Haiku!

Product Description
Haku is a classical Japanese poem made of three verses. The first and third of these verses have five syllables, the third one, seven, for a total of seventeen syllables per Haiku. Haku is pure and clear poetry closely related to seasons and nature. The influence of Zen is omnipresent in these simple poems wich evoke moving images. Michel Dubeau has succeeded in capturing with great emotion and sensitivity the universe of Haku with compositions inspired by the Japanese philosophy so rich in refinement and shades. With its unique sound, the Japanese flute (Shakuhachi) links the poems to a music that emphasises on improvisation and the quest of expressivity.

Haiku!,Michel Dubeau,Empire,Jazz Music,World Fusion,Worldbeat

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Average customer rating: Melody und Harmony even better than expected

Haiku Joey Calderazzo Manufacturer: Marsalis Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Joey Calderazzo Secrets Pilgrimage Citizen Tain Eternal ASIN: B0002E4A14 Release Date: 2004-08-03

Tracks:

1. Bris Dance
2. Haiku
3. The Legend of Dan
4. Chopin
5. Just One of Those Things
6. Dienda
7. A Thousand Autumns
8. Dancin for Singles
9. My One and Only Love
10. Bris Dance - Revisited

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The solo-piano format is the polygraph test for pianists. On this release, Joey Calderazzo, who has worked with Michael Brecker and is currently with Branford Marsalis's group, passes it with flying colors, thanks to his fleet-fingered technique and his diverse influences. On the standard "Just One of Those Things," Calderazzo displays a surprisingly strong stride-style left hand, while the meditative "Chopin" showcases his grasp of the classical tradition. "Bri's Dance" and "The Legend of Dan" reveal his ease with Latin tempos and waltzes. The late Kenny Kirkland, Calderazzo's predecessor in Marsalis's quartet, wrote the wistful ballad "Dienda"--also recorded by Sting on All This Time. Calderazzo's moving rendition represents a passing of the torch, from fallen star to a rising one. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Album Description

New solo release by pianist for the Branford Marsalis Quartet Haiku is Joey Calderazzo's debut recording for Marsalis Music, and represents his renewed commitment to American music and its rich tradition. Although the term "haiku" is a few thousand years old, it finds new meaning in the hands of this creative musician.

Customer Reviews:

Melody und Harmony.......2005-03-24

Soft jazz has its criticisms. Some people call it `dinner music'; as to say it only deserves a listen at dinnertime. Some people shun it because it doesn't have a hard swing tempo or feel to it. But, for those who can fully appreciate soft jazz (not smooth jazz, but acoustic/traditional jazz played slowly and softly), Joey makes his contribution to this expressive form.

This is Joey as rarely heard before. If you are accustomed to hearing him swinging hard melodic lines against the revelations of Branford Marsalis' saxophone then this is quite the revelation. Now, Joey is showing his reflective side. Joey's playing can be described as gentle, atmospheric, and expansive. It makes me think of the 2-volume set "The Solo Sessions" from Milestone of Bill Evans.

In Haiku, Joey Calderazzo shows his meditative side. Within this solo piano package, his playing is fashioned in a `thema con variazoni' form. With each `variazoni', he expands the theme further and further within the structure. It's a dynamic contrast to the solo piano work of McCoy Tyner, where McCoy solos with the intention of building a new musical environment from a simplistic (by relation) theme, Joey is thinking on the piano with the harmonic inventiveness of Herbie Hancock (live, circa 1964) and with tempo momentum of Bill Evans.

Haiku is a music album for musicians. This time, Joey has taken time to play with the essence of music in mind. This is music for music lovers. There are no avant-garde licks or double-time solos. What you get here is the study, the science of the melody and the harmony; the two basic elements of music.

So, sit back and enjoy this conversation between Joey and the piano we are so lucky to witness.

even better than expected.......2004-09-15

To see Joey live is to experience joy. On the upbeat numbers he is literally dancing out of his seat, his legs flying back and forth like a kid on a swing. On the slow ballades, he hunches over the keyboard ala Bill Evans and pulls out lines that seem fashioned in heaven. His own compositions, especially the title tune on this album, will break your heart and make you feel great while it is breaking. He took this piece more up tempo in a trio setting (with the great Jeff 'Tain Watts on drums) in an earlier album, and it was great then. Now, it is a masterpiece. Play it even for your friends who don't like jazz - it will open their eyes. Chopin, which sounds very much like the romantic composer reborn in the 21st century, is equally haunting and beautiful. The faster numbers - done in a variety of styles(its good to hear stride piano again) - can swing slowly and deeply or race past in a blur of extraordinary virtuosity. This is really good stuff from one of our best mainstream/postbop pianists. His exploration of rich and often unusual harmonies in particular is worth attention, especially in his own compositions. This guy can play.

