From: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (Zorn List Digest) To: zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Zorn List Digest V3 #402 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, May 1 2001 Volume 03 : Number 402 In this issue: - Re: Zorn List Digest V3 #401 Re: Indonesian literature (no JZ) Michael Blake (was RE: Zorn List Digest V3 #401) Re: miles bitchy crew Tom Johnson on Mappings this week Re: rene lussier Re: rene lussier Re: Michael Blake Re: Michael Blake Fwd: Re: rene lussier Re: rene lussier For Immed. Release: Sat. May 19: YBO2 (f/Japan) & SUN CITY GIRLS - at the Rainbow (Seattle) For Immed. Release: Sat. May 19: YBO2 (f/Japan) & SUN CITY GIRLS - at the Rainbow (Seattle) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 15:43:04 -0700 From: "Martin Wisckol" Subject: Re: Zorn List Digest V3 #401 Ken waxed, man: > The >definitive book is sipposed to be Jack Chambers >Milestones Vol. 1 and 2, but it has always seemed to >be too large to attempt. I find it a dandy reference book -- I use it sort of as a sessionography. Although it's not complete, it does, for instance, help you sort out what those familiar bits are in his live recordings of the 1970s.... Lots of good description about each recording and the circumstances surrounding them. So, like when you're digging into one album (or one box), it can act as a supplement to any liner notes.... I rather enjoyed the autobiography. Very readable, reasonably honest -- and, at moments, revealing just how thoroughly Miles loved music.... Martin np. Michael Blake -- Drift (what a fine suprise from this lounge lizard -- anybody familiar with his other CDs?) - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 01:27:23 -0000 From: "Bill Ashline" Subject: Re: Indonesian literature (no JZ) "Islands in the Clouds" by Isabella Tree--a travel lit piece about Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 21:23:09 -0400 From: "Steve Smith" Subject: Michael Blake (was RE: Zorn List Digest V3 #401) As a player, Blake is all over the last three Ben Allison CDs, all of which you'll enjoy if you like 'Drift.' They are, in order, 'Medicine Wheel,' 'Third Eye' and 'Riding the Nuclear Tiger.' They're all on the Palmetto label. As a composer, don't miss Blake's outstanding previous release, 'Kingdom of Champa,' a rather incredible travelogue of time spent in Vietnam. The band there includes Steven Bernstein, Thomas Chapin, Marcus Rojas, David Tronzo, Rufus Cappadocia, Bryan Carrott, Tony Scherr, Billy Martin and Scott Neumann - yup, that's all of Spanish Fly, or three-quarters of Slow Poke, or half of Sex Mob, plus one third of MMW... One of my personal "unknown" treasures of contemporary jazz, and even better than 'Drift.' It's on Intuition, like 'Drift.' So's the Slow Poke album, but I never got that one so I can't comment on it. Blake recently premiered another large scale suite of works at the Knitting Factory, which should see release (given past experience) in three years or so. Someone needs to get this guy on a quicker-acting label! Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com NP - wind whistlin' down the road... P.S. Any reports from the weekend AMM shows at the Knit, all of which I sadly missed? - -----Original Message----- From: owner-zorn-list@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-zorn-list@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Martin Wisckol np. Michael Blake -- Drift (what a fine suprise from this lounge lizard -- anybody familiar with his other CDs?) - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 09:08:44 +0100 From: "Richard Gardner" Subject: Re: miles bitchy crew Over Easter weekend British TV Channel 4 showed a two hour documentary on Miles. Quite alot was, as expected, rehashed old interviews but there was some great new stuff. Included were two good examples of the Miles cussedness. He proudly related how awkward he could be adding his mother told his first wife he was a "mean guy". And Dave Liebman told the story of how, after an ear splitting gig with multiple drummers, two guitars and Miles on organ, he asked Miles: "Why have a saxophone in the band?" "The people like to see your fingers move fast." Gee thanks Miles. On another note. Where are all these amazing concert videos stashed. There was excellent film of the Bitches Brew band live together with 1972 - 75 concert footage. The 80s stuff is better known. All of it looked professional. I only get to see the little clips with voice overs ruining them. Have the complete tapes ever been published? Richard Gardner NP Back Door - Back Door (Prasie the Lord they finally made it to CD.) - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 06:54:49 -0500 From: Herb Levy Subject: Tom Johnson on Mappings this week Hi, This week on Mappings, a weekly new music program on Antenna Internet Radio a program devoted to composer/performer Tom Johnson. 