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Holland festival 2003- update
by Emmanouil Papagiannakis 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

For those considering to make the trip to Amsterdam (which is well worth a visit in itself anyway): Book of Heads, 10 June (M. Ribot) Rituals, Chimeras, 11 June (Asko Ensemble) New work, Aporias, 12 June (Radio Philarmonic orchestra) Naked City, 17 June ?, 22 June (Arditti string 4tet) manolis

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Re: Haino/Ruins
by alastair＠pretentious.co.uk 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Err..perhaps I should have added that it's not particualrly inspired either. I don't just not like it because it's long. There are plenty of other 70 minute CDs that I love. Although given the choice I think we should all go back to 40 minute albums. If you can't say it in 40 minutes you're unlikely to be able to say it in 70. Discuss. -----Original Message----- >From : alastair(a)pretentious.co.uk To : zorn-list(a)lists.xmission.com Date : 03 March 2003 17:17:07 Subject : Re: Haino/Ruins Efren del Valle said: > >>Maybe it has already been discussed here, but I'd like >>to know what you guys think of that Knead album >>published not so long ago. I remember The Wire review >>wasn't exactly the height of excitement. > >I came at it from a Ruins angle - I'm not very well versed in Haino, as it were. I found it all a bit exhausting to be honest. It's all improvised and at 70-odd minutes is far too long as it's all pretty full on. With some careful editing it could have been a lot better. Not essential by any stretch, but I'd be interested to hear what a Haino fan thought of it (is Alan Cummings still in the house?). > >Alastair > > >-- >Personalised email by http://another.com -- Personalised email by http://another.com

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Re: Haino/Ruins
by alastair＠pretentious.co.uk 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Efren del Valle said: >Maybe it has already been discussed here, but I'd like >to know what you guys think of that Knead album >published not so long ago. I remember The Wire review >wasn't exactly the height of excitement. I came at it from a Ruins angle - I'm not very well versed in Haino, as it were. I found it all a bit exhausting to be honest. It's all improvised and at 70-odd minutes is far too long as it's all pretty full on. With some careful editing it could have been a lot better. Not essential by any stretch, but I'd be interested to hear what a Haino fan thought of it (is Alan Cummings still in the house?). Alastair -- Personalised email by http://another.com

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RE: ICP Orchestra live
by Emmanouil Papagiannakis 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

>I had a brief chat with Mengelberg some years ago and he said that he had >lost interest in composing and now perfered just to improvise with the >band. >Does this still hold or is there a chance they will also play some of >Mengelbergs compositions (which I really like). Last time I saw them was a couple of years ago; They play their hometown once a year on average and I somehow am always abroad when they do. from what I recall, and from what I understand after having seen M.M. many times live here, he always plays some of his compositions. Very often his well known pieces (esp from Whos Bridge) appear in the middle of some seemingly loose impro piece that instantly turns into a groovin bop tune to be lost again in free forms. I recall that they also performed some Monk pieces maybe even Nichols. :) manolis --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. Papagiannakis Vrije Universiteit Tel: +31 20 4447934 FEW, N&S Fax: +31 20 4447999 Biophysics De Boelelaan 1081 http://www.nat.vu.nl/bio/index-en.html 1081 HV, Amsterdam The Netherlands ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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KK Roll (was Re: Last Victoriaville beans for February)
by Oger 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

>From: "Arthur Gadney" <a_gadney(a)hotmail.com> >hi! > >>6.K.K. Roll, Xavier Charles + Parasite - May 17 > >That must be KK Null, right? NO ! It's Kristoff K.Roll : Jean-Christophe Camps and Carole Rieussec electroacoustic musicians with clarinettist Xavier Charles. They live in France. And Parasite are : Martin Tétreault + Diane Labrosse. They live in Quebec. If you want more info on KKR : http://kristoffk.roll.free.fr/ Jacques Oger Potlatch records

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praha info
by Alban Jacques 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Hi, i will go in praha next week... do you know any places for free jazz concert, new music, cd shop where i can find some good cd of praha improv scene ? thanx for information alban