Average customer rating: smoke dogg this is for you i almost threw up in my mouth a little... Amazing & Blazing just buy it Mike, Aaron and Eddie own the stage...

Coup de Theatre Haiku d'Etat Manufacturer: Decon Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Haiku d'Etat Calicomm 2004 Temptations To Whom It May Concern Shockadoom ASIN: B0006212MM Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Mike, Aaron & Eddie
3. Kats
4. Triumvirate
5. Stoic Response
6. All Good Things
7. Dogs
8. Poetry Takeover
9. Transitions & Eras f/ Busdriver
10. Coup De Theatre
11. Top Qualified f/ Blackalicious, Lyrics Born & Lateef
12. Built To Last

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Haiku D'Etat brings together three of the L.A. underground's most notable talents: Aceyalone and Mikah 9 (of the Freestyle Fellowship) and Abstract Rude (of Abstract Tribe Unique). They last collaborated on their 1999 debut, but the intervening five years haven't diminished their chemistry. Throughout their careers, these lyricists have drawn frequent comparisons to jazz artists as their wordplay and rhyme flows resemble a kind of verbal bebop. This sophomore effort finds them innovating further still. On "Mike, Aaron and Eddie" they stutter out words and phrases with a mechanical proficiency that's both organically effortless yet unnaturally precise. "Transitions and Eras" takes the jazz motif to its most literal as the three spin out a tangle of rhymes while Fat Jack keeps the beat in the pocket through his bass lines, rim taps, and tinkling piano. Less heady, but no less enjoyable, are the post-relationship analysis "All Good Things" and braggadocio fest "Top Qualified," featuring Quannum's Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab, and Lateef. Inspiringly creative and impressively virtuoso, Coup De Theatre is easily as strong, if not better, than anything Acey, Ab, or Mikah have done individually since they last worked together, and hopefully it won't be another half-decade until they collaborate again. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

smoke dogg this is for you.......2006-03-10

are you a smoke dog. well from one smoke dog to another...this is the coolest album for people like us. what the hell? this is awesome.

i almost threw up in my mouth a little..........2006-02-14

...when i first heard "Mike, Aaron & Eddie." it's THAT sick. and the group has such a unique sound that you can't even imagine what sickness lies within. i read another reviewer's comment that he would have paid the price of the cd for that track alone...and i wanted to make sure it's clear that his comment, by no means, implied that the rest of the album skimps. this one's a must-buy.

Amazing & Blazing .......2005-11-27

Not a curse word to be hear. A first. This is REAL HIP HOP . THANK YOU. GO GET THIS AND J-LIVE LATEST(2005)

just buy it.......2005-10-22

an absolutely amazing album for both hip hop fans and none. great beats, great lyrics from some of the best mcs out there. quannum mcs come in on track ten and show why they are known as hip hop champions. the album has soul that you dont find in alot of albums. there are some tracks not because they arent good but because the ones after them are just classic jams.

i found the album before i knew any of the mcs on it. just happened to hear it the day it came out at my local record store, heard tracks 8,9,10 in the store and went and found out what it was.

buy it, its in constant rotation in my music collection, which is varied.

Mike, Aaron and Eddie own the stage..........2005-08-29

4 1/2 stars on the real.

Haiku d'Etat is, without a doubt, one of the most original acts I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. Skilled and thoroughly versed in hip-hop's ever fluctuating language, Mike, Aaron and Eddie take the music to a different plane of existence. The second release is much smarter than the first, accompanied by a DVD of freestyles and exclusive videos of the group's tours and interactions. Let me break it down like so:

Beats:
Production has definitely stepped up a notch. On the frenetic, "Mike, Aaron and Eddie" you are caught up in a fast paced blitz of words and beats, which will definitely have your head nodding and your jaw dropping. Other cuts like "Stoic Response" may leave you desiring a bit more. "Top Qualified", though lyrically off the meter, could have benefitted from better production.

