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Re: frisell effects-pedal in NC / ribot setup in EM
by Martin Schmitz-Ohrndorf 07 May '04

07 May '04

hi, I don't know exactly what Bill Frisell uses or has been using, but I think he has a compressor and plays mostly on the bridge pickup. He has been using a volume pedal a lot, but I think he stopped using it. His typical swelling tones are produced by his fingers using pull-offs etc. plus the compressor. I think I saw a rat distortion pedal. I read somewhere that he has a loop device, something handmade. It's capable of producing backward loops (can be heard a lot on his recordings). He has been using teles and strats and his custom made klein guitar, at least this is what I saw. Last time I saw him play he used a tele plus some acoustic guitar. Some time ago someone on the list asked for the guitar ribot was using in Electric Masada. From what I saw in Mannheim it's an old Gibson Melody Maker. cheers martin n.p. m.moore - jewels and binoculars

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Re: Concerts in Paris 19-29 May
by Alan Cummings 07 May '04

07 May '04

> > I will be in Paris from 19-29 May! However, I'm a bit disappointed because > from all the searching I've done on the web, I don't see any concerts or > shows that I'm familiar with. (Well, there is a concert by Sting, but I'm > not particularly interested in mainstream pop) > Take a look at the Instants Chavires site. The club is in a suburb of Paris, easily accessible. Towards the end of May they have concerts by Malcolm Goldstein, Yoshihide Otomo/Filament, Nmperign, Nihilist Spasm Band, and Keiji Haino. http://www.instantschavires.com/ Or take a look at Batofar: http://www.batofar.net Paris Transatlantic might be able to help too: http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/main/home.html Alan

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One For Mr Crump
by Dave Howarth 07 May '04

07 May '04

...And anyone else who's interested, I know William and I loved this set at Victo last year: from the DMG newsletter: BLONK / KOICHI / DUTTON / MINTON / MOSS - Five Men Singing (Victo 092) That's right, you heard right - just five men singing and what fabulous group it is! This ridiculously cool delight features David Moss (once of Golden Palominos & his own Dense Band), Phil Minton (Four Walls). Jaap Blonk, Makigami Koichi and Paul Dutton (CCMC). Each one of these distinguished singers is a master of bizarre vocal antics and each is incredible in their own wacky way. David Moss led another vocal quintet called Direct Sound about fifteen years with a fine cd on Intakt. He has also organized the Global/Vocal Village Project over the past decade, which also features a variety of distinctive singers, as well as few choice instrumentalists. 'Five Men Singing' is their live set from the Victoriaville New Music Festival from last year and it was certainly one of the highlights of the 24 challenging sets. Since all of these fine fellows excel at doing strange and wonderful things with their voices, we get to hear a wide variety of vocal sounds from many traditions - opera, doo-wop, ethnic, cartoon characters, baby sounds, throat singing, drones, whispers, screams, snores, grunts, bits of narration, invented and alien words and too many hilarious and absurd sounds too difficult to describe. The only thing missing is the visual schticks, that those of us who were lucky enough to be there and witness this, will never forget. When I play in the store, folks either faint, puke or break into uncontrollable laughter. How will you react, only time will tell. CD for $15 Strangely enough I saw Phil Minton last weekend at the LMC Freedom Of The City festival here in London. still can't get over the fact he looks like he's about to have a seizure when he "sings". regardez Dave H (back to the hardcore lurking...)

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interesting review
by Andrew Mortensen 07 May '04

