THE TRUE MEANING OF ZAPPADAN

http://www.thepaltrysapien.com/2013/12/the-true-meaning-of-zappadan/

For the uninitiated, Frank Zappa’s birthday is December 21, but he shuffled off this mortal coil on December 4, leaving a seventeen day period of transition between the two for his disciples to bridge in any way that they could. Zealots to the last, they opted to use this period to celebrate Frank Zappa’s life, work and persnickety genius. This is sort of funny given that, being Zappa fans, it’s exactly what they do for the other 348 days of the year and it would hardly matter whether he was alive or dead, but hey – what else do you do when you’ve got a discrete and conveniently manageable block of time, a topic, and a great name?

http://www.thepaltrysapien.com/2013/12/the-true-meaning-of-zappadan/

ZU & EUGENE ROBINSON - THE LEFT HAND PATH

• zu & eugene robinson: the left hand path
      (2014, lp, ??, trost records)

On "The Left Hand Path", Zu explores dark, ambient landscapes and underworld soundtracks.
Eugene S. Robinson (of Oxbow fame) is featured as a special guest / vocalist.

Out on Trost records.
Available from Mandaï.
www.mandai.be

TOMMY PELTIER FEAT. JUDEE SILL - CHARIOT OF ASTRAL LIGHT

• tommy peltier feat. judee sill: chariot of astral light
      (2005, cd, usa, black beauty)

Featuring Dave Parlato and Bob Harris.
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

Here's a live fragment with Dave Parlato on the bass.

JUDEE SILL - HEART FOOD

• judee sill: heart food
      (1973, lp, usa, asylum records)

More data for the United Mutations Archives. Judee Sill's second album features two musicians that worked with Frank Zappa: Emil Richards and Jim Gordon.

JUDEE SILL - JUDEE SILL

• judee sill: judee sill
      (1971, lp, usa, asylum records)

As mentioned a couple of posts ago, Judee Sill's first album features former Zappa keyboard player Bob Harris next to David Crosby and Graham Nash.
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND - LIVE FROM VANCOUVER 1973

• captain beefheart & the magic band: live from vancouver 1973
      (2014, cd, uk, gonzo gzo106cd)

Here's the latest Beefheart release from the Gonzo label : "Live From Vancouver 1973".
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

BLIND THORNS - BLIND THORNS

• blind thorns: blind thorns
      (2014, cd, bel, cheap satanism records)

Blind Thorns is Shane Perlowin (guitar) and Ryan Oslance (drums), both from Ahleuchatistas, with Antoine Läng (voice and electronics).
The trio produces experimental improvised music influenced by no-wave, kraut / psychedelic, noise, electroacoustic and ethnic folklore to produce a primal and intense music.

quote:
Blind Thorns conjures a hypnotic and horrifying dreamscape of sounds that simultaneously pummels and entrances listeners into ecstatic acquiescence. Wordless saccharine vocals, ethereal guitar, and meditative percussion evolve into a brutal growl, crushing riffage, and relentless pounding. The serenity of a deserted cemetery, wind whistling on the breeze, leaves rustling, a train in the distance, images that seem to appear before reality is peeled back and the sound of warped tape and backwards incantations cross fade into an echoic torture chamber. Amorphous yet telepathic and controlled communication between the instruments creates dark impressionistic textures, while still rocking the fuck out with a knowing sense of humor.

To call this rock music would make the most sense, but it is clear from the outset that the influences run deep and wide, and that the musicians have achieved a certain level of mastery and versatility on their respective instruments. There is a mysterious quality to Blind Thorns' sound, like something lies hidden beneath the surface. Tribal rhythms, white noise, and throat singing thrust us forward as if on a cinematic suspense adventure through tumult and foes. Glorious melodies are undermined by disheveled sonic debris, yet still manage to pull the heart strings as they struggle to poke through the mayhem. This is the soundtrack for waking up to the fact that our universe is a simulation and there is no waking up. 

