ESP-Disk' Lounge

Tsigoti Tour 2010 Post – Volume 1

giancarlo — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:30:22 +0000

*This is a quick description of a two and a half month European tour that is coming to a close. Saw many good friends, made many more. Throughout my travels I am constantly inspired spaces, places and people that I have the incredible fortune to participate with. I’m writing this from a little [...]

Doing Music Among the Digital, Philosophy in Real-Time

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:41:10 +0000

By Alan Sondheim ========================================================================== so beginning, a list of topics (re)created almost in a dream or trance state: ========================================================================== 1. presence of flesh. Investing in playing a physical instrument of the traditional type involves thinking through the presence of flesh. Playing string instruments for example results in constant manicuring: nails, skin, and muscle are shaped, exercised, and controlled, as much as possible, using operations [...]

Gunter Hampel on German Television

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:55:33 +0000

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Alan Silva & Burton Greene

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:42:45 +0000

This is an excellent performance from last year’s Kraak Festival! This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. The 2010 line-up is RIDICULOUS: YOSHI WADA (JP) STRAPPING FIELDHANDS (USA) THE HOMOSEXUALS (UK) DOLPHINS INTO THE FUTURE (B) PEAKING LIGHTS (USA) BILL ORCUTT (USA) MORPHOGENESIS (UK) THE WOLF, DEATH & THE ACORN (NL) DONATO EPIRO [...]

CIA MAN

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:06:38 +0000

CIA man LYRICS: The Sun City Girls covering The Fugs Who can shove a Contra up your ass? Beat Khadaffi with a touchdown pass? Who’s got chunks of J.F.K.’s head Floating in a jar of formaldehyde under his bed? Who sucks off the Pope behind closed doors? And spits the cum into your open sores? Who can squash republics like bananas? And try [...]

Weasel Walter & Co. Shred @ Silent Barn

giancarlo — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:17:18 +0000

Check out this barn burning session from the Weasel Walter Quintet. Performers include… Matt Nelson – tenor saxophone Peter Evans – trumpet Tom Blancarte – bass (behind Peter Evans during most of the video) Weasel Walter – drums (he’s in between Peter Evans and Darius Jones – alto saxophone). This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by [...]

In Conversation with Chris Corsano – Great New Mini-Documentary on Youtube

giancarlo — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:25:13 +0000

Just came across this gem, some blistering live action from Corsano, along with some deep thoughts from the man himself. This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

guqin

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:33:50 +0000

by Alan Sondheim guqin solos; the simplest are first. the guqin (also known as ch’in) is a 7-string Chinese instrument, without frets or bridges, played horizontal- ly. the strings on this instrument are silk. there are nodal position markers. it’s almost identical to a Ming dynasty model and may be Ming; it’s been heavily repaired. it sings. http://www.alansondheim.org/qin1.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/qin2.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/qin3.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/qin4.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/qin5.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/qin6.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/qin7.mp3 see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guqin and http://www.silkqin.com/00toc.htm

3 qin songs

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:31:55 +0000

by Alan Sondheim http://www.alansondheim.org/qina.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/qinb.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/qinc.mp3 Years ago Nikuko was wandering near a crossroads where an inventor of musical instruments plied his wares. That is to say, he operated a combination laboratory and shop. He created qin with wires at cross- purposes, slant like certain guitar harps with one course angled against another. He created qin with wires fixed at one end, the [...]

requiem of zero, love and slaughter

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:14:32 +0000

by Alan Sondheim http://www.alansondheim.org/requiemzero.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/requiemzerozero.mp3 for Sarajevo, Rwanda, Haiti, for Katrina, Baghdad, so many welcome to my world