Vibracathedral Orchestra – 3 new LP’s available now
Closed Published February 5th, 2010 in vhf news/release infoSlightly behind the curve on posting about this, but the three new Vibracathedral LP’s are available now and going fast. Go to it, degenerate small run vinyl collectors!
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Vibracathedral Orchestra Joka Baya LP |
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Vibracathedral Orchestra The Secret Base LP |
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Vibracathedral Orchestra Smoke Song LP |
 Jack, Richmond 1996 I’m still processing the news about Jack – I couldn’t believe it until I heard the sound of Mike Gangloff’s barely audible voice on the phone. Jack was a character in a world of dullards, funny, loyal, loud, friendly, smartass, sometimes irascible – and he handled himself with a sureness and certainty that was the mark of someone who lived life on his own terms, whatever good or bad that meant from moment to moment. That’s something that we all aspire to do, but don’t, buckling under financial or family pressures to get going with “real life” – even if that real life isn’t right for us. He’d really found his niche in the last few years, which was good for him and Laurie and extraordinarily lucky for all of us that loved his music. The music and friendship of the whole extended Pelt/Jack/Black Twigs/Spiral Joy family means so much to me that its occupied a good deal of my free time and attention as a low-budget patron of the arts and enthusiast for the last 15 years. It’s impossible to imagine that thread continuing in the same way without Jack. Jack’s favorite band was the Doors. He claimed to know the secret of creating edible pizza at home in a regular oven. He told me that my toddler son played the keyboard like a “tiny, white Sun Ra.” He said if he needed money, he had a Cecil Taylor record that he could sell for $60. My wife made him leave his coat in the Pelt van when they visited our house because it smelled like an ashtray. He hated “new agey guitar doodling.” He would fight you physically, if necessary, over which Grateful Dead albums were good and which were not. He did not like iPods. He reveled in occasionally reminding me that the first time we ever met was at a house show in Purcellville, VA in 1993, where one of the Rake crew suggested by way of insult that his band sounded “like the Black Crowes.” I don’t remember that at all, but that was the show where I encountered our drummer slumped in a chair wearing an orange wig and a set of mechanics coveralls, and was immediately jumped upon by a girl who tried to shove a giant chewed up wad of candy into my mouth, so I guess it was true. It doesn’t surprise me that tributes are pouring in from all over, considering how much Jack had been out there playing in recent years, traveling anywhere that would have him. I can only imagine how many places around the US and Europe he trounced with his force of personality – he was completely the opposite of the gentle giant cosmic-shaman-beardo that you might imagine from someone with his appearance who does extended solo guitar ragas.  Jack & Ian, 2004 Jack was one of a handful of people I’ve ever saw that can take an instrument and literally go beyond – there’s lots of people out there who are merely good or great, but when he really felt it and channeled it, there was something divine and transcendent in his touch. No tricks, no electric effects, just the sensation of making that perfect thing that lifted you out of this world. Jack became (underground) famous for his solo acoustic playing, but he wasn’t a savant that emerged fully formed, he worked at it with complete determination, not taking up acoustic seriously until his late 20’s. In 2001, when we were working on editing and mixing tracks for Pelt’s “Ayahuasca,” Jack sent an email to the Pelt team that declared that there would be no acoustic tracks in the package, because “I suck, those songs suck, and I’m going to concentrate on playing the bowed electric 12 string.” There was no convincing him otherwise – he got very angry at the suggestion that he was being too tough on his own playing. He was totally right, of course. When new tapes started to arrive a few months later, he’d cracked it, had a breakthrough. Even then, it was hard to imagine that someone who had taken up the acoustic guitar a couple of years earlier would make something like “Black Pearls” or “Yaman Blues” from an instrument that in most people’s hands just goes plink plink plink. Jack and Laurie’s wedding, a perfect day outside with family and friends. Officiated by Ian Nagoski, armed with a certification from some “Church of the Internets” and cleared for legality at the last minute via a fax to the county.  