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

Fwd: Re: zorn-list digest, myopic (fwd)
by Jesse G. Kudler 12 Aug '02

12 Aug '02

i guess that was a joke (?), but there is actually a really good compilation on boxmedia (boxmedia.com) of a bunch of groupings from a year or so in the life of the myopic series. surprisingly, it's a compilation of short improvisations that works really well and is quite varied. highly recommended! tv pow guys, kevin drumm, michael colligan, josh abrams, chad taylor, many more. -jesse > Message: 13 > Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:56:54 +0100 (BST) > From: alastair(a)pretentious.co.uk > To: zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: chicago myopic bookstore > > ------=_Part_5003_6530209.1028894214541 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >chicago myopic bookstore > > Aren't they on Thrill Jockey? > > Al ----- End forwarded message -----

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Re: Mozart quotes (was The Young Glenn Gould)
by Perfect Sound Forever 12 Aug '02

12 Aug '02

>From: "Steve Smith" <ssmith36(a)sprynet.com> > >Yes, wasn't it Gould who once said, "The problem with Mozart wasn't that >he wrote too few works, but too many"? The man was definitely free with >his critical bon mots. Agreed. He's another interesting Mozart quote that I just ran across. "My feeling is that if you want to listen to something primitive, you should listen to Mozart. Because if you hear Mozart, there's almost no rhythmic variation in it, it's 1-2-3-4 forever. No cross-rhythms or polyrhythms to speak of. The way that music's interpeted, all of the tonal qualities of the instruments tend to be very clean and pristine. There's no kind of textural variety like you would get in the blues, in terms of roughening the texture out on certain words, playing around with the pitch on certain words. Nothing like that in Mozart." --- Robert Palmer in Toby Gleason's Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music. Best, Jason Perfect Sound Forever online music magazine perfect-sound(a)furious.com http://www.perfectsoundforever.com

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the young glenn gould
by skip Heller 12 Aug '02

12 Aug '02

At Amoeba, I found -- on the VOX Turnabout imprint -- a vinyl LP of that name, private recordings of GG playing Berg, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev (the latter two being rather a shock, because he generally would never touch those cats with a barge pole). I seem to remember another LP of the same title with a similar cover, with Gould and Albert Guerrero playing the Mozart four-hands things. Anyone know if this was a series, and, if so, what else is in it? (There was a GG Moscow concert off-label LP, too, of which I had a cassette that I haven't been able to find in years.) thanks -- sh np: joe meek -- the alchemist of pop

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Multi-region DVD [non Zorn]
by Lev Ljova Zhurbin 12 Aug '02

12 Aug '02

I've recently been looking into the Multi-Region DVD players, and found this site: http://www.nerd-out.com/darrenk/1500/1500_firmware.htm You can buy the Apex 1500 DVD player at many stores for under $100. After doing the research, I decided that I really don't have a burning need for a DVD player, but some of you might find this info useful. -Lev -------- Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin Please visit my website ==> http://Ljova.com/ for info and many music samples! "Metaphors be with you!" -?

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Trembling before G_D
by Bza 12 Aug '02

12 Aug '02

Hi there, This is a message for the German and French people on the list. Tonight on ARTE (the french/german cultural tv channel) there's the documentary "Trembling before G_d". I just hope that the film is as good as its score ! Boris np : Filmworks IX :)

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help with Tin Hat Trio promo CD
by Patrice L. Roussel 12 Aug '02

12 Aug '02

I am looking for the description of the following record (for the Zeena Parkins discography that I maintain). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** - THE RODEO ERODED: Tin Hat Trio Willie Nelson; Jon Fishman; Billy Martin; Bryan Smith; Zeena Parkins; etc. ???? - ??? (?), ??? (CD) Note: promo only CD. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is there a lucky owner who could help? Thanks, Patrice.

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Re: Simon Fell / Sonny Sharrock
by William Crump 11 Aug '02

11 Aug '02

David, Shock horror! I thought you were already well-versed in Sharrockiana, or I would have bombarded you with hours of listening by now. For me, the essential album is "Guitar," from 1986. Sharrock "solo," multitracked parts. Sort of his "Conversations with Myself," I guess. I included one track from this on the "Preaching to the Choir" compilation for Frank's Apa a few years ago. Seems like that was the comp that never made it to your house, which means you've never been introduced to the pleasures of the Compulsive Gamblers, either. Poor guy. Other Sharrock to hunt down: "Ask the Ages," with Pharoah Sanders, Elvin Jones and Charnett Moffett. 1991, Bill Laswell produced. (Laswell also produced "Guitar.") And I like everything I've heard by Last Exit, the lung-bursting uber-quartet of Sharrock, Peter Brotzmann, Shannon Jackson and Laswell. There are several live albums, and one studio album which Brotzmann for one doesn't like, but which I still play pretty often. The coolest thing about Sharrock is the fact that he played guitar because asthma kept him from playing saxophone. I think you can hear that in his playing -- phrasing and duration and the clusters of notes seem to imply a lung-powered instrument. Not your average flatpickin'. Key Sharrock quote: "I consider myself a jazz saxophonist with a very fucked-up horn." William > I'm sure this lp has been mentioned here before. Is this a good introduction > Sharrock lp or should I be looking elsewhere? The only other record I have > is "Highlife". Opinions? > Yr Pal > David H. > >

