ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC FILMS WEILAND, BRUYNÈL, BADINGS
LUISTEREN! in Kikker Cinemuze/Krachtstroom
Theater Kikker, Ganzenmarkt 14, 3512 GD Utrecht
Thursday January 25, 20h30
an evening with films and a lecture by Frits Weiland

Ton Bruynèl/Bert Schierbeek/Fred van Dijk - video opera "Non sono un uccello", on the history of flying, 1998

James Whitney/Henk Badings - "Yantra", an abstract film with music from Badings' "Kaïn en Abel", 1957

Frits Weiland will give a lecture on the history of the Institute of Sonology and on his own films, followed by a screening of recently digitised versions of his films:
Frits Weiland - Begleitsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (inspired by Arnold Schönberg) 1975
Frits Weiland - Filmproject 1 (on the relation of sound and image) 1969
Frits Weiland - Filmproject 2 (on the relation of sound and image) 1975

This program came about with the help of NEAR and Donemus' media library.

For more information and reservations:
http://www.theaterkikker.nl
http://www.theaterkikker.nl/muziekagenda.php

http://www.donemus.nl/near/nieuws.php#item488



Ton Bruynèl:
http://www.donemus.nl/componist.php?zkn ... mp;lang=EN

Henk Badings:
http://www.donemus.nl/componist.php?id= ... mp;lang=EN
http://www.bastamusic.com/productDetail ... aaijmakers

Institute of Sonology:
http://www.sonology.org/



Non sono un uccello and Filmproject 2 were very good.

I hereby share two soundtracks: Non sono un uccello (part of 6 cd box Ton Bruynèl - Looking ears complete) and Kain en Abel (Henk Badings, part of 4 cd box Popular Electronics). Available at NEAR/Donemus and Basta.

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There are two versions of Fashion. This is the first version with singer/guitarist Luke James. The music at this time is a kind of scarce art rock. A synthesizer is used, but not to create a wall of sound as the later Fashion did. Luke's voice is unique.

And there are two versions of this lp. The second version included the single Steady Eddie/Killing Time, but is without Burning Down. And some titles were in French (vẽŗỳ şŧÿłîšħ). I made a combination of the two and added a song from the I.R.S. greatest hits vols.2+3 sampler I had on a cassette tape.

For years I was on the lookout for a cd of the early Fashion, I only found The Height of Fashion, from the later version. No hope it ever comes, I made it myself.

UPDATE:
Luke James mailed me telling that an official re-release on cd can be bought from his MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/fashionlukesky, only $10 + $2.50 shipping. A rare tracks cd has soon to be followed, as a cd with brand new songs will.


version 1

Single:
1 Steady Eddie [3:26]
2 Killing Time [2:36]

LP side one:
1 Product Perfect [3:51]
2 Die in the West [4:10]
3 Red, Green & Gold [4:41]
4 Burning Down [3:31]
5 Big John - Hanoi Annoys me - the Innocent [7:25]

LP side two:
1 Citinite [5:15]
2 Don't touch me [2:57]
3 Bike Boys [5:06]
4 Fashion [3:30]
5 Technofascist [3:35]

I.R.S. greatest hits vols.2+3:
24 Sodium Pentathol Negative [1:55]

What is missing is Wastelife, the b-side of the Citinite 7" and the Silver Blades single. Anyone?


version 2

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update:
The Citinite/Wastelife single can be found at The Record Robot.

A double 12" from 1985.



1 - Say it again (extended danse mix) [7:04]
2 - Fade away (she's in your dreams) [3:15]
3 - Sensimilla [5:59]
4 - Treat me right [3:59]

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Who was first, Gill Trythall or Rick Powell? Anyway, Mr. Trythall is definitely better, but this is also worthwhile listening to, especially for Steel Guitar Rag, Ruby, Kaw-Liga and I walk the line.



Side one:
1 Steel Guitar Rag
2 Born To Lose
3 Cattle Call
4 Careless Love
5 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town

Side two:
1 Watermelon
2 Green, Green Grass Of Home
3 Kaw-Liga
4 I Walk The Line

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Both songs on this 12" are not available on a regular A Certain Ratio cd.
The b-side is a rather pointless version of the Steve Wonder song Dont you worry bout a thing. It's exactly the same... But a nice curiosity.



1 - I need someone tonite [5:39]
2 - Dont you worry bout a thing [4:33]

Not shared anymore.

update:
I need someone tonite is available on cd I'd Like to See You Again.

What the @#$%& does BF on this blog...?
It's not about Bryan Ferry, it's about Robert Fripp. He plays on the b-side. This is in the same period as he played on Heroes of Bowie. Fripp didn't have his own band at that time.



1 This is tomorrow
2 As the world turns

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Bartok was John Grant and Simon Werner of punk band the Straps with Rat Scabies of the Damned and on track 1 Jah Wobble.
They only made this 12".



1 Insanity [2:45]
2 I am the bomb [3:18]

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