FLAT EARTH SOCIETY ON DUTCH RADIO 6

Thursday, October 13, 2011, Dutch Radio 6 will be featuring Flat Earth Society!

Radio show "VPRO Jazz Live" will be broadcasting a recording of the FES' 2011 08 27 concert at 'De Schuur van Hans' in Feerwerd, NL.

http://vprojazzlive.radio6.nl

PER TJERNBERG

Percussionist and composer Per Tjernberg has a new album out. It's called "Music Is My Salvation" and it's out on the Swedish Country & Eastern label.
Per Tjernberg mentions Harry Partch, Hermeto Pascoal, Frank Zappa and The Art Ensemble Of Chicago as influences.
And the album features Mats Öberg as a special guest !

http://www.countryandeastern.se

DWALMACAT 441

Go to
http://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx
and click on “Luister” for another fine dose of bizarre music.

• ANDREAS DORAU – Grosser Bär und kleiner Bär


• LORIS – Flysong


• THE RAPTURE – I still love rock ‘n roll


• DEERHOOF – Malalauma


• TAPE CUTS TAPE – Heavy


• THE RED CRAYOLA – Hurricane fighter plane


• LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – Bye bye Bayon


• THE SPECIALS – Gangsters


• LIQUID LIQUID – Lock groove (in)


• MAGMA – Malaria


• LOST GRINGOS – Hilton Hotel


• EDDIE FICTION – UFO pt 2


• MRS. MILLER – Downtown


• ROBERT FRIPP – Remorse of conscience


• DAF – Als wär’s das letzte Mal


• THIS HEAT – Tago Mago cassette

DOCTOR DARK AT ZAPPANALE 2012 ??

Could this be true?
Rumour has it that Doctor Dark would like to return to the Zappanale festival next year.

DOCTOR DARK PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
Wouldn't that be great !
I saw them at Zappanale in 2003, and I remember it if it was yesterday. (well, maybe the day before yesterday)

DOCTOR DARK AT ZAPPANALE !!
DOCTOR DARK AT ZAPPANALE !!

Here's some footage of a recent gig:

TOM FOWLER UPDATE

Over at the Muffin Records Productions USA website, there's a complete Tom Fowler discography, plus some movies & links.
Check it out:

http://www.muffinrecordsproductionsusa.net/Tom_Fowler.html

BOGUS POMP WILL BE AT ZAPPANALE 2012

Yes, you heard it right. Bogus Pomp will be playing at Zappanale 2012.
And the band is looking for more gigs in the Bad Doberan neighbourhood, so if you live in Berlin, Hamburg, Rostock,... and you're able to book these guys a gig just before or just after Zappanale, please get in touch.

NAJMA AKHTAR / GARY LUCAS - RISHTE

• najma akhtar & gary lucas: rishte
  (2009, cd, usa, world village world 450008)

"Rishte" = Najma Akhtar on eastern / indian vocals and Gary Lucas on guitars.
Need I say more?
This is a very fine album. I added picture and album data to the United Mutations Archives earlier today.

A MESSAGE FROM FIDO PLAYS ZAPPA

Pascal / Fido says:

Halllööööchen!!

For all you great people who missed our probably most fantastic show ever at world-famous Zappanale festival in world-famous Bad Doberan two months ago, heres some wooonderful footage:

http://www.fidoplayszappa.com/wordpress/?p=247

Isn't it amazing?!?


And we got even more breath-taking shows coming up:

12.Nov 2011
KULTURHOF SCHLOSS KÖNIZ
24.Nov 2011
8-BAR BASEL
25.Nov 2011
FRANZIS D-WETZLAR
1.Dez 2011
STANZEREI BADEN
So 11.Dez 2011 - MATINEE
THEATER PALAZZO LIESTAL
So spread the word & see you soon!

