In my time as a DJ in Monday's Munich nightlife I had a regular customer, who appeared every Monday to Valentine parlor. He was a little pinched type Lennon'sche rimmed glasses and thinning hair worn medium length, light gray trench coat and an aluminum case as accessories. Eventually, he was every Monday at the bar, across from me, drank his beer, talking to anyone, looking now and then on the videos I threw at the wall while Mario speed runs, and Bob Ross, depending on my mood and music type. After a few weeks, he nodded to me every time too friendly when I picked up eye contact with him - which was given his choice of seating quite often. One day he came up to me, introduced himself briefly and congratulated me on my "always excellent selection of music", it is much more sophisticated and mature (sic) than the other DJs. Well, although I had already a taste for something more obscure music, but played too often and like the so-called indie mainstream. From there he came every week for a chat to me, poked me and then left the locality generally.
On a night when I was admittedly a little tipsy, he had a gift for myself, a CD. This he told me about his work, he was a producer and that is looked after in the 70 critical bands. Unfortunately I was not quick-witted enough to dig deeper because what bothers me today. After he had praised me once again that with vinyl hang up was the right choice - which he explained to me by numerous technical details - I had to turn back the music, after all, had already gone through the applied plate completely. As I turned around to him, he was gone.
As I was clamped at the right time, I read the rest first CD, and thus they disappeared with time behind a stack of other shots in my small shared room. Demletzt I accidentally pulled out again and put it on. And lo and behold, he had brought me Niemen (ie Niemen), one of the most important bands of the 20 Polish Century, Czeslaw Niemen with as head of the quadruplet, are his three band members in some circles as the best musicians that Poland has ever produced. I had the classic 1972 "Strange Is This World" get paid to one of the declared model plates Niemens psychedelic phase around 1970 is considered the most creative. It's psychedelic blues in its purest form, sometimes bleak depressed, sometimes boiling over energetic and expressive, attention-demanding in any case and not just accessible.
This shows him as a child of his time, but just as certainly the excessive use of Hammond organ and even his voice, a raw device between the envoys and cry, as it had in the Soul James Brown, for example, also. Timeless to me, however, the varied drumming and weird insertions of brass and woodwinds, which one can therefore expect any more current bands like Animal Collective, Gonjasufi and cohorts. The follow-up album "Ode To Niemen" then drifted already into this kind of sickening ballads rock, which I never liked.
To find out, I studied the photocopied inlay of the CD case, a few press statements were being printed, including a Martin Clarke:
Niemen is Polish, Although he was born and raised in Belorussia. That much I knew when I first met him. [...] The standard of musicianship in the band is frighteningly high, with every member of the band contributing equally to the overall sound. It is always difficult to record a spontaneous which band has so much freedom endemic in it's music. I think we have succeeded.
Of course, I immediately went to Martin Clarke, who appeared to the producer, or at least have a studio technicians had to be Niemen, I found also in Scotland, a "sound artist. His work makes extensive use of environmental sound "that would fit, yes. But what came as a response to my request very glad?
Thanks for getting in touch. I'm afraid I'd never heard of before this morning Niemen. He sounds pretty cool though, thanks for alerting me :)
Too bad! Whether the gentleman who gave me the CD to do professionally with Niemen had? Whether it was Martin Clarke? I'm not going to find out, I never saw him again.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Find of the week
This find is in this sense, not a real find. Because millions of people could have come into this musical enjoyment, if they had turned on the TV just the right time. Because in addition to all the junk that now sends the so-called music television, but had to find a very nice acoustic piece. Thanks to "MTV Home," the new show by Joko and Klaas, that they invited the "Editors' a band who have composed a few of my favorite songs.
Who knows the original Papillon, with its synth-beat wavigen completely without guitars will be pleasantly surprised with how sensitively but Tom Smith klampft this first single from her album so acoustic.
My conclusion: Hammer!
Who knows the original Papillon, with its synth-beat wavigen completely without guitars will be pleasantly surprised with how sensitively but Tom Smith klampft this first single from her album so acoustic.
My conclusion: Hammer!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Just take it easy
Music on, world. It was precisely this attitude of the guys want to fight against the struggling Balloon pilot in the world.
For over 15 years of playing the five Munich now been together and have already moved through several musical styles.
