from the 2ndrec newsletter: "On the occasion of our 5th anniversary we have a special offer for you this month: 5 releases from our back catalog are now available for dirt cheap € 5,- each from our online mailorder sonicane (which is finally also available in english language!): www.sonicane.com
"The exercise revealed numerous errors in both encyclopaedias, but among 42 entries tested, the difference in accuracy was not particularly great: the average science entry in Wikipedia contained around four inaccuracies; Britannica, about three." Full story
SWR2: Dienstag, 13. Dezember 2005, 23.00 - 24.00 Uhr
"Es ist so paradox wie logisch, dass ein Musiker wie John Cale 1967 eine dominierende Rolle in der Rock-Band "Velvet Underground" spielte. Er kam aus dem Kreis der Avantgarde, war Schüler von John Cage, mit dem er (neben anderen Pianisten) Erik Saties legendäre Komposition "Vexations" in einem 18-stündigen Klaviermarathon aufgeführt hatte. "Vexations" ist einer der Schlüssel für das Verständnis der elektronischen Klangexperimente John Cales Mitte der 60-er Jahre: Die Idee der Wiederholung, der langsamen Verschiebung der Perspektiven, die kaum merkliche Veränderung des Details, ein verlangsamtes Zeitempfinden bei gesteigerter Intensität - diese Momente waren charakteristisch für den Kreis, in dem sich Cale damals bewegte." Mehr
"KUNSTRADIO On Air is a weekly 40 minute programme broadcast every Sunday night from 23:05 (after the night news magazine) until 23:45 on Österreich 1, the culture station of the ORF. The content of the program is, exclusively, original works for radio by artists - visual artists, "media" artists, composers, /sound artists, writers and that rapidly growing group calling themselves simply "radio artists"."
epitonic.com: "Since their formation in a Melbourne, Australia bar on the wrong side of the tracks, the Dirty Three have been exploring the extent to which an all-instrumental three-piece can summon up emotions and awaken long-dormant passions. The group got started in 1993 when classically trained violinist Warren Ellis (also a member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds), who had been performing music at plays and art openings, tapped two fellow Blackeyed Susans alums, guitarist Mick Turner and drummer Jim White, to start a band." More
thinner.cc: „Acoustic Lazy Dolls“ is a microscopic flow between slowly oscillating electronic impulses and complex Micro-Ambient inspriations. The homogenic touch of the Album is carefully constructed by fragile combinations of odd rhythms and selected sonore structures. A slow, yet organic vibration of single rhythm- and soundparticles invite the listener to perceive the album through a different perspective. Everytime, while lazy listening to it, the sticky-sweet Sinewaves sprinkle in different new flavours." Read on
This is not my cup of tee, but while I was reading all the CD reviews in the current issue of the WIRE, I found the whole review online available and also some mp3 excerpts, which doesn't happen with all the CDs and records reviewed, so I decided to post them anyway.
Julian Cowley - Wire Magazine 12/2005 "Once live in Ghent, once live in New York, Belgian composer and electric guitarist Guy De Bievre steers a sextet through Bending the Tonic. The composer's sleevenote suggests that this music is what happens "when you read Schoenberg while listening to Bukka White." This is a vivid description, although neither version delivers an obvious grafting of theoretical Vienna onto the Mississippi Delta. De Bievre is alluding to the music's unusual harmonic organisation and its 144 bar structure, the squaring of a 12 bar blues."
betterpropaganda.com: "After over a year of internet exchanges of ideas and sounds, Parisian Sebastien Roux and Vermonter Greg Davis decided to put their love to the test. Combining their interests in psychedelic music, digital processing, folk, sunshine pop, musique concrete, ethnic sounds, drones and field recordings, Sebastien (who works at the famed computer music institution IRCAM) and Greg (who holds two degrees in music and composition) have created a dynamic musical journey full of joy and surprises. Whether it's large rocks being thrown into a stream, Sebastien singing or Greg playing the double mijwiz, diverse sound worlds come together in this "surprise package" More
The download link at betterpropaganda.com didn't worked for me, so here is the direct link:
allmusic.com "By turns cuddly and chaotic, San Francisco's Deerhoof mixes noise, sugary melodies, and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music. The group began as the brainchild of guitarist Rob Fisk and drummer/keyboardist Greg Saunier in 1994; early releases, such as 1995's 7"s Return of the Woods M'Lady and For Those of Us on Foot, had a more traditionally harsh, no wave-inspired sound, though they also included the quirky tendencies that dominated their later efforts." More
allmusic.com. "The classically-trained Greg Davis, who has largely helped to define subgenres such as folktronica, laptop folk, and pastoral electronica, creates intricate and subtle compositions that merge organic, computer-generated sounds with warm, natural tones, live instrumentation, and field recordings, while referencing artists like Boards of Canada, Brian Wilson and the Incredible String Band." More
"The Caution Curves is a Washington, DC-based trio that began as a solo project of Rebecca Mills, who used a laptop and various samplers to compose organic sonic landscapes." More
alexward.org: "Alex Ward was born in 1974, and began learning piano and clarinet at the ages of 5 and 9 respectively. While growing up in Grantham, he developed an interest in a wide range of music, largely inspired by trawling through his parents’ record collection. The presence of a copy of Ornette Coleman’s “This Is Our Music” led him to investigate subsequent developments from jazz, including free improvisation. As a result of this interest, he went on a summer course on improvisation run by Community Music in 1986, where he met Derek Bailey, who invited him to play at various events including Company Weeks in 1988, 1990 and 1994. Bailey also organised the recording and release in 1991 of his first CD, a duet with percussionist Steve Noble, “Ya Boo, Reel and Rumble”. During this period, Ward developed his approach to improvisation, shaped by twin interests in jazz and contemporary classical music, and also through regular practical experience of improvising on clarinet and alto sax with the Stamford-based collective AWARE, led by Brian Parsons."
