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Post by ANon on Dec 14, 2009 8:44:40 GMT -5
BOA: Ben Goldberg Quartet, featuring Jamie Saft The Dreamers play Masada Book Two Mycale vocal Project
Moonchild featuring Mike Patton & Marc Ribot
John Zorn & Fred Firth Duo (studio recording)
Ahlambra Two with Rob Burger, Kenny Wolleson, Ben Perowski, Marc Ribot, Trevor Dunn & Carol Emanuel
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Post by sarahv on Dec 14, 2009 11:54:54 GMT -5
I loved O'o, and I love many of the Book of Angels releases, so to see a Dreamers BOA album forthcoming is exciting for me.
And the new lineup for the Alhambra disc sounds a lot better than the first one, to me...
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Post by DISEman on Dec 17, 2009 22:39:49 GMT -5
Uh oh.... just when you thought it was safe to go back to the record store.... JZ on a monthly rotation for all of 2010....
I'm with you rodrigo... When are we gonna get some more EM... IMHO this is by far the most impressive JZ ensemble, its now been running for a decade and there are only two live releases to show from it.. (and no I don't count the Dreamers/O'o releases as EM albums - quite the opposite, in fact)
Oh well, I'll just have to go and view my Nancy DVD one more time and wait....
DISE (Demanding Issued Stuff Electric)
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Post by rodrigo on Dec 18, 2009 6:36:08 GMT -5
DISE, my friend, the lack of releases is more hurting when, according to Jamie Saft, they never even rehearse.. I spoke to Saft after a concert and he told me that they just go at it without NEVER rehearsing anything. So, they could record virtually a new release and it wouldn't cost them the effort.. Or just release another live cd, or the Essential Cinema concerts, or... anything! But please, 2 releases is just TOO FEW!!!!
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Post by bouc on Jan 22, 2010 11:35:41 GMT -5
John Zorn: In Search Of The Miraculous [#7379]
Inspired by esoteric spiritual practices, white magic, ritual, traditional myths and ancient legends, Zorn brings together a life long interest in mysticism with powerful lyricism to fashion this dynamic and evocative series of Odes for the New Millennium. Featuring the landmark extended composition The Magus, one of Zorn's most exciting new works, the music takes on a scintillating new edge—dramatic, hypnotic and mysterious. Performed by the remarkable Alhambra Trio enhanced by special guests Kenny Wollesen on vibraphone, Carol Emanuel on harp and Shanir Blumenkranz on Fender bass, In Search of the Miraculous is a deeply moving listening experience—ecstatic music for young and old that touches on the sublime! The Dreamers: Ipos: The Book Of Angels vol. 14 [#7380]
The dynamic sextet featured in two of Zorn's most recent and popular musical projects-The Dreamers and O'o-jump another level in Ipos, their most beautiful and powerful recording to date. Featuring ten new compositions from the lyrical Book of Angels, the music draws exotica, surf, world music, latin jazz, rock, film music and more into a seductive new musical world. Perfect for the early morning, late at night, at home or in the car, The Dreamers play Masada is truly a magical combination. Powerful new music performed by an all-star band of downtown masters. Ben Goldberg Quartet: Baal: The Book Of Angels vol. 15 [#7381] A mind blowing and fiery new quartet featuring Ben Goldberg, one the true pioneers of Radical Jewish Culture whose groundbreaking group New Klezmer Trio proved an important influence on the Masada legacy. Turning his hand to Masada music in this fabulous all star quartet organized, arranged and conducted by Zorn himself, Ben plays like never before, displaying a sensitive virtuosity and a brilliant sense of sound and space. At times moody, intense, meditative, driving, lyrical and atmospheric, this is brilliant Jewish chamber music from four longtime and intimate members of the Masada family. Absolutely stunning! Fred Frith/John Zorn Duo: Late Works [#7382]
Fred Frith and John Zorn have a close working relationship that's has been fruitful since they first met in 1978. Close friends and cohorts, veterans of many ensembles and bands, they are two of the downtown scene’s founding fathers. Sharing a love for improvisation, composition and music from all over the map, they have developed a unique duo language that jumps from moment to moment with lightening speed and a near-endless imagination. Their yearly sold-out duo performances are some of the most anticipated events in New Music and while their previous releases have all been documents of these exciting concerts, here they enter the studio for the first time in a beautiful recording of improvisation at its very best. Two of the world's greatest experimental instrumentalists in wild telepathic interplay!