OASTEM! Vibe Orchestra, Richmond 1996 Early Pelt – different instruments, different sounds each time. Asking me for money at a show because they’d spent all their tour earnings on country blues records (which they had carried into the venue in two large crates for safe keeping). Club Soda with Un. “The Cuckoo” at Phantasmagoria. Three guitar jamdowns in Richmond, Philly. Immense, endless sounds at MOCA DC with a packed house (and cake). Playing the cavernous 930 Club before Sonic Youth in near darkness with a deafening set that sounded like WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMNNNNNGGGGGGGGGZZZZZZZZ. Later Pelt – Upstairs at Funks in Baltimore – the best, for me – “Pearls from the River.” Jack was very proud of “Untitled” because it was completely new – no acoustic elegies, no electric racket – something else weird and uncompromising. “Happy to being playing that music right now,” he said. When Jack briefly merged his extended solo approach with the band, it was bliss, but short lived, too much going on. It came back for a bit in 2006, but that was the end of a chapter that sadly won’t be continued.  Jack, Glenn, Mike, Fredericksburg, 2003 I don’t think Jack would want anyone to be sad. Love to Laurie, Rose & Sutherland families, Mike, Amy, Pat, Sarah, Mikel, Nate, Isak, Glenn, Ian, & all other friends everywhere. Bill/VHF Jack Rose – Now That I’m a Man Full Grown April 22 2004 Washington DC Pelt – Road to Catawba March 8 2003 Baltimore  Jack and Pat |
2009-11-02: Black Twig Pickers, Jack Rose, Brighton, UK, Komedia Studio Bar
2009-11-03: Black Twig Pickers, Jack Rose, London, UK, Cafe Oto
2009-11-04: Black Twig Pickers, Jack Rose, Falmouth, UK, Miss Peabody’s
2009-11-05: Black Twig Pickers, Jack Rose, Bristol, UK, The Cube
2009-11-06: Black Twig Pickers, Jack Rose, Gateshead, UK, The Sage Gateshead
2009-11-07: Black Twig Pickers, Jack Rose, Glasgow, UK, Stereo
2009-11-08: Black Twig Pickers, Jack Rose, London, UK, Cecil Sharp House
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano Duo – 10/26/09 at Issue Project Room in NYC. With Ashtray Navigations.
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano Duo with Matt Heyner – 10/27/09 at Issue Project Room in NYC. With Ashtray Navigations-Zaïmph collaboration.
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano – 10/28/09 at Spring Street Gallery in Saratoga Springs, NY. 110 Spring Street. 7:30pm.
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano Duo – 10/29/09 at The Red House in Syracuse, NY. With Ashtray Navigations.
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano Duo – 10/30/09 at Wood St. Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA. With Ashtray Navigations.
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano Duo – 10/31/09 at 2037 Frankford Ave. in Philadelphia, PA. With MV-EE, Fursaxa.
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano Duo – 11/1/09 at BAR in New Haven, CT. With Ashtray Navigations.
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano Duo – 11/2/09 at Nom D’Artiste in Boston, MA.
Michael Flower-Chris Corsano Duo – 11/3/09 at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. With Ashtray Navigations-Zaïmph collaboration, Zebu, Flaming Dragons of Middle Earth, Jack Callahan.
Jack Rose/Black Twigs, Alex Turnquist – new CD’s out now!
0 Comments Published July 8th, 2009 in vhf news/release info |
Alex Turnquist As the Twilight Crane Dreams in Color CD Second gorgeous minimalist 12 string dream epic from this original voice, in lovely digipak. |
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Jack Rose & The Black Twigs s/t CD Storming jams from the quartet, featuring group versions of “Kensington Blues,” “Bright Sunny South,” and many tributes to anti-social and “bad” behavior. Same music as the very limited Klang LP. In super cool card folio. |
vhf#118 As the Twilight Crane Dreams in Color
album release concert
July 11th
Carrie Haddad Photographs 318 Warren Street Hudson New York
8:00 pm
$5 at door
Come and enjoy the music and visuals of Alexander Turnquist and Wires Under Tension in a very unique setting in one of the Hudson Valley’s Premier multimedia art venues.
In celebration of the release of his new album “As the twilight Crane Dreams in Color” to be released July 14th, Alexander will be joined by a small ensemble of musicians to play in its full entirety the new album.
To add to the excitement of the evening Brooklyn based post-classical, fully electrified sonic wizards Wires Under Tension, a side project of Christopher Tignor and Theo Metz of Slow Six will be performing their own brand of swirling beat driven beauty.
Revolver press release:
“As the Twilight Crane Dreams in Color is the second full-length from New York-based guitarist Alexander Turnquist, who defies expectations with a set of hypnotic epics that owe more to classic minimalism than current notions of solo guitar.
Forgoing most of the extended techniques of his debut, Turnquist lays down a thick blanket of 12-string that sets up persistent, loop-like patterns in the music. Simple and lovely strings, piano, and percussion provide the melody, carrying most of the movement in the pieces. Turnquist uses extraordinary control and restraint–the orchestrations are as reductionist as possible, with no cringe-inducing “string drama” or unnecessary virtuosity. An almost-monomaniacal tremolo thrum of the guitar dominates the album, but there is a lengthy ambient breakdown that occurs mid-way through the 18-minute “The REM Cycle – Dream Phase” that is a thing of elliptical and drifting beauty.
As the Twilight Crane Dreams in Color is a bold statement even in the context of the frequent micro-parsing of styles in the sub-underground–there’s really not much else out there like it.”
