From: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (Zorn List Digest) To: zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Zorn List Digest V2 #644 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 Wednesday, April 14 1999 Volume 02 : Number 644 In this issue: - Re: Could it be? Re: X-OR Festival -Lori Freedman eye's book re:AEC/Bridget Fontaine(sp?) Re: AEC/Bridget Fontaine(sp?) Small Sale List ... Re: AEC/Bridget Fontaine(sp?) Re: AEC/Bridget Fontaine(sp?) re: AEC/Brigitte Fontaine LP Auction TEST Free Music The Club Room (London content only) makigami koichi in nyc & philly (sorry but one more reminder) JZ live? Summer Sessions at Tonic COBRA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:24:54 +0100 From: Richard Gardner Subject: Re: Could it be? > > > On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, wetboy wrote: > > > i recently picked up lowlife the paris concert by tim berne's bloodcount. i > > noticed that the drummer was jim black. is this possibly the jimmy carl > > black of zappa fame? if this was mentioned previously, i apologize 4 the > > repeat > > No this is not the same Jimmy Carl Black. I saw the Mothers in 1969 and Dave Douglas Tiny Bell Trio the night before last and I can say for sure there are two Jim Blacks. - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:06:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Ken Waxman Subject: Re: X-OR Festival -Lori Freedman Lori Freedman is a Canadian (Winnipeg, Man.-based, I think) multi-reedist, who works in many "new music" contexts. Besides playing in more "classical" ensembles, she's part of at least two bands I know of. They are the duo Queen Mab, with pianist Marilyn Lerner, another Winnipeger and the Flying Bulger Klezmer band, based in Toronto and led by trumpeter David Buchbinder. That band has a few records out (none with Freedman yet, though), has existed for about a decade with shifting personnel and now includes vocalist Dave Wall as well as Lerner, Buchbinder, Freedman nd others. Now my cavet. The tracks from Queen Mab I've heard on the radio were quite impressive and Freedman's work at the recent Time Flies Improv Festival in Vancouver was praised in the March/April CODA, but my persoanl experiece hasn't been that good. With great anticipation I looked forward to seeing Queen Mab at last year's Festival International de Musique Actuelle in Victoriaville, Que., but I was greatly disappointed. The two seemed disorganized and practically amateurish and seemed to playing more *at* improvising than improvising. Lerner especially seemed skittish and nervous. As a way to stay "hip", I guess, they even played with some pre-recorded tapes at one point, but it didn't sound any different than what was going on on stage. Technically they seemed OK, though, so maybe I just have to see/hear Freedman in a different context. I'd love to be newly impressed and think the other way. Hope this helps Ken Waxman cj649@torfree.net - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 15:14:19 +0000 From: Simon Poole Subject: eye's book Hi, I know this is only loosely connected but.......... anyone out there know where i might be able to get a copy of yamantaka eye's book 'nanoo' which I believe came out around 96 in Japan only. Forced exposure did stock it but were unable to help.... and on the subject of books, is there a collection available by Maruo Suehiro, in England I can only find 'mr. arakis amazing freak show' and 'maruograph 2' thanks. garlic simon - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 99 11:11:16 -0500 From: kurt_gottschalk@scni.com Subject: re:AEC/Bridget Fontaine(sp?) This is my guess on the spelling of her name. I'm at work, so can't check the CD, but did bring my opinions with me, anyway. I really enjoy this cd. It is mostly song structures, so I don't put it on a whole lot. But there are some freer bits, and even the music in the songs is great. It's not only AEC, but a group of 9 or 10 musicians, including Leo Smith and other AACM folk, and some names I don't know. The notes on the release I have are limited -- an interview with BF in French (that I can't read) and a list of musicians. They don't appear on all tracks, and the notes don't tell you who's playing where, but if you think of it as slightly subdued early AEC with a vocalist, you're on the right track. From what I've heard, she had a sort of Gainsborough hipster suaveness on some other records, but not enough to water down this one. If you want specifics on the musicians, I'll try to bring the disc to work and write again. Lemme know.