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cobra + samples/collages/yoko/yuka
by Acousticlv＠aol.com 11 Aug '02

11 Aug '02

<<It's funny, that in art someone can make a collage and call it art, but in music .... >> in the visual arts, one doesnt rip other's actual paintings for use, least not without express consent of the owner/artist, although ideas may be ripped off, parodied, paid hommage to, etc. it's not an easy answer; id hate for my work to be used without credit or financial recompense. i'd also be flattered. i confess to contradictory feelings caused by another personal experience: a computermusic composer gave me permission to use a composition for my use with my text and others improvising with it. when that composer heard the results, which were fab, all the jazzbos and audience agreeing with me, that composer, unaware of the improv genre, heard the results, was horrified, and permission was withdrawn. i don't know the legalities, altho i have written permission to use it. a shame that these fab studio perfs cannot be circulated, tee hee. like im gonna get rich anyway. last night's cobra at tonic was mindblowingly joyous. many different short cobras. the first important thing is that--- not having seen a live cobra for i dont know how long, ps 122 with christian marclay among the players--- there was an utter fluidity to eamere cut'n'paste exercise. as fluid and as powerful as a butch morris conduction. i guess i'll irk a few by saying that when, from the back, no sightlines, i was delighted with ikue mori's playing (see previous thread if you care); so soft and cuddly, not at all what i remember of her work. i was so happy that i felt my fellow z-list mori-fans were vindicated. when i got close up later i found out i that it wasnt mori, but yuka honda. gossip section: yoko ono was in the audience. gossip section 2: behind me were two loud speaking folks. i tried to politely hush them twice. in the middle of giving signals to the musicians-- and from zorn's face you could see what joy he was receiving from their playing- as were we all-- he didnt miss a beat, turned around, in their faces: "you got a problem? shut the fuck up!" spun back around and continued glorying in this wonderful music. good work, john!! gossip #3: one probably drunk fan whooping approval but nonstop, as the music was going. cellist fred sherry, who most people know from 'uptown' music, and fit in perfectly, plucked a note imitatingh the whoop. an audience member to the whooper: "chill out, man." zorn mutters to self, but im sitting behind him, so it's loud enough for me to hear: "this is new york. nobody chills out." steve koenig n.r. lester bangs- psychotic reactions... (again) n.p. some lesser t. rex im gonna toss

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VOLUME/SURFACE NOISE RECORDS (Newcastle, England)
by Michael Gillham 11 Aug '02

11 Aug '02

Does anybody have a contact for who used to run Volume/Surface Noise Records in Newcastle, England? If so, it'd be appreciated. Thanks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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Simon Fell / Sonny Sharrock
by David John Howarth 11 Aug '02

11 Aug '02

Hi Folks Dave in London here. Had a great time yesterday buying too many cds and listening to an in-store gig at Sound 323 by Simon H Fell. Up front and personal on the front row in a basement room that held about 20-25 people on a very humid afternoon. Double bass from the man and clarinet from Alex Ward. I loved the mix of composed and free parts. A version of 13 Rectangles was played (the quintet version cd of which I bought from the man himself along with Axis of Cavity a trio cd with Simon Rose on alto and Steve Nobel drums). So now I'm wondering where next for recorded Fell. I'm sure that the Wire mentioned some great trio pieces but memory being what it is... Also one of the many cds I bought from the shop was Sonny Sharrock's "monkey - pockie - boo". Two things. Firstly I think someone mentioned bad Sunspots pressings. Well my copy had loads of plastic off cuts on the cd, that looked like scratches at first. Also Sunspots only appears as the copyright name on the backcover. Its in an Actuel sleeve, which is a bit naughty I thought. Mind you, licenced from Charley who have always been trouble causers. Secondly This was my first exposure to Linda Sharrock. Painful in places, appropriate at others. Not enough "git-box" (as my blues pal calls it), though what there is, is fine. I'm sure this lp has been mentioned here before. Is this a good introduction Sharrock lp or should I be looking elsewhere? The only other record I have is "Highlife". Opinions? Yr Pal David H.

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