Was a huge Fall fan for most of their career. Perverted by Language was one of the first ones i heard, and has always been my favorite

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Yep great record, no argument here

I just had an auditory daydream of Jane Birkin doing that Gal Costa album 😁😁 thanks Fred that is a sweet recording! B.t.w the roots of tubby that is a great one . That one and of course tubbs meets the rockers uptown. Lee Perry and Tubbs doing a remixed Cloak and Dagger. A must 😎

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

All of the above are worth checking out. No question. Jane Birkin doing Gal Costa. I can see that.

Great video Fred. I've been looking for a book like this. I will have to grab it. I haven't seen many you tube reviewers ever mention The Fall. Mark E Smith was one of a kind.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Well, I would hardly call myself a reviewer. I'm a dilettante at best. But Mark E Smith was a maverick and an icon. Thanks for stopping by!

Greatly enjoyed this grand tour! Also just bought the book for $6.50 on eBay shipping included... I like how you describe Lounge Lizards as Ornette with a punk approach. That suits. It's really hard for me to pick a fave SY but EVOL is one I return to more often than Daydream actually. I also liked their later stuff as well. All of it really, flawless discography. Interstellar space... a religious record for me at this point. I discovered it early on in my jazz odyssey (shortly after A Love Supreme, the inevitable gateway) and it was actually a good place to move backwards into JC's discography. The Black Ark I heard about but don't have.. sounds like I should fill this gap. "Dub as a happy accident" goes straight to the list of legendary Fred quotes ;-)

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Cedric for you ever so insightful comments. Glad some of these records resonate with your sensibility. And yes, dub is a happy accident. (From the internet: In 1968, Kingston, Jamaica sound system operator Rudolph "Ruddy" Redwood went to Duke Reid's Treasure Isle studio to cut a one-off dub plate of The Paragons hit "On The Beach". Engineer Byron Smith left the vocal track out by accident, but Redwood kept the result and played it at his next dance with his deejay Wassy toasting over the rhythm.)

Fred, Shuggie Otis sent me here, ha ha ha.The Wire was a big part of my Music Education, most of the record stores in my ''area'' had the current issue and or, back issues on their shelves. There is a 3 -cd box set of ''Uncle Meat'', that contains out-takes, alternate versions, it's titled ''Meat Light'', I will grab it someday, even though the original release is perfect! I've been addicted to ''Grotesque'' and ''Dragnet'' by The Fall , I can't move on from there because I play those two, over and over and over again.The very first Coltrane album that I bought was '' Interstellar Space'', just because it was recorded on February 22, which is my birthday. The clerk at the store cautioned me not to start with that Coltrane recording but I enjoyed my Baptism By Fire!!

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Grotesque and Dragnet are both super essential releases, as is the Witch Trials live LP. I can see why you're hooked Michael. Interstellar Space is the bomb!

Fred, great video- I'm pulling my not listened to in ages Fall records and thumbing through my Wire Tapper compilations. I picked up that Maya Ongaku you showed awhile ago. What a nice record. Keep em coming. P.s. I think the newish Melanie Di Biasio record is pretty great...

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Melanie Di Blasio is not on my radar but as I googled her name, I got very intrigued. There's just too much music!

I dig this!! Been reading Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra. Been amazed at how many musicians revolved through the Arkestra and were directly influenced by Sun Ra. Gave me new insight into certain albums where I didn't know how I could miss the influence, but can not unhear it now!! Marion Brown, Pharoah Sanders, Julian Preister to name a few.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Hey Dave! Long time no hear. Hope all is well man!

@seqouiaflame

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 Trying to make a graceful return, my good sir. Glad you're still here.

J'ai enfin un peu de temps et de calme pour regarder tes déambulations. Je connais peu Wire, mais c'est sur que c'est le genre de revue qui savent orienter les curieux, et qui savent aussi garder un point de vue, et c'est primordial à mon avis. Il faudrait vraiment que je réécoute Captain Beefheart, mais aussi que je connais mieux mais qui fait partie de ces musiciens qui sont presque un monde à eux seuls ! Chappaqua Suite! Terrible !

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Oui Beefheart est un artiste qu’on redécouvre sans cesse même si on connaît son œuvre. Et oui Chappaqua Suite est un must. Merci Matthieu!

@disch007

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 Je viens de me rendre compte qu'il manque un mot dans mon commentaire.... celui de Fela, mais bon, ça marche aussi pour Captain B !!

