Gino Robair/Oluyemi Thomas - Primal Wisdom Focus
reedy music
Sun Ra Mayan Temple (II) 18 - 4:16 Singles Slow, and sparse beginning. Snake Charming music. A long slow fade (1 min plus) at the end.
(114) alastair galbraith bone idle 10-1:32 Morse and Gaudylight darker, a little noisier, with some sort of reedy sounding keyboard drone.
(347) Viet Nam: Music from the City of Hue' 10 - 5:12 chineesy but more demented. percussive lead, oboe wails over it.
check out these organs
Sun Ra Outer Space Plateau (II) 24 -2:21 Singles Nice space organ stuff. Pair with French Romanticism?
Arturo Sacchetti/Georges Bizet 9 - 4:52 A little syrupy in the middle, nicely delicate/complex finish.
Arturo Sacchetti/Jules Massenet 10 - 2:40 Organ History French Romanticism Heavy gothic sounding piece.
Arthur Brown Prelude - Nightmare A(1) 3:30 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
From the KZSU current file
J 206 Connah, Graham Sour Note SixMy God Has Fleas Rastascan
W 212 Parveen, Abida Pakistani Sufi Songs Inedit
X 218 Cage, John Joelle Leandre & Ninh Le QuanAuvidis
215 COLL Arrhythmia 3 Charnel Music
X 226 Moondog Big Band Trimba
231 Sun City Girls (2xCD) 330,003 Crossdressers from BeAbduction
W 211 Garmarna Gods Musicians Omnium
W 252 COLL Deep in the Heart of Tuva Ellipsis Arts
262 Germano, Lisa Love Circus 4AD
266 Lycia Cold Projekt
X 265 Le Syndicat Rectitude
J 297 Rova Ptow! Victo
X 314 Parkins, Zeena Mouth=Maul=Betrayer Tzadik
319 Thoth Aghora Thoth
331 Six Finger Satellite (LP) Clone Theory Load
X 355 Feldman, Morton Chamber Music Wergo
X 358 Hideki, Kato Hope & Despair Extreme
X 360 Klucevsek, Guy Stolen Memories Tzadik
362 Phillips, Utah and Ani DifraThe Past Didn't Go Anywhere Righteous Ba
M 369 Tech 9 Scars on the Inside Lost & Found
W 347 Viet Nam: Music of Hue Traditional Music of Hue Auvidis
HE 329 Red-Foo & Dre' Kroon (12") Life Is a Game of Chess Jungle
W 390 Varttina Kokko Nonesuch
H 393 Ghostface Killah Ironman Razor Sharp/
394 American Analog Set The Fun of Watching Fireworks Emporer Jone
D 397 Future Sound of London Dead Cities EBV/ Astralw
398 Golden Palominos Dead Inside Restless
402 Lussier, Rene, Derome, CutleThree Pieces ReR
M 409 COLL Orchestrated Chaos Soulside
D 413 Signs of Chaos Frankenscience Earache
> X 412 Scott, Stephen Vikings of the Sunrise New Albion
This is by an ensemble of musicians who together play
the inside of a single piano. The sound they achieve
is very remarkable, and I recommend this on that basis
alone. But the compositions are pretty thin. Pretty,
but thin.
-- Klee
398 Golden Palominos Dead Inside Restless
The Golden Palominos have been on an amazing upward
trend of creativity for three albums now. Earlier, they
were there relatively early in the trip-hop stakes. Now
they've busted into new territory by combining Leonard
Cohen-style deadpan readings of tragedy with sparse,
isolationist creepy music. (Well, OK, maybe Cohen did
that too, but this is creepy for the 90s.) Nicole
Blackman is the author and reader of the text which
comprises the "lyrics". Read them in the booklet if you
please but do not underestimate the power of the human
voice reciting them out loud. Not for the easily upset.
-- Big Leer
The Cure - Inbetween Days - 07/85
Jim Infantino and jims big ego - Titanic
My favorite cranky,urban,self-mocking and cynical
folk-indie guy is back and only sometimes with a
band. Alot of live tracks that work well,since his
songs are mostly funny. A few great spoken word
pieces. Check it out. He is silly like Jonathin
Richman, but very 90's urban & not naive or sweet.
-- Kara W.
D 282 Scala (LP) Beauty Nowhere Touch
Three-quarters of Seefeel plus their producer in a bit
more rock-oriented setting. The beats are way heavier,
the vocals ever-so-slightly more up front, and the
songs shorter and more song structured. Check this out
and remember that it's on vinyl. By the way, despite
the appearance of Scala and Disjecta (the other quarter
of Seefeel), I read recently that Seefeel are still
"together". Yay!
304 Bryant, Dana Wishing from the Top Warner
Way cool word-jazz type spoken stuff over beatnik jazz
tunes. That describes a few of the tracks. Then there
are some good and some kinda lame songs. But the spoken
pieces are observant, trenchant, funny, and never
gratuitously manipulative. A nice surprise!
