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Article: Extended Analysis

David Sylvian: Died In The Wool - Manafon Variations

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by John Kelman

David Sylvian Died In The Wool: Manafon Variations samadhisound 2011 As the world becomes a smaller place, so, paradoxically, do musical communities expand to reach around it. British singer/composer David Sylvian--first of 1980s pop group Japan, but then a solo artist taking increasing chances with each successive album--has been busting ...

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Article: Album Review

Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins: A Scarcity of Miracles

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by John Kelman

It's been the subject of much discussion. The closest thing to a King Crimson record, after founder/guitarist Robert Fripp closed up shop on the brief 40th Anniversary tour? Hardly. A Scarcity of Miracles may be called “A King Crimson ProjeKct" on the cover, but there's little to link the music to any of King Crimson's past ...

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Article: Live Review

Jazzkaar 2011: Tallinn, Estonia, Days 1-3

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by John Kelman

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-8 Punkt Festival in Tallinn / Talvin Singh and Niladri Kumar Jazzkaar Festival 2011 Tallinn, Estonia April 20-22, 2011 It's one thing to visit a European country and marvel at the history that has been made in centuries past; it's another to ...

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Article: Interview

Bill Frisell: The ECM Years

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by John Kelman

Nothing trumps right place, right time. Sure, most artists pay plenty of dues-- sometimes in the public eye, oftentimes not--but for some, there's that serendipitous event that leads to greater visibility. Bill Frisell, surely one of the most important and influential guitarists of his generation, undoubtedly deserves all the accolades and artistic freedom he's achieved in ...

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News: Festival

David Sylvian Announced as Artist in Residence for Punkt 2011

David Sylvian Announced as Artist in Residence for Punkt 2011

David Sylvian has been confirmed as Artist in Residence for the Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway (September 1-3). Sylvian will be creating an audiovisual installation entitled “Uncommon Deities," and will curate an evening of concerts, including the debut live performance of his 1988 release Plight and Premonition. In addition to Sylvian, this concert will feature John ...

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Article: Album Review

Jan Bang: ….and poppies from Kandahar

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by Nenad Georgievski

Imagination knows no boundaries and, as Einstein has said, more important than knowledge is the imagination that embraces the whole world and all there will be to know and understand. Clearly, a man whose imagination knows no boundaries and embraces opportunities, live sampler Jan Bang's debut is an album of pioneering intensity and diverse expression.

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Article: Album Review

Theo Travis: All I Know: An Anthology

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by John Kelman

He's been on the scene for twenty years, but it's only been in the past few that Theo Travis has risen to prominence beyond the expanding group of musicians who call him up when they need a saxophonist/flautist with jazz chops but a rock sensibility--and an appreciation of the organic marriage of technology with acoustic instruments ...

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David Sylvian: Manafon

By David Sylvian

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2010

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Article: Interview

Markus Reuter: (R)Evolutionary Touch Guitarist

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by Jeffrey L. Melton

German touch guitarist Markus Reuter stands at the forefront of the international ambient music community. From his various collaborations with King Crimson alumni and electronic music pioneers Ian Boddy and Robert Rich, Reuter has crafted a busy schedule of his own recordings, lent his own ear and expertise to engineering and production work in parallel with ...


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