From: owner-zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (Zorn List Digest) To: zorn-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: Zorn List Digest V3 #555 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 Thursday, August 30 2001 Volume 03 : Number 555 In this issue: - CDs for sale Re: Napalm Death recommendations? Re: Re: Napalm Death recommendations? Re: RE: Lords of CHAOS! Tala Matrix RE: Cocteau Twins (NO ZORN CONTENT!!!) New Medeski project? Just found the Medeski project RE: New Medeski project? zorn in the concert hall Re: Lords of CHAOS/Sigh, etc. Re: Lords of CHAOS/Sigh, etc. the word [medeski proj] bridges and walls [pictures to look at] Re: Cocteau Twins JMT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 23:07:46 -0500 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: CDs for sale Hi, all. I'm putting up a few (about 200) CDs for sale, paring down my collection. The list is at http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt/cdsale.txt - -- |> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <| | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt | | Latest CD: Jerusaklyn http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt | | Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:57:02 EDT From: Samerivertwice@aol.com Subject: Re: Napalm Death recommendations? Thanks to everyone for the recommendations and to Steve Smith for the Earache link. Three Napalm Death discs should be hitting my mailbox within the next week. Cheers, Tom NP: Lester Young -- The Complete Studio Sessions on Verve, disc 2. NR: Paul Davies -- God and the New Physics ______________________________________________________________________ Phil Spector: "I've been listening to a lot of Andrew Lloyd Webber lately, and enjoying it. Someday I hope to set his stuff to music." - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:22:24 -0400 From: ssmith36@sprynet.com Subject: Re: Re: Napalm Death recommendations? I think your estimation of Napalm Death's trajectory is completely fair, Michael, and I don't mind that you dismiss 'Harmony Corruption,' since I have problems with that one, too (uneven writing, bad sound, less effective drumming). But I would like to reiterate that the new 'Enemy of the Music Business' is a return to form for the band - it's up there with 'Utopia Banished' as regards the latter-day albums. I've heard that said about the last two discs prior to this one, but this time it's really true - plus, like I mentioned yesterday, the sound is a definite improvement. Also, I would point out that it's no longer worth seeking out the old 'Peel Sessions' CD put out through Dutch East India. The three Peel Sessions from that disc (all with the Dorrian/Steer lineup, if I remember correctly), plus a later session with a four-piece version of the current band (Greenaway, Pintado, Embury and Herrera, I think, but I'm not typing this at home), are all available on the 'Complete BBC Sessions' disc that was issued last year. 'Leaders Not Followers' is pretty great, I'll agree. Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:31:07 -0400 From: ssmith36@sprynet.com Subject: Re: RE: Lords of CHAOS! >Peter Beddow wrote: > >Lucky! I've been looking for good metal shows on the >radio, even though I don't listen to it all that much. > It's good to know what's going on out there... It won't help you in the car, but Seton Hall University's WSOU webcasts at www.wsou.net - they mix up all kinds of stuff, from classic metal to nu-metal crap. New York University's WNYU-FM broadcasts and netcasts "Hellhole" from 7:30-9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday nights. It's a good way to hear some new stuff and the occasional interview. (www.wnyu.org) That's all I know. Non-commercial stations are the savior of non-commercial metal on the air - I grew up listening to one such show on Houston's KPFT, before the station got gelded into the granola-munching adult-alternative NPR-wannabe travesty it is today. Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:22:45 -0500 (CDT) From: kasra@ou.edu Subject: Tala Matrix I wanted to let everyone know that after some talk of the Tabla Science album a few months back, someone on the list told of The Sterngrove Music Festival in San Francisco. The world premiere concert was on August 12th and I had the pleasure of seeing it. The killer part (besides the fact that it was free) was that Bill Laswell was there with Zakir Hussain (Tablas) and Ustad Sultan (Sarangi)and Karsh Kale (Drums). Everybody who was on the album was there except Talvin Singh. The word was that he was sick. The performers decided to have a question/answer session before the show and Bill Laswell was one of them. I was sensing the idea that Laswell didn't like "talking" about the music, almost hinting that the damn thing speaks for itself. It's fusion, but it's only fusion because we call it that, the important part is that it's music. Although I was amazed at everybody's playing, I will have to say that after lisening to the traditional Indian Classical part of the show, the rest sort of released me. However while, Hussain and Khan played their duets, the whole park was silent... absolutely quiet. I couldn't believe it. When all of the performers played, the tension came down, probably cuz there's was much more sound. But in all, I'm relatively new to the site so I just wanted to give props to whoever that sent me the email with the url about the concert... it turned into a road trip of immense proportions, just for this concert. Kasra George Ahmadi - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 00:39:18 +0800 From: jmcazurin Subject: RE: Cocteau Twins (NO ZORN CONTENT!!!) Neil H. Enet wrote: >I understand that the BBC collection is excellent, I would like to hear our >opinions on this band releases. Hi Neil - Well, you've already got my personal favorite (Heaven or Las Vegas). "Treasure" is excellent, as someone already said. IMHO, "Four Calendar Cafe" is the easiest introduction to the Twins for new listeners because it's a less challenging listen and you can understand some of the lyrics. Real nice ear candy, most of it. mikah I am dancing at the feet of my lord, knowing the eternal secret is this: in all worlds and lives and times, all is bliss, all is bliss, all is bliss. - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:22:30 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Efr=E9n_del_Valle?= Subject: New Medeski project? This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C130D0.B5F5CC00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I've heard about a supposed new John Medeski group called "The Word". = Anyone has any info on this? I've visited the MM&W website and there's = nothing related to this project. Thanks in advance, Efr=E9n del Valle n.p: Susana Baca "Eco de Sombras" (Luaka Bop) - ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C130D0.B5F5CC00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,
 
