“Live” (Used 45 times)

“My bootleg” is a recording of laura mura's concert at Alkestis theatre (Cagliari, November 6th, 2011), so small, yet perfect for her show. She had arranged her good music with few instruments, many toys, a great deal of wizardry…(read more)

Genre/Style: live, acoustic, lo-fi, indie, pop

laura mura & the seven dwarves:

laura mura – vocals, toy trumpet, thingamagoop

francesca corrias – vocals, glockenspiel, melodica, toy piano, toy guitar

fabio ciggiotzkij coronas – vocals, trombone, flugelhorn, bass, melodica, toy guitar, beatbox

elia casu – vocals, guitar, balalaika, bass, toy guitar, glockenspiel, melodica

special guest:Batman - beatbox (more or less)

Gianluca Pischedda - cello

19 honest live recordings w/Zoom H4: Paolo Fiuzzeddu Cugusi at Alkestis Theatre, Cagliari  slight audio nursing: Alessandro Coronas

cover: Fabio Coronas

Noise Problems was at the 2008 issue of Boom Festival to record the Sacred Fire stage acts. Acts that ranged from Reggae, Afrobeat, Cuban, Indian to Trance Music made entirely with acoustic instruments (see: Wild Marmelade). Amazing line-up, great concerts and fantastic vibe through out the 7 day outdoor event in Idanha-a-nova, Portugal

Some shows are available at Noise Problems and also here at FMA. For an ecletic world music listen try Terrakota, music inspired by the Saharan, Caribbean, Hindu and the Western sounds that rise under the Jamaican sun. Check out also Barcelona Afrobeat International Orchestra a colective of fine musicians featuring Danna Leese on vocals.

1) William Basinski's performance of 'Vivian and Ondine' at 110 Livingston (Brooklyn, NY)

The significance of this gig was already apparent before the lights dimmed and William Basinski stepped behind his table for a performance of  the 2008 composition 'Vivian and Ondine'.  The first sound he made was accidental - the apple computer start-up sound.  Drawing chuckles from the crowd, it was a harsh, sharp attack opposite his cathartic, glacially unraveling tape loops.  Behind Basinski, the Joshua Light Show 'liquid lights' highlighted the beautiful interior of the 110 Livingston building, Issue's future home.


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2) Sir Richard Bishop at Zebulon (Brooklyn, NY)

During his 4 week residency at Zebulon, Rick performed a mixed bag of exotic, instrumental guitar songs and classic, surreal story-songs from the SCG catalog.  I attended 3 out of 4 of the shows including one in which he was accompanied by the incredible Bill Orcutt.  To be frank, it was too hot and sweaty to enjoy that one.  I believe it was his opening night that Bishop played 'Eyeball in a Quart Jar of Snot'.  INCREDIBLE!  He asked if there were any requests to which I quickly shouted "play Nancy" drawing a smirk and a "NO".

One of the musical highlights of 2009 for me was seeing the Free Music Archive come to fruition: getting here, playing around, discovering new music and netlabels, and interacting with other users as well.  While it is virtually impossible to pick just a handful of absolute favorites from the almost 15,000 tracks hosted here, I did manage to find some memorable cuts from Year One of the FMA.

Big shouts to KBOO and KEXP for keeping me engaged with some great live recordings, as evidenced by the included pieces from Os Mutantes, Thavius Beck, and Pezzner.  Real and surreal forms of hip-hop weigh in heavily throughout this mix, whether it's the contemplative feel of Just Plain Ant, the beat-centric brilliance of the Custodian of Records, or the out there spaceiness of DJ Ilya Monosov or Anti-Pop Consortium.  Space is saved for Nikki Giovanni to wax poetic on the Reverend Dr. King, and time is allowed for our beloved DJ Donna Summer and his laptop to digitally carve up the "Chicken Dance" (does anyone else miss his Advanced D&D radio show as much as I do?).  And don't sleep on the Error Broadcast netlabel, one of my absolute favorites of 2009.  Shlohmo holds it down for them, closing out the mix in fine form.

You may have noticed the "plus one" within the title of this entry.  That's just me coming up with a good excuse to throw you a bonus track from Just Plain Ant, who is hands down my favorite producer within the Creative Commons realm, a true ambassador of hip-hop's  production and potential.  His Just Plain Sounds netlabel is an unquestionable favorite of mine, bringing the heat with every release.  The attached track below is a 10-minute sampler from a JPS release entitled The New Black, which includes over 30 of Ant's fabulous instrumentals.  Here's hoping that you enjoy the sampler as well as the mix, which you can find after the jump.  The archive is host to a ton of hidden gems, so please feel free to leave comments and let me know what your FMA favorites are...

It's been quite an initial year for the FMA! There's way too much going on within these 15,000 tracks to get an all-encompassing favorite free music of 2009 but I thought I'd give a shout out to some of my favorite live recordings I saw come through within the comfortable confines of an embeddable FMA mix.

Along with nine other instant classics, I've included one of my favorite recorded live bits this year: Dan Deacon imploring the Spanish-speaking crowd at Primavera Sound 09 to follow his human tunnel instructions. Speak English or die...in a poorly buttressed tunnel made of Deacadets!

Also, I don't know if it ruins it for you or not, but I just found out the Master Musicians of Bukkake aren't actually from Bukkake. The track's still good though.