On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 06:36:52PM +0100, Efrén del Valle wrote:
I'm normally not into his more free improv/noise projects, like some of the Naked City stuff, so I wasn't really expecting to like the show.
Except for "Heretic: Jeux des dames cruelles" on Avant, there's no improv in Naked City.
I didn't know that, but you're right -- I misspoke. But when Yamatsuka Eye gets really going on the Naked City albums, I'm impressed but it's not what I'd normally consider Fun Listening Music. I was talking about the intensity and the loudness of the albums - that normally turns me off. I know it's my own listening limitations - I'm not making any comments on the quality of the music. In fact, I've found that my music tastes usually expand over time, so in a few years I might return to my Naked City albums and discover that I absoultely love them. Or Ikue Mori's Labyrinth album, for instance. People with more musical experience than me love these things, so I'm sure there is good stuff in there.
You must be talking about "Labyrynth" or "Garden", her two solo albums on Tzadik. They're not my cup of tea either, but I'd urge you to listen to "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" with Erik Friedlander, Eyvind Kang, Kato Hideki and Anthony Coleman, among others.
Thanks! I'll order a copy of that and check it out. Jason