Yeah, it was kind of a fluke that I was able to get that Monk. The window was open for a little longer in Europe, but immediately retracted in the US because of some dispute between Columbia Records and someone else (the estate?).
Wanted to watch BOAC live, but we are having serious storms here (you may actually hear about it in the news) and so we have to stay glued to weather forecasts that may change at any moment.
In celebration of the 100th
anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which barred the denial of voting
rights based on sex, Smithsonian Folkways is proud to offer a free
stream of Songs of the Suffragettes.
"It
is hard to believe in modern times that the issue of women's suffrage
once wracked the nation. Riots, demonstrations, and indignant editorials
highlight the history of this long battle that finally ended in 1920
with the 19th Amendment. Liner notes by Irwin Silber include a brief
history of the suffrage movement, lyrics and background on the 16
tracks, and black-and-white political cartoons."
Brooklyn based composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell (Foetus,
Manorexia, Xordox) - who has collaborated with the likes of Zola Jesus,
Melvins, Swans, Kronos Quartet and many others, and is the composer for
the highly acclaimed animated TV series ‘Archer’ and 'Venture Bros’ -
and Swedish multi-instrumentalist and theatre music composer Simon
Steensland collaborate on a new album Oscillospira.
Different yet complementary, both creators make idiosyncratic music that
can be characterised by dramatic intensity, shadowy suspense, darkness
and light, sometimes breathtaking and always evocative cinematics.
Oscillospira is an odyssey of dark chamber prog with a cinematic bent,
largely instrumental album with eerie choral parts.
JG Thirlwell and Simon Steensland's journey together first began in 2017
in Stockholm at a workshop for the Great Learning Orchestra, a
collective that operate on the model of an experimental music ensemble
from the late 60s, Cornelius Cardew’s Scratch Orchestra, using musicians
from a variety of backgrounds and abilities.
JG Thirlwell recounts "I had been a fan of Steensland’s work for some
years through his albums like Led Circus and Fat Again. I admired the
dark power in his work and it seemed
adjacent to a lot of music that I love and inspires me - groups in the
Rock in Opposition and Zeuhl worlds such as Magma, Univers Zero and
Present, as well as 70’s era King Crimson and Bartok."
Taking JG Thirlwell's commission for Great Learning Orchestra as a
starting point, the pair exchanged ideas and extended the work into a
new collaboration which eventually became Oscillospira. The
extraordinary drummer Morgan Ågren (Mats/Morgan band, Zappa, Devin
Townsend etc) plays on all the tracks, bringing them to life in an
explosive manner. The record also includes contributions from a variety
of guest musicians playing oboe, bass clarinet, violin, voice and
further sonic embellishments to enrich the album.
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The window was open for a little longer in Europe,
but immediately retracted in the US because of some
dispute between Columbia Records and someone else (the estate?).
Wanted to watch BOAC live,
but we are having serious storms here
(you may actually hear about it in the news)
and so we have to stay glued to weather forecasts
that may change at any moment.
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1978 07 06 1977 05 22
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Changed the music on my MP3 player today and came across this. Checked this out on Bandcamp and its NYOP, worth a listen
NYOP today only, wonderful album.
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Another day going through micro disks for my MP3, came across this one.
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Learn more: folkways.si.edu/elizabeth-knight/…album/smithsonian
"It is hard to believe in modern times that the issue of women's suffrage once wracked the nation. Riots, demonstrations, and indignant editorials highlight the history of this long battle that finally ended in 1920 with the 19th Amendment. Liner notes by Irwin Silber include a brief history of the suffrage movement, lyrics and background on the 16 tracks, and black-and-white political cartoons."
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Different yet complementary, both creators make idiosyncratic music that can be characterised by dramatic intensity, shadowy suspense, darkness and light, sometimes breathtaking and always evocative cinematics. Oscillospira is an odyssey of dark chamber prog with a cinematic bent, largely instrumental album with eerie choral parts.
JG Thirlwell and Simon Steensland's journey together first began in 2017 in Stockholm at a workshop for the Great Learning Orchestra, a collective that operate on the model of an experimental music ensemble from the late 60s, Cornelius Cardew’s Scratch Orchestra, using musicians from a variety of backgrounds and abilities.
JG Thirlwell recounts "I had been a fan of Steensland’s work for some years through his albums like Led Circus and Fat Again. I admired the dark power in his work and it seemed adjacent to a lot of music that I love and inspires me - groups in the Rock in Opposition and Zeuhl worlds such as Magma, Univers Zero and Present, as well as 70’s era King Crimson and Bartok."
Taking JG Thirlwell's commission for Great Learning Orchestra as a starting point, the pair exchanged ideas and extended the work into a new collaboration which eventually became Oscillospira. The extraordinary drummer Morgan Ågren (Mats/Morgan band, Zappa, Devin Townsend etc) plays on all the tracks, bringing them to life in an explosive manner. The record also includes contributions from a variety of guest musicians playing oboe, bass clarinet, violin, voice and further sonic embellishments to enrich the album.