1 Tom Johnson Failing Bang on a Can Live vol 1 CRI 628 Robert Black, bass 2 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 1 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, flute 3 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 2 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, piccolo 4 Tom Johnson Pascal's Triangle Music for 88 XI 106 Tom Johnson, piano & voice 5 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 3 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, alto flute 6 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 5 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, flute 7 Tom Johnson 9 Bells 9 Bells India Navigation LP 3023 1982; Tom Johnson, bells 8 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 7 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, bass flute 9 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 11 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, flute 10 Tom Johnson Abundant Numbers Music for 88 XI 106 Tom Johnson, piano & voice 11 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 13 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, bass flute 12 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 17 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, flute 13 Tom Johnson An Hour for Piano An Hour for Piano Lovely Music LCD 1081 1974; Frederic Rzewski, piano 14 Tom Johnson Rational Melody 19 Rational Melodies Hat 6133 1982; Eberhard Blum, alto flute The RealAudio recording went online about 10-11 pm (Greenwich -0800) on Monday night and will remain online for a week. I hope you have a chance to check out the show. Last week's program (featuring music by Susan Alcorn, Miguel Frasconi, Tom Heasley, Evan Parker, David Rosenboom, Robert Rutman, Janek Schaefer, and Stephen Scott) is available in the archives: See you online. Bests, Herb - -- Herb Levy Mappings on Antenna Internet Radio http://www.antennaradio.com/avant/mappings/ mappings@antennaradio.com Mappings P O Box 9369 Forth Wort, TX 76147 - - ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:36:58 +0200 From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Efr=E9n_del_Valle?=" Subject: Re: rene lussier Hi Matt, Further to Ken's info, René Lussier is also part of the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, an amazing group with three records to date (at least that i know): Quartets (recrec, 94), Ayaya Moses (Ambiances Magnétiques, 97) and a live recording I neither own nor know the title of. Lussier has worked with Ikue Mori, John Zorn, Heiner Goebbels and Hans Reichel and, of course, Fred Frith among many others. He appears in Frith's score for "Step Across The Border". Hope it helps Regards, Efrén - -----Original Message----- From: Matt Teichman To: zorn-list@lists.xmission.com Date: domingo, 29 de abril de 2001 23:56 Subject: rene lussier >I just heard this album, Le Tresor de la Langue, by a guitarist named Rene >Lussier. Wild stuff!! Music based on speech intonations? What a >brilliant idea. Who is this guy?? I read he worked with Fred Frith, which >might explain why the album sounds a bit zorny. > > >- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 09:31:07 EDT From: DvdBelkin@aol.com Subject: Re: rene lussier I don't remember if anyone's mentioned this, but Lussier's recording with the NOW Orchestra, "Le tour de bloc" (Victo 036, 1995) is also a blast. David np: Such (John Tilbury - Yoshikazu Iwamoto - Eddie Prevost), The Issue At Hand nr: Bryan Di Salvatore, "A Clever Base-Ballist: The Life and Times of John Montgomery Ward" - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 11:42:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Ken Waxman Subject: Re: Michael Blake Martin [and others interested]: Blake's Kingdom of Champa (Intuition)is an short, atmospheric CD featuring his melodies and ruminations following a trip to Viet Nam. It features a crowd of "downtowners" as well. Unless you want more-or-less straight rock, avoid his discs with Slowpoke. Ken - --- Martin Wisckol w > > np. Michael Blake -- Drift (what a fine suprise from > this