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From: Boruch Lokeinsky <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: New Henry Threadgill
Date: 01 May 1997 06:31:48 -0700

I picked it up Friday, and after about 6 close listenings over the
course of 3-4 days, the structure of each of the pieces became started
to become apparent to me. Not as thematically unified as 'Just the Facts
and Pass the  Bucket,' but each piece a masterpiece.

It's not jazz, it's not fusion, just... beautiful music.

This man is a genius.

Nevertheless, I would hardly call this CD accessible, by most people's
listening skills.

Enjoy! Share with others!



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From: [e-mail] (m. rizzi)
Subject: I need your help (fwd)
Date: 01 May 1997 18:23:19 -0700 (PDT)


    The following is the first in a series of
    messages that didn't get correctly sent
    to the zorn-list.

    These messages were not sent from the email
    address they subscribed to the list with,
    and were bounced to me (the list owner).

    PLEASE Please please make sure that you
    send messages from the email address you
    originally subscribed with.

    thanks,
    mike rizzi - hanging at Liberty Cafe in Boston

>Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 17:52:00 -0500 (CDT)
>From: JUAN ENRIQUE VILLARREAL SALAZAR <[e-mail]>
>Subject: I need your help
>
>I've been a subsciber to the list for a little over 6 months now. I got
>into Zorn's music about a year ago, when I bought the Naked City CD. I
>heard about the wonders of Zorn's music in the FNM/Mr. Bungle list and I
>decided to hear it for myself. In short, I was amazed. Since then I
>started forming my Zorn collection, which I dearly love.
>My problem is that, living in Mexico, I can't get some of Zorn's Cd's.
>There aren't any stores specialized enough to carry Zorn's Cd's. I began
>to buy them via Internet in CDworld. But some CD's like News for Lulu or
>Masada 2 or 3 aren't available. They also are out of stock on Bar Kohba
>and some other albums.
>My question is: Where can I get those CD's? Can I order directly from
>Tzadik? Or are they out of print? What about imports? Are there any
>Internet music stores reliable enough to carry them?
>I will sure appreciate your help.
>Thanks
>Juan E. Villarreal
>



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From: [e-mail] (m. rizzi)
Subject: Re: Boredoms Super Roots (fwd)
Date: 01 May 1997 18:28:06 -0700 (PDT)


    Another bounced message.

    mike

    zorn-list-owner-maintainer-and-pastry-eater

>From: simon lucas <[e-mail]>
>
>>I've got Super Roots 1 and Super Roots 6 (i think,
>>maybe 5). Does anyone know if 2 - 5 were ever
>>released?  If so, anyone know where I could get
>>them from?
>
>Super Roots2 was a giveaway with chocolate synthesiser (3" CD)
>SR 3 (Karaoke of the Cosmos?) is an around  60 minute workout released as
>normal, at least in japan
>SR 4 is a mystery and as far as I can see, doesn't exist. At least not
>mentioned on the other CD covers.
>I guess it exists as a bit of intrigue.
>
>SR5 is a single, long piece like SR3 and is still available , methinks.
>
>I'm still looking for SR 3 which only enters these shores sporadically.
>I'd be interested if you can locate it.
>
>3,5 and 6 are the best, I think.
>
>Anyway  see the 3 discographies: sore diamonds, popkiss(?) and of pop
>pies & fun, somewhere on the net.
>
>simon lucas, UK
>
>school of information systems
>kingston university
>0181 547 2000 x2680
>home: 0181 892 3848
>
>
>
>


--
                   "Another nerd with a soulpatch"              -=home=-
                      http://www.meer.net/~browbeat/
------ browbeat magazine, po box 11124, oakland, ca 94611-1124 ---------



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: super roots
Date: 01 May 1997 22:35:23 -0400 (EDT)

just to clear up a few things:

super roots 3 is only 30 minutes long, super roots 5 is the 64 minute
piece.  both are available from better mail order sevices, and even cd
now.  super roots 2, the 5 minute ep given away w/ the japanese chocolate
synthesizer is out of print, but i got a copy of it from forced exposure
just a couple of months ago.  jimmy said he had a few copies left, so if
you really want it, hurry up.  you'll have to buy the choc synth cd as
well (they're packed together).  its not listed on his web page, so e
mail a request to:  [e-mail].


-a.




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Saturnalia (shamelessness)
Date: 02 May 1997 10:10:40 -0400 (EDT)


 A brief infomercial for upcoming Saturnalia gigs...

 Featuring (except where noted, on 6/20),
 Jonathan LaMaster (violin, guitar, electronics, and vocals) James Coleman
 (theremin), Josh Dahleger (upright bass), Creed Dew (tapes, synth,
 electronics), Keiko Higuchi (improvisational vocals, texts, and antics) Vic
 Rawlings (banjo, cello), and Sean Tuthill (drums and percussion.)

      Sun. May 4th @ Jacques, 79 Broadway, Boston, Info 617-426-8902
              11pm, w/ The In Out and Barts Adler.

      Sat. May 31st @ The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St, NYC, #212-219-3055
              w/ The Gold Sparkle Band (Third Eye Recording Artists from
              Atlanta)

      Sun. June 1st, Green Street Grill, 280 Green St, Central Square,
              Cambridge w/ The Gold Sparkle Band,
              Ed Chang/Doug Theriault "DUAL", &
              Miranda (featuring: Miranda, Matt Maneri, John McLelland
              and Curt Newton)

      Fri. June 20th, Jonathan LaMaster, Masashi Harrada, Robin Amos + bass
             perform improvised music to the silent film "The Golem" sometime
             after dark in the Carberry's Bakery and Coffee Shop parking lot,

             74-76 Prospect St. Central Square, Cambridge  Info:617-623-1065


    Saturnalia is, for the most part, a free-improv collective that has been
 doing shows in the Boston area since warming up for Elliott Sharp/Zeena
 Parkins PsychoAcoustic at the Middle East, Cambridge in July of 1996.
  Saturnalia began as a recording project of Jonathan LaMaster (violin,
 guitar, bass and vocals), who assembled such talented players as SST
 recording artist and founding member of Mission of Burma Roger Miller
 (guitar), Cul de Sac's (Thirsty Ear/USA and Flying Nun/Europe) Robin Amos
 (analog synth, theremin) and Michael Knoblach (drums/percussion), Mile
Wide's Vic
 Rawlings on serangi, Zac Scherzad on bass clarinet, sopranino saxophone and
 dijeradoo, as well as many other fine guests.  The sessions were recorded
and
 co-produced by the sonic (sub)genius Bill T. Miller himself at Headroom
 Studio in Boston.  Bill is an overachiever who is not only a great
engineer/producer,
 but a great musician who leads Out of  Band Experience (guest heavy, and a

 psycho-samplefest of serial killers and alien porn stars), Kings of
Feedback,
 and The Orgy Of Noise.  He recently recorded 8 songs for Melt-Banana and did
3
 BTM remixes for them, as well. (They in turn did some guest appearences with
OBE
 and The Orgy of Noise.)  He has also recently done remixes for Plainfield,
which
 features Smelly Mustafah and Trey from Mr. Bungle.


 Jonathan LaMaster
 Unsound Music Productions


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Forwarded message:
Sender:    [e-mail]
Reply-to:    [e-mail]


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Forwarded message:
Subj:    Saturnalia gigs (shameless self promotion, etc.)

A brief infomercial for upcoming Saturnalia gigs...

Featuring (except where noted, on 6/20),
Jonathan LaMaster (violin, guitar, electronics, and vocals) James Coleman
(theremin), Josh Dahleger (upright bass), Creed Dew (tapes, synth,
electronics), Keiko Higuchi (improvisational vocals, texts, and antics) Vic
Rawlings (banjo, cello),
and Sean Tuthill (drums and percussion.)

     Sun. May 4th @ Jacques, 79 Broadway, Boston, Info 617-426-8902
             11pm, w/ The In Out and Barts Adler.

     Sat. May 31st @ The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St, NYC, #212-219-3055
             w/ The Gold Sparkle Band (Third Eye Recording Artists from
Atlanta)

     Sun. June 1st, Green Street Grill, 280 Green St, Central Square,
Cambridge
             w/ The Gold Sparkle Band, Ed Chang/Doug Theriault "DUAL", &
Miranda
                (featuring: Miranda, Matt Maneri, John McLelland and Curt
Newton)

     Fri. June 20th, Jonathan LaMaster, Masashi Harrada, Robin Amos + bass
            perform improvised music to the silent film "The Golem" sometime
after
            dark in the Carberry's Bakery and Coffee Shop parking lot,
            74-76 Prospect St. Central Square, Cambridge  Info:617-623-1065


   Saturnalia is, for the most part, a free-improv collective that has been
doing shows in the Boston area since warming up for Elliott Sharp/Zeena
Parkins PsychoAcoustic at the Middle East, Cambridge in July of 1996.
 Saturnalia began as a recording project of Jonathan LaMaster (violin,
guitar, bass and vocals), who assembled such talented players as SST
recording artist and founding member of Mission of Burma Roger Miller
(guitar), Cul de Sac's (Thirsty Ear/USA and Flying Nun/Europe) Robin Amos
(analog synth) and Michael Knoblach (drums/percussion), Mile Wide's Vic
Rawlings on serangi, Zac Scherzad on bass clarinet, sopranino saxophone and
dijeradoo, as well as many other fine guests.  The sessions were recorded and
co-produced by the sonic (sub)genius Bill T. Miller himself at Headroom
Studio in Boston.  Bill has recently recorded a session for Melt Banana, and
is working on some remixes for them, as well as some remixes for Mr. Bungle's
Trevor Dunn.

Jonathan LaMaster
Unsound Music Productions




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From: Bob Kowalski <[e-mail]>
Subject: Ribot / Film Works / Naked City / Frith / Space in my
Date: 02 May 1997 12:39:54 -0500

A few random thoughts, responses and questions :
For those looking for more work by Mr. Ribot I would recommend Evan
Lurie's first album "Selling Water by the Shore" (I think thats the title) as
well as Sam Phillips wonderful "Omnipop."  The Tom Waits / Lounge
Lizards & even the Elvis Costello contributions are all excellent as well.
And a thumbs up for "Shoe String Symphonies."
The new Filmworks IV is great and the new Naked City boxed set
decently priced (almost a 2 for 1 at the local shops.)  I'm looking forward
to finding the new Fred Frith film series disc.  Has anyone a good (or
bad) word for it?
Have y'all heard the Bill Frisell / Elvis Costello live disc?  Its an import
recorded maybe a couple of years ago and they do maybe six tunes
(mostly Elvis C songs) with a quiet guitar and a whispering vocal.  Yet
another great album.
Where do people put all the CDS that seem to proliferate endlessly?
Suppose there could be worse problems to debate in life.
Phew ~  Chow for now.
Bob
Somerville, MA



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From: Sean Terwilliger <[e-mail]>
Subject: Praxis Live
Date: 04 May 1997 19:53:13 -0400

According to the RPM records catalog, Parxis - Transmutation Live is now
available as an import (to the US) release. Anyone know about when and
if it will see US release? Jeff?

-Sean



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From: Jeff Spirer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Praxis Live
Date: 04 May 1997 17:50:35 -0700

At 07:53 PM 5/4/97 -0400, Sean Terwilliger wrote:
>According to the RPM records catalog, Parxis - Transmutation Live is now
>available as an import (to the US) release. Anyone know about when and
>if it will see US release? Jeff?

