The creative Naald&Draad (needle & thread) team that has material available on the Rosa Ensemble, got access to the banner that was used to promote the 2 day Zappa/Beefheart festival in Antwerp in 2019, featuring Hans Dagelet with the Rosa Ensemble (performing Beefheart), and Sinnister Sister (performing Zappa).
Naald&Draad transformed the banner into bags / handbags.
How's that for recycling?
The entire 1996 Paris concert by Magma can be found on YouTube.
-- info: Danny Mathys
It looks like the beautiful "Frank Zappa - The Nordic Stories" book is getting another reprint.
This will make it its third edition.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: The book is sold out everywhere in Norway. However we are considering printing a third edition in a limited of 100 copies. I have done some changes and improvements. There will be some new pictures and I am considering some new anecdotes that has come lately. However I can take pre-order and if there is enough interest I will print. If not you'll get your money back.
I'm still waiting on an approval by Amazon to publish the paperback black & white version of the third volume of The Others Of Invention.
The Amazon / KDP automated control system checks that the page number starts with 1.
This is not the case as the page numbers continue from the previous volumes.
It's even an essential part as volume 3 has indexes of the musicians and of the FZ compositions for the three volumes.
As a result I had to contact them and ask for a manual approval. Still waiting for a response.
The strange part is that I did not have this issue with Volume 2, with page numbers 447-868.
It should get resolved soon.
Anyway, the luxurious full-colour hardback does not suffer from this discussion and delay and is available as from today !!
Album cover artwork by Maximiliano Lopez Barrios.
https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/the-others-of-invention-vol3
Yesterday, Solidude Records hosted a 'Record Label Night'.
If you're a bit familiar with the Belgian contemporary jazz scene, you'll probably know all about Solidude Records.
The 'Record Label Night" streamed performances H.A.S.T., Bestiaal, Skordatura (with Jozef Dumoulin & Michel Massot), and Mäâk.
The stream will remain available today and tomorrow (21h00 Belgian time).
Amazing.
Must-see.
April 30, 2021
Live Jazz Stream
Check the YouTube link for the exact time !
Robby Krieger feat Arthur Barrow, Sal Marquez, Joel Taylor and others.
French experimental rock band Raoul Petite took its name from a dialogue from Frank Zappa's "200 Motels" where someone mentioned 'road fatigue'. It was understood as 'raoul petite' by members of the band...
Anyway, Raoul Petite is influenced quite a lot by FZ and by the early Mothers music
Their 1995 release, "Têt de Krän", includes 'Mister Z', their tribute to FZ.
Guitar-led instrumental surf band The Honkeys released their version of Frank Zappa's 'Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance' on their "Tequila Mockingbird" album.
From 2002.
ADN Records' "Out Of Standard" series started as a cassette collection in 1985, each time with a focus on a certain country.
The 9th volume in the Italia set got released earlier this year and focused on Italy.
It included Hobo's performance of FZ's 'Echidna's Arf'.
Hobo = Massimo Giuntoli (electric piano) and Eloisa Manera (violin).
Beautiful !!
The other tracks are quite interesting as well. Francesco Zago also contributed a piece !
http://adnrecords.com/genre/out-of-standard/
The Hobo duo made their recording of 'Echidna's Arf' available through YouTube as well :
Stefan Scheib's 2008 "Cartoon Music" release was subtitled "The Music Of Raymond Scott And Others", one of the others being Frank Zappa.
Track 1, 'Opening' includes some 'Plastic People' (FZ) and track number 7 ends with a 'Plastic People' (FZ) tease.
Track 8 on this excellent album is a fine version of FZ's 'Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance'.
Love it.
Beautiful !!
-- info: Filip Schepers
Last year, November 2020, Frank Nuyts' Beat Love Oracle ensemble released "Who's Counting?", a 4-track vinyl album.
The result is an impressive package. 5 tracks by the Beat Love Oracle ensemble, and 4 tracks by Hardscore (which at the time of the recording was an 8-piece extended version of B.L.O.)
The àMARXE record label made a package deal for those who wanted to buy both the LP and the CD.
You can / should check it out on Bandcamp:
I'm expecting my CD copy in a couple of days but I'm already enjoying the digital download.
