Here's another, and even more recent release by Elliott Levin: "Elliott Levin Meets The Seesaw Ensemble". Out on Porter records.
-- info: Danny Mathys
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
ZAPPANALE NEWSFLASH
a newsflash from Arf Society president Thomas Dippel:
Boys and Girls,
there's another surprise this year:
for all of yours who get out of bed early on sunday on august 16th, go and listen to DISCUS from Indonesia.
We, or better say them, tried it for years to come over, now it's gonna be true. Get out of bed and listen to kind of a metal, progrock, Indonesian ethno, zappaesk sound or what ever you want to call it.
Music is the best!
Boys and Girls,
there's another surprise this year:
for all of yours who get out of bed early on sunday on august 16th, go and listen to DISCUS from Indonesia.
We, or better say them, tried it for years to come over, now it's gonna be true. Get out of bed and listen to kind of a metal, progrock, Indonesian ethno, zappaesk sound or what ever you want to call it.
Music is the best!
ZAPPANALE 20
Zappanale No. 20 !!
WEDNESDAY august 12 - 2009
at the Kamptheater
- 19:00 Uhr – 19:30 Uhr The Indian of the Group Filmdoku J.C. Black presented by Böller & Brot
- 19:30 Uhr – 21:30 Uhr Rudi Dolezal presents unveröffentlichtes Filmmaterial über Frank Zappa
- 21:30 Uhr – 22:00 Uhr Absolutely Backstage Fritz Rau und Rudi Dolezal plaudern aus dem Nähkästchen
WEDNESDAY august 12 - 2009
at Kamp Bad Doberan
- 16:00 Uhr : ZAPPANALE BEGINS
- 16:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr-STRANGE WAYS (Nachwuchsband)
- 17:30 Uhr - 18:30 Uhr-AUFRICHTIGES ZAPPA
- 19:00 Uhr - 20:30 Uhr-PAUL GREEN SOR plays Rolling Stones
- 21:00 Uhr – 21:15 Uhr-Grußworte Fritz Rau
- 21:15 Uhr - 23:15 Uhr-Rolling Stones Movie Open-Air Cinema
THURSDAY august 13 - 2009
at the Kamptheater
- 19:00 Uhr – 20:00 Uhr Bruce Bickford presents „Prometheus Garden“
- 20:00 Uhr – 21:30 Uhr Vortrag Fritz Rau zum Thema Open Air Festivals
- 21:30 Uhr – 22:00 Uhr Absolutely Backstage Fritz Rau und Rudi Dolezal plaudern aus dem Nähkästchen
THURSDAY august 13 - 2009
at Kamp Bad Doberan
- 16:00 Uhr : ZAPPANALE BEGINS
- 16:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr-PHONO ONE (Nachwuchsband)
- 17:30 Uhr – 18:30 Uhr-TONLAST
- 19:00 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr-DOOT
- 22:00 Uhr - 23:00 Uhr-DIE REISE
FRIDAY august 14 - 2009
at the festival ground
- 12:30 Uhr ZAPPANALE BEGINS
- 13:00 - 13.30 Uhr-Bastian Pickel - "The little Big Drummer"-Truckstage
- 13:30 - 15:00 Uhr-Capt. Cheese-beard & The 7 Sisters of Prevention-Belgium
- 15:00 - 16:30 Uhr-Jazzprojekt Hundehagen--Germany
- 17:00 - 18:30 Uhr-Children of Invention---France
- 18:30 - 19:00 Uhr-The Zonnhaider's Club- - -Truckstage
- 19:30 - 20:15 Uhr-Steve Hillage Band---GB
- 20:15 - 20:45 Uhr-Christian Buchmann (Solo-Gitarre)- -Truckstage
- 20:45 - 22:45 Uhr-Projekt Objekt feat. Robert Martin and Ike Willis-USA
- 22:45 - 23:30 Uhr-Tonlast- - - -Truckstage
- 23:30 - 01:00 Uhr-Acid Mothers Guru Guru Gong--JP/D/GB -feat. Kawabata Makoto, Mani Neumeier, David Aellen
- 01:00 - 02:30 Uhr-The Season Standard + Schnaak- -Truckstage
SATURDAY august 15 - 2009
at the festival ground
- 11:30 Uhr ZAPPANALE BEGINS
- 12:00 - 12:30 Uhr-Beagl Vieh- - - -Truckstage
- 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr-Paul Green School of Rock Music plays FZ-USA
- 14:00 - 14:30 Uhr-Mukra- - - -Truckstage
- 14:30 - 16:00 Uhr-We Insist----France
- 16:00 - 16:30 Uhr-Body Painting I- - -Truckstage
- 16:30 - 18:00 Uhr-Lazuli----France
- 18:00 - 18:30 Uhr-Body Painting II- - -Truckstage