Flows:
This is where the album shines. Songs like "Kats", "Dogs" and "Coup De Theatre" are surely examples of the triumvirate's great presence and writing ability. Not only that, they know how to entertain you with off the mark quips and still keep the beat. If you want lyrics, look no further. Also, check out the DVD if you yearn for more.

Lasting Appeal:
I have to give it to them for trying something new and being very original. Honestly, most people in the industry can't take those types of chances because they'll lose their fan base or for fear of being alienated. Haiku d'Etat is an album that forces you to take notice of three cats that move hip-hop towards a new horizon. I enjoy it tremendously.

Buy this one and get the first album just to know where they came from.

Ani'mout!
~Ward Prefect

Average customer rating: Hardcore Cage

John Cage: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 4 (Pieces 1950-1960) Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: John Cage: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 10 John Cage: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 6 (Pieces 1960-92) John Cage: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 8 (Hommage à Satie) John Cage: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 5 (Two Pianos) John Cage: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00002R31B Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

1. Winter Music
2. Arolsen, February 8, 1998
3. For M.C. And D.T.
4. For P. Taylor And A. Dencks
5. TV Koeln
6. Waiting
7. Seven Haiku: For Elsa
8. Seven Haiku: Merce Armitage
9. Seven Haiku: Aghavni Vomini
10. Seven Haiku: For Richard Lippold
11. Seven Haiku: For Maro
12. Seven Haiku: For Willem De Kooning
13. Seven Haiku: For Sonia Sekula
14. Haiku: For My Dear Friend, Who
15. Haiku: What Stillness
16. Haiku: The Green Frog's Voice
17. Haiku: The River Phurabelle
18. Haiku: [No Title]
19. Music Walk

Tracks:

1. Solo
2. Solo
3. Solo
4. Solo
5. Solo
6. Solo
7. Solo
8. Solo
9. Solo
10. Solo
11. Solo
12. Solo
13. Solo
14. Solo
15. Solo
16. Solo
17. Solo
18. Solo
19. Solo
20. Solo
21. Solo
22. 34 Minutes 46.776 Seconds

Customer Reviews:

Hardcore Cage.......2005-01-24

There are some wonderfully marvelous items on these Disks,more the Hardcore Cage period the Fifties streaming into the Sixties. The Fifties is when Cage discovered Zen and chance processes but also trapsed into areas of performance art, something he introduced the Europeans to, The 'Water Music' is a wonderfully inventive example. The piece is about 8 minutes and is performance art where a single pianist plays a radio(turns it off and on it is not continuous,plays abrupt chords on the keyboard(, blows three different whistles into a bowl of water, (duck, warbler, and penny whistle)then shuffles a deck of cards with the sustaine pedal down for resonance, and proceeds to deal the cards into the piano hitting the open exposed strings to marvelously ideterminate pointillistic actually pings,tings. The audience also looks on at the large seven foot score.

The 'Winter Music' as well,for one to twenty pianos I recall a story of a performance in Italy where the audience inhabits a typical European aristocratic courtyard at a music school, and the surrounding two tier buildings (in a rectangle) have pianos that creates a wonderful antiphonal effect. Here you cannot get that, the piece comes across with intense convolutions, and indeterminate-ness,the work is very difficult to listen to, each event is unto itself, not related to anything anytime, other than the here an now of what is known or was known.Zen.

TV KOLN is a graphic work where you the pianist has options to play other noises or timbres, or sounds, usually a radio is used, or the human voice.KOLN was the music center of the avant-garde in the Fifties continuing to today in many respects. You can also tap different parts of the piano box body, and it is up to the pianist performance to discovered the registers of the piano fully. "MusicWalk" is like "Water Music"only for a "travelling" pianist who must walk within the performance space to make noises elsewhere than center stage; you can use differing timbres.The pianist here uses his voice as his extended timbres.

The "Concert for Piano" and Orchestra was/is a seminal work, it is not really a "Concerto" it simply means musicians can co- inhabit a place to play together or not. The music is a virtual encylopedia of graphic notation processes, playing arpeggiations, horizontal and vertical distributions of tones, clusters, tremoli, rolls, also playing the piano's insides. The best way to play this and again only a live performance will give you the import of it, is like Bach or Xenakis, where you simply 'flip a switch', turn on the sound. playing as if there is no one else in the world. very provate. The result can be mysterious, magical,fascinating, disorienting, also boring and tedious, but mixtures of these gestures as well is part of this piece.