John Zorn: Chimeras [#7085b]
Newly revised, this is the definitive version of a Zorn masterpiece! Loosely inspired by the remarkable worlds of Henry Darger, Lewis Carroll and Unica Zürn which throw childlike innocence against a backdrop of violence and perversion, Chimeras is one of Zorn’s greatest works in the classical tradition. A work of fantasy and imagination scored for a Pierrot Lunaire ensemble plus percussion, the work has been resequenced, remastered and a brief, fleeting newly recorded postlude has been added. Dramatic and colorful, Chimeras is a work filled with femininity, innocence, beauty and violence.
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Post by sarahv on Jan 22, 2010 14:29:05 GMT -5
Sounds like some fun new stuff! I am wondering about the Masada-marathon coming up at the Abrons, the Dreamers aren't playing but Banquet of the Spirits are. I wonder if they will be Book of Angels #16... although we were told to expect just the three BOA albums this year (which appear to be Mycale, Dreamers & Ben Goldberg Quartet). "Perfect for the early morning, late at night, at home or in the car, The Dreamers play Masada is truly a magical combination." I usually listen to the Dreamers at work during the middle of the day... I dunno how this is going to work out for me He was probably running out of hyperbole after writing so many blurbs...
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Post by Offering on Jan 24, 2010 0:33:13 GMT -5
I think BOA suits The Dreamers, looking forward to this one!
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Post by Offering on Jan 30, 2010 12:36:46 GMT -5
The new Noah Creshevsky is pretty good. Definitely a follow on from To Know And Not To Know, but with more live instrumentation ( at least it sounds that way! ).
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Post by thymian on Jan 30, 2010 12:42:55 GMT -5
Apparently my good friend is having her artwork used for the Frith/Zorn release. Excited to see that.
I'm also looking forward to the Terry Riley releases.
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Post by rubsa on Mar 20, 2010 15:26:46 GMT -5
John Zorn: Dictée/Liber Novus [#7382] Radical in both conception and execution, Zorn’s studio compositions are among his most personal and unique creations. Owing as much to film as to any musical model, these evocative postmodern tone poems have been described as cinema for your ears. This CD presents two exciting new pieces. The first, Dictée, is a ritualistic homage to Korean/American writer and conceptual artist Theresa Hak-Kyung Cha, whose brilliant work about loss, memory, language and identity is finally receiving due respect. The second piece, Liber Novus is a mythic psychodrama inspired by the legendary Red Book of Carl Jung; scored for keyboards, percussion and sound effects, this is truly Zorn at his best. Two outrageous, intense and poetically beautiful pieces filled with dynamic moments of sonic drama and experimental lyricism on one CD
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Post by sarahv on Mar 21, 2010 12:11:42 GMT -5
More future releases: Erik Friedlander has posted on his twitter feed that they recorded a new Masada String Trio album, and are recording the 777 cello trio as well.
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Post by jlk on Mar 22, 2010 10:03:29 GMT -5
More future releases: Erik Friedlander has posted on his twitter feed that they recorded a new Masada String Trio album. That bit of news kicks ass. Of course right now I am just highly anticipating the release of Ipos this week. Dreamers do Masada. Finally.
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Post by sarahv on Mar 22, 2010 10:25:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I can't wait for Ipos. I pre-ordered it last week, hoping it will arrive very soon :-)
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Post by Offering on Mar 22, 2010 11:56:53 GMT -5
Anyone know the deal with Zorn's work on iTunes?
The last of his releases to be on there was Mycale, none of the recent releases seem to be there.
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Post by sarahv on Mar 22, 2010 12:22:04 GMT -5
Not sure about iTunes specifically, but it often takes a while for his releases to appear on Amazon mp3 - and not just the actual mp3s for sale, but also the 30-second samples on the page where they're selling the CD don't appear right away.
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