I've heard about a supposed new John Medeski group = called "The=20 Word". Anyone has any info on this? I've visited the MM&W website = and=20 there's nothing related to this project.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Efr=E9n del Valle
n.p: Susana Baca "Eco de Sombras" (Luaka=20 Bop)
- ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C130D0.B5F5CC00-- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:32:00 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Efr=E9n_del_Valle?= Subject: Just found the Medeski project This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C130D2.0974CEC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello zorn-listers, I just found The Word at the towerrecords website. As I have seen, it's = not exactly a Medeski project. The sound samples are not promising at = all. Greetings, Efr=E9n del Valle - ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C130D2.0974CEC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello zorn-listers,
 
I just found The Word at the towerrecords website. = As I have=20 seen, it's not exactly a Medeski project. The sound samples are = not =20 promising at all.
 
Greetings,
 
Efr=E9n del Valle
- ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C130D2.0974CEC0-- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:30:06 -0400 From: "Sean Westergaard" Subject: RE: New Medeski project? This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1309F.7B2C5200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit it's Medeski with the North Mississippi all-stars (sons of legendary producer Jim Dickenson) and a gospel pedal steel guitar player named Robert Randolph, who was featured on a very cool Arhoolie compilation called Sacred Steel, showcasing the pedal steel players of the modern gospel tradition. The album by the Word is essentially all instrumental gospel/blues tunes, and it rocks, even for a heathen like me. It's out on ropeadope records, which, i believe, is owned by Medeski and his manager. They also put out that Philadelphia Experiment with Uri Caine, the DJ Logic record, and have a new sex mob coming out as well (all James Bond tunes). I really liked the Word, although there's nothing really "out" about it, just a good, fun, uplifting record. sean -----Original Message----- From: owner-zorn-list@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-zorn-list@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Efrén del Valle Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:23 PM To: Zorn-list Subject: New Medeski project? Hi, I've heard about a supposed new John Medeski group called "The Word". Anyone has any info on this? I've visited the MM&W website and there's nothing related to this project. Thanks in advance, Efrén del Valle n.p: Susana Baca "Eco de Sombras" (Luaka Bop) - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1309F.7B2C5200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
it's=20 Medeski with the North Mississippi all-stars (sons of legendary producer = Jim=20 Dickenson) and a gospel pedal steel guitar player named Robert Randolph, = who was=20 featured on a very cool Arhoolie compilation called Sacred Steel, = showcasing the=20 pedal steel players of the modern gospel tradition.  The album by = the Word=20 is essentially all instrumental gospel/blues tunes, and it rocks, even = for a=20 heathen like me.  It's out on ropeadope records, which, i believe,=20 is owned by Medeski and his manager.  They also put out that=20 Philadelphia Experiment with Uri Caine, the DJ Logic record, and have a = new sex=20 mob coming out as well (all James Bond tunes).  I really liked the = Word,=20 although there's nothing really "out" about it, just a good, fun, = uplifting=20 record.  sean
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From:=20 owner-zorn-list@lists.xmission.com=20 [mailto:owner-zorn-list@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Efr=E9n = del=20 Valle
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:23 PM
To: = Zorn-list
Subject: New Medeski project?

