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Fwd: Re: Harras
by Efrén del Valle 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

Hi, I remember listening to "Harras" some years ago but nothing similar to Masada comes to my mind at all. It's certainly an improv album with a pretty soft general tone but I wouldn't dig for any obvious melodies there and, of course, not any klezmer-inspired sections. The abrupt ending of the album caused many complaints despite of those explanations. Best, EfrÃ©n del Valle n.p: JZ "IAO" > > I just bought it a few weeks ago but didn't get the > chance to listen to > it carefuly. Here are my first very short > impressions: it's a rather > quiet album with some nice parts (some tunes sound > like Masada). But I > don't think it's a must-have... There is something > missing > somewhere...maybe drums... > > Here is the information on Zorn's discography by > Patrice Roussel: > > 200 - HARRAS: Derek Bailey, John Zorn, William > Parker > > 1/ Morning Harras > 10:19 > 2/ Noon Harras > 8:59 > 3/ Evening Harras > 36:01 > > Recorded by James McLean live at the Knitting > Factory, New York City > Produced by John Zorn and Derek Bailey > > Derek Bailey: guitar; John Zorn: alto; William > Parker: bass. > > 1995 - Avant (Japan), Avan 056 (CD) > > Note: the silence on the track #3 has the > following explanation: > "According to Derek Bailey, the abrupt cutoff > was planned. Derek wanted > to end it "on a high". The Bailey solo material > appended after the silence > was apparently Zorn's idea." (thanks to Peter > Stubley/Lynn Rardin) > > - TR > > Zachary Steiner wrote: > > >I was in a record store the other day and saw a > Zorn album on Avant called "Harras" with Derek > Bailey and William Parker. I had never heard of > this album, what's its deal? > > > >Zach > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > zorn-list mailing list > zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list _______________________________________________________________ Copa del Mundo de la FIFA 2002 El Ãºnico lugar de Internet con vÃdeos de los 64 partidos. Â¡ApÃºntante ya! en http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/fc/es/

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Re: Robin Holcomb, at last
by Samerivertwice＠aol.com 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

Sorry. I see now that he was mentioned earlier as someone who was not initally considered a "singer-songwriter." Funny, as that's the only way journalists these days refer to him. Well, that and "former angry young man." I'm not angry anymore, Tom ______________________________________________________________________ Phil Spector: "I've been listening to a lot of Andrew Lloyd Webber lately, and enjoying it. Someday I hope to set his stuff to music."

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Z'ev: The Sapphire Nature
by Thierry Raguin 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

Hi everyone, Has anybody bought and can give a review this album released in May on Tzadik? Many thanks, - TR

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Re: Robin Holcomb, at last
by Samerivertwice＠aol.com 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

Um, Elvis Costello anyone? ;^) Always plugging EC, tom ______________________________________________________________________ Phil Spector: "I've been listening to a lot of Andrew Lloyd Webber lately, and enjoying it. Someday I hope to set his stuff to music."

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Amsterdam Cobra
by XRedbirdxx＠aol.com 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

sorry should have included: can get more info at cobragroup(a)hotmail.com J

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Cobra in Amsterdam
by XRedbirdxx＠aol.com 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

Greetings list- this may be of interest to those in Holland. I've clipped all the promo from the press release and fwd just the essentials below. -Joseph Stichting TryTone presents John Zorn's Cobra: Wednesday 5 June, 21.30 - Zaal 100, De Wittenstraat 100, Amsterdam Koen Nutters – double bass Jodi Gilbert – voice Corrie van Binsbergen – guitar Tom Swafford – violin Joop van der Linden – trombone Ned Mcgowan – flute Albert van Veenendaal – piano Gijs Levelt – trumbet Alex Parkinson – drums Mark Haanstra – bass guitar Tobias Klein – bass clarinet Luis Diaz – percussion Isak Goldschneider – clarinet Nathan Fuhr – prompter

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cobrAmsterdam
by Emmanouil Papagiannakis 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

maybe interesting forpeople of the region: A group of local (Amsterdam) musicians will be performing Zorn's Cobra at the Zaal 100 on Wednesday June 5th, 21:00. for more info check: http://www.desk.nl/podiumpost manolis

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New Fred Frith CD
by Arthur Gadney 03 Jun '02