Praise for Slow Six / Christopher Tignor
“If you can imagine a dream collaboration between Philip Glass, Miles Davis, Cluster, and Battles, you might have some idea of what Slow Six is capable of…9/10.”
– Foxy Digitails
“In these two releases, Slow Six accomplishes something very rare in creating spellbinding
art music that’s wholly accessible to the masses without suffering any compromise to its
artistic integrity.”
- Textura (Canada)
$5 at door, doors open at 7:00 pm show starts at 8:00 pm
www.wiresundertension.com
www.myspace.com/alexanderturnquist
www.carriehaddadgallery.com
hello all,
….it’s been quiet for me on the gig-front this year which is nice. been enjoying my new digs and such. I have few gigs coming up this summer and long tour in september. The Jack Rose and Black Twigs lp has finally been released and word from klang hq is that they won’t be around long. along with the twigs lp, I’ll have copies of the dr ragtime pals lp, kensington blues, last copies of I do play rock and roll and the black dirt sessions, my newest solo jam. hope to see some of you there.
best,
jack
Jun 18 2009 8:00P
the Athenaeum fredericksburg, Virginia
Jun 20 2009 8:00P
the cellar blacksburg, Virginia
Jul 5 2009 8:00P
kung fu necktie philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 10 2009 8:00P
brickbat books philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 29 2009 8:00P
penn treaty park philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 2 2009 10:00P
bar new haven, Connecticut
Sep 4 2009 8:00P
Night Light chapel hill, Pennsylvania
Sep 5 2009 8:00P
harvest records presents… asheville, North Carolina
Sep 6 2009 8:00P
pilot light knoxville, Tennessee
Sep 8 2009 8:00P
eyedrum atlanta, Georgia
Sep 11 2009 8:00P
new college sarasota, Florida
Sep 13 2009 8:00P
tba orlando, Florida
Sep 14 2009 8:00P
tba tallahassee, Florida
Sep 15 2009 8:00P
tba tallahassee, Florida
Sep 16 2009 8:00P
strong stead pensacola, Florida
Sep 17 2009 8:00P
bottletree birmingham, Alabama
Sep 18 2009 8:00P
minicini shreeveport, Louisiana
Sep 19 2009 8:00P
the conservatory oklahoma city, Oklahoma
Sep 20 2009 8:00P
tba lawrence, Kansas
Sep 22 2009 8:00P
the oriental theatre denver, Colorado
Sep 23 2009 8:00P
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts omaha, Nebraska
Sep 24 2009 8:00P
the hideout chicago, Illinois
Sep 25 2009 8:00P
open lot st louis, Missouri
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
Black Sparrow Lafayette, Indiana
Sep 27 2009 8:00P
Bear’s Place bloomington, Indiana
Sep 29 2009 8:00P
WRFL Presents – TBA lexington, Kentucky
Sep 30 2009 8:00P
Morning Glory Coffeehouse pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A rare chance to see the groop in action:
The Hare & Hounds
Birmingham, Midlands
Saturday, Jun 13 2009, 8:00 PM
Equinox Festival
London, London and South East
Sunday, Jun 14 2009, 8:00 PM
The Croft
Bristol, Southwest
Monday, Jun 15 2009, 8:00 PM
vhf#115 Flower/Corsano “The Four Aims” double vinyl available now!!!
0 Comments Published May 20th, 2009 in vhf news/release infoAfter a slight delay, we’re pleased to bring you the deluxe double vinyl version of the sensational “The Four Aims.” The double lp was cut by John Golden and pressed at RTI. Alex Holden did the beautiful color gatefold sleeves, and the 3 tracks on side 4 are exclusive to the vinyl format. Order now!!!
vhf#62 Pelt “Ayahuasca” is unfortunately sold out for now. You can still download from iTunes, eMusic, and many others legal and illegal.
New Releases: Flower/Corsano, Spiral Joy Band out now
Closed Published March 10th, 2009 in vhf news/release info |
Flower/Corsano The Four Aims 2xLP/CD Digipak CD out now, Double LP available soon…. |
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Spiral Joy Band Little Sparrow CD Extremely limited edition in deluxe card folio. |
Alexander Turnquist – NY, Spanish dates for March
Closed Published March 10th, 2009 in gigs/shows/toursMarch 20 monkeytown Brooklyn
March 26 Be Cool Barcelona Spain
March 29 Veneno Stereo Castellon Spain
March 30 Pic Nic Madrid Spain
May 22 Goodbye Blue Monday Brooklyn
Pelt/Black Twigs/Spiral Joy Band @ True/False Festival in Columbia, MO – Feb 27 – March 1
0 Comments Published February 24th, 2009 in gigs/shows/toursA Klang Family contingent descends on Columbia, Mo., this weekend for the True/False film fest, which is to include music from Pelt, the Spiral Joy Band, the Black Twig Pickers and Patrick Best — all perhaps in multiple lineups (even Patrick’s supposed solo turn) as travelers come and go during the many short sets that are planned.
