From: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (Zorn List Digest) To: zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Zorn List Digest V2 #643 Reply-To: zorn-list Sender: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk Zorn List Digest Tuesday, April 13 1999 Volume 02 : Number 643 In this issue: - Re: Masada in Boston Re: I Want To Live Re: "Gism"? TEST @the cooler for FREE!!! Transonic @ the Cooler 4/12 cobra ensemble - denver?! Re:GISM Re: I Want To Live/ The Water-Method Man Gism new braxtons, may 99 Re: new braxtons, may 99 Re: new braxtons, may 99 cds for trade Re: new braxtons, may 99 re: Seattle Cobra Au Borde Re: Au Borde AEC/Bridget Fonteyn (sp?) Re: Au Borde Re: new braxtons, may 99 John Stevens New Knitting Factory zine! (looking for contributors) Re: John Stevens X-OR Festival ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 17:37:50 EDT From: Nvinokur@aol.com Subject: Re: Masada in Boston Any NY dates? - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 23:54:57 -0400 From: Lang Thompson Subject: Re: I Want To Live The CD has both albums on one disc. LT >> I know this is slightly off topic, but it was discussed here a while ago. >> Anyways, the soundtrack to "I Want To Live" by Johnny Mandel (Zorn covered >> the main theme on "Naked City") was recently re-released by Ryco. It has >> the soundtrack album, Gerry Mulligan Jazz combo companion album, and >> theatrical trailer on 1 CD. Worth picking up. > >I'd like to know what the chances are of finding this one on vinyl. I recall >that there are two different "I Want To Live" soundtrack albums out there, as >indicated above. > >- > > - ---------------------------------------------- Lang Thompson http://www.tcf.ua.edu/wlt4 World Cinema Review needs readers & writers http://www.tcf.ua.edu/wlt4/wcr.htm - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 23:59:51 -0400 From: Lang Thompson Subject: Re: "Gism"? Gism is (was?) a Japanese hardcore band dating from at least the mid-80s when they used to show up on numerous compilations alongside other extreme Japanese hardcore like Lip Cream and Outo (may have misspelled that last one; it's been years). LT - ---------------------------------------------- Lang Thompson http://www.tcf.ua.edu/wlt4 World Cinema Review needs readers & writers http://www.tcf.ua.edu/wlt4/wcr.htm - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 06:05:37 +0100 From: picnic thisway Subject: TEST @the cooler for FREE!!! i've realized that there's a FREE performance which some of you might be interested to check out... as long as you live (or stay) in/near nyc. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TEST feat. Sabir Mateen, Daniel Carter, Tom Bruno, Matthew Heyner, will perform at the Cooler (416 W. 14th St. between 9th & 10th Aves. 212.229.0785 or http://www.thecooler.com) on Monday, Apr. 12th. ADMISSION IS FREE! (buy some drinks to support the night, though. - it's mandatory.) Door is supposed to open 8:45 p.m. Show is supposed to start around 9:30 - - 9:45 p.m. with Wharton Tiers Ensemble... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ enjoy if you can make it. - e.n.d. - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:19:44 -0400 From: theorcolus Subject: Transonic @ the Cooler 4/12 Just a note to let you know that Transonic will be at the Cooler in NYC on Monday April 12th @ 9 PM Transonic is Charles Burnham-violin Lance Carter-drums David C Gross-6 string fretless bass/electronics Toby Kasavan-keys Elliot Levin-sax etc. Byard Lancaster-sax etc. Robert Musso-guitar We will be playing music from Musso's forthcoming CD. Thanks! - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 22:08:13 EDT From: XRedbirdxx@aol.com Subject: cobra ensemble - denver?! << Is there an avant-garde scene in Denver??? >> there may be next year. the guy who does the cobra ensemble-cincinnati may be relocating to denver. he's a conductor, and a has something going on with the colorado symphony. ~joseph - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 10:46:11 EDT From: JSub@aol.com Subject: Re:GISM > > Is anyone familiar with a band called "Gism"? I may be spelling the name > > i don't believe they are a band any longer. > there's at least one CD available. > try Japan Overseas, they probably have it. > Relapse records mailorder (www.relapse.com) still lists a cd by GISM that collects most of their output. Hope that helps. Jeff - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 11:33:17 EDT From: Dgasque@aol.com Subject: Re: I Want To Live/ The Water-Method Man Wet-playing an LP used to be a rather commonplace method of playing an LP, and is not as weird as one may think. Sometimes it is the *only* way to get a good sound out of a badly worn LP, as you imply. From what I remember in an article I read in a hi-fi magazine a century or so ago, wet-playing hampers "vinyl recovery"-the combination of