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  ::       The Weekly Digest for Canterbury Music Addicts         ::
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  ::                    Tuesday, June 8th, 1999                   ::
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                              FOREWORD

A small issue, and probably a good opportunity to say that "What's Rattlin'?", with the exception of the occasional interviews, is generally a compilation of what *you*, the subscribers (and there are several hundred !), send me. I must confess in this respect that I'm a little disappointed not to have received any report from Gong's US tour, and generally very few gig reports. Maybe I just need to repeat it from time to time, but YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NEEDED !

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From: Eric Rutten <Eric.Rutten@inrialpes.fr>
Subject: Wyatt and Kip Hanrahan?
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 14:18:02 +0200

Recently I stumbled upon a several-CD box called "Anthology" of Kip Hanrahan (a kind of crazy New York Jazzman), who worked with dozens of musicians on his records, some well know (e.g. Jack Bruce, Carla Bley,...), and here on the cover of the box appeared also the name of Robert Wyatt. Does anyone know more? I know a few Hanrahan records, but none with Wyatt playing. Which album is it on? only this anthology? does Wyatt sing, or just play percussion?

thanx,

Eric (who am quite a completist, actually :-)

[This message was also posted to a newsgroup and received the following reply from "John H.R.":]

> AFAIK, the only collaboration between Robert Wyatt and Kip Hanrahan is
> on the tune "Curtsy" (lyrics by Paul Haines, music by Robert Wyatt) from
> the 1994 2-disc set _Darn It!: Poems by Paul Haines, Musics by Many_
> (American Clave 1014/18). "Curtsy" has Wyatt on keyboards, percussion,
> and voice, and Evan Parker on soprano sax. The liner notes say "project
> and recordings guided by Kip Hanrahan," IOW he produced the project.

[To which Eric replies the following:]

This one I know indeed, a very beautiful song, and the rest of the 2-CD is extremely varied but also very nice in general. So I have my answer now; I was just wondering whether I had missed something.

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From: "David Voci" <david_voci@tcibr.com>
Subject: Fred Frith musings
Date: 01 Jun 99 09:27:23 -0800

Hullo one and all,

Just wanted to thank father time for allowing for the complete Frith/Kaiser recordings(instrumental)to be issued on Cuneiform in a 2CD package entitled "Friends and Enemies" as seen in last(#128)issue. This CD is filled up to the limit with 79+ minutes on both cd's (I love when record companies do this and hate when they could couple 2 lps on 1 CD and don't). The only change from previous compilations is that on Disc Two, the song 'Fifteen Blues' had an earlier title of 'One Eyed Theater'.

The appended, 1999 material is a tease(a good tease) and one would hope that messrs. Frith/Kaiser are offering this as a precursor to a forthcoming full length CD release.

I would also like to compliment the 1998 release from Massacre entitled 'Funny Valentine' as this CD, contrary to things I've heard, is stupendous... shows maturity but at the same time, is pretty much in the same vein as it's 20 year predecessor, just more polished. Fred Frith is really hard to date musically and his recent stuff is sometimes hard to distinguish from his early stuff in alot of cases.

Received a memo from our friends at ESD, and as many of you already know, Henry Cow's 'Unrest' is either being remastered???? or already is. Do we really need another version of the same tracks at this point? Didn't HC archive their live shows onto tape and put them into vaults as alot of musicians did which have been released onto CD in current times? As I mentioned before, Henry Cow is the kinda band that could/would do something different to their set list every night.

A couple of inane/mindless thoughts follow...1) Was the 'Knitting Factory'  in NYC named after the diverse artwork on Henry Cow's first three LP's? and 2) Whenever I see FF(fast forward)on a VCR or Tape Deck I immediately think of Fred Frith...is this subliminal/freudian/or whatever?

Enjoy Everything,
dv

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From: East Side Digital <chill@noside.com>
Subject: Unrest remaster US release date
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 17:37:27 -0500

For your information

The remastered version of Henry Cow's "Unrest" should be in US/Canadian stores July 13th, or a bit sooner.

catalog # ESD 81412

same as the ReR version (i.e. the two extra tracks from the first pressing
CD are removed)

http://www.noside.com/esd/henrycow.html

- Drew Miller / ESD

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From: Heilobo@aol.com
Subject: news
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 06:46:46 EDT

Hello Aymeric,

Here are two pieces of information I want to give to you and all your readers:

1. Bill Bruford´s Earthworks will be playing at the 3rd of july in Worms (Germany, a town at the river Rhine between Mainz and Mannheim) at 22.00 p.m.  This concert is part of a jazz-festival there, from 2nd to 4th july. Other contibutors are AL Jarreau, Les Haricots Rouges, Brian Auger, Maxine Weldon, Barry Finnerty, Melva Houston & Billy Cobham among others. Contact: http://www.worms-tickets.de

2. There is a beautiful version of "Shipbuiling" on Mr. McFall's Chamber:"Like The Milk". You can get it too on the sampler "Sometimes God Smiles / The Young Persons´ Guide to Discipline Vol.II", featuring the music of the label DGM (King Crimson etc.). This is a low priced cd (I paid 7,50 EUR) and worth checking out.

