Wednesday, August 14, 2013

DWALMACAT 527

This week's Dwalmacat radio show presents

  • NEU - Super 78
  • ORLANDO PRESLO - Memphis Tennessee
  • FRANK ZAPPA - Baby snakes
  • SMEGMA - Happy baby Rhumba
  • JAMES BLOOD ULMER - T.V. Blues
  • DES AIRS - Ling
  • THE SPECIALS - Gangsters
  • DEUTSCH AMERIKANISCHE FREUNDSCHAFT - Der Räuber und der Prinz
  • KYLIE MINOGUE - Slow
  • THE STUPID SET & ENRICO SEROTTI - Numble rumble
  • EVAN LURIE - Suite from "Punch"
  • HAJIME TACHIBANA - Theme from "Sex symbol strikes back"
  • WHA-HA-HA - Sakata orchestra
  • DOMINIQUE LENTIN & ANDREA MARTIGNONI - Paris ce mercredi 9 mai 1945: Chers Parents
  • ANNE LAPLANTINE - Oh 1
  • TRAINED CIRCUS DOGS - Donuts from heaven
  • MOONDOG - Theme and variations / Rim shot
  • JAD FAIR - Fish





PALERMO PLAYS ZAPPA THIS SATURDAY - - - FREE CONCERT

a message from Ed Palermo:

GREAT NEWS if you live in the tri-state area!

The Montclair Jazz Festival happens this Saturday, August 17.


My band closes the festival around 7 PM, but there are some DYNAMITE acts before us including:
KENNY BARRON, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, ANAT COHEN and many more.

Folks, I put together one of the most killer shows EVER!

And it's FREE!

As always, those who live too far away or simply cannot attend, I'm more than happy to email you our set list for the night.

Hope you can make it!!

ed


Sunday, August 11, 2013

ZAPPANALE 2013 - - - PART TWO : THE ARF! ARF! ARF! FLYERS

Wednesday evening in Hamburg. Did I bring the flyers?

One day before leaving for HH, I got two packages with flyers for the upcoming Arf! Arf! Arf! event in Antwerp (B).
March 21 & 22, 2014, international arts campus De Singel will be hosting a Zappa event.

Friday 21 & Saturday 22 March 2014
at 'De Singel' in Antwerp, Belgium
ARF! ARF! ARF!  ZAPPA WEEKEND

on Friday

concerts by
Capt. Cheese-Beard & The Seven Sisters Of Prevention
and
Flat Earth Society featuring Mauro Pawlowski

on Saturday

a lecture by Ben Watson

concerts by
The Wrong Object
and
The Brussels Philharmonic (conductor Alexander Hanson), featuring Robert Martin as master of ceremony


more info at: www.desingel.be

I drive around Belgium to seen any of these bands in concert. Let alone the lot of them.

Capt. Cheese-Beard & The Seven Sisters Of Prevention will be performing the music of Frank Zappa. This might be one of the last opportunities to see the band performing Zappa as they are in the middle of recording an album of original material.

Flat Earth Society’s Peter Vermeersch will be composing a special piece for this event entitled ‘Terms Of Embarrassment’. Besides guitarist Pierre Vervloesem, Flat Earth Society will feature dEUS guitarist Mauso Pawlowski as special guest.

The Wrong Object will probably be performing a mix of original material and Zappa composed pieces. The band’s new line-up and new album promises an interesting concert.

The Brussels Philharmonic used to be called The BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra. They performed and recorded “The Purple Cucumber” Zappa-tribute in 1995.
On this occasion, the orchestra will play parts of the "200 Motels Suite" and 'G-Spot Tornado' from "The Yellow Shark".

Arf! Arf! Arf!



SECRET CHIEFS 3

Adding data and pictures to the United Mutations Archives, here's three more excellent albums by Secret Chiefs 3.



"Eyes Of Flesh, Eyes Of Flame" is SC3's first live album. It was the second release on the Web Of Mimicry label and originally made available as a limited mail-order-only release.
Fortunately, it is back in print.

The mand behind the band (and behind the record label) is called Trey Spruance. He used to play the guitar in Mr.Bungle. With Secret Chiefs 3, Trey Spruance mixes of experimental rock, eastern rhythms and melodies and film music into something you've never heard before.

