The Silent Barn: Kurt Vile // Part One from Ray Concepcion on Vimeo.
*Headphones are recommended for this video.
Filmed in one continuous shot on August 15, 2009 at the Silent Barn in Ridgewood, Queens.
Am a big fan of John Fahey, so it’s only natural for me to dig Vile’s melodic country blues finger picking. I don’t know the name of this song; it’ll probably be in his forthcoming record entitled “Childish Prodigy.” Hopefully it gets the studio treatment, ’cause it’s stuck in my head…”she was a tomboy, and I was a peepin’ toooom.”
If you need a good read, check this brilliant write up:
http://www.toocooltodie.com/index.php?/tctd/aotw/kurt_vile_childish_prodigy/
Three other bands played that night, including Daily Void and Birds of Maya, who kicked out the killer jams, go see their show!
www.myspace.com/dailyvoid
www.myspace.com/birdsofmayaCamera | Sound | Editing:
Ray ConcepcionSpecial Thanks to Todd P. and the Silent Barn…try the cornbread. ;)
http://www.myspace.com/kurtvileofphilly
www.myspace.com/thesilentbarn
http://www.toddpnyc.com
part two: http://www.vimeo.com/6141154
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February 5, 2009 — Group Doueh are led by the enigmatic guitar hero Bamaar Salmou, who is known simply as ‘Doueh’ (pronounced: ‘Doo-way’). They are from Dakhla, in the Western Sahara. The group’s sound is unlike anything that you’ve ever heard before. It is a sound that is rooted in the traditional foundations of Sahrawi/Hassania music, but one that is also entirely its own. It shares its roots with the neighboring styles of Mauritanian music, however Group Doueh have managed to transcend the classical limitations of that music with a fiery, independent, and avant approach that incorporates a distinctly pop and rock element that is anomalous in the region. This is a sound that can only come from the land that inspired it. This is the sound of the Sahara desert. It is a searing, meditative, and hypnotic modal sandstorm of note clusters that has been cathartic to anyone who has heard it. Group Doueh have been playing together for over 20 years. The band consists of their leader, Doueh on guitar and tinidit, his wife Halima on vocals and tbal, their son Jamal on organ, and longtime friend Bashiri also on vocals. They had declined several offers from Moroccan, French and Spanish recording labels to release their music. It was not until Sublime Frequencies, after a long search for the music landed them at the man’s house in Dakhla, that Doueh agreed to have his music released for the very first time. Sublime Frequencies & QuJunktions are proud to present Group Doueh’s first ever UK appearance and extended shows in Europe.
Shogun Kunitoki: Riddarholmen from Sami Sänpäkkilä on Vimeo.
From the upcoming Shogun Kunitoki: Vinonaamakasio FR-62 CD/LP released in March 2009
www.shogunkunitoki.com / www.fonal.com
Directed and edited by Sami Sänpäkkilä
Dearest blog, sorry for the neglect. Those weeds will be cleared out shortly.
“Composed in 1987-1989, Rebonds, for solo percussion, was premiered by Sylvio Gualda in July 1988 at the Villa Medici in Rome.1 A comment by Jacques Lonchampt accompanying the score describes the work as “An immense abstract ritual, a suite of movements and of hammerings without any folkloristic ‘contamination,’ pure music full of marvelously efflorescent rhythms, going beyond drama and tempest.”2 Rebonds is a stark contrast to Xenakis’ work previously examined in this document (Psappha), both in terms of musical content and notation. Whereas learning Psappha’s graphic notational system is a central obstacle of the work, the difficulties of Rebonds lie more in the technical and musical challenges of executing the rhythms.
Rebonds is in two movements: Rebonds a features a gradual build-up of intensity and density, and Rebonds b encompasses a relentless, driving pulse. The instrumentation of Rebonds a consists of two bongos, three tom toms, and two bass drums. Rebonds b utilizes five woodblocks, two bongos, one tumba (conga), one tom tom, and one bass drum.” — Alyssa Gretchen Smith, B.M., M.M. (abstract)
The Social Registry has put together an exhaustive retrospective of their year that’s well worth reading, generously including a mixtape of the label’s 2008 delights (download zip, or stream @ imeem). Gang Gang Dance was a clearly the label’s biggest this success this year, even if it didn’t leave this blog’s heart aflutter. On the other hand, Growing had me smitten, with two new albums of glowing kaleidoscope drones.
Video directed by körner union
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www.koernerunion.com
(h/t Centripetal Notion)
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