From: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (Zorn List Digest) To: zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Zorn List Digest V2 #780 Reply-To: zorn-list Sender: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk Zorn List Digest Saturday, October 23 1999 Volume 02 : Number 780 In this issue: - Re: Categories for Filing / Chapin New Old Braxton on hatOLOGY chapin/connors Re: FMP + coda magazine + accordians? Lounge Lizards Re: Wee Willie Taboo and such... News for Lulu Re: News for Lulu Re: Categories for Filing / Chapin NY Underground Film Festival (no Zorn content) sanders/sharrock reunion ruins dates Mixed FS list jz europe shows/vienna Re: winter & winter (no zorn) Faust Re: sanders/sharrock reunion Imrov Nights in Montreal [No Zorn] American Splendor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 12:39:11 +0400 From: Simon Hopkins Subject: Re: Categories for Filing / Chapin >Not to rehash old ground (re: filing at home) but I was intrigued to >discover both Ed Vesala's Lumi and Terje Rypdal's first ECm album >filed under New Age/Relaxation in Cardiff Central Public Library. hee hee. not that i want to out-do you, sean, but shortly after it came out, i found spy vs spy in the new age section of virgin records, marble arch, london. that'd spice up the average isolation tank session. simon np: univers zero: "the hard quest" simon hopkins is a member of the state51 conspiracy http://motion.state51.co.uk reviews | features | services - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:16:44 -0400 From: brian_olewnick@smtplink.mssm.edu Subject: New Old Braxton on hatOLOGY The hat webpage lists, as a release in preparation, a Braxton disc called, "Quintett [sic], Basel, 1977". Anyone have any personnel details on this? Francesco? Also due is the cd reissue of a fine Lacy solo record, 'Clinkers', from 1978. Brian Olewnick - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 99 10:59:02 -0500 From: kurt_gottschalk@scni.com Subject: chapin/connors For Thos. Chapin releases, I'll go with Anima as a starting point, but just so that you know what you're starting from. The trio was fantastic, Mario Pavone is an excellent bassist whose own recordings (one with Braxton) are worth checking as well. Knowing the strength of the trio only adds to the greatness of my two faves, +Brass (already mentioned) and +Strings. On both discs, the added instrumentation is integrated very thoughtfully and plays an equal role in the compositions. Chapin was a fascinating composer. If, however, you think you might only get one, I'd suggest Sky Piece, what used to be his last recording although now the Knit has a new last recording coming out (maybe Sky Piece was the last one he'd intended for release?). The one I'm not too into, try as I might, is the Borah Bergman duet. Any other opinions on this? I finally picked up the Haunted House cd. I really like it, and I'm pretty sure I was at both of the gigs where it was recorded. But the band has grown so much in the 6ish months since those sets that I hope another recording is in the works (Jon?). I like Suzanne, although on some of the duet discs from a few years back she's barely noticeable. But I saw HHouse last night and they were huge, thunderous. Neel Murgai is incredibly sensitive and attentive and really propels the music. It's interesting to me, too, that LMC chose a second guitar rather than a bass. I wonder why? Last night at Tonic the quartet played a long, very fluid set, with about 30 minutes of playing before adding Warhol factory era photos and slides by poet/filmmaker Gerald Malanga (sp?). Then Malanga joined them and read a long poem remembering Kerouac but more just about NYC at the time. Then the quartet did one last song. It was all so beautifully seamless, and whether it was the guitars, slides or the poet, Murgai was right there and always supplementing the focus. His growth in the group may be the main thing that has pushed them forward over the last 6 mos. Then Zubi Zuva, Yoshida solo, Akaten, Tsuyama solo, Ruins, Ruins + Tsuyama. So much music last night. I like Suzanne, especially in HHouse, but I haven't cared as much for her discs with Loren's accompaniment (The Enchanted Forest and, I believe it's called Let The Darkness Fall). But then I'm not as interested in words as notes. I get enough words during the day. - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 12:24:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Ken Waxman Subject: Re: FMP + coda magazine + accordians? Rudiger Carl and COWWS On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Whit Schonbein wrote: > there is a picture of the composer in the upper right hand corner with two > accordians or accordian-like instruments. the question is: who > is the composer (this is driving me nuts) and what is the album. > - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 13:22:55 EDT From: Nvinokur@aol.com Subject: Lounge Lizards LOUNGE LIZARDS CELEBRATE 20 YEARS The Lounge Lizards celebrates its 20th year with a series of November concerts at the Knitting Factory in New York. FULL STORY: http://p01.com/s.d?YECrec8 e=/cdnow.com/allstararticle/fid=20788 - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 11:19:14 -0700 (PDT) From: James Livingston Subject: Re: Wee Willie Willy is being replaced while he is away for the Zorn gigs by the formidible talent of Ches Smith (from Theory of Ruin, and the Contemporary Performance Ensemble @ Mills). Ches has been rehearsing with Willi and Bungle up until they split town a couple days ago. Theory of Ruin plays the Tip Top in SF tonight. Ches recommended earplugs in addition to ear muffs. - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 14:39:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Theodorus@webtv.net (Theodorus Klaase) Subject: Taboo and such... What's the deal with the new Zorn album? It went from having a release date in October to having one in early November to now Mid-November (according to CDNOW)... What is going on? - -Theodorus - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 15:08:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Theodorus@webtv.net (Theodorus Klaase) Subject: News for Lulu I've tried to order this album everywhere, and no one seems to be able to get it... Anyone have any suggestions? Email me privately, Thanks.... - -Theo - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 17:13:53 -0500 (CDT) From: Paul Audino Subject: Re: News for Lulu On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Theodorus Klaase wrote: > I've tried to order this album everywhere, and no one seems to be able > to get it... Anyone have any suggestions? Email me privately, > Thanks.... It's more than likely out of print now that HatArt has switched to their policy of limited-runs only. Cadence (www.cadencebuilding.com) still lists both News For Lulu and the follow-up More News For Lulu as being available, so you might want to try there first. Paul psaudino@interaccess.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 13:21:48 -0500 From: Diego Gruber Subject: Re: Categories for Filing / Chapin Well here on Tower thay have a couple of Filmworks, Locus Solus, and three copies of Spy vs. Spy filed under rock/soul, and they moved them because they had'em on the New Age section well after having them on the jazz section. They just don't know where to put'em. And besieds a copy of Spillane which someone bought a while ago i've noticed i'm the only person who's bought Zorn records since they opened like a year ago. I know because their stock is the same as it was on the beggining(taht isn't too surprising considering this is Ecuador i'm writing from), and they are so incredibly high priced. Same thing about Bill Frissel records, or even Ornette's. There are a coupl of other Tzaadik records but so few i almost didn't notice. D > > hee hee. not that i want to out-do you, sean, but shortly after it came > out, i found spy vs spy in the new age section of virgin records, marble > arch, london. that'd spice up the average isolation tank session. > - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:41:43 +0200 From: "Jeroen de Boer" Subject: NY Underground Film Festival (no Zorn content) Hi all, The following email was forwarded to me by filmdirector Nathalie Beekman, who is a close friend of mine. Her film "Emergo" is featured in the below mentioned festival. Interesting for the members of zornlist however are the showings of three films by another promising director from the Netherlands: Ian Kerkhof. His films feature music by Otomo Yoshihide and Merzbow. If you have the chance to see one of these films, don't hesitate. I haven't seen the Merzbow documentary, but I did see Shabondama Elegy at this years Rotterdam Film Festival and it's rather controversial. Best wishes, Jeroen de Boer ********************************************************************* ********************************************************************* BAMcin=E9matek and New York Underground Film Festival Present XENO International Film Festival - Cinema from the New Europe XENO introduces the art of film to BAM's annual Next Wave Festival with ten feature films and more than fifty shorts from October 22-24 and 29-31 "XENO is not your typical survey of European cinema," promises New York Underground Film Festival Director Ed Halter. "We've curated an exciting mix of works drawn from the pulsating rhythms of European subcultures, the outer reaches of underground film and the adventurous realms of the avant-garde." XENO International Film Festival opens with the U.S. premiere of Austria's street-stylish youth drama, Slidin' Bright and