Here we are again, not so obscure this time, but the tag is that I held it in my hands in the record store for 20 seconds wondering whether or not to buy it as I probably already had a copy; deciding to buy it anyway and the next day discovering I hadn't made a £25 ass of myself... Miles at the Fillmore Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series vol. 3
Well, I've been keeping pretty busy winding down the garden and working through the SFL. I find myself now, back to the begin. Emusic
I managed to clean it up with 47 cents left. I now have 3 blank pages and 535 albums/artists I want to track. I've taken the Emusic lite option this year and will try my best to avoid those double booster sales. I've still got lots of 1, 2 & 3 track albums to keep me going till I catch up. I've barely touched the NYOP/Free bandcamp & archives urls that I've saved. And... then there's all those visits with the vinyl this winter. Can't imagine I'll be caught up by then. Here's the start.
From Forced Exposure Originally released on the Iskra label in 1975,Improvisation Sep. 1975 is a mind-bending slice of drone improv from two of Japan's post-war heavyweights; former John Cagestudent, Juilliard graduate, and Yoko Ono's former husband,Toshi Ichiyanagi, Takehisa Kosugi, considered by many to be the father of what some called "Japanese Krautrock," andStockhausen percussionist, Michael Ranta. Heavy layers of reverbed ring modulators, threaded vocals, melodicas, pianos, violins, gongs and Japanese biwas and shamisens combine to elevate the improvisations into the region of Krautrock and in particular, courtesy of Ranta, into post-Stockhausen-inspired rock à la Amon Düül. An extremely rare and highly important album which bridges the gap between the likes of Taj Mahal Travellers and industrial giants Nurse With Wound. On 180 gram vinyl. Includes a Japanese lyric sheet insert.
From Mode Records Remastered and Reissued (October 2008)
Originally issued in 1991 and out of stock for a few years, this long awaited reissue has been remastered from the original session tapes in hi-resolution 96khz/24-bit. The result is a more detailed and tactile recording with greater dynamic range. The booklet is presented in a new layout with rescanned photos and new French and German translations of the original texts written by Cage, Tudor, Kosugi, Pugliese and the MCDC's David Vaughan.
This CD is the first audio document of the collaboration between Cage and Cunningham, in expert performances by the core group of musicians of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company from the late 1980s. Two works have been chosen from different periods of their collaboration. In the infamous Cartridge Music, the performers make use of phonograph cartridges to play various objects, toys and furniture to create a cosmos of unusual sounds.
The 53 minute long Five Stone Wind is percussive in nature. The basic sounds from David Tudor are derived from recordings of earth vibrations which trigger the electronics and treatments. The unique percussion sound is created from hand-made clay pots modeled after African "Udu" drums, which can make sounds from room-shaking bass to high pitched ceramic slaps. Live percussion is added to eight pre-recorded drum tracks, yielding an exotic and other-worldly atmosphere punctuated by solos from Kosugi.
Beautiful recording of the Cage. Spent most of his birthday yesterday playing a whole bunch of pieces - each one a different one coming from 3 different locations simultaneously in the house.
This arrived today. I already had it on MP3 but took the opportunity of the 12k sale to grab it on CD. It was worth it. It sounds GLORIOUS on the good speakers.
Beautiful recording of the Cage. Spent most of his birthday yesterday playing a whole bunch of pieces - each one a different one coming from 3 different locations simultaneously in the house.
That Cage is very good, spoilt me as I think it was the first I got my hands on. One of my first cds I think. Nice one Confused.
Well, I've been keeping pretty busy winding down the garden and working through the SFL. I find myself now, back to the begin. Emusic I'm sure I've heard of this album, I may even have a moody rip somewhere but thanks Confused. This is epic in the sense of being so much more than the sum of it's fairly simple parts. There's worlds in there I tell you.
