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09.26.2010 NEWS: DAVID BOWIE'S BOOK OF ONE HUNDRED ARCHIVE OBJECTS





The solid book he wrote can not be found just yet...

Sadly, this is one of those stories that has leaked out way ahead of our intended announcement.

It first surfaced last week on the Publishers Weekly site and it looked like it had slipped by unnoticed for a few days. But, as ever, we didn't reckon on some of you eagle-eyed spotters out there.

We still don't want to give too much away just yet, suffice to say that David Bowie has been working on a book entitled Bowie: Object.

There's no firm publishing date in place, but we can give you a little more detail.

Bowie: Object is a collection of pieces from the Bowie archive, wherein, for the first time, fans and all those interested in popular culture will have the opportunity to understand more about the Bowie creative process and his impact on modern popular music.

Bowie: Object features 100 fascinating items that give an insight into the life of one of the most unique music and fashion icons in history. The book's pictorial content is annotated with insightful, witty and personal text written by Bowie himself.

Designed by Barnbrook, Bowie: Object is simply and boldly designed and each of the objects is photographed in a clean, contemporary style.

The publication will be available in a number of different colours, making the book a striking object in itself.

On November 3rd 1975, David took possession of a Kirlian Photograph Machine, (see image at top of this item) a gift from Dr. Thelma Moss at the Dept. of Parapsychology, UCLA.



Some of the results from the contraption were reproduced for the first time in the 1976 Isolar programme, actually those particular images can be seen in the booklet for the Station To Station Deluxe Box released tomorrow!

The programme was available to buy on Bowie's 1976 Station To Station tour. Above is a 35mm slide with some similar pictures to those that appeared in the programme

What's this all got to do with Bowie: Object you may well ask. Well, the Kirlian Photographic Device could very well be just one of the 100 objects that appear in the book, but then again...

Stay tuned for much more regarding Bowie: Object in the foreseeable future.


Total Blam Blam - (BowieNet News Editor)

Social Experiment on Perception!

I Found the Following information on Jeff Bridges website. It was a Social Experiment on perception. I am constantly amazed at how much we miss on a daily basis. Like Ferris Bueller once said, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

I would like to think that If I passed this musician on the subway, I would of noticed. However, maybe this is wishful thinking on my part.

Check out the post below:)

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children.. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly..

45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

The questions raised:

*In a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

*Do we stop to appreciate it?

*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.

How many other things are we missing?

Tim Hecker, Ravedeath 1972

http://youtu.be/EE9mT4JaW_0

Released on the Kranky label earlier this year, Sound Artist Tim Hecker released his next ambient / drone offering, Ravedeath 1972. The video above is the official video and is actual footage of the first Piano drop (You can learn more by goggling baker house piano drop).

The album is a gate fold double standard weight black vinyl.

Track list

Disc 1

1	The Piano Drop
2	In the Fog: I-III
3	No Drums
4	Hatred of Music: I-II
5	Analog Paralysis, 1978
6	Studio Suicide, 1980
7	In the Air: I-III

You can purchase it on the Kranky website or through Amazon.
I rate it as a Level 3 (Must have) purchase for the ambient / Drone music lover.

New Video for Murder!

Here is my first attempt at a Youtube video....it is a music video for my 2010 release called "murder". This is the title track from the first Arz Noir album, "Black Octopus," which can be found on iTunes and Amazon.

The video is set to the images from the classic Black and white file, "Nosferatu." Let me know what you think!

In The Heart Of Zombie City by The Waterford Landing

In the Heart of Zombie City is the second full length album from Miami based band, The Waterford Landing. You can downloaded it for free at http://thewaterfordlanding.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-heart-of-zombie-city.
It is a concept album that has seamless song integrations that should be heard in it's entirety. I really enjoyed listening to it's story book presentation of a seemingly Zombie infiltration. I can hear many influences from Ride to Super Furry Animals to Eno to many more artist. However, it has a sound all it's own while still being familiar. Recorded really well with great cover art.....it is probably one of the better albums I've heard this year while still being put together independently by the actual Artist's and not a label. I would love to get this on Vinyl or maybe mastered in Surround. Check out the tracks listing below.

