Yesterday's binge:
Yolk : Solar (2017)
Wigwam : Being (1974)
Zamla Mammaz Manna : Schlagerns Mystik / För Äldre Nybegynnare (1978)
Yesterday's binge:
Yolk : Solar (2017)
Wigwam : Being (1974)
Zamla Mammaz Manna : Schlagerns Mystik / För Äldre Nybegynnare (1978)
My progressive music site: https://pienemmatpurot.com/ Reviews in English: https://pienemmatpurot.com/in-english/
A token of his extreme...whatever you may call it
the Piazzola like escalation at about 3 minutes in, with the entrance of bassoon, shows that besides the jolly atmosphere there was a very sensitive soul lurking behind.
well, he was very kind and friendly to me and Joyce when we visited, showing us the interesting sights of Upsala, but there was a definitely a 'tension' below the surface as well. He was very private in a lot of ways and kept a lot bottled up / hidden.
and he definitely didn't like the music industry although I guess he sort of tolerated / didn't distrust me too badly as he kept coming back for more...
Honestly: I barely knew him although I am very proud I worked with him a few times.
And he did send me a wonderful photo of himself in the Chickenhouse which he autographed. And the Chickenhouse was AMAZING. so much history everywhere.
Last edited by Steve F.; 01-28-2020 at 07:12 AM.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
“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.
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
P.S. Ventildid is another GREAT one, but kinda impossible to find nowadays....
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
“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.
-"On second thought"-
I have it in my "wishlist", I just checked and those options/links are available and working fine ... weird !.
https://etourneur.bandcamp.com/album/on-second-thought
Last edited by TCC; 01-28-2020 at 11:36 PM.
Pura Vida!.
There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind. ∞
Duke Ellington.
Hah! They exist on two different pages -the etourner one works, but the baboonfish one doesn't:
https://baboonfishlabel.bandcamp.com...second-thought
New Chromb LP dropping 27 March:
https://chromb.bandcamp.com/album/le...des-merveilles
Just playing the sample. My daughter (aged three) says it is aliens.
Last edited by Mascodagama; 01-29-2020 at 07:50 AM.
Woo woo, ordered, along with the new Horse Lords.
Last edited by NogbadTheBad; 01-29-2020 at 08:56 AM.
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.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
“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.
Tonite:
This slays. Plus has one of the best album covers of all time.
The most recent avant-listenings:
Wigwam : Being (1974) *****
Miriodor : Cobra Fakir (2013) ***˝
Rouge ciel: Bryologie (2010)
Etron Fou Leloublan : Les Trois Fou's Perdégagnent (au pays des...) (1978) **˝
Miriodor : Avanti! (2009) ****˝
Henry Cow : Unrest (1974) *****
In Love With : Coitus Interruptus (2018) ****+
Théo Ceccaldi FREAKS : Amanda Dakota (2018) ****+
My progressive music site: https://pienemmatpurot.com/ Reviews in English: https://pienemmatpurot.com/in-english/
Juan Carlos Ruiz just posted that Arteria are recording again. Sweet!!
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.
crashing-300x300.jpg
Absolute Zero - Crashing Icons
I got this one by mistake when my order got screwed up. It's a brilliant album with incredible sound and dynamics, and adventurous playing. Highly recommended!
^ An often overlooked but absolutely excellent release, that one. Most of it was apparently recorded live in the studio, rendering an amazingly powerful palette for the band to play out. Enrique Jardines held a PhD in bass, nothing less. And there's the voice of keyswoman Aislinn Quinn, sounding like an adolescent boy. But the real treat here is the monster percussion of Pip Pyle's and the writing/compositions/arrangements themselves. A great work!
I've been incessantly listening to that debut Chau Coco! album I bought from Steve F. What songsmiths, performers and arrangers! You'll hear traces harkening back to the Argentine book of Mercedes Sosa, Spinetta and Santaolalla (from Arco Iris), but also chamber-folk/jazz and lite-RIO. Fabulous production values too, unlike some of the Argentinian radical progressives like Honduras Libegrupo or Las Orejas Y La Lengua which both sounded a bit, er, amateurishly recorded although music was very good.
I haven't been listening to that new Mr. Mister, though.
"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
From the weekend:
.Los Jaivas - La Vorágine. (Box set: 5cds.)
(Free and structured improvisation, avant-garde, electroacoustic music, noise, etc..)
.Akinetón Retard:
Akranania - 21 Canapés - Cadencia Urmana - Akinetón Ao Vivo.
ps: new album on the way... .
Pura Vida!.
There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind. ∞
Duke Ellington.
These are all very good. I started out with their debut, which has a somewhat "looser" flair about it compared to the dense structures of Akranania and on. Cadencia is their best studio release by far, IMO - leaving the more jammy parts behind and cncentrating strictly on tight composition and improvs within that. A very fine band but alas sadly overlooked - again.
"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 learned about this album only last year I think and of course promptly bought it. Was not disappointed. Quite a wild ride and contains some pretty crazy stuff!
But who are these people? Pip Pyle is of course a legend but how about Aislinn Quinn and Enrique Jardines? What other stuff I should hear from them?
My progressive music site: https://pienemmatpurot.com/ Reviews in English: https://pienemmatpurot.com/in-english/
^ From what I understand, Quinn/Jardines were domestic partners and - I seem to recall reading somewhere - both music teachers. Jardines held a PhD in bass playing, as earlier noted. I'm saying "held" because he passed away a few years back.
There was a phenomenal live performance by them available on YT some time ago, but it's been removed since then. There's also an earlier demo, Live In the Basement or something, but I haven't heard it. Apparently there was also a set of unreleased recordings, some of which were rumoured to feature Pip P.
"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
Bookmarks