Hi,
 
I've heard about a supposed new John Medeski group = called=20 "The Word". Anyone has any info on this? I've visited the MM&W = website and=20 there's nothing related to this project.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Efr=E9n del Valle
n.p: Susana Baca "Eco de Sombras" (Luaka=20 Bop)
- ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C1309F.7B2C5200-- - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:16:06 EDT From: Acousticlv@aol.com Subject: zorn in the concert hall howdy you ZORNIES, thought id fwd you a few ZORN things from the upcomin NY CONCERT season/ btw. also in these scared halls will be ligeti xenakis cage, oh look for yerselves, i hate typing. (1) MILLER THEATER.com Composer Portraits Thursday, November 29, 2001 John Zorn Absolute Ensemble (2) CARNEGIE HALL.org WEST GERMAN RADIO ORCHESTRA COLOGNE Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 8:00 PM Semyon Bychkov, Music Director and Conductor Katia and Marielle Labeque, Piano MAGNUS LINDBERG Feria for Orchestra JOHN ZORN Concerto for Two Pianos (New York Premiere) RICHARD STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Tickets: $21, $30, $38, $49, $72, $79 yrs steve koenig n.p.: gino soccio: dancer: bootleg remix n.r. open space (booklike magazine) www.the-open-space.org 2 articles on xenakis, others on partch and computer music + plennny more - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:39:09 From: "William York" Subject: Re: Lords of CHAOS/Sigh, etc. >and probably likeable to fans of Naked City, is the Japanese black metal >band Sigh. they are just great great great. argghh. how could i forget sigh??? possibly the ultimate weird metal band today. their new album, 'imaginary sonicscape', has more jaw-droppingly baffling moments on it than anything i've heard in a long time. also great songwriting (esp. if you like thin lizzy, '80s thrash metal, etc), lavish production on the level of queen or recent mr. bungle, and a definite zorn/zappa influence (though sigh is not as hyper as naked city, and not sarcastic like zappa). one of the albums of the year! (in my bedroom, at least.) i did an interview w/ mirai, their songwriter/singer/bassist/keyboardist, that i hope to have up on the web sometime soon. he talks about zorn, zappa, john coltrane, sun ra, beatles, venom, celtic frost, erik satie and darkthrone w/ the same knowledge and enthusiasm. a very smart, interesting guy ... wy _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 18:30:53 EDT From: Dgasque@aol.com Subject: Re: Lords of CHAOS/Sigh, etc. In a message dated Wed, 29 Aug 2001 5:40:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "William York" writes: > argghh. how could i forget sigh??? possibly the ultimate weird metal band > today. their new album, 'imaginary sonicscape', has more jaw-droppingly > baffling moments on it than anything i've heard in a long time. also great > songwriting (esp. if you like thin lizzy, '80s thrash metal, etc), lavish > production on the level of queen or recent mr. bungle, and a definite > zorn/zappa influence (though sigh is not as hyper as naked city, and not > sarcastic like zappa). one of the albums of the year! (in my bedroom, at > least.) > Hmmm...the first couple of tunes at my local record shoppe sounded much like the Sigh CD I *do* own (title?). I bought it because the "avant-garde" description was liberally thrown around in a short review I read about the album in the Century Media catalog. Sounded like fairly tame metal with a few sax solos thrown in. Maybe I should give it another try... - -- =dg= - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:56:03 -0400 From: jason tors Subject: the word [medeski proj] I checked this group out at the paradise in boston. What can I say, I was starved for some live music. John really pulled this group together by being really in front and taking charge of a lot of sections. The group would have been better without the guitar player. Overall I got a little tired of the same spirit of most of the songs by the end of the second set. I would not go out and buy the album, but I am not necessarily into gospel or blues. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:00:02 -0400 From: jason tors Subject: bridges and walls [pictures to look at] Hello Zlisters, I have been photo documenting the walls of nyc for about two years, focusing on public art and its relationship to time and the environment. Please have a look and let me know what you think. http://www.thirtydirtybirds.com thanks! Jay _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:59:02 -0500 From: "John Thomas" Subject: Re: Cocteau Twins Personally I would say _Blue Bell Knoll_ and _The Pink Opaque_ are 2 of the most beautiful pop albums I have ever heard. John - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 09:59:41 +0200 From: "Andreas Dietz" Subject: JMT Hi listmembers, Winter & Winter just announced that they are reissuing the whole JMT catalog in chronological order starting this September with 3 CDs every month... Andreas _________________________________________________________________ Downloaden Sie MSN Explorer kostenlos unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp - - ------------------------------ End of Zorn List Digest V3 #555 ******************************* 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. A non-digest (direct mail) version of this list is also available; to subscribe to that instead, replace all instances of "zorn-list-digest" in the commands above with "zorn-list". 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