From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V9 #3 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Wednesday, January 4 2006 Volume 09 : Number 003 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [idealcopy] Black Sun Productions [giluz ] [idealcopy] Derek Bailey RIP [Fergus Kelly ] [idealcopy] [OT] Buffalo Daughter news ["Paul Pietromonaco" Subject: [idealcopy] Black Sun Productions Black Sun Productions' operettAmorale is one of the more interesting releases of last year - a reshuffling of Brecht & Weill's Three Penny Opera, it certainly sounds like the way they would have done it today - apart from great lyrical inpertertations, like Pimp Ballad where both Mackie and Jenny are gay men, there are also simply beautiful and haunting musical moments like "La canzone dei pendagli da forca". Dark and disturbing and very recommended. cheers giluz - -- Now playing: http://www.last.fm/user/giluz/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:54:23 +0000 (GMT) From: Fergus Kelly Subject: [idealcopy] Derek Bailey RIP Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:46:07 -0500 From: Timothy Sasscer Subject: [idealcopy] Derek Bailey, Dec. 25th, 2005 My world was a better place while he lived, played, and through example, taught. Its on to the great gig in the sky now, Mr. Bailey, your work here is done. Thank You ((( If there was one person for whom the phrase "the passing of a legend" was written for, it's Derek Bailey. I heard aboout Derek's death on St. Stephen's day (what we call Boxing day), and was quite saddened. Especially, as I know, his health had been in considerable decline recently, suffering as he did from some form of motor neurone or degenerative condition. He was unable to play guitar and eventually he couldn't swallow. He had lost a ton of weight by all accounts. The Whispering Gallery (a short lived new music promotion group set up by myself and some friends) had Derek over in Dublin in 2000. We co-organised a tour with promoters in Belfast and Cork. The Dublin leg of the tour went very well, but the Belfast gig unfortunately clashed with some major football match, so the turnout was meagre. Undaunted, Derek did his set whilst walking around the audience with a shopping bag with Incus* brochures dangling from the top of his guitar, inviting people to take one, playing and chatting as he went. A true original. He will be sorely missed. Expect massive obit. in next month's Wire magazine. * The label he ran with his wife. Fergus ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:07:30 -0800 From: "Paul Pietromonaco" Subject: [idealcopy] [OT] Buffalo Daughter news Got this information from a Japanese blog - chipple.net. I think some of you might be interested in this. Looking forward to the new Buffalo Daughter album in April, then! ^_^ Cheers, Paul - ------------------------------------ December 23, 2005 Girls Punk Party report Last Saturday I went to Marquee Night vol.7, of which the theme was "Girls Punk Party", focusing on art-punk girl bands. The excellent line-up made up for a great show that was fun from beginning to end! The regular party was held as usual at Shibuya Quattro, a smallish-medium (just the right size) venue that I like. nisennenmondai / ????????? We arrived as nisennenmondai (the name translates to "Y2K bug") had just started playing. I hadn't heard them before though I think I remember seeing their name in Enban listings. The three girls (on guitar, bass and drums) played a fun and loud set. Kiiiiiii Next, Kiiiiiii came on stage and gave one hell of a performance, even better than what I remembered from the Komaba Rock Festival last year. After almost forgetting to sing "We Are The World", they left without ever noticing the audience watching them, as goes their unique concept. I love their 7" EP, get yours while it's still time! Metalchicks And the name fits! The metal unit of Buffalo Daughter's Sugar Yoshinaga and ex-DMBQ's Yoshimura Yuka kicks ass! Over a subtle 505 backtrack, Sugar plays very heavy guitar while Yuka rams at her double-pedal. Yuka's drumming was much more interesting than the usual metal drumming, mixing in wacky breakbeats. Her powerful playing did incur occasional trouble as her double-pedal wouldn't stay hooked to the bass drum. I'm ashamed to say so, but ages ago I used to listen to some metal, so this performance did strike a bonus nostalgic chord with me. Buffalo Daughter Closing the show, Buffalo Daughter took the stage and played a good variety of songs, starting with "I" and including "Psychic A-Go-Go", (I think) a cover of ESG's "Erase You", and also a long "303" jam. They also played a new song, of which the chorus went something like "I'm sometimes your lover", it will be included on their upcoming album to be released next April. The event's theme being "Girls Punk Party", Mooog Yamamoto seemed to feel a bit out of place. Ohno Yumiko played her MiniMoog and sometimes the bass, I always enjoy watching someone who can get the most out of a monophonic synth. I was also quite impressed to see how Sugar can perform so well in such different styles, earlier playing heavy metal and later some bossa nova and funky riffs. This was the second time I saw Buffalo Daughter, the first time having been at Shibuya AX (a large venue) when the album "I" was released, and this time I enjoyed seeing them play in a smaller place. I was only a bit disappointed that they didn't play my favorite song "Mirror Ball", which they had played as an encore when I first saw them. The stage even had a nice mirror ball at the back, and it would have been just perfect. Oh well! 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