hello can someone recommend a good cd or lp by this artist to start with? or something i should look for thats not available anymore? im curious as ive never heard this artists work. thanks in advance, chad
I received the most recent Tzadik paper catalogue with the upcoming releases on the back. It has a new series entitled "Children's Series" listed at the end. There are releases slated for Susie Ibarra & Roberto Rodriguez, Frank London, Horvitz/Holcomb, Cyro Baptista, and the Safts. What's to be the focus of this series (besides the obvious) and is there any info about what these releases should sound like? Also what are "Hymns, Spells, and Sacred Dances" and "Filmworks XIV" to be released on the Archival series? I'm listening to Chimeras now. I will have some feedback soon, I hope. Zach
On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:03:33 -0500 Zach Steiner wrote:
I received the most recent Tzadik paper catalogue with the upcoming releases on the back. It has a new series entitled "Children's Series" listed at the end. There are releases slated for Susie Ibarra & Roberto Rodriguez, Frank London, Horvitz/Holcomb, Cyro Baptista, and the Safts. What's to be the focus of this series (besides the obvious) and is there any info about what these releases should sound like?
Hum... and if we are patient, we might even have the chance of a "Radical Daughters and Sons" which will feature music by the kids from the Tzadik artists. A Masada tribute by toddlers playing kazoo and melodica almost makes me salivating. Patrice.
Also what are "Hymns, Spells, and Sacred Dances" and "Filmworks XIV" to be released on the Archival series?
I'm listening to Chimeras now. I will have some feedback soon, I hope.
Zach
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Hum... and if we are patient, we might even have the chance of a "Radical Daughters and Sons" which will feature music by the kids from the Tzadik artists. A Masada tribute by toddlers playing kazoo and melodica almost makes me salivating. gee, i don't know about that. have you ever heard the Larval track performed by Bill Brovold's son's cub scout troop? ouch. sean
On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:52:22 -0400 "Sean Westergaard" wrote:
gee, i don't know about that. have you ever heard the Larval track performed by Bill Brovold's son's cub scout troop?
Nope. BTW, does anybody have opinion on: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** - THUUNDERBOY Produced by Tony Conrad 2002 - Table of the Elements (USA), 76 (CD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ which is Tony's son doing turntable manipulations at the age of 22 to 30 months. I mean, besides a curiosity worth keeping for blindfold-testing your friends, is it worth checking? Patrice.
which is Tony's son doing turntable manipulations at the age of 22 to 30 months. I mean, besides a curiosity worth keeping for blindfold-testing your friends, is it worth checking? i heard this a while back. it was kind of interesting to hear his progression, and what "musical events" seemed to capture his interest, but beyond being a curiosity it is not worth checking. sean
Hum... and if we are patient, we might even have the chance of a "Radical Daughters and Sons" which will feature music by the kids from the Tzadik artists. A Masada tribute by toddlers playing kazoo and melodica almost makes me salivating
Reminds of the silly track on Solid Sender featuring "The Sex Mob Children's Choir." I would love to hear that ensemble do a tribute to the Diaspora albums. Z
These are just my initial and very much uninformed reactions/impressions to the piece. I'm sure some other list members will want to refute or expound upon my comments. I was surprised and not so surprised by the music contained within. All the movements bear the undeniable mark of Zorn, but there is freshness about the music. The vocals are particularly appealing; not too dissimilar from the vocals on Aporias, but more complicated and fitting with the music. There are still the characteristic aspects of any Zorn chamber piece--the stabbing strings, dissonant piano runs, abrupt juxtapositions of disparate dynamics/tempos/moods, dissonances, etc--but there are also new textures added that make this exciting. Among these are long dissonant or tense chords, ambient percussion, and a general haunting mood. These textures have been present in his less chamber oriented pieces like Elegy, Duras, and IAO, but haven't been applied to a more "traditional" setting as here. There is very good interplay amongst the instruments especially when playing in the full ensemble; Zorn uses combinations for the different passages, textures, and motifs. As always, his use of percussion is inspired played masterfully by William Winant. Stephen Drury proves, as usual, up to the challenge of the piece and performs well. While there is nothing revelatory, this is still an exciting piece. May even be a favorite. Stephen Drury was left out of the liner notes. I was perplexed by hearing a piano, organ, and celesta on some of the movements with out seeing a keyboardist listed. He is in the credits on the website, though. Zach
Nice job summarizing the music, Zach. All I'll add at the moment (having only listened to the disc once so far) is that all copies of the disc not sold so far -- i.e., pretty much every copy in the world except those sold in the first batch at DMG -- have been recalled so that the booklets and tray cards can be destroyed and replaced with Stephen's name added. A collector's item? You be the judge. Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com NP - Derek Bailey, "19-string/2," 'Different Guitars' (Incus CD-R) -----Original Message----- From: zorn-list-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:zorn-list-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Zach Steiner Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 3:52 PM To: zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Chimeras Stephen Drury was left out of the liner notes. I was perplexed by hearing a piano, organ, and celesta on some of the movements with out seeing a keyboardist listed. He is in the credits on the website, though.
Sub Rosa released his works from 1958-79 a little over a year ago. It should still be available. chads@statenet.com wrote:
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can someone recommend a good cd or lp by this artist to start with? or something i should look for thats not available anymore? im curious as ive never heard this artists work. thanks in advance,
chad
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