It seems to me that an increasing number of music fans are willing to ignore the continued insults to our collective intelligence perpetrated by a number of supposedly "indie" record labels. Those of us who enjoy sharing music with our friends and small audiences (music bloggers, of general bloggers who enjoy hosting music -- like myself) have had to deal with a growing number of complaints or threats from those responsible for releasing some of our favorite records. These same folks, who once took pride in the fact that they were operating far outside of the mainstream, and who openly [...]
Ever catch the sound of the wind as it howls between tall buildings, and hear a chord? Ever be stopped in your tracks by the electric rasp of an air conditioner as it makes a sound like a Brian Eno wet dream? Ever walk across broken paving slabs, and hear them rock and clatter under your feet like a giant xylophone? There are plenty of undirected phenomena that make music. There are directed ones as well, ones that are distinct from what we might think of as "playing" music, but which nonetheless result in music. [...]
Here I am again, cat-sitting. Madison (the cat) is laying on my lap between me and my computer. He is purring incessantly and kicking my arms away from the keyboard with his paws. Also, he's biting my forearms. I have to work tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. I shouldn't be here. I should be on the road. Matt's driving from Tucson back to the East Coast and all I want right now in life is a nice, long roadtrip through a part of the country I'm not familiar with. Actually, it's a toss up. All I want right now in life [...]
Bob Becker & James Preiss: Steve Reich - Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas (composed 1994, recorded 1996), from the City Life & Proverb LP (Nonesuch)
Cover art: Ryoji Ikeda "Dataplex" (Raster-Noton, 2005) The same thing happens every day. We wake up, eat breakfast, go to work or college, maybe have some fun afterwards and then go back to sleep again. It is a continuous cycle that is so familiar that we are even unaware of its existence. It provides us stability and structure and when you are right in the middle of it (which you are, right now) you hardly recognize the changes that are taking place. You are simply too close to see them. Only if you take [...]
Amon Düül II - mozambique (intro) ( Vive la trance / 1973 ) Findlay Brown - Losing the will to survive (Beyond the wizard's sleeve reanimation) ( Losing the will to survive / 2007 ) Mistral - starship 109 ( starship 109 / 1978 ) Sylvester - I dig you (dirty edit) ( Dirty space disco / 2007 ) [...]
Amadou & Mariam - Coulibaly (Mikey J Remix feat. Kano) (fatplanet.com.au) Jacques Dutronc - Le Responsable ( earfuzz .com) Ruth Brown - So Long (soul-sides.com) El Lele de Los Van Van feat. Radiohead - High and Dry (soul-sides.com) Kelis & Cee -Lo - L'il Star (Linus Loves Remix) (palmsout.blogspot.com) [...]
I WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS DAY Bright Eyes Noise Floor (Rarities 1998-2005) Saddle Creek : 2006 [Buy it] If Bright Eyes can be grateful, anybody can. Today, Moistworks takes a break from cutting critical analysis *and* maudlin navel-gazing to wish everyone -- yes, even "waters" -- a happy four-day weekend with this quickie post. I'm sorry, but from what I understand it takes approximately 58 hours to cook a turkey and I have to get started. If [...]
100 Years (in Ten Jumps) 1966: Joel Grey, Wilkommen. Albert Ayler, Our Prayer/Spirits Rejoice. John Lennon, He Said He Said (She Said She Said). The Other Half, Mr. Pharmacist. France Gall, Les Sucettes. The Walker Brothers, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore. Willie Bobo, Fried Neck Bones and Some Homefries. Howard Tate, Ain't Nobody Home. Bobby Lee Trammell, If You Ever Get It Once. Loretta
From Music for 18 Musicians ( the cd ): Pulses mp3 From Reich Remix ( the cd ): Music for 18 Musicians Coldcut remix mp3 From The Cave( the cd ): Who is Hagar? West Jerusalem mp3 Who is Hajar? East Jerusalem mp3 Who is Hagar? NYC mp3 [...]
[ August 7, 2006 / bookmark ] REICH REMIX MP3: Per a recent post at electrodata.wordpress.com , the page at the bbc.co.uk 's One Music subsite that hosted a remix contest built around Steve Reich 's Music for 18 Musicians is no longer functioning, with no evident explanation for the absence. Oddly, the source file for the contest is still posted ( MP3 ), and needless to say the proprietor of electrodata probably isn't the only person to have cobbled together a remix and found the contest no [...]
was recently called "America's greatest living composer." (by The Village Voice). He is though the most original musical thinker of our time. According to this statement his unrepeatable genious not only has contributed to create a style that was misunderstood as Minimalism at the end of 60's, he has also exposed another way to appreciate music, His music is so rich, inventive and organic that the common listener can't understand, his harmony, his orchestration and the meters he uses (more than 7/8s) are too complex to be listened in any given Sunday. Therefore [...]
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