> Last I had heard (from Dave Douglas himself), the new "Strings" disc was supposed to come out in November of '98. Anyone know when it may see the light of day?
>>It should have been released (was advertised in THE WIRE January 1999).
>>But I have not seen it yet.
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>That is the one.. thanks for the info. ANYONE know when it will be
released? I am hungry for it!!
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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:59:45 -0500 (EST)
From: William York <wyork@email.unc.edu>
Subject: R. Kirk/P. Johnston/ Hat hut on sale in cadence
> first album) compositions of Naked City. I don't suppose it's a
> direct influence, but I swear that Naked City could have covered it -
> (and I'm tempted to trawl for a specific piece that resembles it!
> Heh!)
He did play a Roland Kirk song on his 1998 (?) radio hour, but it was
a different thing. I hear Roland Kirk stuff popping up in a lot of stuff,
not just the 2/3 saxaphones at once thing. Still waiting to hear Ground
Zero's version of his version of "I Say a Little Prayer", whenever that
comes in the mail..
> 1- I read something about Phillip Johnston's score for Tod Browning's
> 1927 film The Unknown. Is there any opinions or comments out there?
This is good, yes. As he says, it kind of fluctuates between what could
be thought of as 'silent film music' of the period and stuff that
wouldn't be. His other writing also tends to feel like it coming out of
different decades at once (thats a quote from the liners of one of albums,
I think), like with the Microscopic Septet. I saw a recent performance of
another silent film he did a score for, and the music had more improvising
and was less thematic and melodic than "The Unknown". For me, his ability
for writing melodies is his strongest point. His film music CD on Tzadik
is stronger in this category than most of the stuff in the series; its
also good but has a lot of short tracks... The Unkown is probably a good
place to start - also nice packaging as usual with Avant.
Also, a lot of the hat Hut stuff is on sale in Cadence. The much talked
about Anthony Braxton Willisau 4CD set is only $32!! Most of the double
CDs (Braxton, Lacy, Feldman, etc) are going for $21, and most of the
older, pre-hatology/hatnow things for $14. I'm glad I procrastinated that
extra week on getting the Braxton thing... Are there any more (esp. of the
2CD sets) that anyone recommends? I don't know much about Morton Feldman,
and I'm thinking maybe this is a good place to start. Thanks,
WY
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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 01:10:37 -0400
From: Greg Smith <greg@cnotes.com>
Subject: Re: Dave Douglas - Strings
"allen j huotari" <zmasada@email.msn.com> wrote:
>a friend of mine just fwd'd me this press release (see below)
>it should answer the recent inquiry about CONVERGENCE and then some
Thanks for all the info... this is joyous news, especially the following two dates (I LOVE both albums!!):
>Mar.15 Knitting Factory - NYC (Sanctuary)
>Mar.20 BAM Cafe - Brooklyn, NY (Charms Of The Night Sky)
Greg
http://www.unchain.com/
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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 01:05:39 -0400
From: Greg Smith <greg@cnotes.com>
Subject: Re: Meshuggah (and Gorguts)
>I'll echo the previous comments about Meshuggah's _Chaosphere_ and Gorguts'
>_Obscura_ . These are two of the most amazing techno/thrash metal albums i've
>heard in quite a while. Absolutely brilliant stuff...
Previous Gorguts material was good, but not this good... the first album was very by-the-numbers death metal. The second, "The Erosion of Sanity," hinted at what was to come, but the greatness of "Obscura" is unparalleled in my opinion...
Greg
http://www.unchain.com/ (back up!)
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Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 23:07:25 -0800
From: Michael Howes <mhowes@best.com>
Subject: Re: Meshuggah [was Re: Art Ensemble on Koch]
>>Okay, you've got my attention...what does Meshuggah sound like,=20
>>generally speaking? I'm fairly well-versed in Zorn stuff, so=20
>>comparisions to any of his projects would be good (and bring this=20
>>thread back on-topic as well!)
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>If I had to compare, closest to Painkiller and Naked City with a touch of=
>Spy vs. Spy, but much more "metal" than each of the aforementioned=
>projects. Meshuggah is VERY heavy and aggressive... tight like Naked City,=
>all-out ugliness like Painkiller (for the most part). Very wild and varied=
>use of time signatures.
Wow, I have to disagree here. I don't think there is very much similar
between Painkiller/Naked City and Meshuggah.
Meshuggah is a very technical and heavy thrash band with industrial