FiDO Pascal

CHICKENFOOT - III

• chickenfoot: III
  (2011, cd, ger, ear music / edel)

Chickenfoot consists of Sammy Hager (Van Halen lead singer), Michael Anthony (Van Halen bass player), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer) and guitar wizard Joe Satriani. It even includes Mike Keneally somewhere on a little keyboard part (says Joe in one of the videos).
"III" is their brand-new, second album, and it rocks. The american release date is set for September 27, but we Yuripean folks can already find it in our stores.
My copy includes a set of 3-D pictures, a pair of 3-D glasses, and a bonus DVD ("Making Of The Album").
It rocks.

Fun. Straight-forward rock 'n' roll.

CUNEIFORM UPDATE

Fall 2011 releases on the Cuneiform label:

• bill laswell, raoul björkenheim, morgen agren: blixt
  (2011, cd, usa, cuneiform)


• the claudia quintet + 1 feat. kurt elling and theo bleckmann: what is beautiful?
  (2011, cd, usa, cuneiform)


• dead cat bounce: chance episodes
  (2011, cd, usa, cuneiform)


• mats / morgan band: live
  (2011, cd, usa, cuneiform) = a reissue of a fabulous album !!


• são paulo underground: três cabeças loucuras
  (2011, cd, usa, cuneiform)

NEW RELEASE BY CHRIS OPPERMAN

A message from Chris Opperman:

Hello, everybody!

It's been a loooong time since I sent out a mailing list update but I wanted to let you know that my new single "Aphrodite Nights" was released this morning on iTunes and Amazon MP3 through my label Purple Cow Records.

Here are the links!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aphrodite-nights-feat.-ryan/id465485150 <-- iTunes

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O4RSYS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chrioppe-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B005O4RSYS <-- Amazon mp3
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"Aphrodite Nights"
Chris Opperman

Musicians:
Ryan McCausland, gourd tree (invented by Harry Partch)

Produced by Chris Opperman.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Stephen Kolakowski.
Artwork by Tony Akins.
Recorded at the Harry Partch Institute at Montclair State University with special permission from Dean Drummond.

“Aphrodite Nights” was composed for the gourd tree, one of many unique instruments invented by American composer Harry Partch (1901 – 1974). The instrument was built on a bough of eucalyptus to which several gourds with bells have been attached, each resonating a different microtonal pitch.

While studying microtonal music at the Harry Partch Institute in Montclair, NJ, professor and composer Dean Drummond showed us some videos of gamelan music that I found to be very fascinating and I decided to compose something that was reminiscent of that style on the gourd tree.

As wonderful, imaginative, and flexible language is, and although words carry tremendous meaning, I often find it difficult to use words to truly attempt to “explain the unexplainable.” The benefit of instrumental music is that you can communicate feelings and ideas with pure sound, from the world of the wordless into another plane, using music as a way to transport the listener into that plane.

One of the most powerful benefits of music is its ability to conjure up past memories and feelings, and remind them of the past in the present.

“Aprhodite Nights” is about the wild magic of love and about those moments when two people become lost in one another, each partner being in awe of the other and giving themselves over completely to those feelings, exploring each others minds, hearts, and bodies with equal measures of caution and abandon. Those evenings when time seems to stand still and that they are the only two beings in existence, subtly guided in their movements by instinct and by the power of the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite, love being the driving force behind existence and creativity.

SUN RA ARKESTRA - LIVE IN OAKLAND

• sun ra arkestra: volume six - live in oakland
  (2006, dvd, usa, transparency)

You're probably thinking: 'Didn't I see these DVDs mentioned before in this very blog?', and you're right. I most probably flashed these covers to you earlier.
But as I'm getting ready for the Sun Ra Box that is to be released on Transparency, I'm adding snippets of data to the various Sun Ra releases.

"Live In Oakland" was the latest Sun Ra DVD that got released on the Transparency label. It presents the two sets that the Arkestra played in Oakland on November 2, 1991.

An excellent recording of a superb concert. You need to see this. Period.

And, no, the following fragment is not from the Oakland DVD.

SUN RA ARKESTRA - LONE STAR ROADHOUSE AND AFRICAN STREET

• sun ra arkestra: volume five - lone star roadhouse and african street festival
  (2006, dvd, usa, transparency)

"Lone Star Roadhouse and African Street Festival" is the fifth volume in the Transparency Sun Ra DVD series. Released in 2006, the DVD offers two concerts from 1989.