The European release was kind of a surprise to everyone including Bill from
what I know.  The US release should happen in the next month, but depending
on who picks it up for distribution, it may take a while to get out there.

The next Ion release will be available long before Caroline starts shipping
it.  I will post here, and hopefully be able to give some sources for
buying it mail order.


Jeff Spirer
Axiom/Material
www.hyperreal.com/axiom/



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From: [e-mail] (keefe j murren)
Subject: shoe string symphonettes
Date: 05 May 1997 11:08:04 -0500

Hey guys,

    I just got marc ribot's new album of film music (which is really really
good), but i searched the net and couldn't find any info on the films or
directors that ribot does the music for. The only director i could find
info on was Joe Brewster (there's a filmography at the end of this message
for those interested). If anybody knows anything pleas reply. Here are the
films and directors: Death By Unnatural Causes (1991) d:karen bellone and
lisa rinzler, Landlord Blues (1987) d:jacob burkhardt, Aelita Queen of Mars
(1928) d:Yakov Protazanov, Pieces from an incomplete Project (1995-6) d:
joe Brewster,    Summer Salt (1993) d:charlie levi.

Thanks guys,
keefe



Filmography of Joe Brewster:

1987 -- RING OF ROSES - student documentary, 22 minutes

1988 -- SERA SUSU - director, producer - Twenty-one String Kora, 6 minutes

1990 -- HOW TO CATCH A MAN - director, producer - documentary, 8 minutes

1993 -- AIBOBO - director, producer - drama, 10 minutes

1994 -- WE CHOOSE TO RAP** - producer - documentary, 17 minutes

1995 -- THE KEEPER** - director, producer - drama, 90 minutes





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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Greg Cohen (Was: "Waits related Ribot")
Date: 07 May 1997 04:08:09 -0400 (EDT)

In a message dated 97-04-08 09:58:25 EDT, [e-mail] (Tom Pratt) writes:

> Where else can Greg Cohen be found other than Masada stuff? He's a very
>  lovely and lyrical bassist with a very soft and clear tone. I'd like to
>  find more.

Check out Greg's rendition of some Mingus tunes on the tribute album "Weird
Nightmare", featuring TONS of other great people.

IOU



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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: Re: Greg Cohen (Was: "Waits related Ribot")
Date: 07 May 1997 10:59:25 -0400

>In a message dated 97-04-08 09:58:25 EDT, [e-mail] (Tom Pratt) writes:
>
>> Where else can Greg Cohen be found other than Masada stuff? He's a very
>>  lovely and lyrical bassist with a very soft and clear tone. I'd like to
>>  find more.
>
>Check out Greg's rendition of some Mingus tunes on the tribute album "Weird
>Nightmare", featuring TONS of other great people.
>
>IOU

His own new disc on DIW can be very hard to find but is recommended, in a
traditional Ellington small band kinda style.  Dave Douglas is featured
alongside a number of lesser known players.

Steve
[e-mail]





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From: BJOERN <[e-mail]>
Subject: Eugene Chadbourne in Tuebingen/Germany
Date: 07 May 1997 17:34:47 +0200 (MSZ)

for all of you from Germany and near Germany...
Eugene Chadbourne will perform live and solo here in my hometown
Tuebingen on June 1 at the Sudhaus

BJOERN



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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: A friendly reminder (Gigs at the Knit)
Date: 07 May 1997 12:38:58 -0400

Just wanted to put out a general reminder for those in the New York area:

May 13  Eugene Chadbourne solo and in duo with Zorn; Phil Minton and Roger
Turner, all starts at 9

May 15 - 18   Bar Kokhba (8 and 10 o'clock on Thursday, Friday and Sunday;
9 and 11 on Saturday)

May 20  Larry Ochs (of the ROVA Saxophone Quartet), John Zorn, Dave Douglas
and friends, starts at 9

All in the Knitting Factory main space

[phone] for ticket information and reservations)

Steve Smith
[e-mail]





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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Greg Cohen (Was: "Waits related Ribot")
Date: 07 May 1997 09:49:08 -0700 (PDT)

On Wed, 7 May 1997 [e-mail] wrote:

> Check out Greg's rendition of some Mingus tunes on the tribute album "Weird
> Nightmare", featuring TONS of other great people.

i second the recommendation.

hasta.

Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.




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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Greg Cohen (Was: "Waits related Ribot")
Date: 07 May 1997 09:51:36 -0700 (PDT)


On Wed, 7 May 1997, Steve Smith wrote:

> His own new disc on DIW can be very hard to find but is recommended, in a
> traditional Ellington small band kinda style.

is there any chance that this and the
Dougie Bowne (or was that released by Avant?)
discs will be available through Koch?

hasta.

Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.




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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: Re: Greg Cohen (Was: "Waits related Ribot")
Date: 07 May 1997 13:22:53 -0400

>> His own new disc on DIW can be very hard to find but is recommended, in a
>> traditional Ellington small band kinda style.
>
>is there any chance that this and the
>Dougie Bowne (or was that released by Avant?)
>discs will be available through Koch?

Not to my knowledge.  DIW is licensing certain things to Koch for release
domestically but has not yet taken the final step of actually signing a
distribution agreement for imports.  And those two discs fell into some
kind of black hole during which DIW was NOT licensing anything to Koch, as
did David S. Ware's latest release.  (I know, this doesn't make much
sense.)

I just saw the June Koch book and it included two DIW-licensed things, one
of which was the new Shannon Jackson album, "Shannon's House."  This was
the disc released immediately prior to Greg and Dougie's albums.  The other
was half of a four CD tribute to Monk which came out a few years ago and
will be released in two parts.

I know there are now plans for both new and old albums to be licensed, but
I wouldn't count on Dougie or Greg to be aomng them, unfortunately.  I know
this sucks, but...

Steve
[e-mail]






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From: Tom Benton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Greg Cohen (Was: "Waits related Ribot")
Date: 07 May 1997 14:04:20 -0500 (CDT)

>
> Not to my knowledge.  DIW is licensing certain things to Koch for release
> domestically but has not yet taken the final step of actually signing a
> distribution agreement for imports.

Ok, another question: I heard from Jamie Saft (who's got a delightful new
record on Avant that you should all check out) that Avant will soon be
getting a reasonably comprehensive U.S. distribution deal with Koch.  Is
this reasonably correct?

And something else that's been bugging me:  Is there any connection
between DIW and Avant?  I was under the impression that "Way Low" and
"Minor Swing" were on the former while they're actually on the latter, and
vice-versa for a couple other records.  Is my befuddlement founded on
anything or am I just hopelessly confused?




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: The Second Annual VISION FESTIVAL
Date: 07 May 1997 15:41:20 +0100

Hello hello,

What follows is the official schedule for this major artist-organized
festival taking place later this month here in New York City.  Zorn himself
will be featured in a duet with the phenomenal young drummer Susie Ibarra on
Wednesday May 28th.  Enjoy!


Arts For Art presents
The Second Annual VISION FESTIVAL
May 27th-June 1st
ORENSANZ ARTS CENTER
172 Norfolk St (near Ave. A + Houston) NYC

TUESDAY May 27th  beginning at 7pm
OPENING INVOCATION by JOSEPH JARMAN
WHIT DICKEY Trio * KLAAS HEKMAN/HIDEJI TANINAKA/ WILBERT DEJOODE/WILLIAM
PARKER * CHARLES GAYLE as 'Streets' * MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD

WEDNESDAY May 28th ... 7pm
DAVID BUDBILL * SIMONE FORTI w/ DANIEL CARTER
GLENN SPEARMAN/PAUL MURPHY/WILLIAM PARKER
IVO PERELMAN Quartet (featuring MARILYN CRISPELL)* MARK DRESSER Quartet *
JOHN ZORN/SUSIE IBARRA

THURSDAY May 29th ... 7pm
AMIRI BARAKA * DANIEL BERRIGAN-S.J. * ROB BROWN/MATTHEW SHIPP * THURSTON
MOORE/LAWRENCE COOK/JON VOIGT * WILLIAM PARKER's Little Huey Creative Music
Orchestra * JOSEPH JARMAN

FRIDAY May 30th ... 7pm
STEVE DALACHINSKY * LOU GRASSI Group (featuring PERRY ROBINSON) *
JOE MORRIS/JOE MANERI/MAT MANERI * DAVID S. WARE Quartet *
REGGIE WORKMAN Ensemble * COOPER-MOORE Quartet

SATURDAY May 31st ... 7pm
MIGUEL ALGARIN * THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS  *
PATRICIA NICHOLSON w/ DENIS CHARLES
MILFORD GRAVES * PRIMA MATERIA/RASHIED ALI
BILL COLE'S Untempered Ensemble

SUNDAY June 1st ... 7pm
TRACIE MORRIS * BUTCH MORRIS Conduction * MARIA MITCHELL w/ BILLY BANG &
TOBY WILLIAMS * ASSIF TSAHAR Trio * OTHER DIMENSIONS IN MUSIC: ROY
CAMPBELL/DANIEL CARTER/WILLIAM PARKER/RASHID BAKR * JEANNE LEE w/ MICKEY
DAVIDSON

TICKETS:  $22 per night  /  $95 for all six nights
Call The Vision Festival Hotline for updates
and reservations/advance ticket sales: [phone]

ALSO VERY MUCH: Master Classes with MILFORD GRAVES
on Sunday and WILLIAM PARKER on Saturday will be offered.

further questions can be directed to myself, Steven Joerg, at the address below.

Kind Regards,  [e-mail]





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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Greg Cohen (Was: "Waits related Ribot")
Date: 07 May 1997 14:55:43 -0700 (PDT)

On Wed, 7 May 1997, Steve Smith wrote:

> Not to my knowledge.  DIW is licensing certain things to Koch for release
> domestically but has not yet taken the final step of actually signing a
> distribution agreement for imports.

who does distribute DIW in the US currently?
is there some way to get ahold of these discs?

hasta.

Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.




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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: DIW and Avant (was Re: Greg Cohen)
Date: 07 May 1997 18:11:38 -0400

>Ok, another question: I heard from Jamie Saft (who's got a delightful new
>record on Avant that you should all check out) that Avant will soon be
>getting a reasonably comprehensive U.S. distribution deal with Koch.  Is
>this reasonably correct?

It started in April with four releases, then there were four more in May
and there are four more in June.  Mostly back catalog but also Derek
Bailey/DJ Ninj, Dim Sum Clip Job, Smarnamisa - Resia Valley Music, and Duck
Baker.  They'll continue to roll out four old ones per month and presumably
scatter some new ones as they become available.  I second the notion for
Saft/Vu.

>And something else that's been bugging me:  Is there any connection
>between DIW and Avant?  I was under the impression that "Way Low" and
>"Minor Swing" were on the former while they're actually on the latter, and
>vice-versa for a couple other records.  Is my befuddlement founded on
>anything or am I just hopelessly confused?

"Way Low" and "Minor Swing" are both on DIW.  There is a connection between
DIW and Avant having to do with production and in many cases distribution
(although clearly not in the U.S. any more).  The difference between DIW
and Avant is that Zorn directs Avant, not DIW.  I guess there have been
cases where Zorn has done things that ended up on DIW (Masada obviously)
and there are some things that would seem to be Zorn projects but may not
have been (Arcana, which is actually a Laswell project I guess; Marc
Ribot's latest, etc).