Shiny World (1998), directed by Reinhard Jud, Michael Grimm and up-and-coming filmmaker Barbara Albert. Another of Albert's films, a 20-minute short entitled Sunspots (1998), will be presented on October 30 and 31. The closing film on October 31 features the U.S. premiere of critically acclaimed director Fred Kelemen's harrowing epic, Nightfall (1999). Shot with an expressive blend of 35mm and video, Nightfall comes to BAM Rose Cinemas straight from its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Of the ten feature films presented, six were shot on digital video, the cutting-edge format that has been embraced by innovative filmmakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Controversial Netherlands-based underground filmmaker Ian Kerkhof is represented with three feature-length digital works and one world premiere via the Internet. XENO presents the New York premieres of Kerkhof's violent and erotic Shabondama Elegy (1999) and two confrontational documentaries, Beyond Ultra Violence: Uneasy Listening by Merzbow (1997) and Roxy: No Other Drugs Required (1998). Sonicfragments, a digital, long-form music short by Kerkhof will make its world premiere on the Internet's Ifilm network (www.ifilm.com). Other digital features at XENO include Spain's Blablabla (1998), directed by Juan Carlos Bonete; the Netherlands' Emergo! (1998), directed by Nathalie Beekman; and the UK's Goldie: When Saturn Returnz (1998), directed by John Akomfrah. Jeroen de Boer co-director Cyberslag Foundation music director Open Electronic Festival Munnekeholm 10 9711 JA Groningen, The Netherlands usva-th1@bureau.rug.nl J.T.de.Boer@let.rug.nl tel. 0031 (0)50-3637513 fax. 0031 (0)50-3632209 http://www.cyberslag.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:00:07 -0700 From: "wetboy" Subject: sanders/sharrock reunion does any1 have info (band, setlist, etc) re: a radio broadcast from frankfurt germany of this show from 11-1-92? (i guess the date is in american style, but i'm not sure). "and you, young skywalker. we will watch your career with great interest." criterion ld/dvd info: http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/vine/9374 - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:56:20 +0200 From: fas Subject: ruins dates sorry for posting this late, but i just subscribed to this mailing list today, so... at least all you europeans can look forward to a couple of ruins concerts. this is from the official magaibutsu (= ruins' label) homepage: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Kouen/9347/ruins.html - --Japanese New Music Festival -- USA Tour 10/16-10/20 (Ruins,Akaten,ZubiZuva-X,Yoshida solo,Tsuyama Solo) 10-16 Los Angeles (UCLA) ---canceled 10-17 San Francisco (Cocodrie) 10-18 Austin ---canceled 10-19 Chicago (Fireside Bowl) 10-20 New York (Tonic) - --Japanese New Music Festival -- EUROPE Tour 10/27-11/29 (Ruins,Akaten,ZubiZuva-X,Yoshida solo,Tsuyama Solo) 10-27 Copenhagen (Vega) 10-28 Hamburg (Molotov) 10-29 Berlin (Maria am Ostbahnhof) 10-30 Hannover (Silke Arp Bricht) 11-01 Brussel (Ancienne Belgique) 11-04 Nantes (Pannonica) 11-05 Reims (Mjc Paul Claudel) 11-06 Valenciennes (Structure Ephemere) 11-07 Paris (Batofar) 11-08 Pau (Ampli) ---canceled 11-09 Bordeaux (Zoobizarre) 11-10 Toulouse (Izimobil) 11-11 Nimes ---canceled 11-12 Metz (festival des Musiques Volantes) 11-13 Villeurbanne (Pezner) 11-14 Berne (Reithalle) 11-17 Geneve (L'Usine) 11-19 Firenze (Flog) 11-20 Entracque (Cuneo) Capolinea 11-21 Rome (Brancaleone) 11-23 Milano (Tunnell) 11-24 Trento (Angi) 11-25 Zagreb (KSET) 11-26 Budapest(info:http://trottel.mentha.hu) 11-27 Wien (RHIZ) 11-29 Prague(festival altanativa) f. - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:59:14 -0400 From: pm.carey@utoronto.ca (Patrick Carey) Subject: Mixed FS list Hello ... I have items FS by the following artists (and many others) at the URL at the bottom of this message. Please check out the list and email if anything interests you. Anti-Group, Arsenal, Bernhard G=FCnter, Borbetomagus, Christoph Heemann, Crawl Unit, DJ Spooky, Eye & Otomo, Faith No More, Gold Water, Hanatarash, Jesus Lizard, Liminal, Masonna, Merzbow, Moonshake, Various Artists (Thorsten Profrock), X-Ecutioners, Zeni Geva. - --- Prices are in _US $_ and are POSTAGE PAID within North America. Shipping on orders outside NA can be arranged. If you don't like the prices, please make me an OFFER. - --- Thanks - -Patrick pm.carey@utoronto.ca http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/~carey/sofa/muse.html - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 23:22:09 +0200 From: fas Subject: jz europe shows/vienna here's the setlist for the upcoming vienna concert on nov.20th,1999: (taken from http://www.konzerthaus.at ) John Zorn Saxophon Jennifer Choi Violine Erik Friedlander Violoncello Stephen Drury Klavier