Both concerts were video-taped from the audience which means that the audio isn't perfect, and that the video images move around a lot. The good thing, however, is that the quality is very good. This is no third generation copy. My guess is that it's taken from the master recording.

I just love these recordings. The Arkestra does not just play a concert. They bring a show. It's DVDs like this that enable us to experience what these shows were (and are) like.

SUN RA ARKESTRA / RUFUS HARLEY QUINTET - WASHINTON DC

• sun ra arkestra / rufus harley quintet: volume four - washington, d.c.
  (2005, dvd, usa, tranparency)

Volume four in Transparency's Sun Ra series presents two concerts that were recorded at the WMFW Pacifica Radio Cap City Jazz Festvial in Washinton DC in 1987.
The first part is a Sun Ra Arkestra concert, the second part captured Rufus Harley.

This DVD is a turning point in the Transparency Sun Ra video collection, as the quality is quite good.
Obviously taken from the master recording, this is a must-see.
It's a one-camera audience recording, but a pretty good one.
And the concerts rock !!

Essential stuff.

SUN RA - SOLO PIANO & MONTREUX AND LUGANO

• sun ra: volume three - solo piano / sun ra arkestra: montreux and lugano
  (2005, dvd, usa, transparency)

Adding bits and pieces to the immense Sun Ra discography, I just added some data for this 2005 DVD-release on the Transparency label.

Volume three of the Transparency Sun Ra series presented three recordings that were originally broadcast on tv:

• Sun Ra : solo piano -- a concert in Venice from 1978


• The Sun Ra Arkestra -- the Montreux Jazz Festival concert from July 9, 1976


• The Sun Ra Arkestra -- a concert in Lugano from 1985

It's a quite interesting collection, but as the video quality isn't top, this is for hardcore fans only.

GLENN FERRIS

Glenn Ferris played the trombone in Zappa's Petit and Grand Wazoo tours.
He could also be heard on LeBocal Zappa tribute album in 2003.
A little while ago, Jan van Kemenade came across this ad / poster in France:


June to September 2011, Glenn Ferris toured with Stéphane Belmondo, Cecil McBee, Baptiste Trotignon, Jean-Jacques Quesada, Billy Hart, Manuel Rocheman, Jean Tousaint and Kirk Lightsey as part of a Jazz & Wine tour.

FAMILIAR LOOKING ARTWORK?

"Tango From Obango", an album by the Wiener Art Orchester.
But does a part of this album cover not look familiar to you?
Maybe it's some sort of Gary Panter tribute?

info & link: Danny Mathys

CORRIE EN DE GROTE BROKKEN : TOUR AND A NEW ALBUM

Corrie van Binsbergen will be touring and will be releasing a new album, "Vier".

Corrie en de Grote Brokken

• 2011/09/29 concert 'JIN in De Lindenberg', Nijmegen, NL


• 2011/09/30 concert 'Paradox', Tilburg, NL


• 2011/10/02 concert 'De Regentes', Den Haag, NL (15.00 h)


• 2011/10/06 concert 'Bimhuis', Amsterdam, NL


• 2011/10/08 concert 'Chassé Theater', Breda, NL


• 2011/10/10 concert 'Drienerlo', Enschede, NL


• 2011/10/12 concert 'Rasa', Utrecht, NL


• 2011/10/13 concert 'Lantaren/Venster', Rotterdam, NL


• 2011/10/14 concert 'Muziekcentrum De Toonzaal', Den Bosch, NL


• 2011/10/25 concert 'Stadsschouwburg', Haarlem, NL

THE NEW BELEW

The concert that Adrian Belew did with the Dutch Metropole Orkest has been released on CD and on DVD. It's available from Adrian's website.

http://www.adrianbelew.net/

And Adrian is on the road with the Two Of A Perfect Trio Tour

TWO OF A PERFECT TRIO TOUR
tony levin, markus reuter, pat mastelotto
adrian belew, julie slick, tobias ralph

