Fred Frith, Henry Cow and other Canterbury sorta bands

[A Lark Ascending]

Remastered editions of the two Hatfield and the North albums are about to appear.

I love these two records - bought them as the came out on LP in '74 and '75. The first CD edition of'The Rotters Club' has always been fine to my ears but the first album was remastered in a very muddy and flat way. So I'm hoping this version will do the job - I don't normally chase upgrades beyond a certain point but these records are magical to me.

http://www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric/artist...andthenorth.htm

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Listening to Gravity and Speechless this afternoon.

[goldringlee]

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[Aggie87]

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Hidden Spam!! What will they think of next?

Edited September 10, 2009 by Aggie87

[7/4]

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Hidden Spam!! What will they think of next?

That's pretty smart. Spam that I can't see. Sticking it in the Henry Cow thread so lots of people can see it - another stroke of genus.

Edited September 10, 2009 by 7/4

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Paolo Angeli Plays Frith and Björk.

http://www.paoloangeli.it/

http://www.myspace.com/paoloangeli

Edited September 10, 2009 by 7/4

[A Lark Ascending]

Great record...as are the others I've heard by him. Remarkable to watch and hear live.

[Joe G]

Wonderful!

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Guitar World/Guitar One actually mentions Fred Firth, but in a questionable context.

I wish those folks at the guitar magazines were as well rounded and musical as Fred Frith.

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[A Lark Ascending]

Guitar World/Guitar One actually mentions Fred Firth, but in a questionable context.

I wish those folks at the guitar magazines were as well rounded and musical as Fred Frith.

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They've clearly led very sheltered lives if they think the examples on that list are the 'weirdest ever recorded.'

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Guitar World/Guitar One actually mentions Fred Firth, but in a questionable context.

I wish those folks at the guitar magazines were as well rounded and musical as Fred Frith.

They've clearly led very sheltered lives if they think the examples on that list are the 'weirdest ever recorded.'

You betcha.

From a former insider, let's just say the guys at GW know their rock 'n' roll.

Edited September 29, 2009 by 7/4

[clifford_thornton]

I know, somebody needs to send them a copy of Ray Russell's Secret Asylum stat.

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With this now released it might be time to bumb up this thread:

So you finally got it! Good! That run of it (plus the originals) that you noticed last week

was a great wash of wonderful sound and, like I said, something that I thought you'd really enjoy.

The booklets are real eye-openers.

®

I finally got the first box this evening, I'll be digging into it in the morning. The second one will be here next week!

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Gilgamesh - Arriving Twice

I've listened to this a lot times in the last few days, great 70s Canterbury fusion. Keyboardist Alan Gowen had ties to National Health and Bruford, died in '81 from leukemia.

I own the other two Gilgamesh albums, time to listen to them again!

[A Lark Ascending]

I was listening to this one only yesterday:

Always come across as less focussed than National Health or Hatfield to me - the tunes and structures less defined, a bit more noodling. But enjoyable, nonetheless.

Phil Lee is a fine guitarist.

[7/4]

I was listening to this one only yesterday:

Always come across as less focussed than National Health or Hatfield to me - the tunes and structures less defined, a bit more noodling. But enjoyable, nonetheless.

I always had a bit of a time getting into NH & Hatfield. I thought maybe it's Pip Pyle.

Phil Lee is a fine guitarist.

This is something I'm really noticing this time around. What ever happened to Phil Lee?

[clifford_thornton]

Dunno; he was also really good w/ Graham Collier.

[A Lark Ascending]

Seems to be still around, though doing more standards and the like. I have this nice disc with John Horler:

In fact, I think I'll give that a play.

Just seen this too:

http://www.musicweb-international.com/jazz/2010/Jim_Richardson_ARCD1004.htm

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Seems to be still around, though doing more standards and the like. I have this nice disc with John Horler:

In fact, I think I'll give that a play.

Just seen this too:

http://www.musicweb-international.com/jazz/2010/Jim_Richardson_ARCD1004.htm

nice...now, of course, I want 'em.

[7/4]

Phil Lee bio.

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also.

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Mode 164: Tim Hodgkinson - Sketch of Now | Further into Hard Stone

Tim Hodgkinson 10-2-11 Downtown Music Gallery, NYC

[A Lark Ascending]

The two (original) Matching Mole albums are getting a reissue (with second discs of twiddly bits).

I'll go for these as the existing releases are a bit muddy.

http://www.burningshed.com/store/canterburyscene/

Strongly recommended to Wyattophiles or those just interested in this particular byway of improvised rock.

Matching Mole is mainly instrumental with Caravan's Dave Sinclair in the organ chair; fairly rambling but in a nice way. Two wonderful Wyatt vocals at the start - 'O Caroline' and 'Signed Curtain' were wonderful balms when suffering the inevitable disappointments of unrequited longing as a 17 year old.

Little Red Record has vocals dotted throughout though it's still mainly an instrumental record. Tremendous electric piano from Dave McRae. A bit more focussed than the first.

Edited February 12, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[sidewinder]

I've got the first 'Matching Mole' on vinyl. It's a good occasional listen - any fan of Soft Machine will appreciate it and the follow-on. The front cover of the follow-on always gives me a chuckle. Recorded at a time when 'Chairman Mao's Little Red Book' was 'de-rigueure' with future politocos, Fred The Shreds etc.

Edited February 12, 2012 by sidewinder

[romualdo]

Have both of the Matching Mole LP's - might get them out & give them a whirl (havn't listed to them for years)

Robert Wyatt has a very special place in my music likes