rsms's Last.fm Journal

Festen i Vinterviken, snabbsummerad

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:57:40 +0000

Magi! Vad ska man säga? Nej, det mesta går inte att säga. Allt vävs in i allt, och med den samling människor som kom till Vinterviken igår är det omöjligt att förklara vad som hände utan att skena iväg i summer of love-hymner.
Så jag nöjer mig med att dels påpeka att en del fotografier finns här, dels gå igenom Vinterviksfestens spellista.

Kom försent till Anna Järvinen och större delen av Lasse Fabel.
Bernadotte körde en kraftigt krautinspirerad pryl som var en aning trevande till en början, men växte till mäktig styrka mot det minimalistiska slutet. Här blev det också uppenbart vilken makalös plats festivalen hölls på, när vindbyarna slet tag i de aspträd som inringade scenen och skapade vågor av glitter och brus.
Trummor & Orgel feat. Ebbot Lundberg fick allt fler sittande att ställa sig upp och gungande lapa kvällssol. Har tidigare stött på Ebbot-projekt som känts en smula krystade, men detta köper jag rakt av – den mycket stora mannen var i sitt esse.
Om Jan Hammarlund känns svårt att säga annat än att, eh... man vet vad man får, hans vibrato funkar åtminstone, och han verkar tydligen vara att betrakta som närmast ett inventarium i Vinterviken. Särskilt mycket koppling till övriga musiken går egentligen inte att hitta.

Life on Earth! Yes! Nedåtgående solen hade lagt sig i sin allra varmaste vinkel. Tias tillbad den i tajt samspel med övriga bandet. En makalöst bra spelning!
Turid ligger i en klass ovanför Jan Hammarlund. Timid är bara förnamnet på hennes scenstil, men musiken fick med sig folk. Vilket jag inte tror man kan säga om spelningen med Mecki Mark Men, som visserligen påstås ha inletts med lite okej funk, men snabbt urartade till intetsägande gubb-blues.

Mylla var taggade som sällan förr, vilket inte betyder lite utan betydeer att de på scen och vi framför scen hade förbannat kul. Själv utnämner jag detta till bästa spelningen i Vinterviken, om än under protester från Mylla-medlemmarna själva som peppade på ännu mer när det därefter var dags för Bo Hansson att gå på, assisterad av Orgel & Trummor (som inte är att förväxla med det band med omvänt namn som tidigare under dagen spelat med Ebbot – tvärtom sägs det råda fet beef mellan de bägge ensemblerna!). Ärligt talat spelade Bo Hansson under långa stunder i stort sett ingenting, utan nöjde sig med att lägga ett ackord och leende överse hur den yngre generationen lät fingrarna kila över klaviaturen. Men det var ändå Bo Hanssons spelning. Lord Of The Rings-pärlorna, dessa unika melodier, slog an strängar av rent magisk hänförelse. Publiken i extas. Större delen av den effektiva speltiden var det visserligen Bo-ogie-woogie-Hansson som gick loss i ändlösa jam. Ärligt talat är den prylen inte lika bra. Men att räkna effektiv speltid vore å andra sidan genuint omusikaliskt, så det finns inget skäl att gnälla på den saken när en massa folk upplevde finalen som sommarens bästa spelning.

För egen del kom höjdpunkten med Mylla, som ju för övrigt (till slut!) släppte sitt fenomenala album lagom till Vinterviken. Check it out.

Som bonus finns redan en video från deras spelning:

Skinnarviksberget Ortonox Massive

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 21:11:08 +0000

One Wednesday, which happened to be the first day of August the legendary summer of 2007 (which, according to some, might be absurdly prolonged), the #dh crew decided to get together the soundsystem recently used at the Ortonox camp at the Norberg festival, and take it to a park to boost some bass.
Location was, through the IRC protocol, set to Skinnarviksberget, inner city Stockholms highest point with tremendous views over the water and the rest of the city, and loads of teenagers climbing at a huge antenna.

Fire was built, drinks were consumed, and the soundsystem ruled the mountain.

