This is the equivalent of talking loudly on your cell phone during the quieter part of a symphony. But I guess that's the whole point. Sigh. -Neville...
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Miking King
miking.reelrecordings...
May 2, 2013 3:56 pm
Happy birthday to spirit of Hugh Hopper! I believe his music will never be forgotten by discerning music lovers throughout the years to come. Personally, I've...
8528
J.S.
alembicsn7452
May 2, 2013 3:57 pm
I've been playing "Hoppertunity Box" all morning... RIP Hugh... and Namaste. Your music lives on to inspire us... Jeff...
8529
trawnajim
May 2, 2013 3:57 pm
... Even the image isn't original. Anyone else notice the similarity to Roger Dean's cover for Keith Tippett's "Dedicated to You..."? Jim Bailey...
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Eliezer Kaplan
lewlez
May 2, 2013 3:58 pm
Unbelievable. Did they at least get credit somewhere?...
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NICK LOEBNER
nick_loebner
May 2, 2013 3:59 pm
... Interesting! Will have to google it later. - Nick...
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alifib
renzonotari
May 2, 2013 3:59 pm
Some weeks ago Ferdinando Farao's Artchipel Orchestra played a very fine set on Radio RAI Piazza Verdi based on classic Soft Machine music. Very enjoyable to...
8533
J.S.
alembicsn7452
May 2, 2013 4:00 pm
Hey Rattlers: I FINALLY was able to find and purchase a used copy of Mike King's legendary Wyatt biography "Wrong Movements" online for less that $100. . I'm a...
8534
alanterrill
May 2, 2013 4:03 pm
This is the ultimate Egg rarity and will doubtless be worth a lot to some poor sucker who's never heard it. I remember it being mentioned by Steve Feigenbaum...
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alanterrill
May 2, 2013 4:04 pm
Here's a bit more info I just found after a web trawl: Fischer & Epstein - Two Faced Green Bottle Records GBS 1006 1973 US Issue Gatefold Cover Jack Fisher and...
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NICK LOEBNER
nick_loebner
May 2, 2013 4:05 pm
... More importantly, did they get paid?...
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J.S.
alembicsn7452
May 2, 2013 6:24 pm
Hey Michael: No apologies necessary my friend! Listened to all forms of Hugh music all day on the 29th to both honor his memory but also because I love so much...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
May 2, 2013 6:25 pm
Great Alan....really appreciated. Also features vibraphonist Frank Ricotti and copy I have is a promotional only version. Obviously of interest to any serious...
8539
alanterrill
May 2, 2013 6:26 pm
... I agree entirely. Makes me feel old that this sort of thing is so commonplace and accepted (by the young) these days. There was a similar track which used...
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Urban Kolbl
urban.kolbl
May 23, 2013 5:22 pm
Hey everyone! I'm not really active on this subscribers list, but I'd like to share one thing with you. This is dedicated to the late Hugh Hopper and I hope I...
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masonrs@...
May 24, 2013 9:18 am
Good to hear from you (re Hugh Hopper video). I recommend that folks see "Après Mai," a French film about the protest underground, circa 1971. At one point a...
8542
ls618090
May 24, 2013 9:19 am
Well done Urban I remember this track was the first I thought to heard after Elton's death, your post makes me remember how great was Hugh while simply playing...
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Daniel Burke
box25_4lid
May 25, 2013 9:13 am
Saw it the other night. he's a great director, and the music was the cream on top. They also played some Strangely Strange and Incredible String Band in the...
8544
J.S.
alembicsn7452
May 25, 2013 9:14 am
Laurent, ... So true! Hugh was a great ensemble player. He had great instincts when it came to playing with others. We still miss him! Jeff...
8545
pixiewarp
May 25, 2013 9:15 am
Happy full moon, all... This episode was put together while away from Canterbury in Wisconsin, USA - hence a certain amount of music of American origin, from...
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Robert Bennett
rbroch2001
May 28, 2013 6:06 pm
Just now listening to "Snakes and Ladders" which is on Dime. Sophia Domancich and John Greaves performing interpretations of Canterbury "standards" (mostly...
8547
alessandro
aleachilli
May 28, 2013 6:07 pm
... I recommended it to Rattlers last January: please see <http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/whatsrattlin/message/8391> and...
8548
boatmanbird
May 28, 2013 6:08 pm
Hi Rattlers, My copy of The Soft Machine has Why Am I So Short credited to Ayers Hopper & Ratledge: so I'm wondering if part of the humour of Wyatt's self...
8549
terryjak2001
May 28, 2013 6:09 pm
Greetings Rattlers. I've been somewhat remiss in responding to a few Rattlers regarding a friend's recording of Kevin Ayers playing at Mr. Kipps in Poole, a...
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Ste Zanna
fastone_pg
May 29, 2013 9:15 am
It was a concert in Lugano, Switzerland, for RSI Rete Due: http://retedue.rsi.ch/home/networks/retedue/jazz/2013/05/08/sophia-domancich.html...
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alessandro
aleachilli
May 29, 2013 9:17 am
... Not Italian but Swiss: yes, they speak Italian since it's Svizzera italiana. I was there that night. So, here you find all details I could collect: May...
8552
Dan Kurdilla / Mary J...
dkmjf
May 29, 2013 9:18 am
I have a CD of this title by Sophia Domancich which features John Greaves, but I'm not sure that it's the same thing. It's on the Cristal label from France,...
8553
rchafen
Jun 15, 2013 7:47 am
Hi, everybody... I had a fun surprise during last night's Obscuropean broadcast. My co-host Mike introduced a French guitarist Renaud-Louis Cervais and began...
8554
Harry Howell
howellharry21
Jun 15, 2013 7:47 am
Rattlers. Guitar god and ex-Softs strummer, Allan Holdsworth has announced mini tour of British Isles, for any unfortunate sole residing in grey,...
8555
ccjroberts
Jun 15, 2013 7:48 am
Had to do something with the wonderful photo that circulated yesterday. This Li Po excursion seemed appropriate. ACravan: O! Wot A Dream ...