Recorded in concert somewhere in 1998, "Eyes Of Flesh, Eyes Of Flame" shows how the music sounds live. Incredible.





"Book M" and "Book Of Horizons" are my favourite SC3 albums.
On "Book Of Horizons", we get to meet the different sides of SC3 as SC3 is made up of 7 different bands, each of which has a unique sound.

And if I can't convince you, read this:

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/148923-the-alchemist-trey-spruances-ongoing-quest-for-greatness/

http://www.prog-sphere.com/interviews/an-interview-with-trey-spruance-of-secret-chiefs-3/

Lesson learned : If Philippe tells you to check something out, you don't hesitate.


GEORGE DUKE SPECIAL ON RADIO 6 NL TONIGHT

Tonight at Co de Kloet's radio show at Radio 6 NL :

The show opens tonight with DUKEY TREATS in the Metropole version: the 2230-2400 slot includes George with Zappa/George in Paradiso/George Solo Piano/Sausalito sung by Napi and Izaline/Uncle Remus Metropole Version etc etc also the voice of Herb Cohen on air again!

ZAPPANALE 2013 - - - PART ONE : THE TRIP TO HAMBURG

Last minute changes had me going to Zappanale on my own. This did mean that the pre-Zappanale Hamburg show came back up as a possibility.
Checking Ticketservice did not make me happy. Ordering the ticket on-line would double the ticket price. Handling and sending the tickets would cost me about 25 or 30 €. Insane.
Fortunately, my friend and fellow Zappateer Steffen was able to help me out. He still had a couple of spare tickets. Lucky me.

Listening to VLEK (the latest Palinckx project), Nigey Lennon (the first edition of Re-Inventing The Weehl) and Secret Chiefs 3 (Path Of Most Resistance) made the trip to HH OK.

I don't like driving around in a town that I do not know. GPS makes me feel powerless. Subjected. Makes me feel nervous. That said, the "Katharinenkirchhof 1" is rather easy to reach. And it's situated next to the new hip area of Hamburg which makes it perfect to stroll around a bit when you've got a couple of hours to kill.

The St Katharinenkirche looked familiar. I have seen some very fine concerts there: the Ensemble Ambrosius, Sheik Yerbouti and the Bogus Pomp ensemble. If you want to check them out, all three of these concerts got released on CD. All in support for the church and the restoration of the church organ (that Bach once played).
Personally, I don't care about the church, the organ, or even Bach, but I did like the previous concerts. And the CD's.




This year's St Katharinen concert would feature Dietmar Bonnen, Alexei Aigui and Lothar Burhaus, performing the music of Dylan, Hendrix and Zappa.

Dietmar Bonnen teaches music at the university of Cologne. He has an impressive discography, including various Frank Zappa  compositions.
I remember seeing him in concert in Brussels once, doing a Zappa tribute concert with a clasically trained vocalist. That was great. Still got vivid memories of that one.
The same evening also featured Frank Nuyts' Hardscore ensemble. What a night that was...


IKE WILLIS

Ike Willis will be attending the Rock n Roll Autograph Show in Los Angeles , California.

September 13 - 15, 2013

http://therocknrollautographshow.com/confirmed-guests/



EMIL RICHARDS

Emil Richards was a part of the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (Feb - March 1967) when Frank Zappa recorded the orchestral parts for "Lumpy Gravy". In the late seventies he took part in recordings that can be found on various Zappa albums.

Here's a link to a blog that talks about his "Spirit Of 1976-1969" album.

http://hippy-djkit.blogspot.nl/2013/08/emil-richards-spirit-of-1976-1969-us.html

-- info: Jan van Kemenade



NEW CAPTAIN BEEFHEART DVD

"The Lost Tapes" is a music documentary film tracing the roots and history of this iconic musical legend. It features rare live and studio performances of The Captain and his Magic Band.


Saturday, August 10, 2013

LES BOUCLES ABSURDES

The new album by Les Boucles Absurdes is out !!

Les Boucles Absurdes are Jean-Pierre Jonckheere featuring:
  • Pierre Vervloesem: a little bit of everything everywhere
  • Valentine Garand, Isabelle Bats & Mariam Ben Ajiba: additional vocals and lyrics
  • Albert Marcoeur: loop
  • Morgan Ägren: additional drums
  • Serge Michiels: additional guitar
You can order your copy here: