ADRIAN BELEW TALKS ABOUT BEAT

https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2024/10/25/king-crimson-alumni-regroup-to-continue-their-musical-journeys-with-beat

 

OREN AMBARCHI

I immersed myself in Oren Ambarchi's soundscapes today.

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. 

Although Watts was initially strongly identified with 'free jazz' and avant-garde, he is in fact a very versatile musician who works in a multitude of styles and contexts, from 'straight jazz' to rock and blues to his hybrids of jazz and African music . For twenty years he has led an improvising duo with pianist Veryan Weston and another duo with percussionist Jamie Harris, mainly based on rhythmic and melodic ideas, with which he has appeared at clubs and festivals worldwide. 

Watts' latest group ETERNAL TRIANGLE with Jamie Harris (percussion) and Veryan Weston (piano/keys) and Trevor Watts (alto and sop sax, compositions) merges both previous duos and focuses on new compositions and the possibilities of trio interaction, where new territory is still being broken. From jazz mixed with complex South American and African rhythms to delicately grooving compositions, interspersed with the energetic, clear improvisation style and the characteristic sound of Watts on alto and soprano sax.

SUN RA

Sun Ra's "Inside the Light World: Sun Ra Meets the OVC" was made available on a 2 CD set by the Strut label earlier this year.
It's now also available on Bandcamp.

PIERRE VERVLOESEM - EASY SOLOS

• Pierre Vervloesem: Easy Solos
      (2024, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

On his latest release, Pierre Vervloesem explores the sonic possibilities of the guitar.

Impromptu expeditions. Improvised soundscapes.
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)

Dejan Terzic's Melanoia ensemble teamed up with French string ensemble Quatuor iXi to record pieces by Luzia Von Wyl (plus two pieces by Dejan Terzic).

The result is fascinating to say the least.
Highly recommended !!

Save the Elephants. Down with ivory towers. Dejan Terzic’s Quartet Melanoia has always been a fount of empathy become sound. Four musicians – saxophonist Hayden Chisholm, pianist Achim Kaufmann, guitarist Ronny Graupe and drummer Dejan Terzic – who unfold jazz from the other side. The premise is mutual listening, catching each other, and responding to each other. Against this background solos never sound like solos, but are always part of a spontaneous or calculated composition. The borders of the moment open up, with those of other moments in a chain of unavoidable impulses toward a living process. Making music without vanity: four individual voices which in this context are derived from the togetherness of Us.

NEW PIECE BY EIDON

'Hoopoe Dream'
by Eidon

 

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.

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