I'm talking a lot but isn't it obvious by now that I really don't have a
clue how most of this works? :-)  No one knows but Zorn and his cabal of
coworkers, the Gnomes of Zurich, none of whom are whispering in my ear late
at night anymore (you know who you are)...  Now *Patrice* they're still
talking to, maybe.

Steve Smith
[e-mail]






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From: Tom Pratt <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Greg Cohen (Was: "Waits related Ribot")
Date: 07 May 1997 18:16:07 -0400

> is there any chance that this and the
> Dougie Bowne (or was that released by Avant?)
> discs will be available through Koch?

The Dougie Bowne album 'One Way Elevator' is on Avant. It's a trio album
with Bowne on drums, John Medeski on piano and Fred Hopkins on bass.
It's quite jazzy and very cool. I have an cassette of it that I got a
while ago, long before it was released. It's sort of short but well
worth it... especially those who want to hear Medeski playing piano. If
you get this album and enjoy it then pick up Medeski, Martin & Woods's
first album on Accurate called 'Notes From The Underground'. You'll like
it. See ya!

            -Tom Pratt



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From: Christopher Hamilton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: DIW distribution
Date: 07 May 1997 23:39:55 -0400 (EDT)



On Wed, 7 May 1997, Steve Smith wrote:

> domestically but has not yet taken the final step of actually signing a
> distribution agreement for imports.  And those two discs fell into some
> kind of black hole during which DIW was NOT licensing anything to Koch, as
> did David S. Ware's latest release.  (I know, this doesn't make much
> sense.)

I'm confused.  All three of these records (plus the Shannon Jackson record
mentioned later in Steve's post) showed up at my local store about a month
ago.  I thought they were being distributed by Koch.  Who is distributing
them, then, and why are they so much easier to find in Pittsburgh than
in NYC?

Chris Hamilton




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From: Alain Potvin <[e-mail]>
Subject: Zorn in Montreal?/Victo
Date: 08 May 1997 15:08:09 -0400


I read it today in the Montreal gazette...(Schedule of MTL jazz fest.)

John Zorn puts sax in the service of Zion in Salle du G=E8su June 27, part o=
f
a Jazz Dans la Nuit series, including venerable altoist Lee Konitz (July 4)
and accordionist Richard Galliano (July 5). Jazz Contemporain sets
innovators in the Mus=E9e d'Art Contemporain de Montr=E9al.

What is service of Zion?

Also

The festival de musique actuelle de Victoriaville is coming very soon...
(May 15-19)

Victoriaville is beetween Montreal & Quebec City (6-7 hours by car from NYC)
Here the line up:

BORIS KOVAC. "Anamnesis"
SERBIA
NORTH-AMERICAN PREMI=C8RE

with JAROSLAVA BENKA VLCEK, NENAD VRBASKI, BOGDAN RANKOVIC, SASA SVIJIC,
IVICA MARUSEVIC and BORIS KOVAC.
8:00 pm CIN=C9MA LAURIER 20$



JEAN DEROME "Hommage =E0 PEREC"
QU=C9BEC
WORLD PREMI=C8RE

with REN=C9 LUSSIER, PIERRE TANGUAY, MUHAMMAD ABDUL AL-KHABYYR, PIERRE
CARTIER, GUILLAUME DOSTALER, IVANHOE JOLICOEUR, LOUIS BABIN, MARTIN
T=C9TREAULT, MICHEL DUPIRE, FRANK LOZANO, ROBERT M. LEPAGE, JEAN SABOURIN an=
d
JEAN DEROME.



10:00 pm COLIS=C9E DES BOIS-FRANCS 22$


FRIDAY May 16th

FRAN=C7OIS HOULE TRIO & TALKING PICTURES
CANADA

with DYLAN VAN DER SCHYFF, TONY WILSON, PEGGY LEE, BILL CLARK, RON SAMWORTH
and FRAN=C7OIS HOULE.



1:00 pm CEGEP 12$


CCMC
CANADA

with JOHN OSWALD, PAUL DUTTON and MICHAEL SNOW.


5:00 pm CEGEP 14$



PHIL MINTON QUARTET
ENGLAND
NORTH-AMERICAN PREMI=C8RE

with ROGER TURNER, VERYAN WESTON, JOHN BUTCHER and PHIL MINTON.


8:00 pm CIN=C9MA LAURIER 20$


FRED FRITH QUARTET
ENGLAND, USA, QU=C9BEC

with MARK STEWART, NICK DIDKOVSKY, REN=C9 LUSSIER and FRED FRITH.




10:00 pm COLIS=C9E DES BOIS-FRANCS 24$


KEIJI HAINO "Fushitsusha"
JAPAN
CANADIAN PREMI=C8RE

with YASUSHI OZAWA, JUN KOSUGI and KEIJI HAINO.
00:00 am CEGEP 14$


SATURDAY May 17th

GIANNI GEBBIA "Terra Arsa"
ITALY
NORTH-AMERICAN PREMI=C8RE

with MIRIAM PALMA, VITTORIO VILLA and GIANNI GEBBIA.

1:00 pm CEGEP 14$

WILLIAM PARKER "In Order To Survive"
USA
CANADIAN PREMI=C8RE

with ROB BROWN, COOPER MOORE, SUSIE IBARRA and WILLIAM PARKER.


3:00 pm CIN=C9MA LAURIER 16$

IR=C8NE SCHWEIZER SOLO
SUISSE



5:00 pm CEGEP 14$



BOBBY PREVITE "The Horse"
USA
CANADIAN PREMI=C8RE

with HERB ROBERTSON, PETER EPSTEIN, LINDSAY HORNER, JON DRYDEN, RUSS
LOSSING, MARK HELIAS, STEPHAN CRUMP, PETE McCANN, PETER BASIL, JOHN
METTAM-DJEMBE and BOBBY PREVITE.


8:00 pm CIN=C9MA LAURIER 20




NOUVEL ENSEMBLE MODERNE & HEINER GOEBBELS
QU=C9BEC, GERMANY
NORTH-AMERICAN PREMI=C8RE

10:00 pm COLIS=C9E DES BOIS-FRANCS 24$



PALINCKX
HOLLAND, USA
NORTH-AMERICAN PREMI=C8RE

with JIM MENESES, HAN BUHRS, JACQUES PALINCKX and BERT PALINCKX.


00:00 am CEGEP 14$


SUNDAY May 18th

BORAH BERGMAN "Dialogues with myself"
USA
CANADIAN PREMI=C8RE



1:00 pm CEGEP 12$



MICHEL DONEDA/BE=D1AT ACHIARY/KAZUE SAWAI
FRANCE, JAPAN=20
NORTH-AMERICAN PREMI=C8RE



3:00 pm CIN=C9MA LAURIER 16$



MARIE GOYETTE & DAGMAR KRAUSE
QU=C9BEC, GERMANY
NORTH-AMERICAN PREMI=C8RE



5:00 pm CEGEP 16$



ROVA X 8
USA
CANADIAN PREMI=C8RE

with DAVE BARRETT, VINNY GOLIA, TIM BERNE, BRUCE ACKLEY, GLENN SPEARMAN,
STEVE ADAMS, JON RASKIN and LARRY OCHS.




8:00 pm CIN=C9MA LAURIER 20$


UNIVERS ZERO
BELGIUM
NORTH-AMERICAN PREMI=C8RE

with MARIANNE DENO=CFA, KAAT DE WINDT, DANIEL DENIS, ANDY KIRK and GUY=
 SEGERS.



10:00 pm COLIS=C9E DES BOIS-FRANCS 24$


L'ORKESTRE DES PAS PERDUS
QU=C9BEC

with MAXIME ST-PIERRE, R=C9MI LECLERC, JEAN-DENIS LEVASSEUR, PAUL RICHER,
JEAN SABOURIN and CLAUDE ST-JEAN.



00:00 am CEGEP 14$




MONDAY May 19th

WILLIAM HOOKER & LEE RANALDO
=C9TATS-UNIS
CANADIAN PREMI=C8RE


2:00 pm COLIS=C9E DES BOIS-FRANCS 16$



GASTR DEL SOL
USA
QU=C9BEC PREMI=C8RE

with JIM O'ROURKE and DAVID GRUBBS.


5:00 pm CEGEP 16$



DOCTOR NERVE & SIRIUS STRING QUARTET
USA
WORLD PREMI=C8RE

SIRIUS STRING QUARTET : with LIZ KNOWLES, RON LAWRENCE, MARY WOOTEN and
TODD REYNOLDS.

DOCTOR NERVE : with GREG ANDERSON, LEO CIESA, YVES DUBOIN, ROB HENKE,
MICHAEL LYTLE, KATHLEEN SUPOV=C9 and NICK DIDKOVSKY.



7:00 pm CIN=C9MA LAURIER 20$


TORTOISE
USA
QU=C9BEC PREMI=C8RE

with DOUGLAS McCOMBS, JOHN HERNDON, DAN BITNEY, DAVE PAJO and JOHN McENTIRE.



9:00 pm COLIS=C9E DES BOIS-FRANCS 22$





Alain Potvin
Saint-Felicien, Quebec



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From: Christopher Hamilton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Zorn in Montreal?/Victo
Date: 08 May 1997 16:32:00 -0400 (EDT)



On Thu, 8 May 1997, Alain Potvin wrote:

> What is service of Zion?

Presumably this is a cheesy and potentially very misleading reference to
Zorn's "Radical Jewish Culture" slogan and/or his dedication of the Masada
records to Asher Ginzberg, founder of Cultural Zionism.

Chris Hamilton





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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Date: 08 May 1997 15:28:21 -0700 (PDT)


hey now,

my friend Thurston Hunger is producing a
Mayhem special this sunday (5-11) on KFJC
89.7 FM exploring John Zorn's Tzadik label. i
will be sitting in as a guest, adding tidbits
and general banter when appropriate. we will
be playing tracks from nearly every release
in all of the different series (Composer,
Radical Jewish Culture, New Japan, Archival,
Lunatic Fringe, Film Music) with some
discussion about Zorn and Tzadik, as well as
Avant and DIW.

the show runs from 11pm to 2am PDT, a funky
timeslot i know, but... if you own a VCR,
hook it up to your receiver and using the
timer record the show while you sleep.
(clever, eh?). this show will be part one.
part two airs the following sunday (5-18),
again from 11pm to 2am.

for those of you not within range of the
station's broadcast bandwidth, you can listen
in on the Whirled Wide Web at www.kfjc.org.

hasta. --dk

Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.




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From: "Patrice L. Roussel" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: DIW and Avant (was Re: Greg Cohen)
Date: 08 May 1997 18:54:03 -0700


On Wed, 7 May 1997 18:11:38 -0400  Steve Smith wrote:
>
> "Way Low" and "Minor Swing" are both on DIW.  There is a connection between
> DIW and Avant having to do with production and in many cases distribution
> (although clearly not in the U.S. any more).  The difference between DIW
> and Avant is that Zorn directs Avant, not DIW.  I guess there have been
> cases where Zorn has done things that ended up on DIW (Masada obviously)
> and there are some things that would seem to be Zorn projects but may not
> have been (Arcana, which is actually a Laswell project I guess; Marc
> Ribot's latest, etc).
>
> I'm talking a lot but isn't it obvious by now that I really don't have a
> clue how most of this works? :-)  No one knows but Zorn and his cabal of
> coworkers, the Gnomes of Zurich, none of whom are whispering in my ear late
> at night anymore (you know who you are)...  Now *Patrice* they're still
> talking to, maybe.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^

Me? In Portland (OR)? How should I know anything :-).

