Serge Gainsbourg - '69 Annee Erotique' (1969) Whatever you might say about Serge Gainsbourg, it has probably been said before and probably by Gainsbourg himself. Was there ever a man or woman more intent on self-promotion? Whether burning a 500 franc note on television, writing a reggae take-off on 'La Marseillaise' or appearing half naked with his 14-year-old daughter in the video for 'Lemon incest', Gainsbourg always kept his name in print and his face on the covers of magazines and newspapers. His impact on French music is inestimable, and his admirers include many who found his lifestyle objectionable. With over 200 songs recorded by everyone from Juliette Gréco and Yves Montand to Alain Chamfort and Vanessa Paradis, Serge Gainsbourg reached an audience that spanned generations and musical eras.
Lonnie Liston Smith - 'A Chance For Peace' (1975) Over the years, Lonnie's unique style has been widely praised by the critics. That praise has placed him in that rare class of musicians whose appeal transcends categories. Proof enough is the fact that Lonnie's albums have consistently been hits on the jazz, soul and pop charts. Lonnies roots are in Richmond, Va., where he first learned about music from his father, an original member of the Harmonizing Four, a gospel quartet thatrecently celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Ananda Shankar - 'Ragupathi' (1970) Ananda Shankar, son of the legendary dancers Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar and nephew of Pandit Ravi Shankar, was a very popular sitar player from India, who in the 70's started combining Indian and Western instruments to create a global kind of music, a new kind of 'Fusion Music'. His music appealed to all generations and broke barriers of nationality and different cultures. He produced around 1/2 a dozen of albums and the results were astonishing. On 27th March, 1999 Ananda Shankar passed away at 56.
Willie Bobo - 'Evil Ways' (1967) Down Beat magazine once called Willie Bobo 'the world's outstanding percussionist'. He's the wildman drummer whose innovative ideas revolutionized Latin music. Fluent in everything from simple Afro-Cuban tipico to polyrhythmic jazz, Bobo gigged with Latin-jazz greats Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, and Cal Tjader.
Augusto Martelli & The Intercontinentals - 'Pais Tropical' (1972) Taken from the rare and very in demand Italian funky Jazz album: 'Kisses', by the famous italian movie and soundtrack composer Augusto Martelli. Contains some really nice Female Scat Vox, Bossa, Brazil and Big Band tunes. Nice Brazilian tunes are 'Pais Tropical', 'Dindi' or 'Chega de Saudade'.
The Undisputed Truth - 'Big John Is My Name' (1974) The Undisputed Truth served as the launching pad for producer Norman Whitfield's funk experiments. The original trio of Joe Harris, Brenda Joyce and Billie Ray Calvin was assembled from two struggling groups that couldn't land a deal, the Delicates and the Preps. Whitfield hooked them up with a classic song for their debut single, 'Smiling Faces Sometimes'. They piddled along for the next couple of years, landing moderate hits like 'Help Yourself' and 'Big John Is My Name;' they also recorded the original version of 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone.' LPs such as Face to Face and The Undisputed Truth were loaded with extended psychedelic funk jams with plenty of experimentation in the mix. The cumulative effect was reminiscent of Funkadelic, whom Whitfield had obviously been checking out.
FM4 Bücherei: Rocko Schamoni Er ist Musiker, Entertainer, Autor, Clubbesitzer, Schauspieler und Lebemann. Und: Er ist der King. Als solcher hat der Hamburger etliche exklusive Ausweise, schreibt nur mit guten Füllfedern und liest viel. 100 Seiten ist das Minimum dass Rocko Schamoni seinem Lesestoff gibt. Insofern fällt es ihm leicht, der FM4-Bücherei-Betreiberin Zita Bereuter drei Bücher zu empfehlen, die man dringend lesen sollte. [more]
Peter Bürgers 'Theorie der Avantgarde' von 1974 deutete die Radikalität des Neuen als Bruch mit dem eher als Problem als als Freiheitsversprechen empfundenen Autonomiestatus einer bürgerlichen Kunst, die zu drängenden Fragen der Gesellschaft nichts mehr zu sagen hatte. Was ist heute, wo Autos und Parfüms sich mit dem schicken Signum Avantgarde schmücken, an dem Begriff noch zu retten? Und leben wir tatsächlich in einer, wie Bürger meint, 'alternden' Moderne?
Dazu ein Interview mit dem Bremer Ästhetik-Theoretiker.
Film, Avantgarde und Biopolitik So nennt sich eine Tagung an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien, die im Anschluss an die historische Analyse des späten Michel Foucaults von Biomacht und Biopolitik, nach den (politischen) Bedingungen einer Ästhetik der Existenz fragt. Dazu einige Notizen und nachbereitende Fragmente.
Außerdem: Wien muss Omaha/Nebraska werden! 'Fresh Kills Landfill', das Debutalbum der jungen Wiener Band A Life, A Song, A Cigarette festigt das popkulturelle Hoch, das derzeit über Österreich liegt. Die Band kommt zu uns ins Studio.
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