Info about the latest issue is below. But first, if you have any interest or knowledge about avant-garde jazz or modern classical music, please see
this site for a project I'm working on:
<http://www.furious.com/perfect/rockavantproject.html> Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.
In the latest issue of Perfect Sound Forever online music magazine
<http://www.perfectsoundforever.com> you'll find among other things:
MARTIN BISI
Brooklyn's wolf isn't just a producer/engineer (Sonic Youth/Material)- he steps out on his own now and regales Andy Kaufman with tales of Laswellian
collaborations.
DUNEDIN FRINGE FESTIVAL
A day-by-day, blow-by-blow of the multi-day extravaganza in New Zealand. Reid Gilchrist wrote frantic notes of this for posterity and snapped some appropriate photos to accompany it. A fascinating look of this all-interesting music scene which pushes the envelopes and reconsiders what we call 'music.'
ROY MONTGOMERY
A Kiwi guitarist who began with post-punk bands in the early 80's and went on to explored the realms of experimental music through his chosen instrument, evoking his wide-ranging travels and interest in ornithology (birdies). Such work demands further investigation so Mark Williams dutifully interrogated the subject.
MRI
Just as they're about to spearhead a new wrinkle in electronic called MicroHouse, this German duo seems just as happy to abandon it for poppier
paths. Oh the shame and indignity... or are they pushing the boundaries here? Jonathan Dale knows for sure and will tell all.
FREDERIC RZEWSKI
Perhaps one of the most committed and political composers of the last few decades, Rzewski is also one of the most thoughtful artists around also, not afraid to be heavily critical of his own genre. Daniel Varela
interviews him to find out more.
SOFT MACHINE
The Early Years- A Pataphysical Introduction. A Canterbury tale where the cream of the British Underground converges, makes sweet music, tours with
Hendrix and then fall apart amid debauchery but will gather again to rise later... David Cross explains.
SUBTROPICS FESTIVAL
You think that Florida is all sunshine and retirement homes? Think again. Some esteemed avant types call this adventurous fest their yearly home. Gary Gomes explores the history and the mystery of the Composer's
Alliance that makes this possible and explores why this new music is often neglected.
TROPICALIA'S DARK SIDE
While many think of this happy, crazed music as a rich source of Brazil's culture, there is some murky history behind it. What about the other music
of the time? Where its originators only opportunists? Was this truly the music of Brazil or what was supposed to be heard by the outside world? Alexandre Matias explores these questions and more.
We're always looking for new material and good ideas for articles so please let us know if you have any to share.
See you online,
Jason
Perfect Sound Forever
online music magazine with warped perspectives
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