They're on my "give it a go if I get a chance" listOriginally Posted by TheH
They're on my "give it a go if I get a chance" list
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You're pissed now...wait 'til you find out that not a single goddamned one of these bands has ever worked with or had their classic album remixed by Wilson...^ I just don't kinda GET that list! When are The Musical Box on?!
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Ian,
I'm seeing Horse Lords for the 2nd time a week from tomorrow; I assume you'll be blown away.
And the amazing thing that is an Ahleuchatistas performance will surely suck you in; wear earplugs and get as close as you can....
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
+1 on Steve's suggest. Ahleuchatistas are monsters live.
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Checked out Ahleuchatistas due to this thread; interesting and after a few tracks I'm detecting a clear pattern. Also checked out Supersilent and wondered if I maybe heard the wrong thing 'cause it was just soundtrack-y, Foley stuff. Not really recognizable as music, more of a sound collage, unlike Ahleuchatistas. Maybe I didn't listen long enough but I'm impatient when it comes to getting music going.
I think it's cool both of these bands play live. I would totally scream out "The Logical Song!" at either gig.
The theme of the year is carried through but a majority of the performances.
It seems like this year is sound-tracky.
Kind of like last years drone only different.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
Hmmm, sounds a bit like Pineapple Thief, the sched coast is clear.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
It's gonna be super-silenty!!
I'll get my coat...
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Lots of electronica, ambient and soundscape this year with plenty of folk.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Please buy a felafal from the joint across the street from the Hilton and send me real time video of it.It'll remind me of the good eating i enjoyed there at my last Big Ears.
Send me the bill.
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Welp. It only took until the second comment for the insult. I'll listen to anything as long as it doesn't jangle my nerves. I'm anxious enough without being assaulted by cacophony. I'll go around the net looking for samples of as many of the artists as I can find and see what I think. Maybe I'll be introduced to something that doesn't sound like a fork scraping across an iron skillet.
Mongrel dog soils actor's feet
Good for you!
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Supersilent was initially the spontaneous encounter at the Nattjazz festival in Bergen of improv trio Veslefrekk (with all members donning heavy merits in music academies and performance scenes both in Norway and abroad) and Deathprod, aka. Helge Sten, the first PhD candidate in sonic sculptures from a Norwegian conservatory. They created some 80 minutes of flaming sound which left the audience absolutely spellbound and consequently decided on a continuing collab. There's been some serious studies of their music during the years, and countless efforts to somehow discern their particular MO and artistic strategies through interviews etc.
Interestingly, 20 odd years down the line, Helge Sten claims to still not know the Velsefrekk folks personally; they only communicate casually by phone or e-mail to arrange formal details for tours, gigs or recordings - there's no "planning" of the musical approach, no discussion of specific "direction", no rehearsals, nothing. They simply just assemble and play. When percussionist Jarle Vespestad left the band approx. a decade ago, mere weeks before they were due to record their album 9 and had studio time booked and paid for, the remaining three dudes teamed up in the studio and found there a scrapped old Hammond organ which then became the sole instrument exposed. All three of them kept screwing and manipulating noiseworks out of that thing, and those fragments became the final result. Easy as that.
Unlike their altogether most "accomplished" and arguably most acknowledged recording, 6, which sometimes comes across as large-scale semi-orchestral freebase improsition of the highest order. This is, to my ears, possibly one of the five-or-so finest improv albums released by anyone anywhere at ANY time and age.
"Free improv" as musical expression is essentially an archaic set of audio medias, and it's been scholarly renowned and practiced at academic level since before WW2. I suppose its trigger of acceptance within relative "pop culture" came with Bitches Brew and followed through psychedelia and the original wave of progressive rock (which was actually often improv-based). That it's a completely legitimate and still forward-moving foundation even today shouldn't surprise many, but even then a combo like Supersilent would stand out quite critically. How many concerts have I attended in total? 600? 700 or even more? Dunno. I only know that at least two Supersilent gigs were among the top-25-or-so ensemble concerts I ever saw and heard, up there with Stan Getz, Naked City, Philip Glass, Magma, Hafler Trio, Ivo Papasov, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Diamanda Galas and a few others.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
I literally saw Papasov by accident at a folk festival many years ago in Richmond. Was there with some friends just wandering around and as an almost-snarky pick we decided to check out this set of so-called legends of Bulgarian wedding music. Bunch of old dudes pop on stage, various snickers from myself and others...and then I watched those cats absolutely shred the holy f**k out of those instruments. The fact that they were schooling each and every one of us was made all the most incredible given how utterly effortless they made it seem. A rare gig where even hyperbole feels like understatement, IMHO. Some of the most amazing players I've ever seen, prog or otherwise.
Just a few weeks 'til my first Supersilent and Deathprod gigs. Can't wait for all those scratchy noises against chalkboards through various amplifiers (and with laptops)!
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
I had to bow out of the fest this year...not happy but I fully expect to experience it though the various posts on this thread.
Enjoy everyone!!!
best
Michael
If it ain't acousmatique-It's crap
We'll miss you, Michael!
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
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Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Why did they move the schedule around, now Hans-Joachim Roedelius overlaps with Ståle Storløkken who overlaps with Musica Elettronica Viva....
To keep you guessing. And checking back. I think the app will be essential this year. And I may have to activate Twitter to get updates.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
https://twitter.com/Deathprod/status/842027538440429572
Getting pretty excited!
I am going to be arriving Wednesday afternoon. Thought I was going to drive, ended up flying.
Remind me why prepaid accommodations are a good thing..
Anyhow, if anyone of y'all feel like scouting locations or eating send me a pm for contact info.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
I'm not getting there until Thursday, see you then.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Ditto...should be in town early afternoon Thurs. I will ping you when I arrive, Mark
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