Onderwerp: the big nOte, May 14, 2000
links: captain beefheart, the residents, frank zappa and lots of others
* "black page" magazine, the dutch zappa info zine is no more. the
latest issue (number 82) has just been published. however, piet de doelder
is collecting e-mail addresses, so chances are good that he'll keep on
posting news on a regular basis. in the meantime, check out the "black
page" web-site from time to time. aad hoogesteger is doing a fine job.
* http://www.oocities.org/SouthBeach/Jetty/3640/index.html
* the holland festival goes zappa, but it looks like no-one thought of
possible foreign visitors. after a lot of trouble I managed to get tickets
for the '200 motels suite' and for the 'freak in', but so far my attempts to
get tickets for the ensemble modern & for the metropool orchestra were not
successful. & while I'm writing this, I just got word that both concerts
are completely sold out. - I don't like these sort of things. if anyone
can still get me a ticket, drop me a line.
* I saw corrie & de grote brokken a couple of nights ago (in breda).
great show!! you should go & see them!! check out the dates at willem's
site (mentioned a bit further on) or in a previous 'big nOte'. and also
check the info on the new album(s) that corrie has scheduled. essential
stuff!! don't miss it!! (see you in tilburg & hilvarenbeek)
* dutch radio show 4FM aired the first part of steve vai's show in
nijmegen (from a couple of months ago). the second part is due next week,
saturday may 20, 2000. unfortunately, I can't get radio 4 too well out here
in belgium, so if anyone has a quality tape- or cdr-copy for trade, let me
know.
* and while on the subject of radio shows: a couple of weeks ago, the
dutch 'concertzender' broadcasted a concert by corrie and the brokken from
1997. very jazzy concert.
* I'm sort of mixing all the previous 'big nOtes' & all the other info
that I have in one 'big nOte' info-file. it's still work in progress, but
if you think you're up to it, I'll gladly send you an e-copy. I can send it
as a word- or as text-document. ( = about 1 mega or about 0.5 mega straight
in your mail-box). this 'big nOte' also serves as my trade-list (marked
items) and I'm always looking for trades. just let me know.
OK, let's kick off with some belgian bands.
* deus: sister dew
(1999, cd5"-pro, uk, island dewcd 1)
this is a one track promo single, released to promote last years
yurripean tour.
* deus: instant street
(1999, cd5"-pro, spain, island records deus-1)
a spanish promo cd for deus! wow. not that it includes something
special; 'instant street (radio edit)' & 'sister dew', but it does have a
nice ring to it. the back-sleeve mentions the spanish part of the 1999
tour.
* deus: freakshow
(1999,cd-bootleg,euroboot eb-29)
i have seen various deus bootlegs around, but this is the first one
I actually bought. must have been the title... anyway, this boot presents
parts of two concerts: 1999/06/24 paris, france and 1999/ summerfestival
spain (probable the festival de benicassim that took place in august). the
package and sound is fine and both concerts were pretty good.
* dead man ray: toothpaste
(2000, cd5", nl, virgin belgium - heavenhotel 20025)
the first cdsingle from "trap". it also includes 'ebola','salzer' &
'glazer', all non-album tracks.
* dead man ray: brenner
(2000, cd5", nl, virgin belgium - heavenhotel 20026)
another cdsingle from "trap". it has 'virgin pusher' as second
track.
* dead man ray: trap
(2000, cd, nl, virgin belgium 7243 8492242 9 - heavenhotel
hh20027)
dead man ray is (among others) daan stuyven, rudy trouvé, elko
blijweert, herman houbrechts & wouter van belle. this is their second
album. most of the material had a soundtrack-purpose which makes it a bit
more intimate. it's a nice album.
* daan: profools
(1999, cd, nl, heavenhotel hh 98017)
frontman of dead man ray and engaged in a lot of other bands &
projects, but this is his first solo-project. it came out last year and is
a fine addition to your dead man ray collection. (meaning: if you like dead
man ray, you've got to buy this)
* zita swoon: our daily reminders
(1999, cd5", eec, warner music benelux wea 85738 05622)
I mentioned this cd5"s brother a couple of months ago already: this
is the same single but in a cardboard cover and with only two tracks.
* zita swoon: plage tattoo / circumstances
(2000, cd, eec, warner music benelux wea 8573 82117 2)
the booklet says 'plage tattoo is a music/dance/play...'. a lot of
belgian bands are doing things with movies, soundtracks, etc. the disc
(enhanced cd) also presents a short film. great stuff.