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Haino/Ruins
by Efrén del Valle 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

HI, Maybe it has already been discussed here, but I'd like to know what you guys think of that Knead album published not so long ago. I remember The Wire review wasn't exactly the height of excitement. Thanks in advance. Best, EfrÃ©n del Valle n.p: Vandermark/McBride/Nilssen-Love "Live at the Green Miller Cafe" (Okkadisk) ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! MÃ³viles Personaliza tu mÃ³vil con tu logo y melodÃa favorito en http://moviles.yahoo.es

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ICP Orchestra live
by ubaykara＠ykb.com 03 Mar '03

03 Mar '03

Hi, I have seen them live in Istanbul a couple of months ago, and it was fantastic. Most of the tunes they played were from their "Oh My Dog" CD. The improvisations were also spectacular. Don't consider missing their show... Cheers, Umit. >Hello, > >I just recieved the good news that I have a chance to watch Misha >Mengelbergs ICP Orchestra perfrom live in a few months! I really enjoy their >CDs so I'm looking forward to it. But I was actually curious if anybody has >seen them perfrom live recently and could say a few words about what they >are up to, and if they now in the 30s are still as good as they used to be. >I had a brief chat with Mengelberg some years ago and he said that he had >lost interest in composing and now perfered just to improvise with the band. >Does this still hold or is there a chance they will also play some of >Mengelbergs compositions (which I really like).

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HANATARASHI "The Hanatarashi" LP - FOR SALE
by Michael Gillham 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

I've just received Stefan Bremer's new list and he's got a copy of Hanatarashi "The Hanatarashi" LP (Alchemy, ARLP-007, 1985) for sale - BID. Email : antiart(a)web.de URL : http://www.youdonthavetocallitmusic.de/ If you could mention where you got his address from, please. Best, Michael. __________________________________________________ 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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review: The Angels of Light new album, part 2
by David Keffer 02 Mar '03

02 Mar '03

The second part of the review: In the press release, Gira writes of this new album, "It is much, much different than the first two Angels albums." This statement is certainly true and causes one to wonder about the impetus for the change. I suppose one can argue that the change is essential to keep the music from becoming stale, to avoid the oft-cited problem of getting stuck in a rut. Certainly, from this point of view, the change is a welcome new perspective of Gira's music-making endeavors. On the other hand, one thinks of musicians who have found a successful formula, which they have stuck to in creating music for many decades. Let me cite only one senior musician from a disparate genre. Johnny Cash has been releasing albums across six (6!) decades, from the 1950's to his most recent album last year, "The Man Comes Around". Cash's formula has not changed all that much, emphasizing (i) his unique voice, (ii) his man-in-black themes, and (iii) his guitar. In this respect, there are similarities with Gira, whose music is also first and foremost defined by (i) the unique voice, (ii) his unrepentant choice of themes, and (iii) his guitar. From this point of view, all of the additional instrumentation and arrangements on "Everything Is Good Here/Please Come Home" is simply window dressing around the core ingredients of Gira's music. Does it enhance the music or detract from the most important elements? You can select your own answer, in a convenient, multiple-choice format: a) Some of both b) One or the other c) Damn, this review was too long d) All of the above The Angels of Light discography 1. New Mother (Young God, YG 08, 1999, cd) 2. Praise Your Name b/w God's Servant (Young God/Strip Mine, YG 10/SR 09, 1999, 7") 3. How I Loved You (Young God, YG 16, 2001, cd) 4. We Were Alive (Young God Records Website, No Label, May, 2002, cdr) 5. Everything is Good Here/Please Come Home (Young God, YG 22, February, 2003, cd) Other releases cited in the review: M. Gira - Solo Recordings at Home (Young God Records, No Label Number, July, 2001, cd) M. Gira - Living '02 (Young God Records, No Label Number, November, 2002, cdr) Dock Boggs - His Folkways Recordings (Smithsonian/Folkways, SF 40108, 1998 (1963-1968), 2cd) Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (American Recordings, 440 063 336-1, 2002, 2xlp)

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