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News from the darkest corners of the musical universe:
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005 ◦
"You've never heard anything like this before!
A dazzling new kind of musical excitement...
The exotic sounds of the near east
and the powerfull impact of brilliant West Coast Brass
brought together by Jerry Fielding and his orchestra"
Available for download now:
http://www.weirdomusic.com/albumshare.htm
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Thursday, June 09, 2005 ◦
Simon "Si" Waronker, founder of Liberty Records, one of the top indie labels of the 1950s and early '60s, died in his sleep Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 90.
A child prodigy on violin, the Los Angeles native studied in Philadelphia and France. He attempted to establish a music career in Germany, but fled the country after the rise of the Nazis. From 1939-55, he worked at 20th Century Fox, playing on countless scores for the studio.
Full story here.
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005 ◦
On august 23rd 2005 EenieMeenie Records will release Dimension Mix, "a collection of cover songs and remixes by some of todays most adventurous artists in tribute to yesterdays wildest and most exploratory childrens recordings by electronic music pioneers Bruce Haack and Esther Nelson."
Contributing artists include Beck, Tipsy, Stereolab, Brother Cleve, Danielson Famile, and many others. The proceeds from this compilation will be given to Cure Autism Now. One of the leaders in research to find a cure for the neurological disorder afflicting a growing number of children and adults.
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