morningstar

DeRank ™: 1,25

DeAge™ : 7434 days • Here since 1 february 2006

Paolo Vallesi Le Persone Inutili

23 oct 06

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Indeed, crimes against humanity, like the songs of Paolo Vallesi, are worth remembering. Thank you, stoopid, you are our Primo Levi... a funny review, even if a bit strange.

Keith Jarrett The Carnegie Hall Concert

21 oct 06

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What can I say? I really enjoyed the Koln, and Vienna isn't bad either, even if it's less easy listening. I saw Jarrett live once in Lucca with the Standards Trio, and I was a bit disappointed because he did a very hardcore free-jazz concert; the only piece with a recognizable melody was "Straight No Chaser" by Monk. Maybe soon I'll venture into listening to some other solo piano concerts, maybe this one or La Scala.

Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate

17 oct 06

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Let's sing another song boys, this one has grown old and bitter.... What didn't you make me dust off today, grass!

Litfiba 17 Re

17 oct 06

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I remember it wasn't bad, let's say it was decent. But then it became a disgusting commercialized product.

Leng T'Che The Process Of Elimination

16 oct 06

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It's not that grind is a genre I listen to often; rather, I appreciate Naked City and Painkiller, who are grind-influenced but not exactly grind (I'm more of a fan of John Zorn, to be honest). Anyway, I find Napalm Death intriguing and I think that sooner or later I'll get something of theirs.

Leng T'Che The Process Of Elimination

15 oct 06

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Leng T'Che, the terrible Chinese torment of a hundred pieces. The condemned to death was given a huge dose of opium and then literally sliced to pieces. It survived as a punishment until the early 1900s, and we even have some terrible photographic testimonies (Bataille wrote a nice chapter about it in his book "The Tears of Eros," an essay and photographic collection). Probably one of the most brutal death penalties in all of history. And there’s also an album by Naked City, which you probably know. Do you know Tepes and Painkiller as well? I think the drummer from Napalm Death was in that one too. If you don’t know them, I highly recommend you check them out; you should like them, they are even more on the grind side than Naked City.

Paolo Fresu / Uri Caine Things

13 oct 06

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Uri Caine is great, I saw him live in April with Dave Douglas, one of the best jazz concerts I've sat through. I might get this one as it sounds promising from the samples, it reminds me of some work by Miles with Gil Evans that I’m crazy about. Well done Hal.

Wolf Eyes Human Animal

11 oct 06

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Beautiful this Messer Sfascia, even though I think I didn't understand a thing. I mean, I'm intrigued but I don't really know what to expect from the album.

Bill Evans You Must Believe In Spring

10 oct 06

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What can I say, Bill Evans is simply immense. So many suicides around him, I knew nothing about it. Very interesting article.

Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach Money Jungle

10 oct 06

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An interesting meeting indeed, this album has plenty of meaning. I believe that Duke has been one of the most important influences on Mingus, even more so than be-bop, and this is a kind of encounter between student and master.