- 18:30 - 20:30 Uhr-Sheik Yerbouti & Special Guest--Germany
- 20:30 - 21:15 Uhr-Zarboth- - - -Truckstage
- 21:15 - 23:15 Uhr-Gong----GB
- 23:15 - 00:00 Uhr-Die Reise- - - -Truckstage
- 00:00 - 01:45 Uhr-Sex without Nails Bros.--Austria
- 01:45 - 03:45 Uhr-Tarentatec vs. Osis Krull- -Truckstage
SATURDAY august 15 - 2009
at the Kamp Theater
- 12:00 Uhr – 13.30 Uhr - Jim Cohen meets Dr. Carr
SUNDAY august 16 - 2009
at the festival ground
- 10:00 Uhr-ZAPPANALE BEGINS
- 10:45 - 11:45 Uhr-John Carlson (Solo)- - -Truckstage
- 11:45 - 12:45 Uhr-Discus----Indonesia
- 13:00 - 14:30 Uhr-Sebka Chott---France
- 14:30 - 15:00 Uhr-Gnarled Bikers- - -Truckstage
- 15:00 - 16:30 Uhr-The Grande Mothers---USA - feat. N.M. Brock, Don Preston, R. Estrada
- 16:30 - 17:00 Uhr-The famous Zappanale Quiz pres. By Ben Watson-Truckstage
- 17:00 - 18:30 Uhr-Mats & Morgan Band feat. Denny Walley-S/USA
- 18:30 - 19:00 Uhr-Paul Green Soloprojekt- - -Truckstage
- 19:30 - 21:00 Uhr-Terry Bozzio---USA
- 21:00 - 23:00 Uhr-Aufrichtiges Zappa- - -Truckstage
FRANK ZAPPA EVENING IN LAREDO, SPAIN
Next week, August 11, at 21:00 h, there will be a free festival named "Frank Zappa Evening" in Laredo, near Santander, Cantabria, (North) Spain.
Estadio de Fútbol San Lorenzo
Address: Duque de Ahumada s/n
39700 Laredo
Cantabria
Spain
-- info: Javier
- Caballero Reynaldo & Grand Kazoo
- The Filthy Habits Ensemble
- Project/Object featuring Don Preston & Ike Willis
Estadio de Fútbol San Lorenzo
Address: Duque de Ahumada s/n
39700 Laredo
Cantabria
Spain
-- info: Javier
PROJECT/OBJECT IN EUROPE
PROJECT/OBJECT - the music of Frank Zappa
featuring IKE WILLIS & DON PRESTON
AUGUST 2009 EUROPE
SAT 8 Prague Czech Republic/CZ - Lucerna music bar
SUN 9 Eindhoven Netherlands/NL -Effenaar
TUE 11 Laredo Spain/ES - Polideportivo Municipal Emilio Amavisca
THU 13 Berlin Germany/DE - Dot club
FRI 14 Bad doberan Germany/DE - Zappanale 20
featuring IKE WILLIS & DON PRESTON
AUGUST 2009 EUROPE
SAT 8 Prague Czech Republic/CZ - Lucerna music bar
SUN 9 Eindhoven Netherlands/NL -Effenaar
TUE 11 Laredo Spain/ES - Polideportivo Municipal Emilio Amavisca
THU 13 Berlin Germany/DE - Dot club
FRI 14 Bad doberan Germany/DE - Zappanale 20
ELLIOTT LEVIN & ERIC SLICK
Elliott Levin has a new album out. It's called "Elliott Levin and The Black Lodge Ensemble" and it's out on Black Lodge Productions.
Eric can also be heard on two previous Black Lodge Ensemble recordings:
- elliott levin and the black lodge ensemble: s/t
(2009, cd, usa, black lodge productions)
Eric can also be heard on two previous Black Lodge Ensemble recordings:
- black lodge ensemble: sleep
(2008, cd, usa, black lodge productions) - black lodge ensemble: jim-bum
(2008, cd, usa, black lodge productions)
DAVID S. WARE
- david s. ware quartet: live in vilnius
(2009, 2lp, latvia, nobusiness records nblp 4/5)
David S.Ware’s 24th album captures a live recording from 2007.
You need to know that the entire side three and a part of side four of this album are reserved for the quartet’s version of Sun Ra’s ‘Stargazers’.
-- info: Danny Mathys
Friday, July 31, 2009
DOG FACED HERMANS
Dog Faced Hermans 1994 album "Hum Of Life" is being re-issued (on vinyl) on the Mississippi label.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHAN DE CONINCK / CAPTAIN CHEESE-BEARD
Captain Cheese-Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention reside in Brussels. As the name suggest, this is not just another Zappa coverband. The Captain (and his 7 sisters) pay tribute to the late Frank Zappa and have made it their goal to keep FZ's music alive.
