Hal

DeRank ™: 9,08

DeAge™ : 8375 days • Here since 6 may 2003

Black Ox Orkestar Nisht Azoy

22 may 06

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I had taken on Ver Tanzt at the time partly because I like klezmer and partly because I was curious to see the approach of these Canadians from Constellation towards this music. In fact, I found it curious and interesting (not to mention disconcerting) that from the same lineage as godspeed you black emperor and Silver Mt. Zion came this project. The album I listened to was quite unsettling in its beauty, in some ways unusual. I had no idea of its existence... just a moment of distraction... ;)

Danilo Perez ...Till Then

22 may 06

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"Thanks to life... that has given me so much..." by Violeta Parra is a wonderful song that I've listened to obsessively in recent months in the version by Yasmin Levy. I leave it as a listening recommendation. Detailed and dense review as usual. Bye :)

Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble Music For The Native Americans

22 may 06

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Certo! Inviami pure il testo che desideri tradurre.

Gurdjieff / Tsabropoulos Chants, Hymns and Dances

19 may 06

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The album is simply titled Bebo odradek and I really like it. If I have time and motivation, maybe I’ll write a couple of lines, but we should also talk about that wonderful album he recorded with Diego Cigala a couple of years ago called Lagrimas Negras, which I highly recommend you listen to if you don’t have it. Bye :)

Keith Jarrett Belonging

18 may 06

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But I don’t know Antonio, the 5 of the previous defaults was for our Grasshopper. I'm listening to Molvær today, alternating it with Bebo Valdes (this one is truly magnificent and is becoming my album of the month). I can tell you that it’s a good album, but at first glance, I wouldn’t say it shows any breakthroughs; it seems to me the same steps, which isn't necessarily a flaw. For now, I like it quite a bit, especially the concluding phase of the album, which seems less predictable than the beginning... but let's talk about it again, I wouldn’t want to take up this page diverging from Jarrett ;)

Gurdjieff / Tsabropoulos Chants, Hymns and Dances

18 may 06

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It didn't go well, Odradek... but tonight I ordered it; it will arrive next week. The samples won me over! In the meantime, to console myself, I'm enjoying Bebo Valdés (what an album, Odradek, what a beautiful album). Bye :)

Keith Jarrett Belonging

18 may 06

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I have to let you listen to the record I have on the turntable now, Grasshopper: Nils Petter Molvaer Er :) 5 by default as usual.

Matt Munisteri & Brockmumford Love Story

18 may 06

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sparkling already, it’s just the perfect adjective for that record, another huge thank you :)

Matt Munisteri & Brockmumford Love Story

18 may 06

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As always attentive to every nuance, symbad, keeping up with you isn’t easy; you are a musical volcano that continuously erupts with incredibly interesting proposals. I still haven’t finished exploring what you’re allowing me to discover. On that note, today I also want to thank you for a divine and dynamic Pieranunzi that I listened to last night :)

Dmitri Shostakovich Sinfonia n° 7 "Leningrado"

18 may 06

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Exhaustive and interesting as always, Grasshopper. This review allows me to leave a nice reading recommendation on the topic; I’m referring to Salomon Volkov's essay titled "San Pietroburgo," a wonderful book that intertwines the history, literature, architecture, poetry, cinema, and of course, music of this beautiful city. Achmàtova, Blok, Dostoévskij are not lacking, but we also find pages dedicated to Shostakovich included in a fascinating contextual analysis. A must-read while listening to records like this. Bye :)