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Thirsy Ear
by Javier 17 Oct '03

17 Oct '03

Guys: Does anyone have a full-list of the Blue Series releases by Thirsty Ear? I mean ALL of them. I just have pieces of it here and there... Thanks. Javier ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versiÃ³n GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y mÃ¡s... http://messenger.yahoo.es

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Re: Saxophone players with a taste for drones
by Mitch Tyo 17 Oct '03

17 Oct '03

I saw the Ken Vandermark 5 open for Tomahawk (yes, quite an odd pairing). At the end of Tomahawk's set, they did some long improvised stuff, inviting Ken Vandermark to join. He did a fair share of Sax droning. It fit really well with Tomahawk's "Wall of Noise" improv style. _________________________________________________________________ Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy patented spam control and more. Get two months FREE! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/byoa

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Re: Saxophone players with a taste for drones
by Oger 17 Oct '03

17 Oct '03

> > >On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 20:22, kev booyaka wrote: >> a few months ago, i heard a recording of a one man live show with Hkon >> Kornstad where he did drones with his Saxophone. it was quite >> astonishing!! >> he's never done it on record however. so, i'm wondering if anybody on >> the list can tell me if there's been Saxophone players doing stuff >> like that before? it made me think that the instrument is excellent > > for creating drones. Next Potlatch release will be a soprano solo by french saxophonist Stephane Rives. His playing is very original and can be considerered to some extent as kind of 'drones'. Will be available in december2003/january 2004. Jacques Oger Potlatch records

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FYI: Project/Object - feat. 3 Zappa Band alumni! - 10/31 & 11/1 in Seattle (+ national tour info)
by squeegee media 17 Oct '03