I've seen the band perform live a couple of times, and I must say that they succeed in bringing their fun and their joy from the stage into the audience.The band's MySpace corner:
http://www.myspace.com/captcheesebeardthe7sistersofprevention
The United Mutations entry: http://www.united-mutations.com/c/cptcheesebeard.htm
The band will be opening the actual festival on Friday the 14th of August, on the main stage, at 13:00 h
UniMuta: Hello Johan,
I'm glad to hear that Captain Cheese-Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention are scheduled to perform at the Zappanale festival. How does it feel?
Johan De Coninck: Great! The band's really exited about the fact that we'll be playing this year. We're going to do our best to come up with the best show possible and we'll try "not to mention the war ;-)"
I am also kinda glad to open on the Main Stage on day one. It's an honour and it gives you the advantage of getting a proper sound check which is important for this outfit.
UniMuta: When did you get to hear your first Zappa record? Do you conscider yourself addicted?
Johan De Coninck: I started to listen to Zappa when I was about 15. I took some albums home from the local music library . I liked it a lot but also realised I needed some musical growing up to do in order to fully appreciate the spectrum of sounds and harmony in Zappa's music. By the time I was 19 I really got into it. Am I an addict? You bet I am!!! Only an addict would get into his head to play Zappa's music.
UniMuta: I've been fortunate to have seen you guys and girls on a couple of occasions. How difficult is it to find concerts for a Zappa tribute band? You're having another gig scheduled in Melsele pretty soon, right?
Johan De Coninck: I must say that I knew that it wasn't going to be easy finding gigs for a project like this but even I was surprised about how much of a hard sell it was turning out to be. Especially here in Belgium and even more specifically in Flanders.
You have to realise that the bulk of the industry is controlled by clear channel / Live Nation and that every product needs to fit nicely in a marketable sellable package and of course we don't fit in anywhere. We don't play our own compositions but we're not your traditional cover band either. Zappa's music has Jazz influences but it's not Jazz enough to be booked on a Jazz festival like Jazz Ghent for example (Never mind that Lady Lynn, who I have no problem with but who doesn't sound Jazz at all, plays there) As soon as you speak to promoters and they hear the name Zappa, you can immediately feel how confused they get and it always ends with that it's not really their cup of tea. Of course 90% of them have never heard a Zappa track in their lives. All in all, Belgians have always been totally crap at recognizing their own talent. Most bands that have made it outside the Belgian borders were puked upon by the industry in their own country so I guess that in that respect, "We're doing just fine" ;-)
About Melsele; yes, we will be playing there next week on the 30th of July and I would like to thank Wuff Maes for organising this event. He's one of the only concert promoters in Belgium who consistently believed in us. It's a free, open air event so put you knickers on and join us for some fun!
UniMuta: Entering Bad Doberan during Zappanale is like entering another planet. It's a life altering experience. For a couple of days, Bad Doberan is the Home of the Freaks.
If I'm not mistaken this will be the first visit of The Captain & His 7 Sisters of the Zappanale festival, well, maybe with the exception of one little saxophone playing Sister.
Will you be able to take the entire band with you? Will you be staying the entire festival?
Johan De Coninck: Ha-ha,; you're referring to Ludo who played there with The Wrong Object a few years ago. Actually Ludo was scheduled to play the Zappanale with us but unfortunately he got another assignment which he could not refuse which is kinda sad because your testicles shrivel when he plays a solo but hey, You can't have it all. Anyway to answer you question; if we play in Germany on a festival like this, than of course I will bring the whole band along. "We're not in it for the money!" so we're blowing the whole budged on getting everybody there. In other words, we'll have about 10 people on stage. Most of us will stay at the festival to see some of the other acts. I think that they have a really strong line-up this year!
UniMuta: Yes, the list of bands that will be playing at the festival is very impressive. You're in good company. Are you familiar with some of the bands? Anyone you want to see?
Johan De Coninck: Of course bands like the Grande Mothers, Project Object, Terry Bozzio and so on but also bands like Gong. I also hope to maybe discover one two things but most important is to play a good show ourselves and once we've done that I have the whole weekend left to see some great bands, hear great tunes and soak in the atmosphere! OUTSTANDING!
UniMuta: Excellent. Thank you for your time.
