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CD Alamuse ALM 005
 
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Reinhold Friedl: Inside-piano
Franck Vigroux: Electronics

Reinhold Friedl and Franck Vigroux are two musicians, both addicted to a real contemporary approach, getting to the core of sound but by very different means. Reinhold Friedl with his purely acoustic instrument and his highly developed and refined inside-piano techniques meets Franck Vigroux with his electronics – including all kind of devices from tape recorders to analog synthesizers. Their sole purpose is to meld these two opposite sound worlds.

„I’m curious. Cold experimentalism with tons of thought behind it, or pure sensual delight full of adventurous turns, without needing a 45-minute lecture for deeper understanding.“ (m.e.)

Auf dem Wege …
 
 
 

 
 
K o p e n h a g e n
 
 
VINTERJAZZ
 
Alles Trios, Trios, Trios
 
Trio Carsten Dahl/Reuben Rogers/Gregory Hutchinson (Montmartre, 3 nights)

Bobo Stenson Trio (Østerbro Bistro)

Emanuele Maniscalco/Mark Solborg/Francesco Bigoni (ILK, 5e)

Lotte Anker Trio (ILK, 5e)

Nikolaj Hess/Jesper Lundgaard/Morten Lund (Bartof)

Jim Black/ Tim Berne/Nels Cline (Jazzhouse)

August Rosenbaum/Lars Greve/Mads Forsby (Jazzhouse)

 

 
 
 
Musste gestern abend an die Truffaut Verfilmung von Ray Bradbury’s „Fahrenheit 451“ denken. Erinnere mich dunkel den Film zu Berufsschulzeiten Anfang der 1980iger Jahre
das erste Mal gesehen zu haben.

Oskar Werner spielt Montag, einen Feuerwehrmann der in einem nicht naeher
beschriebenen Land in einer nicht naeher zeitlich beschriebenen Zukunft mit seinen
Kollegen von der Feuerwehr ausrueckt, um Buecher zu verbrennen: Buecher gelten
in diesem Zukunftsstaat aus vielerlei Gruenden als Gefahr.

Nach getaner Arbeit nach Hause zurueckkehrend findet er seine von Julie Christie
gespielte Frau Linda kaum absprechbar und teilnahmslos vor einem flachen
grossformatigem Bildschirm vor, mit Faszination den angebotenen „stumpfen“ interaktiven Programmen zuschauend.

Fuer einen 1966 entstandenen Film — zumindest was die Berieselung durch Medien angeht — erstaunlich aktuell !

The new release of the Penguin Cafe has an interesting story relating to a project that Jeffes worked on with the International Space Orchestra and NASA Ames research centre in 2012, “out of which came the pieces Aurora and 1420, which have since been beamed into space as part of NASA’s Kepler project. These touchstones marked a satellitic beginning for a new album, a collection of songs that would then return to earth to undertake a rich, cross-continental, musical journey.” It features a bountiful array of instruments including Madagascan zither and it turns out that they’ve also been busy recording the last bits of the new Sam Lee & Friends album…more on that another time. The Penguin Cafe are touring th

„Arthur Jeffes, son of Simon Jeffes the founder of the late Penguin Cafe Orchestra, has not chosen the easiest of footsteps to follow by taking up a legacy of one of the most ingenuous bands around. Despite this all voices are shouting the same affirmation of approval for the forthcoming sophomore release ‘The Red Book’ under the new re-imagined Penguin Cafe.

I have read nothing but praise for his work and Brian Eno summed it up perfectly as “Eccentric, charming, accommodating, surprising, seductive, warm, reliable, modest and unforgettable”.
 
 
 

 
 
 
Tour Dates
 
Wed 19 Feb COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
Fri 21 Feb MANCHESTER RNCM
Sat 22 Feb LEEDS Howard Assembly Room
Sun 23 Feb GATESHEAD Sage Gateshead
Mon 24 Feb LIVERPOOL Epstein Theatre
Tue 25 Feb EDINBURGH Queens Hall
Wed 26 Feb SHEFFIELD City Hall Ballroom
 
 
The Red Book is released on 17th February and if you can’t wait get a taster by grabing the track Solaris via iTunes now.

