THE BUFF ORGANISATION REVISITED

• the buff organization: studio 'a'
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

• the buff organization: mono mixes
  (2010, download, -, crossfire publications)

While working at his PAL studio, Paul Buff and his wife Allison recorded a lot of material as The Buff Organization. Only one single got actually released.
"Studio A" is the album that they wanted to release, but never got around to.
"Mono Mixes" is a collection of edits meant for radio promo.

Both albums are part of the collection that Crossfire Publications is releasing. They're download only, and available from CDBaby, iTunes and more.

Tracklists and liner notes have been added to the United Mutations Archives.

The Buff Organization: Studio 'A'.
THE PERMANENT WEB ADDRESS IS...
http://cdbaby.com/cd/BuffOrganization

The Buff Organization: Mono Mixes.
THE PERMANENT WEB ADDRESS IS...
http://cdbaby.com/cd/TheBuffOrganization1

21 BURNT WEENY SANDWICHES

Andrew says:
"20 artists were asked to condense the Mothers Of Invention's Burnt Weeny Sandwich album down to 5 minutes. Some succeeded. The results were handed over to Pete Brunelli, who produced a megamix - an excerpt from which provides most of the soundtrack to this 'promo video' for the 21 Burnt Weeny Sandwiches CD that Cordelia Records will unleash shortly to mark the 40th anniversary of the Mothers' album.

During the production of this wondrous music, our dear friend and original Mother, Jimmy Carl Black, sadly passed away. This project is now dedicated to his sweet memory, with mucho love. Read more at: http://idiotbastard.com/21xBWS.htm."

MAHALAI RAI BANDA - GHETTO BLASTERS

• mahala rai banda: ghetto blasters
  (2009, cd, ger, asphalt tango records cd-atr 2509)

Mahala Raï Banda combines a number of well-known musicians from Romania. They play a mixture of balkan gypsy music and pop music, backed by a powerfull horn section.

The title says it all: "Ghetto Blasters".
This is party music.
The sort of music that you play loud and that will get the party started.

You can hear that these guys are good. They play good, they play fast, and I'm sure that they will indeed get the party started.
For my taste, however, this is a bit too predictable. There's no coloring outside the lines. And that's the little extra that I would like to have heard.

Listen here:

http://www.myspace.com/mahalaraibanda

KOTTARASHKY - OPA HEY!

• kottarashky: opa hey!
  (2009, cd, ger, asphalt tango records cd-atr 2609)

Here's another Asphalt Tango Records release, and this one is quite something else.
I mentioned Kottarashky a little while ago already, but I was able to give the entire album a listen.

As far as I can tell, the music on "Opa Hey!" is completely constructed from samples. Quite impressive as the result sounds like a fine mixture of balkan music, gypsy jazz and club beats.

Perfect music to start your day.

Asphalt Tango Records is a Berlin-based record company. They specialise in Balkan music, but as Kottarashky's "Opa Hey!" shows, they're into a more experimental approach as well.
Check out the links !

http://www.asphalt-tango.de/

http://www.myspace.com/kottarashky

THE BUNNY BOY COMIC #1

The Bunny Boy saga continues in the comic book world.

Adam Weller did the artwork for "The Residents Present... The Bunny Boy Comic #1". The script was written by Bunny, Adam Weller and The Residents.

Join the Bunny Boy in his search for Harvey!

ZAPPAINFRANCE BLOG

Over at the ZappaInFrance blog, there's a link to Jelly Roll Gum Drop from the new "Greasy Love Songs" album.

http://zappainfrance.blogspot.com/2010/04/download-new-zappa-track-jelly-roll-gum.html

THE RESIDENTS IN BRUSSELS

I saw The Residents in concert in Brussels earlier this week.
Actually, it was a slimmed-down / low-budget version of The Residents.

One 'original' R., backed by XXX on synth and sequencer, and by Nolan Cook on guitar.

Great show. Fabulous show.

Here's the encore:




the only dissappointment was that the new / rehearsal CD wasn't ready...

The Rez site says:

Live CD delayed AGAIN
The Rehearsal CD that will be sold on tour should be available at the show in BERLIN. There are 500 copies being made.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news that I am.

A pity.

MIKE KENEALLY BAND ON TOUR

Mike Keneally Band
with special guest
The Bryan Beller Band

THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME BAND

Northeast Tour 2010

• Rick Musallam - guitar/backing vocals
• Joe Travers - drums
• Mike Keneally - guitar/keys/vocals
• Griff Peters - guitar
• Bryan Beller - bass

2010/05/04 concert 'World Cafe Live', Philadelphia, PA, usa
2010/05/05 concert 'Lilly's Pad at Toad's Place', New Haven CT, usa
2010/05/07 concert 'Regattabar at the Charles Hotel', Cambridge, MA, usa
2010/05/08 concert 'Hiro Ballroom', New York, NY, usa
2010/05/09 concert 'Orion Sound Studios', Baltimore, MD, usa

MULATU ASTATKE & THE HELIOCENTRICS - INSPIRATION INFORMATION 3

• mulatu astatke & the heliocentrics: inspiration information 3
  (2009, cd, usa, strut records)

Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics team up for the third volume of Strut Records’ “Inspiration Information” series.

Mulatu Astatke is considered the founder of Ethiopian Jazz. He mixes traditional Ethiopian music with jazz.
The Heliocentrics is drummer Malcom Catto’s band. They fuse funk, jazz and electronics into a groovy mixture.

The result is very impressive.
Great jazz tunes, with an almost hypnotic groove. Sun Ra is never far away.

Worth checking out.

http://www.myspace.com/heliocentrics

SUN RA SPECIAL ON WMBR RADIO

the 'research & development sun ra special' will be broadcast on memorial day, monday, may 31, 2010 from 2 to 4 pm on WMBR (88.1 fm in the boston area).

the program remains archived online at http://www.wmbr.org/cgi-bin/arch for 2 weeks after the broadcast (it will most likely be at
http://wmbr.org/m3u/Research_%26_Development_20100531_1400.m3u ).

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