Lend Me Today

 Buttery post-jazz...

 

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Reasonableness

  

That time Asha Puthli sang (gorgeously…) for Ornette! & later with Ornette's subsequent Prime Time bassman Jamaaladeen Tacuma...

Also a wild take by The Thing's Mats, who has a fine version too with (yes, really) Neneh Cherry - whose step-dad played on the 'Science Fiction' album where it first appeared & later explored the track (whose original he sat out from) with Bobo Stenson et al & separately with Nana Vasconcelos & Ingrid Sertso!

The Neneh/Thing got some trans-Nordic remix action as well, while she & her brother featured on a Swedish album that had a go at it too (though without them, regrettably). 

Oh, & there's a whole Italian strand - from that, the Sabina Meyer-sung Agus Collective take. 

Finally, if you do Spotify an ultra-nerdy collection of 'WRCIG's... 

 

 

 

Neneh Cherry · What Reason Could I Give

 

 

 

 

 

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Lend Me Your August

Another month's listening: from Ferkat Al Ard & Rainer Maria to Merry Clayton & Wellesley Braham via The Necks, Ornette & Dylan...

A smattering from August's Bandcamp-able portion: 

 

 

If you do Spotify, the whole thing is here & below:

 

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Warm fingers

 

Actual Cherry aider Christer Bothen & crew '[track] down the "traces" of the legendary Don Cherry's legacy while paving their own way in contemporary creative music expression'...

 

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Lend Me Another Week

'Sure, here are some comments on the tracks you mentioned:

Walking in the Rain by Flash in the Pan is a catchy and upbeat pop song that will have you grooving along. The song's infectious melody and relatable lyrics make it a timeless classic.

Let's Be Adult by Arto Lindsay is a quirky and experimental track that is sure to challenge your eardrums.The song's unconventional instrumentation and off-beat rhythms make it a unique and intriguing listen.

 

You Know More Than I Know by John Cale is a haunting and atmospheric song that will transport you to another dimension. The song's dissonant chords and Cale's haunting vocals create a palpable sense of dread.

Samba Dee by The Southern University Jazz Ensemble is a lively and energetic track that will get your feet tapping. The song's infectious groove and upbeat tempo make it a perfect party starter.

Jungle Gods (1977 Version) by William Onyeabor is a psychedelic and otherworldly track that will leave you feeling disoriented and amazed. The song's swirling synths and driving rhythms create a chaotic and exhilarating soundscape.

Jungle Magic by Benni Cletin is a funky and groovy track that will have you moving your body. The song's infectious bassline and catchy melody make it a surefire dancefloor hit.

The Party by Godley & Creme is a playful and lighthearted track that is sure to put a smile on your face. The song's upbeat tempo and catchy lyrics make it a perfect mood booster.

That Rongeng Sound by Leong Lau is a traditional Chinese opera song that is both beautiful and haunting. The song's delicate melodies and powerful vocals create a captivating and immersive listening experience.

Mansion Worlds by Pharaoh Sanders is a spiritual and meditative track that will transport you to a higher plane of consciousness. The song's ethereal melodies and otherworldly textures create a sense of peace and tranquility.

Land of the Lonely by McCoy Tyner is a soulful and introspective track that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt alone. The song's melancholic melody and Tyner's expressive piano playing create a powerful and poignant listening experience.

I hope you enjoy these tracks!'

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Lend Me Your Week

Back after a while... 

A week's listening: from Malaria! & Populaere Mechanik to Andrew Hill & Steve Kuhn, with intermediary stops including Pere Ubu, Su Kramer, Michael Bundt, Kahil El'Zabar, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, New Order, Dianne Marie & Victor.

Some tracks (Bandcamp where possible, even when linking to slightly ropey compilations as a result; YT if not...): 

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Our tidal flats

It's not just the national cricket team working up a head of steam down under as the year closes. Lately Australia's Room40, LMYE's label of 2011 (joint with Experimedia, trainspotters!), has unleashed a gleaming raft of essential 'editions' that add lustre not only to an already benchmark catalogue but to 2013's output more generally...

This new batch underlines the label's characteristic anti-generic open-earedness. From Eugene Carchesio's manic glitching to Heinz Riegler's therapeutic lullabies, via major statements from Simon James Philips (the gloriously, grandly pealing Chair) & Rafael Anton Irisarri (the crepuscular, clankingly pensive Unintentional Sea), this disparate outpouring somehow reaffirms the uniqueness of Room40's voice. 

Moreover, the label still has the great Chris Herbert's Constants to come (some earlier blather). A delectable, delicate freebie EP, Wintex-Cimex 83, only stokes the appetite for the return of an all too rare releaser - now due in February...

