La filosofia di Robert Wyatt

Not only is Marcus O´Dair´s book "Different Every Time: The Authorised Biography of Robert Wyatt" soon to be released, but here is a fresh Italian book too: "La filosofia di Robert Wyatt. Dadaismo e voce: unlimited" by Leonardo Vittorio Arena.

70 pages in Italian will be a tough read for me, but Google translate may of course lead to some kind of understanding.

A Doll´s House

[TRANSART13] A doll's house from Festival Transart on Vimeo.

Last autumn I posted a short video showing parts of Maja Ratkje and Frode Haltli´s performance "A Doll´s House" at the Transart festival in Bolzano, Italy (2013).

Since the festival have uploaded the full concert (?) now, you may enjoy it here too.

Ultima 2014

Two Norwegian September festivals coming up!

Unfortunately I´m not going to any of them, but I hope some of you have the chance.

Kristiandsand´s PUNKT festival has been mentioned already, and a couple of days later Ultima - Oslo contemporary music festival
is starting (10 - 20 September).

Ultima´s theme as described on their site: "2014 is the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution, and under the theme “Nation”, the festival will focus on how a local musical identity is expressed in the context of an international, digital world".

Some of the artists have been visiting this blog quite a few times: Jenny Hval & Susanna, Maja Ratkje, Helge Sten, Karin Krog and John Surman (he was 70 yesterday, congrats!).

Subradar meets Evan Parker

Intervju with Evan Parker, for Subradar.no from jonassjovaag on Vimeo.

Terje Isungset and Therese Skauge

We have had lots of posts on Terje Isungset in this blog, and most of them I believe, on him playing ice instruments, but please don´t forget the man plays on drums, stones and wood too!

Yesterday I attended a concert at the Landmark club in Bergen, where Isungset played drums, creating fantastic soundscapes, and Therese Skauge was dancing.
Now, I have to admit I haven´t seen lots of dance performances, but I was quite impressed watching and listening to these two artists who seemed to inspire each other. Skauge dancing to the drums and Isungset playing to the dance.

I´m not sure if there is a complete Terje Isungset discography on the net (or elsewhere!). He has worked in bands Orleysa, Utla and Groupa, and with among others Frode Gjerstad, Arve Henriksen, Stian Westerhus and Per Jørgensen, playing jazz, folk and/or improv, but combine Wikipedia, Discogs and his own site and you may start your research.

Added 5 October 2014, a short video from the performance:

Karin Krog

"Karin Krog, in conversation with Tony Herrington from music magazine The Wire, presents her favourite songs and talks about improvisation and experimental music in her artistic career.

At Off The Page Oslo, 25 January 2014 at Kunstnernes Hus, hosted by nyMusikk".

Please listen to this, Karin Krog will even sing you a lullaby.

Andersen and Mingus

In May we had a post on Arild Andersen Sextet playing a tribute concert at Oslo Jazz Festival to celebrate that it was 50 years since Charles Mingus Sextet played The University Aula in Oslo (April 1964).

Now Arild Andersen has uploaded a video of "All the things you could be by now if Sigmund Freuds wife was your mother" from the concert.

Arild Andersen Sextet:
Mathias Eick – trumpet
Klaus Holm – alto, bass clarinet
Petter Wettre- tenor
Bugge Wesseltoft – piano
Arild Andersen – bass
Gard Nilssen – drums