Much of the playing here seems much too much the same, I would think if you are going to ambitiously mount entire swabbs entire tomes of Cage's piano music that you bring a large spectrum of what the music can be and you introduce as much variety as possible.I would have liked to have more "theatre" for performance art was born here. The radio is a wonderful instrument.Also electronically altered,morphed timbre is perfectly allowable in this music,contact microphones would have brought another dimension to these works, and you then get outside the box of the stereo renderings of CD and there was none of that to be found. Here the readings are hardcore,there is no right or wrong, merely interesting and uninteresting.

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ROUNDABOUT:CARL Manufacturer: INNOVA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000D9PJ7 Release Date: 2003-10-20

Tracks:

1. Roundabout
2. El Canto De Los Asesinados
3. Bells Dance, Drums Ring
4. Haiku Of Buson
5. Haiku Of Buson
6. Haiku Of Buson
7. Haiku Of Buson
8. Haiku Of Buson
9. Haiku Of Buson
10. Haiku Of Buson
11. Haiku Of Buson
12. Haiku Of Buson
13. Haiku Of Buson
14. Lesgedowdaheah
15. Lesgedowdaheah
16. Die Berliner Hornisse
17. Die Berliner Hornisse
18. Nell Miller, Op.1

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Chamber Music of James Yannatos Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: James Yannatos: Violin Concerto; Cymphony Brevis; Concerto for Contrabass ASIN: B00004U93Z Release Date: 2000-07-25

Average customer rating: Re-release of a masterpiece from 1999

Haiku d'Etat Haiku d'Etat Manufacturer: Decon Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Coup de Theatre Timetable Temptations Calicomm 2004 All Balls Don't Bounce ASIN: B0006212MW Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

1. Haiku D E'Tat
2. Non Compos Mentis
3. Studio Street Stage
4. Los Dangerous
5. Pro Tool Robots
6. Wants Vs. Needs
7. S.O.S.
8. Firecracker
9. Still Rappin'
10. Other MC's
11. West Side Slip And Slide
12. Kaya (extended version)
13. Slower Traffic To The Right
14. Heavyweights Round I
15. Heavyweights Round II
16. Heavyweights Round III
17. Heavyweights Round IIII

Customer Reviews:

Re-release of a masterpiece from 1999.......2004-12-11

Haiku's new album just dropped recently(check that out) but this is the new re-release of their self-titled debut. Sorry, the track listing is wrong! None of the "Heavyweights" are to be found, there's no "West Side Slip & Slide," "Slower Traffic To The Right" is #11, and a track called "Wo Wo Wo Yeah Yeah Yeah" is the last one. Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, and Mikah 9 challenge themselves to bring originality to the table here. I didn't like this one that well at first, but the more I listened, the more I realized how amazing this cd really is! I have to say, this one really is even better than their new classic "Coup De Theatre," and it's really different than anything the three have done in their versatile careers.
The thing is, if you listen enough, you shall realize that each song here contains something essential to hear. All are good, but some definitely stand out more than others. This album is really a success in musical achievement, definitely Hiphop, but very authentic. Although these three are top-notch lyricists, the niche that they find here is the beauty of the all-around music that is offered. It's very jazzy, and I'm sure they had a live band behind them. A guitar is even used on a few tracks, most noticeably "Non Compos Mentis" and "Still Rappin'." The saxophone used on "Wants vs. Needs" is a great compliment.
The title track, the name of this super-group and album, kicks it off. This is definitely a good song, although the chorus is distorted and is the only track that doesn't sound too sharp musically other than "Slower Traffic To The Right." "Los Dangerous" is not one of my favorites, but they try out some reggae style, and do it well. Listen to Mikah's solo "Pro Tool Robots" because it's hard to descipher at first, not one of the best tracks here, but memorable in it's own right. "Wants vs. Needs" is an important track. It reminds me of "Temptations," the song off the album of same name by Freestyle Fellowship(Mikah and Acey are in that group). I thought they could have come a little stronger on this track, but the music is definitely enthralling. "S.O.S." is one of my favorites, and "Firecracker" is unique, one of the few uptempo tracks, which has mostly battle rhymes and cool sound effects. "Other MC's" is memorable, especially Ab Rude's verse, and "Slower Traffic" was solid, Acey's last verse outstanding. "Studio Street Stage" is one of the most forgettable, but that's because everything else is so great.
My favorite songs have yet to be mentioned. "Non Compos Mentis" is absolutely wonderful, Acey is just HUNGRY on this one! "Still Rappin'" and "Kaya" are simply relaxing. "Still Rappin'" is easily the standout, and one of the best songs ever in Hiphop! It's simple, yet embodies everything that's good about Hiphop: positivity, feel-good vibes, reminiscing, perseverance. The guitar at the beginning get me anxious for the rest of the song! I wish Mikah would have actually 'rapped' a little instead of singing his whole verse, but this song is still monumental. The last, "Wo Wo Wo Yeah Yeah Yeah," I didn't like the brevity at first(just over 2 min.), but it's still great nontheless. This joint is just one spectacular verse by Aceyalone with great music.
The first listen through this album you might be like, "What the hell are they doing?" I mean, I didn't expect solo joints here like Mikah's "Pro Tool Robots" and the last track with Aceyalone. "S.O.S." has just Acey and Ab Rude, while "Kaya" has just Acey and(Fellowship member) P.E.A.C.E. On a couple of the tracks, Acey's verse is only like 20 seconds. It's not as amazing lyrically as I was unfairly expecting. Their infatuation with weed manifests numerous times, but I guess I can overlook that. They didn't diss modern day rap music as much as I thought they would, but they do their own thing! However, Aceyalone does bring his A+ game lyrically on this album, much to our delight. Like I said this album is about authentic Hiphop music! It's definitely different than "Coup De Theatre," and different than anything they've ever done solo.
Make sure you cop both albums by Haiku D'etat. It's great Hiphop music, and much different and better than pretty much anything out there! Mikah 9 doesn't stand out as much here as on "Coup De Theatre." His mouth does kind of run off like I thought it might, especially on the first couple tracks and "Wants vs. Needs." Although, he does essentially MAKES "Still Rappin'," one of Hiphop's all-time classic songs. Like I said Acey is the lyrical standout, and Ab Rude does have his moments. The real heroes here are the musicians, and how the three MC's play off the instruments and each other. Don't wait, hesitate, or debate...pick up "Haiku D'etat" today!