Sept 19 Atlanta, GA / Variety Playhouse
Sept 20 Carrboro, NC / Arts Center
Sept 21 Knoxville, TN / Bijou
Sept 22 Annapolis, MD / Rams Head
Sept 23 Phoenixville, PA / Colonial Theater
Sept 24 Vienna, VA / Jammin Java
Sept 26 New York, NY / Iridium *
Sept 27 Boston, MA / Royale
Sept 28 New York, NY / Iridium
Sept 29 New York, NY / Iridium
Sept 30 Fairfield, CT / Stage One
Oct 1 Northhampton, MA / Iron Horse
Oct 2 Montreal, QC / Corona
Oct 4 Toronto, ON / Mod Club
Oct 5 Buffalo, NY / Tralf
Oct 6 Covington, KY / Southgate House
Oct 7 Detroit, MI / Magic Bag
Oct 8 Chicago, IL / Old Town School of Folk
Oct 9 Minneapolis, MN / Cedar Cultural Center
Oct 11 Boulder, CO / Boulder Theater
Oct 12 Salt Lake City, UT / The Depot
Oct 14 Portland, OR / Aladdin
Oct 15 Seattle, WA / Triple Door
Oct 17 Sacramento, CA / Harlows
Oct 18 San Francisco, CA / Regency
Oct 19 Solana Beach, CA / Belly Up
Oct 21 Agoura Hills, CA / Canyon Club
Oct 22 Santa Ana, CA / Galaxy
Oct 23 Phoenix, AZ / The Foundry
Oct 26 St Louis, MO / Old Rockhouse
Oct 27 Indianapolis, IN / Birdys
Oct 28 Nashville, TN / Belcourt
Oct 29 Asheville, NC / Moogfest

GARY LUCAS AND WILD RUMPUS

Wild Rumpus is a joint-venture between Gary Lucas and producer Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy.

In 2008, the duo released three 12"s on the British Bitches Brew label: "Musical Blaze-UP", "Purple Sommersault", and "Rock The Joint".
Earlier this year, the duo added another 12" to the series: "Cloudhopping", also on Bitches Brew.
Data & picture have been added to the United Mutations Archives.

• wild rumpus feat. cosmo and gary lucas: cloudhopping / tikkety-boo
  (2011, 12", uk, bitch022)

ZAPPA CALENDAR

During the summer festivals, the new calendars pop up.
Here's a picture of the Zappa 2012 calendar:

MIKE KENEALLY WEBCAST ON 2011 09 20

This coming Tuesday, MK will be doing another live studio webcast on the Mike Keneally Show Ustream channel!

Mike Keneally Show
Tuesday, September 20
12:30 - 5:30 Pacific Daylight Time

www.keneally.com

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART SYMPOSIUM IN MALMO & COPENHAGEN

Wed, Nov. 23rd 2011
9pm
Debaser Club, Malmo Sweden
Gary Lucas presents a 2 hour Captain Beefheart Symposium


Thursday Nov. 24th 2011
9pm
Kobenhavens Hovedbibliotek, Copenhagen Denmark
Gary Lucas presents a 2 hour Captain Beefheart Symposium

JOHN TRUBEE UPDATE

"The Electric Love Nudity Supreme" by Gloop Nox & The Stik People.

Recorded at THE BEDROOM Recording Studio, Locktown, NJ
August 9th, 2011

1ST mix from the upcoming album release entitled 'CONTINUING WHERE THE BEATLES LEFT OFF..'

Diamond--electric lead guitar, vocals
John Trubee--electric rhythm guitar, spoken gibberish
Bob Sandor-electric bass
Ken Lawrence-drums
Scott Simon-keyboards, jovial announcer vocals

CAPTAIN CHEESE-BEARD

Captain Cheese-Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention will be doing a concert at 'Atelier 210' in Brussels on November 5, 2011.
And it's not just a concert, as the band will be recording their live DVD !!

NEW ALBUM BY DEUS

Belgian band dEUS has a new album out. Official release date of "Keep You Close" is tomorrow.