Three of the most important figures in Japan's improv scene combine with multi-instrumentalist Mark Wastell for this remarkable album on Confront. Foldings was awarded an honourary mention at 2003's Prix Ars Electronica, also scooping a top ten place in The Wire magazine's improvised recordings of the year list. Londoner Mark Wastell visited Tokyo's legendary Offsite venue, rendezvousing with guitarist Taku Sugimoto, no-input mixing board maestro Toshimaru Nakamura and Tetuzi Akiyama, who on this release takes up residence behind a turntable. As with so much of the output from these musicians (certainly from around the time this performance was recorded) much of the music is heartstoppingly quiet and infinitesimal, with the tiniest of gestures punctuating a gauze of near-absence throughout. It's heroically disciplined stuff though, and ranks as one of the most radical and involving documents within the electroacoustic, super-silent 'onkyo' canon. If you've got the patience for it, this is marvellous stuff.
Well, I've been keeping pretty busy winding down the garden and working through the SFL. I find myself now, back to the begin. Emusic
I managed to clean it up with 47 cents left. I now have 3 blank pages and 535 albums/artists I want to track. I've taken the Emusic lite option this year and will try my best to avoid those double booster sales. I've still got lots of 1, 2 & 3 track albums to keep me going till I catch up. I've barely touched the NYOP/Free bandcamp & archives urls that I've saved. And... then there's all those visits with the vinyl this winter. Can't imagine I'll be caught up by then. Here's the start.
From Forced Exposure Originally released on the Iskra label in 1975,Improvisation Sep. 1975 is a mind-bending slice of drone improv from two of Japan's post-war heavyweights; former John Cagestudent, Juilliard graduate, and Yoko Ono's former husband,Toshi Ichiyanagi, Takehisa Kosugi, considered by many to be the father of what some called "Japanese Krautrock," andStockhausen percussionist, Michael Ranta. Heavy layers of reverbed ring modulators, threaded vocals, melodicas, pianos, violins, gongs and Japanese biwas and shamisens combine to elevate the improvisations into the region of Krautrock and in particular, courtesy of Ranta, into post-Stockhausen-inspired rock à la Amon Düül. An extremely rare and highly important album which bridges the gap between the likes of Taj Mahal Travellers and industrial giants Nurse With Wound. On 180 gram vinyl. Includes a Japanese lyric sheet insert.
From somewhere in the UK, Hills Have Riffs is DCW Briggs, front man of heavy post-rockers Cove, and this is his collection of six doom-folk compositions. THE COUNTRYSIDE HAS ESCAPED PART 1: beautiful lilting folk guitar along with a cello, no vocals. WILLOW WOMAN: vocals and second fuzz guitar on this one, no drums or bass but some nice keyboard drones, pretty and pleasant, somewhat uneventful. Definitely has the Syd Barrett vocal sound and vibe! I LAY EIDERDOWN: yes, sounds like Swans without the female vocals of Jarboe. I guess this would be considered an EP?! For the last many several years I've thought of drums and bass as something that just covers up the music and this CD doesn't have any drums and very little bass?! GYBSON EMBRYO: very simple riff but nice and tasteful, the entire CD is very pleasant, nothing artistically distasteful or intellectually offensive or just plain crappy! YOU ARE STRANGE TO ME: the vocals remind me of Michael Gira of the Swans, even sounds a bit like the Children of God album. An interesting combination of post punk doomy vocals with straight up folk strum, sounds modern and timeless! I've always liked the combination of electric lead guitar with acoustic strum! Very driving without being just rock music, hey it's art, it's psychedelic! THE COUNTRYSIDE HAS ESCAPED PART 2: yes DCW has definitely ingested some Syd Barrett along the way and I hear a bit of Julian Cope, also has a charming lo-fi quality..."waiting for you..."
Ps- You're both most welcome. I can't tell you how much I enjoy being able to share music with everyone here. I'm always finding new things to explore thanks to you all.
Thanks to everyone who's reminded my about Label Love. Vol 7's been a favourite. from Bandcamp Nicola Cruz is releasing the remixed version of his critically acclaimed 2015 album, Prender el Alma. It will be released on June 10th on ZZK Records, and features remixes by 12 artists including label-mates History of Colour (El Buho & Barrio Lindo), Chancha Via Circuito, and sister label-mate EVHA.
