Musik | The Tallest Man On Earth: Dark Bird Is Home Der skandinavische Folkmusiker The Tallest Man On Earth wird mit jedem Album reifer, poetischer, besser. Morgen erscheint Album Nummer vier. MARTIN SPIESS hat es gehört.
Musik | Platte: Jazzator – ›Nonagon‹ Jazzator – neo-klassisch und improvisatorisch mit feinen Nuancen und Klangfarben. Gehört von TINA KAROLINA STAUNER
Musik | Legende des Free Jazz und Extrem-Ästhet Ornette Coleman Ornette Coleman wurde am 9. März 85 Jahre alt. Aus diesem Anlass hier meine Erinnerung an eine seiner Shows der vergangenen Jahre beim Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2009: Blau überspannt den sommerwarmen Bergort. Im Congresshaus, das schickes Festivalzentrum darstellt, verbringe ich Zeit fast wie chillend, relaxt in musikalische Sets mit zumeist eher Feinnervigem hineinhörend. Zwischendurch unterhalten wir Journalisten uns mit den Musikern auf dem Balkon der Lounge. Ich stimme mich gedanklich ein auf den Festival-Mainact: Ornette Coleman. Von TINA KAROLINA STAUNER
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world There are some albums that grip you immediately, shake you by the hand, give you a winning smile and strut confidently into your life. With others it may take days, weeks, or even months before you become firm friends. A fitting example of the latter is the album Booth And The Bad Angel by Tim Booth of James and composer Angelo Badalamenti. Using the record‘s title as their alias they released their one and only album in 1996 to widespread indifference and occasional disdain. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Ok, I admit that the world isn’t exactly brimming with hot new releases right now! For instance, the James Bay album is the sound of one long, wearisome yawn, while rather than enduring the relentless pounding of The Day Is My Enemy I asked a thug to repeatedly punch me in the head instead, and no matter how good the new Blur album might be, it’s still fucking Blur. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Last night I woke up in a sweat after a horrible nightmare! I was in a club that was blasting Blurred Lines continuously without pause. When I spoke to the DJ about playing something else he just gave me a sleazy grin, licked my ear and stuck on the never-ending 12″ of the same tune. Upon awaking my screams seemed like they would never end. By JOHN BITTLES
Comic | Julian Voloj/Claudia Ahlering: Ghetto Brother Der Comic ›Ghetto Brothers‹ zeichnet anhand des Wirkens von Benjamin Melendez jene Geschichte nach, die den Grundstein für die Pionierleistungen der ersten Hip-Hop Akteure legte. Von CRISTIAN NEUBERT
Music | Bittles‘ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world In Belfast we are somewhat starved of concerts by people you would actually pay money to go see. Local ›talent‹ and terrible tribute bands seem to make up the majority of the gig-goer’s choice here. And, when someone does decide to make the short trip over the Irish sea it tends to be people like McBusted or Nicki Minaj who aren’t going to excite anyone over the age of twelve. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles‘ Magazine Have you heard the new Madonna record yet? Terrible! The entire time I was listening to it the only thing I could think was »That poor woman!«. Whoever advised her that songs like Bitch I’m Madonna were a good idea deserves to be locked in a room with Mark Ronson for an entire day. Luckily there is some fantastic new music out there which more than makes up for the inane racket created by the Peter Pan of pop. By JOHN BITTLES
Musik | Sinikka Langeland: The Half Finished Heaven Die halbfinnisch-norwegische Folkmusikerin Sinikka Langeland featured die Kantele, ein Musikinstrument ähnlich der Zither. Als griffbrettlose Kastenzither gibt es das Instrument hauptsächlich in Finnland, Estland und Karelien. Tradition und Moderne nordischer Folkmusik – entdeckt von TINA KAROLINA STAUNER