* frank zappa: pachuco hop
(cd-bootleg, sobf-001)
ooh, I like this one. toronto, august 1969: 'intro','bacon
fat','lonely, lonely nights','intro','corrido-rock','the mothers
blow','string quartet','wplj','in the sky' and 'all night long'. the
recording needs some adjusting (bit of noise) but this is a great concert!
* captain beefheart: captain, my captain
(cd-bootleg, tdr-117)
1978/11, 'my father's place', ny, usa. nice package & the sound is
great, but this is just another version of the same concert.
* steve vai: the guitar show with kevin bacon, show 98-52
(1998, 2cd, usa, radio show - amfm radio networks / ben
manilla productions)
yes, this was great to listen to, being post-easter and all. this
radio show aired december 26 & 27 in 1998. special guest steve vai was
interviewed by kevin bacon. they talked about steve's merry axemas album
and played various x-mas (rock) songs.
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* blast: puristsirup
(1991, cd, nl, vonk 02)
I talked about blast a couple of issues ago. they have a superb new
album out on the cuneiform label. puristsirup is their debut album, out on
vonk, (you might remember vonk as the label that also presented palinckx!)
and it's almost 10 years old. I thought it was out of print, so I was happy
to come across this copy. great album.
* the residents: diskomo 2000
(2000, cd, usa, east side digital esd 81512)
it's not always easy to follow, but this disc is 'diskomo /
goosebump' (issued in 1980 as a 12" on ralph records) with some extra
tracks. the original release had been reissued already in 1997 on bomba
records, japan, as a cd5". (but without these extra tracks, of course).
One of these extra tracks is 'diskomo 1992', the other two are 'diskomo
2000' and 'twinkle 2000'.
* the residents: assorted secrets
(2000, cd, usa, ralphamerica ra 008)
originally released in september 1984 as a tape, "assorted secrets"
presented two projects: the first one was a live test appearance of the mole
show, the second one a collection of 'studio-takes'. 2000 copies of the
tape were made. the above mentioned cd is a limited re-release: 1200
numbered copies. nice artwork as well.
* john cale: dance music
(1998, cd, nl, detour 3984-22122-2)
music for nico, the ballet choreographed by ed wubbe for the scapino
ballet rotterdam. the music composed by john cale and performed by ice
nine. corrie van binsbergen was (the guitar) part of ice nine.
this album was brought to my attention by willem schwertmann - visit
his site for some great info on corrie van binsbergen:
http://www.sofa.demon.nl
john cale is expected in antwerp one of the next days where he will receive
a doctor's degree. belgian radio (cucamonga - vrt 1) is paying a lot of
attention to this.
* gene carl band: below paradise
this is another scapino / ballet product. music by gene carl,
choreography by irzik galili. corrie van binsbergen plays the guitar in the
gene carl band. now where did I put that corrie & de grote brokken t-shirt
I brought home from breda??
* the titanics: s/t
(??, cd, usa, taang! records t41)
recorded in 1989, but I don't really know when this cd got released.
it contains 'out of the frying pan' (van vliet). garage band. sounds OK.
* captain beefheart: revenant
(1999, cd-pro, usa, revenant records)
hard to find promo cd for the grow fins box set. nice package
though.
* the pilafian project: meltdown
(1998, cd, usa, summit records dcd 227)
the cd is subtitled 'a new dimension in jazz', but I can't really
say that I'm convinced. however, the pilafian project is a trio: sax, tuba
and drums and they play contemporary pieces: bartok & ravel but also monk &
ornette coleman. my reason for buying this album was their covervesion of
beefheart's 'dali's car' (van vliet). the cd also includes a second,
extended version of the track.
* trio magneto: s/t
(1999, cd, it, stereosupremo sts 0004)
italian band trio magneto play 'toads of the short forest' (frank
zappa) on their latest album. the trio consists of guitar, bass & drums. I
like what they did with 'toads of the short forest'. it's not the easiest
piece to cover, especially with a trio.
* v.a.: tribute to van halen
(2000, cd, ec, triage records eagcd113)
I'm not sure, but I think this is the yurripean edition of the van
halen album that got issued in the states last year. but with a different
title. now I hear you ask: so why do we have to listen to this? well:
dweezil zappa on 'unchained'; vinnie colaiuta on 'light up the sky'; aynsley
dunbar on 'pretty woman'.
short & extra: guitar techniques (british mag + cd) has vai's 'for the love
of god' as a 'rock-lesson'. the track is played by dave kilminster.
phew - , that's all for now. talk again to you soon,
peter van laarhoven, belgium
peter.vanlaarhoven@solvay.com
snail mail address:
welstraat 6
B - 2350 vosselaar
belgium
(Špeter van laarhoven - belgium)
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