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Awesome.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=bL7PE8...eature=related
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=BluO7i...eature=related
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=UDg2NI...eature=related
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Y-Hs...eature=related
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=F1EcPl...eature=related
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=X-s-x0...eature=related
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=P-bcZe...eature=related

Wicked bad awesome take on my namesake in part 4.

Thanks.

Awesome indeed. Thanks.

Awesome vibraphone solo on 3. Otomo quoting Coleman as well!

I saw OYNJE in London a few years ago. Very good live band, I'm glad this recording managed to get Sachiko's sounds, I'd imagine a lower-quality recording would miss it entirely.

fucking awesome. THANKS

hey hat and bread, You've been -FUPPETED-

Awesome! I hardly check and download from TTD, i don't know why... but lately there was some great, great stuff torrented there. Thanks for the link, Hipster! I can't wait to this in full quality!

great stuff

that was great shit, it ranged from screeching ayler fire music to totally tripped out like i dunno, lounge music or something. when did otomo get this group together?

ooooh, thanks.

i saw otomo twice two years ago.

the first time was a guitar duo with fred frith, calm as fuck but amazing nonetheless.

the second time, he played with his turntables making noise and feedback, then he picked up a guitar and played ornette's "lonely woman" all by himself, mind-fucking-blowing.

Otomo's score for Out to Lunch. I have a few more of these if anyone is interested.

http://www.bigozine2.com/archive/ARr...ARoyitaly.html
Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Ensemble
Italy 2006 [no label, 2CD]
Live at the Festival d'Autunno, Teatro Cavallerizza, Reggio Emilia, Italy; November 10, 2006.

I've been invited to go for dinner with him after his gig on the 8th of December by a Japanese friend of mine. DOES IT GET COOLER THAN THIS BITCHES??
Although I'm also really nervous because he's in my top 10 of geniuses making music today.

Holy shit. I bow before thee, Genteel.

Is it worth me asking if you could pass him my CDr if I post you one? Or is that cheekier than a very cheeky thing?

Actually fuck it - if I send you a CD, would you pass it on to him?

Do you think he'll have a translator, or do you think he speaks decent English?

Good question. My friend speaks English because he lives here, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Do you still have my address?

Not sure - could you re-send it?

Also, I've seen/ heard him interviewed in English before. It was a bit stilted, but I'm sure you can manage a natter.

To be honest, I don't want to pester him with annoying geeky questions because it looks like it's going to be just the 3 of us, and both of them are long term friends, so I imagine they'll have a lot to tell each other. I'll pm you my address.

See. Him. Live.

That's all

Also, best of luck Porky. I'm not passing any questions for him, just slap some sense into him recording new Ground Zero stuff.

Tonight!

The whole night, predictably, was very enjoyable. Hanging out with such friendly, warm and talented people was extremely humbling. We ended up eating the tastiest sushi my friend prepared for the occasion inside the venue itself. The staff joined us and fun was had by all. There wasn't much of a conversation about music going on because both Otomo and Sachiko like their food, so that was the main topic all night. Sachiko especially has to be the most contagiously enthusiastic person making music I have ever met. I chatted to Otomo a bit towards the end of the night about gear and electronic devices, but the real scoop was finding out that childhood manga cartoon favourite Lady Oscar has been turned into a musical and the harsh copyright war over Candy Candy, another childhood favourite. Glice, I never got your cd, did you send me one?

No, I didn't, I've had problems. Laziness problems. Boo to me. Glad you had a good time though.