ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE

Acid Mothers Temple has a new album out. Actually, it's a CD version of the 2000 "Live In Occident" 2LP that captured the band in concert in 1999.

SCOTT THUNES & ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA

Pete Griffin has left the Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa band. A replacement is in the works, but in the short run, the fabulous Scott Thunes will take over the bass.
And Dweezil is preparing a new release, going through the FOH (Front Of House) mixes from previous shows...

Dweezil Zappa adds:

Hello Everyone,
I am currently knee deep in FOH CDs that I am sorting through for the next release but I wanted to take a moment to let you all know that the February run will be quite unique.
Why? Good question.
Is it the material you'll be performing? Another good question.
Is the band performing nude? Not such a good question and NO.
The material will reflect some changes but the biggest change is in the low end frequency response. Anything offered to you from 40hz to 200hz will be done so by Scott Thunes on his beat to s h i t Fender P bass.
We are happy to have Scott join us for the whole tour "All Night Long" and not in the Lionel Ritchie way, more Advance Romance... anyway, it will be fun for all of us.
For those of you wondering if Pete Griffin will be returning, sorry but he won't. He has quit the band to pursue other ventures.
We have selected a talented replacement who will be introduced to all of you in the coming months. He's a little busy learning a huge list of the World's Finest Optional Entertainment.
See you all soon! Happy Holidays.
DZ

THE COMPOSERS CONCORDANCE FESTIVAL

The Composers Concordance Festival

Five concerts from Jan. 27th to Feb. 6th 2012

Songs - Jan. 27 - Turtle Bay Music School
Marathon - Jan. 29 - Drom club
New-Blues - Jan. 31 - Nublu
Electronics - Feb. 3 - Gallery MC
Ensemble - Feb. 6 - William Paterson University

more info at:
http://www.composersconcordance.com/festival.php

A DWEEZIL ZAPPA UPDATE

Dweezil says:

For anyone interested, there is an interview that will be airing in the UK soon that features a little bit of "In The Moment" as well as some FZ music.
Here is a clip from the interview, which you can hear in full on Stuart Maconie's Freakier Zone, Friday 16 December at midnight on BBC Radio 6music, also available as a podcast and worldwide on the iPlayer for seven days after broadcast.

Interview clip is here: http://soundcloud.com/jazzon3/dweezil-zappa-freakier-zone-1
Freakier Zone homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rwkjd
I am currently sifting through CD's to make the next FOH CD and I appreciate everyone's suggestions on the site!
There are a lot of new announcements on the way about 2012 projects!

Regards, DZ

VARESE

The italian Doxy label is releasing Edgar Varèse: "The Early Works" on 180 g vinyl.
The album includes recordings by the New York Wind Ensemble and the Juilliard Percussion Ensemble.

• Integrales


• Octandre


• Ionisation


• Density 21.5


• Interpolation I, II, III

NEW PHAROAH SANDERS / SUN RA RELEASE ON ESP

The ESP record label is releasing a 4 CD box on the early years of Pharoah Sanders this very month.

• pharoah sanders: in the beginning - 1963 - 1964
  (2011, 4cd, usa, esp 4069)

The box includes recordings of Pharoah Sanders Quintet plus collaborations with the Don Cherry Quintet, the Paul Bley Quartet, and with Sun Ra.
Disc three and four of the box present the Sun Ra Arkestra with Pharoah Sanders, live at the Judson Hall on December 30 and 31, 1964.

Here's two promotional videos for this box set, with Pharoah telling how he met Sun Ra and some great music samples.

ZAPPATIKA IN A HENDRIX MOOD

Here's Zappatika in a Hendrix mood: "Are We All Confuzed".
Straight from the mixing desk at Zappanale 2010.

THE MÖRGLBL TRIO - THE MÖRGLBL TRIO

• the mörglbl trio: the mörglbl trio !!
  (1998, cd, france, private release)

In 1998 The Mörglbl Trio recorded its first album: Ivan Rougny on bass, Jean-Pierre Frelezeau on drums and the fabulous Christophe Godin on guitar.
Later, The Mörglbl Trio changed its name to Mörglbl. The band played at Zappanale in 2007. The festival had already featured Christophe Godin in 2002 when he had teamed up with Pierrejean Gaucher for one of the best gigs in Zappanale history.
Christophe Godin does have this thing with unpronounceable names as he also perfoms with Gnô, and with 2G.

"The Mörglbl Trio" was the trio's first release. It was a private release and you should consider the album as rather hard to find. The music on the album is great. Instrumental, guitar-orientated rock music. Right up my alley.

Here's some "2G" for you: Christophe Godin & Pierrejean Gaucher.

And here's some more freaky guitar stuff!!

KIMONO DRAGGIN'

a message from Kimono Draggin'

Fans/Friends,
Kimono Draggin' have made it to the final 30 in the 2011 Verbicide Unsigned Band contest. Please go to their profile on Verbicide Magazine and vote for them! These guys are seriously the most active band that isn't together!

http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/unsigned/2011/12/kimono-draggin/

FRANK LAMMERS' CAPTAIN BEEFHEART TRIBUTE

At this very moment, Wednesday evening 2011/12/07, Frank Lammers and the Noord Nederlands Theater are performing "Low Yo Yo Stuff" at 'De Effenaar' in Eindhoven, NL.

It's a Beefheart tribute with live music.
Noord Nederlands Toneel with: Frank Lammers + The Magic Band: René van Barneveld (ex-Urban dance Squad) + Joost Buis (o.a. The Ex) + Richard Heijerman (Morzelpronk / Sjako) + Wouter Planteijdt (Sjako!) + Dolf Planteijdt (Morzelpromk)

-- info: Jan van Kemenade