Thanks for the discussion of Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears; being both on Columbia I'm going to check them both out with Freegal. I was going to ask what Chicago album to get, but on reading that Hendrix and later the noise music genre (!?) were influenced by "Free Form Guitar" I'm sold on Chicago Transit Authority.
Speaking of noise, now playing Spiral by Puce Mary.
Count me in too. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is (does anybody really care) remains as one of my all-time favourites. I don't have any vinyl past V except for a couple of best of's and only have up to B, S & T; 4. I either got tired of listening to David Clayton Thomas and Peter Cetera or more likely, I started exploring someone else that they turned me on to and forgot to go back and check out later releases. Time!!! only so much time and I'm listening as fast as I can.
Speaking of noise, I can't wait to go exploring some Puce Mary. From a Quietus interview. It was an interesting read while listening to Olivia Block. Meanwhile... Prurient - Pleasure Ground
Paul Marcano- Valley Flutes//Andre Martin - As It Is
"Valley Flutes: Composed by Paul R. Marcano in 1973 on a SONY TC630, Reel to Reel was played on a typical Recorder ‘flute’ instrument captured with an overdose of echo, recorded three times at slow, medium and high speed to finally be mastered for playback at medium speed. This 45 minute segment is direct from the original 4 hour recording and remains a precursor to the Ambient genre of music that Brian Eno was to popularize much later in 1978. Relax and Enjoy."
"As It IS: Composed by Andre Martin, literally in the nowness of time, As it IS is one of those compositions that arises fro the immutable depth of resonance of being that Andre is so adept at expressing in his music. His work remains timeless in this fashion with nothing contrived beyond what simply ‘is’. to listen, is to understand the breadth of his mind’s eye, as it is. Nun said, listen."
Ps. I really enjoyed this. It's really one piece with each track leading into the next and just when you think you had Closure, "If You Treat All Like Terrorists We Will Become Terrorists" comes pounding in.
From the New & Notable Sept '15 from https://www.eamdc.com/news/wergo-releases-the-wild-beasts-reissued-landmark-recordings-of-morton-subotnick/ After the Butterfly is a concerto-like work for trumpet and an ensemble of seven instruments composed in 1979. In this recording, Mario Guarneri is soloist with an ensemble conducted by Subotnick. The piece is among his earlier works that incorporate “ghost electronics”, technology that allows for real-time processing and manipulation of amplified acoustic instruments in live performance. Independent layers of sound material are subjected to these manipulations, creating complex sonic textures of varying intensities throughout the work.Written in 1978, The Wild Beasts was commissioned by trombonist Miles Anderson and premiered in Valencia, California with pianist Virko Baley that same year. Originally inspired by Les Fauves paintings, The Wild Beasts seeks to create “atmospheres” through gradually transforming sound palettes. The trombonist is required to perform several extended techniques, in addition to the manipulation of ghost electronics, creating an otherworldly sonic atmosphere that unfolds throughout the 27-minute work.
Ps. That butterfly is just perfect for the garden and Les Fauves(not a guy's name BTW) had me off exploring Fauvism and now lots more folks to explore. I must say that the album cover really got my attention right off the get go. Terrific listen! and some really interesting art.
I saw this in Bilbao and now in London, as described by the NYT
IN “The Visitors,” a nine-screen video installation by Ragnar Kjartansson that will have its first American showing next month, the artist lies in a pedestal bathtub almost in a trance, strumming a guitar as he repeatedly sings a refrain, “Once again, I fall into my feminine ways.” Over the course of an hour his voice falls and rises, on its own and in unison with performers on the other eight screens — each seen as if in a painting, playing an instrument in a different room of a beautiful, run-down mansion and singing the same enigmatic refrain at a dirgelike pace.
Last August the nine performers gathered in a room of the mansion, two hours north of New York City in the Hudson Valley, to rehearse. “The Visitors” would be shot later that week in a single take, with nine cameras distributed around the house, but that day they simulated being in separate rooms by avoiding eye contact.
To one onlooker what was most striking was the extraordinary emotional range and intensity of their performances. Limited to just a few simple lyrics, which they repeated dozens of times, the singers created an entirely absorbing ensemble piece that was alternately tragic and joyful, meditative and clamorous, and that swelled in feeling from melancholic fugue to redemptive gospel choir.
They were selling the soundtrack for £50 in London, but E music has it as an one track download
Well, shutting down kinda early in the garden but I'm all poohed out. Although not from outer space, it feels like the right time. A big thanks to @Lowlife for the heads up.