Greetings

Wolfgang Tiemann   

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*               FORTHCOMING CANTERBURY-RELATED CONCERTS                 *
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        [for more info : check out the 'Concerts' page of CALYX]
             http://www.alpes-net.fr/~bigbang/concerts.html

==> GONG / AMERICAN TOUR <===============================================
                 [D.Allen-G.Smyth-D.Malherbe-M.Hewins-M.Howlett-C.Taylor]

Jun 08 - Milwaukee (WI), Shank Hall [info: 414-332-3061]
Jun 09 - Chicago (IL), House of Blues [info: 312-923-2029]
Jun 10 - Cleveland (OH), The Odeon Concert Club [info: 216-574-2525]
Jun 12 - Philadelphia (PA), Theater of Living Arts [info: 831-425-0270]

==> CARAVAN <============================================================
                           [P.Hastings-G.Richardson-D.Sinclair-R.Coughlan
                                            J.Leverton-D.Boyle-S.Bentall]

Jun 12 - Diss (Norfolk), The Park Hotel

Info: Ron Keenes <mailto:sugarshack@netcom.co.uk>
Phone: (0)137 985 4206 or (0)137 985 4513

==> PETER BLEGVAD TRIO <=================================================
                                           [P.Blegvad-J.Greaves-C.Cutler]

Jun 14 - London, Embassy Rooms [Tottenham Court Road]
with guests: Syd Straw, B.J. Cole, Adam Phillips, Loudon Wainwright III, Jakko Jakszyk, Kristoffer Blegvad, Eddie Reader
[also live on GLR between 10.00 and 13.00 same day - trio only]

Jun 18 - Bristol, Hope Centre

Solo gigs:

Jun 27 - Paris, Hotel du Nord [with Robyn Hitchcock] (8pm)
Jun 28 - Paris, Hotel du Nord [with Robyn Hitchcock] (8pm)

Info: http://www.anythingmatters.com or <mailto:matters@wanadoo.fr>

==> DIDIER MALHERBE + LOY EHRLICH <======================================

Jun 23-27 - Essaouira (Morocco), Festival de musique Gnawa

Didier's website: http://www.multimania.com/malherbedidier/

==> KEVIN AYERS / BELGIAN DATES <========================================

Jul 11 - Koekelberg, Baseliek Plazeyfestival Park
Aug 20 - Mechelen-Vismarkt, Dijlesfeesten
Aug 22 - Wilrijk, Spytelinck Kasteel
Sep 19 - Bornem, CC

Info: BOOM! Bookings, phone: + 02 360 28 51

==> GONG GLOBAL FAMILY <=================================================
                  GODDESS T [G.Smyth-D.Allen-M.Hewins-O.Allen-T.Wandella]
           GONG TRIO [ex-Brainville] [D.Allen-M.Hewins-H.Hopper-C.Cutler]

Jun 23 - Tokyo, On Air West
Jun 24 - Tokyo, On Air West
Jun 26 - Kyoto, Taku Taku
Jun 27 - Okayama, Pepperland
Jun 28 - Osaka, Club Quattro

==> THEO TRAVIS / MARK WOOD / JOHN MARSHALL <============================

Jun 11 - Brawby / Malton (Yorkshire), The Shed (8pm)
Info: 01653 668494

==> JOHN ETHERIDGE BAND feat. Theo Travis <==============================

Jun 12 - Coventry, University of Warwick Arts Centre
Info: 01203 524524

==> MAGICK BROTHERS (D.ALLEN/G.CLARK/M.ROBSON) <=========================

Aug 11 -  Cornwall (tbc)
Aug 13 or 14 - Wimbourne, Gaunt's House Gathering
[more dates t.b.a.]

==> E.DEAN / H.HOPPER / K.TIPPETT / J.MARSHALL <=========================

Sep 04 - Chemnitz (Germany), Augustusburg Castle

Info: http://home.t-online.de/home/Karsten.Gehlsdorf/

==> ANNIE WHITEHEAD / ROBERT WYATT PROJECT <=============================

Oct 10 - Nottingham / Nov 12, 13 or 14 - London, QEH (Jazz Festival)

This project will consist of Robert Wyatt compositions performed by a 10-piece band featuring Julie Tippetts (vocals), and Ian Maidman (vocals/bass), Didier Malherbe (sax/fl), George Khan (sax), Harry Beckett (tpt), Jeanette Mason (kb), Liam Genockey (d) and Gazy Azuks (pc). Please note that Robert Wyatt *will not* be appearing, although he will be attending various rehearsals to lend his ideas and direction.

==> BARBARA THOMPSON'S PARAPHERNALIA - UK TOUR <=========================
                         [B.Thompson/B.Thompson/P.Lemer/D.Ball/J.Hiseman]

Jun 09 - Exeter (Devon), Phoenix (Bradninch Place, Gandy St.) / Jun 11 - Milton Keynes, Wavendon Arts Centre, The Stables / Jun 13 - Nottingham, Bonington Theatre (High St., Arnold) / Jun 16 - Camberlay (Surrey), Arts Link (Knoll Road) / Jun 17 - Southampton, University / Turner Sims Concert Hall / Jun 18 - Kendal (Cumbria), Brewery Arts Centre (122A Highgate) / Jun 19 - Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music / Jun 24 - Ely (Cambridgeshire), The Maltings, Ship Lane / Jun 25 - Halsted (Suffolk), Boxford Fleece Jazz Club / Jun 27 - Lichfield, Jazz & Blues Rugby Club (Tamworth Road)

Info: http://www.temple-music.com/

==> GLOBAL <=============================================================

Jul 10 - Salisbury, Lama Tree Festival / Aug 14 - Devon, Arlington Court Festival (near Barnstable) / Sep-Oct - small tour of Scotland/Ireland

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*                        AND OTHER GOOD GIGS...                         *
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==> MIKE OLDFIELD <======================================================

Jun 18 - Budapest (Hungary), Kisstadion / Jun 19 - Vienna (Austria), Stadthalle - Jun 20 - Hanau (Germany), August Scharrtner-Halle / Jun 21 - Böblingen (Germany), Sporthalle / Jun 23 - Berlin (Germany), Icc / Jun 24 - Dresden (Germany), Freilichtbuhne / Jun 25 - Hamburg (Germany), Stadtpark - Jun 26 - Rostock (Germany), Stadthalle / Jun 27 - Bielefeld (Germany), Stadthalle / Jun 28 - Bonn (Germany), Museumsmeile / Jun 29 - Rotterdam (Netherlands), Ahoy / Jul 01 - Pamplona (Spain), Plaza De Toros / Jul 02 - Valencia (Spain), Jardines De Los Viveros / Jul 03 - Murcia (Spain), Polideportivo San Javier / Jul 04 - Ubeda (Spain), Nuevo Campo De Futbol De San Miguel / Jul 06 - Barcelona (Spain), Palau Sant Jordi / Jul 07 - Palma De Mallorca, Plaza De Toros / Jul 08 - Madrid (Spain), Plazas de Toros de Leganes / Jul 09 - Salamanca (Spain), Plaza De Toros / Jul 10 - Santander (Spain), Campo de Futbol Castro Urdiales / Jul 12 - Paris (France), Grand Rex / Jul 13 - London, Wembley Arena / Jul 14 - Birmingham, Nec / Jul 15 - Dublin, The Point / Jul 17 - Udine (Italy), Castle / Jul 20 - Fürth (near Nürnberg) (Germany), Stadthalle / Jul 22 - Zurich (Switzerland), Live At Sunset / Jul 23 - Leipzig (Germany), Parkbühne / Jul 24 - Prague (Czech Republic), Sports Hall / Jul 29 - Langelands Festival (Denmark) / Jul 31 - La Coruna Festival (Spain)

More info: http://www.mikeoldfield.org

==> OZRIC TENTACLES / US TOUR <==========================================

Jul 07 - Boston (MA), Paradise Rock Club [info: 617-562-8801] / Jul 08 - Philidelphia (PA), Theatre of Living Arts [info: 215-922-1011] / Jul 09 - New York (NY), Wetlands Preserve [info: 212-966-4225] / Jul 10 - New York (NY), Wetlands Preserve [info: 212-966-4225] / Jul 11 - West Springfield (VA), Jaxx Niteclub [info: 703-569-5940] / Jul 13 - Atlanta (GA), The Variety Playhouse [info: 414-524-7354] / Jul 14 - Winston-Salem), Ziggy's [info: 336-748-0810] / Jul 15 - Towson (MD), Recher Theater [info: 410-547-7598] / Jul 16 - Cleveland (OH), Odeon Concert Club [info: 216-574-6328] / Jul 17 - Detroit (MI), The Majestic [info: 313-833-9700] / Jul 18 - Chicago (IL), House Of Blues [info: 312-923-2011] / Jul 20 - Milwaukee (WI), Shank Hall [info: 414-276-7288] / Jul 21 - Minneapolis (MN), First Avenue [info: 612-338-8407] / Jul 22 - St Louis (MO), Mississippi Nights [info: 314-664-1015] / Jul 24 - Boulder (CO), Fox Theatre [info: 303-447-0095] / Jul 25 - Boulder (CO), Fox Theatre [info: 303-447-0095] / Jul 27 - Ventura (CA), Ventura Theatre [info: 805-965-2231] / Jul 29 - West Hollywood (CA), House Of Blues [info: 323-848-5700] / Jul 30 - Santa Cruz (CA), Palookaville [info: 831-454-0600]

==> FRENCH T.V. / US TOUR <==============================================

Jun 17 - Columbia (MO) / Jun 19 - Denver (C0) / Jun 24 - San Diego (CA) / Jun 25 - Pasadena (CA) / Jun 26 - San Francisco (CA) / Jun 30 - St.Louis (MO)

Info: mailto:msarybeep@hotmail.com

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