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yew@diasp.eu
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DAVID SYLVIAN Brilliant Trees the Berlin Sessions

David Sylvian has posted an incredible 40-minute film of the Brilliant Trees sessions on the samadhisound vimeo account.

David writes:

Brilliant Trees sessions . Berlin . 1983 . raw camera footage

This raw footage shot on, what’s now seen as a primitive camera but which was a top of the line consumer product at the time, a massive, unwieldily object, was documented by Yuka Fujii. I’ve put the material together in the order it was recorded to give a very general idea of the process of development. It’s been my practice to work closely with each individual musician since my earliest days with the band in an attempt to get the best results. I’ve always maintained the band prepared me for working with others, gave me the confidence to work with my peers, the ‘newcomers’ in the room all being older than myself (25). At this point in time Ryuichi’s english was very rudimentary (this was to change radically within the next ten years or so) so we had to communicate as economically as possible, or rather, 95% of the exchange was purely musical. Yuka and Peter Barakan would step in when greater explication was needed. Holger’s english remained consistent throughout the years i knew him. Again, subtleties could be lost so the dialogue was relatively basic. These sessions in Berlin were my first step in creating what would become ‘Brilliant trees’ and my initial move away from the structure of the band. It was one of the happiest recording experiences I can recall while signed with a major label. Because of the success of having everyone meet in Berlin, a city native to no one involved, it felt like an adventure. People arrived with a spirit of openness and receptivity. I went on to repeat this process with albums such as ‘Secrets of the Beehive’, ‘Rain Tree Crow’, and ‘The First Day’ among others.

I’ve left a lot of Jon’s conversation in as it’s of interest. In one section he’s explaining the nature of raga and how he came to it by working with renowned Indian singer/teacher Pandit Pran Nath. He was also intimating that, as ‘Brilliant Trees’ asked that he play in the western tradition, ‘steps’ as he describers it, he didn’t see how his performance could be incorporated into the title track. I persevered. He returned to his hotel room that evening to work on it and, overnight, came up with something so beautiful and complimentary to the piece, that moved away from raga (outside of the coda), and gave us one of the rare, if not unique recordings, of Jon playing in the western tradition.

Besides the limited nature of my vocabulary, the paired down nature of our exchanges for the reasons given above, my only regret is that I didn’t use Holger’s guitar solo on ‘Red Guitar’. At the time I felt it a little lightweight compared to the mix Steve Nye was prepping. I would now mix it quite differently pushing the drums way back (from the mid 70s through the 80s drums were often foregrounded, a trend I wasn’t fond of. I fought for a change of approach on ‘Beehive’ and that’s about the time when things began to resemble how I’d initially imagined the material. (There are always exceptions of course, ‘weathered wall’, ‘Before the Bullfight’ are just two examples). I loved Holger dearly and wish I’d imortalised his solo in some capacity. If it still exists on multitrack all is not lost.

I came away from Berlin with an incomplete album and preceded to write a few remaining pieces to complement the best of what I had. “The Ink in the Well’, ‘Nostalgia’ and ‘Backwaters’ were added, ‘Blue of Noon’, an alternate version of ‘Forbidden Colours’, and a new track composed with Ryuichi were, with the exception of the latter, to find a home elsewhere. ‘Blue of Noon’ was originally a vocal piece but I felt this version didn’t hold together and, in any case, was out of place in the context of the album. Virgin released a working rough mix of the track as the B-side of a single.

I hope the mutual respect and good humour of everyone involved comes across along with their seriousness and committed nature to the material. Rarely has this proved otherwise for me. In this respect I feel very fortunate. From this session I made lifelong friends, a trend that was to continue for many years to come.

david sylvian july 2021

in order of appearance: Ronny Drayton . David Sylvian . Ryuichi Sakamoto . Holger Czukay . Jon Hassell . Steve Nye. RIP Mick Karn, Japan, more than 5 guys, Japan and David Sylvian, IT was A way of Life 🙏🇯🇵🙏🙏🙏

© david sylvian / yuka fujii

All CREDITS David Sylvian ©©©©©©©© ,
Thank you David for Sharing your journey with us all with this incredible personal video , , myself included, Millions would love to see a Tour one more time 🙏.Your past work with Steve Jensen,Richard Barbieri,Mick Karn ( RIP)Rob Dean ,( including Ryuichi Sakamito /Steve Nye, is a piece of history ,Japan still annoylingly known as "New Romantics", your reply was priceless, "You weren't Fancy Dress", You still are "A Way of Life", Rip Mick Karn

#DavidSylvian #Berlin #session #brilliant-trees #music

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bliter@diaspora-fr.org
Bliter Underground 🇫🇷 ☠ ♫ ☯ ☮ ♽

Aceeed #session Nov 8, 2022 (UNO #Drum, #UNO #Synth, #TD-3) - #SynthMania

Swimming in the Electron Lake, tonight... a hypnotic #electronic session inspired by the late '80s Aceeed era - which I fondly remember from when back then I was still living in #Europe - mixed in with a bit of '70s #psychedelic, #mystic #esoterica.

