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Sonny Sharrock, James Blood Ulmer, Derek Bailey, and Keith Rowe
Nov 28, 2007, 04:52
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US and UK avant garde guitarists: differences, similarities, pros cons, recommendations, additions??
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Five
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Re: Sonny Sharrock, James Blood Ulmer, Derek Bailey, and Keith Rowe
Nov 28, 2007, 05:39
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not up on Rowe...
Derek Bailey has a disc called "guitar and drum and bass"
that's very interesting, on the cold and harsh side
and I never play it but the ideas are engaging
Sonny Sharrock's BLACK WOMAN
is ENORMOUS
and includes some of the best
woman-coming vocals EVER,
very skronky freejazz with
MILFORD GRAVES on drums on one side,
super brilliant.
Sonny's other stuff, some I like better than others.
His work for the TV show Space Ghost Coast To Coast is,
strangely, phenomenal, and there's a live set with
Ginger Baker that's very cool laid-back intense.
And James Blood Ulmer blows my mind for his work with
drones and odd tunings as well as straight skronk.
Haven't checked out his recent run of blues records
but the stuff with Bill Laswell is surprisingly good
(South Saturn Space Age, Blue Blood)
as are Odyssey and Odyssey Reunion and
Tales Of Captain Black
(which is sort of also an Ornette Coleman record, I think)
But on the whole, I really really dig
Marc Ribot
(Rootless Cosmopolitans or Saints are good places to start)
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sakedelic
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Edited Nov 28, 2007, 16:20
Re: Sonny Sharrock, James Blood Ulmer, Derek Bailey, and Keith Rowe
Nov 28, 2007, 06:52
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Derek Bailey is the only one you need: Dart Drug with Jamie Muir and all solo recordings are excellent.
the "guitar and drum and bass" thing is utter crap, the worst thing he ever did.
I used to listen to Blood Ulmer alot @ 20 years ago.
Never liked Sonny Sharock or Keith Rowe much, though.
The one avant guitarist I listen to & admire most, however, is Hans Reichel. Do not miss "The Death of the Rare Bird Ymir/Bonobo Beach" disc.
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singingringingtree
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Re: Sonny Sharrock, James Blood Ulmer, Derek Bailey, and Keith Rowe
Nov 28, 2007, 12:19
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sakedelic wrote:
Never liked Sonny Sharock ... much, though.
have you HEARD "black woman"??? fucking astounding, one of my favourite reds ever ... rest of his stuff can be patchy, mind
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