(kurt_gottschalk@scni.com) 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: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 08:16:02 -0700 From: "Patrice L. Roussel" Subject: Re: AEC/Bridget Fontaine(sp?) On Tue, 13 Apr 99 11:11:16 -0500 kurt_gottschalk@scni.com wrote: > > This is my guess on the spelling of her name. I'm at work, so can't check the > CD, but did bring my opinions with me, anyway. Slight correction: Brigitte Fontaine. Patrice (ashamed to have nothing to say about her...) - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:23:44 -0400 From: pm.carey@utoronto.ca (Patrick Carey) Subject: Small Sale List ... Please pardon the intrusion & cross-posting ... I've got some items FS that some on this list may be interested in. First come, first served ... Prices are in _US $_ and are POSTAGE PAID within NA. Shipping on orders outside NA can be arranged. If you don't like the prices, please make me an offer. # DISINFORMATION - "Ghost Shells" UK 12" (Ash International) 1996 $15 [Mint. Never played. o/p.] # DISINFORMATION - "Stargate" UK LP (Ash International) 1996 $18 [Mint. Never played. o/p.] HEAD OF DAVID - "The Saveana Mixes" UK 12" (Blast First) 1989 $12 [Mint. Never played. o/p.] JESUS LIZARD - "Pure" US 12" (Touch & Go) 1989 $12 [Mint. Never played.] # MASONNA - "Psychetronics Erectile" JAP 10" (Japan Overseas) 1995 $15 [Mint. Never played. o/p.] # MERZBOW - "Hannover Interruption" GER LP (Dragnet/DOM) 1990 OFFERS [Rare LP w/ sleeve art/Japanese lettering. Mint. Never played. o/p.] # MERZBOW - "Flare Gun" UK LP (Ten Bob Swerver) 1994 OFFERS [Ltd. to 479 w/ colored paper cover art. Mint. Never played. o/p.] MERZBOW - "Red 2 Eyes" HOL 10" (V2_Archief) 1995 $15 [Hot pink vinyl. Ltd. Mint. Never played.] WHITEHOUSE - "Still Going Strong/Ankles & Wrists" UK 7" (Susan Lawly) 1990 $25/OFFERS [Mint. Never played. o/p.] and more at: http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/~carey/sofa/sale.html Thanks for looking. - -Patrick pm.carey@utoronto.ca - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:01:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Ken Waxman Subject: Re: AEC/Bridget Fontaine(sp?) Yeah, but if Kurt imput the liner notes to the list, you could translate them back to him (us). Ken Waxman cj649@torfree.net On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Patrice L. Roussel wrote: > > On Tue, 13 Apr 99 11:11:16 -0500 kurt_gottschalk@scni.com wrote: > > > > This is my guess on the spelling of her name. I'm at work, so can't check the > > CD, but did bring my opinions with me, anyway. > > Slight correction: Brigitte Fontaine. > > Patrice (ashamed to have nothing to say about her...) > > - > > - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 12:24:48 -0700 From: "Patrice L. Roussel" Subject: Re: AEC/Bridget Fontaine(sp?) On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:01:04 -0400 (EDT) Ken Waxman wrote: > > Yeah, but if Kurt imput the liner notes to the list, you could translate > them back to him (us). It the liner notes are about facts, I might be able to do something. Patrice. - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 19:36:36 -0400 From: "Dmitry Elentuck" Subject: re: AEC/Brigitte Fontaine > 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) betwee= n >the AEC and this French singer. >Any descriptions? Thanks, >Brian Olewnick The CD is called "Comme =D0=B0 la radio". It is indeed a collaboration be= tween Brigitte Fontaine, Areski (her long-time musical partner) and Art Ensemble of Chicago. AEC contribution, however, is very minimal, at least to these ears. Excepton is the title track, which is driven by Malachi Favors' bass and Jarman/Mitchel/Smith's respective oboe/flute/trumpet. The rest of the album they tend to stay in the background. So if you are curious about this recording because of AEC contribution, there is really nothing to write home about. But it's an excellent introduction to Fontaine's ouevre; one of her best albums, in my opinion. Forced Exposure catalogue calls her style of early 70s "acid-tinged avant folk". That's what they have to say about this particular recording: ""This was Fontaine's second album, from 1971, following Est.... Along wi= th her instrumentalist partner, Areski, she recorded the splendid L'Incendie album (reissued on Spalax) amongst others, and became one of the leading figures of the French chanteuse movement. A spellbinding vocalist with an intense, emotionally charged presence, she actually enlisted the Art Ensemble of Chicago to back her on half of this album, an amazing crossov= er that works quite well. The tracks w/o AEC delve into pure folk-rooted psychedelics however and are even better: "Lettre a Monsieur le Chef de G= are de La Tour Carol" (for guitar, cello & percussion) is a genuine masterpie= ce of the era. Find out why Fontaine rates as one of Kim Gordon's 12 Goddess= es of the Gods! " Hope this helped, Dmitry - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:40:19 +0800 From: Sibree/Wilkes Subject: LP Auction A reminder that this auction closes 23 April: >No Zorn content (I don't think) but lots of interesting stuff including >Frith, >Coxhill, Art Bears, Slapp Happy, Laswell etc. Email for details. Regards, Billy - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:54:36 EDT From: APoesia794@aol.com Subject: TEST just wanted to pipe in and say if you can check these guys out, do so!!! i saw them open up for thurston moore in january and they BLEW ME AWAY! jt << 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. