John B

Good news for fans of '90's indie-rock: In the tradition of the expanded Slanted & Enchanted , which really increased my appreciation for the original album, Matador is reissuing Crooked Rain with 11 "never before heard" songs as well as numerous other bonus tracks in a 2cd set witha 40 page booklet. Crooked Rain reissue

Bullshit. You need a new definition of what it means to be a man. "Why can't I walk down a street free of suggestion? (repeat) Is my body my only trait in the eyes of men? (in the eyes of men) I've got some skin You want to look in There lays no reward in what you discover You spent yourself watching me suffer Suffer your words, suffer you eyes, suffer your hands Suffer your interpretation of what it is to be a man I've got some skin You want to look in She does nothing to deserve it He only wants to observe it We sit back like they taught us We keep quiet like they taught us He just wants to prove it She does nothing to remove it We don't want anyone to mind us So we play the roles that they assigned us She does nothing to conceal it He touches her 'cause he wants to feel it We blame her for being there But we are all guilty" - Fugazi

bringing this one back up for some air... Pitchfork has posted a review of this set. I'll be picking up a copy of this sooner or later.

I'm finishing up listening to Tim Berne's Empire Box today. Discs 4 and 5 are both from Songs and Rituals in Real Time, which features a smaller group of musicians than the past three albums. Berne is on alto, Mack Goldsbury on tenor and soprano, Ed Schuller on bass and Paul Motian is on drums. To compensate for the stripped down ensemble, these discs feature the longest songs, by far, of the set, with both tracks on disc 5 breaking the 25 minute mark. Great music, even though I prefer some of the earlier, larger ensembles.

any chance someone will be able to "capture" this broadcast and share the wealth?

This disc has been on my list for a very long time. It is a shame that this suite of recordings are so difficult to track down. I only own one of these, Fields, on cassette, and it is very, very good.

I'm listening to disc 3 of the set right now. Spectres, from 1981, features Berne with Olu Dara, James Harvey, Ed Schuller, John Lindberg and Alex Cline. This is a fantastic lineup, and they definitely deliver a solid album. I'm kind of surprised to see a track being dedicated to Hamid Drake 23 years ago. I didn't have the sense that he had recorded all that much, or was all that well known outside of Fred Anderson's circle, by '81.

I'm spending the day going through Tim Berne's Empire Box again. I'm enjoying this set more each time I listen to it. So far I've listened to the first two discs, which are, in their original incarnations: The Five Year Plan, with John Carter, Vinny Golia, Glenn Ferris, Roberto Miranda, Alex Cline and Berne and 7x, with John Rapson on trombone in place of Glenn Ferris and Nels Cline on guitar in place of John Carter's clarinet. Very highly recommended, especially at the dirt-cheap Screwgun direct price. The last track on 7x, Showtime, is just killing me right now. It swings like crazy, while having a real R&B gutbucket sensibility to it. Of course, it still has that Time Berne / Cline brothers sound to it.

according to AMG you are correct. This disc iconsists of Taylor "reciting his poetry while accompanying himself on timpani, bells, and small percussion." I think I can safely skip this disc. You should all check out the review on AMG. I have a new favorite Thom Jurek quote: "As an artist Mr. Taylor has gone where few have gone before him, let alone succeeded; this is what he is used to. But he may have surprised even himself in the sheer musicality of his mystical universal tome."

I already had 2 X 3= 5 on my list to buy. I don't know anything about the other three. Has anyone here heard those and have recommendations on which to track down and which to forget about?

I've been "tapped on the shoulder" by Steve to do the Album of the Week for September 26th through October 2nd. I have chosen Rudresh Mahanthappa's Black Water as it is a fairly recent disc that is readily available, and that, imo, a lot of people here would really enjoy if they had a chance to hear it. It features Mahanthappa on alto, Vijay Iyer on piano, Francois Moutin on bass and Elliot Humberto Kavee on drums. Both Mahanthappa and Iyer top my list for recent "up and coming" players. They both have amazing technique and write some great tunes. In my opinion this is a fantastic album! It really reminds me, in a way, of the Pullen / Adams discs I have heard in its ability to stretch the boundaries of "in the pocket" post-bop playing while never going too far "out."

prices reduced one last time. I'll list any remaining sets on ebay this weekend and delete this thread.

deepdiscountcd.com $13.79 each, no shipping. I really don't think you'll be able to beat that price. I've oredered from them before with no problems, fwiw.