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	3.	The Age Of Religion 03:33	info	download
	4.	TWL 03:59	info	download
	5.	Eminent Domain 05:25	info	download
	6.	Ritual # 1 02:51	info	download
	7.	Red Birds 04:14	info	download
	8.	Wet Seal Moon 06:55	info	download
	9.	Love Theme From Zombie City 04:26	info	download
	10.	Bulletpark 04:09	info	download
	11.	Portal 03:40	info	download
	12.	Shotguns To Heaven/ The Obelisk 05:36	info	download
	13.	Zombie Stomp 03:59	info	download
	14.	Blue Flames (Soft Revolution) 04:18	info	download
	15.	Ritual #2 04:37	info	download
	16.	The White Light 02:13

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Tenderness by Kip Hanrahan, 1990

This week I've decided to highlight the 1990, Kip Hanrahan release on American Clave, Tenderness. Originally, what attracted me to this album was that Sting had sung (or actually spoken) on the track titled, "She Turned So That Maybe A Third Of Her Face Was In This Fuckin' Beautiful Half-Light". However, this album was not what I expected. In fact, if not for the Sting appearance, I probably would have never discovered Kip Hanrahan.

Thank God I did!

Kip Hanrahan, for all those that do no know, is an Avant Garde percussionist, who labels himself a producer / conductor/ guy who brings people together. Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, Kip apparently grew up loving the sounds of Puerto Rican and Cuban Afro music. Tenderness, was a concept album in which Latin Jazz music met metro cosmopolitan Avant Garde society spoken word / first person signing (It's not going to make any sense until you listen to it).

So why would a kid who liked Grunge music, ever listen to some pretension spoken word jazz stuff. Well to be completely truthful.....it appeared at the time very sexy and 20 years later, it is still very sexy music. The spoken word and poetry is very well arraigned as well as the multiple layers of beat driven congas and bongo's. Don Pullen, who is very accomplished pianist, also provides some very skillful Avant Garde Piano work.

This album is very much a necessity to any collection. Unfortunietly, nothing on the American Clave label has been released on vinyl yet but I imagine that it's only a matter of time. According to the record labels web page (http://www.americanclave.com/1-kip.html), Kip has another album due out this year. For a taste of Kip, the website has a music stream of a Hanrahan produced track titled, "In a War Such Things Can Happen." This free music stream can give you a hint of what Kip's music sounds like. This particular song is obviously a protest song, but it is interesting to me, as there are two dueling fret-less bass's throughout the song.

Enjoy!

Necronomicon by Tips Zum Selbstmord. What the hell is it?

Studio Album, released in 1972

Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Prolog (7.32)
2. Requiem Der Natur (10.49)
3. Tips Zum Selbstmord (4.46)
4. Die Stadt (7.18)
5. In Memoriam (6.57)
6. Requiem Vom Ende (7.46)

Total Time 44:08

Bonus tracks on GOD 094:

1. Dem Frieden Und Den Menschen (10:18)
2. Wenn Die Haifische Menschen Wären (7:41)
3. Haifische, Gedanken (7:32)
4. Wiegenlied (8:32)

I recently purchased this reissue LP of German Prog-Rock Band, Tips Sum Selbstrmord's 1971 release, Necronomicon, named after the fictitious Magic book from H. P. Lovecraft lore. The vinyl comes in standard weight and color with all liner notes in German.

First Impression: Weird......Second Impression: Weird but kinda cool.

It's like Iron Butterfly meeting early Rush and then performing the sound track to Jesus Christ Superstar II in German. As far a prog-rock....psych-rock, late 60's early 70's stuff, it's pretty mundane. To me there is nothing earth shattering on this one. However, the choir work is outstanding and has a really great haunting vibe, which I assume is due to the recording techniques of the era. Also, the bass playing is interesting to superb. A good listen If you can find it for cheap....However, most record store's are going to try to sell it for more than $20 buck becuase of it's rare nature.

My recommendation: Find a friend who has it or sample some MP3's on the web.