Avant Music News

More photos of Ahvak from Le Triton are available.

latest tour info from MBM:

Meat Beat in the Land of the Rising Sun
Meat Beat Manifesto make their first trip to Japan in years for the following two dates:
FRI JUL 22 Tokyo, JP - Unit
SAT JUL 23 Osaak, JP - Noon
Meat Beat are also looking into shows in Australia or New Zealand to coincide with this […]

Some new efforts comin soon from Utech Records:

Leslie Keffer “Represents” [012] Analog electronics from Ohio.
Lotte Anker “Six Row Barley” [013] Electro/Acoustic improv from Denmark.
Still in the works for July/August:
Henrik Rylander ³Possible Risk for Pulpal Reactions² [014]
Sepia Trio ³Cleft² [015]
Audiotrope ³Feedback for the Nation² [016]
Jazkamer ³Ninguna Diversión² [017]

A relatively new Zorn trio will play the Isle of Malta’s jazz festival this summer.

A few random things that found their way into the AMN inbox:

Innovative sound-sculptor Basil Kirchin has passed away. Jazzman Graham Collier has a detailed site that is worth a peruse or two. Jenny Lin is a talented pianist who will be playing out in New York soon. Speaking of New York, the Bahai […]

Somethin of a unique event, Tune(Out))) Side works as follows:

Installation and live performance featuring sound performers playing into transmitters, rather than amplifiers. There is no amplified sound in the listening space, only ambient crowd noise. Attendees use a radio with headphones to hear the simultanous performances on several frequencies. Also features Video Tune(In))), featuring live […]

An article covers the basic methods of turntablist Martin Tetrault.

Avreeayl Ra’s web site is now up and features some good detail on this oft-overlooked drummer.

The latest reviews from One Final Note:

20 June 2005
Jane Ira Bloom Like Silver, Like Song (ArtistShare) by David Dupont
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Blueprint (NatSat) by Jay Collins
Bertrand Gauguet Etwa (Creative Sources) by Chris Kelsey
Jason Kahn Timelines (Cut) by Jason Bivins
Sam Rivers Purple Violets (Stunt) by Dan […]

An article sums up the 10th Vision Festival.

The annual interesting happenings at IRCAM have been posted.

The Composer Assistance Program Grants have been announced and list a Nick Didkovsky piece, “Rain on a Frail Cutie”, as one of its 25 recipients for an upcoming (Los Angeles) performance.

Crouton Music is planning on a release that sounds very interesting:

crou027: THE HAFLER TRIO + WILLEM DE RIDDER
No One Remains Box
The elements contained are highly interrelated, and also cover all the senses; sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, sometimes crossing into the opposite of those senses to create a complex series of ideas to be […]

Of note, this year’s The Jazz Journalists Association awards for best boxedd set goes to Ayler’s Holy Ghost. No surprise really…

Want to learn more about Vijay Iyer? His history is featured.