Bob Dylan
"Bob Dylan is the subject of a new documentary directed by Martin Scorsese called “No Direction Home.” For over 40 years, Bob Dylan has been reinventing himself, and in the process, reinvigorating popular music. Rock critics Greil Marcus and Dave Marsh join us for a look at his music." Listen here
Conditions at Guantanamo Bay
"The vast majority of detainees at Guantanamo Bay have not been charged with any offenses. Many have been held for over 3 ½ years with no expectations of when they might be released. New Yorker staff writer Jane Meyer, who recently visited the detention center, and Michael Ratner from the Center for Constitutional Rights, join us for an update on the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo." Listen here
For God and Country
"James Yee became one of the first Muslim chaplains in the United States Army in 2001, and later became the Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay. Despite receiving several service awards, he was accused of spying and aiding the Taliban and al Qaeda in 2003. After months in solitary confinement, all the criminal charges against him were dropped. He tells us why he feels he was wrongfully accused in For God and Country." Listen here
wnyc.org: "Hold on to your samplers, for on this edition of New Sounds, you’ll hear something from one of Annie Gosfield’s crazy new pieces incorporating satellite sounds, static, machine noise and microtonality. Also, you’ll experience the “bubblecore” sound with ambient space rock from the one-man project known as Icecake. Plus, listen to some trippy, Frippy-soundscape works involving guitar and electronics from Richard Pinhas." Listen here
Anhörung eines Mörders - Warum John Lennon sterben musste
"Am 8. Dezember 1980 wurde der englische Popmusiker John Lennon vor seinem New Yorker Wohnsitz am Central Park erschossen. Der Mörder heißt Mark David Chapman. Welche Motive führten zu der Bluttat? Im Oktober 1980 entdeckt der in Honolulu lebende Chapman eine Lennon Biografie. Er ist verärgert darüber, dass der Popstar Liebe und Frieden predigt, aber Millionen Dollar besitzt und luxuriös in New York lebt. Chapman beschließt, Lennon zu töten. Auch deshalb, weil er sich mit Holden Caulflied identifiziert, dem 16-jährigen Helden des Romans "Der Fänger im Roggen" (Salinger) und dessen Kampf gegen die Verlogenheit der Erwachsenen."
SWR2 - Mittwoch, 7. Dezember 2005,22.03 Uhr
Die Wiederentdeckung der norwegischen Volksmusik
"Norwegen im hohen Norden Europas: Auf den einsamen Höhen der Hardangerberge oder an den Buchten der unzähligen Fjorde kann man sich weit weg von Europa fühlen. Die dunklen, kalten Winter und die hellen Sommernächte schaffen eine ganz besondere Naturverbundenheit. Zu dieser Naturnähe gehört auch eine starke Identifikation mit den überlieferten Klängen der Heimat. Jedoch sind in Norwegen nicht einige betagte und weltfremde Liebhaber von Heimatklängen die Bewahrer der traditionellen Musik, sondern vor allem die junge Generation. Es gibt sogar eine Universität, an der man die norwegischen Lieder und Tänze studieren kann."
allmusic.com: "A producer, songwriter, and singer, Bertrand Burgalat emerged in the late '90s as one of the top individuals involved in the "nouvelle vague" (new wave) of French music. Born on the French island of Corsica in the '60s, Burgalat inherited his love for music from his parents, who were mostly dedicated to the sounds of classical composers. However, and at the same time, he also started growing his own particular preferences and selections, by then focusing on the creations of bands like Roxy Music and Kraftwerk, or artists like Serge Gainsbourg." More
alien8recordings.com: “Dinosaur Dinosaur” is the latest release by Los Angeles based Books On Tape, Todd Drootin’s project dedicated to the style he terms “beatpunk”. The tag is definitely apt as Drootin has gained a reputation for fusing hip hop and electronic beats with the energy and mayhem of punk rock. “Dinosaur Dinosaur” further cements this style by incorporating more of the rock spirit of his animated live performances" More
Drootin also released a lot of his material via netlabels. Links to the netaudio stuff and also live shows can be found in the audio section of his homepage. Link
thewire.co.uk: "To illustrate Brian Marley's primer on Jamaican reggae from the 1970s and 1980s listen to these selected excerpts from the songs featured (All excerpts are 40kbs mono streams)"
DENNIS ALCAPONE - Spanish Amigo
U-ROY - Train From The West
RANKIN JOE - Zion High
DR ALIMANTADO - Best Dressed Chicken In Town
TRINITY - How Long Jah
BIG YOUTH - Jim Screechy
I Roy - Noisy Place
