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Walker Center Houdini/DeSade Program
by Nick Utrie 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

http://www.27feet.com/zorn.JPG for the curious

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Re: NYC-tonic
by Richard Gardner 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

> So, what are the first reports from the zorn-month at tonic? I am just hoping there is an Ed Price out there to keep a diary like the 1993 ZornFest pages. I have read them several times and still enjoy the mixture of information, gossip and just plain excitement. "BTW, they originally had Paul Motian on drums for this recording but they decided not to use him (fired him?) for some reason -- my brother sez it's because he's not boring enough... :) " Irresistible! Richard Gardner

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Saalfelden 2003
by Andreas Dietz 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

hereÂ´s a brief review of last weekends Saalfelden festival www.jazzsaalfelden.at: The first day began lame and had near others a boring set of Elliott Sharp and Saadet TÃ¼rkÃ¶z. Day two had one of the rare discoveries of musicians I hadnÂ´t heard of before: Pierre Audetat on keyboards and samples w/ Brad Shepik and Mark Feldman. The evening on the main stage growed better and better: The first highlight was a quintet with Michel Portal and Louis Sclavis - very close interplay. Next was Steven Bernstein w/ Sam Rivers Trio - a great concept and playing, partly trumpet with three saxes. The best moments for me were RiversÂ´ flute playing. Late at night there was a great dance party with James Chance! This is the best fusion I can think of: you can hear everything from Elvis to P-Funk, from Harmolodics to Soul, from Lounge Lizards to Punk - still fantastic! Day three started with a nice duo of Ribot and Ikue Mori - an exploration of soundscapes amd not completely different from Painted Desert. The afternoon began with Supersilent - perhaps the wildest performance on main stage since Mike Patton w/ David Slusser some years ago. Myra Melford brought her new project Be Bred which was very threadgillish. Scorch Trio with Raoul BjÃ¶rkenheim, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love (EuropeÂ´s most challenging rhythm section since ages) performed a colourful set. Dave Douglas presented Freak In w/ DJ Olive instead of Ikue Mori - a good concert but a bit overarranged and I prefer the quartets with his participation (Masada, Charms, Mengelberg). The last day showed Ribot as a singer of cowboy and love songs - better than expected! Franz Hautzinger presented a project with electronics and Luc Ex on electric bass - really progressive though Miles looked On The Corner. Another Ribot concert with his Mystery Trio points to the rockish side of this yearÂ´s artist in residence. Other projects didnÂ´t really make it for me. To point out three favorites: Bernstein, Ribot Sings and Hautzinger (James Chance is beyond those categories). Andreas _________________________________________________________________ Mit dem MSN Messenger eine Reise fÃ¼r 4 Personen nach Barcelona gewinnen Â jetzt mitmachen! http://www.sweepstakes2003.com/entry.aspx?locationid=15

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"Smile" Syndrome
by TagYrIt＠aol.com 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

While I was reading this, all I could think of was substituting in "Pete Townsend" and "Lifehouse." Dale. In a message dated 9/2/2003 5:22:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, velaires(a)earthlink.net writes: > I think the obvious answer to > the whole thing is that Brian Wilson built a mountain he couldn't climb and > he eventually knew it, but, since the stakes were so high, he kept > recording stuff that he thought would tie together all these elements and > finally got to a point where the record had mutated into something he could > never shape together, and at the same time, he couldn't deal with the > professional/family pressures that would have broken anyone his age with his > responsibility. >

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RE: The Beach Boys "Smile"
by Marco Kalnenek (Weirdomusic.com) 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

>I always took for granted that the "Smile" album was >given up by Brian Wilson after months of work and that >some of those tracks were re-recorded and included in >"Smiley Smile". Correct. >I have read, though, that a "Smile >Sessions" box set was released in the late eighties or >early nineties. I've never seen that box set in the >stores here, nor have I heard about someone owning it >in my area. There is a 'Pet Sounds' box, with lots of outtakes from the 'Pet Sounds' album, plus there is another box celebrating 30 years (I think) of Beach Boys music. That's the box that contains some 'Smile' material. >However, a month ago I found a vinyl copy of "Smile" 'Smile' has been extensively bootlegged. I own at least 4 different versions of it. The album you found is obviously a boot. I'm not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if a bootleg 'Smile' box exists. Marco --------------------------------- www.weirdomusic.com Discovering the darkest corners of the musical universe... ---------------------------------

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RE: Bill Frisell
by Nick Utrie 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

http://www.billfrisell.com/index-discs.htm Kev, Bill Frisell's web site has sound samples and reviews as well as who's on the records .. As with all it depends on what you have now If you dig Nashville, the Willies is "Bill Ploped In a Bluesgrass Band" the Intercontinentals is ostinato based compositional stuctures. (Phillip Glass"y" ) LOTS of great sounds So, Which one to get first???????? I think Interconinetals is better listening.. (oh man ... you made me commit) Like most of Bill's recordings it sounds stupidly simple at first but once you dig in its f-ing magical Bill Frisell has taken expressionistic jazz to it's highest level. Nick

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Sydney Live show
by Andrew Mortensen 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

those who saw "Aural Adventures" can see the bands that were involved in their 'proper' set-up. "Alien Masquerade" featuring: DARTH VEGAS (debut album out NOW) * SLIMEY THINGS * RICA TETAS * The CAPTAIN'S PACKAGE + JAY KATZ The Mandarin Club 396 Pitt St (Cnr Pitt & Goulburn) City, Sydney NSW, Australia Saturday, 13th of September 8pm $10 links: http://pseudo-pop.cjb.net www.mp3.com/pseudopop http://slimeythings.cjb.net www.mp3.com/darth_vegas

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Bill Frisell
by kev booyaka 01 Sep '03

01 Sep '03

hello everyone. thanks for the feedback on favorite Ribon/Zorn collaborations! now, i went to my local recordstore the other day and i found 2 records by Bill Frisell. "the Intercontinentals" and "the Willies" cool cover-art on both :) do anyone care to gimme a user review of these records and which one i should consider getting first? regards, k --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

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Zorn solo Mon 9/8
by Ryan William Blum 31 Aug '03

31 Aug '03

Hey people, Anyone have any idea if tickets are available in advance/sold out already for the Zorn solo set after Zorn/Milford Graves a week from tomorrow? I'm confused because Tonic doesn't have this set listed at 10pm as does Downtown Music Gallery on their schedule page. Does $15 get us into both sets?? That'd be great. Anyway, tried calling Tonic but no dice today. Anyone? Yay for labor, Ryan

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