United Mutations
captain beefheart, sun ra, the residents, frank zappa and more
Monday, October 28, 2024
OREN AMBARCHI
Calming music. Slowly moving forward.
Excellent to unwind.
Here's Mick Z's selection :
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VIBRAVOID
The Fruits de Mer Records label will be releasing "An Introduction To Vibravoid" (a 2 CD compilation of the German krautrock / psychedelic rock band).
Here's what Keith from Fruits de Mer added:
Christian Koch's band, probably the finest psychedelic/krautrock rock band in Germany over the last 35 years, started releasing tracks on the Fruits de Mer label back in 2009 - primarily through a series of 7" singles featuring covers of classic 60s tracks.
The band have gone from strength-to-strength, releasing a series of superb albums, the latest being on the Tonzonen label, so it meant a lot when Christian said he'd be happy for FdM to release an 'Introduction to' CD.
But 'An Introduction to Vibravoid' has turned out even better than I could have hoped - Christian has gone back to the band's original recordings and remastered them for the first CD (including covers of songs originally recorded by Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, Can, HP Lovecraft, etc) and then he's put together a bonus CD comprising previously unreleased live recordings of some of the tracks from CD1 PLUS more 60s covers from the Vibravoid back-catalogue.
Vibravoid has released 22 studio albums, countless live albums, singles and EPs over the last 35 years. 'Live At Finkenbach 2015' made it to No. 2 on the official German vinyl sales charts, 'Live At Rheinkaut Festival' stayed for several weeks in the Top 20 of the German CD sales charts.
The teaser, "Vibrations From A Cosmic Void", from 2018:
ETERNAL TRIANGLE - MOVING ON
Eternal Triangle = saxophone player Trevor Watts' ensemble with with Jamie Harris on percussion and Veryan Weston on keyboard.
Their brand-new "Moving On" album got recorded live in concert in Nijmegen in November 2023.
Trevor Watts has been one of the great innovators in British jazz since the 1960s, just like Veryan Weston, a 'leader of the 'London Scene' and a 'forerunner' in jazz and improvisation music. In 1965 he formed the free jazz supergroup Spontaneous Music Ensemble with drummer John Stevens, followed in 1967 by the progressive Amalgam, which connected free jazz with progressive jazz rock until the early 1980s and was part of bassist Barry Guy's renowned London Jazz Composers' Orchestra until the 1990s.
In the early eighties his musical concept changed significantly, with the free approach making way for a mixture of jazz and African rhythm. In large ensembles such as Moiré Music and the Moiré Music Drum Orchestra (with drummers from various African cultures) and later also the Moiré Trio, his improvisations built on structures of overlapping percussion patterns. He performed with his Moire Music groups, which initially also included pianist Veryan Weston, at many major festivals worldwide, from the major jazz festivals in the USA to Glastonbury and Womad.Sunday, October 27, 2024
SUN RA
It's now also available on Bandcamp.
PIERRE VERVLOESEM - EASY SOLOS
- Pierre Vervloesem: Easy Solos
(2024, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
I love it !!
MELANOIA & QUATUOR IXI - RED (MUSIC BY LUZIA VON WYL)
- Melanoia & Quatuor iXi: Red (Music By Luzia Von Wyl)
(2016, cd, Hungary, budapest music center records)
Highly recommended !!
THREE AFTERNOONS OF MAGMA IN PARIS
Three afternoons of Magma at Le Triton in Paris, France, the next couple of months.
And the message also mentioned that day number 3, December 14, is already sold out.
For almost 25 years, Magma and Le Triton have been writing their respective histories together, in perfect symbiosis. And as always, there's no shortage of ideas to take this precious partnership even further. This year, we're inviting all Zeuhl fans to come and enjoy a unique experience over three days of ‘work in progress’.
From 2pm to 8pm, you'll be immersed in the very heart of Magma's Mekanïk. Three 100% Magma afternoons, at the tempo of the musicians, during which you will attend the band's rehearsals, as well as the screening of the film ‘Tristan et Iseult’ directed by Yvan Lagrange, whose soundtrack is none other than the mythical ‘Ẁurdah Ïtah’ then in its primitive stage. Three exceptional days to immerse yourself in the intimacy of the band, who will be working with the Triton's brand new immersive system. You'll be impressed by the immersive sound, moved by the warm atmosphere of the rehearsals, captivated in the courtyard chatting to the musicians, enjoying the film, and in the restaurant (open all day) for a drink and a bite to eat... All we can say is that you won't soon forget these three days. For your convenience, the number of places is limited.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
PIERRE BOULEZ
Yesterday, the "360° Boulez" concert series kicked off at De Bijloke in Ghent, BE.
For the occasion, a series of four podcasts was made available :
https://open.spotify.com/show/0DXFrupuVxYUHvI4NI2xWi