306 Cranes La Tragedie d'Oreste et Electre Dedicated
A bit of a departure from the BOMBAST+chirping
formula. Dealing with a French rendition of a Greek
tragedy here. Alison Shaw talks and sings in a normal
voice. The backing is portentous but not
overwhelming. This is not really a Cranes album so much
as a side project using the same name and personnel.
--- Big Leer
Oscar Brand Pie in The Sky
this is a very cool collection of satirical folk songs,
some ranging as far back as the revolutionary war.
many are based on traditional songs and the tunes are
used with new words. If you like Phil ochs, check this
out, these songs are where his came from....
-- Kara Whacked
W 299 Angelite and Huun-Huur-Tu Fly, Fly My Sadness Shanachie
Glenn says, "An incredible collaboration--one of the
best albums I've heard this year." Bulgarian women's
chorus Angelite and Tuvan throatcore group
Huun-Huur-Tu, plus Tuvan versions of fiddles, banjo,
and percussion. Gorgeous, haunting music.
W 300 COLL Vielle en France Silex
Attention drone-loving Francophiles: Excellent album of
traditional French hurdy-gurdy music, performed by
masters of that instrument.
Mary
> X 358 Hideki, Kato Hope & Despair Extreme
Mostly despair. An incredibly spare and dark album of
composed and improvised music from this Japanese
bassist. Zeena, Zorn and others mope along with him.
> X 360 Klucevsek, Guy Stolen Memories Tzadik
Somewhere in-between the serious compositions of "Flying
Vegetables of the Apocalypse" and the polka albums.
> 361 Peyroux, Madeleine Dreamland Atlantic
A very eclectic set of country-jazz-blues-cabaret
standards with an interesting set of backing musicians
(James Carter, Marc Ribot, Kenny Wolleson, Cyrus
Chestnut). Peyroux has a superb voice. I griped on my
review that she has too many Billie Holiday
affectations. And she does. But since then I've
learned that she's only 21 years old.
-Klee
W 347 Viet Nam: Music of Hue Inedit
Excellent recording of centuries-old art and court
music from the city of Hue (port in central Viet
Nam). The art music is played by a small ensemble with
a female vocalist, three stringed instruments, and
wooden clappers. The court music is performed by a
large ensemble of stringed instruments, flutes, oboes,
gongs, and a variety of percussion. Both ensembles
include some of Viet Nam's best traditional musicians.
-- Mary
The Sun Ra singles
Sun Ra Medicine For A Nightmare (I)7 - 2:37 Singles fast, upbeat, just a touch of sinister darkness
Sun Ra Hours After (I)15 - 2:47 Singles cool retro, more strip joint than private eye.
Sun Ra The Sun One (I)18 - 2:32 Singles Swingin' tune: "I'm the one/From the Sun".
Sun Ra The Sun Man Speaks (I)18 - 3:51 Singles Swingin' tune: "I'm the one/From the Sun". More polished?
Sun Ra October (I)21 - 4:42 Singles Melancholy, maybe slightly annoying?, tune. Has that Godzilla theme quality.
Sun Ra Adventure in Space (I)21 - 4:42 Singles Medium tempo, interesting touches of piano dissonance.
Sun Ra Message to Earthman (I)23 - 2:25 Singles Strum and dang, ranting: "Some day your gonna take this trip/on a rocket ship"
Sun Ra Message to Earthman (I)24 - 2:24 Singles Strum and dang, ranting: "Some day your gonna take this trip/on a rocket ship" Vocals more upfront. Easier to understand... not as good?
Sun Ra The Bridge (II) 5 - 1:59 Singles Noisy and strange, a poorly recorded voice shouts, with chorus "They must walk the bridge to the cosmic age"
Sun Ra Blues on Planet Mars (II) 7 - 3:27 Singles Slow deep bassy tones, guitar noodles, some light percussion comes in. Atlantic, like.
Sun Ra I'm Gonna Unmask the Batman (II) 11 - 2:46 Singles Cool.
Sun Ra I'm Gonna Unmask the Batman (II) 13 - 2:21 Singles Cooler, more subdubed. Less saxy, more swingy. "been sneaking and hiding, in your batman cave"
Sun Ra Journey to Saturn (II) 15 - 3:45 Singles Full treatement, lo-fi. "I'm gonna take a journey to saturn", "Saturn, the great task-master"
Sun Ra Enlightenment (II) 16 - 3:28 Singles Alfred Hitchcock theme. Spanish Guitar. Fill in your own associations. "strange mathematics/building equations" nifty.
Sun Ra Love in Outer Space (II) 17 - 3:51 Singles Pretty, almost sappy.
Sun Ra Mayan Temple (II) 18 - 4:16 Singles Slow, and sparse beginning. Snake Charming music.
Sun Ra Disco 2100 (II) 19 -2:36 Singles Samba music for the future.
Sun Ra Cosmo-Extensions (II) 22 -4:26 Singles Staccatto, angular beginning. Fills in with strange noodles.
Sun Ra Quest (II) 23 -2:40 Singles Morse code plus piano.
Kavis/Wong track 1 1 - 4:09 Duets 1 Very light, sparse, percussive beginnin... slow sad sax comes in. Builds to a faster jazzy finish, a sudden-brief slow down, and about 25 secs of silence.