Monthly Archives: June 2008

In Japan, Be Happy

June 30, 2008
In Japan, Be Happy

Illness, preceded by my travels beyond the seas, have kept the news of new releases at bay for a while. I want to present pictorially and verbally these three curiosities from the enchanted land of my dreams, Japan. Ayami Nakayama is owner-operator of the TACO-ché bookstore out there in Tokyo and he very kindly...

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Thijs be Kurio New van Leer (TSP radio 27/06/08)

June 27, 2008

Altered States, ‘vii’ From Bluffs ii, JAPAN doubtmusic dmf-109 CD (2006) Supersonic Riverside Blues, ‘Seth’ From data 4.5.1, FRANCE D’AUTRES CORDES RECORDS d’ac 5001 CD (2008) Bartek Kujawski, ‘Hyssop’ From Murlull Movies, POLAND WARSZTAT8R W8R00 CD (2008) The Holy Modal Rounders, ‘Indian War Whoop’ (1965) From Live in 65, USA ESP-DISK’ ESP 4045...

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In the Art Gallery IV (TSP radio 20/06/08)

June 21, 2008

Alvin Curran, ‘In Hora Mortis’ From Lost Marbles, USA TZADIK TZ 7097 CD (2004) Tom Recchion, ‘The Crazy Beat’ From Sweetly Doing Nothing, USA SCHOOLMAP SCHOOL1 CD (2006) Lily Greenham, ‘Circulation’ From Lingual Music, UK PARADIGM DISCS PD 22 2 x CD (2007) Achim Wollschied, ‘Careful Inquiry’ From Acts, GERMANY SELEKTION SCD 028 (1999)...

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Premonitions and Insubordinations

June 7, 2008
Premonitions and Insubordinations

Two CDs by the classical modernist composer Miya Masaoka sent in from the small label Solitary B in New York City. On For Birds, Planes and Cello (SB 002) we have the performing skills of cellist Joan Jeanrenaud, juxtaposed with a ‘continuous field recording’, to produce some very uplifting sonic consonances for 54 minutes....

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Free Sax & electronics (TSP radio 06/06/08)

June 6, 2008

Dislocation, ‘Between the Windows of the Sea (Part One) From Carve Another Notch, SCOTLAND SCATTER 01:CD (1994) Evan Parker and Paul Lytton, ‘On Reflection’ From At The Unity Theatre, UK INCUS RECORDS INCUS 14 LP (1975) John Butcher and Phil Durrant, ‘A Tilbury’ From Secret Measures, USA WOBBLY RAIL WOB 006 CD (1997) Anthony...

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