Tuesday 1 March 2016
Rhythm & Sound in 100 minutes
Dialogue
Rhythm & Sound - Roll Off
Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Ruff Way
Round Four: Find A Way - Found A Way
Boss Man [Tiki's Pure Blue Remix]
Rhythm & Sound - Outward
Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Why
Round Five Na Fe Throw It
King in My Empire
Rhythm & Sound - Carrier
Rhythm & Sound (w/ Savage) - Smile
Rhythm & Sound with Jennifer Lara - Queen In My Empire
Koki/Rhythm & Sound Rise and Praise [Vainqueur Remix]
See Mi Yah Riddim Mix - Burial Mix
See Mi Version [Basic Reshape]
Never Tell You
Rhythm & Sound - Imprint
Monday 29 February 2016
CAN: In Search of a Vocalist (Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam, Michael Cousins, Phew and Tim Hardin)
After Damo Suzuki left Can, there were a number of other vocalists who rehearsed and played live with them in 1975/6 before they added Rosko Gee and Reebop to the core line up of Irmin Schmidt, Michael Karoli, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit. These included Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam from Malaysia (or Indonesia) Michael Cousins AKA Magic Michael, the Japanese vocalist Phew and Tim Hardin.
A number of recordings survive from these try outs.
A number of recordings survive from these try outs.
There is a rehearsal from an unknown date and a live improvised track from a gig at the Hatfield Polytechnic on the 21st of November 1975 featuring Tim Hardin.
It may seem a strange combination but it sort of works...though I cannot imagine Can playing 'If I Were A Carpenter' as an encore. Though they did play a thirteen minute version of 'The Lady Came From Baltimore' together at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London two days after. Needless to say if anyone has a recording of that I would love to hear it.
Phew (Hiromi Moritani) as well as recording her first solo album with Holger & Jaki in 1981 (produced by Conny Plank) also in 1975 improvised over a recording of Damo Suzuki's last gig with Can at the Edinburgh Empire on the 28th August 1973. This concert had actually been recorded by United Artists as a possible live album.
Michael Cousins, who according to Discogs was once described by Nick Kent as Ladbroke Grove's answer to Wild Man Fisher, was perhaps the most conventional rock vocalist to try out for the gig and apparently from reports at the time it did not sit well with the band's audience. Included here is a gig from Hannover in 1976. As Magic Michael he appeared on the Greasy Truckers Party album as well as the A Bunch of Stiff Records compilation. He can be seen in this video from 1973 for about 20 seconds.
Lastly to Thaiaga Raj Raja Ratnam of which there is very little info out there (apart from this solitary video uploaded by someone of the same name.) I've included a full gig from Poitiers in France from March 1976 and a couple of (inferior quality) tracks of unknown origin. The second half of disc 2 here has a gig from Brussels that I'd never heard until I googled for info just then
You can get them all
Repost
Michael Gira's tour of Australia is cancelled
Which to be honest in the light of the events of the past few days is no surprise
Sunday 28 February 2016
Friday 26 February 2016
Posted almost without a comment
...but as I said on my Facebook page:
The swans fans aren't helping his cause over on his page but kudos for him not deleting any comments. Facebook accusations are a sad indictment of our age and I say that without my tuppence worth because y'know...
UPDATE
UPDATE 2
The swans fans aren't helping his cause over on his page but kudos for him not deleting any comments. Facebook accusations are a sad indictment of our age and I say that without my tuppence worth because y'know...
UPDATE
UPDATE 2
Thursday 25 February 2016
Saturday 20 February 2016
Black Cab - Live @NGV Melbourne (19/2/16)
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OK I have to say I was NOT expecting that to come out well but hey ALL things considered...
Friday 19 February 2016
Flaming Lips - Bowie Tribute Set (12/2/16)
Space Oddity
Life on Mars?
Five Years
Ziggy Stardust
Fame
The Man Who Sold The World
Golden Years
Ashes to Ashes
Jeb Loy Nichols Presents Reggae Got Country
Selector Jeb Loy Nichols (the man behind the Country Got Soul compilations) goes through his dusty 45s and picks out some prime examples of reggae artists exploring country roads...
This Train - Culture
Before The Next Teardrop Falls - John Holt
Stand By Your Man - Merlene Webber
Country Boy - Cornel Campbell
Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On - The Bleechers
The End Of The World - Gregory Isaacs
My Two Empty Arms - Freddy Fender
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - John Holt
Someone Loves You Honey - June Lodge / Prince Mohammed
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Noel Brown
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Ken Parker
Country Reggae Party
Thursday 18 February 2016
Hundred Year Old Man - Black Fire
Featuring lyric and vocal contributions by Russell MacEwan of Black Sun
https://hundredyearoldman.bandcamp.com/
https://hundredyearoldman.bandcamp.com/
Tuesday 16 February 2016
You have to laugh
Since deleted but...the comments were priceless while it was up for hours. Music churnalism at its finest eh?
Sunday 14 February 2016
Saturday 13 February 2016
Friday 12 February 2016
Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump's The Art Of The Deal: The Movie
With Johnny Depp, Ron Howard, Alfred Molina, Robert Morse, Patton Oswalt, Jack McBrayer, Michaela Watkins, Henry Winkler, Stephen Merchant, Christopher Lloyd, Kristen Schaal, Andy Richter, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, Tymberlee Hill, Alf, Jordan Coleman, Joe Nuñez, Jeremy Konner, Kenny Loggins
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