Category Archives: Music

Duke Download

Faces In Reflection, a solo-album by George Duke released in 1974, is available for download here. The album hasn’t been re-issued on CD yet. Duke had this to say about it: I actually like this record. This was the first … Continue reading

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The Voice Of Cheese: SOFA (2)

VOC #30 features one of several tracks sent in by SOFA (previously), entitled “Searchin’“. SOFA says: My problem (as usual) is I can’t decide which I should feature. I’m interested in what you two feel is the best “fit” for … Continue reading

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Kings Of Belgium

The Kings Of Belgium kick ass. I think you will agree. Hat tip: Pierre Vervloesem.

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The Voice Of Cheese: Looptron

VOC #29 comes to us from Neil, aka Looptron. The track is called, quite aptly I might add, My Name Is Looptron. Neil says: This tune (my first “official” track as an electronic-looping-type-musician) is really a proof-of-concept to see how … Continue reading

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Chad ‘n Terry Whip It Out

Hey look, Chad Wackerman (Dr Sharl’s favorite) and Terry Bozzio (my favorite) in a competition over who gets to hit the most beats per millisecond. Who wins? Close call: Via Night After Night who calls it “drum porn”.

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Black & Pink Napkins

Hm, a nice classic: Black & Pink Napkins, played by a real metalhead, Dimaension X. Quite impressive! Of course from Zappa Internet Jam Session, where you will find some other crazy covers, like The White Boy Troubles. Hah!

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The Voice Of Cheese: Ryan McNealy

VOC #28, ladies ‘n gentlemen — featuring Ryan McNealy, whose nom de plume is Hank Peters. Ryan says: In order to continue the flow of the wonderful VoC, I thought “what the hell”, and decided to submit my amateurish audio … Continue reading

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YMCÄ

Watch in awe as Finnish band Gregorius rock out on The Village People’s YMCA: I’m speechless. Brilliant. Update: Phax, of Finnish persuasion, comments: The bassist is actually Pekka Pohjola, who played with Finnish prog band Wigwam and Mike Oldfield among … Continue reading

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Last Bang

Hell freezes over: the Rolling Stones will reportedly quit touring for good after playing London’s O2 Arena this Sunday after 45 years in the music business. The veteran rockers are believed to have declared that their current A Bigger Bang … Continue reading

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The Voice Of Cheese: Ken Duvall

VOC #27 features regular KUR commenter Ken Duvall. Ken says: OK – Here’s my song Aftermath, recorded a few years ago with the help of my brother Rich, and Skip West. It was at one time a longer piece, but … Continue reading

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Compact Disc is 25 Years Old

The first ones were produced aug. 17, 1982. And the “first CD to be manufactured at the plant was ‘The Visitors’ by ABBA.” And how long will this format last?

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The Voice Of Cheese: Mölli & Laoudis

It took a brief interlude, but the VOC is back. Mölli & Laoudis is one of Jari Karjalainen’s pet projects (myspace link). The track — or rather: one of the tracks — he sent in is called “¿Es Rojo?”. Jari … Continue reading

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Strange News From Mars

Put away your tinfoil helmets, the above title is an album written, arranged and produced by Jon Larsen. Recorded in Los Angeles in March, it features Zappa alumni Tommy Mars, Bruce Fowler, Jimmy Carl Black and Arthur Barrow. Surrealism is … Continue reading

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Frank, Gail & Ravel’s Gardener, Sitting In A Tree

At zappa.com’s forums, Wiki Jawaka contributor Maroual asked a question with regard to the omission of Ravel’s Bolero on TBBYNHIYL, and got an answer — from Gail, no less. Maroual: I don’t actually know from an official source why the … Continue reading

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Rahsaan Roland Kirk

There’s a topic over at MetaFilter about legendary saxplayer Rahsaan Roland Kirk. According to TRFZB, he appears to have joined the Mothers at the 1968 Boston Globe Jazz Festival, and was on the same bill as the MOI for a … Continue reading

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