From: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (Zorn List Digest) To: zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Zorn List Digest V2 #830 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, January 12 2000 Volume 02 : Number 830 In this issue: - Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 ECM etc Re: best of 99 Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 Re: best of 99 Re: 1999 Douglas's Charms Cortex bomb (was Re: best of 99) Cortex bomb (was Re: best of 99) Re: Douglas's Charms Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 frisell ! joe mcphee at the brecht forum 1/29 Re: ECM etc RE: Douglas's Charms ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 23:46:45 EST From: JonAbbey2@aol.com Subject: Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 In a message dated 1/11/00 11:28:12 PM, tpratt9@yahoo.com writes: << > Brast Burn-Debon (Paradigm) > Karuna Khyal-Alomoni 1985 (Paradigm) Weren't these two from last year? >> they're in the February '99 New Releases at Forced Exposure. Jon www.erstwhilerecords.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 23:54:10 EST From: Reaboi@aol.com Subject: ECM etc Does anybody know what's happening to the ECM back catalogue? they seem to be pulling 99% of their stuff... I'm upset I can't get some of the discs I never picked up. Any info? My reissues of the year: Django Reinhardt 6cd set on Mosaic, John Surman "The Trio," & Duke's "Such Sweet Thunder." New records? forget it! the short list is too long...! as far as gigs, there've been so many too. but a recent highlight was Mark Dresser/Gerry Hemmingway/Skuli Sevrinsson/Mike Sarin wow, was that dark! Cheers - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 01:04:27 EST From: Letucepry@aol.com Subject: Re: best of 99 It seems that once again someone moron has used the Zorn list for shameless self promotion, well, Mr. "fishes" or should I say ? What is that some sort of raver drug nickname, you need to update yourself change your name to . Well, Mr. , we don't care about your band "Cortex Bomb" http://www.mockbrwn.com/bands/cortex. I think maybe you should take your "Tucson's most musically accomplished and criminally underrated band" and shove that band "Cortex Bomb" http://www.mockbrwn.com/bands/cortex up your , no no no - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 01:43:37 -0500 From: eric ong Subject: Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 >David Maranha-Piano Suspenso (Sonoris) hrm, what does this sound like? well, i've been enjoying everyone's best of 99 lists. i've scribbled down about 2 pages worth of stuff i need to check out now. so, thanks? :-) my list is not very relevant here, but these were my faves: ['from 99' & 'from 99, but pre-99'] pita - get out (mego) breakflow 2 - murad qureshi (break/flow) such - the issue at hand (matchless) dj scud - jungle warrior/sick in the head (wabana) christoph de babalon - rise above this (zhark) achim wollscheid - airs (ritornell) atsushi tominaga - 056 (wrk) gmueller_voicecrack_erikm - poire_z (for 4 ears) maschinenbau 2 - total destruction (maschinenbau) solution of stareau (3cd-r, self-released) polwechsel - 2 (hatArt) cornelius cardew - treatise (hatArt) the bionaut - friends (eat raw/harvest) ambush - mash the place up 2LP version (wabana) eric. - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 02:11:55 EST From: JonAbbey2@aol.com Subject: Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 In a message dated 1/12/00 1:53:51 AM, eso200@is5.nyu.edu writes: << >David Maranha-Piano Suspenso (Sonoris) hrm, what does this sound like? >> Maranha is a member of Osso Exotico, who I'm not familiar with, but that may help some. this disc consists of long dronescapes, created by "piano strings excited by four motors and violin". not too far off from the work of Phill Niblock, who's one of two people given "very special thanks" in the liner notes. Jon www.erstwhilerecords.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:46:27 +0000 From: Simon Hopkins Subject: Re: best of 99 >Well, Mr. , we don't care about your band "Cortex Bomb" blimey, talk about "harsh"! and who is this "we"?! having heard the cortex bomb album, i reckon that quite a lot of z-listers would be really into it. it only just missed my best of the year list (sorry guys). it also featured the best title of the year: "paul schaeffer auto-erotic vacuum cleaner exit wound". sh simon hopkins is a member of the state51 conspiracy http://motion.state51.co.uk reviews | features | services - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:01:29 EST From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?"Mathieu_B=E9langer"?