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THAT was quick...! [re: CD reissues]
by Steve Smith 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

Didn't I just request this a few days ago? From the new Forced Exposure new release list: _____________________________________________ SUNSPOTS (ITALY): SHARROCK, SONNY: Monkey-Pockie-Boo CD (SPOT 504 CD). "An album recorded in Paris (on June 22nd, 1969) with his wife Linda plus Ben Guerin (bass) and Jacques Thollot (drums). Sonny Sharrock was one of the top avant-garde guitarists and his playing was intense and ferocious. He mixed together Jimi Hendrix and Pharoah Sanders. 'Sharrock was the first guitarist to really embrace fire music. He wanted his playing to mirror the emotional scream of the tenor saxophone' (Thurston Moore and Byron Coley). Original artwork. Gatefold sleeve. 180 gram HQ vinyl." $15.00 _____________________________________________ Of course, I'm assuming that this IS, in fact, a CD, and that the bit at the end about "180 gram HQ vinyl" means that someone at Forced Exposure recycled the blurb they'd used for the Get Back LP release and was too lazy to cut the bit at the end... Hot damn, I finally get to hear this thing! (Thanks, too, to those who reminded me that the Obscure versions of the Bryars pieces had indeed already been reissued...) Steve Smith ssmith36(a)sprynet.com NP - What We Live, "Spelled Backwards," 'Especially the Traveller Tomorrow' (Metalanguage)

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Re: more CDR advice (pc)
by TagYrIt＠aol.com 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

In a message dated 6/11/2002 2:20:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, RainDog138(a)aol.com writes: > be sure to save your remastered file as a wav > file rather than the ever popular though inferior mp3 format. > > Which brings up another question I had about this - after I've recorded a file into my computer and burned it, supposing I want to come back to it at a later date to do some additional cleaning up, is it sufficient to load the material from the burned CDR, or should I keep the original on my computer for this purpose? Dale.

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Harry Flint
by Richard Gardner 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

My local shop now has Harry Flynt - Raga Electric (Locust No6) Their mail list says: The tracks featured here epitomise the most extreme recordings Henry Flynt made. In fact he said 'I was really reaching. Those were the heroic years'. In the early 60s, fresh from his years at Harvard, Flynt was undergoing rapid ideological shifts, performing at Yoko Ono's loft and recording with that other doyenne of experimental music, La Monte Young. Still searching for a new musical language he arrived at 'audact' (auditory acognitive cultural activity) and this collection has material from 1963 to 1971 using this technique. "Raga Electric" is seven tracks of wierd Hindustani vocalese, ululating threnodies, jarring vocal attacks and blistering alto sax mayhem. The title track is a twisted, howling fake hindustani rag with staccato untuned guitar and bleating screams recorded at his home just a few short hours after seeing Pandit Pran Nath in concert. Howling orgasmic, visionary yodels that will snap your cerebral cortex. Anybody know this? Is it worth getting? Cheers Richard Gardner

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CDR help
by TagYrIt＠aol.com 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

I'm not sure if this has been covered much or at all lately. I've just figured out how to import and burn sound files from external sources - records and tapes. However, I would like to do some EQing/tonal response editing on some of these. What programs are people using, or do they like for this? I'm running Windows XP. Thanks! Dale.

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Re: CDR help
by Dgasque＠aol.com 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

In a message dated 6/10/02 6:35:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, TagYrIt(a)aol.com writes: << I'm not sure if this has been covered much or at all lately. I've just figured out how to import and burn sound files from external sources - records and tapes. However, I would like to do some EQing/tonal response editing on some of these. What programs are people using, or do they like for this? I'm running Windows XP. Thanks! >> Might I also suggest you check out the fully-functional 30-band Graphic Equalizer Studio and WAV/MP3 refresher by Pas Products. you can d/l a fully-functional copy for a 15-day trial, after which you pay $99 to get a copy that continues to work. With it, you can do the EQing manually, or with its many automation tools. I use it to give added life to mixes and concerts I find on the Web. I've made some RA/OGG streams encoded at low bandwidths sound as good as most bootlegged recordings I've heard. It's a super product and an extremely simple one to use. <A HREF="http://www.pas-products.com ">http://www.pas-products.com</A> Standard disclaimer- I don't work for this company! -- =dg=

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King Crimson Collectors' Club [No JZ]
by Steve Smith 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

For those fewish progheads who've been interested in the archival recordings that have been offered by the King Crimson Collectors' Club on a subscribers-only basis, you might be interested to hear that the club has been at least temporarily suspended for a reorganization, and that until further notice - possibly indefinitely - the Collectors' Club CDs are available for all to purchase via the DGM website (www.disciplineglobalmobile.com) This includes the brand new release, 'Live at the Zoom Club, 1972,' the very first performance by the lineup that included free percussionist Jamie Muir. The sound is only fair by audiophile standards, but it's miles and miles above any boot I've ever heard - and it's two discs for the price of one, as well. We return you to your regularly scheduled broadcast... Steve Smith ssmith36(a)sprynet.com NP - What We Live, "Especially the Traveller Tomorrow," 'Especially the Traveller Tomorrow' (Metalanguage)

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more CDR advice (pc)
by RainDog138＠aol.com 11 Jun '02

11 Jun '02

i forget who posted the original question now, but i thought it worth mentioning whatever program you use (as i said Sound Forge 5 really impressed me and i tried them all!!!) be sure to save your remastered file as a wav file rather than the ever popular though inferior mp3 format. I can hear an audible difference in quality between mp3's and WAV's. sure the WAV file is about twice as big, but it's bigger for a reason and is worth it in the long run. my 4 cents - mt

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KC collectors' club
by Albrecht Koschnik 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

Thanks to Steve Smith for the note concerning the KC club. I had posted a question about KC live material *quite* a while ago, and Steve gave us a long run-down, including the club releases--so, thanks for that as well. I ended up not joining ($$$!!), since there were a good no. of items I do not really care about. However, now that it is possible to get CDs separately ... I am esp. keen on hearing the Fripp/Collins/Burrell/Wallace live material, of which the club offers several CDs. Comments, recommendations??? Thanks, Albrecht

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Re: books by my bedside
by Bill Ashline 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

>Subject: Re: books by my bedside >From: Rick Lopez <bb10k(a)velocity.net> >Any help on AUTHENTIC Asian or Indian cook-a-books? I like Curries Without Worries. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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Re: CDR help
by RainDog138＠aol.com 10 Jun '02

10 Jun '02

I've found sound forge 5 to be incredible for mastering of a two-track source provided you have some of the better plug-ins to go along with it. it's extremely user-friendly and has unlimited undo's. good luck. -mt

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