I've replied to all of your PMs and edited my post to put those sets on hold.

updated, with price reductions.

I knew I had read about it somewhere, I just didn't realize I had read about it right here. Time to head over to cdbaby.

It is fantastic! Better than I had remembered. I will try to post a more thorough review later but, for now, I will highly recommend it. Does it have a lot of that typical Kowald humming (some would call it vocalizing)? I listened to this one again and did not notice any vocalizations. I think you would really enjoy it. You should, however, avoid I was struck by how much Wadada sound, to my ears, like a more "out" Miles on this disd. I found his tone and phrasing to be very remniscent of Miles, but in a much less structured manner, if that makes any sense.When the Sun Is Out, whatever you do. Vocalizations everywhere.

I enjoyed reading your reviews of solo bass discs. I own two solo Dave Holland discs and enjoy both, although both seem fairly bland now after seeing what he is capable of doing live. have you ever heard of an album called Maldoror, by Erik Friedlander? I believe it is solo cello. I read a rave review of it somewhere online and Signal to Noise gave it a very positive review. It has been on "the list" for quite some time now.

It is fantastic! Better than I had remembered. I will try to post a more thorough review later but, for now, I will highly recommend it. Seeing this post I dug out the 2 original lps (FMP0730 Touch the Earth and FMP0920 Break the Shells) and checked the cd contents on the FMP site. To my dismay, the cd program has omitted the piece called Break the Shells (17:53) and substituted Long Time No See (7:29). Guess I keep the vinyl. Chuck - that is frustrating to hear. FMP seems to do this quite a bit. I've been told that there is a good deal of material on the Duos vinyl that does not appear on cd. I finished re-listening to When the Sun is Out and, while it definitely has its moments, I don't connect with it as readily as the other discs I mentioned previously. Perhaps that is due to the vocalizations, which dominate most of the album. This is definitely not an album I would recommend to J.A.W. Duos, on the other hand, is fantastic! I'm not a huge fan of all tracks but the album itself is essential. I'll have to search out a copy of the second volume one day.

That is a disc I had never heard until recently, when I was able to trade for a used copy. I still need to spend some more time with it before it will really have sunk in. I think I'll add it to the pile of discs to listen to today. Speaking of which, I pulled out thethird of my three Peter Kowald discs this morning: When the Sun is Out You Don't See Stars features Kowald with Werner Ludi, Butch Morris and Sainkho Namtchylak. This one didn't make much of an impression when I got it a few years back, and I haven't listened to it in quite a while. I'll give it another listen to it today and see if I can relate to it any better these days.

October 5th is the date I have seen listed.

You are correct. Based on the links you provided, I own volume 1. It has Diamanda Galas on it, which should be interesting. I honestly don't remember how that track sounds.

I agree completely! As close to perfection as an album has gotten, imo. I have been taking a break from Coltrane for quite a while now. I was listening to him non-stop for a while and find that I need to step back and decompress after listening to his later work It is so intense, even when it is not screaming, that it takes a lot of energy to immerse myself deeply into it. I still have never heard Olatunji or Live in Japan, although I would really like to one of these days. In addition to the discs you mentioned, I also really enjoy listening to Sun Ship and Stellar Regions. Live at the VV, Again also has some nice moments, although I don't find it to be as essential as the others. If you go back just a bit earlier, Crescent is another fantastic album. Interstellar Space is another thing altogether. One of my favorite quotes from here or the BNBB, I can't remember which, was by Jim Sangrey, who said, regarding Interstellar Space, that "you don't fuck with the sound of a man seeing god before he dies."

I've added both of those books to my reading list. Thanks for the recommendations!

I have one volume of Duos. I believe it is the Europe volume. I haven't listened to it in a very long time. Today is rainy enough that I can avoid yardwork and get some music listening in, so I'll give it a spin.