ADRIAN BELEW POWER TRIO - LIVE IN GERMANY

• adrian belew power trio: live in germany
  (2011, dvd, usa, adrian belew)

July 2006, Adrian Belew headlined the Zappanale festival with his power trio. A memorable performance.
Two years later, the trio (Adrian Belew - guitar ; July Slick - bass ; Eric Slick - drums) performed at the Leverkusen Jazz Festival. The concert got recorded by german TV-station WDR and was made available on DVD on Adrian's private label a little while ago.

An excellent concert that also included some fine King Crimson material.

• introduction


• writing on the wall (adrian belew)


• ampersand (adrian belew)


• dinosaur (king crimson)


• young lions (adrian belew)


• beat box guitar (adrian belew)


• a little madness (adrian belew)


• of bow and drum (adrian belew)


• e (adrian belew)


• three of perfect pair (king crimson)


• thela hun ginjeet (king crimson)

Data & pictures have been added to the United Mutations Archives.

THE METROPOLE ORKEST - ADRIAN BELEW'S E FOR ORCHESTRA (THE CD)

• metropole orkest: adrian belew's e for orchestra
  (2011, cd, usa, adrian belew 052011)

If my data files are correct, Adrian Belew released his 20th solo record in 2009. The album got released on Adrian's private label (Adrian Belew Presents), and it was entitled "e".

The five pieces on the album ('a' to 'e') were recorded live in the studio by the power trio (Adrian Belew - July Slick - Eric Slick), and were a pleasure for the ear.

And now there's this recording by the Metropole Orkest of "e".
Orchestrated by Tom Trapp ('Everybody loves Tom Trapp') and performed by The Metropole Orkest with special guest Adrian Belew, "e" sees a whole new dimension.

This is great. If you liked Adrian's "e", you will love the Metropole's "e".
Check it out. You won't be disapointed.

This is the studio recording. The CD version. There's also a DVD with a recording of the concert that took place a couple of days later. Recorded by the VPRO and broadcast on dutch TV around the same time.

THE METROPOLE ORKEST - ADRIAN BELEW'S E FOR ORCHESTRA (THE DVD)

• metropole orkest: adrian belew's e for orchestra
  (2011, dvd, usa, adrian belew)

Adrian Belew has played in Zappa's band, but he has also toured and recorded with David Bowie, with Talking Heads and with King Crimson, to name just a few.
One of his latest adventures, was having his piece 'e' performed by the Dutch Metropole Orkest.
This DVD is a recording of the concert that the Metropole Orkest, with special guest Adrian Belew, did at Paradiso earlier this year.
Really good. I love the energy of Adrian's guitar against the full sound of the orchestra.

NEW ALBUM BY THE MAGIC BAND

• the magic band: oxford, june 6, 2005
  (2011, cd, usa, sundazed)

The Sundazed record label has released The Magic Band's Oxford concert from 2005/06/06 on CD.
Cover, line-up & tracklist have been added to the U.M. Archives.

-- info: Danny Mathys

PROJECT/OBJECT NEWS

a message from André Cholmondeley

Hello..hoping this message finds you well.

NEWS
It's time for another Project/Object Tour, this will be in the Northeast and out to Chicago/Milwaukee/St Louis.....

Back on the road celebrating the creative genius of Frank Zappa, and performing his timeless music with some of his most beloved band members.....

Thanks again to everyone here in the USA who came out to shows and festivals this year, and to all of you who came out for the European shows! We were honored and excited to play for the first time in London and Vilnius, Lithuania, it was extra fantastic to have great bunches of Zappa fans welcome us. Wow.

Here we go again - hope to see you on the road, dates below!!

Extra THANKS to our "PO Local Crew" folks who've got in touch to work with us at their local show -- if you are interested in a pair of tickets & being on the PO Local Crew, please reply to this email with City, your name and cell number.

WEB CONNECT STUFF
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Connect via our Twitter feed : http://twitter.com/#!/projectobject

Or find these links, upcoming tourdates and more on our page at www.projectobject.com

Thanks so much...now go Crank Some Frank!!