Average customer rating: It's a pearl of a find... Gorgeous soundscape, low on the songwriting.

Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories Sigmatropic Manufacturer: Thirsty Ear ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Boxing Mirror Live at the Fillmore East Icky Thump ASIN: B00015HVOC Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

1. Introduction - (featuring Robert Wyatt)
2. Haiku One - (featuring Laetitia Sadier)
3. Haiku Two - (featuring Martine Roberts)
4. Haiku Three - (featuring Mark Muleahy, In The Museume Garden)
5. Haiku Four - (featuring Alejandro Escovedo)
6. Haiku Five - (featuring Carla Torgerson)
7. Haiku Six - (featuring Carla Torgerson/Ahis Boyatzis)
8. Haiku Seven - (featuring Akis Boyatzis)
9. Haiku Eight - (featuring Edith Eitzel)
10. Haiku Nine - (featuring Mark Eitzel)
11. Haiku Ten - (featuring Cat Power)
12. Haiku Eleven - (featuring Simon Joyner)
13. Haiku Twelve - (featuring Lee Ranaldo, Unprofitable Boat Line)
14. Haiku Thirteen - (featuring Alex Gordon)
15. Haiku Fourteen (a)(Sung In Greek) - (featuring Akis Boyatzis)
16. Haiku (b) - (featuring John Grant)
17. Haiku Fifteen - (featuring James William Hindle)
18. Haiku Sixteen - (featuring Lee Ranaldo)
19. Dead Sea, The - (featuring James Sclavunos, Logbook II)
20. Water Warm - (featuring Pintcie Maclure, Sketches For A Summer)
21. This Human Body - (featuring Howe Gelb)
22. Jasmines, The - (featuring Steve Wym)

Album Description

This record features the poetry of Greek Nobel Laureate George Seferis set to the beautiful and subtly colored music of Sigmatropic. Following the album's success in Greece, the poems were translated into English and sung by an all-star cast including Cat Power, Robert Wyatt, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Eitzel, Steve Wynn, Howe Gelb, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), and more. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Akis Boyatzis, the nucleus of Sigmatropic, blends live instrumentation and studio wizardry into a diverse collection of songs that drift fluidly through folk and rock styles into dark ambience and back out again. Enhanced CD includes the video for "Haiku Five", featuring Carla Torgerson and Akis.