„Throughout Sun Kil Moon’s „Benji“ his family and friends take starring roles. The opening track, the hauntingly beautiful ‚Carissa‘, tells the tale of his second cousin who died in a fire at the age of 35. He struggles to remember her and puzzles over her death, whilst yearning to return home and see all her relations, and vows to „sing her name across every sea.“ The music fits perfectly with the story, a heartbreakingly sad arrangement of voice and acoustic guitar, only embellished by Will Oldham’s poignant background vocal.“ (source: 405)

Hi Micha

I thought you meant a Miles Davis tittle associated to Mira …

Of course Green in Blue ,the tittle that Steve put on the 3 cd set, is an association to Blue in Green …

However the original tittle Green shading into blue was not from my side any reflection on the Miles (Bill Evans) tune.

My association was as simple as looking at a huge landscape of green acres and from there up to a blue sky it has a dimension of the green moving over to blue … and that shading is very special …

Best
Arild
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
“Kill your darlings” ist ein Tipp an junge Schreibende, der sich in jedem US-amerikanischen creative-writing Ratgeber findet. Häng nicht allzu sehr an irgendwelchen Formulierungen. Beiß dich nicht fest. Lass los, feel free, schreib weiter. „Kill your darlings“, jetzt also auch im Kino, eine wunderbare Ergänzung zu „The Howl“, was vor einigen Jahren lief. Es geht um die Anfänge des Dichters Allen Ginsberg. Genauer, um die Zeit, als der junge Allen stolz an die New Yorker Columbia University zugelassen wurde und eben noch kein Dichter war. Ein gewisses aufsässiges Potential steckte allerdings schon in ihm. Er wagt es, in der Poesievorlesung eines Professors, der von klaren Formen und Strukturen schwärmt, nach Walt Whitman zu fragen. Und er freundet sich mit dem etwas älteren Studienkollegen Lucien Carr an, eine charismatische, authentische und provozierende Gestalt (glänzend gespielt von Dane DeHaan, im Foto oben rechts). Lucien führt Allen in die Welt der Jazzclubs, der Drogen, unberechenbarer Abenteuer und der Schwulenszene ein, er macht ihn auch mit William S. Burroughs bekannt, der im Film jedoch eine Randfigur bleibt. Neue Wörter, neue Rhythmen, das ist die poetische Vision der Beat Generation. Gern würde ich die ergreifenden Zitate von Shelleys´ „Elegy for Keats“ und aus Yeats´ „A Vision“ nachlesen, ebenso das erste Gedicht, mit dem Allen den kritischen Lucien beeindrucken konnte, die beiden nachts in einem geklauten Ruderboot, und Allen stand plötzlich auf und kramte dieses Stück Papier aus der Hosentasche. Ein Liebesgedicht, das ankam. Lucien zieht Allen in eine höchst problematische Beziehungsgeschichte hinein, schließlich müssen beide die Uni verlassen. Wegweisende Lyriker sind auch hierzulande Studienabbrecher gewesen: Ein Trotz, der Thomas Kling und Rolf Dieter Brinkmann verbindet. Der Film ist keine Sekunde langweilig. Great stuff.

