1. IN STORE PERFORMANCE
2. OUR MUSIC CHOICE
3. LABEL OF THE MONTH: RUNE GRAMMOFON
4. DVD
5. TOP SELLERS + FUTUR RELEASES
6. WE ARE OPEN EVERY DAY !
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1____________ IN STORE PERFORMANCE
Sunday June 5th 2005 14.00h
YAMAUCHI Katsura (sax)
From The Wire (July 2004, p. 65):
"I like nature. I like music," says Katsura Yamauchi in the handwritten sleevenote to his first solo album. Sounds uncontroversial enough, except that saxophone improvising is traditionally a highly urban, indoor pursuit and maybe Yamauchi's fondness for fresh air and the outdoor life (his record label is called Salmo Fishing Association) is part of the secret behind his original take on free improvisation.
The opening "Sa1mo" is an unhurried exploration of a tumbling phrase on sopranino, repeated and modified, It evokes flowing water, or possibly a salmon's leap, and Yamauchi closes his a1bum with a secondversion, recorded standing up to his waist in a Japanese river near a small waterfall. There is a tradition of shakuhachi players practising by a waterfall. Another slight link with Japanese flute repertoire is his habit of building a piece from a very limited selection of melodic phrases and sounds. "Implessions of Ams" works away at a melancholy tune on soprano-lyrical, spacious, Yamauchi has all the time in the world. "Kapuri!" patiently weaves a strand from long, husky alto sounds, keys clapping shut the notes. "Onchorhynchus Otomo" pays homage to Otomo Yoshihide by associating him with an important family of salmon. This eerie, deep humming, pushing at unstable overtones on the baritone, is like a rhapsody of air in plumbing, but the regular patterns mean it's also a tune, Yamauchi uniquely plays free Improv you can sing along with.
50th is year, Yamauchi has spent his life in remote cities in west Japan, organising the odd concert for visitors like Milford Graves or Derek Bailey, and struggling to hold down a full time company job while playing music. A few years ago he gave up the job and took off impulsively for a trip round Europe, playing alongside Otomo. Always with a keen ear for an original voice, Otomo rates him highly, writing, "He is really both a new and veteran artist. I am greatly refreshed by his energetic and confident performance."
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2____________OUR MUSIC CHOICE
Arden - Conceal [ Stilll ] CD
----> file under post rock / electronica
Go to: http://www.ardenband.com/
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Colleen - The golden morning break [ Leaf ] CD + Limited LP
----> file under minimalism / neo classic / electronica
Go to: http://www.colleenplays.org/menu/index.htm
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Oxes - Oxes EP CD [ Ruminance ]
----> file under rock
Go to: http://ruminance.free.fr/index2.html
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Currituck co - Sleepwalks in the Garden of the Dead Room [Track&field ] CD
----> file under psychedelic folk / guitar
Go to: http://home.earthlink.net/~kb8000/frames.html
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8rolek: Umpomat [ Mik.Musik.! ] CD
----> file under weird electronica made in Poland
Go to: http://www.mikmusik.org/musik/releases.php?cd_id=37&lang=1
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Wixel : heart [ Mechanized mind ] CD
----> file under melancholic acoutic guitars and warm electronics
Go to: http://users.pandora.be/adl/wixel/heart/
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Konono n.1: Congotronics [ Crammed ] CD
----> mixture of traditionnal and electronic music composed with hand made instruments. Amazing.
Go to: http://www.crammed.be/konono/
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Isis: Oceanic remixed and reinterpretations [ hydrahead ] 2XCD
----> file under experimental
Go to: http://www.hydrahead.com/
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Elisabeth Anka Vajagic: Nostalgia / Pain EP [ Constellation ] CD +LP
----> file under Songwriting / Psyche rock
Go to: http://www.cstrecords.com/html/cst035main.html
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Boris : Amplifier workship [ Southern lord ] CD
----> file under rock / drÙne
Go to: http://www.southernlord.com/lord1.htm
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3____________LABEL OF THE MONTH
RUNNE GRAMMOFON (Norway)
Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued electronic, jazz, and improv music has grown over the years with its artists being featured heavily in magazines such as The Wire. The label is home to the widely respected improv group Supersilent as well as the solo work of its members including Deathprod and Arve Henriksen. A couple other notable releases are Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, Jono El Grande, Skyphone, Alog/Phonophani and Food (band).
In 2000, the label signed a distribution deal with ECM, which increased the label's audience considerably. This deal has come to an end early 2005. In November of 2003 the label celebrated its 30th release by issuing a set that included a two CD compilation and a book that displayed each of Kim Hiorth¯y's highly praised digipak designs. Come to the shop and check our selection of runne grammofon cd's (more then 15 titles) at a special price !
15 euros during a limited period !!!
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4____________ DVD
Autoportrait de Chantal Akerman en cinÈaste DVD + BOOK [ Cahier du cinÈma / Centre Georges Pompidou ]
Go to: http://www.cnacgp.fr/Pompidou/Edition.nsf/Docs/IDE6E4A2FEF51065E3C1256E8600487BF2?OpenDocument&sessionM=6.1.1&L=1
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Brice Dellsperger : Ladies and Gentlemen [ Art-netart ]
Go to: http://www.art-netart.com/
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Thierry Zeno movies
Go to: http://users.skynet.be/fa230707/
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Art Futura : Augmented Reality DVD + BOOK [Art Futura]
Go to: http://www.artfutura.org/03/english/avance_a.php
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Jim Jarmush dvd box set ( 6 movies ) [ CinÈart ]
Go to: http://www.cineart.be/
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5____________ TOPSELLERS AND FUTURE RELEASES
TOPSELLERS
- Anthony and the johnsons: I am a bird now ( Secretly Canadian )
- The books: Lost and safe (Tomlab)
- Arden: Conceal (Stilll)
- Colleen: The golden morning breaks (Leaf)
- Mitchell Akiyama: Small explosions that are your's to keep(Sub Rosa)
- Hala Strana: Fielding ( Last visible dog )
- V/A Childish Music ( Staubgold )
- Alva Noto/ Ryuichi Sakamoto: insen ( Raster norton )
- Fantomas: Suspended animation ( Ipecac )
- Wixel: Heart ( Mechanized mind )
FUTURE RELEASES
Coming soon new releases by Fennesz / Sakamoto, Barbara Morgenstern / Robert Lippok, The arcade Fire, Vetiver, The Hafler Trio, Jamie Liddell, Domotic, David-Herman D¸ne, Supersilent, Hanne Hukkelberg, Merzbow, ESG...
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6____________ WE ARE OPEN EVERY DAY
Don't forget we're open EVERY DAY including SUNDAYS
Monday to Saturday 11AM til 7PM
Sunday 1PM til 7PM
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All the best,
Thierry, Christophe, Paolo and Jerome
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