heat from friction and the plasticizers within the vinyl itself that maintain stability within the LP's grooves- and may actually decrease the lifespan of the vinyl if played in such fashion with regular frequency. Thus, i'd recommend the procedure only as needed. =dgasque= - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 09:15:40 -0700 From: pjm Subject: Gism There is a Gism song on RRadical Records "P.E.A.C.E." compilation which is still available/in print. The song on the comp. is called "Endless Blockades For The Pussy Footer". It is pretty simplistic hardcore, but catchy and sung in English. There is also a little paragraph discussing their politics which they sum up as "Anarchy" and "Violence"... ahh, hardcore..... pjm - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:09:06 PDT From: "Scott Handley" Subject: new braxtons, may 99 MOst of you who would be interested have probably already seen this on the Braxtonhouse site, but here's something: BH-008: TRILLIUM R (4 CD-Box) (Available May 20, 1999) BH-009: FOUR COMPOSITIONS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 1998 (2 CD's) (Available May 20, 1999) Who attended these performances? (I assume Trillium was recorded live, but either way: what was it like?) It seems like it's been ages since recent developments in Braxtoniana have been discussed. Or have there been recent developments? - ---s, NP: TROIS MUSIQUES POUR UBU by Jean Derome (oh, yes...very nice...very nice....) _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:42:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Brent Burton Subject: Re: new braxtons, may 99 On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Scott Handley wrote: > BH-009: FOUR COMPOSITIONS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 1998 (2 CD's) > (Available May 20, 1999) i was at this concert at the library of congress and it was pretty amazing! i remember that the final piece of the evening featured an ensemble of about 15 musicians playing either composition 223 or 224 and it was impossibly dense, frenzied and beautiful music. i'm actually pretty excited that this is going to be available on cd. although i remember that there was one piece for piano and violin, which didn't seem that inspired and/or well-rehearsed. b - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:52:06 -0400 (EDT) From: alissa bader Subject: Re: new braxtons, may 99 I was there too! the last composition was called "Kol Nidre" and it was the absolute most beautiful, rich thing I'd heard in quite a while. The acoustics at the auditorium were the best I think I've heard anywhere. It was very funny to see various audience members wince and cover their ears when zorn did his saxophone improv. - --Alissa mol molbloo@interport.net "from birth to freezer in 90 days" On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Brent Burton wrote: > On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Scott Handley wrote: > > > BH-009: FOUR COMPOSITIONS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 1998 (2 CD's) > > (Available May 20, 1999) > > i was at this concert at the library of congress and it was pretty > amazing! i remember that the final piece of the evening featured an > ensemble of about 15 musicians playing either composition 223 or 224 and > it was impossibly dense, frenzied and beautiful music. i'm actually pretty > excited that this is going to be available on cd. although i remember > that there was one piece for piano and violin, which didn't seem that > inspired and/or well-rehearsed. > > b > > - > > - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:52:45 -0500 (CDT) From: benjamin elliot axelrad Subject: cds for trade The following are for trade. I'm particularly interested in ECM, FAX, hat, and New Albion titles. David Shea "Satyricon" (SubRosa) Dave Douglas "In Our Lifetime" (New World/Countercurrents) E# "Figure Ground" (Tzadik) Richard Teitelbaum "Golem" (Tzadik) Zorn/Bailey/Parker "Harras" (Avant) BTW, will anyone in the Chicago area be attending the Gerry Hemingway show this Sat? Ben - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:53:12 -0400 (EDT) From: alissa bader Subject: Re: new braxtons, may 99 oops, I meant to say, I was at the Masada trio show this past friday night. Sinus meds are messing up my ability to read email. Oopps. - --Alissa mol molbloo@interport.net "from birth to freezer in 90 days" On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, alissa bader wrote: > > I was there too! > > the last composition was called "Kol Nidre" and it was the absolute most > beautiful, rich thing I'd heard in quite a while. > > The acoustics at the auditorium were the best I think I've heard anywhere. > > It was very funny to see various audience members wince and cover their > ears when zorn did his saxophone improv. > > --Alissa > > mol > molbloo@interport.net > "from birth to freezer in 