Project/Object On Tour - The Music Of Frank Zappa- Oct 2011
With Zappa Band Vocalist/Guitarists:

Ike Willis (Zappa tours/albums 1978-1988)
Ray White (Zappa tours/albums 1976-1984)

OCTOBER 2011

2011/10/13 Harrisburg PA ABC
2011/10/14 Pittsburgh PA Thunderbird
2011/10/15 Buffalo NY Nietzsche's
2011/10/16 Ferndale MI Magic Bag
2011/10/18 Carbondale IL Tres Hombres
2011/10/19 St Louis MO Old Rock House
2011/10/21 Milwaukee WI Miramar Theater
2011/10/22 Chicago IL Martyr's
2011/10/23 Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom
2011/10/25 New Hope PA Havana
2011/10/26 Albany NY Valentine's
2011/10/27 Pawtucket RI Met Cafe
2011/10/28 Norfolk CT Infinity Hall
2011/10/29 New York NY BB King's

ZAPPA IN DOWNBEAT 1969

Frank Zappa: The Mother of Us All
by Larry Kart — 10/3/1969

http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=stories&subsect=story_detail&sid=969

-- info from the Nederzappa newsgroup

CAPT. CHEESE-BEARD IN CONCERT IN BRUSSELS 2011 11 05

Concert

Captain Cheesebeard and the 7 sisters of prevention.
Atelier 210
Chée de Saint Pierre, 210
1040 Etterbeek

5 Novembre 2011
20.00- 23.30

The Musicians:
Johan De Coninck: guitar and voice
Didier Demeestere: drums
Pascal Hauben: bass
Vanessa Spy 007: lead vocals
John Van SteenLandt: voice and guitar
Jonas Vanhove: alto sax
Kristof Kerremans: baritone and tenor sax
Mattias De Craene: sax
Todor Stefanov: keyboards
Bart Quartier: melodic percussion

Take 10 enthusiastic, energetic Musicians and a carefully chosen selection of Frank Zappa's greatest tracks, mix together, sit back and enjoy.

Anyone who is familiar with Frank Zappa knows that to successfully present a live rendition of his music is not a venture for the faint hearted. As well as having highly qualified musicians you need guts ambition, dedication and an unstoppable force to drive the whole endeavour.
It looks like we may have found a formula which addresses all these concerns in "Captain Cheesebeard and the 7 sisters of prevention".
A wonderful spectacle of excellent music and comedy just like Frank would have wanted.
The Captain and his Musical Allies have been taking Frank to the people since May 2006 to very favourable reviews and now they are back in Brussels to do their thing at the Atelier 210 on the 5th of November. The Concert will be filmed for an upcoming live DVD release.

The Captain Says" It has been a long time since we played at the Atelier 210, but the place has always had a great ambience, it has always been a treat to play there. This time we will be playing with an evolved line-up, over the year we have had acouple of personnel changes but we are playing very comfortably together now, we are especially excited to have Bart Quartier taking over on Vibraphone duty, he has a serious reputation and it is an honour for us that he was keen to play with us.

It is always a pleasure and a thrill to play in our home town and we are looking forward to putting on a really good performance. Now fasten your seat-belts!"

CABBAGE BOY - THE LOST TAPES, VOLUME 1

• cabbage boy: the lost tapes, vol.1
  (2004, 12", uk, noodles recordings)

In 2004, Cabbage Boy (real name Simon Begg) released 6 demos on his "The Lost Tapes Vol.1".
One of the tracks on this 12" vinyl, is his version of Frank Zappa's 'King Kong'. The track also found its way onto Osymyso's "The Art Of Flipping Channels" (that I mentioned a couple of months ago).
Nice.
Data has been added to the U.M.Archives.

INTERPLANETARY REMIXES

info from the Saturn newsgroup:
WFMU is offering a CD of Sun Ra remixes by the WFMU dj's in exchange for a pledge of US $ 100.

As far as I know, this album has not been made available otherwhise.

You can find more info over here:
http://wfmu.org/marathon/tch.shtml

VARGTON PROJEKT - PROGXPRIMETAL

• vargton project: progxprimetal
  (2011, cd, finland, lion music)

The Vargton Project unites Mats Hedberg (guitars, sitar & ebow), Morgan Ågren (drums & percussion) and Björn Jansson (vocals). Together with an impressive list of guest musicians, this metal power trio fabricated an album that you really need to hear. "ProgXprimetal" says and has it all: progressive, experimental rock music with jazz and eastern influences.
Think Zappa, think King Crimson, think Morgan Ågren.

While I was listening to the album earlier today, I noticed that it completely absorbed me. I was sitting behind the computer, had my headphones on: typing, cutting, copying and pasting. After a couple of minutes I just stopped typing and gave the music my full attention. I had no choice.

Recommended listening.

Check out the soundsamples at www.myspace.com/vargtonprojekt

And you can find more info plus details on where and how to get hold of the album at
http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/progxprimetal.htm