17 Oct '03

~ FYI ~ ======= FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Back by popular demand! *PROJECT/OBJECT* "22 YEARS OF LIVE INVENTION" FALL 2003 NATIONAL TOUR ENCORE 3 Generations of Frank Zappa Band Alumni Reunite (Napoleon Murphy Brock/Ike Willis/Don Preston) to bring the LIVE ZAPPA experience coast-to-coast (playing the timeless compositions of Frank Zappa!) on the eve of the 10th anniversary of Frank's final tour "As former Zappa collaborators Ike Willis (guitar/vocals) and Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax/flute/vocals) took to the stage, the performance became as much a revival as a tribute." - Creative Loafing "That's impossible - you can't do that on a Moog" - Synthesizer design pioneer Bob Moog, commenting on Don Preston's Moog Synth solo on the WAKA JAWKA LP SEATTLE SHOW DETAILS: (full national tour info below) *** PROJECT/OBJECT *** (((www.projectobject.com))) Friday October 31 AND Saturday November 1 ~ two completely different shows!!! ~ at The Rainbow ~ Seattle, WA with special guest Bruce Bickford (Baby Snakes) Exclusive unreleased Bruce Bickford film on Nov. 1! Venue address: 722 NE 45th St. (@ I-5) Venue phone: (206) 634-1761 www.therainbowlivemusic.com Doors 9pm / Shows 10pm / 21+ only Cover: $15 advance or day of show or $25 for both nights *advance* Adv. tix @ www.ticketweb.com or via The Rainbow (in person or by phone!) THE BAND: + Ike Willis (guitar, vocals) + Napoleon Murphy Brock (vocals, sax, flute) + Don Preston (keyboards, vocals) AndrÃ© Cholmondeley (guitar, vocals) Dave Johnsen (bass, vocals) Glenn Leonard (drums, vocals) + Zappa Band Alums!!! Ike Willis - Zappa vocalist/etc. in the '80s and '90s Napoleon Murphy Brock - Zappa vocalist/etc. in the '70's and '80s Don Preston - keyboardist w/Mothers of Invention, mid-'60s to early '70s ~ hear or watch P/O in action via ~ (((www.projectobject.com))) Downloadable color jpegs and complete press info via: www.randexpr.com/projectobject NEW YORK -- Closing in on the first decade since Frank Zappa left for his "last tour," PROJECT/OBJECT, the Mother of Frank Zappa Reinvention, is mounting a nationwide encore of its unprecedented "22 Years of Live Invention" travelling revue this fall. By popular demand, the two-month fall tour will reunite the maestro's two most beloved vocalists, Ike Willis and Napoleon Murphy Brock, with an original Mother of Invention -- 71-year-old synth and keyboard genius Don Preston! This marks only the second time PROJECT/OBJECT has had the honor of presenting three bona fide Zappa band alumni to perform and perpetuate the music of the man they consider one of the 20th century''s most important and influential composers. The original "22 Years" revue, in the spring of this year, was the first time Willis, Brock and Preston played with PROJECT/OBJECT at the same time. Together, they represent a 22-year span beginning with Preston's entry into the Zappa camp in 1966 and ending with Willis' final Zappa tour in 1988. Needless to say, with the 10th anniversary of Zappa's death (December 4, 1993) arriving within days of the end of the fall tour, this outing takes on added significance -- as the crown jewel of PROJECT/OBJECT's ongoing mission to perpetuate his music. As such, PROJECT/OBJECT will be playing a number two-night engagements along the way, giving the band more opportunity to present as much of the Zappa canon in those cities as possible. PROJECT/OBJECT continues to honor the breadth and scope of Zappa's creative output by making every show different from night to night -- with completely different setlists. This tour will see the band also performing some of the classic Sixties "Mothers of Invention" material and revisiting the legendary electronic improvisational style that Preston brought to the Mothers from 1966 to 1974. The band also will be recreating the unique fun, excitement and political humor of the Frank Zappa concert experience. Napoleon Murphy Brock is best known for his contributions to three of Zappa's most notorious albums, the 1974 double LP Roxy and Elsewhere and its follow-up, One Size Fits All, plus Bongo Fury with Captain Beefheart. He provided vocals for Zappa's top-selling album, 1979's Sheik Yerbouti, and toured briefly with Zappa for a final time in 1984. Napoleon currently can be heard more recently on the 2002 Zappa release Oz, and on his own 2002 solo debut, Balls. Ike Willis (1978-88) is one of Zappa''s most durable and beloved sidemen, whose soulful vocal hysterics are best remembered as the voice of Joe on the Joe's Garage rock opera trilogy. He toured the world six times with the maestro and was the voice of his music for 14 years on countless recordings, many still unreleased. Brock (1974-84) preceded Willis as Zappa''s first front man vocalist-musician. Brock's unmistakable voice and stage presence brought an energetic new theatricality to the band, helping to define the Zappa stage show. Both musicians played integral roles in Zappa's 1984 Thingfish rock opera. Preston and Brock overlapped in The Mothers when they toured with Zappa in 1974's "Ten Years of the Mothers" tour. Don Preston appears on most of the classic early Mothers records, and with the GrandMothers, recently released a new live CD of his own music as well as classic Zappa material. The CD was recorded with an orchestra in Leipzig, Germany. Don also released an electronic CD with his Akashic Ensemble. He continues to compose and record new original music with the GrandMothers. A busy guy at 71 years young! On this special tour, PROJECT/OBJECT will be playing many authentic renditions from Roxy and Elsewhere, Joe's Garage, Sheik Yerbouti, One Size Fits All and We're Only in it for the Money, plus plenty of other classics, as well selections from the band's own THE DREAM OF THE DOG. "Ike and Napoleon are just sounding better and better together," marvels PROJECT/OBJECT ringleader Andre Cholmondeley (CHUM-lee). "And Don is basically one of the pillars of electronic music and modern composition. The guy has done so much in so many areas, we are especially honored and excited to add him to our nutty band. Every night is going to be unique." PROJECT/OBJECT PRESENTS: 22 YEARS OF LIVE INVENTION ~ FALL 2003 TOUR ~ Oct. 10 Friday Conduit Trenton, NJ Oct. 11 Saturday The Funk Box Baltimore, MD Oct. 12 Sunday Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ Oct. 14 Tuesday Iron Horse Northampton, MA Oct. 15 Wednesday The Met Providence, RI Oct. 16 Thursday Higher Ground Burlington, VT Oct. 17 Friday Harper's Ferry Boston, MA Oct. 18 Saturday Milestone's Rochester, NY Oct. 20-21 Mon.-Tue. Club Cafe' Pittsburgh, PA Oct. 22 Wednesday Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH Oct. 23 Thursday The Patio Indianapolis, IN Oct. 24-25 Fri.-Sat. Martyrs Chicago, IL Oct. 27-28 Mon.-Tue. Quixotes Denver, CO ** Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Fri.-Sat. The Rainbow Seattle, WA ** Nov. 2 Sunday W.O.W. Hall Eugene, OR Nov. 3 Monday Lola's/Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR Nov. 5 Wednesday Slim's San Francisco, CA Nov. 6 Thursday Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA Nov. 8 Saturday Moondoggie's West Las Vegas, NV Nov. 10 Monday Linden's Ft. Collins, CO Nov. 12 Wednesday Cicero's St. Louis, MO Nov. 13 Thursday The Dame Lexington, KY Nov. 14 Friday Visulite Theater Charlotte, NC Nov. 15-16 Sat.-Sun. Vinyl Atlanta, GA Nov. 17 Monday Stella Blue Asheville, NC Nov. 18 Tuesday Alley Katz Richmond, VA Nov. 20 Thursday B.B. King's New York, NY Nov. 21-22 Fri.-Sat. North Star Philadelphia, PA Nov. 23 Sunday Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ (check with www.projectobject.com for the latest updates!)