90 days" > > On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Brent Burton wrote: > > > On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Scott Handley wrote: > > > > > BH-009: FOUR COMPOSITIONS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 1998 (2 CD's) > > > (Available May 20, 1999) > > > > i was at this concert at the library of congress and it was pretty > > amazing! i remember that the final piece of the evening featured an > > ensemble of about 15 musicians playing either composition 223 or 224 and > > it was impossibly dense, frenzied and beautiful music. i'm actually pretty > > excited that this is going to be available on cd. although i remember > > that there was one piece for piano and violin, which didn't seem that > > inspired and/or well-rehearsed. > > > > b > > > > - > > > > > > - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 07:59:08 -0700 From: Todd Bramy Subject: re: Seattle Cobra Usually prompted by Brent Arnold. As this is not a really a "group" in any sort of steady sense, it's usually listed as "John Zorn's Cobra" with a list of players. Todd >todd, > >thanks for the message. is "Seattle Cobra" their official name? would you >happen to know who the leader/prompter of the group is? > >~joseph - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 99 11:53:32 -0500 From: brian_olewnick@smtplink.mssm.edu Subject: Au Borde There's a Winter & Winter release called Au Borde: Souvenirs de Paris, subtitled Music from a Paris Bordello and featuring, among others, the recently-mentioned-here Lol Coxhill, Sacha Andres, Noel Akchote and Ernst Reijsinger. Anyone heard it? Brian Olewnick (suddenly realizing it's April 12th and I've yet to purchase a new disc by either Braxton or Zorn this year! Though those new Brax releases will end that nonsense!) - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 12:09:38 EDT From: JonAbbey2@aol.com Subject: Re: Au Borde << Brian Olewnick (suddenly realizing it's April 12th and I've yet to purchase a new disc by either Braxton or Zorn this year! Though those new Brax releases will end that nonsense!) >> there's also what I believe is a new archival Braxton CD called something like News From The 70s, with musicians like George Lewis and Dave Holland. I think that it's on New Tone, but I know that DMG is stocking it. Jon, who feels like he has enough Braxton already to last him for a long time - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 99 12:06:40 -0500 From: brian_olewnick@smtplink.mssm.edu Subject: AEC/Bridget Fonteyn (sp?) This only rings a vague bell for me, but apparently there's a disc now available of the collaboration (from around 1970, I'd guess) between the AEC and this French singer. Any descriptions? Thanks, Brian Olewnick - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 12:31:56 -0400 From: eric ong Subject: Re: Au Borde ><< Brian Olewnick (suddenly realizing it's April 12th and I've yet to > purchase a new disc by either Braxton or Zorn this year! Though those > new Brax releases will end that nonsense!) >> > >there's also what I believe is a new archival Braxton CD called something >like News From The 70s, with musicians like George Lewis and Dave Holland. I >think that it's on New Tone, but I know that DMG is stocking it. Yeah, "News From the 70s" is on New Tone and contains 6 tracks from Braxton's personal tape collection -- which, according to the liner notes, consists of a pile of rotting tapes in an old cardboard box in his basement. Here's the tracklist: Track 1: Wheeler/Braxton/Holland/Altschul - Composition 23E Track 2: Braxton solo (alto sax) - Comp 8C Track 3: Braxton/Holland (cello) - Comp -1 Track 4: Wheeler/Braxton/Duhamel/Mechali - Comp -2 Track 5: Braxton solo (alto sax) - Comp 8G Track 6: Lewis/Braxton/Holland/Altschul - Four Winds (Holland) The sound quality on Track 1 isn't the greatest, but the piece is well-performed. The other tracks are excellent. - -eric. - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:43:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Jeni Dahmus Subject: Re: new braxtons, may 99 On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Scott Handley wrote: > BH-009: FOUR COMPOSITIONS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 1998 (2 CD's) > (Available May 20, 1999) I was working the concert. It was a blast. As usual, many of the concert regulars (wealthy, conservative library donors who prefer hearing the same classical music over and over) fled the hall once they heard some dissonance. Like Alissa, I was amused when I saw some of these people cover their ears during Zorn's rockin' sax solo on Friday. Jeni - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 19:27:55 -0400 From: Tom Pratt Subject: John Stevens I just bought the Evan Parker / John Stevens duet 'Corner To Corner' on Ogun, and in Steve Beresford's liner notes it mentions that Stevens had written