life

December 24th, 2010 by thx1138

Flipper “Life”

I too have sung death’s praises
But I’m not going to sing that song anymore
Yes, I’ve find out what living is all about
It’s life! life!
Life is the only thing worth living for
Yes life! life!
Life is the only thing worth…
Life! life!
(I know it has it’s ups and downs)

from the album “Public Flipper Limited”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=925aSopPErw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmOOcDoTO8

In Get in the Van, his memoir of the early ’80s punk rock scene, Henry Rollins of Black Flag described the Flipper experience: “They were just heavy. Heavier than you. Heavier than anything…When they played they were amazing.”

Will Shatter R.I.P.

http://www.jasontlivingston.com/images/Conner_WillShatterNegativeTrend.jpg
Will Shatter on stage with Negative Trend

Dia.Log – info

December 23rd, 2010 by thx1138

Dia.Log
musica elettronica e visuals – 23 dicembre 2010

ultimo appuntamento del 2010 presso il Baraka.

Madvision – PA audio/video
Madvision nasce nell’estate del 2010 da parte di Francesco Macheda (Subconces/Mahertz) musicista, produttore,
performer di elettronica dal vivo e da Daniele Colucciello (VisualFK) visual artist. Sul piano sonoro Madvision si basa
su field recordings e ambientazioni sonore che guardano a un lontano oriente. L’intreccio con visuals suggestivi e psichedelici
regala un’esperienza tra avanguardia purissima e misticismo che trascina gli ascoltatori in un universo di simboli, suoni, luci e colori.
fkvisual@yahoo.com

Gea Brown – drones, elettronica, noise (dj set)
Storica dell’arte e collezionista delle opere di Charlemagne Palestine, è l’anima drone del duo Alpin Folks.
Come solista cura dj set in cui fonde minimalismo americano, krautrock, drones, elettronica e noise

THX  – techno (dj set)
Dal 1995 ha suonato in contesti hc punk, hip hop, techno, drum&bass e industrial. Con il collettivo Looperatoritaliani produce beat per scratching e turntablism.

Giovedi 23 Dicembre 2010
Baraka, Piazza Mercatale 133, Prato
Inizio ore 22:00 _ Ingresso libero
info – http://www.barakaprato.it/

Dia.Log appuntamento di musica elettronica e visual

Ecco l’ultimo appuntamento 2010 che si terrà presso il Baraka.

Dia.Log propone i seguenti progetti:

Madvision
PA audio/video
Madvision nasce nell’estate del 2010 da parte di Francesco Macheda (Subconces/Mahertz) musicista, produttore,
performer di elettronica dal vivo e da Daniele Colucciello (VisualFK) visual artist. Sul piano sonoro Madvision si basa
su field recordings e ambientazioni sonore che guardano a un lontano oriente.L’intreccio con visuals suggestivi e psichedelici
regala un’ esperienza tra avanguardia purissima e misticismo che trascina gli ascoltatori in un universo di simboli, suoni, luci e colori.
fkvisual@yahoo.com

Gea Brown
(drone, elettronica, noise)
Storica dell’arte e collezionista delle opere di Charlemagne Palestine, è l’anima drone del duo Alpin Folks.
Come solista cura dj set in cui fonde minimalismo americano, krautrock, drone, elettronica e noise

THX (techno)
Dal 1996 ha suonato in contesti hc punk, techno e drum&bass. Con il collettivo Looperatoritaliani produce beat per scratching e turntablism.
http://streptos-music.noblogs.org

Giovedi 23 Dicembre 2010
Baraka, Piazza Mercatale 133, Prato
Inizio ore 22:00 _ Ingresso libero

Dia.Log @ Baraka (PO) 23.12.2010

December 18th, 2010 by thx1138

Dia.Log
giovedí 23 dicembre
Baraka / piazza Mercatale 133 Prato
dalle ore 22
ingresso libero

Madvision – PA audio/video
Gea Brown – drones and noise / dj set
THX – techno / dj set

visuals: moka_project

“Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff” by Anton Corbijn

December 18th, 2010 by thx1138

“Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff”

From UbuWeb:
“Don van Vliet, alias “Captain Beefheart”, is one of the most influential, misunderstood, talked about, admired, copied, treasured, loved and quoted musicians and yet he is still an obscure and mysterious artist. His quite abrupt artistic transformation from working with a microphone to a paintbrush in 1982 and his consequent move from the desert to the ocean meant even less direct contact with the outside world than before. Subsequently there is very little information about Don from this time onwards and this short black-and-white film made in 1993 is an unique opportunity to see and hear this unique man. The film is approximately 13 minutes long, directed and photographed in black and white”

Directed by Anton Corbijn

special thanks to F.P. for the video links

Captain Beefheart R.I.P.

December 18th, 2010 by thx1138


Captain Beefheart 1941-2010

source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/captain-beefheart-dies-69-61361

The avant-garde rock musician passed away of complications from multiple sclerosis.

Don Van Vliet, who blended rock, blues, psychedelia and free jazz under the stage name Captain Beefheart, died Friday of complications from multiple sclerosis in a Northern California hospital. He was 69.

From 1965-82, Beefheart worked with a rotating ensemble of musicians called the Magic Band, with whom he recorded 12 studio albums. Van Vliet sang and played the harmonica and saxophone among many other instruments.

After two decades in music, Van Vliet retired from performing to devote himself to painting and drawing. New York City’s Michael Werner Gallery hosted several shows of Beefheart’s paintings and confirmed the musician’s death Friday.

A native of Lancaster, Calif., Van Vliet was friends and a regular collaborator with another eclectic California musician, Frank Zappa.

Van Vliet began performing as Captain Beefheart in 1964, and the Magic Band’s first album, 1967’s Safe as Milk, was highly regarded. His first bandmates were guitarists Alex St. Clair and Doug Moon, bassist Jerry Handley and drummer Paul Blakely.

After a stint at A&M, they signed to Zappa’s Straight Records, which in 1969 released Trout Mask Replica, ranked No. 58 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQs8dka52H4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLdRh7qdi_g