They have published under the name Los Burritos already two plates. This week has been chosen pilot balloon of the Bavarian Radio On 3 band of the week. And on Thursday, 16 February, they present their brand new CD.
The House comedy play from 20:30 clock. To set the mood here before ihrneuestes video for their single Illusions Day.
For over 15 years of playing the five Munich now been together and have already moved through several musical styles.
They have published under the name Los Burritos already two plates. This week has been chosen pilot balloon of the Bavarian Radio On 3 band of the week. And on Thursday, 16 February, they present their brand new CD.
The House comedy play from 20:30 clock. To set the mood here before ihrneuestes video for their single Illusions Day.
Friday, February 10, 2012
What remains of hipsters and Occupy?
Is the hipster a tormenter, an avant-gardist, a sense of free media hype, a chimera? Wall Street was to Occupy a revolutionary movement impetus or a boys-trick with the camp? How will both look back on in a few decades? After the reading of Mark Cross in the workroom is room for speculation boldest kind
Time Warp 2025: Students of cultural studies and sociology lecture in the genesis of the seminars each other neo-hipsters, whose golden age is estimated at the turn of the millennium, and create hipster types. One of these types of neo-hipsters, who paid homage to the lifestyle and exclusive insider information claimed for himself, who always fancied one step ahead, similar care as the hippie, punk, mod and rocker of the analyzes. Former hipster talk in qualitative interviews, what they remember of the movement nor how it felt, back in Berlin-Mitte, Shoreditch London or New York City-Williamsburg to belong to an avant-garde. As a chronicler of the American intellectual movement is Mark Griffin, who teaches now at Harvard, author of several highly decorated manuals and anthologies on the subject. Cross has not only unmasked the hipster phenomenon, but as a chronicler of the beginnings of the movement Occupy described Wall Street.
Some people will remember then, as they were the first guests in 2012 reading tour of Germany and his grip on 8th February at the Munich plant room, listened as the books' Hipster - A transatlantic discussion "and" Blue Screen "and" Occupy! The first few weeks have been debated in New York. " They are still just in front of them, what a tremendously friendly, narrative joyful, entertaining, witty and wise narrator of this gripping but, speaking smooth English, with his red shirt, uncool the totally inappropriate hipster-zero glasses and short dark brown, tousled hair, who, according to testimony of his wife, not even the Hipstertums was suspect, be far too unhip but his clothes, so the wife.
America's tradition of intellectual
You will remember how charming Greif replied to every question, as he enthusiastically n of the origin of the magazine he co-founded + 1, and told how he continued the grand tradition of American intellectual in the sense of Judith Butler. As the audience in his generous manner his photo album showing the Occupy-Wall Street activists, with an enthusiasm that is usually only own parents, who keep pictures of their babies with pride each under the nose.
We will keep in mind, such as Mark Cross with glowing eyes of the Occupy-weeks in New York Zucotti Park told that little, originally faceless piece of New York, in which appeared a few weeks long possible to redeem what the American utopia of democracy, freedom and equality of all ethnic groups promised.
Time Warp 2025: Students of cultural studies and sociology lecture in the genesis of the seminars each other neo-hipsters, whose golden age is estimated at the turn of the millennium, and create hipster types. One of these types of neo-hipsters, who paid homage to the lifestyle and exclusive insider information claimed for himself, who always fancied one step ahead, similar care as the hippie, punk, mod and rocker of the analyzes. Former hipster talk in qualitative interviews, what they remember of the movement nor how it felt, back in Berlin-Mitte, Shoreditch London or New York City-Williamsburg to belong to an avant-garde. As a chronicler of the American intellectual movement is Mark Griffin, who teaches now at Harvard, author of several highly decorated manuals and anthologies on the subject. Cross has not only unmasked the hipster phenomenon, but as a chronicler of the beginnings of the movement Occupy described Wall Street.
Some people will remember then, as they were the first guests in 2012 reading tour of Germany and his grip on 8th February at the Munich plant room, listened as the books' Hipster - A transatlantic discussion "and" Blue Screen "and" Occupy! The first few weeks have been debated in New York. " They are still just in front of them, what a tremendously friendly, narrative joyful, entertaining, witty and wise narrator of this gripping but, speaking smooth English, with his red shirt, uncool the totally inappropriate hipster-zero glasses and short dark brown, tousled hair, who, according to testimony of his wife, not even the Hipstertums was suspect, be far too unhip but his clothes, so the wife.