= Subject: Re: 1999 Mike Chamberlain wrote: >Live Performances >Graewe/Reijseger/Hemingway (Montreal) I have to agree that this concert was excellent. The improvisations that followed it were also, generally, very good. In fact, porbably that having Mr. Reijseger sitting and playing his cello beside me during the final improvisation only made the concert better! Concerning the great records of the year, I don't have much to add that was not already mentionned, but can I just say again that I really liked, and still like, "Charms of the Night Sky" by Dave Douglas. And finally, "Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada", the Godspeed You Black Emperor! latest e.p., is, in my opinion, a must have... The concert they played in Montreal last september was the best I saw in 1999. It was simply amazing. Mathieu - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:51:04 EST From: Nervenet@aol.com Subject: Douglas's Charms Caleb wrote: <> Quartet, not sextet. Douglas, Feldman, Cohen, Klucevsek. Patrick Brown Nervenet@aol.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:08:42 GMT From: "Scott Handley" Subject: Cortex bomb (was Re: best of 99) >It seems that once again someone moron has used the Zorn list for > >shameless It seems Cabbagehead, er..."Letuceprey"...is searching for vindication. There are better ways to fight global capital, friend. And I happen to concur with Simon on the quality of the CORTEX BOMB record, which would be a much more enjoyable record for many of the current list members who rather don't care for sine waves. Frankly, it rocks. Submit to the awesome might of CORTEX BOMB. - ----s ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:12:26 GMT From: "Scott Handley" Subject: Cortex bomb (was Re: best of 99) >It seems that once again someone moron has used the Zorn list for > >shameless It seems Cabbagehead, er..."Letuceprey"...is searching for vindication. There are better ways to fight global capital, friend. And I happen to concur with Simon on the quality of the CORTEX BOMB record, which would be a much more enjoyable record for many of the current list members who rather don't care for sine waves. Frankly, it rocks. Submit to the awesome might of CORTEX BOMB. - ----s ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:39:05 GMT From: "Scott Handley" Subject: Re: Douglas's Charms For those who don't yet know, Dave has signed a contract with RCA, if memory serves correct. He seems to defend the decision (vis a vis the freedom of recording for a half dozen small independent labels; that is, the freedom to put out four or five releases a year with five or six bands, plus unlimited sideman work) based on 1.) exposure, and 2.) it's not a terribly bad deal, with an assured minimum of 2 releases a year, plus acquiescence to reissues (such as the HatARt reisuue [?] of CONSTELLATIONS). The first album is due (I think) next month, and it's a new sextet record, a tribute to the life and work of Mary Lou Williams. The second record will be theatre music from the CHarms group. Yippee! The contract binds him for two years. Perhaps after that we can have Old Dave back (says the record lecher in me). A jazz musician friend in NYC has mentioned that the Sextet has never once played a gig together with it's "original" configuration. In fact, I've heard the upcoming Vanguard gigs will be the first time Joey's EVER made the gig. Is this true? Apparently, also, many of the parts (trumpet, at least) have been played almost exclusively from memory, and the Vanguard gigs will be the first time Dave ever presented the musicians with definitve scores rendered by a copyist. Just a few odd tidbits from Isolated Jazz Boy, Cheers, - -----s ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:02:23 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Pratt Subject: Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 - --- eric ong wrote: > > dj scud - jungle warrior/sick in the head (wabana) If this is the Scud stuff I'm thinking of, this is pretty sick - what Alec Empire only wishes he could do. What are these ones all about? > christoph de babalon - rise above this (zhark) > atsushi tominaga - 056 (wrk) > maschinenbau 2 - total destruction (maschinenbau) > solution of stareau (3cd-r, self-released) Thanks. -Tom Pratt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:02:05 -0500 From: eric ong Subject: Re: notable releases/reissues of 1999 hello >> dj scud - jungle warrior/sick in the head (wabana) > >If this is the Scud stuff I'm thinking of, this is >pretty sick - what Alec Empire only wishes he could >do. this is scud's 7" contribution to the gun court singles series off dave