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New Tzadik discs
by Arthur Gadney 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

Anybody heard this one: KAYO DOT [MAUDLIN OF THE WELL] - Choirs of the Eye (Tzadik 7092) Dark metal music on an orchestral scale, with powerful riffs, haunted vocals, violin, French horn and much more. Formerly known as Maudlin of the Well, with a dedicated gothic following, their newest recording, over a year in the making, takes them into an adventurous new world where heavy rock and classical music meet ritual. Magical and compelling music from a young band breaking new ground in the rock world. Sounds interesting... but it could just be another Tzadik dud, so I'm getting a bit carefull... _________________________________________________________________ Share your photos without swamping your Inbox. Get Hotmail Extra Storage today! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es

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New @ The Squid's Ear - Live Reviews - October 16, 2003
by zampino 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

NEW @ THE SQUID'S EAR <http://www.squidsear.com> LIVE REVIEWS Note: we've completed our Zorndays article, the compilation of all the live reviews we've posted for John Zorn's 50th Birthday Celebration at Tonic. You can read the Zorndays article at: <http://www.squidsear.com/cgi-bin/news/newsView.cgi?newsID=255> John Zorn Improv Night (Tonic) September 29, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=304> Bezique (Tonic) September 24, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=303> John Zorn's Lacrosse, Hockey, Rugby (Tonic) September 24, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=302> Bar Kokhba; Masada; Electric Masada (Tonic) September 12, 18, 25 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=301> Kristallnacht (Tonic) Tonic September 23, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=296> John Zorn/Susie Ibarra John Zorn/Wadada Leo Smith (Tonic) September 22, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=295> Carbon (Tonic) September 12, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=292> Sonny Simmons' Renegade Society/Anthony Braxton (Bowery Poetry Club) September 5, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=290> Jemeel Moondoc Jus Grew Orchestra (Lower East Side Ecology Center) September 5, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=289> Amy X Neuburg, Pamela Z, Ikue Mori (North Six) September 13, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=287>

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New @ The Squid's Ear - CD Reviews - October 16, 2003
by zampino 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

NEW @ THE SQUID'S EAR <http://www.squidsear.com> CD REVIEWS: Milton Babbitt Occasional Variations (Tzadik) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=306> Mark Helias' Open Loose Verbs of Will (Radio Legs) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=305> Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Live (Sickroom Records) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=300> Tobias Delius / Wilbert de Joode / Dylan van der Schyff The Flying Deer (Spool) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=299> Various artists - Walking on Thin Ice (Twisted Records); Various artists - O Superman Remix (Staalplaat) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=298> Tim Barnes/Toshio Kajiwara/Marina Rosenfled A Water's Wake (Quakebasket) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=297> Various Artists The Blue Series Sampler: The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=294> Ted Levine Night Sounds (Playscape) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=293> J.B. Floyd transporting transmittance: Music of J.B. Floyd <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=291> Laura Andel Orchestra SomnambulisT (Red Toucan Records) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=288> Randy Weston's African Rhythms Quintet and The Gnawa Master Musicians of Morocco Spirit! The Power of Music (Sunnyside) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=282> Frederic Rzewski (Zankel Hall) September 14, 2003 <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=281> Jon Rose - Great Fences of Australia (Dynamo House); Jon Rose - Fleisch: Hyperstring 2 (Saucerlike) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=279> Mariza Fado Curvo (Times Square) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=277>

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new Henry Threadgill project in NYC 10/22
by Dave Smey 16 Oct '03

16 Oct '03

Hi all, Miller Theatre at Columbia University is going to host a new Henry Threadgill project Wednesday, Oct 22. It's a 10-piece ensemble called "Aggregation Orb" with HT conducting. tix $20, $12 student. www.millertheatre.com

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Children on the Corner
by Dan Frank Kuehn 15 Oct '03

15 Oct '03

Anybody heard Children on the Corner, an kind-of On the Corner reunion band? They have a few lengthy samples on their site. http://www.sonancerecords.com/COTCHome.html "Well, five musicians who played with Miles Davis have reunited and, along with the sixth wheel, pianist Michael Wolff, bring us the first and only new recording rekindling the Miles Spirit. Michael Henderson on bass Michael Wolff on keys Sonny Fortune on sax and flute Barry Finnerty on guitar Ndugu Chancler on drums Badal Roy on tablas Appropriately titled Rebirth, this album was recorded live on July 12, 2003 at the famed Yoshis in Oakland, California, before an overflow crowd. It featured some of the great Miles standards from the Electric Years, as well as original compositions by Michael Wolff. As Michael Henderson says: 'This ain't no smooth jazz.' So, hang on to your seat and come along for the funk." Dan Haiku Maui http://www.frankdan.com PS - Just got the JJ Complete Box set. Too overwhelmed to put it on yet....

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Fushitsusha as a duo
by David Keffer 14 Oct '03

14 Oct '03

>From: "Craig Lieske" <garbageisland(a)hotmail.com> >Subject: Fushitsusha as a duo > >They're still a duo at this point, they are playing at Tonic in NYC sometime >this month... Keiji Haino is scheduled to perform at Tonic in New York City on October 18 and 19. On the 18th, there is a solo show scheduled. On the 19th, there is a Fushitsusha show scheduled. The Fushitsusha show will be a duo with Keiji Haino and Yasushi Ozawa. There is a Fushitsusha trio show (with Ikuro Takahashi on drums) scheduled for Sapporo in November, but this is the only trio show on tap. More info at http://www.planetc.com/users/keffer/haino/index.html David K. n.p. Keiji Haino - "Tone Generator and Voice" - May 5, 2001

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