& that's not even to mention head honcho Lawrence English's magnificent collaboration with Liz Harris (Grouper), Slow Walkers - though that's a somewhat less recent vintage (even more so in the video below)... 

Simon James Phillips - Poul

moth to taper by simon james phillips  


Simon James Phillips - Set Ikon Set Remit

Rafael Anton Irisarri - Lesser than the sum of its parts


Rafael Anton Irisarri - Daybreak Comes Soon

rafael anton irisarri - the unintentional sea (excerpts)

Chris Herbert - Soft Quasars

 
Eugene Carchesio - Day 3

Eugene Carchesio - Day 12

Heinz Riegler - SLEEP HEALTH (Side A Excerpt)


Wake - Slow Walkers




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Melt & reform

& we're back. One of our anticipatory Best of 2013 list at the start of January (only no title had emerged then), Chris Abrahams' Memory Night brims with his knotty intelligence & shifty textures - small wonder that Room40 advise bringing "an attentive ear" to its "unfamiliar sound spaces".

Case in point: the initially ratcheting, Buck-ish Stabilised Ruin with its unexpected lurch into a puffy, burbling crabwalk two minutes in...

Chris Abrahams - Stabilised Ruin

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Courting filly

Mustering magic again: prepare your ears for wonder & your jaw for slackness as The Necks embark on their annual UK & Ireland sojourn, with a stop-over in Philadelphia for another airing of their & Back to Back Theatre's Food Court show (extract below). Before then the motherlands get five dates (Belfast, Bristol, Dublin, London & Manchester - though not quite in that rigid order...) of triangulated, fly-by-wire sound sculpture. 

Raw materials: two one-hour blocks, one post-jazz 'piano trio', one intense collective commitment to hewing rapture from the moment.  

In the very deliberate absence of more or less any digital Necks residue (much as I live in hope of an eventual Bandcamping of their huge performance archive...), here's a little scrapbook of epiphanies & near-misses...

Oh, & if you're coming to Bristol (their first night this time round), get in touch. 

The Necks - Live at ISSUE Project Room (Night 1, Set 2 extract)

The Necks on Moshcam

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Opposing forces

Sasu Ripatti serves a pair of contrasting pummellings - in off-kiltering machine mode as Vladislav Delay with the Espoo EP on Raster-Noton & in a suppler, more slippery guise as the Moritz von Oswald Trio's timeshuffler on Fetch (Honest Jon's)...

Blurbs (one more illuminating than the other, but anyway): "Vladislav Delay‘s EP 'Espoo' features two new conceptual, rhythm-intense tracks. Whereas the groove of the opener 'Olari' derives from a sound loop which is manipulated by filters and echoes and finally brings forth the intensifying beat, the reverse is done with 'Kolari' on the b-side. starting from an impulsive, staccato beat, a sound carpet is woven by means of modifiers which gradually shape a permanent vacation-like melody, close to terry riley‘s minimalistic concepts. both tracks share a linear increase in density, and because of their break with the common four-four time, they create a certain folkloric atmosphere." 


"The Moritz Von Oswald Trio operates at the bleeding edges where musical lineages collide. Feeling for the shared heartbeat that pulses through dub, techno and jazz, it seeks out points of contact before exploding them outward into hypnotic explorations of rhythm, texture and tone...At once umbilically connected to and completely distinct from all the musics that they draw from, the Trio's subliminal musings on the connections between musical forms are expressed by Fetch as a series of beguiling contradictions. Rigid vs. fluid; playful vs. deadly serious; machine vs. human; sensual vs. austere: all of these seemingly opposing forces are allowed to intermingle across four longform tracks, sometimes played off against one another, occasionally brought together in tense unison before springing apart once again."

Vladislav Delay - Espoo (Preview Mix)

Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Fetch (Preview Mix)

 

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Man in the moon

"Webster's Dictionary defines "Pareidolia" as a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Common examples include images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon, and hidden messages on records played in reverse."

Granted, but there's nothing vague or random about the severe, intense beauties of Tetras's Pareidolia (though plenty of significance in what is clearly one of this year's key releases). Is there a face in the cloud of its hulking, dark density? 

These ears don't hear one, in any case. Rather, as with the most obvious point of comparison, The Necks, it's all about a shared journey, not an end-point - the internal logic & transposing textures of an hour's ever-building give-&-take between a trio of deft masters. 

"In the context of these recordings, the title Pareidolia refers to the idea of hearing through the music, to find the many shifting layers of form and interplay slowly manifesting themselves over the duration of the pieces." 



Promo edit of i here ; album preview below; full album stream here (Spotify) & seemingly more tracks (or edits; band). 

