@confused your post got me investigating Gamelan bands, so thanks to you and @Brighternow for the intro.
The one that I found that I really liked was "Trance Gong" by Gamelan Pacifica.
Quoting AMG "One of the most amazing kinds of music on the planet is made by Gamelan orchestras. Mainly found in Bali and Java, Gamelan orchestras consist of a group of players performing intricate and shifting pieces on chimes and gongs. The scales used in the compositions can be remarkably fractional -- microtonal tuning is extremely common. Gamelan has come to be a major inspiration in the Western world during this century, with a number of modern composers creating pieces specifically for gamelan orchestras....Gamelan Pacifica, based in Seattle, is dedicated to performing modern works, many of them commissioned for the ensemble."
I know Dave Hepworth quite well, we have watched football together in my local.he is great fun but talk about music is quite limited, I think it is his job and away from the writing and presenting he likes to get away from it. His books are great and have been given as presents many times to friends
Ah football, that would explain a lot (smiley face). That 1971 looks like it might be a bit of a laugh. For my sins I've been a Wire subscriber for the last 25 years or so - occasionally it's nice to read something a bit more relaxed or not pretending to be of such cultural/historical importance. Speaking of which our own Jazz Journalist is making waves today. TWG t'other Dave.
EDIT - Me and my big mouth. Just bought all three Dave Hepworth books that Amazon were showing.
Wait, is that me you're referencing, a jazz journalist named Dave? If it is, what waves am I making? Are they good waves or the kind that make drowning seem like a preferable alternative?
I know Dave Hepworth quite well, we have watched football together in my local.he is great fun but talk about music is quite limited, I think it is his job and away from the writing and presenting he likes to get away from it. His books are great and have been given as presents many times to friends
Ah football, that would explain a lot (smiley face). That 1971 looks like it might be a bit of a laugh. For my sins I've been a Wire subscriber for the last 25 years or so - occasionally it's nice to read something a bit more relaxed or not pretending to be of such cultural/historical importance. Speaking of which our own Jazz Journalist is making waves today. TWG t'other Dave.
EDIT - Me and my big mouth. Just bought all three Dave Hepworth books that Amazon were showing.
Wait, is that me you're referencing, a jazz journalist named Dave? If it is, what waves am I making? Are they good waves or the kind that make drowning seem like a preferable alternative?
Is that not your good self "Best Jazz on Bandcamp for June" cover feature? Complete with rave review of Muito Sol?
@confused your post got me investigating Gamelan bands, so thanks to you and @Brighternow for the intro.
The one that I found that I really liked was "Trance Gong" by Gamelan Pacifica.
Quoting AMG "One of the most amazing kinds of music on the planet is made by Gamelan orchestras. Mainly found in Bali and Java, Gamelan orchestras consist of a group of players performing intricate and shifting pieces on chimes and gongs. The scales used in the compositions can be remarkably fractional -- microtonal tuning is extremely common. Gamelan has come to be a major inspiration in the Western world during this century, with a number of modern composers creating pieces specifically for gamelan orchestras....Gamelan Pacifica, based in Seattle, is dedicated to performing modern works, many of them commissioned for the ensemble."
Well, speaking of rabbit holes, gamelan is a good winter project.
'RidingEasy Records Summertime Mixtape" is a surprisingly good Hard Rock compilation album with a mix of 70s and modern tracks from forthcoming albums to be issued by RidingEasy.
And what is really good is that it is NYP on Bandcamp!
While searching Frederic Rzewski I came across these two at UbuWeb. Garrett List Your Own SelfAmerican Images From Ubu Garrett List’s work for Opus One, in 1972, was a remarkable creative effort, conceived like a celebration of a higher self-consciousness. The context is avant-garde minimalism, but the music is enriched by a deep spiritualism; it echoes the most meditative jazz of the age, taking also advantage from the mystic lesson of La Monte Young. Everything is solved in a free, moderate and brilliant language, pure and elegant. It’s quintessential, in these rare moments of beauty, the instrumentation of the voices and the relative interpretation of the text. The sibilant female chant is lost in an intimate and ethereal recitation, wrapped by the drones of the horns and the dripping notes of the piano and vibraphone. It’s the ideal atmosphere for an impalpable ecstatic way, the echo of a secret dialogue with the inner cosmos. List seems to condense perfectly all his emotional and transcendental sound universe, making Your Own Self, non only a seminal work, but also a radiant message of total harmony.