http://blindthorns.tumblr.com/

Out on the Cheap Satanism label.
Available from Mandaï:
www.mandai.be

Here's a track from the above mentioned album :



And here's Blind Thorns in concert :

SANGITHA KALANIDHI NEDUNURI KRISHNAMURTHY - FOR TRADITION, TURN TO NEDUNURI

• sangitha kalanidhi nedunuri krishnamurthy: for tradition, turn to nedunuri
      (2014, 3cd, sweden, country & eastern ce32)

Let's kick off with a small part of the 1992 Frank Zappa interview by Don Menn and Matt Groening:

Groening: Let's talk a little bit about your reactions in non-Western music, like Indian music.

Zappa: I've always loved Indian music. There was even a period of my life when I thought, "I must go to India to hear this music." Then I heard how many needles they had to give you, and what kind of diseases were lurking for you over there. I decided, "Well, I'll just get the records instead." I like Indian music, and I like Bulgarian music a lot.

Menn: What about music from Africa? Do you ever listen to the tribal stuff?

Zappa: Yeah. I've heard it, but I'm... a lot of people are fascinated by the rhythm, but the rhythm of it is not so exciting to me. I'm not as interested in African music as I am in Bulgarian or Sardinian or Indian music. I think a lot of people listen to African music and want to consume it in the same way that they would consume a U.S. drum machine record. That fancy constant rhythm. And my taste in rhythm goes in other directions.

More recently, there was Jimmy Carl Black's autobiography, "For Mother's Sake", in which he said that Frank Zappa had the early Mothers practicing Indian rhythms for hours and hours.

Coincidence or not, but the Swedish Country & Eastern record label has just released the complete concert that Sangitha Kalanidhi Nedunuri Krishnamurthy (vocals), Pudukottai R. Ramanathan (violin) and Nellai P.S. Devarajan (Mridangam) did in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, in 1968.
Three CDs. Three and a half hours.

The Country & Eastern website added:
"For tradition, turn to Nedunuri - that is what the elders say". Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, is with his 80+ age one of the very few remaining great vocalists from the golden period of Karnatic music. In 1968 he was at the height of his powers and we managed to capture a full evening concert that lasted nearly four hours in Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu. We are extremely proud to release the complete concert in a 3-cd set. Soundwise this is a high quality release, a unique document from nearly 50 years ago with music that will delight the lovers of Karnatic music and win new followers for this art form, perhaps the greatest we have.

The perfect opportunity to get submerged.

"For Tradition, Turn To Nedunuri" is available from the C&E website:
http://www.countryandeastern.se/

Here's footage of a more recent concert by Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
(almost fifty years later !!)

JUDEE SILL

Jan van Kemenade found former Zappa keyboard player Bob Harris mentioned on Judee Sill's eponymous album (from 1971).

http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2014/07/judee-sill-judee-sill-1971-us-beautiful.html

Furthermore, Judee Sill's 1973 "Heart Food" album features Jim Gordon and Emil Richards (who both worked with Frank Zappa) and Lynn Blessing (who worked with Flo & Eddie)

http://rockasteria.blogspot.nl/2014/11/judee-sill-heart-food-1973-us-wondrous.html

And then there's the Tommy Peltier / Judee Sill collaboration album called "Chariot Of Astral Light", featuring Dave Parlato, Bob Harris and Lynn Blessing.

http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2014/09/tommy-peltier-feat-judee-sill-chariot.html

DWALMACAT 590

Episode 590 of the Dwalmacat radio show can be found right here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-590-frank-jamart/

THE CHANTERS – She wants to mambo
ROXY MUSIC – Casanova
MAGMA – Hhaï (live)
FRANK ZAPPA – I have been in you
THE FALL – Stepping out
THE DAMNED – Idiot box
PIL – Low life
4 BE 2 – One of the lads
WIRE – Champs
LUC VAN ACKER – Zas B1
BEDTIME FOR BONZO – Paraparapapipou
AA – Society stinks
FALLING MAN – Liars
THE MEKONS – John Barry
BLURT – Trees (live in Zizni)