Great stuff.
Do check it out !
The album is also being issued on vinyl but if you want the CD or the LP, don't wait too long as it looks like they're moving fast.
Michael League (yes, Michael League from Snarky Puppy) is about to release a solo album.
The first single got released a couple of days ago.
"Morning Music" is another CD-reissue of an album that was originally released as a download-only album on the Residents' Robot Selling Device in 2010.
The compilation contains a hand-picked selection of Residents tracks, designed to be listened to in the morning. "It is normally true that The Residents can be a bit too jarring for the morning. This compilation tries to fly in the face of that idea and presents a selection of up-beat tunes that will get one through a cup of coffee at home on Sunday morning and ready to head out into the world for that second cup.", said the Residents at the time of its release.
Mentioned on page 824 (= Volume 2) of The Others Of Invention book series, Seed A.I.'s "Resistor" album included not only a console / computer game-esque version of FZ's 'Peaches En Regalia' but also of 'Sofa'!
Check it out.
Released in 2011.
The album is available as a free download on Bandcamp.
"El Año Del Muerto" was made available in 2009 as a download-only album through The Residents' RSD (Robot Selling Device). At the time, the album presented three new pieces ('Spot', 'Tortured' and 'Vampire'). All the other tracks had been previously released.
Klanggalerie continues their impressive series of releases by making "El Año Del Muerto" available on CD.
Guest vocals by Carla Fabrizio, Molly Harvey and Isabelle Barbier !
https://www.klanggalerie.com/gg372
Billy Cobham's "Funky Thide Of Things" is getting a re-issue
Originally released in 1975 the album features Michael and Randy Brecker (Zappa In New York), Glenn Ferris (Zappa's Grand and Petit Wazoo bands) and John Scofield next to Billy Cobham, Alex Blake and Milcho Leviev.
Not a radio show, but the real deal.
Zappa '88 - The Last U.S. Show
2 CD set
"Billy the Mountain Brewery is a nano-brewery located in Loon, a small village close to Assen, NL. The name of the brewery is derived from the Frank Zappa song with the same name."
One of their beers is called "Holy Moses!".
https://www.nederlandsebiercultuur.nl/databank/brouwerij?brouwerij_id=2075The print proof of the paperback version of Volume 3 of The Others Of Invention arrived today.
It looks just like what I wanted it to look like. It should be available in a couple of days. I'll let you know.
In case you ever wondered what such a print proof looks like, it's the actual paperback but with a banner on the front and back that says "Not for Resale".
The Other Of Inventions books lists the recordings of artists that recorded Frank Zappa's music.
Volume 3 takes a closer look at the years 2013 to 2020, included.
Artwork by Maximiliano Lopez Barrios.
The back-cover shows some of the album that are mentioned in the book.
a message from John Sanborn :
Hey Residents fans! The band is working on a new TV project and would love you to be in it. They're creating a super slick video concert featuring all new versions of their classic album DUCK STAB, updated for 2021 and filled with their usual weirdness and mysteries. All you have to do is get into your best Residents outfit - masks, make up, costumes, or whatever - and sing along with this new version of Constantinople - especially the chorus that starts around 1 minute in. Use your phone or video device to record yourself, in as high a quality as you can.
Available as high res downloads from Qobuz :
Daniele Sepe is offering two albums on Produzione dal Basso, a backer platform.
One of the albums, the fourth volume of"Truffe", classical music and music for movies, includes his version of FZ's 'Little Umbrellas'.
Fans of the early Mothers should most definitely check out "Freak Me Out, Frank" by Project Z.
Initially, the band was known as The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny, but it morphed into Project Z. The recent Covid pandemic almost turned it into a one man project...
Project Z mastermind Pedro Miguel Silva Marques explains:
"Yes, the album is almost a one man project. Our band almost disbanded during the pandemic and i had to record what i had in storage until then. I didn't want to lose what i had learnt. The first aim of this Project Z as a band was to learn all the freak out record. I wanted to understand better the evolution that Zappa the composer had during his career. So, we proceeded to play the second record. And these 2 are the basis of this record Freak Me Out, Frank. I'm currently mixing and finishing the next record, "We're Starving, Man" a rework of "We're only in It for the money". "
For the moment, the album is available as one mp3 file, without song separation.