We started and ended with dubstep, with tracks by Loefah, Skream, Kode9 and – most importantly – the chinawobbling Bushido. Later on, when it was about as dark as a Swedish summer night can get, a one hour mix by Trentemoller was played, and followed by a long set of speech synthesis readings from the quote archives of omniHAL (which was a very odd experience). As the fire was about to die out, the soundsystem played 3 AM Eternal

All in all, a brilliant initiation to the month of August.

We DID get to Siberia. And we made our best concert ever.

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:13:04 +0000

Vox Vulgaris tour to Siberia succeeded at last, against all odds. Arrived in Akademgorodok after the starting time for the concert, etc.

Next day everything went better, as we had some hours to rehearse with our Siberian colleagues of Insula Magica. Truly unforgettable concert in Novosibirsk philharmonic society!

Here's a travel report in Swedish (very long for covering just two days, but it departs from the topic several times), also including som links to live recordings (but from the weaker first concert, not the wonderful second one).

And here's our picture gallery from the tour.

Still it's hard to understand the wonderful response from the audience in Novosibirsk. It consisted of people from all ages, some which apperently run LiveJournal blogs.

Out of curiousity, I tried babelfishing their reports from our concert. It's amazing to read.

nanka_11 writes:
Yes Insula Magica&.Vox Vulgaris.
Music of the middle ages.
This was... as good that this was in my life!

trojanrabbit writes:
Returned now from the concert of our Insula Magica and Swedes Vox Vulgaris. Power! Insula as always are good, Swedes also very. But together it came out stronger than if separately. Interesting to listen to as musicians they improvise and at times begins frankly durachitsya.:)
Last song played Swedes with the drummer intensified by ladoshami of hall. It came out amusingly)
P.S. by all whom saw and did not see there - regards!

Soffio Della Prin writes:
With my entire love for the skill of the middle ages, it must recognize that unknown in it for me, and the truth, too much. It is amazing, where the musicians take these melodies, me it seems, besides as on their concerts, this music nowhere cannot be more heard. Indeed I search for))
Insula Magica Fulfilled medieval music of written tradition, music of the privileged part of the society. As always infinitely excellent and refined. From the first composition me did not leave the sensation, that 4 on concert Ophelia'.s Dream, because the first, yes especially very first composition completely could enter into their best to my taste album - Not a second Time. Came out in the medieval suits, especially charmingly looked girls in their dresses! Tools, as always, ancient, that damage imagination. Some were to me already familiar, some cannot be even described, because it is simple not with which not to compare.)) But I nevertheless will try to describe about one: this was tremendous terribly long pipe (and is probable, terrifically heavy), hammered together of three bars, which is gradually expanded, with the triangular opening and one string (although me it seemed that string it was two). On it they play by bow and hold as violin, only they place not on the arm, while - I assume to the breast, this is purely female tool;))) But the most surprising - these are the sounds, which the tool published: they greatly resembled the electrical discharges, than they strongly resembled contemporary indastrial! Now I know, as this is done!))) Is called this remarkable tool tromba marina.
What music played Swedes - Vox Vulgaris - understandably from the name. This was people music, merry, but very interesting by the complexity of impact. Swedes were characterized by openness and tendency be cheered to dashingly to public and to cheer. Nevertheless Europeans differ radically from us in terms of larger state of being unchained, recklessness, dependent on that, Irish this group, Swedish, German or any still - manner of performance in them in all is very similar by the tendency to make from the concert of show, by the tendency to amuse by its form and to durachit'sya (I visited sufficiently concerts in order to isolate regularity). Our musicians are more locked, although they try to show listeners as those for them roads, they more than sderzhanny are majestic. Which there not was, and Insula Magica to me they were pleased more. It is it's a pity, that they so rarely give the concerts of medieval music! And it is it's a pity, which until is succeeded in finding their albums precisely with such compositions.

