OFF RECORDS ON BANDCAMP

Yesterday, I changed my iTunes e-mail address as well as my back-up e-mail address.
Quite a hassle, if I may say so, but it worked and I was able to dowload some fine music.
I'm a big fan of polycarbonate and of vinyl, but sometimes you've got no choice.

On almost the same subject, the Off Records label recently announced that they will be offering their music through bandcamp, next to the regular iTunes, Spotify, ... shops.

Read about it here :
http://off-recordlabel.blogspot.be/p/bandcamp.html

Or go directly to:
http://stilll-off.bandcamp.com/

BART MARIS - VOORKAMER - ACHTERKAMER

Earlier this month, the Off Records label released a new album by Bart Maris.
The album is entitled "Voorkamer - Achterkamer".

It was previously released on cassette in a (very) limited edition of 50 copies.
Now available as a download-only album for a couple of euros. Literally.

Two tracks.
40 minutes of experimental, improvised music.
Bart Maris on trumpet (and electronics)

http://off-recordlabel.blogspot.be/2016/07/odg053-bart-maris-voorkamer-achterkamer.html

SUN RA CHARTS

Check this out !

A collection of Sun Ra charts, probably used to get copyright, from the Library of Congress (probably).

http://davidmenestres.com/2013/07/sun-ra-charts/

INVENTIONIS MATER - ZAPPING

• inventionis mater: zapping
      (2016, cd, italy, private release) 

The third episode in Inventionis Mater's ongoing tribute to the music of Frank Zappa is entitled "Zapping".
Again, the Italian duo did an incredible job.
A couple of original pieces, some great Zappa arrangements and a bit of experimental fooling around with themes by Stravinski, Varèse and Zappa.
Superb. And funny as well. What else does one need on a Sunday morning? Or on any other moment of week?

For the occasion, Pierpaolo Romani (clarinet) and Andra Pennati (guitar) are assisted by Nazareno Caputo (vibraphone and percussion) on a couple of tracks. Beautiful.
Did I mention the great artwork by Antero Valério...

This is essential food for Zappa freaks.

www.inventionismater.com

ZAPPANALE #27 - PART 5 - HAMBURG REVISITED

In my previous mail, I tried to explain that Hamburg event was a concert of two duos.
Inventionis Mater on the left side of the stage, and the Koch-Sembdner / Warschkow duo on the right side of the stage.
The took turns in the performance.
The setlist will make it a bit more clear.

2016 07 13 rehearsal in Hamburg

There were lots of microphones and at least two video cameras to capture the event.
Eventually, some high quality recording will turn up.
In the meantime, for those of you who would like to hear some of it, an audio recording of the complete gig has been posted on the Zappateers website.

2016 07 13 concert in Hamburg

Here's the data :

line-up

Inventionis Mater
  Pierpaolo Romano: clarinet
  Andrea Pennati: guitar

the Koch-Sembdner / Warschkow duo
  Sigline Koch-Sembdner: harp
  Uwe Warschkow: chromatic harmonica

setlist

01 intro
02 Inventionis Mater: Zapping  (Pierpaolo Romano)

   Inventionis Mater: Duett nr.6  (Francesco Zappa)
03    I. Adagio, ma non troppo
04    II. Allegro
05    III. Minuetto

06 Koch-Sembdner / Warschkow: Largo (Siciliano)  (J.S.Bach)
07 Koch-Sembdner / Warschkow: Ave Maria (J.S.Bach / Charles Gounod)

   Inventionis Mater: How I Meat My Uncle  (Michele Sarti)
08     I. In The Virgin's Garden
09     II. Zappateado
10     III. Lo Zio Mahler

11 Inventionis Mater: Marche Royal From 'L'Histoire Du Soldat' (I.Stravinski)
12 Inventionis Mater: The Modern Day Composers Refuse To Die  (Frank Zappa / I.Stravinski / E.Varèse)
13 Koch-Sembdner / Warschkow: Prayer Aus 'From Jewish Life', Nr.1  (Ernest Bloch)
14 Inventionis Mater: Brown Shoes Don't Make It  (Frank Zappa)

15 --- break ---

16 Inventionis Mater: Prelude, BWV 998  (J.S.Bach)
17 Inventionis Mater: Peaches En Regalia  (Frank Zappa)
18 Koch-Sembdner / Warschkow: Cafe 1930  (Astor Piazolla)
19 Inventionis Mater: Wet T-Shirt Nite  (Frank Zappa)
   Inventionis Mater: Ondabass  (Pierpaolo Romano)
   Inventionis Mater: Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?  (Frank Zappa)
20 Koch-Sembdner / Warschkow: Adios Nonino  (Astor Piazolla)
21 Inventionis Mater: King Kong  (Frank Zappa)
22 Inventionis Mater: Mom & Dad  (Frank Zappa)

Inventionis Mater has just released their third album, "Zapping", with a number of beautiful arrangements and performances of Zappa tunes.

