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A belated best of 2003
by alastair＠pretentious.co.uk 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

And apologies for lurking for so long. I promise to be more active in 2004. My favourite 2003 releases, in alphabetical order: Brandlmayr/Siewert - Too Beautiful To Burn John Butcher - Invisible Ear Dafeldecker/Kurzman/Dieb13/Drumm/Noetinger - s/t (green) Motorpsycho/Jaga Jazzist Horns - In The Fishtank Noxagt - Turning It Down Since 2001 Aki Onda - Bon Voyage! Cassette Memories Vol 2 Sachiko M - Derive Sachiko M/Sean Meehan - untitled Taku Sugimoto Guitar Quartet - s/t Tomahawk - Mit Gas Ui - Answers John Zorn - Voices In The Wilderness/The Unknown Masada Reissues: Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe Jack Bruce - Songs For A Taylor/Harmony Row Miles Davis - Complete Jack Johnson Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde Eddie Henderson - Capricorn Years Vol 2: Realisation/Inside Out (memo to any Allmusic contributors reading this: update your Eddie Henderson entry) Alastair -- Personalised email by http://another.com

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An answer to Jennifer's question
by mod bohemian 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

Thanks Craig. Actually, I have "Bar Kokhba" (and absolutely love it) but I've just heard the name "The Circle Maker" so often mentioned in the same breath as "Bar Kokhba" that I think there's a space on my CD shelf that's just waiting for it. Jennifer >>>>If you like the "Trembling Before G-d" CD, chances are you will like the other installations in the Filmworks series. If you don't have them already, "Bar Kokhba" and "The Circle Maker" will probably do it for you also. As for "Voices In The Wilderness", I would characterize it as very good, but not incredible, but certainly worth the money. Hope this helps... Craig L. _________________________________________________________________ Find high-speed net deals comparison-shop your local providers here. https://broadband.msn.com

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Rootless Cosmopolitans, James Blood Ulmer, Odean Pope
by nicola negri 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

hello everybody talking about Rootless Cosmopolitans, i must say their first album never gave me (almost) any thrill. it's a good record, and i like to listen to it now and then, but at the time i had already listened to "requiem-for-what's-his-name" and my expectations were high. the fact is i can't remember any tune of that album, apart from "the wind cries mary" and "mood indigo" (please note, two covers). I think "requiem" on the other hand is an amazing album. the title track is wonderful, as is "lamonte's nightmare", "yo i killed your god" "first time every time" and of course the covers of "caravan" and "commit a crime".. well all the album is great, good construction and ideas, and top playing by all the musicians. still a favourite. and i think the first real success for Marc Ribot as a band leader(!). James Blood Ulmer is a guitarist i respect a lot and i always liked his "concept", but i must admit the only disc i kept was "tales of captain black". it blew me away the first time i heard it and still does.. And last but not least, Skip, you mentioned the Odean Pope Trio album on Moers?? That WAS amazing.. It's one of my all time favourites, the energy level and technical fireworks are simply breathtaking. do you have any recommendations of other Pope records? they seem difficult to find.. bye nic ______________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail: 6MB di spazio gratuito, 30MB per i tuoi allegati, l'antivirus, il filtro Anti-spam http://it.yahoo.com/mail_it/foot/?http://it.mail.yahoo.com/

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zorn summer 2004
by Manolis 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

From the saudades site: JOHN ZORN EUROPE - SUMMER 2004 PREVIEW 09.01.2004 26.06.04 - WARSAW/Poland 27.06.04 - WARSAW/Poland Anyone got any ideas what's that going to be? manolis

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Re: zorn summer 2004
by malau jai 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

my intuition says: painkiller and electric masada. -- ------------------------ Jeszcze lepsza oferta AlphaNet - nowe serwery wirtualne - nowy sklep internetowy - nowy wirtualny administrator Sprawdz www.alpha.pl ------------------------

