Re: CAN, new Jhelisa

Carlos Mondesir (mondesc@gov.on.ca)
Wed, 23 Oct 1996 11:26:40 -0400 (EDT)


Well I feel I'm stretching this thread a little but it occurred to me that
some folks may own a good Holger Czukay track and not realize it. It seems
not too far fetched that a lot of folks out there may own the first WOMAD
album which contains a Holger track called Persian Love. Its a beautiful
piece with a Persian vocalist reciting a love poem which I heared at the
time was considred erotica by Mid East standards and therefore scandalous.
The feel reminds me of Takemura's Harmonium with the warm
mellow instrumental flow accompanied by exotic poetic/rambling.

Speaking of ramblings in exotic languages. Jhelisa's up and
coming 'Language Electric' release is punctuated all over the place with
various language themes. Portions contain what sound like recitals of
latin script.

The last cut I'd describe as what sounds like a drunken alien babbling to
itself surrounded by background sounds the demons made in the movie Ghost
when a bad guy is taken to hell.

Sorry I can't give a blow by blow but the tape's currently on loan.

There is a whimsical tune she plunks out on piano about forgetting
a friends birthday. The rest is reminiscient of Galactica Rush without the
felling she's stuck the same gear. For those who dug GR you'll probably
like this one.

On Wed, 23 Oct 1996 TGWgroove@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 96-10-23 00:30:15 EDT, Oversoul7@aol.com writes:
>
> << 10/22/96 Kengland wrote
> >It was impossibly groovy ambient surf music.....felt like >slipping into a
> >sub-woofer full of warm bath water.....
> I believe you are talking about Holger Czukay.
> I know the tune you speak of and I used to own it years ago(83). Roommates
> and moves have pilfered my record collection but if you (or anyone find out)
> what compilation it was on, I'd like to know.
> >>
>
> I thought he was talking about Manuel GottSching, the man from Ash Ra Temple.
> His music is amazing. Deep, groovy guitar music with a space-y
> otherworld-ness - groovy ambient surf music- I guess it describes all this
> Progressive Kraut-Rock stuff.
>
> I love the fact that Can, Kraftwerk, Ash Ra Temple et al are as welcome on
> this list as Jungle or Rare Groove. Viva diversity.
>
> Later,
>
> Tim Wagner
>
>