sweetwater's wabana imprint, the same label that released the double elpee version of the ambush retrospective, "mash the place up". i believe one of the tracks is a collaboration with shizuo, the other is an unreleased vault track. it's the best integration of ragga and hardcore i've heard so far. i sincerely hope this is the scud release you're thinking of, because it really needs to be heard. >What are these ones all about? > >> christoph de babalon - rise above this (zhark) more hardcore (sorry). this is another 7", one side is breaks galore (very fast) and the flipside has a dark ambient piece that jumps into some overloading drums n bass. my only quibble is that it's over way too fast, even for a seven inch. but if anyone's actually reading this, please check out the dj scud 7", mentioned above, way before this one. also of interest is de babalon's decent and listenable full-length on digital hardcore recordings, called "if you're into it, i'm out of it". i just checked forced exposure, and they deem it "a 1997 classic". whatever, it sounds a tad bit dated now, but imho, it's (one of?) the best release(s) on dhr, which isn't saying much i guess. i should probably mention that with these releases, the hardcore stuff that people on *this* list could probably still listen to without feeling a bit silly, are the following: patric c "wreckstep" ep (spite); base force one "welcome to violence" (praxis), a superb dj pure/christoph fringelli collaboration; darkstar "darkstar" ep (sub/version), christoph fringelli's solo project, there's also a version of this with a fennesz mix); and anything off the south london-based ambush label. >> atsushi tominaga - 056 (wrk) yet another 7". WrK is a japanese label that puts out conceptual stuff. the idea behind this one was microwaving some contact mics (literally). i'm sure you can kind of imagine the sound: voice crack-ish static, pomassl-ish electric drone (all pretty tame). the photo on the sleeve actually shows the mics in the microwave. (let's just be happy he didn't microwave anything living). >> maschinenbau 2 - total destruction (maschinenbau) an awesome collaboration between nomex and dj scud. this one takes the ragga plus hardcore element and mashes it all up, so there's a lot of stop and starting, long periods of merzbow-ish noise, feedback, and the jamaican interjections of "totall destruction, the onlee solusion...". some may find this a bit unlistenable perhaps; the beats are so harsh that the music still sounds loud even when i turn the volume way down. >> solution of stareau (3cd-r, self-released) i got this in the mail from some guy living in the middle of nowhere in massachusetts. one jewel case, 3 cd-rs stuffed to the brim, and beautiful cover with tree leaves placed in strategic places. the first two discs sound like oval, circa "systemisch", but more difficult and with strange static pops and clicks, instead of cd skips. the first half of the last disc has a less-alienating microstoria feel, but with weird hints at melodies, warm textures slip sliding everywhere, and what sounds like sampled guitar. this is beautiful stuff, and the high point of the 3 discs. the second half kinda switches into IDM mode, with funky electro beats. there's a ton to digest here, and the sheer volume makes up for the sub par quality of a few of the tracks. unfortunately, i just learned that he's not able to send anymore copies out, but most of this material has already been snatched up by a variety of labels. so just keep an eye out. hope that helps, eric. - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:27:23 -0500 From: "Bob Kowalski" Subject: frisell ! I eagerly await a duet album "of thundering silence!" by Frisell and = Charlie Haden, both players who haven't held themselves to a litmus test = of straight ahead improvisation or commercially viable (context is key = here - what do any of these records really sell ?) recordings only. = Frisell's chops are equally enjoyable on Naked City, Motain, and his own = fantabulous output (of which Buster Keaton inspired trio [w/ Joey Baron & = Kermit Driscoll] discs rank on top of the heap.)