Customer Reviews:

It's a pearl of a find..........2006-01-31

I can't believe this CD isn't more popular, given its interesting mix of artists and its beautiful and evocative melodies and lyrics. I think it would appeal to a wide variety of music fans, from those into ambient sounds to anyone who digs unusual but catchy pop tunes, like the Talking Heads. I bought it after hearing Cat Power's song -- the shortest one on the CD, clocking in at an infuriatingly short 2 minutes. Besides the music, the CD bestowed another bonus: I discovered the work of George Seferis. Sigmatropic is a wonderful homage to his poetry and an exciting example of the interpretive possibilities of modern music.

Gorgeous soundscape, low on the songwriting........2004-09-18

I suppose it's an empty critique to say that the album does not showcase much strength in songwriting. Yet the album was the collaberation of 19 established vocalists (e.g. Cat Power, Robert Wyatt who is also featured on the new Bjork album "Medulla", and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth), none of whom are working with their own lyrics but are converting the poetry of George Seferis to music.

The poetry is gorgeous, no doubt. The music itself matches and maybe excells Seferis' kaikus. Ranging from light acoustic experimentation to what borders on trance, the album is musically varied and stunning. It's amorphous in it's form and has little in the sense of forward motion or climax, but works tremendously well in it's soundscape and emotive atmosphere. In many ways, the work sounds like the product of a marraige between Miles Davis and Sigur Ros, with the occasional passionate affair with Bjork.

I like.

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A 24 Syllable Haiku Isobella Manufacturer: Allegro Corporation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005YXPI Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

1. Olive
2. Kidnap Someone and Make Them Happy
3. Diana's Secret Star
4. Illuminous Insect
5. Half Man, Half Circle
6. Autopilot
7. Reflections
8. Beneath the Flood
9. Broken Verbs
10. Traces

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Neva Pilgrim Sings Music of Ernst Krenek (Zwei Zeitlieder; Three Verhaeren Songs) / Richard Wernick (Haiku of Basho - 1967) / George Rochberg: Songs in Praise of Krishna (1970) / R. Murray Schafer: Requiem for the Party Girl (1966) Manufacturer: Composers Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Krenek, Ernst | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000JWLJ Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

1. Trois Chansons Op. 30a: La barque
2. Trois Chansons Op. 30a: Un soir
3. Trois Chansons Op. 30a: L'heure mauvaise
4. Haiku Of Basho
5. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 1. It Was In Bitter Maytime ...
6. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 2. After Long Sorrow ...
7. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 3. Her Slender Body ...
8. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 4. As The Mirror ...
9. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 5. O Madhava ...
10. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 6. Lord Of My Heart ...
11. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 7. I Brought Honey ...
12. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 8. My Mind Is Not On Housework ...
13. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 9. I Place Beauty Spots ...
14. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 10. Shining One ...
15. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: 11. My Moon-faced One ...
16. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: Beloved, What More Shall I Say ...
17. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: Let The Earth ...
18. Songs In Praise Of Krishna: O My Friend ...
19. Zwei Zeitlieder, Op. 215: 1. Kennst du den Augenblick
20. Zwei Zeitlieder, Op. 215: 2. Hab Hande
21. Requiem For The Party-Girl

Average customer rating: Silence please! Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date unknown..but i'm real excited What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason...

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Tracks:

1. Excerpts For Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
2. Excerpt From Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
3. Three Dances For Prepared Piano, Dance #1
4. Dance 2: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
5. Dance 3: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
6. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
7. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
8. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
9. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
10. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
11. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
12. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
13. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
14. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
15. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
16. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
17. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
18. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
19. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
20. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
21. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
22. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
23. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
24. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
25. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
26. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
27. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
28. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
29. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
30. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
31. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
32. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
33. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
34. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
35. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
36. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
37. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
38. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
39. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
40. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
41. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
42. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
43. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
44. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
45. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
46. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
47. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
48. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
49. Haiku FM
50. Haiku FM
51. Haiku FM
52. Haiku FM
53. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
54. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
55. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
56. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
57. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
58. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
59. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
60. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
61. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
62. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
63. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
64. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
65. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
66. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
67. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
68. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
69. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
70. Georgia Stone
71. Georgia Stone
72. Georgia Stone
73. Georgia Stone
74. Georgia Stone
75. Georgia Stone
76. Georgia Stone
77. Georgia Stone
78. Georgia Stone
79. Georgia Stone
80. Georgia Stone
81. Georgia Stone
82. Georgia Stone
83. Georgia Stone
84. Georgia Stone
85. Georgia Stone
86. Georgia Stone
87. Georgia Stone
88. Georgia Stone
89. Georgia Stone
90. Georgia Stone
91. Georgia Stone
92. Georgia Stone
93. Georgia Stone
94. Georgia Stone
95. Georgia Stone
96. Georgia Stone
97. Georgia Stone
98. Georgia Stone

