Archive for July, 2006

Foundry Sessions

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

Act 1 (click to download)

Dr. Benstock. Turntable duo with John McDonough & Paul Spencer on Calphone record players.

Act 2 (click to download)

Motoko Shimizu (Turntable) and Ed Chang (Guitar), curators of the Foundry, perform several solos and finish with a great melodic improvised duet.

Act 3 (click to download)

Matt Hannafin (Percussion), Maria Chavez (Turntable), Sarah Bernstein (Violin), Julianne Carney (Violin) perform a wonderful set that was borderline perfection. The very dynamic pieces will awaken your speakers and fill your ears with their beautiful performance.

Generously hosted by Motoko Shimizu and Ed Chang. Recorded by Terence Lloren for Bivouac. Used with permission by the artists. All songs recorded at the Foundry, NYC.

Goodbye Blue Mondays Sessions

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Act 1

Fire & Flux

Song 1- We Support Uprisings Against Military Occupations In Iraq, Palestine, And Elsewhere

Song 2- Anachronism Of Time

Song 3- Touch Of All Hands

RICH: This was a melancholy day for me but a fiery night. With this show, Ben and I completed the NY phase of Fire&Flux. I say that we are done only with a “phase” because we plan to play again in the future, even though we now move to very different parts of the country. Ben and I played this show with everything we had. It felt to me like everything all wrapped up in one–our collective personal histories in HC/Punk, our newer, wiser selves, our telekinetic energy, 8 years of musical chemistry, and a deep understanding of the end of a good book you don’t want to finish. But there will be more pages later, when we get a chance to write them, to improvise a new chapter. Jordon Schranz from The Eastern Seaboard said of our last show: “It might have been the five cups of coffee but I think you’re playing last night definitely contributed to my wanting to smash a chair through the windshield of a police cruiser.” That’s precisely the feeling that Fire&Flux has always hoped to imbue.

Act 2 (click to download)

Kite (Circuit-bent electronics). Great experimental set of one man and a tool box of electronics. Waves of sampled cassettes and atmospheric noises filled the room. Experience it here.

Act 3 (click to download)

One of our favorite shows. Their performance takes so many tangets and the music is just too good not to listen to. Have a listen.