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Eiko Ishibashi - Evil Does Not Exist
Posted: 7/28/2024 by James Clontz ( See All) Show: Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM(2024) Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film "Evil Does Not Exist" would not exist if it hadn't been for its soundtrack, composed by avant-garde musician Eiko Ishibashi. The "Drive My Car" director's original intention was to create a 30 minute short without dialogue paired with live scoring by Ishibashi, however, as production continued, the decision was made to expand the movie with a feature length and the addition of dialogue. The two bonded over the late Jean-Luc Godard, finding a "musical quality" to his work, perhaps best exemplified in Godard's 1980 film "Every Man for Himself", which, curiously, credits the man not as director but instead as composer.
Thanks to all of this, "Evil Does Not Exist" as a soundtrack is more than just supplementary, making it a worthy album outside of its (also fantastic) movie. Guitars performed by Ishibashi's partner, the legendary Jim O'Rourke, who also mixes and masters the record.
Recommended If You Like: film scores, electroacoustic, ambient, chamber jazz, etc.
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John Zorn - Parrhesiastes
Posted: 11/21/2023 by James Clontz ( See All) Show: Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM(2023) Having just celebrated his 70th birthday and finally putting out his entire label's catalog on streaming services, it's something of a late career renaissance for Zorn. The mastermind behind jazz grindcore outfit Naked City, the Masada songbooks, the conducted improv of Cobra, surf rock-tinged easy listening and so much more shows no sign of slowing down; in fact, he's still at the top of his game 50 years into his career. Parrhesiastes is his tenth(!) album of 2023, and his first to release after Tzadik's arrival on streaming services. Performing for their second record this year, his ensemble Chaos Magick (John Medeski, Matt Hollenberg, Kenny Grohowski and Brian Marsella) delivers perhaps their recording to date. An essential Zorn album, hopefully to not be forgotten to time thanks to a new ease of accessibility. If you like your prog and/or jazz weird and fun, this isn't a bad place to start with his prog efforts.
Recommended If You Like: Avant-prog, jazz fusion; Has worked with Mr. Bungle, Boredoms, Keiji Haino, etc.
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