Posted: February 3rd, 2009 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Art, Music, Theatre | No Comments »
Songwriter/keyboardist Jerry Dammers and an 18-piece orchestra, featuring some of the UK’s foremost jazz musicians, pay tribute to the futuristic jazz of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane by mingling their sounds with those of dub innovator Coxsone Dodd, Exotica pioneer Martin Denny and more.
Dammers (founder of The Specials and 2 Tone, main songwriter (Ghost Town, Free Nelson Mandela) presents his unique take on retro futura. Initially a tribute to Sun Ra’s futuristic jazz, Dammers has combined some of his other musical obsessions – from library music and exotica to ska and reggae – in a style that reflects more recent influences such as hip hop, jungle and dubstep, alongside adaptations of a couple of Dammers’ own compositions.
Originally conceived as part of an art event, the show combines strong visual and theatrical elements including costumes, art props and projected images, creating a complete alternative musical world, credible to jazz, breakbeat, and rock fans alike.
10 March 2009 / 19:30
Barbican Hall
http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=8458
Posted: June 18th, 2008 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Music | No Comments »
Southbank Centre is pleased to announce the long awaited line-up for Massive Attack’s Meltdown, Southbank Centre’s largest contemporary music festival. As Artistic Directors of this year’s Meltdown, Massive Attack take over all 21 acres of Southbank Centre – including the riverside, Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall – for nine days of concerts, DJ sets, talks, films and visual art specially chosen by Massive Attack. Massive Attack follow in the mercurial footsteps of previous Meltdown Artistic Directors John Peel, Robert Wyatt, Scott Walker, David Bowie, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Morrissey, Patti Smith and Jarvis Cocker.
Posted: December 2nd, 2006 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Music | No Comments »
Licorice Soul will be celebrating the launch of our new album, Working Man’s Soul, on Monday 11th December 2006 at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London, UK.
The launch party will feature the Bob Bernard Trio live on stage, Licorice Soul DJs, comedy and many other forgotten Working Men’s Club traditions – watch this space for more details as the big day draws closer! We have only a very limited number of tickets available for this once-only event.
Working Man’s Soul Launch Party Ticket
Monday 11th December 2006, 8pm-12am
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
44-46 Pollard Row,
Bethnal Green,
London E2 6NB, UK
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Posted: December 2nd, 2006 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Art, Music | No Comments »
No theme for this Turntable Cafe apart from mulled wine and bonhomie. A jazz trio will be playing Vince Guaraldi’s music from the Peanuts Christmas specials, and very special guests will be wheeled out and plied with liquor to dance and sing for our entertainment.
Posted: December 2nd, 2006 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Art, Music | No Comments »
Some really cool events coming up at the Royal Festival Hall this winter.
7:45 pm Purcell Room
Circulus + Chrome Hoof
7:45 pm Purcell Room
Zum – Gypsy Tango Inferno
Posted: October 14th, 2006 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Art, Music | No Comments »
Only Connect presents the first ever live performances of two cult classic albums Histoire De Melody Nelson and L’Enfant Assassin Des Mouches from 1971 and 1972 respectively. Produced by long-time collaborator of randy iconoclast Serge Gainsbourg, composer/arranger Jean-Claude Vannier’s otherworldly string and choral arrangements are iconic of the era, and the rediscovery by a whole new generation has won him renewed acclaim.
For tonight’s World Premier event, Vannier conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, a children’s string quintet plus the inimitable musicians Dougie Wright, Big Jim Sullivan, Herbie Flowers and Vic Flick from the original recordings.
Jarvis Cocker, Badly Drawn Boy, The Bad Seeds’ Mick Harvey and The Super Furries’ Gruff Rhys take it in turns to sing Serge for the performance of L’Histoire De Melody Nelson’ and L’Enfant Assassin des Mouches features live sound effects – including ringing bells, ticking clocks, a model helicopter, flies and even a billiards table.
Histoire de Melody Nelson
Words: Serge Gainsbourg
Music: Serge Gainsbourg and Jean Claude Vannier
L’enfant Assassin des Mouches
Music: Jean Claude Vannier
Story: Serge Gainsbourg
Produced by the Barbican in association with Finders Keepers
http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=4655
Posted: August 8th, 2006 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Art, Music | No Comments »
The gang are out in force for the first Illustrated London Noise Night at the ICA.
This is going to be mucho fun!
Posted: May 18th, 2006 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Music | No Comments »
The amount of musical goodness on youTube is just incredible – I’ll be posting up a large amount of vids culled from mainly the vinyl vulture site!
Posted: April 7th, 2006 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Music | No Comments »
Well the guardian have written a lovely little feature on the weird world of record collecting! Big news is that Vinyl Vulture gets a really good plug.
Well done boys!
Read the article!
Posted: February 21st, 2006 | Author: Sermad | Filed under: Music | 4 Comments »
Another remix/covers cd of classics by the genius god that was Serge Gainsbourg….This one might actually be worth checking for one track…Portishead have remixed Anna. The rest of the tracks look god awful…
- FRANZ FERDINAND – JANE BIRKIN / A SONG FOR SORRY ANGEL
Original Title SORRY ANGEL
- CAT POWER & KAREN ELSON / I LOVE YOU (ME EITHER)
Original Title JE T’AIME MOI NON PLUS
- JARVIS COCKER & KID LOCO / I JUST CAME TO TELL YOU THAT I’M GOING
Original Title : JE SUIS VENU TE DIRE QUE JE M’EN VAIS
- PORTISHEAD / REQUIEM FOR ANNA
Original Title : UN JOUR COMME UN AUTRE (sous titre de « ANNA »)
- FAULTLINE, BRIAN MOLKO & FRANCOISE HARDY / REQUIEM FOR A JERK
Original Title : REQUIEM POUR UN CON
- MICHAEL STIPE / L’HÔTEL
Original Title : L’HÔTEL PARTICULIER
- TRICKY / AU REVOIR EMMANUELLE
Original Title GOOD BYE EMMANUELLE
- MARIANNE FAITHFULL / LOLA R. FOR EVER
Original Title : LOLA RASTAQUOUERE
- GONZALES, FEIST & DANI / BOOMERANG
Original Title : COMME UN BOOMERANG
- MARC ALMOND & TRASH PALACE / BOY TOY
Original Title I’M THE BOY
- PLACEBO / THE BALLAD OF MELODY NELSON
Original Title : LA BALLADE DE MELODY NELSON
- THE RAKES / JUST A MAN WITH A JOB
Original Title LE POINCONNEUR DES LILAS
- THE KILLS / I CALL IT ART
Original Title : LA CHANSON DE SLOGAN
- CARLA BRUNI / THOSE LITTLE THINGS
Original Title : CES PETITS RIENS