Thursday, July 22, 2010

WNYU.ORG TODAY: DENMOZA FEVER - CACTUS MUSIK!





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CACTUS MUSIC is jams played on a cactus that has been furbished with a contact mic and amplified. Cacti of the globulous Denmoza or Geohintonia varieties are preferable, for the acoustic properties latent in their long spines.

Although the repertoire of original compositions for the cactus to date is humble, there are two worth noting in particular, both authored by modern composer and amateur mycologist John Cage. It is said that while on tour in Arizona with the Cunningham Dance Company in 1975, Cage was introduced to the cactus as instrument by a dancer named Charles Moulton, who for reasons unguessed, plucked the spines of a dried cactus melodically next to Cage's ear. Cage was thus moved to compose Child of Tree (1975) and Branches (1976) for an orchestra of amplified cacti and other plant materials.

The score to Child of Tree is merely a set of instructions concerning the selection of ten instruments comprised of plant materials, employing certain I-Ching chance operations. It is advised that at least one of the instruments be a pod from the Poinciana tree, native to Mexico. This pod produces a distinctive rattle. The soloist who endeavors to perform Child of Tree improvises, indicating time structure through her use of the instruments at hand.

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DENMOZA FEVER: Best-of-cactus-music collage f/ original vids from Youtube::

Denmoza fever Pt. I: Shooting A Cactus With A 12 Gauge


Denmoza Fever Pt. II: Die Musikalische Kaktee


Denmoza Fever Pt. III: Cactuscrackling Klangspiel


Denmoza Fever Pt. IV: Child Of Tree


Denmoza Fever Pt. V: John Cage Playing Amplified Cacti And Plant Materials With A Feather


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CACTUS MANIA



Neil Young "Guitar Solo, No. 1" Dead Man (Vapor)


Earth "Tibetan Quaaludes" Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions (Sub Pop)


Ramleh "Bite the Bolster" Hole in the Heart (Dirter)


Skullflower "Valley of Scorpions" Circulus Vitiosus Deus II - Valley of Scorpions (Turgid Animal)


Hototogisu "Origami Skulls" Under the Rose [LP] (Heavy Blossom)


Merzbow "Ultra Marine Blues" Pulse Demon (Release Entertainment)


Lee Hazelwood "Muchacho (Instr.)" The Complete MGM Recordings (Ace Records UK)


Lucky Dragons "Un Lagrima en la Discoteca" Nortenas (States Rights Records, Slender Means Society)


Growing "After Glow" Lateral (Social Registry)


Flying Burrito Bros "Wheels" The Guilded Palace of Sin (A& M Records)


Lee Hazelwood "My Baby Cried All Night Long" The Complete MGM Recordings (Ace Records UK)




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***Spesh thanxx to DJ Bad Eyes // Weatherface Collaborations Unltd.


See You Next Time ...


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Thursday, July 15, 2010

WNYU.ORG 7/15/10: CRY F/ GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY

INTRO BY M.R. JAMES (RIP) READ BY PETER YEARSLEY

LIBRIVOX RECORDINGS
www.librivox.org

HIGHLIGHTS
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CRY / GODLEY & CREME / THE HISTORY MIX VOL. 1 /POLYDOR


HOOD PASS INTACT / DAM-FUNK F/ MC EIHT / STONE'S THROW


LES RALLIZES DENUDES / NIGHT OF THE ASSASSINS / HEAVIER THAN A DEATH IN THE FAMILY


NAKED ON THE VAGUE / THESE DAYS / HEAPS OF NOTHING / SILTBREEZE


EARTH / HARVEY / PHASE 3: THRONES AND DOMINIONS / SUB POP


KONONO NO.1 / MAKEMBE / ASSUME CRASH POSITION / CRAMMED DISCS


BOLLIE / YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE / SOUNDS OF OUR TIME by HAMMER


SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS / BETTER THINGS / I LEARNED THE HARD WAY / DAPTONE



AMAL SAHA / LAHMAMI / ECSTATIC MUSIC OF THE JEMAA EL FNA / SUBLIME FREQUENCIES


PURLING HISS / ALMOST WASHED MY HAIR / PERMANENT RECORDS


PEACE IN THE VALLEY...

R.I.P. M.R.