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anyone got a copy?

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Suikinkutsu Water Chime - Various Artists 2
Music Of Horns And Whistles - Vancouver Soundscape 2
Vexations - Marks, Alan 1
Faraway Chant - African Headcharge 1
Dub Fi Gwan - King Tubby 1
Black Satin - Davis, Miles 1
Machine Gun - Brotzmann, Peter Octet 1
Loomer - My Bloody Valentine 1
Rain Dance - Hancock, Herbie 1
Sunken City - Baxter, Les 1
Empire III - Hassell, Jon 1
Analogue Bubblebath - Aphex Twin 1
Lizard Point - Eno, Brian 0
Bearded Seals - Various Artists 0
Boat Woman Song - Czukay, Holger & Rolf Dammers 0
Fall Breaks And Back Into Winter - Beach Boys 0
Cosmo Enticement - Sun Ra 0
Untitled 3 - Music Improvisation Company 0
Seven Up - Deep Listening Band 0
In A Landscape - Cage, John 0
I Heard Her Call My Name - Velvet Underground 0
Rivers Of Mercury - Schutze, Paul 0
Shunie Omizutori Buddhist Ceremony - Various Artists 0
Howler Monkeys - Various Artists 0
Prelude A L'apres Midi D'un Faune - English Chamber Orchestra 0
Yanomami Rain Song - Various Artists 0
Bismillah 'rrahmani 'rrahim - Budd, Harold 0
Sorban Palid - Suryana, Ujang 0
Coyor Panon - Kurnia, Detty 0
Virgin Beauty - Coleman, Ornette 0
Chen Pe'i Pe'i - Zorn, John & David Toop 0
All Night Flight - Riley, Terry 0


juan (Ioannis), Friday, 6 March 2009 14:53 (sixteen years ago)

I do! Paid about $40 for it on ebay.
I went with "Music Of Horns And Whistles."

Jazzbo, Friday, 6 March 2009 15:06 (sixteen years ago)

got it and the book, too...went with Baxter...

henry s, Friday, 6 March 2009 15:10 (sixteen years ago)

check yr email, jazzbo/henry s.

juan (Ioannis), Friday, 6 March 2009 15:12 (sixteen years ago)

Juan, go here:
http://otrojojojo.blogspot.com/2008/10/ocean-of-sound-david-toops-book.html

Download links seem to be working.

Jazzbo, Friday, 6 March 2009 15:27 (sixteen years ago)

dude! much thanx!

juan (Ioannis), Friday, 6 March 2009 15:33 (sixteen years ago)

Even more than Cage, that Vancouver Landscape soundscape was THE track that got me taking in "silence" to plumb the heretofore unperceived musical structures all around us. Given how inspiring those 2 or 3 minutes have been, I don't think it's going against the spirit of Murray Schafer's work to ask if anyone has a copy of The Vancouver Soundscape 1973 to share...

The worst for me is definitely the Peter Brotzmann Octet cut. It may work ambiently in its original context. But here I find it waaaaaaay too jarring although I embrace the inclusion of "I Heard Her Call My Name" probably because it sounds like a faraway place (but then how could Lou hear her call his name?).

Kevin John Bozelka, Friday, 6 March 2009 17:23 (sixteen years ago)

"Dub Fi Gwan", "Boat Woman Song" or "Black Satin". This is an awesome comp (and book.) I have the second volume as well which is not quite as good. Volume Three OTOH has always looked awesome.

Alex in SF, Friday, 6 March 2009 17:29 (sixteen years ago)

amazing comp, got it from the dusty back room at my old record store job -- black satin edges out dub fi gwan

69, Friday, 6 March 2009 17:48 (sixteen years ago)

Forgot about "Faraway Chant". That's awesome too obv.

Alex in SF, Friday, 6 March 2009 17:50 (sixteen years ago)

Suikinkutsu Water Chime just ahead of In A Landscape, Boat Woman Song, Seven Up and Bearded Seals. so much incredible music on here.

jed_, Friday, 6 March 2009 18:03 (sixteen years ago)

Erik Satie - Vexations
Erik Satie's Performance Indications

Milton Parker, Friday, 6 March 2009 19:21 (sixteen years ago)

The worst for me is definitely the Peter Brotzmann Octet cut. It may work ambiently in its original context. But here I find it waaaaaaay too jarring although I embrace the inclusion of "I Heard Her Call My Name" probably because it sounds like a faraway place (but then how could Lou hear her call his name?).

i don't agree. the the Vancouver Soundscape-Howler Monkeys-Brotzmann segue works perfectly as is here--it's definitely one of the highlights of the comp, imo. and i don't even like the original "Machine Gun" all that much in its "proper" contecxt (to get get all Hongrorian on yr ass).

went with the Hassell track, nonetheless--viva Possible Musics.

51 SBs and there's nothing on (Ioannis), Saturday, 7 March 2009 14:28 (sixteen years ago)

OK so how does it work perfectly?

Kevin John Bozelka, Saturday, 7 March 2009 14:34 (sixteen years ago)

it's a seamless segue, regardless of the disparate "musical" furniture being tossed around, is all i'm saying.

51 SBs and there's nothing on (Ioannis), Saturday, 7 March 2009 14:38 (sixteen years ago)

too hard! les bastard, hassell or african headcharge maybe.

stirmonster, Saturday, 7 March 2009 14:46 (sixteen years ago)

weird, i had no idea there was a companion cd. i've just got the book. thanks for the link

(jaxon) ( .) ( .) (jaxon), Saturday, 7 March 2009 17:49 (sixteen years ago)

Voting Suikinkutsu Water Chime because it's the one I've listened to most - good on a loop

I am using your worlds, Saturday, 7 March 2009 18:27 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Saturday, 14 March 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

I voted Aphex. This is one of the best albums ever.

Matos W.K., Saturday, 14 March 2009 22:14 (sixteen years ago)

The beach boys track => most surprising thing on there?

Really this compilation sounds nice, and it proposes a good idea for a 'model' listener.

It would be nice to get behind it...shame on me and my hangups.

xyzzzz__, Saturday, 14 March 2009 22:21 (sixteen years ago)

"The beach boys track => most surprising thing on there?"

Not if you've read the book, really.

Alex in SF, Saturday, 14 March 2009 22:23 (sixteen years ago)

I have but it was years and years ago.

xyzzzz__, Saturday, 14 March 2009 22:25 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Sunday, 15 March 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

nice, Matos:

http://m-matos.blogspot.com/2009/03/jess-on-virgin-ambt-series.html

\m/ suggest ban to hell \m/ (Ioannis), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 10:21 (sixteen years ago)

I've never even heard of this Cosmic Kurushi Monsters comp!?!?! I do have Jazz Satellites though. That's excellent.

Alex in SF, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 12:23 (sixteen years ago)

nice, Matos:
http://m-matos.blogspot.com/2009/03/jess-on-virgin-ambt-series.html

That's a nice piece. And I'm flattered to have been mentioned ("someone" in the first graph).

Jazzbo, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 12:34 (sixteen years ago)


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