07 May '04

I came across this: an interesting review. anyone elaborate on this? (I'm not interested in this recording, but just curious after reading this) http://www.omnology.com/zorn06.html#mlm Andrew n.p: Death Cube K - "Dark Hood" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Songs from the Hermetic Theater recorded March 2001 released June 2001 ONE DISC: four tracks, 51 minutes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- This is the worst Zorn album I've ever heard. That title was once held by Lacrosse, but Lacrosse has an edge Â it has a certain kind of depth to it, a complexity that makes you want to understand it. Songs from the Hermetic Theater is different. It's all on the surface. It's an album of failed experiments and bad gimmicks. The first and third tracks are nothing but static. The first, American Magus, is listed as "electronic music." The other, The Nerve Key, is called "computer music." Both are a waste of time. I've heard plenty of abstract, this-isn't-going-anywhere music from Zorn before Â and plenty of noise labeled as music, too Â but this time it doesn't work. It isn't creative, unique, or interesting. The second song, In the Very Eye of Night, begins with filmmaker Maya Deren talking about her work. That lasts for about a minute. When she stops, a low, windy drone comes up. It continues for 10 minutes, shifting a little bit as the sounds of water and a glass bowl are added. In this case, you can say that something is happening, but the song is too simple. Maya Deren's monologue gets old after the second or third time. And the droning sound is too flat. Zorn has composed songs out of wind before (on Filmworks VI and Music for Children) but this time it's just filler. The final track is described as "a bizarre meditation on the work of artist/shaman Joseph Beuys, scored for string orchestra and an incredible array of homemade sound devices." In other words, while violins play, Zorn makes sounds with metal pipes, an electric fan, bricks, a mason jar, vacuum tubes, a rubber ball, a power saw, etc. Zorn already did this on Duras Duchamp. In the song Etant Donnes, Zorn made noises with household objects for 13 minutes while minimalist music played in the background. This time he's done the same thing for 16 minutes with a different set of objects. Both songs are sort of silly and pointless, but at least the first one was unique. Fortunately, you can hear this album without buying it. You can create your own version in the privacy of your own home! To create the same effect as American Magus and The Nerve Key, just tune your radio to static. Then turn the volume up to 11. Record this sound for 14 minutes, then record it again for 9 minutes. Congratulations! You are already halfway done. Now place an electric fan close to running water. (Not TOO CLOSE. Be careful!) Record this for 11 minutes. During the first minute, talk about yourself. When you're finished, you'll have your own version of In the Very Eye of Night. Now for the finale. Go into the garage. Bring your CD player so you can play your favorite classical album. (Use something haunting and beautiful, with a lot of strings.) While that plays in the background, record yourself making noise with every object you can find. Hammer a nail into a board. Drag a brick across the floor. Smack two lawn chairs together. Pour paint into a plastic bowl. Bounce a rubber ball against the wall. Throw your car keys at a two-by-four. Keep it going for 16 minutes. Now you've got your own version of BeuysBlock. Take the recording and burn it on to a CD. Done! You just saved yourself 15 bucks. DIY, dude.

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frisell's effects
by Ian Wright 06 May '04

06 May '04

from the video "The Guitar Artistry of Bill Frisell", Chapter 3 - Effects Klein guitar > Rat Distortion > Roland DD-3 Digital Delay > Digitech Echo Plus Sampler Delay > "reverb unit" {stereo out} > Fender Delux Reverb & Polytone Brute he also says that he used to use a volume pedal "for like 20 years, or so", until he figured out that the compressor & volume pedal were cancelling each other out, so he ditched them both. peace... i. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover

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Concerts in Paris 19-29 May
by mod bohemian 06 May '04

06 May '04

I will be in Paris from 19-29 May! However, I'm a bit disappointed because from all the searching I've done on the web, I don't see any concerts or shows that I'm familiar with. (Well, there is a concert by Sting, but I'm not particularly interested in mainstream pop) Does anyone happen to know of any concerts that sound interesting that will be in Paris during that time? I really, REALLY miss the online version of Pariscope! It was incredibly wonderful. I'll gladly buy the weekly entertainment magazine when I'm there, but it's obviously not available in the states, and it was fantastic to know ahead of time what was going in Paris. Here are sources that I've already checked: http://www.elyseemontmartre.com/ http://www.chez.com/cafedeladanse/ http://www.paris-touristoffice.com/cgi-bin/otp.cgi?Target=va2/events/affich… I'd appreciate any and all information and/or leads! Jennifer _________________________________________________________________ Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN Premium! http://join.msn.com/?page=features/mlb&pgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200439ave/dir…

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Kang Fantomas
by Arthur Gadney 06 May '04

06 May '04

Hi, I see that Eyvind Kang is opening for Fantomas in Spain. Is this him solo or some band of his? _________________________________________________________________ Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN Premium! http://join.msn.com/?page=features/mlb&pgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200439ave/dir…

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jose maceda
by Benito Vergara 05 May '04

05 May '04

Most of you folks would know him from his "Gongs and Bamboo" release on Tzadik (http://www.tzadik.com/CDSections/ComposerSeries/maceda.html) http://www.inq7.net/brk/2004/may/06/brkpol_9-1.htm National artist Jose Maceda dies at 87 Posted: 10:58 AM (Manila Time) | May 06, 2004 INQ7.net with GMA 7 NATIONAL Artist for music Jose Maceda died due to a lung ailment at his Quezon City home, GMA Network's "Flash Report" said. He was 87. Maceda's death at 10 p.m. Wednesday came a week after National Artist for literature Nick Joaquin died due to cardiac arrest. His remains will be brought to the Abelardo Hall at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, where he taught piano and ethnomusicology from 1952 to 1990. Maceda was proclaimed a National Artist in 1997. His acclaimed compositions include Ugma-ugma (1963), Pagsamba (1968), and Udlot-udlot (1975). See also his entry at the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive (http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/Archive/biomaceda.htm)

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Herbie Hancock
by j4.porter＠student.qut.edu.au 05 May '04

05 May '04

Does anyone know of any literature out there about Herbie Hancock (ie bio, analysis of music, etc). John

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Bjork recommendations?
by Andrew Mortensen 05 May '04

05 May '04

Bjork recommendations anyone? thanks Andrew

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