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steve swell ursel schlicht @ the brecht forum (NYC)
by Kurt Gottschalk 13 Aug '02

13 Aug '02

Neues Kabarett presents Poets of the Now - Creative Improvisations and Compositions - Ursel Schlicht - piano Steve Swell - trombone Tom Abbs - bass, tuba Geoff Mann - drums, trumpet Saturday, August 24 9 pm / $8 at The Brecht Forum 122 West 27th Street, 10th Floor F/C/E trains to 23rd Street OR 1/2 train to 28th Street for day-of info call 212-242-4201 Steve Swell and Ursel Schlicht's quartet recorded Poets of the Now" for the CIMP label in 2001. Swell and Schlicht have toured and recorded together in Europe and the US. Their previous release with Implicate Order received critical acclaim. With the dynamic rhythm section of Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann, the quartet focuses on both compositions and open improvisation, explores the possibilities of brass and rhythm, and uses multiple layers of sound with extended techniques. Pianist Ursel Schlicht was called "a European talent who has the skill and finesse to number her among the best of the free improvisers on either side of the Atlantic" (Steven Loewy, allmusicguide, 2002) has divided her time between New York and Germany for the last seven years and works with numerous ensembles playing improvised music and jazz in Germany, the US, Russia and Mexico. She has recorded four CDs as a leader (on Cadence, Leo and Hybrid Records) featuring her original and energetic improvisations. Steve Swell is "one of the truly underrated modern masters of his instrument" (Scott Hreha, One Final Note, 2000) and has developed his personal sound on the trombone, working with stellar musicians from jazz mainstream (such as Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich) as well as avant-gardists Anthony Braxton and Jemeel Moondoc. He has recorded seven CDs as a leader and is featured on more than 40 recordings as a side musician. Neues Kabarett has presented a monthly series of avant-garde/free-jazz and experimental music concerts for more than 3 1/2 years. We seek to create performing opportunities for established and emerging artists (sometimes involving visual artists, dancers and poets as well as musicians) and develop the viability and visibility of new performance spaces. NK is a volunteer-run collective. The Brecht Forum is a place for people who are working for fundamental social change and a new culture that puts human needs first. Within its loft in central Manhattan, the BF offers a year-round program of classes, lectures and seminars, art exhibitions, performances, popular education workshops and language classes. Planned upcoming Neues Kabarett events: Sept. 2002 - Ras Moshe & Matt Lavelle Oct. 2002 - Joe Morris & Rob Brown _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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Re: DVD Stuff- sifting through the bullsh#%@
by Jim Flannery 13 Aug '02

13 Aug '02

MorMovies wrote to zorn-list: M> The artist gets ripped off if he licenses his/her work to one M> territory but it the work gets distributed worldwide. Balls. The *artist* is not ripped off; it's still a *sale*, where the retail step of the chain takes place has nothing to do with the artist's percentage of the take from the distributor. It's not like the disc has been pirated or anything, everybody who would have gotten paid has been paid (Royal Mail or whoever just got a bigger taste of their own for the international shipping). M> Other companies won't pay a licensing fee to the artist if the work M> is already trickling into their territory. Yeah, right. Those Beatles lps on Vee Jay *really damaged* Capitol. Pffft. A *trickle* of imports to anoraks has no more effect on the marketing decisions of the majors than any other opinion those anoraks might have. If anything, staggered releases work to build hype, *because* some people will jump for the import and then talk it up for their own ego effects, *and the suits know it*: look at the recent "breaking" of The Strokes (or in another medium, China Miéville) for just that sort of process. -- Jim Flannery newgrange(a)sfo.com There's no need for us to return to San Francisco at all. -- Michael Moorcock np: Old, _Formula_ nr: Mick Farren, _Give the Anarchist a Cigarette_

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Fwd: DVD Stuff- sifting through the bullsh#%@
by MorMovies＠aol.com 13 Aug '02

13 Aug '02

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Die Haut "Schnelles leben"
by Bernie hotmail 13 Aug '02

13 Aug '02

I'm a real fan of the german group called "Die Haut". I'd like to find their album "Schelles Leben" on CD. This is one of the records most dificult to be found. I know it's not edited on CD but if there's anybody in the list who has recorded it from vinyl to CD, please send me an email. Thanks in advance. Bernie.

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Unofficial Wire Audio Companion (again)
by Vincent Kargatis 13 Aug '02

13 Aug '02

Me again - The Unofficial Wire Audio Companion (http://thewire.kargatron.net/) got a mention in the Aug 2002 issue of The Wire, in the Go To: column by Peter Shapiro, p. 81. The subject was file-sharing, and analyzing past and present sharing utilities. In that context, the relevant write-up: But there is hope still. Wire reader Vincent Kargatis, helped by individual MP3 posters, has resourcefully created _The Unofficial Wire Audio Companion_ (thewire.kargatron.net) Still a young site, the Audio Companion holds promise to be a one stop shop for Wire related music. By *pointing to* the MP3s instead of actually hosting them, this can't be shut down by anyone. Genius. The top accompanying image is from the site, even. So, that's cool, but I'm writing to ask for more help in providing or finding sources. So far, the bulk of (hosted) entries are mine (though I'm not forgetting those that have contributed - thank you!), and the site is just not living up to its potential, imo. Perhaps one way any Wire reader can help is being overlooked, and it takes no resources but time: find already extant audio files or streams corresponding to reviewed music. Primary sources include label or artist web sites, but there are other useful sources, like epitonic.com and online stores like aquariusrecords.org, etc. These entries are just as useful a music review supplement as individually-hosted mp3s. (Though I'd suggest not bothering with 30-60 second snippets, in general.) So if you want to help and see the resource grow, why not pick a favorite artist or label(s) - when you see something reviewed in The Wire, take a look online, see if you can find any relevant sources, and in the process act as advocate for them? Supported by only a few people, the Companion will at best be modestly useful - with the help of 20, 30, or more (a real community project), it could be a huge resource. And, of course, if you have relevant mp3s you want to host, that's great too. Am I groveling? Yes, but imo the idea is bigger than my own ability to support it, and I think with modest help by many individuals, it could rock. See the site for link submission information. -- Vincent Kargatis np: Taku Sugimoto - "To Ward" (Opposite)

