and ironically as I've been cleaning up my iTunes of unnecessary singles, samplers and whatnots, I just couldn't resist this VA album while I was checking to see if there was anything else available to me by him. Seems like a really interesting concept. Discogs Curated by Jozef van Wissem, the "New Music For Old Instruments" festival took place all over the world: in Brussels, New York, Paris, Utrecht, Antwerp and other cities. The idea was to rid traditional instruments of their clichés, liberating them by updating them in non-conventional ways.
Thanks to the venues: Les Atelier Claus, Brussels; Issue Project Room, New York; Batofar, Paris; Gaudeamus, The Netherlands; Scheld'apen, Antwerp.
..... When one thinks of a lute for example the Robin Hood image comes to mind of the player standing under a balcony serenading a lady and getting a flower pot thrown at him. In order to update the instrument, to make it mature and give it it’s recognition it deserves, one needs to put it in an entire different and contemporary context, so one denounces audience expectations for example. like not playing the instrument in a classical manner or not playing the instrument for over a minute in concert, making the audience the performer, albeit uneasy and claustrophobic. what else can be done? early instruments can be processed on laptop in many different ways, field recordings can be added, lute tablature can be performed backwards, baroque themes can be repeated without end, the freeing up of these constraints seem endless. the idea is to drag the instrument out of the museum, out of the safe hands of a small group of specialists and give it back to the people. the lute off course is only an example. there are other instruments like this which suffer from cliche. pedal steel, harpsichord, steel guitar you name it. “new music for old instruments” intends to liberate these instruments by updating them in non-conventional ways.
Ps. Lots of new exploring to do. I really enjoyed the Urph Lanze track so I'll start there.
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Greg Dulli - Amber Headlights & Live At Triple Door
Back after being away for a week - mostly mixes while away. Here's some new (for me) vinyl.
Gregg Kowalsky - Sicksealiner
Gregg Kowalsky & Ljudbilden & Piloten - Ljudsky
Gregg Kowalsky with Jozef Van Wissem - Movements in Marble and Stone
and ironically as I've been cleaning up my iTunes of unnecessary singles, samplers and whatnots, I just couldn't resist this VA album while I was checking to see if there was anything else available to me by him. Seems like a really interesting concept.
Discogs
Curated by Jozef van Wissem, the "New Music For Old Instruments" festival took place all over the world: in Brussels, New York, Paris, Utrecht, Antwerp and other cities. The idea was to rid traditional instruments of their clichés, liberating them by updating them in non-conventional ways.
Thanks to the venues: Les Atelier Claus, Brussels; Issue Project Room, New York; Batofar, Paris; Gaudeamus, The Netherlands; Scheld'apen, Antwerp.
some more info from https://incunabulumrecords.com/inc013/
..... When one thinks of a lute for example the Robin Hood image comes to mind of the player standing under a balcony serenading a lady and getting a flower pot thrown at him. In order to update the instrument, to make it mature and give it it’s recognition it deserves, one needs to put it in an entire different and contemporary context, so one denounces audience expectations for example. like not playing the instrument in a classical manner or not playing the instrument for over a minute in concert, making the audience the performer, albeit uneasy and claustrophobic. what else can be done? early instruments can be processed on laptop in many different ways, field recordings can be added, lute tablature can be performed backwards, baroque themes can be repeated without end, the freeing up of these constraints seem endless. the idea is to drag the instrument out of the museum, out of the safe hands of a small group of specialists and give it back to the people. the lute off course is only an example. there are other instruments like this which suffer from cliche. pedal steel, harpsichord, steel guitar you name it. “new music for old instruments” intends to liberate these instruments by updating them in non-conventional ways.
Ps. Lots of new exploring to do. I really enjoyed the Urph Lanze track so I'll start there.Guapo - Black Oni
Halou - Wholeness & Separation --- Sawtooth EP
Hanne Hukkelberg - Little Wings, A Cheater's Armoury, Rykestrasse 68 & Featherbrain
Starting the day off with Mr. Byron.
Hildur Guðnadóttir - Leyfðu Ljósinu
Bandcamp
Hild Sofie Tafjord - Kama
Hijokaidan, Jojo Hiroshige & Per Gisle Galaen, Junko & Sten Ove Toft -
Polar Nights Live
Hooker, Miller, Ranaldo - Out Trios Volume One: Monsoon
Who is that Guy?
Clues from 2012...
Tenth Oar EP --- Torn Heat EP
Bandcamp
Nae Troth EP
Timelapse EP
Bandcamp
A clue from 2014
Murmurist EP
Bandcamp
Waldsterben EP
Bandcamp
The last one from 2017 - Gavia EP
Bandcamp & they're all Free. A very rewarding listen!
Who was that guy?
PS. Although I have no idea if those are any photos of him/her? (google image search), it made for a fun morning.