PANOPTICON UPDATE

A couple of new shows have been added to the Panopticon website.
You are now able to listen to two recent Panopticon shows.

http://enterpanopticon.blogspot.com/

And Panopticon will be doing another concert soon:

October 7, 2011, Panopticon will be playing at 'Fonograf', 32 Rue de la Violette in Brussels.
Line-up will probably be:

• Olivier Catala: bass


• Pierrot Delor: percussion


• Antoine Guenet: keyboards


• Simon Rigot: sitar


• Rik Staelens: sax


• Domenico Solazzo: drums

THE ZAPPANALE REPORT - PART 5

For me, the latest edition of Zappanale lasted five days. I arrived on Wednesday (the 17th), and went back home on Monday morning (the 22nd).
As always, Zappanale is quite an absorbing experience. I can tell you a bit about what I did and what I saw and heard, but that's only a part of the story.
Zappanale is like being on another planet, but it's also like coming home.
So many likeminded people and so much great music...
So here's part 5 of this year's Zappanale tale.
Wednesday had been a fine start. I had already seen some friends, and I had enjoyed Chris Opperman's concert a lot. So I was ready for Thursday.
After a Zappateers breakfast downtown Bad Doberan, and checking out the camping site and putting up the Zappateers tent, I returned to the little village for a visit of the Zappanale Expo. I had already given it a look on Wednesday, but I wanted to give it all a closer examination.
This year, Dieter Jakob had gathered works from Cal Schenkel, Carlos Zerpa, Lothar Taube, and Helmut King. A pretty impressive line-up.

Entering the expo hall, the immediate eye-catcher was Cal Schenkel's series of Zappa & Beefheart album covers: a beautifulseries of 7 giclée prints.
The hall on the right had some fine pieces by Helmut King, including a Beefheart tribute.
Here are some pictures of the Helmut King artworks (pics by Steffen Schindler).

The room on the left had works by Carlos Zerpa, and by Lothar Taube. I wan't impressed by Lothar Taube's work, but Zerpa's pieces were excellent.

Here are some shorts of Lothar Taube's work (again by Steffen Schindler):

And here are some pictures of Carlos Zerpa's work. I like this. Great size (they were huge), great colours and alienating subjects. I like this a lot. (thanks for the pictures, Steffen !!)

THE CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER BAND IN CONCERT ON 2011 09 25

Yes, the Central Scrutinizer Band will be doing another concert at café Piu Piu in São Paulo in Brazil !
Performing the music of Frank Zappa.

• 2011/09/25 concert ‘café Piu Piu’, São Paulo, Brazil

EUGENE CHADBOURNE UPDATE

There's has been an update for Eugene Chadbourne's upcomingn concerts !!

Saturday, October 29 at 7:00 PM
Auditorio del Palacio de Congresos - Festival Huesca

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Wednesday, November 02 at 7:00 PM:
Les Instants Chavirés, 7, rue Richard Lenoir, Montreuil, Ile-de-Fra 93100 FRANCE - Doc Chad Solo

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Thursday, November 03 at 7:00 PM:
Cafe Oto, London, UNITED KINGDOM - Doc Chad Solo

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Friday, November 04 at 7:00 PM:
La Malterie, 96 rue Chanzy, Lille, Nord-Pas-d 59000 FRANCE - Doc Chad Solo

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Saturday, November 05 at 7:00 PM:
GC De Wildeman Herent Herent, Vlaams-bra, BELGIUM - Doc Chad Belgian Freak Out

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Sunday, November 06 at 4:00 PM:
DBs matinee - Utrecht, Utrecht NETHERLANDS - Doc Chad solo

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Wednesday, November 09 at 8:00 PM:
Skånes konstförening. Malmo, SWEDEN - Doc Chad solo and with Halster Trio

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Saturday, November 12 at 7:00 PM:
Loco/Wray, Strandgade 14, Christianshavn, København, DENMARK - Doc Chad solo

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Sunday, November 13 at 2:00 PM:
Worm, Boomgaardsstrasse 71, Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS - Protest Song Workshop and evening performance

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Monday, November 14 at 7:00 PM
Occii, Amstelveenseweg 134, 1075 XL Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - Big Night at the Kasbah

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Tuesday, November 15 at 9:30 PM
Cafe De Oude Sint Joris, Pastoor Dijkmanstraat 25, Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS - Chad and Ad and Special Guest

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Wednesday, November 16 at 8:00 PM
Café Kraaij & Balder, Strijpsestraat 79, Eindhoven, Brabant 5616 GL NETHERLANDS -
Baritone sax and banjo? The duo of Doc Chad and Ad Peijnenburg returns!

