There is this new CD on BINGO label by DEREK BAILEY entitled:
DEREK BAILEY PLAY BACKS.
ALL of the first pressing of this are DEFECTIVE. They may or may not ever do a
second pressing.
The CD is composed of backing tracks by various folks that Bailey is
overdubbed over. Jim O'Rourke, John Oswald, Darryl Moore are some of the
backing tracker preparers.
I produced three backing tracks for the CD:
one is mine: HK d & B (4:44)
one is from John French: JF drums (7:54)
one is from a Burmese drummer, Ko Thein Htay: CLB drums (4:02)
this a total of 16:49 minutes, which is slightly more than 25% of the CD.
All three of these tracks were mastered with the backing tracks OUT-OF-PHASE
while Derek's guitar overdubs are IN-PHASE; this means that most of the music
on the backing tracks phase cancels and disappears or sounds terrible.
They sound really really awful. The lead tabla on my track completely cancels
out and disappears.
This sems to be a technical error that took place in mixing before mastering.
The record company does not care at all and does not want to fix the problem.
I'm really sad about this because the tracks would sound great if the CD was
remastered with correct phase mixes of those selections.
I apologize if anyone buys this and feels ripped off by the terrible sound.
But it was not my fault.
Write the record company and tell them to correct it. Or return your CD and
ask for a replacement if you already bought one.
BINGO RECORDS
295 Greenwich Street
NYC NY 10007
sadly, HENRY KAISER
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what I'm kind of hoping for is a radically different version to come out, so
then I'll have two new great Bailey discs.
Jon
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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:53:29 -0500
From: Peter Risser <risser@goodnews.net>
Subject: Re: Cobra
Doug, that all sounds about right.
However, it neglects the real questions which is,
why can't anyone find a goddamn copy of the score?
A long time ago, I had the opportunity to steal one, and to this day, I
kick myself that I didn't. There must be tons of people in the NY area
who've played Cobra and have seen the score. I bet there are even people
on this list.
Also, it's weird that you can't buy Zorn scores, or at least no-one on the
list knows how.
Why the mystery?
"Come out to show dem!"
Peter
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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 16:42:51 -0500
From: Peter Risser <risser@goodnews.net>
Subject: Two New Discs
I got two new Tzadik discs that I love:
The first is Annie Gosfield's Burnt Ivory and Tangled Wires which uses
samples, many from ill-tempered (as opposed to well-tempered, hehheh) or
severely decrepit pianos. Then she weaves them together to make great
pieces, including a lot of rhythm, which I like. Some parts are even super
heavy, like the kinda music I'd love to make on a piano, and rock hard.
Anyway, I think it's great all the way through.
The second is the Makigami Koichi Electric Eel disc. A full disc of
jaw-harp imrpovs, it's way better than it has any right to be. I was
curious, but these guys RULE. It's hard to describe. The ambient buzzes
and rhtyhms of the harps come together so well. They do a great job.
Also got Hex Kitchen by Ikue Mori which rules just as well.
Anyone else heard these to second my opinions?
Peter
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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 21:34:02 -0500 (EST)
From: William York <wyork@email.unc.edu>
Subject: News for Lulu/ Sonny Clark
> NFL is guitar, sax and trombone (the wonderful George Lewis)
> playing versions of 50's Blue Note tunes by the likes of Hank
> Mobley. These disks are the nearest thing to "straight" jazz I've
> heard Zorn do. There's not a boring minute on them, IMHO.
Even straighter is The Sonny Clark Mem'l Quartet w/ Horvitz, Previte, and
Ray Drummond, on Black Saint. No one ever mentions this one; its
definitely straight but very good. I feel repetitive b/c I've mentioned
this one before, but anyway...
Can anyone tell me if there's much of a difference in the two News for
Lulus? I've got 'More...', but I'm just wondering - different songs?
different sound?
Also, if anyone has any opinion on the Sonny Clark Cds that are in print,
I'd appreciate it. The only one I've got with him is the Grant Green
"complete 4tets w/ Sonny Clark" 2Cd (which is very good).
Thanks,
WY
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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 20:40:22 -0800 (PST)
From: Eric Martens <ericmartens@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: News for Lulu/ Sonny Clark/"Voodoo"
- ---William York <wyork@email.unc.edu> wrote:
> Even straighter is The Sonny Clark Mem'l Quartet w/ Horvitz,
Previte, and
> Ray Drummond, on Black Saint. No one ever mentions this one; its
> definitely straight but very good. I feel repetitive b/c I've
mentioned
> this one before, but anyway...
Is this still in print? I haven't been able to find it anywhere.
Eric
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