Egberto Gismonti was my introduction to ECM Records, believe it or not. Never has his work disappointed me. It is particularly wonderful to see that he dedicates this piece to Brazilian countryman and composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Author: Rudy Carrera
[Video] Causa Sui – Homage
10 minutes of psychedelic/Kraut bliss. I know little about Causa Sui, except that they are a modern band who record for El Paraiso Records currently. They really do wonders for modern psych music.
[Video] Tangled Thoughts of Leaving – Shaking Off Futility
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving are a new name for me. Think of a post-rock Swans with a spaghetti-western vibe to them.
[Video] Isla Cameron – House Of The Rising Sun
A Scottish folkie tearing up a blues classic.
[Video] Joy Division – Colony ( Peel Session – 1979)
Joy Division always sounded amazing in the studio. During their sessions for John Peel, they were even more powerful, as the gloss of Martin Hannett was replaced by a raw, stripped-down version of a classic tune.
[Video] Grateful Dead with Ornette Coleman – The Other One 2-23-93
I’m not a big fan of The Grateful Dead’s studio recordings. However, they were rather sublime live. And when they are paired with one of the giants of free jazz in Ornette Coleman, magic happens.
[Video] Faye Wong – Know Who You Are At Every Age
Chinese chanteuse Faye Wong covers the Cocteau Twins sublimely.
[Video] Sofia Gubaidulina – The Seven Last Words, I-III
Sofia Gubaidulina is my favorite female Russian composer (along with Iraida Yusupova and the late Galina Ustvolskaya). She is a practicing Orthodox Christian, and this piece melds Ancient Christianity with the avant-garde.
[Literature] Disputed Shakespeare Play Is ‘Proven’ Genuine

News from The Bard, via ShortList:
The play Double Falsehood – also known at The Distrest Lovers, was published in 1728 by the English writer and playwright Lewis Theobald, who claimed that his version was based on three manuscripts of an unnamed lost Shakespeare play. Subsequently, having initially rejected these claims of Shakespearean origin, some scholars had come to believe it to be an adaptation of a lost play called Cardenio, which had been written by the Bard and John Fletcher – another English playwright who was equally famous at the time when they were both writing.
Read more here!
[Video] Durutti Column – Requiem for My Mother (Excerpts from “Terra Estrangeira”)
Vini Reilly and company in fine form. A wonderful pairing of The Durutti Column’s music with scenes from the film, Terra Estrangeria.