Pedro added that the goal is to have it released on CD some day.
If you want the mp3 file, contact Pedro at pmsmarques at netcabo dot pt
It'll cost you 15 euro, but you'll be supporting the band and you'll get some excellent music in return.
I ordered and received my copy (file) last week and I've been playing it ever since.
Great stuff !!
Charles Michael released his version of FZ's 'Mom & Dad' on his "The Violet Album".
Bandcamp release.
Download only.
Track 59 on this quite lengthy album.
from the Saturn newsgroup :
Virtual Fundraiser
Honoring Sun Ra Arkestra maestro Marshall Allen
https://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/events/virtual-fundraiser-05-20-2021/
Ars Nova Workshop rallies community support following partial collapse of Sun Ra House in Philadelphia
Official merchandise: the Frank Zappa & The Mothers jigsaw puzzles.
OSFA, Freak Out, and We're Only In It For The Money are available as jigsaw puzzle !
http://www.zeeproductions.co.uk/index.php/rock-saws/
Wow.
Up until today Lalle Larsson released 4 albums and 1 DVD (Seven Deadly Sins).
A couple of days ago, Lalle put the entire "Seven Deadly Sins" DVD on YouTube.
Amazing.
Beat Love Oracle has released a second album.
Actually, it's a split CD release by Beat Love Oracle and Hardscore (both projects by Frank Nuyts)
Available from :
https://amarxe.bandcamp.com/album/dont-count-on-us
a message from Sebkha-Chott
Hey boy and girls,
Former Sebkha-Chott team speaking to you!
As you probably know, Sebkha-Chott has ended up in 2015 as far as live-shows are concerned and in 2019 for our last release.
Still, we're going on with a new project called Plagiat since 2016, and I'm pretty sure you might enjoy it.
You can follow it here: plagiatbros.bandcamp.com,
or straight on our website (in french only, sorry): plagiat.org.
As you will see, there are video clips for every tunes we've published (or almost).
Hope you'll enjoy Plagiat's world and music!
WOII & Nots Awful Mitzahal Michel
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A bit over a year ago, the Laughing Bastards released "Unanimal".
Available from Michel Mast (https://www.hamsessions.be/)
or from the Vynilla Record Shop in Ghent, BE. (https://vynilla.be/shop/)
The Residents: LeftOvers Again!?!
From the upcoming Dans Dans album.
The trio will do a livestream concert from the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels on April 21:
https://www.abconcerts.be/en/agenda/dans-dans/a105J000001wka1QAA
German graphic artist and musician Alex Schilz released a couple of LP's as a DIY artist.
His 1992 "Freundin" album got issued in a limited edition, each album cover illustrated by Alex Schilz, resulting in different artwork for every copy.
The above picture was taken from discogs.
My copies have black and white drawings with a black felt-tip pen.
Side two of the album includes Schilz's version of Frank Zappa's 'Trouble Every Day'.
Alex Schilz - - - Corona Blues
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I love it.
MoonJune Records says:
Mahogany Frog's 'In The Electric Universe' is the seventh studio album (third on MoonJune Records) by Canadian instrumental electro-psychedelic outfit based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Six years in the making, the recording illustrates a foray into forms of sonic searching previously unexamined by the group. Building from approaches in orchestration captured on their 2012 effort SENNA, the group aims to create infinitely morphing waves of sound that transcend conventional perceptions of instrumentation, while simultaneously offering melodic and rhythmic closure. Utilizing the gradual unfolding of themes, extensive repetition, textural layering and crunchy, downbeat-heavy grooves, the tunes invoke a listening experience that is trance-like and hypnotic. The extensive employment of synthesized arpeggiators, often detached from the rhythm and irresolute in tempo, generate warm and disorienting backdrops to otherwise approachable structures. Tape loops and tape delay are used experimentally, highlighting decay and fragmentation. The compositions serve as foundations for melodic layering, tonal examination and deconstruction, resulting in a dynamic and colorful collection of music rich in expression, playfulness and resolve.
