[NewMusic] recent gems

[Jacob Lindsay]

I saw Bosetti at 21 Grand.  I wasn't familiar with his
sound text stuff, so I was a bit surprised.  I thought
his solo set was going to be saxopone.  Not so.

At first I hated it.  Then I loved it....because it
was so unexpected.  Then I wondered how much I would
like it if it hadn't been unexpected.  Hmmm....

In general though I thought it was well done, thought
out, convincing, clear, regardless of whether or not I
liked it (which in the grand scheme of things doesn't
matter much).  I checked out his website and I guess
he does a lot of this stuff.

I'm sure others who are more familiar with his work
could comment more authoritatively.

Always fun to see these "lower-case (shoot me now for
using that term....too late)" folks live, since it's
hard to tell who's who and what's what on the
recordings.  It's nice to see how they are actually
producing some of these sounds (so I can steal them). 
Ha.

--- Bob Marsh <laoze at myrealbox.com> wrote:

> Frequently I intend to write a little something
> about some of the things I've seen but always let it
> slide by. Generally I wish I would see more written
> on this list about what people have actually played
> locally. when I do see such stuff I usually rue not
> having gone. So here are a few of the most recent
> gems:
>  
> Thursday 9-29 Luggage Store
> Alessandro Bosetti - voice and electronics
> a beautiful combination of simple and sweet and
> complex and harsh "songs"
> really interesting thinking behind all of it
>  
> Monday October 1 sfSound at ODC
> James Tenney's "Critical Band"
> a deep, rich, wonderfully alive shimmering textural
> tapestry realized with complete authority and
> directness witnessed by all too few
>  
> Thursday October 5 Luggage Store
> Olumeyi Thomas - reeds and stuff
> The best performance I have seen by Olumeyi - great
> range of sounds, nice clear thinking and shapes for
> his pieces, succintly presented
>  
> Saturday October 7 21 Grand
> David Michalak and Reel Change with films
> David's group worked with his own films as well as
> couple by Maya Deren. it was the first I had seen of
> the Maya Deren films and the second time for
> David's. The thought and rehersal time were well
> evident and made the films sparkle. The group with
> David on lap steel guitar, Andrew Voigt on flutes
> and saxes, Tom Nunn on his stuff and Carla Kihlsted
> and violins had a great cinematic range at time
> disappearing into the visuals and then rising with
> sonic spendor.
> 
> Wednesday October 11, 21 Grand
> Theresa Wong, cello and Devin Hoff, bass
> A great duet. Rich and sensitive allowing room for
> each other, supporting each other but mainly the
> flowering of many interesting ideas, textures and
> timbres.
>  
> Ok, these are quick sketches, but they were
> significant musical/artistic experiences for me.
>  
> Bob Marsh
> 
> 
> 
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>  
> 
> 
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> 510-236-2595 home  510-932-9268 cell
> http://www.edgetonerecords.com/marsh.html
> 
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Jacob Lindsay
http://www.bayimproviser.com/artistdetail.asp?artist_id=44

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