When I moved to the US in 2003, I used to go to Barnes & Noble a lot to check out the music magazines, this is where I stumbled upon the Wire. If I recall correctly I only bought the ones that had a sample CD, and just read the ones that didn't in the store. At that point I was already gravitating towards more experimental rock and bands that liked to change it up but finding this magazine completely exposed me up to music I had no idea existed, let alone was still being made. Since the rise of the internet right around that same time I've checked the online version for a long time too, but for one reason or another I stopped checking them out. Anyway, I wasn't aware of the book, but just ordered it. Interstellar Space is top tier Coltrane. Gets listened to a lot more that say ALS, Sun Ra is an artist I've always been too intimated by to delve into but made the plunge last year, have yet to get a bad record by him. Will check out Disco 3000.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Wire continues to be extremely formative for many folks, and I’m not surprised you schooled yourself through its pages. Disco 3000 is very worth hearing.

Mais j’ai encore loupé un live stream !! Des skeuds et du pif, un programme alléchant 😊

@claude-rizzo-vignaud

2 ай бұрын

Il faut t'abonner...

@disch007

2 ай бұрын

@@claude-rizzo-vignaud c’est fait !

@claude-rizzo-vignaud

2 ай бұрын

@@disch007 Encore à trainer dans les ressourceries le samedi, hein ?

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

C'est bien sympa votre petite discussion qui n'a rien à voir avec ma vidéo 😂😂😂😂😂😜😜😜😜😆

@claude-rizzo-vignaud

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 En tant que spécialiste de la digression, on ne se refait pas... 😇

Salut Fred. That Coltrane album is among his best. I actually heard that album long before I was ready to understand free-jazz or any jazz for that matter. Allow me to explain; I wasn’t exposed to avant-garde music when I was growing up. In fact, my parents who were very religious usually had a problem with any kind of music. So I really had to find my way to Coltrane or Can or even the Clash on my own through reading and studying. Even most of my friends growing-up were focused only on Judas Priest or AC/DC (and I’m sure they still are to this day). But Back to Coltrane, I heard Interstellar Space when a friend’s older brother was visiting over the holidays. I was probably 14/15 yrs old when I heard the record. Of course, my reaction was (nearly) complete rejection of what I heard and just didn’t understand. I say “nearly” because the album and that challenging sound, stuck with me. Burning somewhere in the back of my brain was a curiosity about that music. A curiosity which really took over when I was a few years older. Anyway, Interstellar Space remains a special record to this day. Hearing it immediately reminds me how important it is to plant the seeds of curiosity with people. I’ve tried hard to expose friends and family to books, films and music even when I knew they would not necessarily like it what they saw or heard. Great, informative video. Merci, Shawn.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Great account of what your youth may have been like. I can somewhat relate to the fact that I had next to no music exposure from my folks. Interstellar Space is indeed a facinating record. Totally uncompromising from front to back! Thanks Shawn, you're a very welcome addition to the VC!

Great idea for a video Fred. Had a chuckle about that planned urban restructuring of Paris by Le Corbusier. Wow, that would have been awful. Though it sounds like there's been some architectural ideas that did get implemented in Paris that didn't come off well. New York has got some of the same. Can't disagree with a lot of your primer picks. Bat Chain Puller and Clear Spot by Beefheart keep landing in my periphery these days. Probably need to seek those out, missing them in my Beefheart collection. Cheers!

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah BCP and CS by the great Don Van Vliet are essential and you’ll find those fairly easily down your way I can only presume. Paris got a lucky escape on the Le Corbusier folly.

Great overview Fred! Selections took me back to my college radio station days, where I played and discovered Sonic Youth (Sister), Beefheart (Doc at the Radar Station), and The Fall (Frenz Experiment). Off to check out Gal Costa! 😎🎶

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

You have all the essentials there. Gal is a real deal!

@onmyturntable7036

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 Sweet! Good to know!

i've had that guide for many years too, will have to revisit. love noah howard, remains underappreciated i think. i still have my burial records, will have to pull em , see how they hold up.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Surprised to see you dig Burial but I still rate the guy.

I was peaking on acid in a taxi cab when I heard chappaqua suite and it blew my mind. I didn’t know Ornette Coleman and the radio DJ didn’t say his name. It took me years to find it because I didn’t know how to spell chappaqua.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Gosh, that's gotta win the comment of the week award haha. I can only imagine!

I have the Wire Primers book. It has a good mix of well known and pretty obscure stuff (for those of us who thought music ended in 1980). I've dug it out and will investigate some more records.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

It's always worth tapping into the printed word to get inspiration. I wholeheartedly approve!

I’m a music journalism junkie, but I’ve always avoided The Wire as I assumed it was a bit starchy, since discovering my favourite Journalist Neil Kulkarni who died recently wrote for it I’ve started getting into it online. Hex is a wonderfully unsettling record I always follow it up with The Buttholes ‘Rembrandt Pussyhorse’ which is equally terrifying. I’m listening to SY’s live Brooklyn 2011 a lot recently, it’s turning into my favourite. Simon Reynolds ‘Futuromania’ looks an interesting read, just came out

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

I know about Retromania but I had no idea he wrote a sequel to the book so to speak. Interesting at the very least. I need to hear that SY show. I keep meaning to, but you may have inspired me. Thanks mate!