Beautiful.
Pierre Moerlen's Gong released "Downwind" in 1979.
The album is getting a re-mastered and expanded CD reissue.
Remember DVD-bootlegs?
In 2009, the Erektion Records label released "News From The Shark", a wooden box that contained a dvd, a booklet, a pin and (!!) a wooden shark.
A tribute to the Ensemble Modern and their performance of FZ's "Yellow Shark", presenting the tv-broadcast of the 1992 Frankfurt concert plus parts of the press conference and of rehearsals.
It got released in a limited edition of 50 copies.
More recently, the DVD got re-released as a digipack.
I intro
1. overture (alte oper frankfurt, september 17, 1992) - interviews: frank zappa, gail zappa 9:02
II rehearsals at joe's garage, los angeles july 1991 & fabrik, frankfurt july 1992
2. 9/8 objects (joe's garage july 1991) - interview: ali n. askin 1:16
3. roland's big event / strat vindaloo (joe's garage july 1991) - interview: frank zappa 1:09
4. master ringo (joe's garage july 1991) 3:24
5. t'mershi duween (joe's garage july 1991) - interview: ali n. askin 2:20
6. struwwelpeter experiences (fabrik frankfurt july 1992) - interview: frank zappa 1:01
7. amnerika (joe's garage july 1991) - interviews: ali n. askin, pierre boulez, gail zappa 2:24
8. i like that one (fabrik frankfurt july 1992) 0:53
III 9. press conference frankfurt july 21, 1992 5:31
IV the last rehearsals - alte oper frankfurt september 16, 1992
10. dio fa (joe's garage july 1991) 2:37
11. food gathering rehearsals (alte oper frankfurt, september 16 1992) 12:16
12. the minutes before ... 1:40
V the yellow shark at alte oper, frankfurt september 17, 1992 part 1
13. dog / meat 6:16
14. be-bop tango 3:09
15. food gathering in post-industrial america 1992 5:20
VI the intermission & the yellow shark in berlin & vienna
16. amnerika (philharmonie berlin, september 22, 1992) - incl. moon zappa's quote 3:05
VII the yellow shark at alte oper, frankfurt september 17, 1992 part 2
17. welcome to the united states 6:36
18. pound for a brown 3:54
19. g-spot tornado 6:50
VIII sources
20. envelopes (the ensemble modern - musik triennale köln 2000) 3:32
Secret Records released "Ozark" as a 2 LP set. Limited edition on coloured vinyl.
Also available as a download through Bandcamp.
From the upcoming "The Others Of Invention - Volume 3" book :
Dietmar Bonnen’s “Lieder Book” compilation series collected material from 40 years of performing and recording with various ensembles. The common element on the “Lieder Book” series was that all the tracks featured Dietmar Bonnen on vocals.
"Volume I" : Bonnen’s version of Frank Zappa / Jeff Simmons' 'Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up' was taken from the 1996 “Watermelon In Easter Hay” album.
“Volume II” in Dietmar Bonnen’s “Lieder Book” compilation series included the Bonnen ensemble’s version of FZ’s 'Trouble Every Day’, taken from the 2000 “You Can’t Judge A Record By It’s Cover” album.
Can't tell you much about Bananafish magazine, but the sampler that came with issue #15 in 2001 included John Crouse's 'Lapses', featuring Stanley Jason Zappa on the saxophone.
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22 instrumental, contemporary pieces.
All instruments by Bob Drake.
Album artwork by Peter Blegvad.
Here's a sample:
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April 2019, Eugene Chadbourne joined Aaron and Stefan Gonzalez for two concerts. The first one on April 9 at Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge in Houston, TX, and the second one on April 10 at Backyard On Bell in Denton, TX.
A compilation of these two concerts got released on CD.
The album, "Irresponsible RocknRoll Shenanigans", has the trio performing a fine set of tunes including FZ's 'Who Are The Brain Police?' and Don Van Vliet's 'Click Clack' and 'Lick My Decals Off, Baby'.
Excellent album !!
CD (limited edition of 300 copies) and digital download are available through Bandcamp.
Mind you, the new postage rates may surprise you.