lounge lizard -- > anybody familiar with his other CDs?) _______________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 11:42:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Ken Waxman Subject: Re: Michael Blake Martin [and others interested]: Blake's Kingdom of Champa (Intuition)is an short, atmospheric CD featuring his melodies and ruminations following a trip to Viet Nam. It features a crowd of "downtowners" as well. Unless you want more-or-less straight rock, avoid his discs with Slowpoke. Ken - --- Martin Wisckol w > > np. Michael Blake -- Drift (what a fine suprise from > this lounge lizard -- > anybody familiar with his other CDs?) _______________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 17:45:02 +0200 (CEST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?efr=E9n=20del=20valle?= Subject: Fwd: Re: rene lussier Hi David! Could you please give more details on "Le tour"? I was really intrigued by this record but someone bought it just a couple of days before I got decided. It's a hard one to find here in Spain. Thanks in advance. Best regards, Efrén del Valle - --- DvdBelkin@aol.com escribió: > De: DvdBelkin@aol.com > Fecha: Tue, 1 May 2001 09:31:07 EDT > Asunto: Re: rene lussier > Para: zorn-list@lists.xmission.com > > I don't remember if anyone's mentioned this, but > Lussier's recording with the > NOW Orchestra, "Le tour de bloc" (Victo 036, 1995) > is also a blast. > > David > > np: Such (John Tilbury - Yoshikazu Iwamoto - Eddie > Prevost), The Issue At Hand > nr: Bryan Di Salvatore, "A Clever Base-Ballist: The > Life and Times of John > Montgomery Ward" > > > - > _______________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Envía mensajes instantáneos y recibe alertas de correo con Yahoo! Messenger - http://messenger.yahoo.es - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 14:47:27 EDT From: DvdBelkin@aol.com Subject: Re: rene lussier > Could you please give more details on "Le tour"? Recorded in Vancouver in February 1995 with the NOW [New Orchestra Workshop] Orchestra, for this recording a 14 piece group including Paul Plimley (p), Peggy Lee (cello), Coat Cook, Bruce Freedman, Graham Ord, and Saul Berson (saxes), Relph Eppel (trombone), John Korsrud (trumpet), Ron Samworth (g), Paul Blaney and Clyde Reed (b), Dylan Van Der Schyff and Pierre Tanguay (d), and Kate Hammett-Vaughan (voice). (NOW is a great outfit - check out also their recording of Study - Witch Gong Game 11/10 with Barry Guy [Maya], and their recording of Shadowgraph 4 with George Lewis [on Endless Shout, Tzadik], as well as their workshop stuff on 9 Winds and Spool.) Lussier plays guitar and daxaphone as well as conducting, and composed all the music specifically for the orchestra. I'm not any good at describing music. The liners talk of "Lussier's incorporation of diverse sources, rock rhythms to jazz parodies, free improv to pastoral ballad," and that seems a pretty fair characterization of what you find here. But well-integrated, with alot of attention to detail and to the orchestra's strengths. Very nice work, if you can get it. > It's a hard one to find here in Spain. Surely Victo, which keeps its entire catalog in stock, has a European distributor. Soebody has their website URL handy, please post it; otherwise I will later this aft... David np: Charles Ives, Psalm 90. - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 16:22:22 -0700 From: "Peruvian Night Train" Subject: For Immed. Release: Sat. May 19: YBO2 (f/Japan) & SUN CITY GIRLS - at the Rainbow (Seattle) * Preface: If you are getting this and do not live in Seattle, do not panic - you won't be getting a bunch of Seattle stuff from now on! This release also aims to bring attention to YBO2's first ever USA tour (see below). So here goes! - --- YBO2 --- [for more: http://www.ocv.ne.jp/~sse/] [the Japanese noise-rock supergroup and parent band of the Ruins, Zeni Geva, Ghost, White Heaven, etc...] ~ and ~ - --- SUN CITY GIRLS --- (Co-headlining, playing first) - - will appear *LIVE* on - - - SATURDAY, May 19th - - - at: The Rainbow (722 NE 45th St.) in Seattle, WA - (http://www.therainbow.cc) - - 10pm sharp ~ $8 ADV/DOS ~ http://www.ticketweb.com - ~ MORE LINKS TO INFO, PHOTOS, ETC. BELOW! ~ [Seattle contact: James ~ 206.664.1086 ~ manhog@home.com] Peruvian Night Train Productions "It's rumored that "Alienation" (ed. note: a YBO2 record) shocked Sonic Youth and Steve Albini." - Masashi Kitamura of YBO2, interviewed by Jordan Mamone for the New York Press, Feb. 2000 