Discogs 1995 Bandcamp Composer, guitarist & electronics innovator Richard Pinhas is recognized as one of France's major experimental musicians & is a pivotal figure in the development of electronic rock. This was Heldon's fifth, & many people's favorite, this was called "the apex of the punk-electronic sound - a masterpiece". by Forced Exposure. Includes a guest slot by Magma monster bassist Janick Top and two live bonus tracks! Probably their closest, along with Stand By, to a heavy zeuhl sound with massive electronics added!
"Fans of Kraftwerk and Neu! owe it to themselves to check out this similarly far-sighted stuff...exciting guitar and Moog noodle-o-rama!" – C.M.J.
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Time!!! only so much time and I'm listening as fast as I can.
Speaking of noise, I can't wait to go exploring some Puce Mary. From a Quietus interview. It was an interesting read while listening to Olivia Block.
Meanwhile...
Prurient - Pleasure Ground
released June 2, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgkgTA7COkg
Emerging as a favorite for the year. Joyful music
"Valley Flutes: Composed by Paul R. Marcano in 1973 on a SONY TC630, Reel to Reel was played on a typical Recorder ‘flute’ instrument captured with an overdose of echo, recorded three times at slow, medium and high speed to finally be mastered for playback at medium speed. This 45 minute segment is direct from the original 4 hour recording and remains a precursor to the Ambient genre of music that Brian Eno was to popularize much later in 1978. Relax and Enjoy."
"As It IS: Composed by Andre Martin, literally in the nowness of time, As it IS is one of those compositions that arises fro the immutable depth of resonance of being that Andre is so adept at expressing in his music. His work remains timeless in this fashion with nothing contrived beyond what simply ‘is’. to listen, is to understand the breadth of his mind’s eye, as it is. Nun said, listen."
"credits
released October 20, 2015"
From Constellation Tatsu
I can't wait to hear it again.
ps I still prefer the Klooks Kleek tracks, but it's still a great listen.
Miles Davis - Live at the Plugged Nickel, Disc 6
From "Māra II", released on July 28th, 2017
Free at the archive.
The Third Eye Foundation - The Dark
2010
Ps. I really enjoyed this. It's really one piece with each track leading into the next and just when you think you had Closure, "If You Treat All Like Terrorists We Will Become Terrorists" comes pounding in.
from https://www.eamdc.com/news/wergo-releases-the-wild-beasts-reissued-landmark-recordings-of-morton-subotnick/
After the Butterfly is a concerto-like work for trumpet and an ensemble of seven instruments composed in 1979. In this recording, Mario Guarneri is soloist with an ensemble conducted by Subotnick. The piece is among his earlier works that incorporate “ghost electronics”, technology that allows for real-time processing and manipulation of amplified acoustic instruments in live performance. Independent layers of sound material are subjected to these manipulations, creating complex sonic textures of varying intensities throughout the work.Written in 1978, The Wild Beasts was commissioned by trombonist Miles Anderson and premiered in Valencia, California with pianist Virko Baley that same year. Originally inspired by Les Fauves paintings, The Wild Beasts seeks to create “atmospheres” through gradually transforming sound palettes. The trombonist is required to perform several extended techniques, in addition to the manipulation of ghost electronics, creating an otherworldly sonic atmosphere that unfolds throughout the 27-minute work.
Ps. That butterfly is just perfect for the garden and Les Fauves(not a guy's name BTW) had me off exploring Fauvism and now lots more folks to explore.
I must say that the album cover really got my attention right off the get go.
Terrific listen! and some really interesting art.
Ryley Walker - Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
Tom Carter & Loren Connors - untitled
Aug 5, 2016 - Recorded October 20, 2013 at Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY.
Randy Greif - Noises From The Attic
Discogs 1995
Bandcamp
Composer, guitarist & electronics innovator Richard Pinhas is recognized as one of France's major experimental musicians & is a pivotal figure in the development of electronic rock. This was Heldon's fifth, & many people's favorite, this was called "the apex of the punk-electronic sound - a masterpiece". by Forced Exposure. Includes a guest slot by Magma monster bassist Janick Top and two live bonus tracks! Probably their closest, along with Stand By, to a heavy zeuhl sound with massive electronics added!
"Fans of Kraftwerk and Neu! owe it to themselves to check out this similarly far-sighted stuff...exciting guitar and Moog noodle-o-rama!"
– C.M.J.
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