Originally issued solely through the group's now-defunct Robot Selling Device online MP3 store and credited to "The Residents' Talking Light", Chuck's Ghost Music was later reissued as a tour-only USB lanyard, and again later as a CD-R, credited partially as a Bobuck contraption, in 2012. Before his death, Hardy Fox made a new master for the album and also created new artwork. We are now happy to release this beautiful music for the first time ever on a proper CD.
Quite peculiar music to say the least.
Fragments of melodies and dreamy soundscapes.
The CD got released in February and already is out of stock at the Klanggalerie shop.
Fortunately, several shops still carry the album.
Or if you want to go for the digital download :
Denny Walley: Guitar - Jimmy Ågren: Guitar
Morgan Ågren: Drums - Bass: Rolf HedqvistFrom the Zappanale Team:
Dear Zappanale fans,
First of all, we wish you all Happy Easter holidays. We want to thank you very much for your patience and your loyalty to Zappanale.
During the last few weeks and months, we have done a lot of efforts in order to make the festival happen in 2021. Unfortunately, we were unable to obtain all the necessary permits, neither from the federal government nor on state level. Consequently, it will not be possible to make Zappanale #31 happen in 2021.
Our hope that at least half of the Zappanale visitors were vaccinated and others would accept to be tested is no longer feasible due to political and legal issues.
All the reasons above lead to the result that we have to postpone Zappanale #31 for one more year.
HOWEVER, we are working for you on “Zappanale # 30.75” in July. We have as well in mind to offer unique merch products for this "special event" in order to make the collectors’ and supporters’ hearts happy.
With Zappanale #30.5 we could create a great virtual connection among all of us. We will do our best to make such an experience possible again, together with you as our esteemed audience. Thank you again for your positive feedbacks, although knowing that a web based Zappanale can of course not replace a “real” Zappanale in Bad Doberan.
We are sure that the circumstances will allow us to hold Zappanale again in Bad Doberan next year. We are optimistic that musicians, you and the Zappanale Team may be able to get vaccinated and/or other options will allow everybody to visit festivals again. We are looking very much forward to celebrate the end the festival-free period together with you next year, right on the horse racing track in Bad Doberan.
There is no need to exchange tickets that have been purchased for Zappanale #31. All tickets remain valid for the year 2022.
As in previous years, the festival will take place on the same weekend in July.
Zappanale # 31: 07/15/2022 - 07/17/2022
Free “Warm-Up Party” at the Kamp in Bad Doberan on July 14th, 2022.
Music is the best!
Stay healthy!
Your Zappanale Team
Portuguese band Project Z is dedicated to the music of Frank Zappa.
The ensemble just finished recording their first album, "Freak Me Out, Frank".
It is available as a digital download.
More info soon.
And to prove that they are serious about this, they already started working on their second album, "We're Starving, Man".
Tom Wouters is no longer with us.
Rest in peace, Tom.
Flat Earth Society, with Tom on the vibraphone :
Flat Earth Society, with Tom on vocals :
This new and second edition of the book (300 copies) has some minor changes and corrections but also includes some extra pictures. And Hans Annéllsson's story of recording 'Penis Dimension' and getting the permission of Gail Zappa to record it.
Great pictures and amazing stories of fans.
If you don't have a copy of this book yet, you should order your copy today.
https://www.absoluttforlag.no/
Hotel X
'Barefeet' from the "Hymns For Children" album, 2003.
Written by Ron Curry.
Feat. Ron Curry (guitar), Tim Harding (sax), Kelli Strawbridge (piano), Lance Koehler (drums), Jeff Morris (percussion).
Stefan Scheib's "Cartoon Music" album got released in 2008.
Next to a couple of pieces by Raymond Scott, the album also includes one (and a half) FZ piece.
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More info soon.
-- info: Filip Schepers
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Beautiful.
Belgian big band Flat Earth Society is changing its name to Flat Earth Society Orchestra and celebrates the event with a new website.
https://flatearthsocietyorchestra.com/
May 28, the Flat Earth Society Orchestra will release "Boggamasta III".
On vinyl and as a digital download.
The digital download will offer two extra tracks.
Available for pre-order from May 14 on.