DON'T miss the *first* American appearances by YBO2 (pronounced "eeboh-eeboh"), the reunited, ultraheavy, Japanese-underground supergroup from the '80s. Led by the philosophical bassist Masashi Kitamura, and starring guitarist Michio Kurihara (of the original YBO2 lineup - and also known for his great work with GHOST and DAMON & NAOMI!), this great band has spawned players who have founded such Tokyo-based iconoclasts as the above-mentioned Ghost, the Ruins, Zeni Geva, White Heaven, A.N.P., ZOA, Canis Lupus, Difference, and numerous others. After a decade of nonexistence, YBO2 has awakened to brutalize & intrigue the world with its noisy, neo-progressive, psychedelic monster rock. Throughout 2000 and 2001, the quartet's multi-hour gigs in its homeland have been deafening, wild and totally unpredictable, with such guests as Masami Akita (Merzbow) & Maso Yamazaki (Masonna) joining in the Hawkwind-like onstage melee. Two limited-edition live CDs ("Heaven" and "Songs from Higurashi Woods") recently appeared on FSS Records, an imprint of the esteemed psych label PSF. A studio effort will eventually follow. YBO2 attempted to tour the USA last summer, but were forced to cancel due to technicalities beyond their control. The current ~2001~ "reunited" touring incarnation of YBO2 features: * Michio Kurihara.... ....on guitar (the psychedelic master and original founding guitarist of YBO, who played with them in 1984 and 1985; he's known for his subsequent work with Ghost, White Heaven, and Damon & Naomi) He is nowadays considered one of the best guitarists playing psychedelic rock in Japan. Back during those days when YBO2 "formed," Michio Kurihara and the first drummer, Yoshiki Uenoyama, also played with a band called "ONNA" ("woman"), led by Miyanishi Keizo, a very artistic underground comic writer. His music was very much influenced by Hadaka no Rallizes (a legendary heavy- psych-rock band active since the 60's). * Masashi Kitamura.... ....on bass and vocal (the band's founder and leader, onetime boss of Trans, Chaos, and SSE Records, which issued the first Ruins, Boredoms and Merzbow discs) * Seiichiro Morikawa.... ....on guitar, synth and vocal (leader of the great Japanese cult band ZOA; he served as YBO's guitarist back in 1986 on a single and the Kingdom of Familydream LP, ironically as KK Null's replacement) * M. Kishizawa.... ....on drums (also played in Kitamura's post-YBO group Differance) * Co-headlining with YBO2 are the equally legendary and mysterious SUN CITY GIRLS, an elusive & prolific Seattle-based (via Arizona) threesome whose music blends Beefheartian rock, real and imagined ethnic influences, absurdist humor, vaudevillian traditions, and purely spontaneous inspirations! (see the links below for much more info!) YBO2 headquarters: http://www.ocv.ne.jp/~sse/ YBO2 article, from the New York Press! (Feb. 2000): http://www.nypress.com/ (just type "ybo2" in the search box!!!) [this is a great interview with Masashi Kitamura, YBO2's leader!] YBO2 photos: http://www.ocv.ne.jp/~sse/phot/index.htm SUN CITY GIRLS info/articles: http://www.gravelvoice.com/scg/scg.html http://www.furious.com/perfect/suncitygirls.html http://www.furious.com/perfect/suncitygirlsinterview.html SUN CITY GIRLS photos: http://www.gloom.org/~vporter/sun_city_girls/index.html YBO2 2001 tour: (check w/venues for more - other bands, etc.) ======= MAY16 (WED) - Los Angeles / The Fold in Silverlake Lounge MAY17 (THU) - Los Angeles / The Fold in Silverlake Lounge MAY18 (FRI) - Sacramento / EMRL Studio MAY19 (SAT) - Seattle / The Rainbow MAY20 (SUN) - San Francisco / Bottom of the Hill MAY24 (THU) - Chicago / Empty Bottle MAY27 (SUN) - NYC / Knitting Factory MAY29 (TUE) - Philadelphia / The Khyber ======= [Seattle contact: James / 206.664.1086 / manhog@home.com] Peruvian Night Train Productions - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 16:22:22 -0700 From: "Peruvian Night Train" Subject: For Immed. Release: Sat. May 19: YBO2 (f/Japan) & SUN CITY GIRLS - at the Rainbow (Seattle) * Preface: If you are getting this and do not live in Seattle, do not panic - you won't be getting a bunch of Seattle stuff from now on! This release also aims to bring attention to YBO2's first ever USA tour (see below). So here goes! - --- YBO2 --- [for more: http://www.ocv.ne.jp/~sse/] [the Japanese noise-rock supergroup and parent band of the Ruins, Zeni Geva, Ghost, White Heaven, etc...] ~ and ~ - --- SUN CITY GIRLS --- (Co-headlining, playing first) - - will appear *LIVE* on - - - SATURDAY, May 19th - - - at: The Rainbow (722 NE 45th St.) in Seattle, WA - (http://www.therainbow.cc) - - 10pm sharp ~ $8 ADV/DOS ~ http://www.ticketweb.com - ~ MORE LINKS TO INFO, PHOTOS, ETC. BELOW! ~ [Seattle contact: James ~ 206.664.1086 ~ manhog@home.com] Peruvian Night Train Productions "It's rumored that "Alienation" (ed. note: a YBO2 record) shocked Sonic Youth and Steve Albini." - Masashi Kitamura of YBO2, interviewed by Jordan Mamone for the New York Press, Feb. 2000 DON'T miss the *first* American appearances by YBO2 (pronounced "eeboh-eeboh"), the reunited, ultraheavy, Japanese-underground supergroup from the '80s. Led by the philosophical bassist Masashi Kitamura, and starring guitarist Michio Kurihara (of the original YBO2 lineup - and also known for his great work with GHOST and DAMON & NAOMI!), this great band has spawned players who have founded such Tokyo-based iconoclasts as the above-mentioned Ghost, the Ruins, Zeni Geva, White Heaven, A.N.P., ZOA, Canis Lupus, Difference, and numerous others. After a decade of nonexistence, YBO2 has awakened to brutalize & intrigue the world with its noisy, neo-progressive, psychedelic monster rock. Throughout 2000 and 2001, the quartet's multi-hour gigs in its homeland have been deafening, wild and totally unpredictable, with such guests as Masami Akita (Merzbow) & Maso Yamazaki (Masonna) joining in the Hawkwind-like onstage melee. Two limited-edition live CDs ("Heaven" and "Songs from Higurashi Woods") recently appeared on FSS Records, an imprint of the esteemed psych label PSF. A studio effort will eventually follow. YBO2 attempted to tour the USA last summer, but were forced to cancel due to technicalities beyond their control. The current ~2001~ "reunited" touring incarnation of YBO2 features: * Michio Kurihara.... ....on guitar (the psychedelic master and original founding guitarist of YBO, who played with them in 1984 and 1985; he's known for his subsequent work with Ghost, White Heaven, and Damon & Naomi) He is nowadays considered one of the best guitarists playing psychedelic rock in Japan. Back during those days when YBO2 "formed," Michio Kurihara and the first drummer, Yoshiki Uenoyama, also played with a band called "ONNA" ("woman"), led by Miyanishi Keizo, a very artistic underground comic writer. His music was very much influenced by Hadaka no Rallizes (a legendary heavy- psych-rock band active since the 60's). * Masashi Kitamura.... ....on bass and vocal (the band's founder and leader, onetime boss of Trans, Chaos, and SSE Records, which issued the first Ruins, Boredoms and Merzbow discs) * Seiichiro Morikawa.... ....on guitar, synth and vocal (leader of the great Japanese cult band ZOA; he served as YBO's guitarist back in 1986 on a single and the Kingdom of Familydream LP, ironically as KK Null's replacement) * M. Kishizawa.... ....on drums (also played in Kitamura's post-YBO group Differance) * Co-headlining with YBO2 are the equally legendary and mysterious SUN CITY GIRLS, an elusive & prolific Seattle-based (via Arizona) threesome whose music blends Beefheartian rock, real and imagined ethnic influences, absurdist humor, vaudevillian traditions, and purely spontaneous inspirations! (see the links below for much more info!) YBO2 headquarters: http://www.ocv.ne.jp/~sse/ YBO2 article, from the New York Press! (Feb. 2000): http://www.nypress.com/ (just type "ybo2" in the search box!!!) [this is a great interview with Masashi Kitamura, YBO2's leader!] YBO2 photos: http://www.ocv.ne.jp/~sse/phot/index.htm SUN CITY GIRLS info/articles: http://www.gravelvoice.com/scg/scg.html http://www.furious.com/perfect/suncitygirls.html http://www.furious.com/perfect/suncitygirlsinterview.html SUN CITY GIRLS photos: http://www.gloom.org/~vporter/sun_city_girls/index.html YBO2 2001 tour: (check w/venues for more - other bands, etc.) ======= MAY16 (WED) - Los Angeles / The Fold in Silverlake Lounge MAY17 (THU) - Los Angeles / The Fold in Silverlake Lounge MAY18 (FRI) - Sacramento / EMRL Studio MAY19 (SAT) - Seattle / The Rainbow MAY20 (SUN) - San Francisco / Bottom of the Hill MAY24 (THU) - Chicago / Empty Bottle MAY27 (SUN) - NYC / Knitting Factory MAY29 (TUE) - Philadelphia / The Khyber ======= [Seattle contact: James / 206.664.1086 / manhog@home.com] Peruvian Night Train Productions - - ------------------------------ End of Zorn List Digest V3 #402 ******************************* 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. 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