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News from the darkest corners of the
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 ◦
Come and celebrate Marshall Allen's 84th arrival day anniversary on Planet Earth on Sunday, May 25, 2008 when The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen lands at Sullivan Hall, 214 Sullivan Street, New York, NY. The Arkestra will celebrate with Marshall doing two long sets starting at 9:00 p.m. with doors opening at 8:00 p.m. Complimentary cake from the Birmingham Bakery and moon pies from the Chattanooga Bakery will be served.
Tickets for this event are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Advance tickets are available through TicketWeb at 866-468-7619 or through the Sullivan Hall website:
www.sullivanhallnyc.com
No advance tickets are sold at Sullivan Hall itself.
For more information on The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen, please visit:
www.thesunraarkestra.com
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Monday, April 21, 2008 ◦
Bebe Barron, who, along with her husband Louis Barron, created the pioneering electronic score for Forbidden Planet, died April 20, 2008 at the age of 82 of natural causes.
Bebe Barron was born Charlotte Wind in Minneapolis, on June 16, 1925. She received an MA in political science from the University of Minnesota, where she studied composition with Roque Cordero, and she also spent a year studying composition and ethnomusicology at the University of Mexico.
In 1947 she moved to New York and, while working as a researcher for Time-Life, studied composition with Wallingford Reigger and Henry Cowell. That same year, she met and married Louis Barron (1920 - 1989).
Shortly thereafter, the Barrons began their experiments with the recording and manipulation of sound material by means of a tape recorder that they received as a wedding gift. They created a private studio in New York and, in 1955, composed the first electronic music score for a commercial film, Forbidden Planet .
More info at Synthopia.com.
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Sunday, April 20, 2008 ◦
Ever wonder what the music of Pink Floyd would sound like played in polka style? The Polka Floyd show is no ordinary tribute band; they perform the music of Pink Floyd, polka style, with all the energy of a high-octane rock band!
Check out their CD The Polka Floyd Show here.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 ◦
The good folks at Collectors Choice have released 18 Arthur Lyman albums in their entirety as 9 two-fer CDs. Lyman has long played third wheel to Les Baxter's groundbreaking Exotica compositions which begat Martin Denny's genre-establishing Exotica small jazz combo of which Lyman was Denny's protoge and offshoot. But Lyman took the genre to a different level. Over the years he explored a more sonic, transcendental, exotic version of Exotica and applied it to the hits of the day. He also explored deeper into Hawaiian and Asian music than Denny.
Amongst these nine CDs you will find subtle, quiet, vibe-led Exotica with plenty of bird calls. You will find Jazz done with an Exotica flare. And you will find Exotica style 1960s psychedelic Pop with vibes joining electric guitar!
Liner notes are written by SCRAM magazine editors David Smay and Kim Cooper. David's recapping of Lyman's life is used as the intro for each CD. Kim offers new content in the form of review-style notes for each CD.
Don't be fooled by the generic cover art: each release has the cover of both LPs printed in full color. All you have to do is take the front booklet out and fold it backwards to show the cool orig Lp cover art! The CD also contains a reprint of one of the LP back covers.
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