100% agree on Gal Costa's ST being better than India. Fantastic album that gives me joy and melancholia at the same time. Those portuguese feelings are really showing on this one.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Yes I fully agree. Gal is the queen of Brazilian bittersweet pop!

More babbling on……. Just pulling your leg of course, keep m coming.🌟

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Babble is my middle name 😂

@ErwinvanMaanen

2 ай бұрын

👍😆

Good morning Fred. Good to see you again. Will check this out in completion later on in the day. Why are James Brown albums so hard to find in America? When I do see them they are usually pretty beat up. Are they easily accessible there? Rob/Boston

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

They're not exactly easy to find but you do find them here and there. Just a matter of persistence and budget. Thanks Rob!

Epic video! Great exploration and introduction to a lot of obscure music. I've been taking notes as usual!

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you found something to dive into. Any specific records?

@Svein-Frode

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 The Fall, The Lounge Lizards, Gal Costa and Xenakis. All new to me, and sounds really interesting.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

@@Svein-Frode very cool acts indeed

always appreciate these Fred, thank you. i've been interested in Wire for awhile but never was too available where i live. curious, why don't you subscribe anymore and if you think subscribing is worthwhile. cheers

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

I don;t subscribe because of the cost and because I found that I never really fully dedicated myself to read the magazine the way it should be. There's just too much to digest. But a subscription is totally worthwhile I think.

I file Lounge Lizards in jazz as well. Uncle Meat was ahead of the game, easy to see how you would think it was an early 70's release momentarily. Given your taste, I suggest Stimmung by Stockhausen. ????9'

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Stimmung I have tried I think, lots of voices going bonkers. I'll try it again. Thanks Scott!

Salut Fred,fela était opprimé par le gouvernement nigérian,ils ont brûlé son village communautaire, qui abritait ses femmes,alors parano peut-être mais bon...bonne journée à toi en tout cas superbement détaillé merci Fred, bonne zozotte, 😉

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Oui Fela n'était pas parano je sais, c'est une boutade plus qu'autre chose. Ils ont même balancé sa mère du deuxième étage, les soldats nigérians. De ouf.

@pereplex6933

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 ok Fred nayagayagayaya, merci tout plein

another segment specifically about Sonic Youth would be nice.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Yes great band. I'm not sure I'm the most qualified to do so though....

Amazing to think there's so much variety of music around that a majority of the VC are unfamiliar with me included as i am wide thinking open minded but quite traditional in most of my life upbringing and mind. I've dabbled, sure. Don't want to be pretentious either. I think that's a lonelier life than we think as you are looking for similar minded pretentious types who you are never going to agree upon with everything. It's based on debate almost not that debate isn't a good thing. Right two games we have to win left then i think Manchester City have a mistake in them preferably before end of season. I bought the Kim Gordon. I like it because it's open minded, her monotone voice drones on you think does she actually care or not, one would presume yes otherwise why bother. Ok, over and out.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Hopefully City can f-up somehow and we don't but I'm not holding my breath. We already have a champions league spot so it's a win in any case. We shall see...Thanks for the comment, I'm agree, there is too much music out there...

Interstellar Space, ce n'est plus de la musique, c'est clairement transcendental.

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Je l’aurais pas mieux dit 🎉

Hi Fred! Congratulations for the nice videos you offer us. Please allow me a correction because I often hear it from others: Xenakis is pronounced Ksenakis in Greek. That's his name. Be well and thanks again

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the correction, appreciated. It's like Vangelis, it's meant to be pronounced VA-GHELIS (correct me if I'm wrong). However if anyone did, we wouldn't know who it is we're talking about 😂😂😂

@editbox09

2 ай бұрын

Haha Vangelis ah? Va-ghelis yes. That’s right. Take care Fred

Salut à toi, dommage, on ne t'a pas vu sur "Des Skeuds et du Pif", hier...

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

J'étais de sortie à un concert. C'est mieux que de nouvelles personnes y soient, car les gens vont vite en avoir marre de ma sale gueule de prétentieux musical. Merci Claude!

@claude-rizzo-vignaud

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

@@claude-rizzo-vignaud Je dis tout haut ce que les gens pensent tout bas 😂😂😂

@claude-rizzo-vignaud

2 ай бұрын

@@bigstar1000 Il faut le faire car ça permet ensuite de faire le tri, car les connards sortent alors du bois et son parfaitement identifiés................

@bigstar1000

2 ай бұрын

@GwarekEvolution-mn6bv Merci du soutien 😜