I don’t think there’s a corner of the earth (except in either Taliban-land or ISIS-istan) where David Bowie’s music didn’t reach out to. Here is Brazilian pop-samba artist Seu Jorge doing a sparse, beautiful cover of a classic Bowie tune.
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[Music] Marty Willson-Piper – The Sniper
Marty Willson-Piper is the former guitarist of The Church. Though I’m bummed he left the band, he’s still making some rather solid music these days.
[Music] Maraca – Time In Time
I’m lucky enough to be served some amazing dishes by Premek over at Indies Records from Prague. The Czech Republic’s coolest label put out another gem with Maraca, who produce a type of indie rock that should be appealing to a wide audience. Mellow and very tasteful stuff, especially with the fine vocal work turned in by Gabriela Vermelho.
[Music] New CD “Piotrology” Lukáš Oravec Quartet
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/new-cd-piotrology-lukas-oravec-quartet/widget.js/
Our friend, the Slovak band leader and trumpeter Lukáš Oravec, has a new release forthcoming, and he is crowd-funding it. We wish him much success!
[Podcast] post-globalcast 022
Post-globalcast 022 by Postglobal on Mixcloud
Macedonia’s finest podcast for experimental music, courtesy of Toni Dimitrov.
[Music] Sinikka Langeland – The Rose
Norwegian singer Sinikka Langeland is more proof, as if you need it, that ECM can do little wrong. Kantele music in a jazz idiom. Stunning.
[Music] New Order – Dreams Never End (Peel Session)
Though Bernie Sumner has handled most of the vocal work over the years for New Order, there’s something pleasantly raw about this Peel Session version sung by Peter Hook.
Next to Ceremony, this is my favorite track by the band.
[Music] Amplidyne Effect – Patternized Movements
Post Global Recordings has been active in the Macedonian electronic/experimental music scene for a number of years. They’ve been releasing works onto Bandcamp, and this release by producer Martin Georgievski (a.k.a. Amplidyne Effect) is the label’s most recent. Icy post-rock mixed with airy electronic tones which keep one engaged in the way one listens to modern contemporary classical music.
[Music/Radio] OORSPRONG Curators Series Announcement
Raoul van der Weide of Oorsprong sends over this announcement. Support them, as The Netherlands does a wonderful job in promoting great music!
For all OCS participants: curators, performing curators and performers
PLEASE TAKE A CLOSE READING
of this document.‘OORSPRONG curators series/OCS’ since 2009.
Casting and presenting ‘blinddate+instant composing’ lneups.
A curators’ platform by improvisers for improvisers.CURATING = CASTING
inviting, presenting and promoting unexpected and mixed ‘blinddate + instant composing’ lineups in the broadest multi disciplinary improvisational sense.
>History
> Mission
> PracticalsHISTORY
OCS started in 2009 as a monthly curators platform, initiated by improvisers for improvisers open to all possible ‘instant composing’ discplines.
OCS is made possible by long term support of commited and volunteering individuals
OCS is based in Amsterdam and cooperates with content- and facility-partner STEIM (Studio For Electro-Instrumental Music) and BIMhuis organisation and is hosted by Plantagedok/Jochem van Tol.
OCS produces 10 monthly 3 different ‘blinddate+instant composing’ sets editions pro year, first edition in September last edition in June.
OCS Agenda via htp://www.oorsprong.wordpress.comNEW Address venue:
‘Plantagedok’ at DokZaal
Plantage Doklaan 8-12
1018 CM AMSTERDAMhttp://www.oorsprong.wordpress.com
http://www.steim.nlOORSPRONG curators series/OCS is on Fb.
Contact/coordination > raoul van der weide 0031(0) 612541461 >
raoulvdweide@gmail.com19:00 doors open for audience
19:30 start 1st set (Sharp!)
22:00 end of eventAdmission 6
Thanks to OCS volunteers Guillaume Heurtebize/website; Stephane Kaas/flyer; Oscar Jan Hoogland/piano; Jochem van Tol/Plantagedok/hosting; Lali/assistence; George Hadow/assistence; STEIM/Nico Bes. BIMhuis/Huub van Riel.
MISSION
‘The urge to promote, feed and refresh Improvisation Tradition in the broadest sense by ongoing social (blinddate) and artistic (instant composing) unique experimental lineups.
OCS’s programming concept focuses specifically on mixing of (a) dance, (b) electronics and (a) acoustic improvisation via unique unprecedented/blinddate lineups.
OCS lineups are always social (blinddate) and artistic (instant composing) experiments at work. Performances can be considered as non-academic lectures, being part of a lifelong individual and collective improvisation learning-, reflecting- and development process.
⁃ Every month 3 different curators (from a, b and c background) are invited by OCS to cast a mixed improvisation lneup. They cast, invite and present each a ‘blinddate+instant composing’ lineup starting from trio format to larger formats. No solo, no duo, no regular groups, no projects, no ensembles, no rehearsals. In short: high degree zero social and artistic comfort zone.
⁃ Minimum lineup format is trio, larger formats are welcome too.
⁃ In additon to the high degree zero programming, no performer/curator can participate more than 1 x a season at the OCS series. At most.
⁃ These programming rules are meant to stimulate optimal circulation of a mix of new and known and unknown performers/curators in the OCS series.
⁃PRACTICALS
Close Reading: equipment, travel expenses, parking, no-guestlists, self-promotion
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⁃ 17:00 doors open for OCS participants for set-up, sound check and warm-up
⁃ 18:00 vegetarian meal served for all OCS participants
⁃ 19:00 doors open for audience
⁃ 19:30 start 1st set (sharp)
⁃ OCS has stadard equipment delivered by STEIM: speakerboxes, cables, mixer. Standard. For more specific requests pleas contact Nico Bes > nico@steim.nl + 06236887777.
⁃ OCS has a tuned baby grand piano
⁃ OCS is a no/low budget collective initiative supported and made possible by the ongoing support of a variety of volunteering individuals including curators and performers.
⁃ OCS will cover domestic travel expenses made by OCS curators and performers.
⁃ OCS does not work with ‘guestlists’. Paying the modest 6 euro admission is not only considered a gesture of financial support but also as a gesture of moral commitment to keep the series going. Nobody ‘earns’ in this series. All entrance is re-invested in catering and coverage of doemestic travel expenses, small repairings and piano tuning.
⁃ OCS Curators and performers are especially asked to promote OCS editions they participate in actively, via social media and other channels.
⁃ OCS participants can sell their cd’s at the bar.Thank you for cooperating with OCS.
[Music] Motörhead’s Lemmy Has Died
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Lemmy, mate, you should never have switched from Scotch to vodka. May you make noise in peace. A special thanks to Pitchfork, who put up his greatest hits in this post.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 