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RE: RHCP
by Sean Murphy 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

i'm pickin up what you're puttin down! i *would* say that living colour was still doing their own thing, for better or worse (ie, i don't love everything they did, but for my money, when they were "on" they made some of the best music of the early 90s). -----Original Message----- From: Efrén del Valle [mailto:efrendv@yahoo.es] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:06 AM To: Sean Murphy; francko.lamerikx(a)philips.com; zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: RE: RHCP I don't think Francko is strictly calling them funk-metal, but in any case, there was some group of bands that were consciously or unconsciously related, even if they didn't really have much in common: Living Colour, Fishbone, Mr. Bungle, RCHP, Primus, Urban Dance Squad, Infectious Grooves,... They were miles away from each other, but you were quite likely to know 90% of this list if you listened just to one of these. Best, Efrén del Valle --- Sean Murphy <Sean_Murphy(a)npd.com> escribió: > <<To me, nothing of the funk-metal era holds up > > nowadays (including > > Living Colour) > > > i think it's a tremendous disservice to label living > colour "funk metal", especially if it's to dis them. > there is more soul and authenticity in any one LC > song than, say, RHCP's entire catalog. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Efrén del Valle [mailto:efrendv@yahoo.es] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:53 AM > To: francko.lamerikx(a)philips.com; > zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: RE: RHCP > > > --- francko.lamerikx(a)philips.com escribió: > > > > I now consider them one of the most overrated > bands > > in existence. > > I will actually turn off the radio when one of > their > > songs is on. > > I almost hate them as much as I hate the Smashing > > Pumpkins, another > > serious contender for most overrated act ever. > > I think their records from "One Hot Minute" on are > bordering on the ridiculous. I'd rather not mention > the Smashing Pumpkins. They're no longer working, > right? (please say they're not!) > > > To me, nothing of the funk-metal era holds up > > nowadays (including > > Living Colour). The only band that I think is > still > > interesting > > is Faith No More, but I don't think they were ever > > really interested > > in making funk metal, at least they weren't > anymore > > when their > > masterpiece "Angel Dust" came out. And then > there's > > Primus, who, > > sadly, have never managed to surpass "Frizzle Fry" > > in my opinion... > > We had a long discussion here a while ago. I think > the > problem with them (and particularly with Les > Claypool) > is that they've always been doing the same stuff, > over > and over again, even in Claypool's sideprojects. The > downside of it is they lost their sense of humor > along > the way, more exactly in "Pork Soda", and what came > after is just a dull version of what they did > before. > > > The reception of Frusciante's solo records is > > strange... Some of the avant-garde > > crowd love them, including some friends of mine > who > > are into "deep listening" > > and field recordings... > > They were absolutely weird albums. I don't know to > which extent they were truly honest or whether those > stories about drug-abuse and "surrender to worlds of > personal demons and unstoppable artistic creation" > were 100% veracious. The guy's looks have changed > remarkably, so it's obvious that something wrong > happened. "Niandra Lades" gets slightly boring by > the > end, but I found "Smile From the Streets You Hold" > (Birdman Records, now out-of-print) to be > fascinating > in some strange way. If it wasn't honest, the guy > deserves an Oscar. > > Best, > > Efrén del Valle > > ___________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS > Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... > http://messenger.yahoo.es > > _______________________________________________ > zorn-list mailing list > zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com > To UNSUBSCRIBE or Change Your Subscription Options, > go to the webpage below > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list > > > _______________________________________________ > zorn-list mailing list > zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com > To UNSUBSCRIBE or Change Your Subscription Options, > go to the webpage below > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... http://messenger.yahoo.es

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Ribot's Rootless Cosmopolitans
by Craig Lieske 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Skip, What the hell's wrong with "Rootless Cosmopolitans"? It's one of my favorite records of all time! Craig L. _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx

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Ribot's Rootless Cosmopolitans
by Craig Lieske 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Skip, What the hell's wrong with "Rootless Cosmopolitans"? It's one of favorite records of all time! Craig L. _________________________________________________________________ Find high-speed net deals comparison-shop your local providers here. https://broadband.msn.com

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Speaking of Ribot
by Efrén del Valle 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Hi, Did any of you New Yorkers ever catch this quartet live?: MARC RIBOT/ROY CAMPBELL/HENRY GRIMES/CHAD TAYLOR I think it's called Spiritual Unity, so the inspiration is quite obvious, but I'm curious about the results. It sounds really promising "on paper". Thanks a lot in advance. Best, EfrÃ©n del Valle n.p: Fujii/Yoshida "Erans" (Tzadik) just received the new batch! a happy weekend ahead... ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versiÃ³n GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y mÃ¡s... http://messenger.yahoo.es

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RE: Rootless Cosmopolitans
by Ricardo Jorge 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

well, I think it's one of the best rocords ever, the guitars are simply bautifull _________________________________________________________________ MSN Hotmail, o maior webmail do Brasil. http://www.hotmail.com

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