    Patrice.




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From: "cmurat" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RV: Enviroment for sextet
Date: 08 May 1997 22:16:00 -0300



----------
>
> Please, anybody can tell me how could I get this CD. I live in Argentina,
> and I can┤t
> found it anywhere. I also want to get same information about Adriana
> Centazzo.
> Thanks.




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: I'm begging for a ticket for Masada in Montreal!
Date: 11 May 1997 14:57:59 +0000


Hello,

Today I found out that Masada was coming out to the Montreal Jazz
festival, I ran to the phone and found out that it sold out this
morning. I am now praying that someone has an extra ticket and I'm
offering TWICE THE PRICE OF THE TICKET.

I'm hoping,
Jeremy



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From: "Patrice L. Roussel" <[e-mail]>
Subject: about Uri Caine's URLICHT...
Date: 11 May 1997 15:23:36 -0700


    Has anybody seen the following record:


060 - URLICHT: Uri Caine

  Uri Caine: piano; Dave Douglas: trumpet; Dave Binney: sax; Don Byron: cla-
  rinet; DJ Olive: turntables; Danny Blume: guitar, tapes; Joey Baron: drums;
  Mark Feldman: violin; Arto Lindsay: guitar; Josh Roseman: trombone; Larry
  Gold: cello; Deam Bowman: vocals; Michael Formanek: bass; Aaron Ben Soussan:
  cantor.

    1997 - Winter & Winter (Germany), 910 004-2 (CD)


It was announced few months ago but I still have failed to find it.

    Patrice.



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From: slawlor <[e-mail]>
Subject: some more zorn questions for you
Date: 11 May 1997 20:44:15 -0400 (EDT)

Hi there.  Can someone tell me what tokyo opperations sounds like?  I
think from what I saw on a zorn page, it has something to do with cobra?
Also, is the naked city box set just a repackaging of all the naked city
stuff, or does it have new material, and how much of the set is previously
unreleased material?  Thanks for the information.


scott K. Lawlor
http://w3.gwis.com/~slawlor




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From: [e-mail] (Dave Trenkel)
Subject: Re: some more zorn questions for you
Date: 11 May 1997 19:04:19 -0800

>Hi there.  Can someone tell me what tokyo opperations sounds like?  I

It's a Cobra recording, done in Tokyo with all Japanese musicians. It's
actually my favorite recorded Cobra, a piece which can be lots of fun to
see performed but I feel does not translate well to recording. Tokyo Ops
features a mix of traditional Japanese musicians and noise-types, and just
the juxtapostion of the totally sublime and delicate music with raging
guitar noise is pretty fantastic.

________________________________________________________
Dave Trenkel : [e-mail]  : www.peak.org/~improv/

"...there will come a day when you won't have to use
gasoline. You'd simply take a cassette and put it in
your car, let it run. You'd have to have the proper
type of music. Like you take two sticks, put 'em
together, make fire. You take some notes and rub 'em
together - dum, dum, dum, dum - fire, cosmic fire."
                                            -Sun Ra
________________________________________________________





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From: DR S WILKIE <[e-mail]>
Subject:       Re: Uri Caine's URLICHT
Date: 12 May 1997 10:36:17 GMT0BST



Patrice wrote (#81) asking if anyone had heard this disc.  Is it an
album of Mahler's music?

Sean



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From: "Patrice L. Roussel" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Uri Caine's URLICHT
Date: 12 May 1997 08:39:37 -0700


On Mon, 12 May 1997 10:36:17 GMT0BST  DR S WILKIE wrote:
>
>
>
> Patrice wrote (#81) asking if anyone had heard this disc.  Is it an
> album of Mahler's music?

Yes.

    Patrice.




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From:     [e-mail]
Subject:  masada in montreal?
Date: 12 May 1997 13:14 EST

did i miss an announcement ofa masada tour, or this a one off gig at the
montreal fest?

adam



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From: Alain Potvin <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: masada in montreal? sold out
Date: 12 May 1997 14:07:07 -0400

At 13:14 12/05/97 EST, you wrote:
>did i miss an announcement ofa masada tour, or this a one off gig at the
>montreal fest?


The Montreal show is sold out.  The Gesu standing only 150-200 persons! The
Frisell shows are probably sold out too.

I dont have any tour date...
Alain Potvin
Saint-Felicien, Quebec



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From: Bob Boster <[e-mail]>
Subject: concert (fwd)
Date: 12 May 1997 22:44:45 -0700 (PDT)





this is a concert notice, please feel free to forward to anyone or any
list you think might be interested.  thanks.


A Smorgasbord of Improvisation

Scott Rosenberg and legion of musicians
Crucible Steel Gallery
9pm, Weds. 5/28/97
2050 Bryant (betw. 18th and 19th)
Admission: $5-7 sliding


(from press release)

Scott Rosenberg will be hosting a mini-festival of music...with between
30-35 of the Bay Area's most unique and creative musicians in an entirely
open context.  The only determined element will be the combinations of
players.

The concert features a vast array and diversity of instrumentalists.  The
short list includes: Matt Ingalls (clarinet), Dana Reason (piano), Dan
Plonsey (reeds), John Bischoff (electronics), Chery E. Leonard (viola),
Tim White (sitar), Bob Boster (electronics), Tim Perkis (electronics),
Graham Connah (keys), Morgan Guberman (voice), Brian S. Pearson
(percussion), Krys Bobrowski (french horn), Brian kane (reeds,
banjo), John Shiurba (guitar), Damon Smith (bass), John Ingle (reeds),
Peter Valsamis (percussion), Ron Heglin (trombone), Tom Dambly (trumpet),
Beth Lissick (spoken word), Erin Esplanade ('cello), Ashley Adams (bass),
Timothy White (bass clarinet), Aurora (voice), Fran Holland (reeds,
homeamade instruments), Mark Wyman (accordion), David Brandt
(percussion), and Scott Rosenberg (reeds).

This concert will function as a final SF date for Scott Rosenberg who is
moving out of the area in June.  Rosenberg has been an active participant
and organizer in the improvised and new music world for the past three
years.  This concert marks the last of his large scale projects and the
beginning of his international career, as he aims towards NY and Europe.



----------------------===---------------====------------------==-------

Bob Boster (aka Mr. Meridies)

[e-mail]            [e-mail]
              [e-mail]

PO Box 9383 Oakland, CA 94613 510-655-8636
            PO Box 373 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919-942-7672





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From: Friedrich Feger <[e-mail]>
Subject: traditional jewish music
Date: 13 May 1997 12:11:16 +0200

hi,

since I have to write and perform music for a theatre play about the
childhood of a jewish boy in Poland around 1940, I'd like to get into
traditional jewish music, especially of Russian, Polish or other east
European origin. Apart from the popular Giora Feidmann-Klezmer and the
assimilated stuff of the NY radical jewish culture movement I am absolutely
virgin when it comes to jewish music. Could anyone recommend her/his
favourites or tell me about the canon? Recommendations about contemporary
artists, traditional style or modern, are welcome too.

Thanks a lot,
Fritz.




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Bacharach Tribute
Date: 14 May 1997 13:30:52 -0400 (EDT)

This is what you'd call a "loose connection" but I thought I'd tell y'all
about it anyway.

Tonight on PBS at 9:00, there's a program entitled "Burt Bacharach... This Is
Now".  It's a recent BBC doc on the man and his legend, featuring "... such
modern admirers as Elvis Costello."

Might be interesting.  Let me know if anyone gets a chance to see it!

PS -- did anyone catch Zorn/Chadbourne last night?

PWK



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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Subject: Kletka Red
Date: 14 May 1997 11:03:49 -0700 (PDT)


hey now,

been listening to this disc a bit lately
and really enjoying it. as an aside, i
can only recognize one or two of the
tunes from the traditional songs.

in any case, i'm familiar with who
Tony Buck and Andy Ex are (why didn't
they mention his connection with the now
defunct Dog Faced Hermans, i wonder?)
but who is Leonid Soybelman and what
other musical projects has he been involved
with?

hasta.

Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.




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From: Christopher Hamilton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Kletka Red
Date: 14 May 1997 15:32:06 -0400 (EDT)



Er -- what is this?  I feel so out of the loop.

Chris Hamilton





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From: Scott Russell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Items for exchange
Date: 14 May 1997 21:01:34 +0000

--MimeMultipartBoundary
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Dear all

I have a couple of discs for exchange:

Jim O'Rourke  Terminal Pharmacy
Space Streakings/Mount Shasta  Shakuhachi Surprise

As usual I'm interested in any Zorn related stuff such as Tzadik/Avant
releases but would also consider selected items by Elliot Sharp, Fred
Frith, John Oswald etc.

Let me know if you're interested and we can do a deal.

Scott Russell.
--MimeMultipartBoundary--



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From: john shiurba <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Kletka Red
Date: 14 May 1997 14:01:04 -0700

SUGAR in their vitamins? wrote:

> but who is Leonid Soybelman and what
> other musical projects has he been involved
> with?

Soybelman is part of a group called Ne Zhdali from Estonia. An interesting
group, less hardcore leaning than Kletka Red, utilizing brass instruments
pretty heavily.

--



[e-mail]

http://www.sfo.com/~shiurba



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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Kletka Red
Date: 14 May 1997 14:32:17 -0700 (PDT)

On Wed, 14 May 1997, Christopher Hamilton wrote:

> Er -- what is this?  I feel so out of the loop.

Kletka Red is a newish release
from Tzadik in the Radical
Jewish Music series. features
Leonid Soybelman (gtr, vo),
Andy Ex (gtr, viola) and
Tony Buck (ds, samples).

the music is punked-out
originals and covers of "klezmer
classics" sung in Yiddish.
fun stuff.

hasta.

Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Offering 75 Dollars for one ticket to Masada in MONTREAL
Date: 14 May 1997 20:23:32 +0000

Hi,

I'm offering 75 Dollars for one ticket for Masada in Montreal on June
27th.

Thank You,
Jeremy





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From: [e-mail]
Subject: zorn type of sound........
Date: 14 May 1997 23:49:35 -0400 (EDT)

to whomever will respond,

naked city has some real "cool" sounds on "the sicilian clan" "i want to
live" and "lonely woman". i especially like his style in the clan...can
anyone tell me where i can find similar sounds? pleeease!!!!!!!!!

                                       thanx in advance



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From: Jeff Spirer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Laswell Concert and More Info
Date: 15 May 1997 08:55:24 -0700

I have received several emails about my prior posting on the Praxis concert
in NYC on June 13; in particular, tickets were hard to find.

This will be part of the series Creative Time Presents Music in the
Anchorage 97.  Some of the other shows look very interesting, so even if
you don't want to see Praxis, if you will be in NYC this June, you may want
to go to something.

The Anchorage is inside the base of the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn
side.  Directions to the Anchorage can found at Creative Time's web site at
www.creativetime.org.

Tickets will be available from Other Music at 15 East 4th Street.

Thursday, June 5: Sonic Youth, Christian Marclay, Ikue Mori, The THird Eye
Foundation.