#Visuals by #Pixabay

Gear used:

IK Multimedia UNO Drum (drum #machine)
IK Multimedia UNO Synth ( #analog #lead)
#Behringer TD-3-AN (303 lines)
#Arturia #KeyStep 37 (controller for the UNO #Synth)
#Cubase plugins: #pads, additional #drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFLZXGFz_bQ
#musique #music #synthétiseur #synthesizer #techno #acid #trance

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bliter@diaspora-fr.org
Bliter Underground 🇫🇷 ☠ ♫ ☯ ☮ ♽

La #guerre (suite et fin) - #GouvHD

#Session de #questions #réponses ce mardi 18 Octobre à 22h30

0:00 - Rien
0:35 - Mot-clef, " #Russie"
0:55 - Qui se bat pour quoi
5:54 - Rester "objectif" en guerre
11:32 - L' #URSS est restée dans les esprits
12:35 - Il fallait envoyer l #'OTAN
19:07 - Tout est à la faute des USA
20:07 - Frapper en premier, pour gagner
21:04 - La guerre #Corée du Nord/Sud
23:15 - L'impacte psychologique des #sanctions
30:15 - La #France, qu'est-ce qu'elle y gagne ?
33:40 - Pourquoi #Poutine a envahi l' #Ukraine
37:17 - La Russie est terminée
41:35 - La Russie c'est Avec ou Contre nous
43:34 - Ça chauffe à #Vorkouta
46:38 - Wagner, Compagnie Militaire
51:54 - La Russie et l' #Afrique
59:06 - La Russie et le #Maghreb
1:00:20 - La Grandeur de la France
1:03:10 - La Russie est une "Colonie"
1:05:35 - L'équivalent Russe de "L' #Otan"
1:09:24 - Les défaites #militaires Russes
1:12:57 - Les #crimes de guerre
1:14:41 - L'opinion des Russes sur Poutine
1:19:39 - Back to the USSR
1:22:11 - Le vrai impact des sanctions
1:28:00 - Coup d'Etat contre Poutine
1:30:26 - Il y a 3 types de Guerre
1:35:23 - Les Africains en Russie
1:36:14 - La France au #Mali
1:37:02 - L'échec de la "dictature" comme modèle
1:40:04 - Les influenceurs concernant la guerre
1:41:00 - Se rebeller pour la #liberté
1:45:24 - La #religion et l' #ethnie en Russie
1:48:54 - Le retour aux sources
1:50:24 - La Russie, seule contre tous
1:51:27 - Remerciements
1:52:36 - Tchernobyl, avec 10 ans d'avance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esk-3tCpjjg
#politique #économie

Chaîne YouTube Gouv1080p :
https://www.youtube.com/gouv1080p

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mikhailmuzakmen@pod.geraspora.de
BeatclubFC

#music #session #before-vu #loureed #nyc

Words & Music, May 1965 by Lou Reed

  • Featuring contributions from Reed’s future bandmate, John Cale, Words & Music, May 1965 presents in their entirety the earliest-known recordings of such historic songs as “Heroin,” “I’m Waiting for the Man,” and “Pale Blue Eyes”—all of which Reed would eventually record and make indelibly influential with the Velvet Underground. Also included are several more previously-unreleased compositions that offer additional insight into Reed’s creative process and early influences. Produced by Laurie Anderson, Don Fleming, Jason Stern, Hal Willner, and Matt Sullivan...

Words & Music, May 1965, by Lou Reed

11 track album

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playground@pod.geraspora.de
Playground

Aufmerksam geworden durch @ditje@pluspora.com wurde ich auf die alten Witch Trials mit Jello Biafra, Adrian Borland, Morgan Fisher, Christian Lunch und East Bay Ray ... was es mittlerweile nicht alles bei bandcamp gibt!? Toller Laden! ;))
... und The Witch Trials ist einfach eine coole Session, die halt aufgenommen wurde.

https://the-witch-trials.bandcamp.com/
#TheWitchTrials #electronic #punk #session #improved

The Witch Trials, by Witch Trials

4 track album

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