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Re: Arcana: Musicians on Music
by Crowmeat Bob 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

'Arcana' is a fine cross-section of a wide variety of ideas that circulate among Zorn's cohort. Ranging from more abstracted theory to specific description of technical approaches to other random interjections. I think my favorite piece was Ribot's 'On the use of earplugs'. An excellent sense of humor about a very practical nuisance. There's a dedication throughout the book to grappling with the music itself, rather than the personalities surrounding the musicians. It probably gives you a much better idea than, say, an interview usually does of what they're about. As far as Zorn being hesitant to address the issue of violence or exploitation as it relates to his music, I see it in correspondence with David Lynch's reticence about the ideas behind his films: he'd rather leave it up to the spectators to draw their own meanings, however contradictory, from the work itself rather than dictate them himself in terms other than what the work itself reveals. Obviously, many people are going to take exception to the imagery used in some of Zorn's releases, but in every instance a case can be made for artistic value if you move beyond a certain middle-class ethic. That's not to say this value justifies or somehow overrides the potential for exploitation involved, but it should be pretty obvious that he's working from a rather extreme code that exists at least in part as a reaction against stratified concepts of ethical art. Maybe Joe Coleman or R Crumb would be a better comparisons than David Lynch, because of the severity and extremeness of the imagery, or Pasolini in another set of relations...J.G. Ballard... In any case, an interview setting, more or less sympathetic, often only ever breaches a superficial aspect of this dimension of art. I can already hear the voices on the zornlist rising in protest...god bless all you folks. I must admit, some questions occurred to me that our recent interviewer failed to ask in response to Zorn's assertions. --crometheus >From: Efrén del Valle <efrendv(a)yahoo.es> >To: zorn-list(a)lists.xmission.com >Subject: Arcana: Musicians on Music >Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:58:25 +0100 (CET) > >Hi, > >Anyone has some opinions on this book? I've been >wanting to order it for a while but I've always >hesitated. >Any good on-line stores where I can get it at a >reasonable price? > >Thanks in advance. > >Best, > >Efrén del Valle >n.p: The new Painkiller live on Tzadik. I don't see >the problem with this album. I think it's just great. > >___________________________________________________ >Yahoo! Postales >Felicita las Navidades con las postales más >divertidas desde http://postales.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 _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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Re: Arcana: Musicians on Music
by Darti Bastamai 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

ive got the book, and there are osme pretty good peices in it. My faves are bob ostertag's, mike patton's, and marc ribot's. Zorn's is pretty interesting, though its as vague and up for interpretation as his music is. Eyvind Kang's peice is a good explaination of the NADEs. Al in al a good book, and if you are a trained musician, its even better with a all the technical info in it. As Ever, B Wie licht der eins wegen Liebe /I denti non possano dire niente senza la lingua./ >From: Efrén del Valle <efrendv(a)yahoo.es> >To: zorn-list(a)lists.xmission.com >Subject: Arcana: Musicians on Music >Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:58:25 +0100 (CET) > >Hi, > >Anyone has some opinions on this book? I've been >wanting to order it for a while but I've always >hesitated. >Any good on-line stores where I can get it at a >reasonable price? > >Thanks in advance. > >Best, > >Efrén del Valle >n.p: The new Painkiller live on Tzadik. I don't see >the problem with this album. I think it's just great. > >___________________________________________________ >Yahoo! Postales >Felicita las Navidades con las postales más >divertidas desde http://postales.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 _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

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Asa-Chang & Junray record review
by jason tors 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

I was really impressed with the review of this album, anyone have any other feedback? http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/a/asa-chang-and-junray/jun-ray-son… Dominique Leone is one of the better writers at pitchfork I think. np: ugly cassanova __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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RE: Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar?
by DAN KUEHN 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

I've lived on Maui 20 years and I'm still coming to terms with the music. The ukulele, the falsetto singing, the steel guitar, and the ubiquitous slack-key (Hawaiian style open-tuned guitar). The source, the man, to most folks here is Gabby Pahinui. I'd recommend Hawaiian Slack Key Vol II, technically amazing, but this is that syrupy sweet stuff heard in airports and hotels for years, and it's impossible to listen without all the kitsch associations. It may be these associations with pineapple knickknacks and tourist hard sell that get these CDs shot at and melted into ashtrays with little holes in the bottom. I don't listen to much Hawaiian music, but one old 80's slack-key and falsetto group that melts me every time is the Hui `Ohana (Ledward Kaapana, Nedward Kaapana, Dennis Pavao) - Either their self-titled album or the one called "Hana Hou". Mmmm! To have a look and listen, check out http://www.mele.com/ , the most complete online Hawaiian music store. Dan

