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The Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir - Tibetan Chants For World Peace (2008)

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:25:16 +0000

I don't get enough world music and when I do get it a lot of times I don't know what to do with it and it gets shoved aside. The main reason world music is so refreshing at times is that it is completely different from the pop/punk/metal/rock/electronic/country landscape that I usually dwell.

The sheet that came with The Gyuto Monks disc talks about how the monks manage to get to a tone so low that it is inhumanly possible. But the monks manage to get themselves into a state when they are chanting that they transcend as well. The Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart is responsible for this recording, one that documents these chants from the Gyoto Tantric Monastic University. Hart states: "They are not chanting for themselves and salvation. They are chanting for every living thing, for China, Chinese people, Tibetan people, American people, every being."

The sound that these monks form with their voice is really unnerving. It is revealed that the vocals on the World Peace cd have been multi-tracked but there is a reason behind this. It is to emulate the 100's of monks chanting at the same time. It really sounds amazing. I can't describe it. Similar to throat singing but with that many people behind it it makes it sound so much more. Tibetan Chants for World Peace is note everyday listening. No, but I do recommend you try and hear a track or two for yourself to find out what goes on behind those walls.

(White Swan 2008)
Reviewed on 2008-10-03 17:47:21 by Dennis Scanland

Fit For Kings - Crawlspace Records lathecut discography

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:25:33 +0000

Of the three Crawlspace Records labels, Gonzo and Simon's free noise/ free jazz Artist's Series imprint was the most prolific. There's some great (and some grating) sounds there. That mass of Gerldine plastic gave birth to the Fit For Kings compilations; the first of which was released in the US on Drunken Fish Records while the second came out as a double vinyl LP. I saw at least five of these acts live (Figure 60/ Children's Television Workshop/ Empirical/ Pointsman/ Pit Viper) and they were all surprisingly good in that context. Part of a huge wider body of music in this vein released in the 1990s.

Crawlspace -- Figure 60- Kraftfirp/ Neuing Me, Neuing You lathe cut double 7”

Crawlspace SPACE04/SPACECD04 Various - Fit For Kings: A Compilation Of Peripheral New Zealand Music Series II - double LP [edition of 150] & CD
Retrograde (RST)/ Infinite Pulse A (Pahjib)/ Untitled (Crude)/ Untitled (Empirical)/ Wheku (Pit Viper)/ Avon’s House (Wayne Gordon)/ Elec Reg (Duncan Bruce)/ Samrat Yantra (Lapdog)/ Decapitados (Sandoz Lab Technicians)/ Three Quarks For Muster Mark (James Kirk)/ The Fast Dimension (Tim Cornelius)/ Raven (Nathan Thompson)

Crawlspace – Various - Mailorder lathe 10"
Have A Grateful Day (PSW)/ As One Breathes Ones Last (Negitive Eh)/ Unknown (The Heart Flutters)/ Untitled (Witcyst)/ Tennyson Corner (Hori)/ Untitled 5:09 (K-Editeur)/ Mirror Trap (Ben Spears)

Crawlspace - Various- Mailorder 2 lathe cut 8” EP
Ultra Violet (1/2 Octave Band)/ Mending Depression [With A Needle And A Thread] (Ben Spiers)/ Untitled (Witcyst)

Crawlspace Artist Series
Crawlspace Artist Series 1.1 Thela - Thela triple 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 1.2 Children’s Television Workshop - From The Children’s Television Workshop To The Polyamorous Love Cult double 8" EP

Crawlspace Artist Series 1.3 Pointsman - Wheel Of Fortune/Silk Rice no. 1613/Eye 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 1.4 Casagrante Apparatus - Casagrante Apparatus double 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 1.5 Witcyst - Tick triple 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 1.6 Matt Middleton - Turbo Spunk triple 8" EP

Crawlspace Artist Series 1.7 White Saucer- White Saucer triple 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 1.8 Parmentier (Deon Workman and Paul Douglas) - Odessa double 8" EP

Crawlspace Artist Series 1.9 The Aesthetics - Secrets Of Japanese Nationalism double 8”

Crawlspace Artist Series 2.1 RST - Retrograde/Retrograde Motion 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 2.2 Pahjib - To Reason Insanity double lathe cut 8” EP

