25 November 2005
Friday 25 November 2005 22:15-23:30 (Radio 3)
Mark Russell and Robert Sandall introduce a session by the Italian improvising trio Zu, in collaboration with electronic musician Nobukazu Takemura.
Duration:
1 hour 15 minutes
Playlist
MIXING IT
Presented by Mark Russell and Robert Sandall
Produced by Felix Carey
Factsheet compiled by Sam Hickling
Tel. 020 7765 4661
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Friday 25 November 2005, 10:15pm
Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe: Place to Shelter (3.36)
21 year-old Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe from Lancashire recorded this six-track EP in May this year in an old Corinthian style church building during two overnight sessions.
EP: The Wheel Turning King
Timbreland Recordings TMBR004
http://www.nancycunliffe.co.uk/
http://www.timbreland.co.uk/
Click here to read more about Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe
Zu and Nobukazu Takemura: Imbou (15.59)
This track is due to appear in the new year on the Zu and Nobukazu Takemura album; imbou is a Japanese word meaning 'conspiracy'.
The trio Zu formed in Rome in Italy around 1999/2000. They have recently been touring and working on an album with the Japanese guitarist/producer/composer/electronic musician Nobukazu Takemura.
Recorded 15 October 2005 in BBC Maida Vale Studio 3
Massimo Pupillo (bass); Jacopo Battaglia (drums and chaos pad); Luca Mai (baritone sax); Nobukazu Takemura (laptop/electronic processing/keyboard/guitar)
http://www.zuism.com/
http://www.childisc.com/
Vinicius Cantuaria: The Bridge (3.55)
Vinicius Cantuaria was born in Brazil in 1951. He was a member of the rock group O Terco during the 1970s, then joined Caetano Veloso's backing band, before moving from Rio to New York in 1995. He has also collaborated with Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Bill Frisell and Arto Lindsay. On this album he is joined by trumpeter Michael Leonhart, the Bessler String Quartet from Brazil, and Brazilian percussionists Sidinho and Chacal.
album: Silva
Hannibal HNCD1504
http://www.vinicius.com/
http://www.rykodisc.com/
Click here to read the BBC review of the Horse and Fish album
Adriana Sá: State: June '05 (3.07)
Adriana Sá is a composer and multi-media artist based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Adriana Sá will be appearing on Monday 28 November at the Spitz in London in a bill which also features Tonne with Américo Rodrigues, Simon Fisher Turner with Vitor Joaquim and Liz, Aki Onda and Hugo Barbosa. The gig is part of the current Atlantic Waves Festival in London featuring 'exploratory music from Portugal'.
album: Exploratory Music From Portugal 05
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation CGFCD105
http://www.gulbenkian.org.uk/
http://www.atlanticwaves.org.uk/
http://www.musalusa.blogspot.com/
http://www.spitz.co.uk/
Why?: Fall Saddles (2.43)
Yoni Wolf, aka Why? was one of the trio cLOUDDEAD, but has now applied his interrogative alias to a four piece band featuring himself on vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, harmonica and drums, Doug McDiarmid on piano, guitar and sampler, Josiah Wolf on drums and Matt Meldon on guitar. This track also features Dave Kosler on violin and John Ringhoffer on trombones.
album: Elephant Eyelash
Anticon abr0055cd
http://www.anticon.com
http://www.southern.net
Zu and Nobukazu Takemura: Neti Neti (15.24)
This piece was improvised in the studio and the title translates as 'not this, not this'.
Recorded 15 October 2005 in BBC Maida Vale Studio 3
Massimo Pupillo (bass); Jacopo Battaglia (drums and chaos pad); Luca Mai (baritone sax); Nobukazu Takemura (laptop/electronic processing/keyboard/guitar)
More details above
Jeffrey and Jack Lewis: Don't Be Upset (2.50)
This is the first album to be credited to songwriter/comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis (guitar/vocals) and his younger brother Jack Lewis (bass). The track also features Peter Stampfel (Holy Modal Rounders/Du-Tels) on fiddle.
album: City & Eastern Songs
Rough Trade Rtradcd237
http://www.TheJeffreyLewisSite.com
Click here to read more about Jeffrey Lewis
Garage A Trois: Outre mer (4.44)
Garage A Trois is the New Orleans-based quartet of Charlie Hunter (guitar), Mike Dillon (vibes/percussion), Stanton Moore (drums) and Skerik (saxes). They were invited in 2004 by French film director Klaus Tontine to write music for a film that was still an idea at that point. The film, Outre Mer, telling the tale of a young man in rural France who is ostracised owing to his diminutive stature, has now been finished, but legal issues are currently barring its general release.
album: Bande Originale du Film de Outre Mer
Telarc CD-83640
http://www.garageatrois.com
Telarc, 23307 Commerce Park Road, Cleveland OH 44122 USA
http://www.telarc.com
Jacopo Battaglia and Nobukazu Takemura: A Threshold (4.18)
The final piece from tonight's session is a duet between Zu's drummer Jacopo and Nobukazu Takemura
Recorded 15 October 2005 in BBC Maida Vale Studio 3
Jacopo Battaglia (drums and chaos pad) Nobukazu Takemura (laptop/electronic processing/keyboard/guitar)
More details above
Lightning Bolt: 2 morro morro land (3.40)
Lightning Bolt is the Providence, Rhode Island-based duo of Brian Chippendale (drums) and Brian Gibson (bass). They are renowned for their guerrilla-tactic gigs, preferring to perform in the audience rather than on the stage. At one gig they performed in a kitchen, and when the police came to stop the show, Brian Chippendale crawled into the fridge to cool himself down.
album: Hypermagic Mountain
Load Records LOAD 78
Lightning Bolt, PO Box 1361, Providence RI 02901 USA
http://www.loadrecords.com/
http://laserbeast.com/
Click here to read a review of this album
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