http://www.ditherquartet.com/ “The quartet concept: the gravitas of four corners, circle in square, life cubed and balanced.” Elliott Sharp, from the notes in the cd Dither Cominciamo con dare qualche coordinata: chi sono i Dither? I Dither sono un quartetto di chitarre elettriche con base a New York, che presentano un complesso e sofisticato DNA basato…
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Dither, the electric guitar quartet from New York on #neuguitars #blog
http://www.ditherquartet.com/ “The quartet concept: the gravitas of four corners, circle in square, life cubed and balanced.” Elliott Sharp, from the notes in the cd “Dither” Let’s start with giving some coordinates: who is Dither? The Dither is a quartet of electric guitars based in New York, which present a complex and sophisticated DNA based on…
John Zorn: possible examples of “late style” on #neuguitars #blog
No sense of harmony, no sense of time Don’t mention harmony, say “What is it? What is it? What is it?” Give a little shock, and he raises his hand Somebody shouts out, says “What is it? What is it? What is it?” Talking Heads, Blind Is it possible to find in John Zorn examples…
John Zorn: possibili esempi di stile tardo su #neuguitars #blog
John Zorn: possibili esempi di stile tardo No sense of harmony, no sense of time Don’t mention harmony, say “What is it? What is it? What is it?” Give a little shock, and he raises his hand Somebody shouts out, says “What is it? What is it? What is it?” Talking Heads, Blind E’ possibile…
#Recensione di Midsummer Moods di John Zorn (Gyan Riley, Julian Lage) Tzadik, 2017 su #neuguitars #blog
Recensione di Midsummer Moods di John Zorn (Gyan Riley, Julian Lage) Tzadik, 2017 http://gyanriley.com/ http://www.julianlage.com/home http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8078 C’è qualcosa di semplicemente meraviglioso nella musica “pastorale” di John Zorn. Qualcosa di intimo, speciale, ammaliante, commovente e emotivo. In una parola: bello. La cosa non è nuova. Zorn ci aveva già mostrato questo suo lato musicale con i…
#Review of John Zorn’s Midsummer Moods (Gyan Riley, Julian Lage) Tzadik, 2017 on #neuguitars #blog
Review of John Zorn’s Midsummer Moods (Gyan Riley, Julian Lage) Tzadik, 2017 http://gyanriley.com/ http://www.julianlage.com/home http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8078 There is something simply wonderful in the “pastoral” music of John Zorn. Something intimate, special, enchanting, touching and emotional. In a word: beautiful. This is not new. Zorn had already shown this musical side with his 2012 Gnostic Preludes, composing…
#Recensione di Stream of Gratitude di Gyan Riley, Tzadik, 2011 su #neuguitars #blog
Recensione di Stream of Gratitude di Gyan Riley, Tzadik, 2011 http://gyanriley.com/ http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8078 E’ un vero vento di gratitudine quello che attraversa questo cd, con le sue musiche ispirate e dedicate a giganti della musica e della chitarra. Gyan Riley, chitarrista, compositore e sperimentatore californiano presenta con questo cd prove evidenti di una acquisita maturità artistica…
#Review of Stream of Gratitude by Gyan Riley, Tzadik, 2011 on #neuguitars #blog
Review of Stream of Gratitude by Gyan Riley, Tzadik, 2011 http://gyanriley.com/ http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8078 It’s a real wind of gratitude that crosses this cd, with Gyan Riley inspired music, dedicated to giants of music and guitar. Gyan Riley, California guitarist, composer and experimentator, presents with this CD evident evidence of acquired artistic maturity both as a composer…
#Recensione di Food for the Bearded di Gyan Riley, New Albion, 2002 su #neuguitars #blog
Recensione di Food for the Bearded di Gyan Riley, New Albion, 2002 http://gyanriley.com/ http://www.newalbion.com/blog/-gyan-riley-food-for-the-bearded-na119cd Riley. Un cognome importante, uno dei padri del minimalismo, un grandissimo artista e musicista. Esserne il figlio e scegliere di fare la carriera di musicista non deve essere facile, ancora di meno se decidi di cimentarti come compositore oltre che chitarrista….
#Review of Food for the Bearded by Gyan Riley, New Albion, 2002 on #neuguitars #blog
Review of Food for the Bearded by Gyan Riley, New Albion, 2002 http://gyanriley.com/ http://www.newalbion.com/blog/-gyan-riley-food-for-the-bearded-na119cd Riley. An important name, one of the fathers of minimalism, a great artist and musician. Being your son and choosing to make a musician career should not be easy, even less if you decide to play both as a composer as…
#Recensione di Dither plays Zorn, John Zorn’s Olympiad Vol.1, Tzadik, 2015 su #neuguitars #blog
Recensione di Dither plays Zorn, John Zorn’s Olympiad Vol.1, Tzadik, 2015 “I never specifically told anyone anything. I set up rules where they could tell each other when to play. It’s a pretty democratic process. I really don’t have any control over how long the piece is, or what happens in it.” John Zorn in…
#Review of Dither plays Zorn, John Zorn’s Olympiad Vol. 1, Tzadik, 2015 on #neuguitars #blog
Review of Dither plays Zorn, John Zorn’s Olympiad Vol. 1, Tzadik, 2015 “I never told anyone anything. I set up rules where they could tell each other when to play. It’s a pretty democratic process. I really do not have any control over how long the piece is, or what happens in it. “ John…