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Re: Luna Pena / the Wire compilation
by Ricardo Jorge 13 Aug '02

13 Aug '02

go to: www.ananana.pt the page is in Portuguese but write them a mail, thay're very nice! & check out Nuno Rebelo and Rafael Toral work, it's wonderfull!!! >a while ago, the Wire issued a compilation of Portugese experimental music >which i fell for. especially a singer called Luna Pena. > >so, i was wondering if anyone on this list are familiar with her solo-work >and >where to get hold of her CDz? >are there any Portugese website perhaps who sell music like this online? >there were also a few other brilliant tunes there like the accordion-band - >Occultas-something... >any help would be highly appreciated. > >kevin > > >_______________________________________________ >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 _________________________________________________________________ Tenha vocÃª tambÃ©m um MSN Hotmail, o maior webmail do mundo: http://www.hotmail.com/br

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Re: zorn-list digest, Vol 1 #133 - 11 msgs
by francko.lamerikx＠philips.com 13 Aug '02

13 Aug '02

> DVD drives in computers are not set up to play DVDs from all regions, and > when people wrote software (DeCSS) to get around this, The Man came down > hard. Should you be desperate to obtain a multi-region DVD player, there's > a store somewhere in the US that sells such things. I don't have the URL > handy, but http://www.theregister.co.uk linked to their site in an article > about The Simpsons DVDs, so a search there for "Simpsons," should turn up > what yr after. Flip Jack Valenti off for me. I find it strange that in a country that is so much immersed in technology liek the USA, region-free DVD players are not more widely available. Here in Holland, most of my friends (including myself) have region-free DVD players. Mine came region-free straight out of the factory, I didn't even have to do programming or replacing some esoteric part to get this. With my steady diet of Anchor Bay and Image Entertainment Euro-DVDs I'm very glad I have this. In fact, I think 90% of my DVD collection comes from the USA, so I wouldn't have much of a collection if I didn't have my region-free player. Frankco.

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Re: Fwd: Re: zorn-list digest, myopic (fwd)
by alastair＠pretentious.co.uk 13 Aug '02

13 Aug '02

It's worrying when jokes need signposting with those ;>) things, but yes, I was being facetious. If someone hasn't called a band this yet, they should. I'm sure we all could guess what it would sound like! However, thanks for the tip - looks like an interesting CD and I see from the site that there's yet another Taku Sugimoto CD that I'll never be able to get >sigh<. Alastair -----Original Message----- >From : Jesse G. Kudler <jkudler(a)mail.wesleyan.edu> To : zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com Date : 13 August 2002 02:27:43 Subject : Fwd: Re: zorn-list digest, myopic (fwd) i guess that was a joke (?), but there is actually a >really good compilation on boxmedia >(boxmedia.com) of a bunch of groupings from a >year or so in the life of the myopic series. >surprisingly, it's a compilation of short >improvisations that works really well and is quite >varied. highly recommended! tv pow guys, kevin >drumm, michael colligan, josh abrams, chad taylor, >many more. > >-jesse > > >> Message: 13 >> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:56:54 +0100 (BST) >> From: alastair(a)pretentious.co.uk >> To: zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com >> Subject: Re: chicago myopic bookstore >> >> ------=_Part_5003_6530209.1028894214541 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> >> >chicago myopic bookstore >> >> Aren't they on Thrill Jockey? >> >> Al > >----- End forwarded message ----- > > >_______________________________________________ >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 > -- Personalised email by http://another.com

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New Purchase
by Darti Bastamai 12 Aug '02

12 Aug '02

Just came back from Chicago, and the Jazz Record Mart... thanx for all the advise, it was definately worth it. I found the median price to be 15.99 which is much better than my home town. I got Bitches Brew for 18.00 where as it is no cheaper than 30.00 around here. Id say my best buy was Rabbanical School Dropouts: Cosmic Tree. It has a very traditional sound to it. Reminds me a lot of Ciocarlia Fanfare with a slight more Klezmer feel. The sleeve said it goes through all kinds of genre, but it was pretty consistent al the way through, in my opinion. I also got Bar Kohkba (no one sells it around here) Bola Sete: Monterey Jazz Festival, and an Etta James collection. One question I have, I saw a Zorn album that was supposed to be in the Carl Stallings vein. Cant remember the title right now. Anyone heard it? Im wondering if it is decent composition or just something like Lacross with whistles and bells? As Ever, B Wie licht der eins wegen Liebe /I denti non possano dire niente senza la lingua./ _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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gould on mozart
by skip Heller 12 Aug '02

12 Aug '02

for those who really wanna check out glenn's full-on trashing of mozart, the liner notes for the LP set of the complete piano sonatas , where his evaluations of WAM include quotes like "perfectl;y acceotable as background music", "a couple notches below Scarlatti", "emotional limits of the Mozart repertoire", "Mozart is a mediocre composer"... The most nasty-assed liner interview ever. Really catty. skip h NR: Bing Crosby: Pocketful Of Dreams, by Gary Giddins (really great book)

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