Music and songs from Mauritania - Dimi Mint Abba

Dimi Mint Abba was the most famous and prominent mauritanian griot or 'Iggawin' in Mauritania. This is one of her first recording from the early 90s (originally released by Auvidis in 1989), where she plays with her husband Khalifa Ould Eide. Listen to her powerful voice, accompanied by the 'ardin', a mauritanian harp also used as a percussion. A very nice mix of arab and manding music emanates from this album.

Check the Discogs file for this recording _
1992 — Auvidis ethnic B6768 — 

Music Made In Merde - (volume 1)

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Proudly introducing my first playlist: exclusive french rarities and margin music, a mix of famous (Brigitte Fontaine, Michel Portal, Jacques Higelin, Bobby Lapointe, Jacno) and less famous artists (David Fenech, Jean-Marie Massou, André Robillard, Le Chevalier de Rinchy, Ghédalia Tazartès). The photo above was shot in summer 2011 in Limoux (south of France) and is an unexpected artwork from a nationalist outsider artist!

1 - André Robillard / "Le temps des cerises" (2002)
2 - Bobby Lapointe / "La question ne se pose pas" (1967)
3 - Brigitte Fontaine / "On n'est pas des chiens" (1966)
4 - Les Charlots sing Boris Vian / "Une bonne paire de claques dans la gueule" (1969)
5 - Le Chevalier de Rinchy / "Je ne pense qu'à ça" (2006)
6 - David Fenech / "La Boum 2005" (2005)
7 - François de Roubaix / "Indicatifs Télé Zaïre" (?)
8 - Mori Totti / "Tristesse" (Frédéric Chopin) (1939)
9 - Ghédalia Tazartès / "Je t'aimerai toujours" (2000)
10 - Dashiell Hedayat / "Fille de l'ombre (with gong)" (1971)
11 - Jacques Higelin / "Tiens, j'ai dit tiens" (1971)
12 - Jean-Marie Massou / "Complainte" (années 2000)
13 - Philippe Katerine plays Jacno / "Rectangle" (2011)
14 - Métal Urbain / "Ultra violence" (1978)
15 - Michel Portal / "Splendid yzlement" (1971)
16 - Monty / "Au bois de Boulogne (Aristide Bruant)" (1935)
17 - Pascal Comelade / "Automne" (1980)
18 - Pusse / "Le bon temps poilu" (2004)
19 - À trois dans les WC / "Contagion" (1979)
20 - Vincent Malone / "I just call to say I love you" (1995)

— "Music Made In Merde vol.1" / Les Continents Sonores 2013 _ 

Sylvain Kassap — Saxifrages!

Playing with Ensemble Laborintus and guest eRikm yesterday night at Instants Chavirés (Montreuil, France) I saw Sylvain Kassap, a great clarinet player. He is the author of one fine album originally released in 1985 on label Evidence: Saxifrages!, named after those tiny mountain flowers able to break rocks apart. The piece presents a fabulous Smörgåsbord of great french musicians such as Bruno Chevillon (dbl bass), Jacques Mahieux (dms), Pablo Cueco (perc), Claude Barthélémy (guit), Yves Robert (tb), Michel Godard (tuba), Gérard Buquet (tuba).
— Saxifrages - {Evidence – EV 102} / 1985 — 

Christian Marclay / Elliott Sharp ‎– High Noon

A great release from two american sonic outsiders: Christian Marclay, one the first muscican who used turntables as a real mean of composing (a true DJ also as he literally trod on discs!) and Elliott Sharp, the multitalented guitar hero from NYC.
• listen to some excerpts here
• check-out the release details on Discogs
• Intakt Records – Intakt CD 063 - 2000 

Grand Nord - recordings by Deben Bhattacharya

Deben Bhattacharya recorded these pieces some fifty years ago, in 1963 precisely, probably when he was working in Sweden. This LP contains indeed traditionnal music from Finland, Lapland and Sweden. Some of the finnish pieces have been later released on CD (Musique Populaires - Finlande - nord>sud NSCD 1170), like the beautiful Love song from Karelia, played by Tyyne Niikko on Kantele.

• 1963 {Musique Folklorique du Monde - Musidisc – 30 CV 1117} 

Stockhausen Stimmung: Collegium Vocale Köln

This is the first recording of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Stimmung, actually comissioned by the Collegium Vocale Köln in 1968, and recorded in 1969. Stockhausen wrote it in the US after he met (and taught to) minimalist composer La Monte Young… It seems that the drone influence was strong on him on this composition, for it does not sound like other piece I know of Stockhausen.

This rip was made after a mint vinyl disc out of the ORTF archives and I pretty much appreciate the cracking sounds of the disc along with the hummings of the piece. Play it loud! ;)
 
— LP rip — {Deutsche Grammophon avant garde 2561 043} — 

Gongs from Vietnam-Laos

A very widespread instrument in South East Asia, the gong is mainly played on its own in small tribal mountain villages (just like in other parts of Indonesia and the Philippines). But on the contrary to the sophisticated burmese or indonesian orchestras, the pace here is with little ornaments and quite repetitive, only played along with small drums, sometimes with singing. The result is mesmerizing, hypnotizing like some unplugged techno music — listen to an excerpt —
— 2001 {PlayaSound PS65256} — 

Katchinas - Gérard Marais Sextet

A fine piece of french avant-garde jazz indeed, from the early 1990's. Featuring Gérard Marais (guitar), Jean-François Canape (trumpet), Jacques Mahieux (drums), Henri Texier (double bass), Michel Godard (tuba) and Yves Robert (trombone). You will defintively love it if you fancy Albert Mangelsdorff, fine swing and subtle compositions.
1990 / Thelonious {THE 0501} / 

La Soustraction des Fleurs

Jean-François Vrod (whom I already spoke about in this album) was playing at Rosa Bonheur (Chevilly-Larue) near Paris a few days ago, with his trio La Soustraction des Fleurs (violin + zarb). A friendly and homely concert within the exhibition of his private "art brut" collection.

Poire_z : + {erstwhile 022}

Günter Müller, Norbert Möslang and Jason Kahn were playing at Les Instants Chavirés yesterday evening. A good opportunity to share a Poire_Z album featuring: Günter Müller - Otomo Yosihide - Norbert Möslang - Christian Marclay - Voice Crack - Andy Guhl - eRikm • Track 1 recorded May 14th, 2001, on Amplify 2001: Mainsine Festival, New York, USA • Track 2 recorded October 26th, 2000, at Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France • Track 3 recorded May 15th, 2001, on Amplify 2001:Mainsine Festival, New York, USA.

Poire_z {+} {erstwhile 022} — 2002 — check the Discog file about this release / 