America's tradition of intellectual
You will remember how charming Greif replied to every question, as he enthusiastically n of the origin of the magazine he co-founded + 1, and told how he continued the grand tradition of American intellectual in the sense of Judith Butler. As the audience in his generous manner his photo album showing the Occupy-Wall Street activists, with an enthusiasm that is usually only own parents, who keep pictures of their babies with pride each under the nose.
We will keep in mind, such as Mark Cross with glowing eyes of the Occupy-weeks in New York Zucotti Park told that little, originally faceless piece of New York, in which appeared a few weeks long possible to redeem what the American utopia of democracy, freedom and equality of all ethnic groups promised.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Art in the subsurface
Clothes and art connects the garage kind of pop-up store in the basement of City Hall passages. In an exhibition to be shown there from mid February to mid-March, works by John King.
Influences from fashion and graphic works dominate King who has been working professionally as an art director at, among other things Melville Brand Design. In his personal work he combines analog and digital techniques, adds intermedia quotes from song lyrics, online blogs or poems.
Influences from fashion and graphic works dominate King who has been working professionally as an art director at, among other things Melville Brand Design. In his personal work he combines analog and digital techniques, adds intermedia quotes from song lyrics, online blogs or poems.
Monday, February 6, 2012
The great Peter Kraus Revue at the Deutsches Theater in Munich
Peter Kraus is a great review in March with his guest at the Deutsches Theater in MünchenVom 15.03. 18/03/2012 to present the German Theatre Munich, the great Peter Kraus Revue. The German-Austrian singer Peter Kraus sets again really starts: After his successful concert tour in the fall of 2009, the entertainer decided in 2012 for the first time in more than 20 years, going back to a revue on tour: "Forever in blue jeans ... Peter Kraus "is the motto. That is of course non-stop music and rock and roll in the first place.
Besides the well known Peter Kraus All Star Band and the dancers and singers of the Moonlight Dancers & Sugababies the singer is looking forward particularly to the contribution of its three other guests. First son, Mike Kraus is with his father for a large project on stage. But even with his friend Andy Lee Lang, the Austrian ambassador of rock and roll, Peter Kraus will be musically correct gas. Not to mention a musical actress Barbara Endl, which will accompany him as 'Sugar' singing and dancing.
Peter Kraus is and remains the teen idol of the '50s, the undisputed German answer to Elvis, and "the rowdy musical par excellence" (Süddeutsche Zeitung). With its casual and kind of gangly and his still distinctive hip movement he captured the hearts of his audience still. Hits like "Tutti Frutti", "If a teenager dreaming", "Hula Baby" and "Sugar Baby" is forgotten, he himself is still a league of its own.
In addition to all the popular hits of Peter Kraus also some brand new tracks and a lot of cover versions offered by well-known songs, which were provided by Peter and his team in good fashion with the new German texts. This is where old and new, duets and solo tracks each - packed in exciting dance numbers - presented by an artist who always sits still the mischief.
"Forever in blue jeans ..." is a journey into the Fifties, which brings back with a cheeky wink to the older and the younger the memory provided an insight into how their parents and grandparents were able to survive adolescence.
Come and visit the great Peter Kraus revue from 15.03. until 03.18.2012 at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. The team from Munich Blog wishes much fun.
Besides the well known Peter Kraus All Star Band and the dancers and singers of the Moonlight Dancers & Sugababies the singer is looking forward particularly to the contribution of its three other guests. First son, Mike Kraus is with his father for a large project on stage. But even with his friend Andy Lee Lang, the Austrian ambassador of rock and roll, Peter Kraus will be musically correct gas. Not to mention a musical actress Barbara Endl, which will accompany him as 'Sugar' singing and dancing.
Peter Kraus is and remains the teen idol of the '50s, the undisputed German answer to Elvis, and "the rowdy musical par excellence" (Süddeutsche Zeitung). With its casual and kind of gangly and his still distinctive hip movement he captured the hearts of his audience still. Hits like "Tutti Frutti", "If a teenager dreaming", "Hula Baby" and "Sugar Baby" is forgotten, he himself is still a league of its own.