Inspired by electronic music techniques and local Andean music and culture, Cruz created the original sounds in Prender el Alma layer by layer, instrument by instrument, drum by drum. A cast of eclectic Latin American artists seamlessly pick up where Nicola left off, adding their unique flavor to each individual track.
Comments
Miles at the Fillmore Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series vol. 3
Le Boeuf Brothers Brothers + Jack Quartet - "Imaginist"
Next up:
Sean Foran - "Frame of Reference"
Emusic
I managed to clean it up with 47 cents left. I now have 3 blank pages and 535 albums/artists I want to track. I've taken the Emusic lite option this year and will try my best to avoid those double booster sales. I've still got lots of 1, 2 & 3 track albums to keep me going till I catch up. I've barely touched the NYOP/Free bandcamp & archives urls that I've saved. And... then there's all those visits with the vinyl this winter. Can't imagine I'll be caught up by then.
Here's the start.
From Forced Exposure
Originally released on the Iskra label in 1975,Improvisation Sep. 1975 is a mind-bending slice of drone improv from two of Japan's post-war heavyweights; former John Cagestudent, Juilliard graduate, and Yoko Ono's former husband,Toshi Ichiyanagi, Takehisa Kosugi, considered by many to be the father of what some called "Japanese Krautrock," andStockhausen percussionist, Michael Ranta. Heavy layers of reverbed ring modulators, threaded vocals, melodicas, pianos, violins, gongs and Japanese biwas and shamisens combine to elevate the improvisations into the region of Krautrock and in particular, courtesy of Ranta, into post-Stockhausen-inspired rock à la Amon Düül. An extremely rare and highly important album which bridges the gap between the likes of Taj Mahal Travellers and industrial giants Nurse With Wound. On 180 gram vinyl. Includes a Japanese lyric sheet insert.
From Mode Records
Remastered and Reissued (October 2008)
Originally issued in 1991 and out of stock for a few years, this long awaited reissue has been remastered from the original session tapes in hi-resolution 96khz/24-bit. The result is a more detailed and tactile recording with greater dynamic range. The booklet is presented in a new layout with rescanned photos and new French and German translations of the original texts written by Cage, Tudor, Kosugi, Pugliese and the MCDC's David Vaughan.
This CD is the first audio document of the collaboration between Cage and Cunningham, in expert performances by the core group of musicians of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company from the late 1980s. Two works have been chosen from different periods of their collaboration. In the infamous Cartridge Music, the performers make use of phonograph cartridges to play various objects, toys and furniture to create a cosmos of unusual sounds.
The 53 minute long Five Stone Wind is percussive in nature. The basic sounds from David Tudor are derived from recordings of earth vibrations which trigger the electronics and treatments. The unique percussion sound is created from hand-made clay pots modeled after African "Udu" drums, which can make sounds from room-shaking bass to high pitched ceramic slaps. Live percussion is added to eight pre-recorded drum tracks, yielding an exotic and other-worldly atmosphere punctuated by solos from Kosugi.
Illuha - Akari
This arrived today. I already had it on MP3 but took the opportunity of the 12k sale to grab it on CD.
It was worth it.
It sounds GLORIOUS on the good speakers.
