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Tokyo record store
by Tosh 08 Apr '03

08 Apr '03

Great record vinyl stores in Shinjuku. Get off to the East side of the Shinjuku station and head towards your left. You will go under the train tracks and come across a major street. Just go down and follow the signs on the street. There are zillions of little record stores. Most of them are in office buildings - so don't hesitate to investigate these somewhat 'seedy' buildings. Also fun and amusing 'sex' shops too! Have a great record store hunt! It's worth it. -- Tosh Berman TamTam Books http://www.tamtambooks.com

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Wynton Marsalis
by Richard Gardner 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

On the Zornlist this will probably taken as an outbreak of hostilities but I think the band Marsalis has on Live at Blue Alley is a really great group with exceptional playing. There is nothing challenging and everybody stays firmly within the tradition that Marsalis upholds but it is a fine swinging band. I can't stand the sermonising and will never forgive him for aiding and abetting Ken Burns in the TV series but he can certainly play. The Penguin Guide rates the Live at the Village Vanguard Box Set very highly and the price is good. Will anybody own up to having listened to this? Is it worth getting? Cheers Richard Gardner

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Re: Music Magazines
by William York 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

<<Tosh <tosh3(a)earthlink.net> wrote: I still enjoy WIRE, MOJO and UNCUT. I think the writing for these magazines are pretty good.>> My favorite one these days -- although I wish it were in print rather than online, is Blastitude (www.Blastitude.com) It covers the kind of underground/experimental/noisy music that is (usually) not covered in the Wire, meaning fewer big names, fewer laptops, etc., but a lot of stuff that is less stuffy and Tortoise-y. Everything from Wolf Eyes to Sun City Girls, Load Records, etc. The reviews are especially good. Almost too much to possibly read in each issue (they are quarterly, and there's a bunch by now). No affiliation, just a fan, WY __________________________ Don't buy it. War is not the answer.

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"Music and Youth"
by Zach Steiner 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

I found a couple of records for sale at the library called "Music and Youth." It appears to be 50s-60s company that took tapes (particularly from schools) and pressed it to vinyl for a fundraiser. On the back of each there was a pretty funny picture of these 5 "experts" sitting around a small plane that would fly anywhere "for you." Does this have any connection to Song Poems? Is it similar business? Zach

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John Butcher solo
by Zach Steiner 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

I was intending to go to see him down in Bloomington tonight, but something came up. It's not a total loss as I got to see the Vandermark 5 on Friday by surprise. Any way.if some one caught the show, could you give me a run down (off list) so I can live vicariously. Thanks in advance. Zach

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Re: ICP tour dates
by Arthur Gadney 29 Mar '03

29 Mar '03

Hi, So, did anybody see any of the ICP Orchestra shows? I'm pretty curious how they were. I suppose they were not all cancelled... :-) Cheers. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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KnitTV
by antonio bueno 29 Mar '03

29 Mar '03

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Re: Hooldsworth (was Re: Tower Records)
by IOUaLive1＠aol.com 29 Mar '03

29 Mar '03

In a message dated 3/26/2003 9:12:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, db(a)biink.com writes: > >I was in the Shibuya Tower store back in September, > >and it was rocking. All 7 or 8 floors of it. Massive selection. > >They even had an Allan Holdsworth feature section, with > >cardboard display and everything. > > There's a name I don't think I've seen discussed on this list. > > I've been listening to him again since he's dropped > the keyboard player from his group and recordings. > > Whaddaya think folks? > I dont think many people here listen to him. Its understandable that most of the people on this list just aint into this type of music - although he is pretty unique to my ears. He sounds more like a sax player (Coltrane, alot of times) than any other guitar player. He's a hell of an improvisor, and can solo over changes like nobodys business. Personally I prefer anything he's done after and including "Secrets" (1990). I picked up his new live recording "All Night Wrong" at the Shibuya Tower, it's a Japan only release. Features Chad Wackerman and Jimmy Johnson, and the sound quality of the recording is unbelieveable. And the playing.......if this doesnt do it for you, then he's definitely not your cup of tea. -Jody

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Recs: Parker/Santacruz/Zerang: Vega trio
by Fastian＠aol.com 29 Mar '03

29 Mar '03

I << Tonight in Avignon, France (La Manutention: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ajmi/site/indexflash.html ), Jeff Parker (AACM member and guitarist ith Tortoise, Chicago Underground and others) will be playing with his VEGA trio (with bassist Bernard Santacruz and percussionist Michael Zerang). I only know Parker through the Chicago Undergound album, and don't really know what to expect with this trio. Anyone around here heard this trio live or on their self-tittled album ? What's it like ? Impro-oriented ? kind of straight ? Or maybe someone knows where to find a review of their album somewhere on the net ? Thanks for your comments and help. Pascal. >> I really like the Vega cd a lot. Quite similar to Parker's Tricolor, maybe even better. A lot of unstructured improv but some written sections as well. I'm more familiar with what Parker has done outside of Tortoise than the other way around. I really like the Aesop 4tet cd he did with Ernest Dawkins and Hamid Drake. I even like the cuts with the vocals and the scratching. Really great playing on that one. Cheers, John T

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INA GRM/Luc Ferrari
by Perfect Sound Forever 28 Mar '03

28 Mar '03

This is a little old news by now (relatively speaking) but did anyone see the DJ Olive/Luc Ferrari gig at the Kitchen in mid-March? There was also a concert of INA-GRM material around the same time (March 14, 15 I believe). Did anyone hear about that or go? I'd love to hear about that also. Sad to say, I was out of town for both of these things. Thanks, Jason -- Perfect Sound Forever online music magazine with warped perspectives perfect-sound(a)furious.com http://www.perfectsoundforever.com

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