Friday, June 6: Kevin Martin and DJ Vadim present "The Bug"

Thursday, June 12: Vernon Reid, Talvin Singh

Friday, June 13: Praxis (Buckethead, Bill Laswell, DJ Disk, DJ Soul Slinger)

Saturday, June 14: Ninja Tune Stealth Tour

Thursday, June 19: Scorn, DJ Olive, John King

Friday, June 20: Mogwai, Bowery Electric

Saturday, June 21: Ben Neill, Jim O'Rourke, DJ Spooky, David Shea

Thursday, June 26: Project Dark, Blank Slates

Friday, June 27: Scanner, Main, Tweaker, Sticker

Saturday, June 28: Liquid Sky Music


Jeff Spirer
Axiom/Material
www.hyperreal.com/axiom/



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From: Prentice Cotham <[e-mail]>
Subject: FS
Date: 15 May 1997 13:20:16 -0400

I have a few Avant titles I have to sell so I thought I'd offer them to
everyone here.  $10 each plus shipping.  If interested, email me.

Anthony Coleman: Disco by Night
David Shea:  Shock Corridor
Boredoms:  Wow2

Thanks!
Prentice
[e-mail]





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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fwd: Ground Zero in Stirling, Scotland
Date: 15 May 1997 16:06:27 -0700 (PDT)


thought this might be of interest to the list...

hasta.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Resent-From: [e-mail]
Resent-Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 15:13:32 -0600

Continuing their curious new policy of trying to create a scene by
administrative means (which began with a Death Ambient concert a few
weeks ago), Stirling Council are promoting a concert by Otomo
Yoshihide's Ground Zero at the Tolbooth in Broad St. next Thursday
(22nd) starting at 8.30pm.

-- Alastair Dickson, Stirling, Scotland
-- <[e-mail]>





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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: Vaclav Havel's Night at the Knitting Factory
Date: 16 May 1997 19:32:37 -0400

Ladies and gentlemen -

Possibly the funniest press release I've ever written.  Guaranteed 100% true.

Enjoy!

Steve Smith
[e-mail]


For immediate release                                              May 16, 1997


   Czech President Vaclav Havel and U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright
                        Visit the Knitting Factory


NEW YORK - The Knitting Factory in New York City is always ready for
anything when John Zorn plays.  But Zorn's Chamber Masada found some most
unusual guests in the audience for the second set on Thursday night, May
15.  Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson played host to Czech Republic president
Vaclav Havel and his new wife and U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright
and their entourage.

Havel, in town for talks that may bring the Eastern Block into NATO,
contacted Lou Reed prior to his visit to arrange a bit of sightseeing and
clubhopping during his New York sojourn.  Reed, who has been seen numerous
times recently at the Knitting Factory as both performer and spectator,
contacted Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf to arrange a special
reception for Havel.  Dorf let John Zorn know what would be happening in
advance, and plans were made.  The Knitting Factory was crawling with
secret service before long, and the best was yet to come...

Little did anyone know that Havel and his wife, escorted by Reed and Laurie
Anderson, would also invite Secretary of State Madeline Albright, holder of
the third highest office in the country.  Ms. Albright and Havel
immediately engaged in animated conversation, whereupon Zorn, from the
stage, peered up to the balcony and said, "You up there, shut the f**k up,
listen to the music!" whereupon conversation did in fact cease.

Needless to say an international incident did not occur.  Everyone reported
having a terrific time and enjoyed the music greatly.  Even Zorn knew it
had been an historic occasion, and gave Dorf a wink on his way out the
door.

                                     ###







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From: Tom Pratt <[e-mail]>
Subject: CD for sale!
Date: 18 May 1997 18:13:15 -0400

If anyone wants this one, get in touch:

Charles Gayle w/Sunny Murray & William Parker - Kingdom Come

Free jazz on Knitting Factory Works. I'm not a large fan of free jazz
but if you are, you'll probably like this one. Get in touch!

I'm not so sure what I want in exchange (CD, money, tapes, etc.) so best
deal gets it.

            -Tom Pratt



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From: James Douglas Knox <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Gershon Kingsley, and Yiddish Theatre Music
Date: 19 May 1997 16:19:12 +1000 (EST)

Hi,

Unnh, had the happy good fortune to last week pick up a copy of a record
by Gershon Kingsley, "Mozart After Dark". Kingsley is known perhaps to
some of you as half of the paragon of maniacal excellence that recorded
"The In Sound From Way Out", inna 'Sixties. Anyways, "Mozart..." is a
great and strange thing: wierd, mock-jazz derangements of
Mozart tunes; with scat-style arias, winds by escapees of the Vienna State
Opera Symphony, the Jazz Rhythm Gruppe (was this Franz Kogelmann's
combo?...anyone?), and Kingsley himself arranging, conducting and bashing at a harpsichord. Some track titles: "Figaro Flip", "Samba Papageno",
a harpsichord. Some track titles: "Figaro Flip", "Samba Papageno", "Swing
A La Turca", "Hold My Hand, Giovanni"... I dunno; maybe some kinda
precusor to Mars' "John Gavanti" (well: in a like spirit, at least).

And then there's Nat Hentoff's liner notes, which say the reason Kingsley
was in Vienna, was to record a disc of Yiddish Theatre Music for the
Vanguard label. Given Kingsley's singular, warped genius for arranging, I
imagine this would be a helluva thing. Does anyone out there on the list
have a copy, or know anything else about this Kingsley character?

Cheers,

Jim k




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From: Jason Caulfield Bivins <[e-mail]>
Date: 22 May 1997 16:00:07 -0500 (EST)

So what does everyone think of the Derek Bailey/Pat Metheny
collaboration? I couldn't resist picking it up the other day and, while I
haven't fully digested all 3 discs yet, I must confess that much of it
leaves me cold. It strikes that portions of the music are recorded rather
poorly (with Wertico's double-bass work, terrificly overdone anyway,
being way too up front, and Bailey himself often lost in the mix). The
shorter excerpts are generally more successful than the hour-long
improvisation, at least to my ears. But for much of the time, Metheny and
Wertico seem enthusiastic (perhaps overly so) but unable to harmonize
with Bailey's conception (and all its subtleties).
If anyone has opposing interpretations, I'd love to hear them. And I
certainly think much of the music is solid despite my reservations (hats
off to Metheny for even attempting this, I suppose; it shows that "Song
X" wasn't a total fluke). And hey Steve Smith, any insights into the
process of selection here?
Jason Bivins



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From: "Glenn Astarita" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:
Date: 22 May 1997 19:49:09 -0500



----------
> From: Jason Caulfield Bivins <[e-mail]>
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject:
> Date: Thursday, May 22, 1997 4:00 PM
>
> So what does everyone think of the Derek Bailey/Pat Metheny
> collaboration? I couldn't resist picking it up the other day and, while I

> haven't fully digested all 3 discs yet, I must confess that much of it
> leaves me cold. It strikes that portions of the music are recorded rather

> poorly (with Wertico's double-bass work, terrificly overdone anyway,
> being way too up front, and Bailey himself often lost in the mix). The
> shorter excerpts are generally more successful than the hour-long
> improvisation, at least to my ears. But for much of the time, Metheny and

> Wertico seem enthusiastic (perhaps overly so) but unable to harmonize
> with Bailey's conception (and all its subtleties).
> If anyone has opposing interpretations, I'd love to hear them. And I
> certainly think much of the music is solid despite my reservations (hats
> off to Metheny for even attempting this, I suppose; it shows that "Song
> X" wasn't a total fluke). And hey Steve Smith, any insights into the
> process of selection here?
> Jason Bivins
>

Is this 3 disks for the price of 1 ? CDNOW has it listed for $12.99 ? Are
there 2 versions on the market ?

glenn



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From: john shiurba <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: bailey/metheny
Date: 22 May 1997 21:40:51 -0700

> So what does everyone think of the Derek Bailey/Pat Metheny
> collaboration? I couldn't resist picking it up the other day and, while I
> haven't fully digested all 3 discs yet, I must confess that much of it
> leaves me cold. It strikes that portions of the music are recorded rather
> poorly (with Wertico's double-bass work, terrificly overdone anyway,
> being way too up front, and Bailey himself often lost in the mix). The
> shorter excerpts are generally more successful than the hour-long
> improvisation, at least to my ears. But for much of the time, Metheny and
> Wertico seem enthusiastic (perhaps overly so) but unable to harmonize
> with Bailey's conception (and all its subtleties).

i listened to the whole thing today, and my first impressions ran a bit
contrary to these (but not entirely). i felt like metheny really pushes
bailey over the top, and i found the hour long live disc (cd 1) to be
mesmerizing. metheny has a particularly nasty tone throughout, which i
found delightful. and i usually HATE metheny-- can't find anything
redeemable about that shit he's been pumping out for the past 20 years,
with (of course) the exception of the record with ornette and the solo gtr
disc (which i usually find listenable). on the quieter acoustic(-ish)
numbers metheny seems particularly lost, which surprised me-- i
thought that this would be his angle into bailey's world, but he's much
more convincing on the over the top stuff. i haven't paid enough attention to
the drumming to comment-- beyond saying there's nothing outrageous
going on, good or bad.

overall, i'd say if you like bailey's noisier stuff then check it out. if you're
more interested in bailey's introspective side, steer clear. if you're
interested in pat metheny.... buy it, say how you can't believe he could
make such garbage and then try and return it.

glenn:
> Is this 3 disks for the price of 1 ? CDNOW has it listed for $12.99 ? Are
> there 2 versions on the market ?

it's listing at $19.98, so it's possible that the bargain rate could be
$12.98, i guess. i saw it for $18.98
--



[e-mail]

http://www.sfo.com/~shiurba




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From: john shiurba <[e-mail]>
Subject: re: bailey & metheny
Date: 22 May 1997 22:17:33 -0700

> So what does everyone think of the Derek Bailey/Pat Metheny
> collaboration? I couldn't resist picking it up the other day and, while I
> haven't fully digested all 3 discs yet, I must confess that much of it
> leaves me cold. It strikes that portions of the music are recorded rather
> poorly (with Wertico's double-bass work, terrificly overdone anyway,
> being way too up front, and Bailey himself often lost in the mix). The
> shorter excerpts are generally more successful than the hour-long
> improvisation, at least to my ears. But for much of the time, Metheny and
> Wertico seem enthusiastic (perhaps overly so) but unable to harmonize
> with Bailey's conception (and all its subtleties).

i listened to the whole thing today, and my first impressions ran a bit
contrary to these (but not entirely). i felt like metheny really pushes
bailey over the top, and i found the hour long live disc (cd 1) to be
mesmerizing. metheny has a particularly nasty tone throughout, which i
found delightful. and i usually HATE metheny-- can't find anything
redeemable about that shit he's been pumping out for the past 20 years,
with (of course) the exception of the record with ornette and the solo gtr
disc (which i usually find listenable). on the quieter acoustic(-ish)
numbers metheny seems particularly lost, which surprised me-- i
thought that this would be his angle into bailey's world, but he's much
more convincing on the over the top stuff. i haven't paid enough attention to
the drumming to comment-- beyond saying there's nothing outrageous
going on, good or bad.

overall, i'd say if you like bailey's noisier stuff then check it out. if you're
more interested in bailey's introspective side, steer clear. if you're
interested in pat metheny.... buy it, say how you can't believe he could
make such garbage and then try and return it.

glenn:
> Is this 3 disks for the price of 1 ? CDNOW has it listed for $12.99 ? Are
> there 2 versions on the market ?

it's listing at $19.98, so it's possible that the bargain rate could be
$12.98, i guess. i saw it for $18.98

--



[e-mail]

http://www.sfo.com/~shiurba



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From: Jeff Lawrence Schwartz <[e-mail]>
Subject: strange Marc Ribot sighting/Pat & Derek
Date: 23 May 1997 12:46:55 -0400 (EDT)

I came across a copy of the soundtrack to the musical "Doonesbury" and was
suprised to see that a "Mark Ribot" plays guitar and banjo on it. I had
little desire to spin this platter (12" LP vinyl on MCA), but thought this
would be an amusing tidbit for completists and discographers.

