clifford_thornton

That's like saying Jackson Pollock was nothing but Thomas Hart Benton redux. I mean, sure, it's definitely there, but it's also beside the point.

The Pearls Before Swine singer and songwriter Thomas (or Tom) Rapp has passed after a battle with cancer, according to Damon Krukowski (Galaxie 500 / friend and collaborator). I first heard his music at about age 21; didn't know much about 'psychedelic folk' at the time, and probably still don't, but the stretch of recordings under the Pearls' guise (ESP & Reprise) is still mind-blowing. He later became a civil rights lawyer and did good for a lot of people.

Fair enough. "Online message board's crankiest crank turns 41. His response? 'What?? Get off of my lawn!!'"

also dude needs to learn to use the search function. I said it before and I'll say it again: for the obvious generalist threads, the ground has (mostly) been covered and the search function will help you get there. Better to bump an oldie than rehash under a new title.

Are you open to trades?

There are, again, several threads on the topic, including these ones:

yeah, I definitely like some projects more than others, but he is a superb player in the right setting and works his ass off as well. Impressive, smart, genuine guy. Looking forward to hearing the interview.

Ah man, won't be at any of these -- out of town on Saturday and covering Sylvie Courvoisier at the Stone on Sunday, but have fun and happy birthday!

+1 on Derek Bailey. Also, Duck Baker, Eugene Chadbourne, Henry Kaiser, Joe Diorio, Hans Reichel, Masayuki Takayanagi...

Seems like the interviewer was a bit green (I've been there too) and Quinzy took him for a ride.

Ah, swell -- great to hear, thanks!

I prefer the beer to T.S. Monk, and I don't like the beer all that much.

Yeah, was getting this problem last night on my home Mac, though it's not an issue as of today on my work Mac.

Re-issue label is 'pushing it' for Jeanne Dielman -- they are bootlegs.

John & Beverley Martin -- The Road to Ruin -- (Warner Bros., US pressing)

just as an FYI, and it's tough to navigate sometimes as a new forum member, but we do have a search function. Let myself or one of the moderators know if you have trouble using it. Here's one such thread...

aha, so it is in the film? Thanks!

Yeah, that's true re: Faithfull, and I cannot recall which one either. There's a restored print that I saw screened at Anthology Film Archives a year or two ago -- it's ridiculous (being a Living Theater endeavor) but enjoyable. Chappaqua -- and I do enjoy some experimental film -- is just bad.

Art Ensemble of Chicago "Les Stances a Sophie" is the obvious choice for me as a stand-alone soundtrack. The Albert Ayler Quartet + John Tchicai and Roswell Rudd (on loan from the NY Art Quartet) also made some incredible music for the Michael Snow film "New York Eye And Ear Control, and it's quite stunning in the context of Snow's visual work as well. I did see Chappaqua (which is terrible) reset with Ornette's music rather than Ravi Shankar's, and it was certainly made more memorable as a result. I do love "Chappaqua Suite." And "Who's Crazy" is pretty fun as well. Another unused soundtrack (IIRC -- never saw the film) that's quite wonderful is Marion Brown's "Le Temps Fou." Oh, and (duh), Miles' music in Ascenseur is quite strong -- really dig that film too. Less into watching Liaisons Dangereuses but the recently released Monk set is super.

"I've tried every drug -- moon rocks, paper towel dispensers, titanium -- you name it!"

He does not seem like a likable (or very interesting) person, though some of his early work in the jazz idiom I do enjoy.

I don't remember these edits; should probably be listening more carefully.

Hope it was recorded -- what an amazing concert. It was broken up into three parts: Matthew solo (a chunky, angular, but swinging exposition); the Shipp Trio (where NTB's dry, loose, but utterly 'on' approach really shined); and the quartet with Roscoe, who began with a lengthy solo sopranino performance before the group entered and he switched to alto. Much of this was very dense, but absolutely gorgeous, almost as though Mitchell presented a Richard Serra sculpture that the rest of the art-room had to work its way around and into. It was really something else.

Will be there and looking so forward to it!

yeah, I would especially hope there's more from the first 20 years in the vaults... someone's vaults, anyway.