From ArtsJournal:
Stefano Scodanibbio has died in Mexico at 57 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
A close friend of Luigi Nono’s, he also worked with many other modernists — Bussotti, Donatoni, Estrada, Ferneyhough, Frith, Globokar, Sciarrino, Xenakis — and composed much of his own. His website is here. A longer Italian report here.
• Stefano Scodanibbio: http://www.stefanoscodanibbio.com
[Photo: Heidrun Havran]
I’m not entirely sure how the members of Tortoise decided on their name, but as far as animal representations go, it seems surprisingly congruous with the type of music that they create. Stop for a moment and think about your general perception of tortoises and their behavior; without referencing National Geographic or some other knowledgeable organization, I imagine tortoises spend their days moseying along at their usual pace, not giving a shit, but completely focused on the task at hand. Whether the task is munching on some delish greenery or circumnavigating a giant boulder unfortunately placed in middle of the desert, tortoises do what they need to, and they do so with subtle, but obvious precision. The point being… wouldn’t it be totally awesome to be a tortoise!?
An alternative point: the human members of Tortoise deserve some recognition for their decidedly consistent, precise, and influential take on the post-rock genre. And as it turns out, the Chicago-based record label with which they’ve had a long-standing relationship, Thrill Jockey, is in total agreement on this point, as they’ve just announced that they’ll be reissuing on vinyl all of Tortoise’s major releases, with the exception of a remix album, which I honestly didn’t even know existed. Here’s a list of the relevant albums: Tortoise (1994), Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996), TNT (1998), Standards (2001), It’s All Around You (2004), and Beacons of Ancestorship (2009). According to The Wire, the six vinyl reissues are a part of Thrill Jockey’s upcoming 20th anniversary plans, and each edition will come with free digital download codes. There aren’t any release dates at the moment, so keep your bulging reptile eyes on the Thrill Jockey website for any updates.
• Tortoise: http://www.trts.com
• Thrill Jockey: http://www.thrilljockey.com
Don’t bother asking post-rockers Disappears what year it is. Each year their calendar just says the same shit on on it anyway: “PUT OUT ALBUM. TOUR IT SHITLESS.” Following 2010’s Lux, last year’s Guider (TMT Review), and the ensuing tours with Sonic Youth’s worst guitar player Steve Shelley on drums, the band members presumably hung out at home for a few days, hugged a few friends and family members, got into and then over Kinect Sports, and then headed back to the studio.
This time with Shelley fully involved in the proceedings, they went to Sonic Youth’s Echo Canyon West studio in Hoboken New Jersey to hit the next one. And right on cue, the new Disappears record, Pre Language is ready to be toured shitless. According to some press release poetry, the thing is all about…”love,” featuring “direct allusions to Philip K. Dick, James Baldwin, and Joan of Arc.” Alright, I totally know who at least one of those people are. But anyway, the album comes out via Kranky on March 1 and was mixed with John Congelton, and although they don’t seem to be touring shitlessly quite yet, I’m sure things will rev up in a bowel-voiding way soon enough.
Pre Language tracklisting:
01. Replicate
02. Pre Language
03. Hibernation Sickness
04. Minor Patterns
05. All Gone White
06. Joa
07. Fear of Darkness
08. Love Drug
09. Brother Joliene
Tourdates:
02.18.11 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
02.19.11 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
02.20.11 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
02.22.11 - San Francisco - Bottom of the Hill [Noise Pop Festival]
02.23.11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
02.24.11 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriets
02.25.11 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
• Disappears: http://www.myspace.com/disappearsmusic
• Kranky: http://www.kranky.net
A likely recipe for whatever The Flaming Lips and Bon Iver have in the works:
- one cabin in the wilderness of Wisconsin
- enough confetti to thoroughly pollute the atmosphere
- all stars that have fallen to the ground
- four CD players
- five skulls
- a pinch or two of Autotune
- jagged vacance, thick with ice
- one giant plastic bubble
- snow
- swarm (herd? pack? gaggle?) of pink robots
Directions:
Stuff all ingredients into the cabin and see what happens. Gather other Lips’ concoctions (with Death Cab For Cutie, Nick Cave, Ghostland Observatory, Yoko Ono, Neon Indian, and maybe with Lykke Li, Erykah Badu, and Ke$ha as well). Let simmer until April (Record Store Day-ish).
Enjoy!
• The Flaming Lips: http://www.flaminglips.com
• Bon Iver: http://boniver.org
Back on January 9, the music world that exists on top of the internet went buck because At The Drive-In announced they were getting back together. We didn’t report it until two days later, because, you know, meh. On that same day, mythical Swedish hardcore beast Refused announced they were getting back together. We didn’t report that until now because huh? I don’t know why. Probably because of bwuh.
Past the bwuh and huh, Brooklyn Vegan broke the news that Refused were getting back together to play Coachella. Hey now, that’s the same festival At The Drive-In is playing. Y’all plan that? Pretty cute, guys, pretty darn cute. As it turns out, they’re also going to play Sweden’s Way Out West festival. That means they’re playing two dates. Or, wait, three dates, because Coachella is a two-weekend thing now. Bwurgh? They also say they’re going to play more dates, which should make people who aren’t in a constant state of confusion happy. I guess it makes me happy, too.
Refused dates:
04.13.12 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04.20.12 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
08.09-11.12 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
• Refused: http://officialrefused.com.preview.binero.se
Don’s been known to steal away with the top down, and in the new video for “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know,” the first single from Herman Düne’s upcoming EP of the same name, he does just that, only instead of a busty lady in the passenger seat, it’s a nice, hitchhiking blue muppet who accompanies him on his journey. After viewing, one thing’s clear — that muppet is a way less wooden actor than January Jones.
Surely this is a look inside the mind of one of televised drama’s most complex characters. Or possibly just a cute accompaniment to a catchy tune? Probably the former, so you’ve been warned in case you’re waiting indefinitely for Season 5 to begin and don’t want the video to ruin it for you anymore than this news story already has.
Herman Düne have been doing more than making Jon Hamm look pretty with wind in his hair, though — they’re about to embark on a brief All-North American tour promoting their new EP, set to drop January 17 on Strange Moosic Records. If you like vaguely European accents singing over easily digestible pop music (and missed Peter Bjorn and John the last time they blew through town), then make sure and catch Herman Düne this month. Don’t worry, Mad Men won’t start until the band’s safely back in Europe, so no need to set the DVR while you’re at the show.
Dates:
01.12.12 - Chicago, IL - Schubas (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival)
01.14.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Theatre Raymond Kabbaz
01.16.12 - New York, NY - Joe’s Pub
01.17.12 - Boston, MA - TT The Bear’s
01.18.12 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore
01.19.12 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
• Herman Düne: http://www.hermandune.com
• Strange Moosic: http://terrorbird.com/tags/strange-moosic-records
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