Rodion Roșca (in Romanian) was one of the most bizarre and enigmatic musicians to come out of Romania. He was known mainly by those into freaky experimental music or progressive rock. For a quick glimpse of Rodion’s work, check out this link.
Avant-Garde
[Music] HJ Ayala – Wires
HJ (Hector Javier) Ayala is a free-jazz/experimental guitarist originally from Mexico who is now residing in Strasbourg, France. His new release is experimental in the most relaxed and mellow sense of the word. A truly enjoyable release, especially since not only does HJ have his own style, but he references artists such as John Scofield, John Abercrombie (may his name be eternal) and even John Fahey (also, memory eternal). Gorgeous but challenging material here.
[Music] Jean Derome ~ Résistances
One of the wildest albums of the new year comes from Montreal composer Jean Derome. Even a quick look at the back of the CD, and one knows one is in for a treat: 20 performers on instruments ranging from tuned kalimbas to trombones. The tuning is to 60 Hz, the standard tuning of North American […]
via Jean Derome ~ Résistances — a closer listen
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[Music Performance] PINTOTONICS n + 1 edition January 8, 2018
P I N T O T O N I C S n + 1 edition January 8 2018
Huis de Pinto
St Antoniebreestraat 69
1011 HB Amsterdam
(020) 3700210 > reservation recommended
www.huisdepinto.nl
www.presentsoundsamsterdam.nl
20:00 doors open
20:30 start 1st set
23:00 end of event
Entrance 10 + 7 (students/cjp)
SET 1 > SOLO
‘SOLAMENTE
Ig Henneman/viola
Intermission
SET 1 > ENSEMBLE
Mirko Montaldi Ensemble &
the ‘Erik Satie/’Vexations’ project
Mirko Montaldi/guitar
Lucio Tasca/guitar
Jasper Stadhouders/guitar
We hope to welcome you!
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Coming up
February 12
Solo set by Maarten Ornstein/bass clarinet
Ensemble set by Blue Lines Trio & Ada Rave
Ada Rave/ tenor sax, clarinet
Michiel Scheen/piano, compositions
Raoul van der Weide/contrabass, compositions
George Hadow/drums
March 12
Solo set by Ab Baars/shakuhachi, tenor sax, clarinet + solo cd presentation
Ensemble set by Janssen & Janssen
Guus Janssen/piano, compositions
Wim Janssen/drums
[Music] A.M Ferrari Fradejas – Requiem No. 2
We’re treated to the year’s first Bandcamp surprise, thanks to our beloved friend A.M Ferrari Fradejas, currently based in Barcelona, Spain.
Despite its 13-minute length, the composition packs a lot of time changes, churning guitars, an eerie choral section reminding one of a solstice ritual melded with her trademark progressive/improvisational sound. I hope that either a full album is forthcoming soon, or that works in this style are further expanded upon.
Blissful!
[Music] Julian Cope – Supernatural Agencies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R57Vh5yGtBc
Welcome to 2018, and a very loud, Krautrock-inspired jazz-fusion track that would have fit nicely on Miles Davis’ ‘Dark Magus‘ period albums. Thank Julian Cope for this noisy groover.
[Music] John Zorn – The Christmas Song (Ft Mike Patton)
I never thought I’d live to see the day John Zorn would compose warm Christmas music, or that Mike Patton would croon this tune so beautifully. Merry Christmas to all.
[Music] Z’ev – Live in Iceland
We lost another legend today.
Percussionist Stefan Weisser, known to his fans and colleagues as Z’ev, passed on today at the age of 66. He left a body of work so important in experimental music that I expect tributes to pour out for days (including this one from our pals in Lithuania, Radikaliai!).
This free download is a release Z’ev did in Iceland in 2004. It gives a nice taste of what he could do with percussion.
[Music] Conrad Schnitzler & Bernhard Wöstheinrich – 20070709
Conrad Schnitzler was a legendary electronic music composer who passed away in 2011. Four years beforehand, he collaborated with a young fellow German musician called Bernhard Wöstheinrich, who was well over 30 years his junior. The collaboration produced one hour-long track which builds, grinds, throbs and swells in a way that is abrasive, yet pleasant.
The release is on Iatepus Media, and you can read notes from their album on the label site.
[Music] Arturo Stàlteri – ...e il pavone parlò alla Luna
Arturo Stàlteri is a pianist who originally gained fame with the Italian progressive chamber rock group Pierrot Lunaire as a 15-year-old. He is still making magnificent music today, but this particular album is an album which was recorded in 1980 but shelved until today.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 