“Psychomagia” is the new album by the fabulous quartet of Abraxas, the acclaimed tribal rock arrangements for the Book of Angels series. Here they perform a complex new suite of music written expressly for them by Downtown alchemist John Zorn. Drawing inspiration from the magical writings of Giordano Bruno and Alejandro Jodorowski and others, Zorn has written a bold collection of compositions that challenge the musicians to the breaking point. With a program ranging from some of the most intense ritualistic sounds you are likely to hear to tender minimalistic odes, this is a surprising new volume in Zorn’s mystic series that matches the intensity and power of Moonchild, PainKiller and Naked City. Recorded at Orange Music and mixed by Bill Laswell. Essential.”
Month: September 2016
Cotton Road – a documentary film about a global supply chain
Cotton Road moves “from dirt to shirt,” exploring every step of textile production from cotton farms in South Carolina to factories in China.
Really enjoyed this documentary film exploring the cotton/clothing manufacturing supply chain, and the people employed at different stages in the process.
Click through to Vimeo for additional clips.
Website here: http://www.cottonroadmovie.com/
Chloe Sevigny
There are so many gems that go back years. Try also: Toast, Independence, and Birds. More at director Jim Hansen’s website.
Lorn – Acid Rain
Fred Frith – No Birds (1974)
“Fred Frith was a classically-trained violinist who turned to playing blues guitar while still at school. In 1967 he went to Cambridge University where he and fellow student, Tim Hodgkinson formed Henry Cow. While at University, Frith read John Cage’s Silence: Lectures and Writings, which changed his attitude to music completely. He realised that “sound, in and of itself, can be as important as […] melody and harmony and rhythm.” This changed his approach to the guitar, “just to see what I could get out of it” and initiated a long period of experimentation that continued throughout Frith’s musical career.”
Ikue Mori – Monkey Music Moon
You can buy the album here:
Kang Tae Hwan – Korean Free Jazz
More on this 1989 album here.
“Sun to Sun”, KENZO Pre-Fall 2016 movie by Partel Oliva
Akira vibes. I’d watch a full length film of this.