Trying to decide if I want to spend money on Biber done by Goebel and Musica Antiqua Koln or Romanesca or John Holloway? Listening to clips, I hear things I like in them all.
OK. I got Holloway’s “Der Turken Anmarsch” because there was one left in stock and it made me dizzy (in a good way). So now what Biber should I get by Romanesca or Goebel? Or do I have to do this all on my own?
I think I’m leaning more towards Musica Antiqua Koln’s “Harmonia Artificioso” over Tafelmusik. Well? Any opinions?
No opinions?
Ah, forget the Biber.
So, the pentagon has up to 2000 pics of prisoner abuse, 44 of which will be released through actions of the ACLU (bless ‘em). The CIA called the ACLU’s push to release the photos “prurient”. Prurient? Prurient??? Is that really the word they were looking for?
Waterboard Torture Memo set to music. I opened it in several different windows and played it simultaneously in staggered layers while reflecting on the many individuals upon whom the torture techniques were used. The walls kind of fall in, but then they’re supposed to.
Another new Remixing the Hanford Declassified Project painting
April 21st, 2009 | by adminThis morning IFC was running Hiroshi Teshigahara’s “Face of Another”, based on the book by Kobo Abe, screenplay written by Kobo Abe. It was through Teshigahara’s films that I was introduced to the works of Kobo Abe many years ago. Highly recommend both.
H.o.p., at the Dogwood Festival, had the amazing good fortune to be gifted by an artist with a handcrafted glass globe he’d been admiring. “You like that?” the vendor asked. H.o.p. had been ogling for a while and said he did. The artist boxed the globe and gave it to him.
Was reading about Liu Yan in the NYTimes, the celebrated dancer who was paralyzed from the waist down due to a stage malfunction during rehearsal for opening night performance at the Olympics. I read she’s studying to be a television announcer now.
Her emotional quality in dance is riveting, what she’s able to project. I hope she’s able to find expression in the arts again eventually…