Myself, I'm half-way through the Bailey/Metheny monster and must agree to
being dissapointed with how energy oriented it is (the first CD in
particular). I guess I just haven't been keeping up with Derek's head-I
dig him solo, with Kaiser, and with Braxton-the Arcana and Ruins CDs
haven't really tickled my brain.
Tangentially, the new Guitar Player mag has a nice Japanese noise guitar
article and mentions an upcoming Keiji Haino/Derek Bailey duo. Not my
thang, but those of you who dig the Japanese skronk should check out the
mag even if you don't strum.




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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Subject: more Bailey stuff...
Date: 23 May 1997 10:34:59 -0700 (PDT)


speaking of Bailey, has anyone heard
this new album of him and Thurston Moore
improvising with The Thirteen Ghosts
(or whatever the name of that band is)?
the story behind the meeting of these
individuals alone seems to make it worthy
of examination

hasta.

Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: 100 Dollars for one ticket to Masada in Montreal!
Date: 23 May 1997 13:53:30 +0000

Hi,

I'm offering the sum of 100 dollars for one ticket to Masada at the
Montreal Jazz Festival.

Jeremy



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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: Re: more Bailey stuff...
Date: 23 May 1997 14:24:01 -0400

>speaking of Bailey, has anyone heard
>this new album of him and Thurston Moore
>improvising with The Thirteen Ghosts
>(or whatever the name of that band is)?
>the story behind the meeting of these
>individuals alone seems to make it worthy
>of examination

13 Ghosts is a duet featuring the amazing young British reeds player Alex
Ward (previously heard on the Incus release "Ya Boo, Reel & Rumble") and an
electronics guy whose name unfortunately escapes me.  Half the new disc
features Derek Bailey and half features Thurston Moore; the two guitarists
don't play together.  I've heard the Bailey half and found it quite good,
and I've heard from folks I trust that the Moore half is very good as well.

Steve Smith
[e-mail]





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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: 100 Dollars for one ticket to Masada in Montreal!
Date: 23 May 1997 14:45:30 -0400 (EDT)

In a message dated 97-05-23 14:23:17 EDT, you write:

> I'm offering the sum of 100 dollars for one ticket to Masada at the
>  Montreal Jazz Festival.

Come down to NYC on June 19th.  They're playing for free.

Also, while I'm posting, I'd like to mention that "New Traditions in East
Asian Bar Bands" as well as the Bacharach tribute were on sale at the Knit
during the recent Bar Kokhba shows.  Has anyone else seen 'em?

PWK

* snap, crackle, pop* -- I love cereal, Ahhhhh, yes, c-e-r-e-a-l  :-)



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Bacharach Tribute and New Traditions.....
Date: 23 May 1997 16:01:21 -0400 (EDT)

Appaerently, both were just released this past Tuesday. I bought both of them
that day here in Cleveland. If anyone wants more details, feel free to email
me.

Dale.




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From: Brian & Sharon Beuchaw <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Burt, E Asian Bar Bands
Date: 23 May 1997 16:29:34 -0500 (CDT)

On Fri, 23 May 1997 [e-mail] wrote:

> Also, while I'm posting, I'd like to mention that "New Traditions in East
> Asian Bar Bands" as well as the Bacharach tribute were on sale at the Knit
> during the recent Bar Kokhba shows.  Has anyone else seen 'em?
>
> PWK

Yep, they're out here too (Patrice, you can finally get your copy of East
Asian Bar Bands! :-)).  Got both, but have only listened to bits of the
Bacharach tribute - very good, just wish I was familiar with the original
songs a bit more.  And the Bacharach is in a single-size jewel box, as an
added bonus (hey, when you've got *tons* of CDs, any little extra space
counts!).

cya
brian




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From: "Glenn Astarita" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Monolgue
Date: 24 May 1997 12:22:19 -0500

Has anyone heard Wayne Horvitz' new cd called "Monologue" ? It states on
the cd cover "20 compositions for Dance".  The cover is a b&w photo of
1940's style ball room dancing.  I'd like some opinions before i take the
plunge and buy it...thanks !

glenn



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From: [e-mail] (Brandon Magee)
Subject: Notes from May '97 Pulse (Towre Records)
Date: 24 May 1997 13:37:11 -0400 (EDT)

2 notes related to Zorn in the latest Pulse magazine.

1) Regarding 4 new Jazz labels:

...Depth of Field is run by Drummer/Composer/Bandleader Bobby
Previte. His first two releases (due in June) are a disk of duets
between Previte and John Zorn, and one of duets between bassist
Lindsay Horner and Chanting House vocalist Susan McKeown.

(The 3 other labels are 32 Jazz, Arkadia, and Ions)

2) A 3 1/2 Star review of Carol Emanuel's album Tops of Trees, whcih
features Zorn's 'Tasmanian Devil', among other tracks by the Downtown
New York people, who we all know and love.

Brandon



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From: [e-mail] (Herb Levy)
Subject: Re: Monolgue
Date: 24 May 1997 14:39:18 -0800

I haven't heard it on CD, but I've heard many of the pieces.  The music was
written for choreographers, mostly, if not entirely, in the Seattle area.
Most of it's good, more like the solo things from the first couple of
Dossier discs, rather than any of his ensemble projects.  It's not like
techno-dance or anything like that.

Patrice, who's closer to the label (at least geographically), probably has
more to say on the subject.



>Has anyone heard Wayne Horvitz' new cd called "Monologue" ? It states on
>the cd cover "20 compositions for Dance".  The cover is a b&w photo of
>1940's style ball room dancing.  I'd like some opinions before i take the
>plunge and buy it...thanks !
>
>glenn


Herb Levy
[e-mail]





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From: [e-mail] (Dave Trenkel)
Subject: Re: Monologue
Date: 24 May 1997 15:41:56 -0800

>Has anyone heard Wayne Horvitz' new cd called "Monologue" ? It states on
>the cd cover "20 compositions for Dance".  The cover is a b&w photo of
>1940's style ball room dancing.  I'd like some opinions before i take the
>plunge and buy it...thanks !
>
>glenn

I just got it the other night (thanks Patrice!). It's almost all Horvitz,
Ed Pias plays percussion on 2 pieces, but the rest is Wayne on keys,
samples and harmonica. It reminds me the most of the his Dinner at Eight
record on Dossier, some cuts of which appeared on This New Generation. It's
a very pleasant and enjoyable record, with some great melodies, nothing
that expands the definition of modern music, but very listenable without
being trite. I think it's Wayne's best record since Miracle Mile.

________________________________________________________
Dave Trenkel : [e-mail]  : www.peak.org/~improv/

"...there will come a day when you won't have to use
gasoline. You'd simply take a cassette and put it in
your car, let it run. You'd have to have the proper
type of music. Like you take two sticks, put 'em
together, make fire. You take some notes and rub 'em
together - dum, dum, dum, dum - fire, cosmic fire."
                                            -Sun Ra
________________________________________________________





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From: "Julian" <[e-mail]>
Subject: "That Burt Bacharach CD"
Date: 25 May 1997 17:12:54 +1000

Can someone tell me of a place on the net that stocks this CD (I have no
clue what it's actually called) at a reasonable price? I found it in a shop
in Australia and the price is ridiculous. Help would be greatly
appreciated, thanks.




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From: James Douglas Knox <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: more Bailey stuff...
Date: 25 May 1997 14:34:04 +1000 (EST)



On Fri, 23 May 1997, Steve Smith wrote:
>
> 13 Ghosts is a duet featuring the amazing young British reeds player Alex
> Ward (previously heard on the Incus release "Ya Boo, Reel & Rumble") and an
> electronics guy whose name unfortunately escapes me.

Unnh, is it Matt Wand or Pat Thomas?...

> Half the new disc
> features Derek Bailey and half features Thurston Moore; the two guitarists
> don't play together.  I've heard the Bailey half and found it quite good,
> and I've heard from folks I trust that the Moore half is very good as well.

Cheers,

Jim k




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: more Bailey stuff...
Date: 26 May 1997 01:14:13 -0400 (EDT)


In a message dated 5/25/97 8:18:07 PM, [e-mail] (James
Douglas Knox) wrote:

<<> 13 Ghosts is a duet featuring the amazing young British reeds player Alex
> Ward (previously heard on the Incus release "Ya Boo, Reel & Rumble") and an
> electronics guy whose name unfortunately escapes me.

Unnh, is it Matt Wand or Pat Thomas?...
>>

No, it's a guy I haven't heard of before named Switch (real name Benjamin
Herve). Also, I would recommend their first record on Scatter (Giganti
Reptilicus Destructo Beam) over the Bailey/Moore record which is a little
disappointing given the personnel.

Anyone else go to the recently concluded Victoriaville festival? The
highlight for me was seeing Fushitsusha in a small room and then interviewing
them in their hotel room around 3 AM. The whole thing seemed like a fever
dream. Other highlights were Francois Houle, Gianni Gebbia, Phil Minton's
quartet, etc. I highly recommend going to this festival at least once; not
everything is amazing but it's all at least interesting and it's quite the
experience to be somewhere where a way to strike up casual conversations is
to discuss Evan Parker's discography.

The new Ground Zero record is amazing , by the way. It's called Consume Red
and is basically a jam around a groove provided by sampling Korean hojok
player Kim Suk Chul. Pretty great stuff.

Jon



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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: Re: more Bailey stuff...
Date: 26 May 1997 11:48:08 -0400

Jim K. wrote:

>> 13 Ghosts is a duet featuring the amazing young British reeds player Alex
>> Ward (previously heard on the Incus release "Ya Boo, Reel & Rumble") and an
>> electronics guy whose name unfortunately escapes me.
>
>Unnh, is it Matt Wand or Pat Thomas?...

Neither, I think.  It's someone who goes by the name of "Switch" -- I just
did my homework like a good little camper and checked it out on the
European Free Improvisation homepage, which is the Net's best resource for
information on Bailey, Evan Parker, Tony Oxley and the like.  Peter Stubley
is deeply wired into this scene and has information about loads of current
and even upcoming Bailey releases, with video and soundbites where
applicable (everyone should check out his Phil Minton videoclip sometime).
It's at

http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/rec/ps/efi/

Bookmark it and check back often!

Steve





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From: "David Ludington" <[e-mail]>
Subject: joined list
Date: 27 May 1997 17:02:11 -0400

    I have just joined the John Zorn Mailing list.  Could someone tell me if
there is a proper procedure for posting messages?  I'd like to correspond
with other Zorn fans who live in Pennsylvania in the Bucks County/Philly
area.  Thanx.




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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: CYRO BAPTISTA - June 1 at the Knitting Factory
Date: 28 May 1997 13:44:08 -0400

Hi all -

News of a late-breaking show.  Amazing Brazilian percussionist Cyro
Baptista brings his dazzling drum troupe Beat the Donkey (formerly Teste da
Farinha) to the Knitting Factory for one show, Sunday, June 1 at 9 p.m.

Cyro previously brought this group to the Knit on a double bill with John
Zorn and Susie Ibarra, and the crowd loved it.