In addition to all the popular hits of Peter Kraus also some brand new tracks and a lot of cover versions offered by well-known songs, which were provided by Peter and his team in good fashion with the new German texts. This is where old and new, duets and solo tracks each - packed in exciting dance numbers - presented by an artist who always sits still the mischief.
"Forever in blue jeans ..." is a journey into the Fifties, which brings back with a cheeky wink to the older and the younger the memory provided an insight into how their parents and grandparents were able to survive adolescence.
Come and visit the great Peter Kraus revue from 15.03. until 03.18.2012 at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. The team from Munich Blog wishes much fun.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Why do so many musicians avoid their own recordings?
Almost every performer or composer I've met cannot stomach hearing their own recordings - even when they're the best you could ever hope to hear. Why not?
Talking to pianist Richard Goode for this week's Music Matters, he said something to me that seemed to take self-deprecation to new heights. I asked him if he listened to his recordings - "absolutely not!" he said, and looked shocked at the very idea. Thing is, that would be a weird reaction if it weren't so common: pretty well every musician or composer I've ever talked to, from Thomas Ade[grave]s to Krystian Zimerman, has said the same thing - that listening to their own recordings, or their own music, is something close to a kind of existential torture.
Now I don't think anyone would expect Simon Rattle to go home and luxuriate in the sounds of his own brilliance with his recordings of the Brahms Symphonies every night to serenade Magdalena Kozena and the kids, or Peter Maxwell Davies to accompany an Orcadian sunset with a favourite CD of one of his symphonies. But for the rest of us who buy, enjoy, and listen again to favourite albums by, among hundreds of others, Richard Goode and Krystian Zimerman, it's strange to think that these recordings seem to be so un-loved by the musicians who made them. Perhaps it's the same thing that many of us experience when you hear a recording of your own voice: that uncanny sense of realising that you sound totally different to the person you hear in your head.
Or could it be something deeper - that hearing old recordings, or a piece from a few years ago, is a psychological block to a performer's or a composer's creativity: "that's who I was, but it's not who I am now"? Or even more dangerous: "I was better back then..."
Glenn Gould was the rare exception, a musician who ended up only communing with the recording studio and having a close relationship with hearing his piano-playing through a pair of speakers. It all presents a strange paradox: that's it's the record-buying/downloading/streaming public who end up having a closer relationship with the recordings our favourite musicians make than the performers themselves.
So Richard, even if you can't stand the thought of listening to them, I'm still going to put on those Beethoven Sonatas. They're not that bad, honest!...
Talking to pianist Richard Goode for this week's Music Matters, he said something to me that seemed to take self-deprecation to new heights. I asked him if he listened to his recordings - "absolutely not!" he said, and looked shocked at the very idea. Thing is, that would be a weird reaction if it weren't so common: pretty well every musician or composer I've ever talked to, from Thomas Ade[grave]s to Krystian Zimerman, has said the same thing - that listening to their own recordings, or their own music, is something close to a kind of existential torture.
Now I don't think anyone would expect Simon Rattle to go home and luxuriate in the sounds of his own brilliance with his recordings of the Brahms Symphonies every night to serenade Magdalena Kozena and the kids, or Peter Maxwell Davies to accompany an Orcadian sunset with a favourite CD of one of his symphonies. But for the rest of us who buy, enjoy, and listen again to favourite albums by, among hundreds of others, Richard Goode and Krystian Zimerman, it's strange to think that these recordings seem to be so un-loved by the musicians who made them. Perhaps it's the same thing that many of us experience when you hear a recording of your own voice: that uncanny sense of realising that you sound totally different to the person you hear in your head.
Or could it be something deeper - that hearing old recordings, or a piece from a few years ago, is a psychological block to a performer's or a composer's creativity: "that's who I was, but it's not who I am now"? Or even more dangerous: "I was better back then..."
Glenn Gould was the rare exception, a musician who ended up only communing with the recording studio and having a close relationship with hearing his piano-playing through a pair of speakers. It all presents a strange paradox: that's it's the record-buying/downloading/streaming public who end up having a closer relationship with the recordings our favourite musicians make than the performers themselves.
So Richard, even if you can't stand the thought of listening to them, I'm still going to put on those Beethoven Sonatas. They're not that bad, honest!...
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