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Re: My $.02 O)+>
by Vincent Kargatis 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

> From: "Kurt Gottschalk" <ecstasymule(a)hotmail.com> > Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 17:06:10 +0000 > > the vault is also a pretty good record, much better than the previous > collection of studio leftovers (crystal ball) that he foisted on fans, 3 > discs of blither followed by a fourth of new material that was one of his > best records of the '90s. Wow, I think THE VAULT is mostly crap, and that the 3-disc CRYSTAL BALL is inconsistent but often great (and each disc gets better 1->3) [wow, again - just thinking of the comparison leaves my head shaking!]. Disc 4, THE TRUTH, is a very nice entry in his discography, but I don't think it quite compares to the best stuff in his 90s work (which would have to be culled piecemeal from all the albums, admittedly). -- Vincent Kargatis np: Modest Mouse - "What People Are Made Of" (Live @ Showbox 6-17-99)

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About Zorn's interview on JapanTimes
by Efrén del Valle 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

Hi, Sometimes I donÂt know what to think about ZornÂs opinions. On the one hand, he doesnÂt reckon himself as a mentor for anyone, which appears as such a humble attitude. On the other hand, at the end of the interview he states: ÂI want to create something that adds to the positive energy in this world, that there is not enough of, there should be more ofÂ which sounds pretty pompous to me. Looks like two statements made by two different people from my viewpoint. Also, as we have discussed here several times, he doesnÂt seem too inclined to giving explanations about his work and specially his aesthetics -S/M, Judaism/Zionism, those controversial Asian girls pics and drawings- but seems happy with something as simple as Âeverything was really honestÂ. In opposition to that, he doesnÂt mind gloating over his Âisolation feelingÂ all the time and how nightmarish the world is outside of his microcosmos, so to speak. I personally couldnÂt care less about this. What IÂm really interested in is the world that heÂs ÂsellingÂ us and the imagery that it contains and I guess many others will share this interest with me. And well, the Âmoney, money, moneyÂ thing raises lots of questions in me as well. The only reason he hasnÂt played in Spain since he came with Masada almost 10 years ago is Âmoney, money, moneyÂ and nothing more. And why did they refuse to obtain a Spanish distributor for the Tzadik label so those who are interested can get their releases cheaper? I guess itÂs more comfortable to keep the prices high. And if all he cares about is Âreal musicÂ, why donÂt they send some Tzadik promos to the stations and mags that are really interested? Why not spread your music if you think itÂs so valuable? Just some opinions. Best, EfrÃ©n del Valle ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Postales Felicita las Navidades con las postales mÃ¡s divertidas desde http://postales.yahoo.es

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Roberto Lopez
by Andreas Dietz 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

sorry group but I lost email of Roberto Lopez from South America - please contact me - thanks Andreas _________________________________________________________________ MSN - More useful every day http://www.msn.de

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best music gift
by Mikail Faunus 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

Two years ago, my friends treated me to a Grant Lee Phillips show at the Bowery Ballroom. I have since seen his tour with Kristen Hirsch and John Doe (very disappointing), but I'll never forget that first show. He started out expectantly poppy but enjoyable. Then, on song three (don't know the name), it became magical. He had this scruffy looking backup band straight from the social club that seemed to have a direct connection to his mind...seamless. Center stage, ten feet from Grant Lee, I was hypnotized and haunted by his voice (was it really just him singing???). I have never been so moved by a performer, never so captivated as I was that night. I can't even remember what he sang, but I find myself telling people about the show hoping they'll see him some time and experience the same thing. It was by far the most memorable music gift I have received. Thanks for sharing your gifts on this list! Cheers, Mikail __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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Re: japantimes zorn interview
by Andreas Dietz 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

thanks for the link, Jason! interesting interview. they made Kip Hammerman instead of Hanrahan which is not inappropriate as I perceived him on stage many years ago. Andreas np: Kronos Quartet - White Man Sleeps (Nonesuch) >From: jason tors <jasontors(a)yahoo.com> > >http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fm20030108a1.htm _________________________________________________________________ MSN - More useful every day http://www.msn.de

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japantimes zorn interview
by jason tors 08 Jan '03

08 Jan '03

http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fm20030108a1.htm __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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Tim Berne interview
by Efrén del Valle 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

Hi all, Below is the link to the Tim Berne interview I did on December 20, 2002. Hope you enjoy it. URL: http://www.tomajazz.com/perfiles/berne2003_eng.htm Any comments will be highly appreciated (one must learn from his own mistakes!). All the best, EfrÃ©n del Valle n.p: John Zorn "Cartoons/S&M" (Tzadik) ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Postales Felicita las Navidades con las postales mÃ¡s divertidas desde http://postales.yahoo.es

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Squidco: Festival Beyond Innocence
by zampino 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

Pardon the intrusion, but based on this list's discussion about this set, we thought list members might be interested in our upcoming order of the latest Innocence/FBI 4 CD release, which you can preorder with us at Squidco: "Festival Beyond Innocence: A Brief History in 67 Chapters 1996-2000" with work by over 100 artists including Otomo Yoshihide, Kazutoki Umezu, Leonid Soybelman, Psycho-Acoustic Seiichi Yamamoto, Samm Bennett, Michiyo Yagi, Ruins, Hans Reichel, PON Makoto Kawabata, Steve Beresford, Altered States, Keiji Haino, NeZhdali, Kouichi Makigami, Kang Tae Hwan, Phantasmagoria, Eugene Chadbourne SKIST HACO Thomas Buckner KK NULL Martin Tetreault Omoide Hatoba Helge Hinteregger Kazuo Imai, Tsuneo Imahori, Coa Yumiko Tanaka, Bob Ostertag, Han Bennink, Joelle Leandre, Shelley Hirsch, Yuji Takahashi, MUTANT KAN-PAS-NEL-LA Takashi Harada, Uchihashi Kazuhisa and more than 100 musicians. Produced by Uchihashi Kazuhisa. We're going to be ordering these disks next week, and we'll be selling them at the preorder price of $60. If you're interested in preordering this title please visit Squidco at: http://www.squidco.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Cod e=1159&Category_Code=PO or visit http://www.squidco.com/preorders/ Thanks, phil zampino

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Re: synthesizer pedantry, ipecac
by TagYrIt＠aol.com 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

In a message dated 1/7/2003 2:54:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, jkudler(a)wesleyan.edu writes: > one of > >those > >mdular synths with the little pegboard matrix (someone help me here > with > >the > >brandname.....same kind thomas lehn uses in konkpack, i think). > > ems synthi? > I forgot to answer this, it sounds like maybe a VCS3. Dale.

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Re: My $.02 O)+>
by TagYrIt＠aol.com 07 Jan '03

07 Jan '03

In a message dated 1/7/2003 12:14:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, ecstasymule(a)hotmail.com writes: > the vault is also a pretty good record, much better than the previous > collection of studio leftovers (crystal ball) that he foisted on fans, 3 > discs of blither followed by a fourth of new material that was one of his > best records of the '90s. I couldn't agree more with both parts of this. I was expecting the worst from The Vault, and was quite pleasantly surprised. I think had not all the bad PR been flying around about it, it could have been much more sucessful for both Prince and Warner's. The last disc of Crystal Ball is just wonderful, and definitely one of his best 90's works. Its very cool that Prince can still pull off a great trick/piece of work when he wants to. I'll take that, along with all his ecentricities. Dale.

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