Most of the music is quarter-hour-or-so blasts wrapped around the showing of films (although apparently, alas, not *during* the showings), with one slightly longer set for the Spiral Joy Band on Saturday night.
Here’s what we think we’re doing — note that this differs a bit from at least one version of the “official” schedule:
* on Friday, Feb.27, Twigs play one set at 9:30 p.m. at the Forrest Theatre (and we’ll forgive you if you’d rather be over at The Blue Note listening to Excene Cervanka).
* on Saturday, Feb. 28, Twigs are at the Blue Note at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., then Pelt is at the Blue Note at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Then Spiral Joy Band is somewhere in the mix during the 8 p.m.-11 p.m., four-band showcase at the Cherry Street Artisan.
* on Sunday, March 1, Patrick Best is at the Blue Note at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., quite possibly in Spiral Joy duo mode.
Got it? Great. See you there –
(for more info on the fest, check http://truefalse.org)
Sat March 21, 2009
Dances of Vice III, Le Sacre du Printemps
Fern’s special guest drummer for this show wil be Brian Viglione [Dresden Dolls]
w/ Melora Creager [Rasputina], Lucas Lanthier
The Montauk Club, 25 Eighth Ave., Brooklyn, New York, US
Thurs Apr 16, 2009
Johnny Brenda’s w/ Beat Circus, Ghost Ship Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fri Apr 17, 2009
Orion Studios Progressive Showcase a la Cuneiform Recs w/ Beat Circus Baltimore, Maryland
Æthenor “Faking Gold & Murder” deluxe LP available now
Closed Published February 7th, 2009 in vhf news/release info|
The Æthenor “Faking Gold & Murder” LP is here. The cost of this item is very high by our standards – the heavy black stock required to render the letterpress design as envisioned, and the matching black n’ gold inner add to the already high cost of premium 180g RTI vinyl. Anyways, this is a fantastic looking and sounding item, superbly mastered from the 24 bit audio by John Golden with tremendous dynamic range. The kids played this in the rec room today and commented “I think this is their best and heaviest jam, can I have some Fritos now?”
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We’re very pleased to be able to offer Cloudz again after a couple of years in the out of print wilds. While a mere blip along Matt Bower’s quest for levitational transcendence, Cloudz is one of two or three key titles in the whole oeuvre, far as I’m concerned. There’s plenty of grit here (and some wild “lead” guitar), but there’s a spacey psychedelic vibe that is completely different from the couple of dozen titles that have followed since. If you’ve been following the recent Hototogisu and Skullflower releases and haven’t heard this, it will re-wire how you think about the MB universe. Also sounds great in the car and on the subway.
Æthenor and Astral Social Club CD’s – BUY NOW!!!!
Closed Published January 23rd, 2009 in vhf news/release infoPeople, I know times are hard – remember those granite countertops you were going to get? Yeah, that didn’t work out for me either. That’s not important now – in the coming “WALL-E” style post-apocalyptic era, your vinyl will have all been either burned for fuel or used as crudely sharpened weaponry against marauders and your ipod dock won’t be working so hot due to no electricity and all that – so what will you do for entertainment? YES!!! You will scrounge some AA’s and rock these two new VHF CD’s on your boombox – the format combo of the future!!! (Note – if you do not share this premenition, please keep an eye out for the Æthenor vinyl, due in a few weeks).
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Æthenor Faking Gold & Murder LP/CD Stephen O’Malley, Daniel O’Sullivan, Vincent De Roguin, Anok Pe David Tibet, Nicolas Field, Alexandre Babel, Alexander Tucker. CD out now in deluxe packaging, LP available soon…. |
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Astral Social Club Octuplex CD Neil Campbell w/Richard Youngs, John Clyde-Evans, Spider Stacy, etc. Now ready for you to take home for jam time. |
vhf titles on sale at iTunes 12/23/08 – 1/12/09
Closed Published December 21st, 2008 in vhf news/release infoRemember that time you worked all weekend on that proposal that got someone a huge bonus and got you a $25 iTunes gift card? Or what about that time your in-laws stopped at teh Sev on the way to your house for Xmas and gave you that $10 iTunes gift card that was still stuck to the little holder? Well, when that stuff happens again this year, you can take advantage of recent vhf titles on sale at iTunes!!!
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Daniel O’Sullivan, Vincent de Roguin, Stephen O’Malley, Kristofer Rygg, Steve Noble
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Jan 29 Groningen, Vera
Jan 30 Brussels, Beursschouwburg
Jan 31 Rotterdam, Worm IFFR
Feb 1 Amsterdam, Paradiso
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