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hottt synth action XXX
by jkudler＠wesleyan.edu 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

hi scott, not technically synth stuff, but i downloaded some solo gert-jans prins mp3's yesterday after reading his piece in the wire, and it's pretty great (gjp.info). in case you don't get the wire, he works with gutted/home-built radios and some other simple electronics (mostly modulators if i understood the interview correctly). also, there's a cd on one of the boxmedia (boxmedia.com) "cd-r series" by a-d relay, aka synth-player robert wilkus, called "do the math," which i've been enjoying a lot lately. it's pretty noisy and fun, though it sounds like it didn't get much of a real mastering job and thus lacks a bit of the in-your-face-ness (in-your-face-osity?) that you might want for this sort of thing. boxmedia also put out a double cd of piano/synth player jim baker with michael zerang, one disc of which is all synth. i haven't heard the whole thing, though i heard some tracks a while ago, and i remember liking the synth work a lot. hope that helps, jesse > --__--__-- > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 10:45:59 -0800 (PST) > From: "K. Scott Handley" <thesubtlebody(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: synthesizer pedantry, ipecac > To: zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com > > > ems synthi? > > -j. > > I know this might miss the point of the initial post, > but could people recommend some shit-hot synth action? > Particularly interested in performance/improv of the > Building New Edifices of Paramusical Consciousness > variety, as opposed to the School of Noodly Presets > Keyboardist Desiring Lead Guitarist Status school. I > was listening to Thomas Lehn's totally bad realtime > EMS Synthi-A acrobatics on FELDSTARKEN (Random > Acoustics) the other day and was inspired. I also > remember liking the young Bob OStertag's analog synth > work on the Anthony Braxton creative orchestra at Koln > 1978 recordings on HatArt. > > -----s

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iMusic
by Nvinokur＠aol.com 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

> iMUSIC - ARTISTdirect, Inc.'s new label iMUSIC promises a new direction > for the music business. iMUSIC is a radically simple and fair business > model for signing, promoting and compensating artists. iMUSIC and the > artist share net profits equitably; the artist retains ownership of his > masters; the agreements cover only one release, and a major distributor > - BMG - gets the releases into stores. To keep costs down and put more > dollars into the artists' pocket, there are no six-figure videos or > expensive radio campaigns. Instead, iMUSIC gets creative using > traditional and nontraditional marketing avenues, especially the > Internet. The artist has total control over his music, and is hands-on > with how marketing dollars are spent. > > And while iMUSIC is less than six months old, it has already built an > impressive roster of artists - Blues Traveler, Lisa Germano, Warren G, > Johnny Marr (from The Smiths), Chris Vrenna's Tweaker (from Nine Inch > Nails), Berlin, John Doe (from the seminal L.A. band X), Tom Tom Club, > Folk Implosion, Eric Idle, MC Lyte, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Gene, Tre Hardson > (from the Pharcyde), moe., Spearhead, Speech (Arrested Development), and > Tha' Links.

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Re: O)+> is he really???
by Kurt Gottschalk 09 Jan '03

09 Jan '03

>I heard Prince is now a Jehovah's witness. Does anyone know if this is >true? very true. any old songs with swear words have been rewritten or cut from his live shows. the new album is filled with (somewhat oblique) jw mythmaking. but none of that's the point. the point is he can play guitar. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

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The Squid's Ear Gig List Update January, 2003
by zampino 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

A quick note to let the list know that we've updated our January, 2003 recommended gig list on our magazine, The Squid's Ear: <http://www.squidsear.com/gigs/> The Gig List is a web based searchable calendar of events happening in the NY Metropolitan area, as selected by members of our staff. To have your event listed in The Squid's Ear please contact us at ear(a)squidco.com. phil zampino Recent Reviews @ The Squid's Ear: Jim Black, Mat Maneri and Assif Tsahar (Tonic) Charles Gayle & Jeff Arnal (Tonic) Eugene Chadbourne/René Lussier-L'oasis Satoko Fuji/Tatsuya Yoshida-Toh-Kichi (Victo) Mark Dresser Trio (Tonic) Andy Statman (Tonic) Joe Giardullo, Sangeeta Michael Berardi Art Spirit (Boxholder) Rob Burger Lost Photograph (Tzadik)

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Re: synthesizer pedantry, ipecac
by K. Scott Handley 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

> ems synthi? > -j. I know this might miss the point of the initial post, but could people recommend some shit-hot synth action? Particularly interested in performance/improv of the Building New Edifices of Paramusical Consciousness variety, as opposed to the School of Noodly Presets Keyboardist Desiring Lead Guitarist Status school. I was listening to Thomas Lehn's totally bad realtime EMS Synthi-A acrobatics on FELDSTARKEN (Random Acoustics) the other day and was inspired. I also remember liking the young Bob OStertag's analog synth work on the Anthony Braxton creative orchestra at Koln 1978 recordings on HatArt. -----s np: Kancheli/Schnittke, viola concerti (ECM)

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Zorn interview in "The Cartoon Music Book"
by Chad Mairn 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

I don't know if anyone has mentioned _The Cartoon Music Book_ by Daniel Goldmark (Editor), Juval Taylor (Editor), Yuval Taylor (Editor),but there is an interview with John Zorn as well as articles on Raymond Scott, Carl Stalling etc. etc. I just ordered my copy so I don't know if the interview/book is worthwhile. The Cartoon Music Book Publisher: Chicago Review Pr; ISBN: 1556524730 ; (November 2002) +-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ |C|h|a|d| |M|a|i|r|n| +-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ Your Friendly Music Nihilist www.baszd-meg.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/17/2002

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