Neither Morton Feldman (text by Samuel Beckett) 1977 Post-modern deconstructed opera, deliberately undramatic highly unorthodox and uncompromising. Cousin in spirit to Schönberg's Erwartung. Extremely high tessitura places it within very few sopranos' repertoires, only lasts one hour of solo performance, but exhausts everyone! Extremely rare stagings and recordings. Here's one: Love it or hate it there's no middle ground. This fine singer has also performed it: #:TITLE. Sarah Leonard Last edited
ignaz schick - electronics jörg maria zeger - electric guitar burkhard beins - percussion peripherique I 43:50 peripherique II 13:09 rec. live at instants chavires, paris, 12/2000 zarek CD, zarek 07, d 2001
I'm in the same boat. I'm very interested in hearing it. The HatArt version is available for streaming. I'm listening now on Spotify.
Perhaps watching the first ten minutes on YouTube helps Here's the libretto: NEITHER, a libretto by Samuel Beckett for the Morton Feldman [hip-h]opera to and fro in shadow from inner to outer shadow – from impenetrable self to impenetrable unself by way of neither – as between two lit refuges whose doors once neared gently close, once away turned from gently part again – beckoned back and forth and turned away – heedless of the way, intent on the one gleam or the other – unheard footfalls only sound – till at last halt for good, absent for good from self and other – then no sound – then gently light unfading on that unheeded neither – unspeakable home
I loved it. I’m not one who needs to follow the libretto when listening to opera. I’ve never been able to sit though a video of an opera and I only half follow the surtitles live unless it’s a comedy. For music in general, I just let it wash over me. Feldman is great for that. I couldn’t hear words being sung listening to the HatArt version on Spotify.
Cremaster w/ Angharad Davies, violin Cremaster are-- Alfredo Costa Monteiro: electro-acoustic devices, speakers, electric guitar Ferran Fages: feedback mixing board, electro-acoustic devices
Astral Colonels - Good Times In The End Times IMM005: Good Times In The End Times, by Astral Colonels
Track 1: Glen Feshie (20:12) Personnel: Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano Evan Parker, tenor and soprano saxophones Peter Kowald, bass Paul Lovens, percussion (rec. 9/10/75 @ Sendesaal Radio Bremen, Bremen Germany)
One of the greatest improvisation discs of the 70’s. For me Kowald takes the trio to another level. Love hearing Parker pushing himself trying to get his horns to try to get the sounds he’s looking for. He would get there a decade or so later. However the core Schlippenbach Trio never played with more fire than I the first 5 or 7 years.
North Of North - The Moment In And Of Itself IMM006: The Moment In and Of Itself, by North Of North Pretty awesome free jazz trio recording from North Of North (Anthony Pateras, Erkki Veltheim, Scott Tinkler). I picked this up along with a bunch of other Pateras discs during the Squidco Halloween sale. Can't wait to hear all of them especially The Slow Creep of Convenience, a duo recording featuring Veltheim on violin and Pateras on pipe organ and the massive Music In Eight Octaves, an insane multi-tracked piano duel between Pateras and Chris Abrahams of the Necks.
The Sealed Knot: Surface/Plane Burkhard Beins: percussion Rhodri Davies: harp, preparations Mark Wastell: violoncello, preparations (rec. Sept. 27-28th, 2001)
Butcher/Lehn/Tilbury: Exta John Butcher / saxophones Thomas Lehn / synthesizers John Tilbury / piano (Recorded by Rick Campion at City University Music Studios on 25 June 2012.)
Rabbit Run Keith Rowe: tabletop guitar, electronics Thomas Lehn: analogue synthesizer Marcus Schmickler: digital synth, computer, edit, mix (rec. June 19th-20th 2002 at Piethopraxis, Cologne)
i treni inerti: ura Ruth Barberán trumpet Matt Davis trumpet Alfredo Costa Monteiro accordion Total Time 56:18 © 2003 Recorded on July 2002 at Estudi 84, Barcelona
Cleric - Retrocasual out Dec. 8th. Hear a track here - Retrocausal, by Cleric "Retrocausal" is Cleric's stunning and long LONG-awaited follow-up to their groundbreaking 2010 album "Regressions". Now with well-earned respect from both the extreme metal underground and Zorn-associated avant garde jazz scene, Cleric more than makes good on their promise. Listen to them rewrite the book on what the combination of the terms "metal" and "avant garde" can (and should) mean. With "Retrocausal" this tireless Philadeliphia-based unit has burst forth with a true masterpiece in the field of extreme experimental music.
