From Scratch

Phil Dadson is born in 1946, studied fine arts in Auckland (NZ), majoring in sculpture and time-based arts. He had the chance to work in the UK 1968/69 with Cornelius Cardew's foundation group for a Scratch Orchestra.
Back in New Zealand in 1970, he founded a Scratch Orchestra in 1970 and later in 74 the avant-garde ensemble "From Scratch", which would use everything from old lampshades to customised PVC pipes to perform its intricate, rhythmic compositions.

Embracing an egalitarian ethic, focusing on co-operation and  integration, as a intermedia/sound, video, performance artist and instrument builder for the group, Phil Dadson activates lot of experimental sound projects that you can follow on Dadsonics.

A re-issue of the original LP "From Scratch" is now avalaible on EM Records.

In 1980, Phil Dadson, Geoff Chapple, Wayne Laird, Don McGlashan played "Gung Ho" ( means 'work together" and takes it's title from the gung ho workers' co-operative movement established in China in 1938 by New Zealander political activist Rewi Alley).
The one hour work was in 7 sections, with each module exploring consecutive number, triadic and tonal permutations.This video is an excerpt of the 8,9,10 modules.

Musique concrète

Interview du pionnier français de la musique concrète Pierre Schaeffer (1910-1995) par le compositeur anglais, co-fondateur du groupe Henry Cow, Tim Hodgkinson en 1986
à lire sur le blog "Prepared Guitar"
et la suite : part 2

An interview (part 1) of concrete music pioner Pierre Schaeffer 

by the english composer Tim Hodgkinson in 1986 

to read at "Prepared Guitar"
And part 2 ****

 

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Shellac records

Produced by William J. Ganz for RCA Victor Corporation in 1942, this movie shows how Shellac records were made.

Chant des morts

The amazing german Arte Quartett uses to play contemporary composers as well to compose new pieces and play jazz, improvised music.
Founded in 1995 by the saxophonists Beat Hofstetter, Sascha Armbruster, Andrea Formenti and Beat Kappeler, they have commissioned many works, often working collaboratively with a composer in developing a composition. The quartet has also arranged and composed original music which they often present at concerts with a thematic focus.
A brilliant band!

  
You can listen the resplended "Tread on the Trail" (version for 12 saxophones), a 1964/65 composition by Terry Riley from the album "Assassin Reverie" HERE
 

& also the "Chant des morts", using electronics and special water effects.

Jello Biafra's wedding

Early 80s, one of the most remarkable figure of the San Francisco's punk scene was the band Dead Kennedys and his leader, the singer and songwriter Jello Biafra.

On October 31 in 1981, Halloween day, Jello Biafra married Theresa Soder, aka Minotchka, lead singer of the punk band The Situations. The "ceremony" happened on a graveyard in the Colma's cemetery and was conducted by Bruce Loose, vocalist and bass player in the band Flipper. The wedding reception, which members of Flipper, Black Flag, and D.O.A.  attended, was held at director Joe Rees' Target Video studios.


Au début des années 80, l'une des figures les plus remarquables de la scène punk de San Francisco était les Dead Kennedys et leur leader, le chanteur et compositeur Jello Biafra.
Le 31 Octobre 1981, jour d'Halloween, Jello Biafra épousait Theresa Soder, alias Ninotchka, chanteuse du groupe punk Les Situations. La cérémonie avait lieu dans le cimetière de Colman. Bruce Loose, chanteur et bassiste du groupe Flipper, en était le maître de cérémonie. La journée s’était terminée dans les locaux de Target Video, avec un concert mémorable réunissant Flipper, Black Flag, D.O.A. et bien sûr, les Dead Kennedys eux-mêmes.

Two radio producers reporting in San Francisco for the french "France Culture", Gérard Drecq and Jean Jacques Palix were there for that special day which ended in a great hardcore punk concert at Target Video' studios.

An extract of that report (in french language) which was showed in January 82 in the "Les Nuits Magnétiques" program.
with the voices of Gérard Drecq, Jello & Theresa, Claude Santiago, Palix, witnesses 
and Eric Sarner & Anne Marie Rollandeau for translations.
& 3 songs: "Police truck" , "Chemical warfare" & "California Uber Alles" (in "Dead Kennedys" LP IRS - 1981)

Extrait d'une série d'émission pour les "Nuits Magnétiques" de France Culture, produite par Jean Jacques Palix et Gérard Drecq qui étaient présents pour cet événement. 



DOCUMENT INEDIT (archives JJ Palix)
v & also about punk' posters early 80s  <<<>>>

Target Video

Joe Rees was the founder of the famous Target Video which produced movies around the new musical scenes in San Francisco in the last 70s and early 80s.
He mainly documented some of the performances by some of the greatest bands of the punk era.

Joe Rees était le fondateur et principal activiste de Target Video qui a filmé les nouvelles scènes musicales de San Francisco - punk, new wave... -  autour de 1980.

 a Joe Rees's interview here: <<<>>>

 

 Shooting Black Flag concert 

 

An extract of the audio report (in french language) which was showed in January 82 in the "Les Nuits Magnétiques" program (Gérard Drecq & Jean Jacques Palix production for France Culture).
with the voices of Gérard Drecq, Claude Santiago, Joe Rees and anonymous
and Anne Marie Rollandeau & Andrew Orr for translations.

Extrait d'une série d'émission pour les "Nuits Magnétiques" de France Culture, produite par Jean Jacques Palix et Gérard Drecq.

DOCUMENT INEDIT (archives JJ Palix)