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:05:30 -0400 From: "Jeff Hobbs" Subject: Free Music Greetings Zorn-listers, I've put some compositions from me and my band that I think would be of definite interest to the members of this list. I've given up any hope of getting signed, so y'all might as well get them for free. I'd be extremely interested to hear what anyone thinks of them. UberMetal is a sampler based speed-metal piece I did a few years ago; A.D.D. is a Zorn-styled genre hopper from last year's release; Baby Steps is a long floaty David Torn-styled ambient guitar piece. Download the mp3s at: http://www.mp3.com/artists/16/stonecutters.html More info is also available here: http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~jehF93/Stonecutters.html I'd also like to add that I met list moderator Mike Rizzi several months ago, and he's a really great guy; but his sister is concerned that he doesn't floss enough. Enjoy! ~Jeff jhobbs@home.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 09:55:49 +0100 From: Richard@rcvs.org.uk Subject: The Club Room (London content only) With the usual apologies for x-posting, but Londoners might be interested in the following, edited from a personal email from Richard Sanderson (contact richard@euphoriacase.demon.co.uk for further details)... - ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- the club room- April April 22nd- Club Room Re-launch party with ONE KING POETS also launching their new CD. April 29th- Electric/Acoustic Conference- Richard Sanderson/John Bisset/Rob Flint/Birgit Ulherr/Paul Hood May May 6th- Wildlife Cathedral (Tony Flynn/Chris Fairclough) +Dave Pullin/ Simon Vincent +Propeller* (Mark Spybey from Canada) May 13th- Darkroom (Os/Mike Bearpark/ Tim Bowness,) + Steve Noble May 20th- Kathy Hulme + Linear Obsessional (Chris Jack/Pete Flood/Sanderson) May 27th- Armchair Harpoon (Paul Chauncy/Stan Adler/Rob Palmer/Rick Foot) + Nick Smith/Hannah Horsfall *still to be confirmed Concerts take place at the Club Room, The Queens Arms, Penton St (end of White Lion St) London N1. Nearest tube Angel. Admission =A34 starts 8.30PM. - -------------------------------------------- Visit (musings), a resource for free jazz, experimental and otherwise non-standard musics: http://come.to/musings.com ...now with its own mailing list, musings-l - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 05:31:09 -0400 From: picnic thisway Subject: makigami koichi in nyc & philly (sorry but one more reminder) !*!attention!*!it's getting closer!*! don't miss this rare chance to witness this great voice performer from tokyo. (sorry for a bit long contents) MAKIGAMI KOICHI, VOCALIST,IMPROVISER,SONGWRITER,ACTOR,DIRECTOR,PRODUCER... best known as a leader of the super avant techno-pop band, "Hikasu", will give a rare performance in New York on Tuesday, April 20th, & in Philadelphia on Friday, April 23rd. nyc date: Tuesday, April 20th Time: 8 & 9:30 p.m. (2 different sets) Place: Knitting Factory/ The Old Office, 74 Leonard St. (between Church Ave. & Broadway), tel. 212.219.3006, or visit http://www.knittingfactory.com 8 p.m. set: Makigami solo 9:30 p.m. set: improvisation with Eric Friedlander on cello, and Ted Reichman on accordion ticket: $8 + one drink minimum *******+++++++++++++++********++++++++++++++********+++++++++++++++++ Philadelphia date: Friday, April 23rd. 8 p.m. as a part of IMP Concert Series at Highwire Gallery (137 N. 2nd St Philadelphia)=20 KOICHI MAKIGAMI SOLO VOICE=20 featuring Koichi Makigami (voice).=20 and=20 MAC O'HARA & THE HAPPY NEW EARS=20 featuring Captain Mikee Ciul, Camino D. Estado and Mac O'Hara (sound & performance media) For further info regarding the gig, please check http://www.voicenet.com/~tosmos/pin.htm &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& also check Makigami Koichi's own website: http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~makigami/index-e.html **************** Makigami Koichi is the leader of one of Japan's longest running underground bands, Hikasu, which has evolved from an electronic pop band to embrace world music, improvisation, noise and other styles. Makigami has recorded numerous albums in Japan(with Hikasu only, he released more than 20 full albums!), including his own, the star-studded, Zorn-produced "Koroshi No Blues", a much sought-after import on Toshiba-EMI Japan. In the U.S., he has two outstanding albums out from Tzadik ("Kuchinoha" & "Electric Eel") He has worked and collaborated with a great artists and musicians in a wide variety of areas and styles, such as Takahashi Yuji, John Zorn, Ikue Mori, Otomo Yoshihide, David Moss, Lauren Newton, Anthony Coleman, Umezu Kazutoki, Carl Stone, Jon Rose, Guy Klucevsek, and Derek Bailey. Since 1993, Makigami has also been serving as the organizer/promptor of the monthly Tokyo performance of John Zorn's improvisational game piece, Cobra which resulted a CD from Tzadik, too. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& "At the turn of the last century, when the scientist Thomas Edison said he listened to his gadgets and inventions with his teeth, people said he was mad. A century later, techno pop pioneer Koichi Makigami is making mad science of his own by connecting music to the effects it has on his body. ... (section omitted)... For 20 years, Makigami's band Hikasu has carefully maintained its experimental and playful attitude toward the three minute pop song, combining quizzical details, mobile melodies, rhythm boxes, and a reckless disregard for genre distinctions. ...(section omitted)... Meanwhile, Makigami is making music with his teeth. An album of his 'kokin'(jawharp) duets with Swiss virtuoso Anton Bruhin is expected to be released by Tzadik under the title "Electric Eel." ...(section omitted)... The most recent Makigami album in the stores is the 1997 collection of re-mixes of Hikasu hits - the liner notes of which state Makigami's approach plainly: "The human voice is an instrument that, more than any kind of synthesizer, makes the most strange sounds possible." The album also features other contemporary techno artists such as Ken Ishii and members of Denki Groove. Listeners are advised to listen not only with their ears, but with their teeth." - Anne McKnight for Asahi Evening News &&&&&&& btw. while ago, jon abbey asked the following; > does anyone know how I could get a copy of his Koroshi No > Blues, a 1993 release on Toshiba EMI? I'm a big fan, and I've never been able > to find this. i asked the album's availability to makigami (hoping he'd be able to bring some copies to sell when he performs in the u.s.) he said that the 'koroshi no blues' were sold out in japan & toshiba has currently no future plan to reprint it. he thinks when he releases something new from toshiba in future, they'd reprint it together with the new release. however, he doesn't know when. p.t. - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 20:31:41 +0200 From: otto.siegfried@t-online.de (otto) Subject: JZ live? Does anybody know of any "unofficial" live recordings from JZ, especially on DAT or CD? Where would I get out-of-print-CDs? - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 16:41:00 -0400 From: "John Scott" Subject: Summer Sessions at Tonic Summer Sessions at Tonic June 1999 Sign-up now to receive information about two weeks of workshops being held from June 17th through June 30th at Tonic. The workshops will cover a wide range of topics presented by musicians including: John Zorn (Composition) Joey Baron (The Drum Set) Milford Graves (Rhythm) Marc Ribot (Guitar) William Parker (Big Band) Dave Douglas (Trumpet) Cyro Baptista (Percussion) Elliott Sharp (Notation) Tim Berne (Starting a Label) Fred Frith (Improvising) Medeski, Martin & Wood (Band) Joe Lovano (Sax) Mark Feldman (Violin) Mark Dresser (Extended Bass Examples) David Krakauer (Percussion) Shelly Hirsch (Voice Extensions) Henry Threadgill (Orchestration) ...and more! Please call 212-358-7501 or go to Tonic's website (www.tonic107.com) to receive detailed information about this program. - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 19:21:56 EDT From: XRedbirdxx@aol.com Subject: COBRA apologies if you're sick of the topic---- i'm attempting to research and write about the COBRA history/scene. i'm inspired by the group here in cincinnati, have learned of a new seattle cobra, know it used to happen in new york, know it still happens in tokyo, and either happends or used to happen in san fan. so we have: Cinci Seattle NYC SF Tokyo Are there not more? Please respond if you know of COBRA ever happening anywhere else. I really don't want to bother the man himself in seeking this info. Much appreciated, Joseph - - ------------------------------ End of Zorn List Digest V2 #644 ******************************* 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. Do not use quotes in your message. A non-digest (direct mail) version of this list is also available; to subscribe to that instead, replace all instances of "zorn-list-digest" in the commands above with "zorn-list". Back issues are available for anonymous FTP from ftp.xmission.com, in pub/lists/zorn-list/archive. These are organized by date. Problems? Email the list owner at zorn-list-owner@lists.xmission.com