some "pretty assertive, even militant" notes for his 'The Longest Night' LPs from '76 with Parker. (Someone mentioned these records in the recent Ogun thread...) Could anyone tell me what these notes are all about? Thanks! -Tom Pratt - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:53:16 -0400 From: Daniel Maurer Subject: New Knitting Factory zine! (looking for contributors) Hey all. The Knitting Factory's new print zine, Stitch (first issue in June--feat. Susie Ibarra, Ikue Mori, Thomas Chapin, Eugene Chabourne, and more...), is seeking music lovers with a knowledge of the Dowtown scene and avant/experimental music in general. Specifically, we're looking for enthusiastic, literate, and well-informed individuals who would like to contribute record reviews, show reviews, articles, and/or interviews. In return you will recieve access to the shows/people you cover (among other things, this is a unique opportunity for you to meet the artists you dig) and other perks where appropriate. Most importantly, you'll be read all over the city, plus other markets--national and international. If you'd like to hop on board or would like more information, e-mail me at dmaurer@knittingfactory.com and tell me about your background (favorite artists, musical education, whatever...) and strengths/qualifications. Content recommendations are also welcome. We'd like to make this publication trully fan-based, spreading our love for this music like a virus across the city, the country, and the WORLD! Thanks everyone. Daniel Maurer Editor, Stitch dmaurer@knittingfactory.com 914-323-6554 - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:04:21 -0400 From: Rich Williams Subject: Re: John Stevens >I just bought the Evan Parker / John Stevens duet 'Corner To Corner' on >Ogun, and in Steve Beresford's liner notes it mentions that Stevens had >written some "pretty assertive, even militant" notes for his 'The >Longest Night' LPs from '76 with Parker. (Someone mentioned these >records in the recent Ogun thread...) Could anyone tell me what these >notes are all about? Thanks! > > -Tom Pratt > > >- I guess he is referring to this; (taken from Vol.1) "Evan and I are two of the most skilled interpreters of this highly specialized form of improvisation" "We are the originators and this is an example of its latest development" granted this is out of context, but you get he drift. But since I dont have vol.2, I may be wrong here. - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:21:14 +0200 From: "J.T. de Boer" Subject: X-OR Festival Hi all, last weekend I went to the X-OR festival in The Hague, The Netherlands, which was organised by the X-OR recordlabel, run by Luc Houtkamp and Gert-Jan Prins. Aim of the festival was to give an overview of current explorations in the field of the combination of electronic and improvised music. Featuring artists were John Bishoff, Wiel Coonen, David Dramm, Lori Freedman, Luc Houtkamp, Anne La Berge, Kaffe Matthews, Tim Perkis and Gert-Jan Prins. Although I enjoyed the festival as a whole a lot, I do have a somewhat disillusioned feeling about it. Since the used electronic devices were kind of static (Macintosh Laptops, Disklavier and STEIM-software) I missed a live-experience. The most moved pieces were the once which had the absolulety fantastic Lori Freedman (bassclarinet) as one of the performers. I went to a STEIM festival in Amsterdam in december last year and they showed how electronics *can* work in a live setting, since the use movements of the body to generate sounds (a.o. Michel Waisvisz, Laetitia Sonami). So maybe I'm a bit spoiled by that experience. I did although hear some very nice pieces last weekend: I did mention Freedman; she did an outstanding piece, together with Kaffe Mathews (violin and the LiSa program of STEIM: Jon Rose uses the same device). Beautiful interaction between the two of them, where Matthews used live-sampled (LiSa) sounds of Freedman's clarinet. Another great piece was a compostion for Disklavier by Dutch composer David Dramm: he edited a unplayable Xenakis piano piece by integrating personal adaptions and live-manipulations of the sound of the Disklavier, thus creating an humorous and somewhat playful version of the original. Does anyone have more info about Lori Freedman? Thanks! Jeroen Jeroen de Boer student Arts & Arts Policy University of Groningen, The Netherlands J.T.de.Boer@let.rug.nl program director Open Electronic Festival Munnekeholm 10 9711 JA Groningen, The Netherlands phone: (031)(0)50-3637513 fax: (031)(0)50-3632209 usva-th1@bureau.rug.nl - - ------------------------------ End of Zorn List Digest V2 #643 ******************************* To unsubscribe from zorn-list-digest, send an email to "majordomo@lists.xmission.com" with "unsubscribe zorn-list-digest" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. 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