Crawlspace Artist Series 2.3 Crude - World’s Worst Saxophone Solos Volume 48 lathe cut 8”

Crawlspace Artist Series 2.4 Empirical - You Don’t Need A Rice Cooker To Cook Rice lathe cut 8”

Crawlspace Artist Series 2.5 Wayne Gordon/Duncan Bruce - Double Artist Series lathe 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 2.6 Pit Viper- Wheku/ Weku 8” EP

Crawlspace Artist Series 2.7 Lapdog - Lapidescent/Samrat Yantra lathe 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 2.8 Sandoz Lab Technicians - The Three Imposters triple 8” EP

Crawlspace Artist Series 3.1 Avotor - Freezover/Collectow March lathe cut 8”

Crawlspace Artist Series 3.2 Witcyst - Missing triple 8"

Crawlspace Artist Series 4.1 Rhonda Pritchard/Kelly Jay/Sophie Lyle - War Against Terror lathe cut 8”

Crawlspace Artist Series 4.2 Witcyst [Veetix] - The Black Album: Best Of ETPS quadruple 8" set

Crawlspace Artist Series 4.3 1/3 Octave Band - Piscean Tragedies double 8”

Drunken Fish 37 - Various - Fit For Kings: A Compilation Of Peripheral New Zealand Music
Tripster/White Christmas (Children's Television Workshop)/ Rico/Misty Ra (Casagrante Apparatus)/ Mitternacht/Peacemaker (Crude)/ Silk Rice No. 1613 (Pointsman)/ Orgone Cone/UFO KO/Little Billy 1&2 (White Saucer)/ Missing [parts of]/Beautatemicx (Witcyst)/ One/Four (Parmentier)/ Athletic Sexual Reefer [a bit of] Live (Aesthetics)

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Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:25:55 +0000

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Travis speaks...

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:43:00 +0000

I want to give my deepest thanks to everyone who has helped deal with the current situation. First and foremost, Chris and Che were my friends. I would give up anything to have them here with us today, healthy and happy. To call them my employees does them such a disservice, as they were so much more than that. Chris was my best friend before anything else, and I can never put into words how much he will be missed. Che was an amazing person as well, and I was honored to have him in my life. I am simply amazed and will be forever grateful for all the support everyone has shown to Chris and Che's families. Its a testament to how many lives they touched in a positive way.

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Who Are The Mystery Girls ?

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:14:51 +0000

I only know a limited amount about each of these performers, and I think I'll keep it that way. It's actually quite liberating enjoying these songs for the songs sake - and not having the added baggage of facts and figures or being weighed down with the relative worth worked out on some ready reckoner of rock, pop and soul, which would burst the mystery bubble and take the gloss of the goodies anyway. And for more funky nuggets why not check out what's a popping on all new That Black Magic blog Judy Clay 'Private Number' the duet with recorded William Bell, was her only UK hit. Judy Clay - 'It Ain't Long Enough' Chris Clark Was the first white female artist signed to Motown. Chris Clark - 'Everything's Right Everything'Wrong' (It's that man again- James Jamerson on bass) Dee Dee Warwick Is Dionne's elder sister. Dee Dee Warwick -Rescue Me Dee Dee also does a belting version of 'Monday Monday' - I'm desperate to get any version of this - so I'd be eternally grateful if anyone could slip a 'Monday Monday' MP3 my way.

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• Britney To Set Record Straight in MTV Doc
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• Of Montreal Glam It Up In D.C.
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Photo: Blakesberg/Retna

Thirty years ago, the Grateful Dead played a series of concerts at the foot of the Sphinx in Giza, Egypt that went down in history both for their ambition and their myriad near-disasters. Hihglights from those concerts are finally getting an official release on the two-disc set Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978. “I went into eternity,” says Bob Weir of the experience. Click below for more on these infamous shows, including how the band employed a pair of camels after their equipment truck broke down.

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Wire @ The Fillmore 10.9.08

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Today I count my blessings one by one, as through grace and luck via Craigslist, I was able to secure a last minute pair of free tickets for last night's WFMU sponsored Wire gig. Somehow, this one slipped through the cracks, and I was certain I'd be standing outside paying for what otherwise was a completely free gig, but in the end, everything worked out for the better. Especially after last May's riveting Seaport show I would have kicked myself several times over for missing one of my favorite bands at a significantly improved venue.