=20 picks for '99? - - Good Dog, Happy Man (Frisell) - - Songs We Sing (Frisell & Hersch) - - Mule Variations (Waits merits mention in all musical discourse - I = caught two of his three nights in Boston...which ranks best concert of = year. Happy listening=20 Bob - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:31:42 -0500 From: kurt_gottschalk@scni.com Subject: joe mcphee at the brecht forum 1/29 Joe McPhee to play rare solo concert at Neues Kabarett music series Saturday, January 29 at 9 pm / $8 admission at The Brecht Forum at 122 West 27th Street, 10th Floor near the 28th Street stop on the 1/9 train for info call 212-242-4201 BACKGROUND Joe McPhee is a brilliant improvising musician who plays many instruments, including saxophones, trumpet, valve trombone, clarinet, piano and sometimes electronics. He was born in November, 1939 in Miami to a family with strong ties to sacred and secular musical traditions. As a child, Joe was taught by his father to play the trumpet and to read music. After a stint in the Army, Joe came to New York City in the mid-'6O's to share an early collaboration with the great Clifford Thornton, and Joe also began studying saxophone during this time. He taught in the Black Studies Department at Vassar College in upstate New York (and maintains his home in the Hudson Valley to this day), and then he began a musical career centered in Switzerland that has continued for more than 2O years. Today, Joe McPhee is held in highest esteem as a musician throughout Europe, as well as here at home. Joe McPhee's music can be heard on more than 5O recordings, beginning with Clifford Thornton's "Freedom and Unity" after which Joe began recording under his own name with "Underground Railroad," "Nation Time," "Black Magic Man," "Trinity," "Survival Unit II at WBAI's Free Music Store" and "Pieces of Light" with John Snyder. The early '7O's saw the beginnings of Joe's long and fruitful association with HatART, a Swiss company Werner Uehlinger formed with Joe as sole artistic inspiration and focus, specifically to record and distribute Joe's music; this resulted in 11 consecutive brilliant Joe McPhee recordings between 1975 and '82. In the subsequent 1O-year period, Joe issued 1O more releases on other European and Canadian labels besides HatART (most on CD), including Sackville, CELP, Van d'Oeuvre, In Situ, Victo, and Mode. And between 1995 and 1997, a dozen sessions saw CD release on Deep Listening, CIMP, Eighth Day, Music & Arts, Blue Regard, Okka Disk, and Evidence, with occasional returns to some of the European and Canadian labels. Recently, Joe has played with ensembles in New York City (at Carnegie Hall, Roulette, the Knitting Factory's Bell-Atlantic Festival and the Vision Festival), Atlanta, Michigan, North Carolina, upstate New York and Europe . Recently in Chicago, Joe played at Fred Anderson's Velvet Lounge, where the two tenor masters ended the evening in brilliant, unaccompanied improvised duets. Also in Chicago, Joe participated in a historic night of duets with the great drummer Hamid Drake. Last year at the Knitting Factory, Joe played a powerful 4-night concert series with his Trio X (Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen), celebrating one of his heroes each night-- John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman -- with the final concert simultaneously cybercast from the Knitting Factory. - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 22:57:29 -0500 From: Lang Thompson Subject: Re: ECM etc At 11:54 PM 1/11/00 EST, you wrote: >Does anybody know what's happening to the ECM back catalogue? they seem to be >pulling 99% of their stuff... I'm upset I can't get some of the discs I never >picked up. Any info? By the way, some good ECM stuff has turned up as cutouts from Berkshire Record Outlet for $6.99 (or are they 5.99?) incl the most recent Roscoe Mitchell, a Joe Maneri and others. I ordered about six. LT Full Alert Film Review http://wlt4.home.mindspring.com/fafr.htm Funhouse http://wlt4.home.mindspring.com/funhouse.htm - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 06:27:10 +0100 From: "Artur Nowak" Subject: RE: Douglas's Charms Hi Philozorners, > For those who don't yet know, Dave has signed a contract > with RCA, if memory serves correct. You are correct, it's RCA. > first album is due > (I think) next month, and it's a new sextet record, a > tribute to the life > and work of Mary Lou Williams. It's "Soul on Soul", release date 08.02.2000. Check out Amazon.com if you want to pre-order :http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000040JEO/emd > The second record will be > theatre music from the CHarms group. Later this year though. Before that, on Feb 15th, the "Leap Of Faith" will be released. It's the knowk quartet Douglas-Potter-Genus-Perowsky. Pre-order at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000040JEO/emd I can hardly wait! Take care! __________________________________________________________________ Artur Nowak [arno AT emd.pl] www.emd.pl - Discography of Bill Frisell - - ------------------------------ End of Zorn List Digest V2 #830 ******************************* 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