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Colleen
by kev booyaka 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

happy newyear, folks! just came by to recommend a record which i'm really crazy about these days - Colleen "Everybody alive wants answers". sheer beauty. her approach is much like Jim Thirlwell's - sampling from all over the place - mostly non-western folk music (whereas Thrilwell samples classical, jazz, soundtrack and bigband music). the outcome is fantastic! anybody who has the chance should go see her live - it's all done with real instruments (also similar to Thirlwell's Manorexia/Steroid Maximus projects). for more info and a good interview - visit: http://www.posteverything.com/artists/artist.php?id=3340 thank you for your time :) -k --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes

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Frith's Guitar
by Craig Lieske 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Hey everybody, maybe one of you guys can answer this: I have been watching Fred Frith's "step Across the Border", and I am wondering just what the hell that black box-type thing is on the headstock of his guitar. I've been playing guitar for years, and just can't seem to figure out what the hell that thing is. It's driving me crazytrying to figure out its' purpose. Craig L. _________________________________________________________________ There are now three new levels of MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! Learn more. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1

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Re: Ulmer
by Richard Gardner 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Although there is some mention of the Music Revelation Ensemble, which some found unimpressive, I enjoyed the DIW release Cross Fire with Zorn sharing the sax role with a slightly underpowered Pharoah Saunders. Knights of Power, also on DIW, with Hamiet Bluiett and Arthur Blythe has its moments as well. I find both these recordings are great blowing sessions even if they break no new ground. Nothing to do with Ulmer but kind of in the same mould. Anyone on this list must surely enjoy John Zorn's solo on The Way I Feel opening track on John Patton's Minor Swing album also on DIW. I may be a sucker for showing off but JZ goes through a brief history of the jazz saxophone from swing to bop, hard bop on to modal and sixties free playing until finally he unleashes the style we all know and love. I see Zorn frequently criticised on this list for standing still and failing to do anything new but there is another aspect to him; given the right circumstance he can bring the house down. Richard Gardner

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Morton Subotnick DVD
by Efrén del Valle 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Hi, Does anyone own/has seen Subotnick's "Electronic Works" DVD and would care to comment? It looks pretty interesting, I'd just need a bit of encouragement to order it! Thanks a lot in advance. Best, EfrÃ©n del Valle ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versiÃ³n GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y mÃ¡s... http://messenger.yahoo.es

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maerzmusik
by dutch rage 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

greetings, new here. does anyone know about the "project" with JZ happening at maerzmusik this march in berlin? in their program a cobra performance is listed, but it's not clear if JZ is involved... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

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Re: Shoah
by Richard Gardner 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

I have to disagree with Ricardo about the Shoah documentary. It was shown, over 2 nights, on British TV nearly 20 years ago. And I still feel the horror that I felt as it unfolded. The whole point of the project was to avoid the style of previous work dealing with this subject. No archive film, no holocaust objects just the relentless telling of how this appalling process touched many different lives. The only extra film I remember is a very slow camera moving down the rusted rail tracks towards the Auschwitz gate (repeated many times) and the very occasional shots of the place referred to in a story as it is today. I was completely engulfed in the film (and I watched the whole thing). I came away with overall shock from the complete project infused with details from individual stories (for me the tales of people, thirsty and terrified, peering through the slats of the cattle trucks to see farm workers laugh and draw their fingers across their throats; still brings tears to my eyes.) I cannot put a price on a DVD of this film. How many times would you watch it? How can you put a price on this experience? I just think that the film captured forever, in huge detail, the memories of a group of people many of whom, by now, will have left us. For that it should always be revered. Richard Gardner

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anyone have/heard this?
by SELC - Andrew Mortensen 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

anyone have/heard this? http://tzadik.com/CDSections/NewJapan/ayuo_hiromi.html i loved her stuff with Kronos for Zorn's "Forbidden Fruit". i have a tape of her solo stuff too - daggy, cheesy 80's J-Pop. i wonder what this is like? Andrew

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shoah
by Ben Axelrad 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

Can someone who has seen this please offer a review? I'm curious as to whether the DVD release is worth the price. Amazon lists it for $135, which seems insanely high for a 4-disc box set ($33+/disc). Thanks, Ben _________________________________________________________________ Learn how to choose, serve, and enjoy wine at Wine @ MSN. http://wine.msn.com/

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Living Colour
by SELC - Andrew Mortensen 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

Living Colour are one of the best 'metal' bands to come from the late 80s/early 90s. unique, funky, heavy & soulful. "Love Rears It's Ugly Head" has to be one of the best songs ever written. I'd really love to play it in my blues band! I'm interested to hear what their reformation will bring. also hasn't Vernon done a bit of work with Zorn, or was that just a one-off? re: 'funk metal' not what I'm listening to.... :) Andrew np: Praxis - Transmutation Live

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Eugene Chadbourne
by Gullasch Baronen 17 Jan '04

17 Jan '04

Anybody interested in trading some Eugene Chadbourne CDs? If so, please drop me an e-mail... _________________________________________________________________ Få alle de nye og sjove ikoner med MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.dk

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