Dr Wyatt!

Robert Wyatt, Dick Annegarn, Anthony Braxton, Arvo Pärt, Henri Pousseur (posthumous),Frederic Rzewski and Archie Shepp are appointed Docteur Honoris Causa at l'Université de Liège (17 September)!
Read more over at the great Wyatt site Une Discographie De Robert Wyatt.
And I have started to call the man Robert! It´s Dr Wyatt from now on I guess.

Lol Coxhill - By the Paths of the Deep River

According to the information given on YouTube, Lol Coxhill is filmed by Helen Petts, and the film is part of a project called "Adventures in the House of Memory", an exhibition with people who worked with Paul Burwell (Matts Gallery, London 2010).

VINYL

Lydgalleriet (The Sound Gallery) in Bergen started their autumn season this weekend. The first exhibition focus on vinyl records, and the artists presented are Christian Marclay (vinyl on the floor picture), Flo Kaufmann (the man with the recording booth), Doug Pray, Janek Schaefer and Otomo Yoshihide.
I heard a great concert with Yoshihide at the Molde International Jazz Festival this summer, but at Lydgalleriet they screen a video where he´s really rough on the vinyl! Cool to look at and listen to, but keep this guy at good distance from my record collection. (Watch a presentation of Otomo Yoshihide on YouTube).
Flo Kaufmann let me start my career as a recording artist, with a version of "Free Will and Testament" (Hey, remember Elvis started this way too!, with another song that is). My record is a one copy only output, and must be one of the rarest Robert Wyatt covers ever. It is a vocal version with a friend of mine doing the chorus, and I´m sad to say you may also hear some blabbering from a stressed debut artist. Better listen to the real deal.

Some stuff happening in Norway

- HITS. Hole in the Sky. These days Bergen is filled up with metal fans all dressed in black. On my way from work today, I listened to an acoustic afternoon set by Cynic at the Garage bar (picture). People told me these guys usually play LOUD!
- Numusic. Exciting festival in Stavanger, starting 13 September.
- PUNKT. A must-visit festival I haven´t visited yet. Happening in Kristiansand 2 - 5 September.
- Ultima. Contemporary music festival in Oslo 9 - 19 September. I just got an invitation to visit the opening concert! My God, I feel chosen.
- Høvikodden live! Great program for the autumn at the Høvikodden Art Center in Oslo, but you better hurry up. Stephen O´Malley is on with a commissioned work this Sunday.

Note to self

Spend less money on records, more on clothes!

Poetic noise

Maja Ratkje at Weltklang – Nacht der Poesie, Akademie der Künste, Berlin (27 June 2009).

Susanna and The Magical Orchestra: 3

Susanna and The Magical Orchestra are back with album number three on Rune Grammofon. Morten Qvenild and Susanna Karolina Wallumrød have made four songs each, and several of them are beautiful, to tell you the truth. We also get a duet with Fredrik Wallumrød on "Palpatine´s Dream".
I´m quite happy that they have included a couple of cover songs on this one too: Roy Harper´s "Another day" and (of all songs) Rush´s "Subdivisions".
Great album!
Cover design: Kim Hiorthøy.