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Thursday, 19 March 2015

Berlin Sculptress Mona Fuchs

During my stay in Berlin in the mid-1980s, I was fortunate enough to meet Mona Fuchs through the Das CassetenCombinat crew. Mona was a sculptress who welded pieces of scrap gears, automobile parts, bicycle wheels, rebar, air filters, pitchforks and other metal together into minimalist metal art. She was gracious enough to exhibit an installation of her artworks for one of my live performances. Here are some photos taken at her atelier and video stills of how I integrated her sculptures into my performance.

The Ramones – Live at German Television – The Musikladen Recordings

I’d thought I had heard every Ramones record but when I recently received the 1978/79 Musikladen Recordings LP in 180 gram vinyl plus the live DVD, I was blown away. Not only is the record remarkable considering it was recorded live using late 70s technology, but the DVD includes an additional 14 minutes of material and is a nice touch to this collector's item. The gatefold cover art depicts the live show and close-ups of the band in grainy VHS video stills. The Ramones play 25 songs in under 50 minutes with only Dee Dee Ramon’s iconic rapid fire “1-2-3-4” as a breather between takes. That left a stunning 2:00 minutes or under for each song. The band starts with “Rockaway Beach” and storms through the set list with a ferocity that only the Ramones were capable of, ending with “We Are A Happy Family”.

Here’s a few of my fave Musikladen vid clips.

Saturday, 14 February 2015

My February New Music Releases

Enjoy my new releases "Die Glocke" and Planet X" from my work-in-progress album entitled "Symbolic" More to come.

http://www.last.fm/music/Vava+Vol/Symbolic/Die+Glocke

https://soundcloud.com/vava-vol/planet-x

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

A Thought From My Now

January Releases from the Global Music Underground

Newsflash! Glasklinge Zeitenlicht has been very busy in January! Listen, download and share his new releases “Eisenlager Ver Tont”, “Himmelholzsteg 1” and “MidnightRadio Compilation 34”.

"Eisenlager Ver Tont" – Compilation by Glasklinge Zeitenlicht

Traklist

01. 159
02. hurt
03. murnaus's klagen
04. das ding1
05. apollo13
06. la la knacks
07. helga deen
08. bonus title1: smells like metal (remixt von duesterheit)
09. bonus title2: das ding2

http://www.mixcloud.com/midnightradio11/eisenlager-vertont-complete-session/

Himmelholzsteg Project

“Himmelholzsteg” will be Eisenlager’s platform for collaborations with other musicians. Send him a draft, a final track, a drone or a soundscape. He will finish it and include it in the running Himmelholzsteg project. Send to Midnightradio11@gmail.com via www.wetransfer.com or any other service. Please send him your artist name, your track in WAV, FLAC or mp3, if possible, website links and reference the Himmelholzsteg project.

https://himmelholzsteg.bandcamp.com/

Listen to Himmelholzsteg 1 here:

https://himmelholzsteg.bandcamp.com/album/himmelholzsteg-1

Get your free download here:

www.bfwrecordings.com/releases/eisenlager/Himmelholzsteg1/

with permission from Glasklinge Zeitenlicht

The Ladies of MidnightRadio Compilation

Shout out to the ladies of MidnightRadio Compilation Music! These avant-garde artistes hold their own in the global experimental underground music scene as they bring their individual sense of style and creative soundscapes to the MRC series and to the world. By lending their professional voice and talents, they shine the light on women in experimental music by demonstrating their diverse and creative feminine self-expression. Show da’ love by visiting their sites, listening to, downloading and sharing their musical works.