In a message dated 8/29/00 12:09:40 AM, gwingfield@ou.edu writes:
<< anyone have any info about this band aside from the forced exposure blurb
and the review on motion 51? it would be greatly appreciated. >>
the Motion review actually contains most of the public knowledge about the
band. nobody knows almost anything about either them or Brast Burn, including
Clive Graham of Paradigm. the CDs are actually bootlegs, althought not for
lack of trying to contact the musicians, with notes on them reading "Paradigm
Discs is interested in any communication with Voice records, Brast Burn,
Karuna Khyal, Toshiyuki Nemoto and Nakana record shop." here's a clip from
the press release, from the Dutch East India site (www.dutch-east.com):
<<"Debon" and "Alomoni 1985" are somewhat of a mystery. No group information
was ever given, and no production date nor nor location was ever indicated.
It would seem that both these records are by the same group of Japanese
artists and were recorded probably in the mid 70's. In common with Magical
Power Mako, the musical influences are very much Germanic, with a long
hypnotic freeform rock hysteria, comparable to Faust in the use of
experimentation and heavily fuzzed electric guitars. The emotional worldless
vocals echo those of Damo Suzuki from Can. But unlike Can, the rhythm is
wrought from hand drums, sleigh bells, tambourine, bass drum, and by other
simple means. Hard blown harmonica is a strong feature on this somewhat
crazed mantric rock along with recorder, flute, zither, mandolin acoustic
guitar, and synth. There is also a strong use of tape loops, electronics,
environmental sounds, backward tapes, and what sounds like the hysterical
laughter of Stan Laurel. >>
Jon
www.erstwhilerecords.com
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:48:30 -0400
From: Matt Laferty <bg60009@binghamton.edu>
Subject: question
Hi all
I just got back from the CD store, which makes everyone here happy, and
picked up some stuff that I'm excited about: Panthalessa, The Beach Boys
"Friends/20/20", Esquivel, Otha Turner's Afrosippi Allstars, Eddie
Cochran double cd...
But I didn't get:
The Essential King Crimson 4cd box
and Ornette's
Three Women and Virgin Beauty
Has anybody heard these and care to comment. I'm almost to the point
where any Ornette is good Ornette, but the Jerry Garcia connection
scares the hell out of me.
And I've got a few King Crimson records, is the box a waste?
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:07:33 -0400
From: Brian Olewnick <olewnik@idt.net>
Subject: Re: question
Matt Laferty wrote:
> and Ornette's
> Three Women and Virgin Beauty
I'm not sure what "Three Women" is, but "Virgin Beauty" (the original
LP, in case it's been repackaged) is one of my _least_ favorite Ornette
releases--and I love Ornette. Lot of people like it, but it does nothing
for me.
Brian Olewnick
NP: Roberts/Dafeldecker - Aluminium; yet another excellent Erstwhile
release.
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:24:53 EDT
From: Dgasque@aol.com
Subject: Re: question
In a message dated Tue, 29 Aug 2000 8:52:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Matt Laferty <bg60009@binghamton.edu> writes:
<< Hi all
I just got back from the CD store, which makes everyone here happy, and
picked up some stuff that I'm excited about: Panthalessa, The Beach Boys
"Friends/20/20", Esquivel, Otha Turner's Afrosippi Allstars, Eddie
Cochran double cd... >>
Quite a diverse selection of stuff there. The Beach Boys' _Friends/20/20_ 2fer is an oft-overlooked gem by those who know the group only from the _Pet Sounds_ axis. Really great harmonies here. _Panthalessa_ is a delight anytime- I really enjoy it.
<< But I didn't get:
The Essential King Crimson 4cd box
(snip)
And I've got a few King Crimson records, is the box a waste? >>
Isn't this box set comprised of the Projects stuff? If so, it's their more "ambient/exploratory/jam" than most of KC's output. I tend to gravitate toward the early KC stuff ala _Red_ and earlier...
Nice to be able to discuss some pseudo/non-Zorn here. I keep waiting for the complaints to mount...
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=dg=
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:51:54 -0400
From: Joseph Zitt <jzitt@metatronpress.com>
Subject: Re: question
On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 08:48:30PM -0400, Matt Laferty wrote:
> Has anybody heard these and care to comment. I'm almost to the point
> where any Ornette is good Ornette, but the Jerry Garcia connection
> scares the hell out of me.
Don't worry about the Garcia. It's a good Prime Time record (if perhaps
not their best) and on a blind listen you'd never guess Garcia was on
it.
> And I've got a few King Crimson records, is the box a waste?
All King Crimson is immediately worth selling a relative to acquire.
But check what's on the box for overlap with what you have already.
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|> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <|
| Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List |
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:47:33 -0400
From: Matt Laferty <bg60009@binghamton.edu>
Subject: Re: question
Well, the good thing it is, is that it's not necessarily non-zorn related:
Our man Z cites both Esquivel and Brian Wilson in his "Radio Hour," and his New Yorker magazine interview namedrops electric miles and field recordings from everywhere, ala the Otha Turner (which turns field recordings on its head, by mixing unashamedly
the musical traditions). So I'd argue that it's all appropriately zorny.
(now that zorn is no longer a proper noun, but some kind of descriptor of something...)
I don't know about the King Crimson...I remember a 1991 date on it, and I think the discs had years on them...I was awash in records...I can't be sure. I'm hoping for "rarities" or something...
Thanks--this is looking to be a pricier week than I imagined. Good thing on Thursdays theres a buy 3 get one free...
Matt
Dgasque@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated Tue, 29 Aug 2000 8:52:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Matt Laferty <bg60009@binghamton.edu> writes:
>
> << Hi all
>
> I just got back from the CD store, which makes everyone here happy, and
> picked up some stuff that I'm excited about: Panthalessa, The Beach Boys
> "Friends/20/20", Esquivel, Otha Turner's Afrosippi Allstars, Eddie
> Cochran double cd... >>
>
> Quite a diverse selection of stuff there. The Beach Boys' _Friends/20/20_ 2fer is an oft-overlooked gem by those who know the group only from the _Pet Sounds_ axis. Really great harmonies here. _Panthalessa_ is a delight anytime- I really enjoy it.
>
> << But I didn't get:
>
> The Essential King Crimson 4cd box
> (snip)
>
> And I've got a few King Crimson records, is the box a waste? >>
>
> Isn't this box set comprised of the Projects stuff? If so, it's their more "ambient/exploratory/jam" than most of KC's output. I tend to gravitate toward the early KC stuff ala _Red_ and earlier...
>
> Nice to be able to discuss some pseudo/non-Zorn here. I keep waiting for the complaints to mount...
>
> --
> =dg=
>
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