Have fun & see you in Zappa-City Bad Doberan !! (& in Melsele tomorrow !!)
you read it right : thursday july 30, 2009, Captain Cheese-Beard & his 7 Sisters of Prevention in concert in Melsele. (Nearby Antwerp, Belgium)
at 20.00 h - in the centre of town
I've seen the band perform live a couple of times, and I must say that they succeed in bringing their fun and their joy from the stage into the audience.The band's MySpace corner:
http://www.myspace.com/captcheesebeardthe7sistersofprevention
The United Mutations entry: http://www.united-mutations.com/c/cptcheesebeard.htm
The band will be opening the actual festival on Friday the 14th of August, on the main stage, at 13:00 h
UniMuta: Hello Johan,
I'm glad to hear that Captain Cheese-Beard & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention are scheduled to perform at the Zappanale festival. How does it feel?
Johan De Coninck: Great! The band's really exited about the fact that we'll be playing this year. We're going to do our best to come up with the best show possible and we'll try "not to mention the war ;-)"
I am also kinda glad to open on the Main Stage on day one. It's an honour and it gives you the advantage of getting a proper sound check which is important for this outfit.
UniMuta: When did you get to hear your first Zappa record? Do you conscider yourself addicted?
Johan De Coninck: I started to listen to Zappa when I was about 15. I took some albums home from the local music library . I liked it a lot but also realised I needed some musical growing up to do in order to fully appreciate the spectrum of sounds and harmony in Zappa's music. By the time I was 19 I really got into it. Am I an addict? You bet I am!!! Only an addict would get into his head to play Zappa's music.
UniMuta: I've been fortunate to have seen you guys and girls on a couple of occasions. How difficult is it to find concerts for a Zappa tribute band? You're having another gig scheduled in Melsele pretty soon, right?
Johan De Coninck: I must say that I knew that it wasn't going to be easy finding gigs for a project like this but even I was surprised about how much of a hard sell it was turning out to be. Especially here in Belgium and even more specifically in Flanders.
You have to realise that the bulk of the industry is controlled by clear channel / Live Nation and that every product needs to fit nicely in a marketable sellable package and of course we don't fit in anywhere. We don't play our own compositions but we're not your traditional cover band either. Zappa's music has Jazz influences but it's not Jazz enough to be booked on a Jazz festival like Jazz Ghent for example (Never mind that Lady Lynn, who I have no problem with but who doesn't sound Jazz at all, plays there) As soon as you speak to promoters and they hear the name Zappa, you can immediately feel how confused they get and it always ends with that it's not really their cup of tea. Of course 90% of them have never heard a Zappa track in their lives. All in all, Belgians have always been totally crap at recognizing their own talent. Most bands that have made it outside the Belgian borders were puked upon by the industry in their own country so I guess that in that respect, "We're doing just fine" ;-)
About Melsele; yes, we will be playing there next week on the 30th of July and I would like to thank Wuff Maes for organising this event. He's one of the only concert promoters in Belgium who consistently believed in us. It's a free, open air event so put you knickers on and join us for some fun!
UniMuta: Entering Bad Doberan during Zappanale is like entering another planet. It's a life altering experience. For a couple of days, Bad Doberan is the Home of the Freaks.
If I'm not mistaken this will be the first visit of The Captain & His 7 Sisters of the Zappanale festival, well, maybe with the exception of one little saxophone playing Sister.
Will you be able to take the entire band with you? Will you be staying the entire festival?
Johan De Coninck: Ha-ha,; you're referring to Ludo who played there with The Wrong Object a few years ago. Actually Ludo was scheduled to play the Zappanale with us but unfortunately he got another assignment which he could not refuse which is kinda sad because your testicles shrivel when he plays a solo but hey, You can't have it all. Anyway to answer you question; if we play in Germany on a festival like this, than of course I will bring the whole band along. "We're not in it for the money!" so we're blowing the whole budged on getting everybody there. In other words, we'll have about 10 people on stage. Most of us will stay at the festival to see some of the other acts. I think that they have a really strong line-up this year!
UniMuta: Yes, the list of bands that will be playing at the festival is very impressive. You're in good company. Are you familiar with some of the bands? Anyone you want to see?
Johan De Coninck: Of course bands like the Grande Mothers, Project Object, Terry Bozzio and so on but also bands like Gong. I also hope to maybe discover one two things but most important is to play a good show ourselves and once we've done that I have the whole weekend left to see some great bands, hear great tunes and soak in the atmosphere! OUTSTANDING!
UniMuta: Excellent. Thank you for your time.
Have fun & see you in Zappa-City Bad Doberan !! (& in Melsele tomorrow !!)
you read it right : thursday july 30, 2009, Captain Cheese-Beard & his 7 Sisters of Prevention in concert in Melsele. (Nearby Antwerp, Belgium)
at 20.00 h - in the centre of town
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