Playlist “Psyche van Het Folk”, Radio Centraal,Antwerpen 2005-03-29 : CHAMBER MUSIC RELATED ENSEMBLES AND PROJECTS -(PS. Grading in radioshows is done when listening in a fragmented way to each track, without hearing the complete concept, so often it is a bit less high graded as in the reviews)- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Moondogscorner Moondog : Pastoral Suite/Surf Session EP (US,1953)***°° Side A : Tr.2, “The Storm” 2 min audio : http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/mp3/Moondog%20-%20Before%20The%20Storm.mp3 Side B : Tr.4, “Snaketime Rhythms” 2 min 4 Moondog uses the environment for his compositions and rhythms. Review : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/Moondog.html * Anticlock Rec. Frogtoboggan meets the unpaid professionals (US,2000)***° Tr.1, “The invocation” 7 min audio : http://anticlock.net/mp3s/frogtoboggan_-_1st_Invocation.mp3 Contemporary music intro with contra-tenor voice. Full review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11.html * Runegrammofon Arve Henriksen : Chiaroscuro (N,2004)****° Tr.1, “Opening image” 7 min 7 audio : http://www.aquariusrecords.org/audio/arveopening.m3u Contra-tenor voice for landscape-making trumpet-coloured compositions, with much attention to sub-tonalities. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Norway.html * Runegrammofon Nils Okland : Bris (N,2004)***° Tr.4, “Sloer” 4 min Tr.7, “Notten” 3 min 7 -25 Contemporary classical music with folk interest, not too clear on the first chosen track. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/Norway.html * Ici d'ailleurs Bed : The Newton Plum (F,2001)***° Tr.3, «An Itch» 5 min -30 Music very much in the vein of Mark Hollis, but less melancholic. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11.html#anchor_149 * demo version Aranis : Pantra/Jona EP (B,2004)**** Tr.1, “Pantra” 6 min (zipped) audio : http://ns5.budgetwebserver.com/~aranisb/muziek/muz1.php Promising chamber music ensemble with varied ideas in composition. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/belgium2.html * L.D.D.S.A. Pascals : abiento (JAP,2003)**°° Tr.3, «Egyptian Reggea» 4 min Tr.10,“Hashire Kozou” 5 min 9 -45 16-piece theatre-chamber ensemble with some innocent fun, elements of Penguin Cafe Orchestra with references to Pascal Commelade. The music has some deliberate foolish elements. Reviews : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11.html#anchor_148 * Leaf Rec. Efterklang : Tripper (DK,2004)****° Tr.1, “Foetus” 4 min audio : http://www.dr.dk/musik/rock/maanedens/ram/efterklang/foetus.ram Tr.4, “Prey and predator” 7 min -11 -56 audio : http://64.27.65.90:8080/ramgen/othermusic/preyandp.rm Brilliant mix of contemporary music with art pop, with electronic bleeps and CD- DJ mixing. One of the best releases of last couple of months. A shame I didn’t have more airplay time for this one. Review : http://psychedelicfolk.homestead.com/psychfolkpopreview2.html#anchor_82 * Anticlock Rec. Techix : Monosymphonic (US,2004)***°’ Tr.5, “Narge” 5 min -61 Classical music, violin and guitar improvisation mixed with electronica & studio processing, and in some tracks electronic beats. With attention to overtone and subtonalities. More in a later radioshow. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11.html#anchor_164 * Universal M. Vienna Art Orchestra : Art & Fun (Ö,2002)***° Tr.4, “Gone Movies” 5 min Tr.5, “Smart Shades” 2 min 7 Tr.13,“Marquis De Satie” 7 min 14 -76 With this CD of this Jazz orchestra comes with a bonus CD which contains great modern mixes for its 25 years anniversary. First track is mixed with some orchestral feel. Last track is a modern Satie arrangement into jazz mixed with modern rythms and other weird elements. The other, jazz CD will be used in the next more jazz related radioshow. Review on http://progressive.homestead.com/prog12.html#anchor_108 * Fiasko Rec. Gourmet : Six Acres of broken hearts (FIN,2004)***° Tr.1, “Flesh and some bone” 6 min -82 (+ few seconds of track 2) audio : http://www.cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/gourmet2-01.m3u Great cowboy-story jazz-chamber music suite, with some portion of cynism. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/FINLAND_GROUPS.html * Forgotten Works Squonk Opera : Rodeo Smackdown (US,2004)***° Tr.2, “Shape of Desire” 3 min Tr.4, “The Accident” 5 min -90 Another cowboy-story related theatre-related chamber-rockopera. It has a cynic aspect as well. The compositions are often piano composed. Hopefully more of it some other time. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog8.html * Important!Rec. Barbez (US,2004)***° Tr.3, “Wisconsin” 4 min Cabaret-rock group with female vocals. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11.html#anchor_147 * pre-rel. Barbez : preview of new release (US,2005)****° Tr.2, “Strange” 7 min Tr.8, “Insignificance” 11 min 18 -112 Audio : http://www.barbez.com/music/BarbezInsignificance.mp3 Brilliant new pre-release with great theremin, rock drives etc. I couldn’t airplay less. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11.html * Cuneiform Rec. Alec K.Redfearn and The Eyesores : The Quiet Room (US,2005) Tr.5, “Punjabi/Watery Grave” 8 min -120 audio : http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/realaudio/punjabi.ram Very good new release of this great chamber music rock group. This is my favourite track. Latest 2 releases are recommended. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11.html#anchor_150 MARCH 2005 EUROPEAN TOUR AMSTERDAM - GERMANY - CZECH REPUBLIC - BELGIUM 3/7-   Amsterdam, Netherlands       Paradiso [3/8-9 open] 3/10- Hamburg, Germany              Astra Stube 3/11- Bremen, Germany               Lila Eule 3/12- Berlin, Germany               Kulturbrauerei 3/13- Dresden, Germany              Scheune [3/14 open] 3/15- Opava, Czech Republic         Bludny kamen, vinarna U Premka [3/16-17 open] 3/18- Darmstadt, Germany            Oetinger Villa [3/19 open] ideas ?? 3/20- Frankfurt, Germany            Dreikoenigskeller 3/21- Kiel, Germany                 Nachtcafe [3/22] 3/23- Liege, Belgium                L’Aquilone  3/24- Berlin, Germany               Venue to be announced * Constellation Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band : Horses In The Sky (CAN,2005)***°’ Tr.4, “Teddy Roosevelt’s guns” 10 min -130 Complaint-like music uploaded with a hypnotic chamber rock orchestra and weird vocalists. From the guitarist from Godspeed You Black Emperor! Good stuff. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog11.html#anchor_155 * Tumult Reeks and the Wrecks : Knife Hits (US,2005)***°° Tr.1, “Blue Ballroom” 4 min audio : http://www.aquariusrecords.org/audio/reeksblue.m3u Tr.4, “Free Smoke” 2 min Tr.5, “Nerf” 6 min 12 -142 Somewhat unique weirdo avant-rock ensemble led by a guitarist. Dig that horn ! Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog9.html * Cuneiform Rec. Fast‘n’Bulbous : Pork Chop Blue around the rind (US,2005)***° Tr.1, Suction Prints” 5 min audio : http://cuneiformrecords.com/realaudio/suctionprints.ram Beefheart’s track arranged for brass-avantrock band by Beefheart’s band guitarist Gary Lucas (with his recognisable style) and with saxplayer Philip Johnston. Review : http://progressive.homestead.com/prog9.html Outro : * Cuneiform Rec. Machine and the synergetic nuts : Leap Second Neutral (JAP,2005)***° Tr.3, “Trout” 7 min ->end Jazzrock with Canterbury and a few modern beats here and there, and aggressive aspects within their approach. Review will be made later. Info : http://cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/machine.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other playlists : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/2005.html General index page : www.radiocentraal.be/psychevanhetfolk More detailed index page : http://psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com/index.html Receive weekly this playlist before the radioshow with new reviews and additional comments : / ontvang wekelijks playlist vòòr de radio-uitzending : Subscribe / schrijf u in : psychevanhetfolk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com