I think I already had three of the four albums when the boxset came out, didn't stop me buying it. Lovely to lose yourself in; yes the music is all the same except, nope it's really not. I'm a sucker for most things Wolfgang Voigt.
Sunday morning similar to Saturday, but thankfully less rain. A neighbour's cat gave me a start jumping onto the window ledge as I was playing the Alain Meunier album. Not sure if he/she appreciated, gave me a right disgruntled look. Must have been all the analogue synths. 1979.
Agnus - Pinturas y Expresiones
Argentine prog / cosmic folk rock 1980
The very informative cover for 65DaysOfStatic - One Time For All Time
Sheffield Post Rock outfit that I hadn't heard of; this from 2005.
An old favourite on unfortunately badly pressed vinyl. There was a cd re-issue with over half an hour's worth of extra material. However not only is it oop, I've just realised that I haven't seen any AMM discs since my move. Dang! First no sax AMM and John Tilbuy's debut for those that like to keep score. [EDIT Some saint has at least uploaded the longer version to YT along with a shed load of interesting stuff. Check the Rapid Eye Movement channel.]
@peterfrederics thanks. I was aware of those but I'm busy chewing the other one for a while - except I would be had I not gone back to some Argentinian music having refound some files inspired by Alan Freeman's Audion reviews. The first and third albums by Arcos Iris and a comp.
@peterfrederics - You're most welcome, this last weekend certainly was a GAS! I'm pretty sure it was @Germanprof who first introduced me to him way back when.
Eponymous 2003 debut from this Italian prog act with a massive debt to VdGG but with extra guitar. The cover may well remind you of another well known album!
It's funny how back in the day Mulligan was a major figure, both critically and commercially. However he never really got the marketing push in the cd era that would have given his back catalogue a push and kept his name out there. Almost hiding in plain sight as it were. So thanks again for the reminder @confused
@Confused - I've got the Paul Desmond/Gerry Mulligan album on CD, which I really like. I've often thought of following him up, I'll check out some of your playlist.
My first visit in over two months. We moved a couple of days after my last visit. Our broadband, on overhead cable, was very, very slow, such that it was so slow that we couldn't even watch Netflix, but a couple of days ago we eventually got our fast fibre link fitted. I can actually start using my computer again instead of relying on my iPhone.
I've been listening mainly to CDs since we moved, but I did start playing this in the car earlier in the day, and am now finishing it off. In searching for the image I came across a Bird is the Worm review from back in 2013. I think this is one of my favourite eMusic purchases, so thanks Jonapwll for introducing it to me.
The 50th anniversary of the release of Mike Oldfield's “Tubular Bells” and the film, “The Exorcist”, on which it featured was big news in today’s The Australian newspaper, with a full page article.
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The one that I found that I really liked was "Trance Gong" by Gamelan Pacifica.
Quoting AMG "One of the most amazing kinds of music on the planet is made by Gamelan orchestras. Mainly found in Bali and Java, Gamelan orchestras consist of a group of players performing intricate and shifting pieces on chimes and gongs. The scales used in the compositions can be remarkably fractional -- microtonal tuning is extremely common. Gamelan has come to be a major inspiration in the Western world during this century, with a number of modern composers creating pieces specifically for gamelan orchestras....Gamelan Pacifica, based in Seattle, is dedicated to performing modern works, many of them commissioned for the ensemble."
Is that not your good self "Best Jazz on Bandcamp for June" cover feature? Complete with rave review of Muito Sol?
Well, speaking of rabbit holes, gamelan is a good winter project.
This may take a while to get through my collection of Davis' music. Such an interesting and diverse musician.
Gareth Davis & Machinefabriek
Ghost Lanes Drape
Grower Shroud Lines
'RidingEasy Records Summertime Mixtape" is a surprisingly good Hard Rock compilation album with a mix of 70s and modern tracks from forthcoming albums to be issued by RidingEasy.
And what is really good is that it is NYP on Bandcamp!
Gareth Davis / Jan Kleefstra / Romke Kleefstra
Sieleslyk archive.org Tongerswel
Gareth Davis & Steven R. Smith Gareth Davis & Frances-Marie Uitti
The Line Across Gramercy
Gareth Davis & Ian Hawgood
Night Shots
Well, another part of my childhood gone...