Piercing Brightness: Soundtrack to the Film by Shezad Dawood
from Discogs
Notes
Track 1a: 01:13 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. ‘Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo (Part 1)’ (2008) duration 02:51 (original 1:05:15)
Track 1b: 04:21 Mordant Music ‘Ghost Ship’ (2003) duration 02:17 (Original 09:45) - Previously released as a demo only
Track 2a: 00:30 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. ‘Interplanetary Love’ (2008) duration 03:40 (original 05:54 minutes)
Track 2b: 03:41 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. ‘Cometary Orbital Drive Suite (A) Light My Fire Ball’ (2008) duration 06:32 (original 12:50)
Side B:
Track 1a: 00:08 Alexander Tucker & Decomposed Orchestra, featuring DCW Briggs and Mark Wagner. Recorded live during the filming of Piercing Brightness (2011) duration 04:13 (original 06:19) - Previously unreleased
Track 1b: 04:59 Raed Yassin & Omar Dewachi ‘Untitled’ (2011) duration 02:09 (original 03:16) - Previously unreleased
Track 1c: 07:05 Mordant Music ‘Smasha’ (2004) duration 03:44 (original 04:45)
Track 1d: 14:05 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. ‘Pink Lady Lemonade - You’re From Inner Space’ (2011) duration 05:06 (original 20:39)
Tetuzi Akiyama, Toshimaru Nakamura, Taku Sugimoto & Mark Wastell
Boomkat Product Review:
Three of the most important figures in Japan's improv scene combine with multi-instrumentalist Mark Wastell for this remarkable album on Confront. Foldings was awarded an honourary mention at 2003's Prix Ars Electronica, also scooping a top ten place in The Wire magazine's improvised recordings of the year list. Londoner Mark Wastell visited Tokyo's legendary Offsite venue, rendezvousing with guitarist Taku Sugimoto, no-input mixing board maestro Toshimaru Nakamura and Tetuzi Akiyama, who on this release takes up residence behind a turntable. As with so much of the output from these musicians (certainly from around the time this performance was recorded) much of the music is heartstoppingly quiet and infinitesimal, with the tiniest of gestures punctuating a gauze of near-absence throughout. It's heroically disciplined stuff though, and ranks as one of the most radical and involving documents within the electroacoustic, super-silent 'onkyo' canon. If you've got the patience for it, this is marvellous stuff.
- Whilst downloading ^^^^
Excellent stuff ! - Thanks @confused
Bandcamp
From Aural Innovations #41 (October 2010)
From somewhere in the UK, Hills Have Riffs is DCW Briggs, front man of heavy post-rockers Cove, and this is his collection of six doom-folk compositions. THE COUNTRYSIDE HAS ESCAPED PART 1: beautiful lilting folk guitar along with a cello, no vocals. WILLOW WOMAN: vocals and second fuzz guitar on this one, no drums or bass but some nice keyboard drones, pretty and pleasant, somewhat uneventful. Definitely has the Syd Barrett vocal sound and vibe! I LAY EIDERDOWN: yes, sounds like Swans without the female vocals of Jarboe. I guess this would be considered an EP?! For the last many several years I've thought of drums and bass as something that just covers up the music and this CD doesn't have any drums and very little bass?! GYBSON EMBRYO: very simple riff but nice and tasteful, the entire CD is very pleasant, nothing artistically distasteful or intellectually offensive or just plain crappy! YOU ARE STRANGE TO ME: the vocals remind me of Michael Gira of the Swans, even sounds a bit like the Children of God album. An interesting combination of post punk doomy vocals with straight up folk strum, sounds modern and timeless! I've always liked the combination of electric lead guitar with acoustic strum! Very driving without being just rock music, hey it's art, it's psychedelic! THE COUNTRYSIDE HAS ESCAPED PART 2: yes DCW has definitely ingested some Syd Barrett along the way and I hear a bit of Julian Cope, also has a charming lo-fi quality..."waiting for you..."
Reviewed by Carlton Crutcher
Ps- You're both most welcome. I can't tell you how much I enjoy being able to share music with everyone here. I'm always finding new things to explore thanks to you all.
Thanks djh
from Discogs
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
from Bandcamp
Nicola Cruz is releasing the remixed version of his critically acclaimed 2015 album, Prender el Alma. It will be released on June 10th on ZZK Records, and features remixes by 12 artists including label-mates History of Colour (El Buho & Barrio Lindo), Chancha Via Circuito, and sister label-mate EVHA.
Inspired by electronic music techniques and local Andean music and culture, Cruz created the original sounds in Prender el Alma layer by layer, instrument by instrument, drum by drum. A cast of eclectic Latin American artists seamlessly pick up where Nicola left off, adding their unique flavor to each individual track.
then
back where I began, again.
Craig
Craig
Bandcamp
Lou Reed - Transformer
Good segue from All Tomorrow's Parties on Epicenter into Transformer
Despite the dubious packaging, lots of good performances of standards for 99 cents. Just the thing for an afternoon of admin work.