all remind me of what for me was a seminal disc- jon hassell's vernal equinox (lovely records). love to all the blabbering steve koenig who should be marking student exams instead of n.r.: turkish delights - mary lee settle (im going in feb- any turkish connections on this list? n.p.: poetry of the great war (WWI) (naxos)

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SY + ICP + Ex
by D Dvb 12 Oct '02

12 Oct '02

>Any comments on the SOnic Youth collaboration with ICP and The Ex? It >should >be out by now, I think. Hmmmm....I've only listened to it twice before a friend of mine borrowed it. Pretty Improv-ish (with a capital I)....I'm not overly familiar with all the participants so other than the ICP guys, I'm never really sure who I'm hearing. It's interesting...more noisy, wave, loud stuff than quiet, microtonal stuff but that's probably to be expected. The short running time keeps things focused. I'm not good at describing these things so I'll just say that I enjoy it more than either the last SY album or the last ICP album (the "dog" one). --davy _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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re: Carl Hancock Rux
by Paul Escamilla 12 Oct '02

12 Oct '02

> I have listened to CARL HANCOCK ROX > on the Knitting Factory website, but > can't find any further info about him and his music/records > > Does anybody know? Living in NYC, I have heard a lot about Mr. Rux over the years. Based on what I had heard, i picked up one of his music albums, and let me tell you, it sucked. HARD. Really really awful. I was so disappointed. But maybe his spoken word stuff is good. I'm sure it is. It would have to be. Speaking of spoken word artists, I did get Saul Williams' release "Amethyst Rock Star", and that is some heavy shit. Fiercely intelligent words over killer beats and soundscapes. And the man can sing too. I suggest people check him out. -Paul Escamilla

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Spring Heel Jack question
by Peter Gannushkin 12 Oct '02

12 Oct '02

Hello All, Did anybody have a chance to hear both "Masses" and "Amassed" by Spring Heel Jack? I was very surprised to find that "Chiaroscuro" from the first album has the same base as "Obscured" from the second one. Obviously, the improvisations on top of it are different, but even the length of the tracks are almost equal. Then why do they put these two pieces with different names on two different albums and never mentioned that they are related? NP: The Dubliners "Wild Rover (disk 1)" (CD) -- Best regards, Peter Gannushkin e-mail: shkin(a)shkin.com URL: http://www.downtownmusic.net/

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Dweezling, or what if John was one of us?
by Steve Smith 11 Oct '02

11 Oct '02

Something I caught in today's Downtown Music Gallery update... SS JOHN SCHULLER - lesser angel of failure (world misery recordings 001) When I first got this promo in the mail, I glanced at the return address from world misery recordings and thought, "Oh no, not more death metal poop to toss into circular file?!?" Lucky for me, Manny insisted I hear it and we were completely blown away by this bizarre treasure. Can't say that I've heard of Seattle based John Schuller before, but his wonderfully weird cd does include the playing of violin visionary Eyvind Kang and Bill Horist, another name that sounds rather familiar. Beginning with "another hanging", we get an enchanting electric guitar and piano tinkling intro, which is later overtaken by restrained but heavy feedback mutations, with some lead guitar squirming out of the thick mass/mess. By the time we get to the title track, we get someone named Brad Mowen singing in a bizarre, dweezling (invented?) language, a sort of alien lullaby. "vanilla sufi" features exotic zither sounds, distant droning electronics, ritualistic drumming whatnot, all in a mesmerizing haze. While John plays warped piano on "e tempo di morire", Brad once again mumbles/laughs with his alien voice like a deranged mental patient. Things get even stranger on "civil war bukakke" with layers of more mutant transmissions, screechy death-rattle violin and swirling carnival psychosis. There is a central enchanting yet disturbing melody, which is played by Eyvind's completely tortured violin and John's somber, sustained el. guitar squall. On "kweekamae mao", we get more ridiculous layers of alien vocals from John and Brad, recalling some early Residents-like weirdness. Schuller claims inspiration from the Sun City Girls (amongst others) who are also living in Seattle and I can hear some Secret Chiefs in there as well. Considering I had never heard of John Schuller before, this is certainly a surprising treasure of grand alien transmissions from another world. CD only release for $13.

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Marvin Pontiac
by Parry Gettelman 11 Oct '02

11 Oct '02

I liked it a lot,it was a sly prank but also more interestingly moody and atmospheric than most "real" blues albums nowadays, and there were cool songs like "Small Car," which sounded like it had a lot of input from Michael Blake (very circular, hypnotic pull to the composition), and "Bring Me Rocks." My least favorite was probably the opening "I'm a Doggy," which wasn't bad but more of a send-up, the lyrics are pretty goofy. Parry

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C. Hancock Rox
by patbor 11 Oct '02

11 Oct '02

Hello, I have listened to CARL HANCOCK ROX on the Knitting Factory website, but can't find any further info about him and his music/records Does anybody know? Thanks in advance. Patb

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New "Great Jewish Music" CD info!!
by Arthur Gadney 11 Oct '02

11 Oct '02

Hi, You heard it here first: There is a new "GJM" compilation comming up dedicated to the music of Sasha Argov (whoever that is). It will include, among many many other things I'm sure, a track by Jamie Saft. Cheers! _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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