Ralph Lundsten (6 October 1936 – 5 July 2023)
Atsusaku Footfalls
Aidan Baker, Gareth Davis
Invisible Cities Invisible Cities II
Shivers (Gareth Davis, Leo Fabriek, The Whalers Collective
Machinefabriek, Rutger Zuydervelt) Gareth Davis, Ian Hawgood
Shivers Nantucket I - VI nyop
A-Sun Amissa (Angela Chan, Gareth Davis, Oiseaux-Tempêt (Frédéric D. Oberland,
You Stood Up For Victory, We Stood Up For Less Ütopiya?
Mere (Gareth Davis, Leo Fabriek, Thomas Cruijsen)
Mere nyop Mere II nyop
Mere III nyop
Garrett List
Your Own Self American Images
From Ubu
Garrett List’s work for Opus One, in 1972, was a remarkable creative effort, conceived like a celebration of a higher self-consciousness. The context is avant-garde minimalism, but the music is enriched by a deep spiritualism; it echoes the most meditative jazz of the age, taking also advantage from the mystic lesson of La Monte Young. Everything is solved in a free, moderate and brilliant language, pure and elegant. It’s quintessential, in these rare moments of beauty, the instrumentation of the voices and the relative interpretation of the text. The sibilant female chant is lost in an intimate and ethereal recitation, wrapped by the drones of the horns and the dripping notes of the piano and vibraphone. It’s the ideal atmosphere for an impalpable ecstatic way, the echo of a secret dialogue with the inner cosmos. List seems to condense perfectly all his emotional and transcendental sound universe, making Your Own Self, non only a seminal work, but also a radiant message of total harmony.
and to finish off this morning's listen.
Garth Hudson (most notably- The Band)
The Sea To The North Garth And Maud Hudson - Live at the Wolf
Well, last full listen 5 years ago and clocking in just under 8 hrs, I'll get a start on these...
GAS
Nah Und Fern Narkopop
Rausch Der Lange Marsch
Am spending a relaxing Saturday afternoon listening to “Pop”.
Dariush Dolat-Shahi – Otashgah Place of Fire
Had these a while but hadn't "hard filed" them properly.
Right time for a shower - do I go to the bathroom or just step outside?
Another great trombone player & composer and as a bonus I found a new addition at archive.org.
George Lewis
Homage To Charles Parker George Lewis / Douglas Ewart archive.org
- Jila - Save ! Mon. - The Imaginary Suite
Joe Sachse • David Moss • George Lewis Voyager UbuWeb
- Berlin Tango
Anthony Braxton & George Lewis Sequel (For Lester Bowie)
- Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976
Muhal Richard Abrams / George Lewis / Roscoe Mitchell - Streaming
Les Excersices Spirituels The Monash Art Ensemble, George Lewis - Hexis
Wadada Leo Smith | George Lewis | John Zorn Workshop De Lyon + George Lewis
- Sonic Rivers - Théâtre De La Ville, 27 Octobre 1983
Bandcamp nyop
with The Chicago Blues Band archive.org No Time For Jive
Blues With A Feeling (A Tribute To Little Walter)
with Buddy Reed And The Rocket 88's
Teardrops Are Falling
I feel like I should start with Miles Davis but I'll wait till the Ms. This will be my weekend listen.
Gerry Mulligan
Mulligan Plays Mulligan Mainstream Of Jazz archive.org
Konitz Meets Mulligan archive.org Mulligan Meets Monk archive.org
Two Of A Mind archive.org The Last Set At Newport archive.org
The Age Of Steam Carnegie Hall Concert Volume 1 archive.org
My first visit in over two months. We moved a couple of days after my last visit. Our broadband, on overhead cable, was very, very slow, such that it was so slow that we couldn't even watch Netflix, but a couple of days ago we eventually got our fast fibre link fitted. I can actually start using my computer again instead of relying on my iPhone.
I've been listening mainly to CDs since we moved, but I did start playing this in the car earlier in the day, and am now finishing it off. In searching for the image I came across a Bird is the Worm review from back in 2013. I think this is one of my favourite eMusic purchases, so thanks Jonapwll for introducing it to me.
Really enjoyed listening to it again today.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/water-bearer-mw0000469125/user-reviews
and Sally and Mike’s earliest, 1969 pre TB album “Children Of The Sun” as the Sallyangie