Gareth Davis & Frances-Marie Uitti - Gramercy - "On 'Gramercy', we find clarinet abuser Gareth Davis (who might be best known for collaborations with Machinefabriek and Steven R. Smith) paired with virtuoso cellist Frances-Marie Uitti. Uitti is widely revered for her unusual and original twin bow technique, which allows her to eke out far more sounds from the humble cello that you might initially expect. These sweeps and drones are matched perfectly with Davis's patented haunted drones and breathy chokes resulting in a deftly academic yet unnervingly involving narrative.
'Gramercy' manages the most difficult thing of all and makes music usually restricted to the hallowed libraries of institutions somehow read perfectly amongst label- mates Kreng and Gultskra Artikler. Davis and Uitti are not self-consciously 'dark' but their treatments, when combined evoke unmistakably shadowy, abstract imagery. It would be demeaning to simply label 'Gramercy' as cinematic, but this is dreamlike and alluring in the best possible way, bringing to mind the seamier, more unusual celluloid memories you could possibly conjure up. While challenging, the patient listener will be rewarded with an album of divine restraint, with its darkest corners inhabited by barely a whisper of sound, and in the end it is this which truly scares us." http://www.miasmah.com/recordings/miacd019.html - Soundcloud.
Thanks Kargatron. . .
- This is quite a mouthful. Right now I'm listening to the track by SUBARACHNOID SPACE - Brilliant, just brilliant. (SS was one of my first emu purchases)
I just had to cut For Lee Jackson in favour of this one:
SubArachnoid Space - Eight Bells
- "This is the last Documentation of the project known as SubArachnoid Space. The band is no longer in existence in any physical form. It is committed to memory. RIP 1996- 2011
- MAN ! what an exit !
ETA: there's an identical version of this album with a different cover: - also on Emusic
@BT - I haven't been able to listen to any samples but I saw this in new releases in case you want to go medieval on the ole mandolin .
Ouch! something is not right on those samples. Perhaps I'm being overly critical, but I think the engineering was off on the recording: too much treble and not enough balance between instruments. I'll see if the album comes up for discussion at Mandolin Cafe. Nonetheless, thanks for the pointer, and keep 'em coming.
Ouch! something is not right on those samples. Perhaps I'm being overly critical, but I think the engineering was off on the recording: too much treble and not enough balance between instruments.
Wow. That is seriously tinny! Found the album on Amazon (bless 'em, the only service I've got whose samples will play on this antiquated laptop). Sounds like they made a mandolin out of old wire strung on an olive oil can. I much prefer woody.
Triggered by Nereffids post re. Cuni / Cage - Streaming from Soundcloud:
Werner Durand - Vach Trio & The Krems 5
WERNER DURAND performs his own music for saxophones, iranian ney, and self-made wind instruments since the late seventies. He studied with Ariel Kalma in Paris, Indian classical music in India and Berlin (with Kamalesh Maitra) and Iranian ney with Ali Reza Asgharia. He started to build wind instruments out of plexi-glass and PVC in the early 80s, which led to the foundation of THE THIRTEENTH TRIBE in 1990. . .
Jaffa Road = Sunplace, via Bandcamp. I really like this one....Jaffa Road blends Jewish, jazz, Indian and Arabic music with electronica and dub. The result is fantastic. -CBC Radio One
I get blown away each time I put on some "Thy Veils" : released 12 May 2012
Daniel Dorobantu - keyboard, electronics, production
Manuela Marchis - vocal
Attila Lukinich - mixing, mastering
- Pilestra is an unreleased Thy Veils song that was used in Yin Yues dance piece Torn. Since we are re-building our lost mailing list, we offer it for free to all new subscribers."
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Gareth Davis & Frances-Marie Uitti - Gramercy
- "On 'Gramercy', we find clarinet abuser Gareth Davis (who might be best known for collaborations with Machinefabriek and Steven R. Smith) paired with virtuoso cellist Frances-Marie Uitti. Uitti is widely revered for her unusual and original twin bow technique, which allows her to eke out far more sounds from the humble cello that you might initially expect. These sweeps and drones are matched perfectly with Davis's patented haunted drones and breathy chokes resulting in a deftly academic yet unnervingly involving narrative.
'Gramercy' manages the most difficult thing of all and makes music usually restricted to the hallowed libraries of institutions somehow read perfectly amongst label- mates Kreng and Gultskra Artikler. Davis and Uitti are not self-consciously 'dark' but their treatments, when combined evoke unmistakably shadowy, abstract imagery. It would be demeaning to simply label 'Gramercy' as cinematic, but this is dreamlike and alluring in the best possible way, bringing to mind the seamier, more unusual celluloid memories you could possibly conjure up. While challenging, the patient listener will be rewarded with an album of divine restraint, with its darkest corners inhabited by barely a whisper of sound, and in the end it is this which truly scares us."
http://www.miasmah.com/recordings/miacd019.html - Soundcloud.
(url=>itunes)
Thanks Kargatron. . .
- This is quite a mouthful. Right now I'm listening to the track by SUBARACHNOID SPACE - Brilliant, just brilliant. (SS was one of my first emu purchases)
(url=>itunes)
SubArachnoid Space - Eight Bells
- "This is the last Documentation of the project known as SubArachnoid Space. The band is no longer in existence in any physical form. It is committed to memory. RIP 1996- 2011
- MAN ! what an exit !
ETA: there's an identical version of this album with a different cover:
This album is get-out-the-air-recorder-in-the-car,-not-caring-if-anyone-thinks-your-an-idiot*** great!
*** This is an archaic word from Medieval English.
Now listening to Bob Dylan - New Morning.
Wow. That is seriously tinny! Found the album on Amazon (bless 'em, the only service I've got whose samples will play on this antiquated laptop). Sounds like they made a mandolin out of old wire strung on an olive oil can. I much prefer woody.
Werner Durand - Vach Trio & The Krems 5
- Another interesting entry in the drones debate, me thinks . . .
Great Music for cleaning the house to
followed by
- Totally brilliant !
A little Klezmer for Shabbos morn. Free for email.
Jaffa Road = Sunplace, via Bandcamp. I really like this one....Jaffa Road blends Jewish, jazz, Indian and Arabic music with electronica and dub. The result is fantastic. -CBC Radio One
This is a CD from the classical guitarist based around African music and themes.
released 12 May 2012
Daniel Dorobantu - keyboard, electronics, production
Manuela Marchis - vocal
Attila Lukinich - mixing, mastering
- Pilestra is an unreleased Thy Veils song that was used in Yin Yues dance piece Torn. Since we are re-building our lost mailing list, we offer it for free to all new subscribers."
ETA:
- And:
- Noisy Joy Division'ish old school rock/punk (sort of . . .)