03 Jun '02

Uh, this looks great. Has anybody heard it yet?! 1. FRED FRITH - Accidental (Fred Records/ReR Fra 01) Any new record from Fred Frith, one of the world's leading avant rock guitarists and composers, is a major event. 'Accidental' was commissioned by a British choreographer who lives in Amsterdam, Paul Selwyn Norton, for a dance piece made with the Batsheva Company in Tel Aviv. For Fred it's a return to basics, a series of deeply contrasting moods achieved with the simplest of means. Throughout the CD, noises of rusty metal, electronic detritus, bits of random radio, improvised cut-up vocals and messed up percussion, suggest an unpredictable and hostile landscape. Fred describes the motivations behind Accidental: "I'm fascinated by accidents. When I do solo improvisations I think of myself as being in continuous dialogue with the unexpected, and its always dynamic. Do I ignore this, do I embrace it, do I integrate it, do I keep my distance? When making this music I was constantly using random elements like radio tuning and trying to frame them in metric or harmonic structures." Fred Frith is the thinking person's guitar hero. Starting out with Henry Cow, in the early 70's, he later became a key component of the New York scene, playing with John Zorn's Naked City, Skeleton Crew, and Massacre (with Bill Laswell). Along the way he contributed to albums by Robert Wyatt and Brian Eno. He regularly tours the world as a solo guitar improviser, and in duos with the likes of ex Pere Ubu and Henry Cow drummer Chris Cutler. As a contemporary classical composer his works have been performed, amongst others, by the Ensemble Modern and the Arditti Quartet. Incredibly, given his history as an avant garde rock guitarist, he is now a professor of composition at the prestigious Mills College in Oakland, California. CD only release for $14. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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Fwd: D.Shea / IAO
by Efrén del Valle 02 Jun '02

02 Jun '02

Hi, I'm currently listening to Zorn's "IAO" and really enjoying it. It's diversified but really cohesioned, IMHO, unlike some of his latest works (Taboo & Exile could be an example, although I like it). The best word that comes to my mind is "atmospheric" as mostly everyone agrees. But there are also some harder peak moments like "Leviathan" a great metal tune with Patton on loutish vocals (basically screaming). Just appalling. I was also particularly impressed by "Lucifer Rising" with Jennifer Charles' sensuous vocals (this time maybe more frightening!). I've fallen in love with the album immediately and it's a pleasure, because I was starting to distrust THE MAN. Best, EfrÃ©n del VAlle n.p: IAO > I went to the David Shea project: A Sound Film in > Eight Scenes,was very interesting: a little room , > no > more than 50 people, a keyboard with samples, and of > course D.Shea. > Eight fragmented pieces with different thematics.: > cartoon music, movie fragments, chamber music ... > The best pieces was the first and last. > The first piece was a brutal mix of jazz, rock, > techno, movie sounds...some of the samples of this > piece are extracted from Naked City i think. > The last piece was a very enigmatic version of > satyricon . > > Now, other thing. > An hours ago I listened for the first time the IAO , > and I'm disappointed too, too boring. This is my > first > impression, but i expect more. > > That's all. > > Ricardo. > > n.p:John Cage "Imaginary Landscapes" > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > Copa del Mundo de la FIFA 2002 > El Ãºnico lugar de Internet con vÃdeos de los 64 > partidos. > Â¡ApÃºntante ya! en > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/fc/es/ > > _______________________________________________ > zorn-list mailing list > zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list _______________________________________________________________ Copa del Mundo de la FIFA 2002 El Ãºnico lugar de Internet con vÃdeos de los 64 partidos. Â¡ApÃºntante ya! en http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/fc/es/

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Naked City Question
by Marco Pronk 02 Jun '02

02 Jun '02

Hey all, Just joined this mailinglist, because I got more and more intrested in John Zorn throughout the years. First through Naked City, but I'm starting to dig more and more through his material and from other other artists released on Tzadik. (besides my regular portion of (Japanese) Avant-garde, Electronic, Noise/Psych). Anyhow recently I got my hands on the latest Naked City CD (Live @ The Knitting Factory 1989 vol.1). Does anybody overhere already know how much releases will follow in the (near) future. I thought I read somewhere that it will be totally 3 CD's. And is it already known what kind of material/periods will be on the other discs? I would very much appricate it if someone can tell me a bit more about this Thanks in advance, Marco @ The Noise Commando

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