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Thursday, November 17 at 9:00 PM
Salle Jeanne Simoens Deurne, BELGIUM - Duo with Doc Chad and Steven DeBruyn

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Friday, November 18 at 7:00 PM:
Recyclart Brussels, BE - Doc Chad solo

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Saturday, November 19 at 7:00 PM:
Playhouse (at La Brasserie) Rivieres, FRANCE - Doc Chad solo

LAZULI - REPONSE INCONGRUE A L'INELUCTABLE

• lazuli: réponse incongrue à l'inéluctable
  (2009, cd, fr, eclats - bzz033)

Here's another fine album by Lazuli. (You should be able to tell by now that I was really impressed by the Lazuli concert at Zappanale.)
"Réponse Incongrue à l'Inéluctable" got released in 2009 and it was the band's fourth release.
The title might be translated into something like "a inapropriate (or bizarre) response to the inevitable" and it fits the package. One of the most impressive pieces on this disc is "On Nous Ment Comme On Respire" (They Lie To Us Like They Breathe) about global warming, pollution and G8. And it's not just a strong message, the song is very powerful as well: a great rock song with eastern influences, samples and a children choir.
Actually, the entire album is very good. I've been giving it a couple of spins that last couple of days, and it asks for more.

Here's 'On Nous Ment', Live in Montreux, from a little while ago.

DEVIN FLYNN AND GARY PANTER - DEVIN AND GARY GO OUTSIDE

• devin flynn and gary panter: devin and gary go outside
  (2009, cd, usa, fypc99)

Mini-album by Devin Flynn and Gary Panter. The album featues Gary Panter on guitar and vocals and Devin Flynn on bass, keys and percussion.

It's sounds like a psychedelic hobby or project, but that doesn't mean that I don't like it.

And during 'Behind The Sunglass' the theme of Zappa's 'Take Your Clothes Off' is quoted. Reason enough to check it out.

-- info: Nikolai Zaharov

KEEN - I DON'T LIKE THIS MUSIC

• keen: i don't like this music
  (????, cd, italy, kncd001)

I don't know much about this band. My best guess is that this is a private release by an italian quartet.
Garbriele Ferro on guitar and vocals, Sandro Berri also on guitar and vocals, massimiliano Miotto on bass and vocals, and Claudio Zerbo on drums and vocals.

The music is great: Frank Zappa & Steve Vai - inspired, mostly instrumental, mid-eighties (heavy) rock music.
Probably not the easiest album to find, but it's worth putting on your list.

Fun.

DWALMACAT 439

Go to
http://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx
and click on “Luister”

to enjoy

• RHYTHM AND SOUND featuring TIKIMAN – Ruffway


• BIG BUTTER – Silly cosmopolitan


• BLAINE L. REINIGER – Cowboy Elektra


• THE RAPTURE – Come back to me


• PANDA BEAR – Slow motion


• KEN NORDINE – A good year for spiders


• SPECIAL REQUEST – Salsa Smurf


• STEREOLAB – Space age bachelor pad music (foamy)


• JASMINA MASCHINA – Love you more and more


• LUCIA PAMELA – Indian alphabet chant (a-i-iddy-i-o-o-o)


• ARIF SAG – Golden


• POINT OF COLLAPSE – When worlds collide


• COLIN NEWMAN – Fish 9


• CARIBOU – Tits & ass: The great Canadian weekend


• BOOMBIP featuring DOSE ONE – Mannequin trapdoor I reminder


• CHET BAKER – Broken wing

LAZULI - AMNESIE

• lazuli: amnésie
  (2003, cd, france, eclats / musea)

Adding data and pictures of my favourite recordings to the United Mutations Archives, here's Lazuli's second album. Released in 2003, "Amnésie" shows what Azuli sounded like about 8 years ago.
Comparing this disc with the more recent releases, this is a less powerful, more poppy album.
Lots of electronics, samples and even some soundscapes. Still worth your attention.