On Weltentraum, the brilliant young German pianist Michael Wollny pursues his conviction that almost anything can become a „standard“ vehicle for jazz improvisation – this set includes music by Alban Berg, Edgard Varese, the Flaming Lips (Be Free, A Way), and a live finale of Pink’s God Is a DJ, sung by Theo Bleckmann. Wollny quotes „tonality and atonality; fragility and force, melodic purity, romantic totalism, endless melodies, dark abysses, angels, dream logic, light darkness, gothic beauty“ as the opposites he toys with, and if that sounds over the top, the music bears it out. Bassist Tim Lefebvre joins regular drummer Eric Schaefer, and the music passes through a delicately dissonant investigation of Berg’s Nacht, a rocking, fulsome Be Free, A Way, jazz swing peppered with quirky delays and damped notes on In Heaven and the faintly Brad Mehldauesque When the Sleeper Awakes, and through to the ethereally soulful God Is a DJ. There are plenty of contributing composers, and group-improv input too, but this couldn’t be anything other than a Michael Wollny album.

Med «Cosmic Creation» tar Henriksen denne gang sats og tar lytteren med på en ekspedisjon som utforsker tid og rom. Det er ihvertfall den uttalte inspirasjon bak prosjektet. Romfølelsen er så absolutt merkbar, og da spesielt når vi snakker om opplevelsen av dimensjoner i lydbildene. Et vidspent lerret, med uendelig dybde og perspektiv. En mørk bakgrunn på horisonten, oppbrutt av funklende detaljer i form av Henriksens elektronikatilnærmelser. Samtidig på grensen til «industriell-mekanisk støy» som gir assosiasjoner til de mer transportbaserte aspekter ved en romodyssé. Henriksens trompet er på ingen måte dominerende, men heller aldri langt unna. Nettopp der du kanskje begynner å føle turbulens, kommer Henriksens befriende luftstrømmer, og tilfører den etterlengtede grad av eterisk komfort.

Å gi noen nærmere beskrivelse eller båssetting av Henriksens musikk er som vanlig like fånyttes som meningsløst.

La meg heller bare konstantere at Arve Henriksen er stadig på reise, både rent fysisk-geografisk og kunstnerisk. Med «Cosmic Creation» kanskje lenger unna det mer allmenne musikalske sentrum enn noen gang. Men sinnimellom blir vi også minnet om røttene, med tydelige og slitesterke bånd til den norske folkemusikktradisjonen,. Å bli med en slik reise som «Cosmic Creation» vil alltid være en utfordring. For den djerve også en belønnin

Hope to hear from you soon. The possibly only two soul mates in that house, and I meet them when flying home. You should hire a car, drive through the roads of the Timanfaya hills, perfect small high-ways in between the ashes of volcanos. You should enjoy, in the morning, being nearly alone on Mirador del Rio, and see La Graciosa before your eyes, like a painting. I once was there when fog made nearly everything invisible, but then, within an hour, and great ambient music in my ears (From Kranky Records) the light came through, small dots, and you could see more and more of small island besides Lanzarote. Awesome. You should also go, early in the morning to the famous beaches besides Playa Blanca. in the morning, before 8 o’clock, no one is there, and the temperature already high. In Arrieta it’s fun to eat at the restaurants at the beach, the best fish restaurant in Puerto del Carmen is „Les Sardineros“, at the old habour. Simple and great. And if you like Italian food, go to la Trattoria Antica Verona, at the beginning of Puerto del Carmen (from your side) they have good pizzas, and the best orange juice of the world. 700 m from there, and there you’ll discover a small stand (don’t miss it) with the best Italian ice cream of the Canaries:) but don’t go to the valley of  1000 palms. It’s hot, dead and merciless. Recommended, too: the house of the local hero, you know the artist Cesar Manrique, painter and much more who died by accident on the island he loved, in 1992. in his house an old Miles Davis record could be heared, I think it was My Funny Valentine. I had only one cd in the car during this week. Neil Young: On The Beach. The dark side if the hippie era anno 1975. Would be nice to hear from you. Just leave your email and a short comment. No one can read the email adress. Would like to visit Dublin, some time, soon! Best, Michael! And in one of the „cuevas“ (nice cafe) they still play Eno’s „Music For Airports“ from time to time, and the composition „Lanzarote“. Years ago Brian Eno played down the bottom of a volcano! It was fun, but no one was prepared for the cold ground at midnight.