Lady Renata writes:
10. with kildor completely randomly us carried into the philharmonic society to the concert "Insula Magica" and Swedish group "Vox Vulgaris". Children lit up! :)

Kildor writes:
randomly fell into the philharmonic society to Insulu To magiku and Vox Vulgaris - in the pripolneyshem enthusiasm from the craftsmanship of Swedes. [; -)] Generally, was at first light cognitive discord, since privyk look at the scene from other side

Exidina writes:
They descended yesterday by entire family + Of yulen'ka into the philharmonic society on Insula Magica + Vox Vulgaris. Was obtained enormous pleasure both from our and from the Swedes. Surely even it is more from the Swedes. As they on the scene annealed!!! It is magically simple! There can be hall it reacted well, can still something, but to the completion of concert peasants entirely raskhuliganilis' and began to play something of the type of roknrolla on the ancient tools.

Well, what to say?

We really, really hope to get an opportunity to come back to Siberia and play again with Insula Magica.

"Trademark" is not an adjective. If it was, it wouldn't signify good music.

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 16:22:22 +0000

Oh yes, it annoys me. What's the deal with using the word "trademark" as if it was a ultra-double-plusplus-superlative form of the word "special"? Don't you people submitting artist descriptions here on Last.fm have the fantasy to find any other positive adjectives? It's silly, and it's everywhere.

Currently, Last.fm:s artist wiki claims that the style of "solo acoustic guitar with soft melody" (maybe not so unique, I thought) is in fact trademarked by José González, while "a near-catatonic, alluringly-hypnotic pleasure state [is] truly a Funkstörung trademark."

Recently, some authorities has also granted trademark protection for the combination of "structured songs with spontaneous jams", so that anyone else than The Boats trying that one must be regarded as an infringer. And already in the 1980's, the silly Swede Magnus Uggla is claimed to have trademarked "simple tunes with satirical edges", even if I haven't yet heard about him staging legal action against anyone of the other 93 million or so artists who are doing the same.

Some feebleminded bastard has described great bands like Suicide and Cranes using the idiotic phrase "their trademark sound".
Do these bands have a unique sound? Yes, so it could maybe be said.
Is "trademark" an approproate adjective to show appreciation for the special sounds of these bands? No.
(In fact, "trademark" is not an adjective at all. It's a noun and a verb.)

Stop smearing good music with the stupid word "trademark", pliiiiiiz.
This is not mainly about "correct" use of language. Calling a musical style "trademark" is an outright offence - because great music does not emerge from some notion of exclusive property rights or some cult of artistic "originality", but from the (imperfect) copying of others.

For more terrible examples, try this Google search

My C-90 mixtape (for Visby 2006)

Sun, 2 Jul 2006 15:44:20 +0000

C-90 cassette tape prepared for an event in Visby, July 4, 2006, arranged by Riksteatern with me representing Piratbyrån...

Side A:

Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Hash Baz - Tipsy Cat
John Fahey - Fight On Christians, Fight On
Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Hash Baz - Cowtail Calypso
Caetano Veloso - Alegria, Alegria
Os Mutantes - Panis Et Circenses (Reprise)
Hoahio - Happy Mail
Harmonia - Watussi
Momus - Marquis of Sadness
khmer folk & pop music - Unknown Insturmental
Deerhoof - Spiral Golden Town
San Ul Lim - It Was Probably Late Summer
Sonic Youth - The Neutral
Nico - These Days
Regina Spektor - Ne me quitte pas

Side B:
Las Palmas - Män på gränsen till nervsammanbrott
Le Bombe - This Is How We Party
The Shamen - Phorever People
Solvent - My Radio (Mitgang Audio remix)
Drexciya - Digital Tsunami
Kid Spatula - Jackal
Apparat - Montreal
Ellen Allien & Apparat - Metric
Chris Clark - Proper Lo-Fi
Ciccone Youth - Get Into The Groove(y)
Random Artists - copyriot compact playlist (*)

If you want a copy of the cassette, you can always try to drop a line here...

Love will tear us discordians apart

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:48:13 +0000

[00:59] omniHAL: We Discordians must stick apart.
[00:59] mumma: Love will tear us apart.

[00:58] omniHAL: Divided we stand -- United we fall.
[00:58] mumma: Pompa och paus.

[01:00] omniHAL No, it's good that we should stay small and work towards our goals in a multitude of ways. Look at it from `Their' point of view; if all you've got is an elephant gun, which would you rather be attacked by -- one 300-pound lion or 300 one-pound rats?
[01:00] You are a lion.