FRANK ZAPPA - OPTIONAL ENTERTAINMENT BOOTLEG

A new Zappa bootleg has been spotted. "Bogus Box #4".
It's "Optional Entertainment", and it's a collection of 9 (nine) LPs.
Three different editions exist.
Here are the pictures of the seperate album release: a set of 9 vinyl albums, all on colored vinyl.

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PLANET D NONET - WE TRAVEL THE SPACEWAYS

This review needed a couple of modifications, so instead of changing the old entry, I made a new one (and deleted the previous one)

• planet d nonet: we travel the spaceways - the music of sun ra
  (2010, 2cd, usa, eastlawn records)

The Planet D Nonet is a Sun Ra tribute band from around Detroit (planet D). Founded in 2007, the band has done a series of annual Sun Ra tribute concerts, each time with a special guest.
In 2009 the band featured professor of Jazz Studies at the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, Dr.Salim Washington on oboe and on tenor sax.
In 2010, avant-garde saxophonist and ICP-member Kenny Millions guested with the band.

The Planet D Nonet is lead by James O’Donnell and RJ Spangler. In the liner notes, Rick Steiger and RJ Spangler explain how the both of them started listening to Sun Ra's music over thirty years ago. It’s a fine description of how they became Ra-ophiles, and how they started to play Sun Ra's music. A great story.

On "We Travel The Spaceways: The Music Of Sun Ra", the Planet D Nonet performs an exquisite selection of tunes.

Disc one opens with 'Velvet', a classic Sun Ra tune', followed by the Hobart Dotson penned 'You Never Told Me That You Cared' and 'Enlightenment'. We get beautiful arrangements with impressive solos. Side one continues with 'Interstellar Low Ways', another composition that emerged from the 1950's. This is my favourite track of side one. It has a perfect pace and, again, great solos, featuring Salim Washington.
Next up is (another excellent arrangement) of 'Love In Outer Space'. Both 'Love In Outer Space' and the subsequent 'Kingdom Of Not' were arranged by Brian Casey.
Disc one rounds up with another and quite different version of 'Interstellar Low Ways', and with a high-energy 'Ancient Aiethopia'.

Whereas disc one was recorded in 2010, disc two takes us back to 2009. Firm versions of 'Saturn' and 'Kingdom Of Not', plus the exuberant 'Ancient Aiethopia' set the tone. Again, excellent arrangements combined with fine solos.
'Love In Outer Space' and 'Lights On A Satellite' follow, and show the added value of Kenny Millions. This is great. Really great.
The party continues with a great swing version of 'King Porter Stomp / Big John Special'. And disc two ends with another vigorous 'Ancient Aiethopia'.

Fellow Saturnians, you really need to hear this.
"We Travel The Spaceways: The Music Of Sun Ra" is a great album.
This is a must-have.

This CD is available at CDBaby.com & Dusty Groove America.

CONLON NANCARROW

The German Wergo record label has released a new Conlon Nancarrow album: "As Fast As Possible" (WER 6733).

"American composer Conlon Nancarrow is best known for the groundbreaking compositions he wrote for player piano. Nancarrow was one of the first composers to use musical instruments as mechanical machines, making them play far beyond human performance ability. His central works in this new genre were the Studies for Player Piano, written between 1948 and 1992."

ZAPPANALE 2012

a message from the Arf Society regarding Zappanale 2012

Starting Shot for Zappanale 2012

Dear friends of good music,

just a couple of days ago we had the starting shot for Zappanale #23. The preparations for the pre-sale are going on high level, pre-sale will start in October. The first bands are already booked.