Baptista will have a new disc out on Avant this summer, "Villa Lobos / Vira
Loucos."  He plays regularly with Chamber Masada and has been involved in
numerous other Zorn projects, as well as recordings with Laurie Anderson,
Brian Eno, Derek Bailey, Ryuichi Sakamoto and many more.

Ticket information at [phone] or [e-mail]

Best,
Steve Smith
[e-mail]





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From: "Andy Marks" <[e-mail]>
Subject: New Tzadik Releases
Date: 28 May 1997 14:22:03 -0400

It's getting to be about that time again.
When is the next batch of Tzadik releases due
and what will they be?

Andrew Marks
Software Engineer
MTS-PowerTek, Inc.



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From: john <[e-mail]>
Subject: Threadgill, Berne
Date: 28 May 1997 14:09:25 +0600

hello,
for those interested, Henry Threadgill
and Make a Move will be playing on
June 6 in Richmond, Va at the Va
Art and History Museum, i think that
tickets are seventeen dollars and ten
if you have a student id.
also, if someone wouldn't mind, i would
appreciate it if i could get the info to order
the Berne/Bloodcount 3cd set, thank you
john
[e-mail]




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From: Mark Perlson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: zorn-list Digest V2 #82
Date: 28 May 1997 16:30:38 -0500

I think the Masada show in Montreal got moved to a much larger venue.

Nothing for sure, but you might want to check it out.


Ciao,
Mark

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Mark Perlson
Knitting Factory Works - Label Manager
74 Leonard St  NYC 10013
ph 212-219-3006  fax [phone]

http://www.knittingfactory.com





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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: Re: Threadgill, Berne
Date: 28 May 1997 17:37:14 -0400

A 3 CD's set of live shows of Bloodcount is release on Berne's Label,
Scewgun. The 3 CD's set is a limited edition of 2000 copies and is available
only by mail order. To order it send $32 (37$ overseas) US found payable to
Screwgun Records:

The screwgun Building
104 St. Marks Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Bloodcount UNWOUND

disc one: : "We're only here for the food" (Live in Berlin)
disc two : "An Avarage Daze" (Live in Berlin)
disc three: " The Fan" (Live in Ann Arbor)

(Please be advised that Tim and Co. are currently in England and Germany
and will not be back until June 16 so nothing ships before them, I fear.)





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From: Brian Holmes <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: "That Burt Bacharach CD"
Date: 28 May 1997 14:41:13 -0700 (PDT)

try cdUniverse. THey have it for $18.94 +S&H. Remember it is a two disk
set, so this is a great price. It is under the title "Great Jewish Music".
They have most regular tzadik release for around $13.98. Which is the
cheapest I have found. I use them often, and usually get stuff in a couple
of days.

Thanks,
Brian Holmes


On Sun, 25 May 1997, Julian wrote:

> Can someone tell me of a place on the net that stocks this CD (I have no
> clue what it's actually called) at a reasonable price? I found it in a shop
> in Australia and the price is ridiculous. Help would be greatly
> appreciated, thanks.
>
>
>




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From: "Patrice L. Roussel" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Threadgill, Berne
Date: 28 May 1997 14:55:15 -0700


On Wed, 28 May 1997 17:37:14 -0400  Steve Smith wrote:
>
> A 3 CD's set of live shows of Bloodcount is release on Berne's Label,
> Scewgun. The 3 CD's set is a limited edition of 2000 copies and is available
> only by mail order. To order it send $32 (37$ overseas) US found payable to
> Screwgun Records:

Mail order only? Are you sure? Tower Records in Portland (OR) -- not famous
for its avant-jazz edge -- has it in store!

I was really surprised to see it there (NY, I would understand, but Portland!).

> The screwgun Building
> 104 St. Marks Ave.
> Brooklyn, NY 11217
>
> Bloodcount UNWOUND
>
> disc one: : "We're only here for the food" (Live in Berlin)
> disc two : "An Avarage Daze" (Live in Berlin)
> disc three: " The Fan" (Live in Ann Arbor)
>
> (Please be advised that Tim and Co. are currently in England and Germany
> and will not be back until June 16 so nothing ships before them, I fear.)

Anyway, this is a great set and worth to get.

    Patrice.



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From: Philip Reno <[e-mail]>
Subject: half japanese
Date: 28 May 1997 23:30:32 +0100 (BST)

(apologies if this is irrelevant for most of you)
Does anybody know when are Half japanese playing in London?
I did not know where else to ask (but Zorn plays in at least one
half japanese release so there is some relation)

thanks

Nick V




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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: Re: Threadgill, Berne
Date: 28 May 1997 19:07:50 -0400

>> A 3 CD's set of live shows of Bloodcount is release on Berne's Label,
>> Scewgun. The 3 CD's set is a limited edition of 2000 copies and is available
>> only by mail order. To order it send $32 (37$ overseas) US found payable to
>> Screwgun Records:
>
>Mail order only? Are you sure? Tower Records in Portland (OR) -- not famous
>for its avant-jazz edge -- has it in store!

Patrice is correct, of course.  I saved that message from some months ago
so that anytime folks requested the Screwgun info I could forward it
without much effort.  Unfortunately, I didn't look very closely, or I would
have caught that very error.  "Unwound" is now in most large stores like
Tower and HMV thanks to a distributor on the west coast called FTC.  Forced
Exposure and North Country take care of all the indie stores.  So it's
pretty common that you'll see it in stores now, and all subsequent releases
from Screwgun will be there too.

But on the other hand if you buy it at Tower there's a sticker applied
directly to the cardboard package and you'll pay $39 plus tax, with no
extra money going to Tim, as opposed to $32 by mailorder, almost all of
which goes to Tim.  So that's your choice.

Steve





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From: "ALAN E. KAYSER" <[e-mail]>
Subject: berne
Date: 28 May 1997 20:46:02 -0400

The 3CD set is available from Jazz Sound here in Philadelphia for $32.
They will mail order.  However, Tim will also mail order and that way he
gets the money.  If you like Berne, and you should, then get this.  It's
great.
Alan E Kayser
[e-mail]



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From: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Laswell Article
Date: 29 May 1997 20:19:12 -0500 (CDT)


Now that my inbox is below 400 messages, I actually have some time to type
this up.  This article appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times a few weeks ago
(sorry, I lost the exact date).  Reprinted without permission.

"New Releases Bear Stamp Of Master Producer Laswell"
Jazz Etc. by Lloyd Sachs

    As a producer of Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Herbie Hancock
during the mid-'80s, Bill Laswell could have ridden the commercial gravy
train and continued as one of the go-to guys in the studio.  But the
compromises and time-wasting he had to endure got to him.
    "After experimenting with that way of working," he said, "I
decided to move as far away from it as I could."
    Having come to prominence with two "no wave" rock collectives in
New York - Material and the Golden Palominos - Laswell formed Last Exit, a
scorching band combining free-jazz and avant-garde rock.  He also founded
the Axiom label, whose artists included Exiteers Sonny Sharrock and Ronald
Shannon Jackson.
    Countless cutting-edge projects later, he finds himself in the
agreeable place of being able to work for labels small and large, on
projects ranging from an avant opera and his four-turntable band Praxis,
to strong new albums by Henry Threadgill and James Blood Ulmer.
    To these ears, "Where's Your Cup?" (Columbia) is Threadgill's best
effort since Too Much Sugar For A Dime," his electric collaboration with
Laswell.  Leading a new quintet, Make A Move, the alto saxist/flutist
moves in yet another new direction on his mission to meld jazz, classical
music and a gamut of world sounds ranging from Latin to Indian.
    Ulmer, celebrated for his shattering attack on guitar - and
sometimes lamented for his rawboned vocals - applies a light touch to
"South Delta Space Age" (Antilles).  He leads Third Rail, a genre-mixing
superband including Laswell, P-Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell, drummer
Ziggy Modeliste of New Orleans' Meters and gospel-driven singer/organist
Amina Claudine Myers.
    With their earthy tones and edgy, offbeat texture, Threadgill
and Ulmer have proven difficult to record.  But not for Laswell, who
easily mastered the tricky bottom end of Threadgill's two-tuba, two-guitar
band, Very Very Circus.  "People overlooked the fact that he was using the
tuba as a bass," he said.  "You had to make it sound large and clear or
else lose it in the mud."
    With Make A Move, a band of meditative intensity and soaring
power featuring Tony Cedras on accordion and Brandon Ross on electric and
classical-style guitar, Laswell found the going easy.
    "With Henry, you have to stay focused on the music, really listen
and work kind of quickly because it can move so suddenly," he said.  "You
have to ready to go where it does.  But I like his writing, so that was no
big deal."
    With Ulmer, he put on his producer's hat before entering the
studio.  "I prodded Blood into playing in more of a pop vein," said
Laswell, who played with him in a 1990 power trio that anticipated Third
Rail.  "Though he has aquired other information, he is inherently a rock
musician."
    "I've seen him play in a blues-oriented, almost folk-feeling vein.
Those, to me, are the elements to bring out in him."
    Built on glowingly nuanced funk grooves, "South Delta Space Age"
boasts catchy pop hooks, blues licks, streams of neo-psychedelia, and
hip-hop, voiced through Ulmer's half-smiling cover of Schooly D's
"Dusted."
    Laswell is sometimes charged with being too hands-on in the
studio, asserting his booming sonic vision at the cost of losing the voice
of the artist.  He'll admit to taking over "when that's necessary" - and
when artists are in need of a personality infusion.
    With Threadgill and Ulmer, that will never be the case, though
typically, they are hardly rewarded for their individuality.  "Where's
Your Cup?" is another underpromoted item by a label that seems to have
signed the acclaimed artist for the prestige he brings them.  "South Delta
Space Age," released in Jpan in 1995, sat on the import shelf until
recently.
    No surprises here for the producer.  "Corporations don't like
innovation," said Laswell.  "It's too difficult for them to relate."


There's obviously a bit of misinformation in the above article (how Praxis
got confused with the Invisible Scratch Pickles is beyond my best guess)
but just in case some of this might be true...

1)  Did Laswell work with Bowie?

2)  What's this "avant opera"

3)  Did Laswell play in a power trio with Ulmer?  Any recordings?

Thanks,

Paul
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From: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hellborg/Laswell/Brotzmann
Date: 29 May 1997 20:22:34 -0500 (CDT)


Any info on the album _Ordinary Day_  credited to Jonas and Niels Hellborg
along with Bill Laswell and Peter Brotzmann?  Label unknown, but possibly
MP though that could definately be an abbreviation.

Thanks,

Paul
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Masada Bar Kokbah is coming to Toronto!
Date: 29 May 1997 22:22:27 +0000

Hi,

Just wanted inform the Toronto Zorn fans that Masada will be playing
Harbourfront on August 25th and 26th, two shows each night!

Jeremy



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From: Jeff Spirer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Laswell Article
Date: 29 May 1997 19:38:53 -0700

At 08:19 PM 5/29/97 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:

>There's obviously a bit of misinformation in the above article (how Praxis
>got confused with the Invisible Scratch Pickles is beyond my best guess)
>but just in case some of this might be true...

The Invisible Scratch Pickles have been the percussion unit for Praxis at
some live shows.

>
>1)  Did Laswell work with Bowie?

No.  Probably confusion with someone else.

>
>2)  What's this "avant opera"

It's a thing being done with Karl Berger.  It will probably be released on
Douglas.

