WILL THE BEAST FROM NICE EVER REST IN PEACE???? In loving tribute to the
absolute pioneer of French Psychedelia and Cosmic Disco Jean-PierreMassiera (10 July 1941 – 28 December 2019)
Exploring outward on Rob Clearfield, I found this free/live/improvised album from 2010
This is my CD release concert in its entirety, performed on a Fazioli 212 at PianoForte in Chicago. Like the CD, this concert was completely improvised. Check out the record at cdbaby.com/cd/robclearfield
Also a new duo set from Rob and Caroline, which is NYOP:
"That Strat. guitar tone. The waves of trance like repetition. I hear
Blind Owl from Canned Heat, Jimi Hendrix, Maleem Mahmoud Ghania. Blues
and Psychedelic sounds with the North African groove."
Polish Radio Experimental Studio(PRES) is the first official series of
CD releases dedicated to the music produced in the legendary Studio.
Established in 1957 by Józef Patkowski, it was among the first
institutions of that kind in the world with only Paris, Cologne and
Milano preceding the Warsaw one. Despite that, unlike their foreign
colleagues who quickly became the most important figures of the XX
century music, Polish composers working in the Studio are known only to a
limited number of insiders. Yet, as Reinhold Friedl, leader of
zeitkratzer points out, "the pieces give the impression of an artistic
approach which has never been as strict or ideologically restricted as
German electronic music or French concrete music. It seems to me that
none of the musicians connected with this studio have had the tendency
to limit him/herself to "electroacoustic music", rather they all have a
natural and holistic approach to composing". This is why the releases
give us opportunity to revisit our historical ideas of XX century music
with a fresh and inspiring insight. . . .
- released March 8, 2020
Zeitkratzer seems to be busy uploading new and old stuff to Bandcamp:
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1998 It's Hard To Find A Friend 1999 The Only Reason I Feel Secure
2004 Achilles Heel 2006 Fewer Moving Parts EP
2019 Phoenix
from Discogs
Lineup history:
David Bazan (vocals, guitar, bass, drums, synthesizer, percussion)
Brian Olson (drums) (1997)
Nick Peterson (guitar) (1997-1999)
Tim Schiefer (guitar) (1997)
Travis Smith (bass) (1997)
Johnathon Ford (bass) (1998)
Blake Wescott (drums) (1998)
Benjamin Brubaker (drums) (1999)
Josh Golden (bass) (1999)
Ben Gibbard (bass - on tour) (2000)
Trey Many (drums) (2000-2001, 2005)
Casey Foubert (drums/keyboards) (2001-2004)
TW Walsh (drums) (2003-2005)
Ken Maiuri (bass) (2004-2005)
James McAlister (synthesizer, percussion, drums, guitar) (2004)
Erik Walters (guitar) (2017 - present)
Sean Lane (drums) (2017 - present)
The sun is shining, busy day between meetings so some upbeat music.
1992 Slanted And Enchanted 1994 Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
1995 Wowee Zowee 1999 Terror Twilight
Pizzicato Five
1994 Made In USA
1999 Super Sound
Wild Birds 1985-1995: Best Of Beggars Banquet Years
Peter Hope
1986 Peter Hope&The Jonathan S.Podmore Method 1986 Peter Hope & Richard H. Kirk
Dry Hip Rotation Paradiso / Hacienda nyp
2015 Ten Revolutions Of Wrong nyp
2008 A Virtual Landslide
Unwrapping my Bandcamp presents from last week. Caroline Davis sax, Rob Clearfield keyboards. Thoughtful music for parlous times.
Rob had a wonderful solo album a couple years back: https://mattulerywoolgathering.bandcamp.com/album/wherever-youre-starting-from
2006 Gather Up
Also a new duo set from Rob and Caroline, which is NYOP:
1977 Pete Townshend • Ronnie Lane 1980 Empty Glass
Rough Mix
1982 All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
Long Lost Tapes 1970 Peter Walker, James Blackshaw, Greg Davis, Jack Rose,
Thurston Moore, Shawn David McMillen, Steffen Basho-Junghans
- A Raga For Peter Walker