28 February 2004
The 3rd album, Close Enough For Jazz, by Jimmy Ågren has just been released.
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The 3rd album, Close Enough For Jazz, by Jimmy Ågren has just been released.
Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower) and his band Spastic Ink have signed with Marquee Inc. to release their long-anticipated sophomore release Ink Complete in the US, Japan and South-East Asia for April 21st. Their own label EclecticElectric takes care of the rest of the world from March 23rd.
A reconstruction of the legendary Beach Boys album SMiLE is scheduled for release this year. The album concocted by Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson in the late ’60's is the holy grail for Beach Boys addicts as it originally was turned down by the recordcompany for being too weird. It became the little more conventional Smiley Smile.
Monika Edvardsen has left Atrox can be read in the interview on Heavymetal.no. The cause being the usual 'musical differences' of Monika and the rest of the band. Among other projects a new Tactile Gemma album is in the works. Rune Folgerø is her successor in Atrox.
The US might be in turmoil over Janet's boob-'accident', in Krakow, Poland a televised show by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth got out of hand (according to authorities) with a bunch of sheep's heads and a few crucified models. One model fainted and left by ambulance. Polish police is checking the possibility for prosecution for mockery of religion (duh!), protected by law in Poland. More info and pictures and movies can be found here.
Sad news: with John Whooley's moving to another town he also decided to call it quits in Estradasphere who'll have to find a singer and saxophone-player now. You can read his statement here.
New year's eve usually means general partying and widespread happiness. It seems it wasn't the case with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson. He spent a part of the night in jail after a scuffle with policemen. Read the whole story here. Time will tell if it will have an effect on the 30th anniversary tour that Rush planned for this year.
The musique[machine]-team wishes everybody a happy newyear and truckloads of great music for 2004!
John Zorn's label Tzadik plans to release a series of 15 single cd's with recordings from the 50th birthday festivities in September 2003. In February 2004 the first release by The Masada String Trio will see the light of day. Planned releases are: the Monday night duos (w/ Fred Frith, eYe, Milford Graves, Leo Smith & Susie Ibarra), Zorn's solo sax set, Bar Kokhba, Masada, Electric Masada, a live-recording of The Gift and some game pieces.
Anathema mastermind Danny Cavanagh announced a couple of acoustic gigs in Holland and Belgium today:"Hello everyone. Its Danny Cavanagh from Anathema here. I just wanted to let people know I am playing acoustic/piano solo gigs in Holland and Belgium during Christmas week. 26th december Eindhoven (holland) - Thunder Roadhouse - free entry 8 pm27th december Aalst (Belgium) - Negasonic Club - 5 euros 8 pm28th december Apeldoorn (Holland) - Ozzy Hardrock Cafe - free entry 7 pm Cheers and happy New Year to all!Danny Cavanagh."
Chip Yamada made a pretty dark video for Estradasphere's song Speck from the Quadropus album.
Warr-guitarist Trey Gunn announced he's leaving King Crimson. The band is about to release Elektrik, the audiopart of the dvd Eyes Wide Open released earlier. People who ordered the dvd in October at Discipline Global Mobile will get a $5.00 discount.
Today Norwegian label Rune Grammofon has released a 96-page hardback book by the name of Money Will Ruin Everything. It's designed by Kim Hiorthøy and includes graphics, photos, discography and texts by The Wire editor Rob Young and design writer Adrian Shaughnessy as well as Kim Hiorthøy interviewing Rune Grammofon's founder Rune Kristoffersen. It includes a double-cd with, sometimes exclusive, tracks by Supersilent, Biosphere, Alog, Phonophani, Jaga Jazzist, SPUNK and many others from the RG catalog.
The album Super Diorama Theater by Buckethead has been renamed into Coo Coo Clocks Of Hell. Release is planned before the end of this year on Catalyst Entertainment. The Secret Recipe dvd is finished and Buckethead's buddy Albert is looking for a major company to distribute it to make it easily available for everyone.
Florida-based label Vendlus will release Steve Ericsson's short movie Lyckantropen. The DVD features a 20 minute interview with Ulver, deleted scenes, interviews with the actors and more. A review of the movie can be found here at musique[machine]. Vendlus takes pre-orders.
Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw and Bill Laswell are the happy parents of a babyboy by the name of Anman William. Congratulations!
Multi-platinum-selling rapstar DMX, who holds a record for having his first 5 albums going straight to no. 1 in the US-charts in the first week, has performed really bad on a recent show in the Netherlands. Backstage he seemed confused and made a fuss about milk for his cornflakes. The reason is said to be that he saw The Light the day before. God (no less) appeared to him and told him his negative messages of his music should stop. Cross fingers he will make the same careermove as Ma$e, who quit the game to dedicate his life to God (and along the way deliver us, simple mortals, from his rap-'talents').
Voice-terrorrist Mike Patton (Fantômas, Tomahawk and countless others) already did some and will do some more shows with 'The Godfather of Noyze': Rahzel. Patton also plans the release of the 3rd Fantômas-cd Delirium Cordia: 55 minutes of 'mood music', this month.
David Sylvian's former Album of the Month Blemish will be released in Japan with a bonustrack by the name of Trauma. He also joint forces with David Sylvian for a single to be released October 8th. The song World Citizen will be presented in 5 version. Currently Sylvian is on tour in Europe while Robert Fripp reports a US tour with King Crimson fell through.
Peter Dolving reports to have rejoined Swedish überthrashers The Haunted as his successor Marco Aro appears to have returned to his dayjob as constructionworker.
Shawn Lane passed away at the age of 40. Rest in peace.
Guitarist Shawn Lane has been hospitalized. A biopsy of his lungs has been performed. He hopes to be released from hospital soon to work with longtime musical partner Jonas Hellborg again. The new project seems to involve legendary Cream-drummer Ginger Baker.
Bill Laswell's Afro-Indian breakbeat project Tabla Beat Science is about to release a 2 disc DVD called Talamanam Sound Clash:Further Adventures in Hypercussion. "Filmed on June 21, 2002 with twelve cameras at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco, you're situated not only in the front row, but on stage and you're offered a choice of over ten different vantage points. Intercut with powerful imagery and visual montages, this two-disc offers a melding of cultures, combining ancient rhythms and modern audio/visual psychedelia that both reference the past and advance the future".
Anathema will release their new album October 20th. It seem they left the poppier path of A Fine Day To Exit as guitarist Daniel says on their site: 'You can expect a variety of songs and soundscapes on this one, from peaceful and ambient tones, to sonically massive great noises that we are barely able to control.'