>
>3)  Did Laswell play in a power trio with Ulmer?  Any recordings?

Yes.  Yes.  Unfortunately, the recording was available briefly in Japan
about six years ago and there are very few copies.  Although I am sure
Laswell must have one, it was not at Greenpoint (which is now defunct), and
it isn't in his office.


>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>[e-mail]
>
>  GROOVE             O(+> (the artist formerly known as Prince) <+)O
>----------            e - m - a - n - c - i - p - a - t - i - o - n

>one nation            The Exodus Has Concluded - Welcome 2 The Dawn
>
>
>
>
>
Jeff Spirer
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From: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Laswell Article
Date: 30 May 1997 00:55:07 -0500 (CDT)


On Thu, 29 May 1997, Jeff Spirer wrote:

> The Invisible Scratch Pickles have been the percussion unit for Praxis at
> some live shows.

OK, now that makes sense.  I guess the part about the "guitar player who
wears a KFC bucket on his head" musta have been edited out by someone at
the newspaper :)

> >3)  Did Laswell play in a power trio with Ulmer?  Any recordings?
>
> Yes.  Yes.  Unfortunately, the recording was available briefly in Japan
> about six years ago and there are very few copies.  Although I am sure
> Laswell must have one, it was not at Greenpoint (which is now defunct), and
> it isn't in his office.

Geez...for someone who has quite a reputation, Laswell has done some
amazingly hard to get things :(


Thanks for the info,

Paul
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From: [e-mail] (Steve Smith)
Subject: Re: Laswell Article
Date: 30 May 1997 11:07:59 -0400

>Yes.  Yes.  Unfortunately, the recording was available briefly in Japan
>about six years ago and there are very few copies.  Although I am sure
>Laswell must have one, it was not at Greenpoint (which is now defunct), and
>it isn't in his office.

You might consider the augmented trio on Ulmer's "America, Do You Remember
the Love?" (mid 1980s Blue Note) to fit that bill as well... Ulmer,
Laswell, Shannon Jackson, plus sometimes second guitarist Nicky Skopelitis
and vocalists the Fowler Brothers.

Steve Smith
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From: Jeff Spirer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Laswell Article
Date: 30 May 1997 08:21:55 -0700

At 11:07 AM 5/30/97 -0400, Steve Smith wrote:
>>Yes.  Yes.  Unfortunately, the recording was available briefly in Japan
>>about six years ago and there are very few copies.  Although I am sure
>>Laswell must have one, it was not at Greenpoint (which is now defunct), and
>>it isn't in his office.
>
>You might consider the augmented trio on Ulmer's "America, Do You Remember
>the Love?" (mid 1980s Blue Note) to fit that bill as well... Ulmer,
>Laswell, Shannon Jackson, plus sometimes second guitarist Nicky Skopelitis
>and vocalists the Fowler Brothers.

I don't think this is on CD.  It would be really nice if it was, since I
lost my vinyl copy.


Jeff Spirer
Axiom/Material
www.hyperreal.com/axiom/



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From: "Patrice L. Roussel" <[e-mail]>
Subject: 100 OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES still available
Date: 30 May 1997 08:44:20 -0700


    Just to let people know that Verge Distribution (Canada) still has the
following record listed:


*** - 100 OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES: Nicolas Collins

  Nicolas Collins in duos with Pippin Barnett, Anthony Coleman, Tom Cora,
  Peter Cusak, Shelley Hirsch, George Lewis, Christian Marclay, Ben Neill,
  Zeena Parkins, Robert Poss, Ned Rothenberg, Elliott Sharp, Davey Williams,
  John Zorn, Peter Zummo.

    1989 - Trace Elements, TE-1018 (CD)


        Verge
        www: http://www.ptbo.igs.net/~verge/index.htm

I remember people trying to put their hand on and wondering the meaning of
life without it :-).

    Patrice.



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From: [e-mail] (Dave Trenkel)
Subject: Re: Laswell Article
Date: 30 May 1997 09:51:39 -0800


>>3)  Did Laswell play in a power trio with Ulmer?  Any recordings?
>
>Yes.  Yes.  Unfortunately, the recording was available briefly in Japan
>about six years ago and there are very few copies.  Although I am sure
>Laswell must have one, it was not at Greenpoint (which is now defunct), and
>it isn't in his office.
>
What about Ulmer's "America: Do you Remember the Love", on Blue Note, 1987?
It's credited to Ulmer, Laswell and Ronald Shannon Jackson. Nicky
Skopelitis is on a couple of cuts, but it seems to be mostly the trio. Not
my favorite Ulmer record, though.

________________________________________________________
Dave Trenkel : [e-mail]  : www.peak.org/~improv/

"...there will come a day when you won't have to use
gasoline. You'd simply take a cassette and put it in
your car, let it run. You'd have to have the proper
type of music. Like you take two sticks, put 'em
together, make fire. You take some notes and rub 'em
together - dum, dum, dum, dum - fire, cosmic fire."
                                            -Sun Ra
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Laswell Article
Date: 30 May 1997 14:21:09 -0400 (EDT)


In a message dated 5/30/97 12:45:31 PM, [e-mail] (Jeff Spirer)
wrote:

<<>You might consider the augmented trio on Ulmer's "America, Do You Remember
>the Love?" (mid 1980s Blue Note) to fit that bill as well... Ulmer,
>Laswell, Shannon Jackson, plus sometimes second guitarist Nicky Skopelitis
>and vocalists the Fowler Brothers.

I don't think this is on CD.  It would be really nice if it was, since I
lost my vinyl copy.
>>

Well, it may be out of print, but it was available at one point, because I've
got one.

Jon




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From: Sean Terwilliger <[e-mail]>
Subject: Laswell's APC Stuff
Date: 30 May 1997 14:57:13 -0400

Thanks to the beautiful people at Downtown Music Gallery, I now own
Laswell's APC tracks One and Two. THey are both really good dubby funk.
However....
APC has a web site!
APC has 2 other Laswell discs!
One of them _F. Robert Lloyd - Think about Brooklyn_ Has Laswell,
Sharrock, Fier and more. It's really good.
The other _V.A. Think about Mustapha_ Which I havn't listened to al of
yet has a really nice Nicky Skopelitis track.

Oh yeah,

http://www.apc.fr

Took 'em a week to get the two new ones to me.

-Sean



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From: Christopher Hamilton <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Laswell Article
Date: 30 May 1997 18:06:40 -0400 (EDT)



On Fri, 30 May 1997, Steve Smith wrote:

> You might consider the augmented trio on Ulmer's "America, Do You Remember
> the Love?" (mid 1980s Blue Note) to fit that bill as well... Ulmer,
> Laswell, Shannon Jackson, plus sometimes second guitarist Nicky Skopelitis
> and vocalists the Fowler Brothers.

I'd warn anyone against running out and getting this one for the allstar
cast.  While it's not awful, it's very, very disappointing given the
caliber of players involved.

Chris Hamilton





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From: Jeff Spirer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Upcoming Laswell Releases - Listening Impressions
Date: 30 May 1997 16:40:11 -0700

Here are a few upcoming Laswell things I have now heard.

Miles Davis: _Panthalassa - The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974_.  I was
originally told that this would be an "ambient dub" remix, but it isn't.
Instead, it is remixed in the original spirit with an emphasis on some of
the spacier and funkier aspects, and some ambient stuff linking together
different sections.  Mixes are very clean with the rhythm tracks more
forward.  This is in spirit close to last year's Pharoah Sanders' CD.
Release scheduled for sometime later this year on Sony.  Track Listing:

1) In a Silent Way: sections of "In a Silent Way" and "Shhh/Peaceful" from
_In a Silent Way_
2) On the Corner: "Black Satin" from _On the Corner_ followed by two
unreleased jams from the same recording session
3) Rated X: "Rated X" and "Billy Preston" from _Get Up With It_
4) He Loved Him Madly: From _Get Up With It_

Nicky Skopelitis and Raoul Bjorkenheim: _Revelator_.  This collaboration
between two guitarists doesn't fit any category.  Some of it is ambient
(almost new agey), some of it is very Middle Eastern, there is tabla
through some of the tracks, and it is generally laid back although some of
the guitar solos start to kick.  Coming out on Douglas Records sometime.
Track Listing, tentative names:

1) Sacrament; 2) Epiphany; 3) Fresh Meat & Roses; 4) Right as Rain

Bob Marley: _Devotional Mix Translation_. Ambient dub remixes of Bob Marley
tracks from the original masters. Includes classic tracks such as No Woman
No Cry, Them Belly Full, Rebel Music, Exodus, and more. Includes classic
tracks such as No Woman No Cry, Them Belly Full, Rebel Music, Exodus, and
more.  This is really eerie, listening to Marley's music without Marley,
and very nicely done.  Closer to traditional dub than much of what is
called dub this day.  Coming on Island, probably in September.

Bernie Worrell: _Free Agent - A Spaced Odyssey_.  This one is already out
in Japan, but it's on Polystar which means US distribution is miserable.
"Spaced Odyssey" is a fair description, this is funky stuff, occasionally
even African influenced, with a lot of ambient overtones.  With Hamid
Drake, Aiyb Dieng, Dominic Kanza, Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Jean Pierre
Sluys.  This is produced by Bernie, with mix and additional production by
Bill.

There's also the live Praxis coming out on Douglas which is Praxis +
turntables and has some great moments, but I think I have a pre-mix DAT so
I'm not sure what it sounds like in final release.  This is out in Europe,
but there is no distribution deal in the US.  On Douglas.





Jeff Spirer
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From: Jeff Spirer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Upcoming Laswell Releases - Listening Impressions
Date: 30 May 1997 20:54:41 -0700

Following up on my own post, but I'm now at home and not listening on a
tinny little boom box.

Maybe it's the tequila, but -

At 04:40 PM 5/30/97 -0700, Jeff Spirer wrote:

>Here are a few upcoming Laswell things I have now heard.
>
>Miles Davis: _Panthalassa - The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974_.

This is fuckin' amazing.  Pushing the bottom out front really changes it,
probably a lot closer to what it sounded like in the studio rather than
Columbia's lame mixes.  Some really ugly sounds, especially from the
guitar, pop out beautifully, and there is some nifty synth texturing over
the top that Bill may have added.

If I can get legal clearance, I will play this on the Ann Arbor show on
KFJC, SF Bay Area, in July.

>Bernie Worrell: _Free Agent - A Spaced Odyssey_.

If, like me, you thought Bernie's last few solo releases were lacking
something, this one fixes all that.  And Buckethead completely tears up the
two tracks he appears on.  Funky, noisy, all that shit.  Hope someone in
the US picks this up, because Polystar stuff disappears before it hits the
shores.  Eurodwellers might be luckier, Polystar does show up there.


Jeff Spirer
Axiom/Material
www.hyperreal.com/axiom/



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From: Malcolm <[e-mail]>
Subject: Request for tour info
Date: 31 May 1997 01:07:47 -0400

I will be in NYC the week of July 1-5, 1997, and would like to find out if
John Zorn will be performing during that time. Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

Malcolm Riviera
[e-mail]




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From: "ALAN E. KAYSER" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Bobby Previte
Date: 31 May 1997 08:03:19 -0400

Does anyone have information on Bobby Previte, ie appearing in New York
with his two bands, The Horse... and/or Latin for Travelers?  Does he
play on Tuesday evenings at KF during the summer?  Any tour information
would be appreciated.
Alan E Kayser
[e-mail]