ZAPPANALE #27 - PART 4 - THE HAMBURG ADVENTURE

By force of habit, my yearly Zappanale quest starts with a trip to Hamburg to catch the opening concert at St.Katharinen. The concert was scheduled around 20h00. Hamburg is about 525 km from where I live, so I left at noon. By car.

I took a couple of breaks (2) to stretch my legs to hit the Stau (traffic jam) in Essen at 17h00 where the police made everyone leave the highway. Still don't know why.

Leaving the highway took about an hour and I still had some 50 km to go. So I drove from one little village to the next, slowly moving forward.

The concert at St.Katharinen was scheduled to start at 20h00. Doors at 19h30.

You have to know that St.Katharinen is a really big church. Concerts in churches have to overcome resonance, echo and the like. If you're not seated in one of the front rows, you'll wonder why you're there.
Furthermore, NDR radio wasn't there to make a recording so Steffen and a bunch of fellow Zappateers wanted to fulfill that task. Another reason to be there on time.

I was happy to arrive at 19h35. No crowd at the entrance (low turnout !) and a free spot on the second row. A couple of handshakes and hugs later, I was a happy to take my seat.

The concert itself was actually two concerts. There were four people on the stage. Some pieces (the Zappa ones) were performed by the Italian Inventionis Mater duo and the other pieces (non-Zappa) by Siglinde Koch-Sembdner and Uwe Warschkow.

The concert itself was great. A well-balanced setlist and superb performances, but most important: a sound guy that knew what he was doing. Minimum amplification. Just enough to get the instruments in balance.

Wonderful.

Max was there, as was STV and Margo, Ob, Clint, Christian, Martin, Kirsten, Steve and Mary-Jane, and Mick.

During the intermission even more familiar faces turned up: Luuk, Annemarieke, Chato,...

It looked like I wasn't the only one to have encountered this major traffic jam...

Nevertheless, an excellent start.

Here's Inventionis Mater, from a little while ago.

Pierpaolo Romani, clarinet and bass clarinet

Andrea Pennati, classic guitar

FRANK OUT! FEATURING ROBERT MARTIN AND ALBERT WING - ZAPPA SPIELT FÜR BACH

• frank out! featuring robert martin and albert wing: zappa spielt für bach
      (2016, cd, ger, stiftung johann-sebastian) 

Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the Frank Out! band with special guests Robert Martin, Albert Wing, Siglinde Koch-Sembdner and Uwe Warschkow performed a concert at the St. Katharinenkirche in Hamburg. It was the opening concert for the Zappanale festival that started one day later in Bad Doberan.

The J.S.Bach Society has been organizing these "Zappa Spielt Für Bach" concerts for quite some years now. All in support of the restoration of the church organ and each time opening for the Zappanale festival.

In 2015, it was up to Zappa coverband Frank Out! and a series of special guests. My memories of the concert tell me that I wasn't too happy afterwards. Churches are not fit to host rock bands. There was way too much echoing and delay present, resulting in a very muddy sound.
Fortunately, German radio NDR was there to make a recording. The result, which I imagine to be taken directly from the soundboard, sounds really good. REALLY good.
I enjoyed listening to this concert again.