I arrived a mere hour after the doors opened, expecting the Fillmore to run late, as it generally tends to, but as I claimed my spot on the balcony, Wire took to the stage at 9pm sharp, just a few minutes after I'd settled. Though I was generally curious to see Times New Viking, I already counted my second blessing of the evening, and was already grateful for an early evening out.

At this point, it's hard not to compare both Wire gigs. Though I generally had more fun at the Seaport, anxious to see one of my favorite bands in the flesh, bouncing around in the front row without a care in the world, last night's set was superior in every which way. A more intimate affair, a slightly extended setlist, and a much better sound system which balanced each instrument while pushing volume to the maximum capacity. Wire were in top form, to boot, fresh from a few months of touring in support of Object 47, their latest art-punk opus. The setlist sprinkled in several new tunes with various highlights from their career, including 'Silk Skin Paws,' 'Being Sucked In Again,' and a rather fiery version of 2002's 'I Don't Understand.' The band also tossed a few rarities into the mix, including a yet-to-be recorded gem titled 'He Knows' and a rare live-only track 'Underwater Experiences,' which is only available on the band's experimental 1981 live record Document and Eyewitness. A real treat, through and through.

Just as before, the crowd called out for the hits right from the start, and the band kept shirking the requests cheekily. Guitarist/vocalist Colin Newman recalled a similar incident from last May where a woman shouted, "play what you damn well want, you're going to anyway," which again earned a series of supportive shouts from the crowd. Meanwhile bassist/vocalist Graham Lewis disarmed the audience's cries for 'I Am the Fly' by exclaiming that he was as well. That said, Wire did deliver a few popular tunes, including 'The 15th,' 'Pink Flag,' and of course, '12XU,' a rather intense and sloppy rendition which ended the evening with a roar. Not my favorite number of the evening, but quite a way to end, especially after three unexpected encores. So unexpected actually, that the Fillmore staff pulled down the digital projection screen prematurely, as one quarter of the crowd made a hasty exit.

To those not lucky enough to score a golden ticket to the evening's event may have caught the live on-air broadcast happening simultaneously. I was hoping to link to an archived version for your listening pleasure, but it seems as if the infamous freeform station has not recorded the show for future rebroadcasting. That said, many thanks to WFMU for another year of solid radio programming and outstanding free shows. If you missed out, make it a priority to catch Wire next time they come around! Otherwise, here's the setlist from last night's gig:

1. Our Time (Read & Burn 03, 2007)
2. Mr. Marx's Tale (Send, 2003)
3. Comet (Send, 2003)
4. Being Sucked In Again (Chairs Missing, 1978)
5. Mekon Headman (Object 47, 2008)
6. Perspex Icon (Object 47, 2008)
7. An Advantage In Height (Snakedrill EP, 1986)
8. The Agfers of Kodack (Send, 2003)
9. Silk Skin Paws (A Bell Is a Cup...Until It Is Struck, 1988)
10. All Fours (Object 47, 2008)
11. One of Us (Object 47, 2008)
12. Boiling Boy (A Bell Is a Cup...Until It Is Struck, 1988)
13. The 15th (154, 1979)
14. 106 Beats That (Pink Flag, 1977)
15. I Don't Understand (Read & Burn 01, 2002)

encore 1:
16. He Knows (Unrecorded)
17. Pink Flag (Pink Flag, 1977)

encore 2:
18. Lowdown (Pink Flag, 1977)
19. Underwater Experiences (Document and Eyewitness, 1981)

encore 3:
20. Circumspect (Object 47, 2008)
21. 12XU (Pink Flag, 1977)

British punk? Hardcore? Thrashcore? Where is all this magic?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:03:12 +0000

I'm distraught by the lack of proper british punk/thrashcore/hardcore, basically punk in general. does anyone know of any bands that fit this tag that ARE NOT SKA, STREET PUNK, without any bald neo nazis and anyone over the age of 35. anything comparable to the stuff on three one g? ive already heard pre and take a worm for a walk a day, and thats all pretty thrahs, but anymore? surely the acclaimed birthplace of punk doesnt just let it sit on its arse? anyone with anything id be very grateful for, just for the pure idea, of british punk

[MusicRatty] tag: grateful

The Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir - Tibetan Chants For World Peace (2008)

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