Blurb: "In late 2009 Jason Kahn approached Jeroen Visser about starting a project together. After a few months of playing they decided to invite Christian Weber into the group, who Jason knew from previous bands. In early 2010 the group began meeting regularly in Jeroen's studio to develop their sound. The Double LP Pareidolia documents these sessions. 

Tetras take a long-form approach to their music, with live sets approaching one hour or more. The gradual structural development of their pieces blurs the sense of time passing, moving through various fields of improvisation which owe as much to rock (This Heat, Can), as jazz (Sun Ra, electric-era Miles Davis), minimal music (Steve Reich) or drone (Phil Niblock).

Aside from their collaborative approach to the music, Tetras also work collectively in all aspects of the production involving a recording. On Pareidolia each member of the group had a hand in either mixing the initial tracks or mastering them for the final vinyl cut before pressing. Having Pareidolia released as a double LP reflects the group's preference for a certain analog sound and a way of listening to music not common in today's world of playlists and compressed sound files."

Tetras - Pareidolia i from Flingco Sound System on Vimeo.





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Men of Kent

Clearly you can't compare a compilation with a single release like the astounding Peregrine. But even if it necessarily lacks the same coherence & singular artistic vision the new Experimedia label sampler (which includes a chunk of Lawrence English's instant classic, incidentally) is still one of my albums of the year. 


I don't even know if the sampler 'exists' as a formal release. Perhaps its only life is digital -  as an online curation of streams from Experimedia's recent & coming albums, by label head (& very fine artist in his own right) Jeremy Bible. 


But in truth who cares (though obviously if there's a physical version around I crave one...)? What counts is the selection's breadth, its richness & its embodiment of an aesthetic distinctive enough to be immediately recognisable - dense, languid, reflective - but not so rigid that it can't accommodate interesting exceptions too (Charles-Eric Charrier's spacey post-jazz, for example).   


Bible "couldnt be more proud of this fine collection of music." Hear why below...

Lawrence English - The Hunting Life


Keith Freund - He Noticed I'm Alive... and Other Hopeful Signs


Celer - Bedded In Shallow Blades (Excerpt)


Black Swan - In 8 Movements (Part 1 & 2)


Sean McCann - The Flying Party


Jannick Schou - Then Filling Your Pockets With Stones


Piipstjilling - Unkrûd


Charles-Eric Charrier - 12 From


From The Mouth Of The Sun - Like Shadows In An Empty Cathedral


Aaron Martin - Water Tongue


EXPERIMEDIA.2011.LABEL.SAMPLER


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Finer to coarser

Something for the weekend, sir? An exclusive treat following yesterday's Pollen Trio post - for a limited time only, download the Australian post-jazz explorers' 13-minute epic p e a k s. Higher-res & CD-R still available via Bandcamp (ditto the group's earlier releases - both as PT & the Austin Benjamin Trio - & fine solo work on hellosQuare)...

Pollen Trio - p e a k s (self-released)

Forthcoming: a new PT album later this year, following Austin Buckett's extraordinary Stuttershine (extract below)...

Austin Buckett - Stuttershine (excerpt)

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Fine to coarse

Pollen Trio marks a rewarding point of collision or, er, cross-pollination between two Australian lineages that LMYE (this half, anyway...) is deeply invested in - the extraordinary post-jazz trio tradition of The Necks, Triosk & 3ofmillions meeting the broader experimental church of Shoeb Ahmad's hellosQuare (our neglected label of 2010) & Ahmad/Evan Dorrian (PT)'s Spartak.

PT metamorphosed out of the Austin Benjamin Trio a while back - a transition covered in this Fluid Radio interview. Quiet for nearly two years, the trio returns in a knottier, more overtly experimental guise on the newly self-released p e a k s (full stream below) - a 13-minute epic that rattles & tinkles its loping way to a sudden intense summoning of classical PT lyricism, niftily offset by filthy synth squirts & Dorian's percussive monsoon. "We like the idea of it possesing these conflicting momentums as if alva noto, morton feldman and madvillain were being recorded improvising in soundproof rooms filtered into a PA outside," pianist Austin Buckett says.

The shift is underlined by Miroslav Bukovsky coming in for the travelling Chris Pound - an angklung an unexpected part of his armoury.

The new piece precedes an album later this year. If that can harness Peaks' distinctiveness & invention, expect to see it in LMYE's Festive 50 (the 50 releases that meant most to us during the year) for 2011 - last year's version, including several blinding hellosQuare releases, here.

pollen trio - p e a k s

Hear earlier PT/ABT highlights (including a ravishing collaboration with Seaworthy's Cam Webb), plus some great solo Buckett/Dorrian:

NB: p e a k s cover art by Elena Papanikolakis.

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