First of all here is the most important news you need for making plans:

Date: Wednesday, august 15th 2012 – Saturday, august 18th 2012
Place: Racetrack Bad Doberan !!!

Yes you’r right, the next Zappanale will end on Sunday morning. We don’t know up to now if there will be more performances on Sunday.

Yes you’r right again, Zappanale starts right away on Wednesday on the Racetrack. There won’t be any performances downtown Bad Doberan. We will start on Wednesday on the Truckstage. Concerts on the main stage will start already on Thursday.

Lectures will be held in the “Green Tent”, it will be much more comfortable for all of you to listen to Jim Cohen and Ben Watson while you are on the Racetrack.

Campinggrounds will already be open on Monday, august 13th 2012, so all of you will have the chance to make a whole week holiday on the beach in Bad Doberan.

Please note: The campingground is only open for festivalticket holders.

More information t.b.a – don’t forget to register for the newsletter.

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THE ZAPPANALE REPORT - PART 4

The great thing about the Zappanale warm-up parties / concerts, is that everybody knows that it’s the place to be. If you’re already in town on Wednesday or Thursday, you can do whatever you want, wherever you want, but late afternoon is the time to go to the Kamptheater.
Killmenoc kicked off Wednesday on the outside Truckstage, followed by Oozin Goo. I didn’t catch any Oozin Goo, however, as Chris Opperman was to do a (last minute announced) concert inside the Kamptheater.
Chris played a 40-minute set, and was joined by Elizabeth Cary on violin on a couple of tracks.

Chris Opperman: piano
Elizabeth Cary: violin on tracks 4, 5 & 6

• intro by Jim Cohen


• T. Williams


• Melodious Monk


• Sophia’s Dream


• Utviklingssang (Carla Bley)


• Miles Behind


• Dreams of Frank (Frank Zappa medley consisting of theme and variations of “Uncle Meat,” “Alien Orifice,” “The Black Page #2,” and “Sleep Dirt”)


• Helenesque


• solo piano improvisation called Tiny Peanuts


• solo piano improvisation on the first couple of movements of The Porpentine

For me, this was the real opener of the festival. We got to hear a very fine concert. Too bad that Elizabeth had a bit of trouble playing the beautiful ‘Miles Behind’, but other then that, a very fine concert.

Inside the Kamptheater, I also saw a video & soundcollage by Tonlast, in tribute to Don Van Vliet.
Unfortunately, the video snippets and pictures were a bit blurry. Disturbingly blurry, but I did like the soundscapes. I heard a lot of free jazz, noise, Residents-like music, and more. I’m not 100% sure that this was on Wednesday. Could have been Thursday as well...
Hot Fur was also scheduled to perform on Wednesday. Outside, on the Truckstage. And they did. And just didn’t catch any of it as I was talking to friends. From a distance, I could hear that they sounded pretty good and that they included at least one Zappa composition in their set.
End Day One.

BARNES & BARNES

Earlier today, Belgian cartoonist and painter Kamagurka and his daughter Sarah Yu talked music on Belgian national radio.
We were treated a dose of Zappa, Ween, The Butthole Surfers, and, Barnes & Barnes (with 'Fishheads')!

Barnes & Barnes' famous 1980 short film. Video digitized from the LaserDisc "Bizarre Music Television" (Rhino Video/Image Entertainment, 1992) with audio transferred from the digital soundtrack of the disc. Until this video sees an official DVD release or something similar, what you see here is as good as it will get.

Directed by Bill Paxton. Photographed by Rocky Schenck. Featuring Bill Paxton, Dr. Demento, Bill Mumy, and Robert Haimer.

CPT. CHEESE-BEARD IN CONCERT IN BRUSSELS ON 2011 11 05

On November 5th, Capt.Cheese-Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention will play a showcase at the Atelier 210 performing Frank Zappa's work. This 2 hour concert will be recorded and filmed to be released on an official DVD early 2012. You could become part of this bold endeavor by attending the event and witnessing a great musical experience.

Atelier 210 chaussée Saint-Pierre 210, 1040 Brussels!

Saturday, November 5 · 21:00 - 23:30 h