As if I don’t have a number of interesting reasons to visit Russia. The Day Of Life Forgotten is an independent net label operating, it seems, out of Moscow (though if it’s not the case, I’ll update the post). This release, by my friend Alexei Serebreikov under his monicker Скрижали сна, is a great balance of electronic music, mixing elements of psychedelic music and drum & bass, a touch of IDM, all the while keeping everything sounding balanced and rhythmic. Something worth pursuing.
Music
[Music] Nino Rota – Il Casanova Di Federico Fellini Soundtrack (1976)
Nino Rota is legendary in terms of composing soundtrack music, but I have to thank my friend Miguel Douglas on Facebook for turning me on to this gem.
[Music] Horace Parlan – And That I Am So In Love (Ousley)
I confess ignorance to the work of Horace Parlan. He’s a hard-bop pianist who swings wonderfully.
[Music] Else Marie Pade – Etude I (1962)
Though she wasn’t quite as famous as David Bowie, Lemmy or Glenn Frey, Else Marie Pade’s loss does damage to the electroacoustic community, as she had collaborated with some of the field’s giants. RIP.
[Music] Refugee Project Band – The Streets Without Names
Unfortunately, there’s no embedding capability for my friend Zdenko Colic’s music, but if you like shoegaze and rock combined, this may be worth checking out.
[Music] Jorge Ben – Força Bruta – 1970 (Full Album Completo)
There are so many incredible Brazilian artists, but for some reason Jorge Ben (Jor) is among my favorites. It’s his voice and the gentle samba rhythm that sets him a notch above many others.
[Music] Melodiya Ensemble – Vashi Lyubimye Pesni Igraet
Funky Jazz from the house band of the Soviet state record label, the Melodiya Ensemble. There’s almost no info on the band, but there is an article on Soviet Funk, so enjoy.
[Music] Psarantonis – Prayers
Wonderfully heavy Greek music by Cretan singer Antonis Xylouris, who records under the name of Psarantonis.
[Music] Alan Stivell – Tri Martolod
Breton harpist Alan Stivell interprets a 19th Century folk song from the South of Brittany and makes it his own.
[Music] Iancu Dumitrescu / Ana-Maria Avram in Berlin
Berghain, February 3d at 10 pm
Iancu DUMITRESCU
Ana – Maria AVRAM
HYPERION INTERNATIONAL
Tim HODGKINSON, Yoni SILVER Tijana STANKOVIC, Diana MIRON, Zsolt SÖRÉS, Albert MARKOS, Andrei KIVU, Shmil FRANKEL, Laurenţiu COŢAC, Guillaume OLLENDORFF Cătălin MATEI, Gilly MOCANU, Colin HACKLANDER, Eduard GABIA
special guest
Stephen O’MALLEY
Program:
- Iancu Dumitrescu “Quasar light” (I) – (II)- (III)
for percussion and computer sounds
- Ana-Maria Avram “ Polarities & Ambiguations”
for two bass clarinets
- Iancu Dumitrescu “Blue Shift/Red Shift”
for strings and percussion
- Ana-Maria Avram “Heteromorphies (X)”
for e-guitar and ensemble
- “Murmur”
for ensemble
- Iancu Dumitrescu “Distant Supernova”
for e-guitar, ensemble and computer sounds
- Ana-Maria Avram “Signals”
for e-guitar, ensemble and computer sounds
- Iancu Dumitrescu “Collisions of Galaxies”
for ensemble and computer sounds
world premières
Concert realised with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute-Berlin
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A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 