Lots of Zappa material. Great vocals by Robert Martin and Harry Seibel (!). Nice free jazz improv by Albert Wing. Excellent performances by all.
The band also performed a piece that was written by Robert Martin, called 'Devil Dance'. Nice.

frank out!
  thomas jung: keyboard, vocals
  kai rothfuchs: guitar, vocals
  harry seibel: vocals
  george rademachter: guitar
  jürgen kocher: bass
  dieter steinmann: drums
guests
  robert martin: keyboard, vocals, french horn
  albert wing: saxophone
  siglinde koch- sembdner: harp
  uwe warschkow: chromatic harmonica

1. zoot allures (frank zappa)
2. society pages / carolina hard-core ecstasy (frank zappa)
3. trouble every day / zomby woof (frank zappa)
4. what's new in baltimore? (frank zappa)
5. arioso, f-dur, bwv (j.s. bach)
6. siciliano, es-dur, bwv (j.s. bach)
7. devil dance (robert martin)
8. peaches en regalia (frank zappa)
9. yo' mama / welcome to the united states (frank zappa)
10. love of my life (frank zappa)
11. whippin' post (greg alman)

Recommended !

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - PLASTIC FACTORY

• captain beefheart: plastic factory
      (2016, 2lp, eec, parachute recording company para007lp)

The Parachute Recording Company has just released this Beefheart album. "Plastic Factory" is a 2 LP set and it contains exactly the same material as the "Live 1966 - 1967" CD, except for the fact that it has one extra track : the 1973 John Peel interview.

Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

[1] 1966/05/20 concert 'avalon ballroom', san francisco, ca, usa, radio broadcast
[2] 1966 acetate
[3] pre-"safe as milk" demos
[4] 1968/01 bbc top gear
[5] 1968/05 bbc top gear
[6] 1973

captain beefheart (don van vliet): harmonica, vocals
alex st. clair snouffer: guitar 1-9, 11, 13, 14, 15-18
doug moon: guitar 1-9, 11, 13, 14
jerry handley: bass 1-9, 11, 13, 14, 15-18
paul blakeley: drums 1-9
john french: drums 11, 13, 14, 15-18
jeff cotton: guitar , 15-18

side one

• down in the bottom [1]
• don't start me to talkin' [1]
• the sun is shining [1]
• tupelo [1]
• somebody in my home [1]

side two

• oldfolks' boogie [1]
• st. james infirmary [1]
• evil (is going on) [1]
• harp instrumental [1]

side three

• somebody in my home [2]
• sure 'nuff ''n yes i do [3]
• call on me [3]
• yellow brick road [3]
• plastic factory [3]
• sure 'nuff 'n yes i do [4]
• yellow brick road [4]
• abba zaba [4]

side four

• kandy korn [5]
• john peel interview [6]

SUN RA ARKESTRA - LIVE IN WINSTON, SALEM, NC, JUNE 1990

• sun ra arkestra: live in winston, salem, nc; june 1990
      (2015, lp, italy, sinner lady jada)

This (unofficial) album was released around the same time as the "Live Late In The 80's" album, also on the Sinner Lady label.
Limited release of 75 copies, plus 15 copies with a folder cover and additional pictures of the concert.

Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

DWEEZIL ZAPPA

He Who Plays Whatever The F@%k He Wants is touring.

July 8, 2016, the "Cease and Desist Tour 2016" took Dweezil Zappa and band to the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY.

Dweezil Zappa - guitar
Mikki Hommel - vocals
Scheila Gonzalez - keyboards, sax, flute, vocals
Chris Norton - keyboards, vocals
Ben Thomas - guitar, trumpet, trombone, vocals
Kurt Morgan - bass, vocals
Bryan Brown - drums
Adam Minkofff - guest vocals on "I Want to Ta-Ta You Baby"
James Santiago - guest guitar on "Cosmik Debris"

An almost complete video recording of the entire show is being posted over at Dime A Dozen.

• stage entrance / Incan Art Vamp (instrumental)
• Help, I’m a Rock
• Transylvania Boogie
• It Can't Happen Here
• You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
• Harry, You're a Beast / The Orange County Lumber Truck
• Lemme Take You to the Beach
• What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning?
• She Painted Up Her Face
• Half a Dozen Provocative Squats
• Catholic Girls
• Doreen
• Inca Roads
• Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown
• 70's and 80's Medley
• Cosmik Debris - featuring James Santiago on guitar
• Dinah-Moe Humm
• You Didn't Try to Call Me
• The Illinois Enema Bandit
• five-five-FIVE
• Planet of My Dreams
• Eat That Question
  
  encores
• I Want to Ta-Ta You Baby (Johnny "Guitar" Watson cover) - featuring Adam Minkoff on vocals
• You Are What You Is
• Keep It Greasy

Here's the YouTube version :