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CHRIS FORSYTH / DAVE HARRINGTON / RYAN JEWELL / SPENCER ZAHN |
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FIRST FLIGHTALGORITHM FREEFormat: LP Cata No: AF04 Barcode: 843563130377 |
First 150 copies on limited indie only coloured vinyl** Remember live music? "First Flight" documents about 40 minutes of jams recorded during the third week of my September residency at Nublu last year, and, for me, this show was just about the most enjoyable hour of music I played all year. The ideal of the residency was to mix things up with special guests, different band lineups, and varied set lists, keeping things fresh and new week-to-week, and this show was the wild card of the bunch. That's because although Ryan and I have played together for years, and Dave and Spencer have played together for years, neither half of the band had ever met each other. I was tangentially aware of Dave and his music and was intrigued by what I'd heard, so I thought it was a cool idea when Chris Tart, the residency promoter, suggested a collaboration. So, about 30 minutes after we'd all heard each others voices for the first time, we got up and played for a little over an hour, uninterrupted. The only thing discussed beforehand was that we shouldn't discuss anything beforehand - not a key or a riff to start with, nothing - so as to preserve maximum spontaneity. I think this music demonstrates a real connection on stage. In other words, each player was completely present and actively listening on the bandstand. Listening back, there are moments I can hear Ryan saying - musically - "Hey, let's go over here! Check this out!," or Spencer being like "Wouldn't it be cool to go down this path?" And we followed. And it was cool. In my mind, that listening thing is the number one most important factor in any collaboration or cooperative effort, but especially in improvised music. And I think it's fair to say that a little more listening, a little more presence, would do the whole world some good right about now, don't you think? -Chris Forsyth |
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BERNARD GRANCHER SOLEIL GRIS ECLATANT CASTLES IN SPACE | |
BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT RIDING EASY | |
BRIGID DAWSON & THE MOTHERS NETWORK BALLET OF APES CASTLE FACE | |
CHRIS FORSYTH / DAVE HARRINGTON / RYAN JEWELL / SPENCER ZAHN FIRST FLIGHT ALGORITHM FREE | |
CONCRETISM DICK AND STEWART: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CASTLES IN SPACE | |
DAMAGED BUG BUG ON YONKERS CASTLE FACE | |
FLAMING TUNES S/T SUPERIOR VIADUCT | |
GIRL FRIDAY ANDROGYNOUS MARY HARDLY ART | |
GUIDED BY VOICES VAMPIRE ON TITUS SCAT | |
MAGICK MOUNTAIN WEIRD FEELINGS MAGICK MOUNTAIN RECORDS | |
RIVAL CONSOLES ARTICULATION ERASED TAPES | |
SHITKID 20/20 PNKSLM | |
TAMBOURINEN WOODEN FLOWER CARDINAL FUZZ | |
THE DEATH WHEELERS DIVINE FILTH RIDING EASY | |
THE JANITORS NOISOLATION SESSIONS VOL: 1 CARDINAL FUZZ | |
THE LEFT OUTSIDES ARE YOU SURE I WAS THERE CARDINAL FUZZ | |
THE SPACE LADY THE SPACE LADY'S GREATEST HITS NIGHT SCHOOL | |
THE TWELVE HOUR FOUNDATION SIX TWENTY NEGATIVE CASTLES IN SPACE | |
VARIOUS BROWN ACID: THE ELEVENTH TRIP RIDING EASY | |
VINNUM SABBATHI OF DIMENSIONS AND THEORIES STOLEN BODY RECORDS | |