William Winant Schlagzeug Music for children (1996) Untitled (for Joseph Cornell) for cello solo (1999) Le Momo (1999) Amour Fou (1999) Hockey / Game piece for 3 players (1978) Lacrosse / Game piece for 4 players (1977) Dead ringer for piano solo (1983) Carny for piano solo (1992) Composition for 2 percussionists Solo piece for saxophon f. - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 19:57:53 -0400 From: Mike Chamberlain Subject: Re: winter & winter (no zorn) Martin Wisckol wrote: > > anybody have a web address for winter & winter records? thanks. > > - Martin, Try this. I got it when I interviewed Mr. Winter a few weeks back. http://www.winter-winter.njetwork.de I haven't tried it yet myself. - --Mike - -- Mike Chamberlain Teacher, Writer, Broadcaster, Father, Farmer, Baseball Fan, Jazz Nerd, Sumo Nut, Bald Guy "I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused." - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:43:34 EDT From: AlphaM11@aol.com Subject: Faust i forget who, but someone a while back asked if anyone was going to the Faust SF show. i am. guido -thefleshcoloredrobot - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 21:13:21 -0400 From: Rich Williams Subject: Re: sanders/sharrock reunion >does any1 have info (band, setlist, etc) re: a radio broadcast from >frankfurt germany of this show from 11-1-92? (i guess the date is in >american style, but i'm not sure). > > >"and you, young skywalker. we will watch your career with great interest." > >criterion ld/dvd info: >http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/vine/9374 > The band was Sonny, Pharoah,Charnett Moffet, and Pheeroan Aklaff. The material performed included the Ask The Ages material, Aklaff's tune "Sonogram", and material from Pharoah's Tauhid and Message from Home albums. - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:39:39 -0400 From: Mike Chamberlain Subject: Imrov Nights in Montreal [No Zorn] I know it's the same weekend that the Instant Composers' Pool is in New York and Boston, but this might interest a few people. (From the press release:) Productions Traquen'art will be presenting three nights of improvised music at the Biblioth=E8que nationale Du Quebec (1700, boul. St-Denis) from November 11 to 13. Opening this event on Thursday November 11 will be the European trio "Les Diaboliques" with Irene Schweizer (piano), Jo=EBlle L=E9andre (bass) and Maggie Nichols (voice). Friday will be the Vancouver quartet of "TALKING PICTURES" on Friday November 12. On Saturday 13, this event will conclude with the stunning trio of German pianist Georg Graewe, Dutch cellist extraordinaire Ernst Reijsiger and leading American drummer Gerry Hemingway. This promises to be a very special event for those who like their jazz to have a leading edge. Following these three main concerts, there will be improvisation pools taking place each night after the main act with most of the headliners plus locals performers, including, amongst others, Sam Shelabi (guitar), Alec McSween (drums), Alexandre St-Onge (bass), who will conduct these sessions. Tickets are $12, advance, $15 at the door on concert night, and $ 10 for students, seniors, people on social assistance. A festival pass is also available for all three nights, at the modest price of $25. All tickets can be purchased at l'Oblique (4333 Rivard, corner Marie-Anne), Cheap Thrills (2044 Metcalfe), le Rayon Laser (3656 St-Laurent), the office of Productions Traquen'Art (372 Ste-Catherine, Suite 124), or through all Admission Ticket counters (790-1245). Concerts start at 8:30 PM. - --Mike - --=20 Mike Chamberlain Teacher, Writer, Broadcaster, Father, Farmer, Baseball Fan, Jazz Nerd, Sumo Nut, Bald Guy=20 "I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused." - - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 13:38:01 -0400 From: philz Subject: American Splendor I don't recall seeing it mentioned here, so I thought I'd pass this on. The latest issue of Harvey Pekar's "American Splendor" comic ("Terminal" from Dark Horse publishing) features a two page article on John Zorn, drawn by Joe Sacco, talking about Zorn's relationship to jewish music and jazz, and Harvey's insightful comments regarding that relationship. It also includes a cameo drawing of my favorite record store owner, Bruce Gallanter of Downtown Music Gallery. The rest of the book deals with various jazz and blues artists (Lonnie Johnson, Arthur Whetsoe, the Hammond B-3) and then the usual rants and comments by Harvey. philz - - ------------------------------ End of Zorn List Digest V2 #780 ******************************* To unsubscribe from zorn-list-digest, send an email to "majordomo@lists.xmission.com" with "unsubscribe zorn-list-digest" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. 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