Tracks:

1. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
2. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
3. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
4. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
5. Oregon: Chance/Choice
6. Oregon: Chance/Choice
7. Chance/Choice
8. Chance/Choice
9. Chance/Choice
10. Chance/Choice
11. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
12. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
13. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
14. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
15. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
16. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
17. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
18. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
19. Living Room Music
20. Living Room Music
21. Living Room Music
22. Living Room Music
23. Living Room Music
24. Living Room Music
25. Living Room Music
26. Living Room Music
27. Ergodos I for John Cage
28. Ergodos I for John Cage
29. Ergodos I for John Cage
30. Ergodos I for John Cage
31. Ergodos I for John Cage
32. Ergodos I for John Cage
33. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
34. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
35. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
36. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
37. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
38. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
39. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
40. Factory Preset
41. Factory Preset
42. Factory Preset
43. Factory Preset
44. Factory Preset
45. Factory Preset
46. Factory Preset
47. Factory Preset
48. Factory Preset
49. Factory Preset
50. Factory Preset
51. 4'33
52. 4'33
53. 4'33
54. 4'33
55. 4'33
56. In Memoriam John Cage
57. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
58. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
59. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
60. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
61. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
62. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
63. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
64. Aria
65. Aria
66. Aria
67. Aria
68. Aria
69. Aria
70. Aria
71. Aria
72. Aria
73. Aria
74. Aria
75. Aria
76. Aria
77. Aria
78. Aria
79. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
80. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
81. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
82. New York City
83. New York City
84. New York City
85. New York City

Customer Reviews:

Silence please!.......2006-08-30

My only reason for buying this CD is the track 4:33 by Frank Zappa. 4:33 minutes of total silence, well almost total silence because you can hear a little background noices in the control room of Frank. It is a very interesting cd. But if you are not a fan of Zappa or Cage, and you like to hear music I say: buy something else. If you are ready for an experiment: buy this one or the CD Roaratorio.

Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date.......2002-12-15

The whole collection is interesting. However, the great moment of this collection is the Ono contribution Georgia Stone. It's a fluxus symphony. Never have I heard a more poignant antiwar piece. It rates in power and beauty to Henryk Gorecki's Symphony #3 with soprano Dawn Upshaw. If anyone ever doubted the genius of Yoko Ono as being relevant and an artist of the highest calibre then listen to this masterpiece and you'll be jolted into her energy as an artist. Yoko, give us more of this kind of music.

unknown..but i'm real excited.......2001-06-05

Jspark wrote a review that totally grabbed my intrest..I did my senior art history project on John Cage..using random sheets of paper for the lecture. the idea of hitting the "random button" is a great idea..and the idea of running two disks at once is even neater..being a big fan of just about everybody on the cd..especially Laurie Anderson doesnt hurt either... I haven't heard it yet, but i think i'll be sticking with the 5 star rating.

What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason..........1999-08-03

It might be bewildering at first. The first disc has 98 tracks; the second, 85. If you listen straight through, you do not perceive any discontinuity. A collection of John Cage pieces performed by friends, collegues, and admirers. Frank Zappa (American composer [complete biographical blurb that he provided]) contributed 4'33". Laurie Anderson tells a few Merce Cunningham tales. Seems like a fun tribute from the git-go. But wait! (And this is where the fun begins!) Switch your CD player to the shuffle (random) mode. Now look what happens. It goes from, say, Yoko Ono's piece to the Kronos to the Moraz prepared piano performance to Ken Nordine's narration - all in the matter of seconds. It is a great to homage to Cage himself with the great use of the random chance operations that he might have enjoyed. Every performance of this disc becomes a unique experience (just like Cage). For even more fun, try playing both discs at the same time (provided, of course, you have the means; if not, improvise). Or add another sound source as well, like, say, the radio, or the television very low, or a tape of white noise. The possibilities are endless. I had the pleasure of trying this one day with FOUR players going on simulataneously: two with these discs, another with Miles Davis far in the background, the fourth with a disc of bird calls. It was quite a fun sound environment and I would not hesitate to try it again. But that was my experience. Your experience may be different.

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