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March 🎶 obsessions: John Zorn, Gregory Uhlmann, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Shane Parish, Bill Orcutt, Fugazi, The Fall, Roland Brival, Bim Sherman, Pat Metheny, Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers, Pat Thomas & XT, KINACT, Irreversible Entanglements.

Letter from Miles Davis to Teo Macero outlining specific edits to the track “Bitches Brew”. It reads: Dear Teo; Take the last two takes, which are the same thing, and stick the first take on the beginning (the slow part in C minor with the C pedal.) The second take--put on the end with the C pedal in the C minor and all the drum noise which ends the side. Now we have the beginning and an ending. The first part of the tape is tuning up and the rest is where it starts. It begins with the conversation between you and me where you say, "Just stomp the shit off." Thats where I want this whole side to start. Don't forget to overlap the C with the bass clarinet introduction--in other words, run it together. After you put on the introduction then you put the ending on and the rest runs straight through as is. It should be about 27 to 30 minutes. The part before which you're going to use for the introduction and ending, there's a little section that really swings. It starts off with the bass clarinet and its really tight swing. Use this more than once when there's a lull in the feeling, but don't use it after the introduction. If you want to lead into the introduction with it thats okay. Don't break any of the sections. Have them run together whether they are high in volume or low in volume. This is one side that I want you to work on. If you are not sure you have the right take, phone me in California. Extend the bass clarinet intorduction and let it play twice before the trumpet comes in--just repeat it over. incerely, Miles Davis

Happy Bitches Brew release day to all! The MD IG account shared a crucial previously unknown(?) letter from Miles to Teo Macero this morning, outlining extraordinarily specific cut n’ paste edits to the title track. Evidence that Miles got pretty deep into the weeds in the edit stage! (1/2)

10 years ago: Fire! @ Cafe Oto, London, 26th March 2016

B-A-N-G-E-R ! ! !

10 years ago: Steve Beresford & Tom Skinner + Terry Day/Blanca Regina/Ansuman Biswas/Sayaka Akitsu - Strange Umbrellas @ Foyles, London, 18th March 2016

10 years ago: Louis Moholo-Moholo’s Five Blokes @ Vortex Jazz Club, London, 16th March 2016

Great stuff!

10 years ago: The Thing @ Cafe Oto, London, 5th March 2016

I meant spoken language/work emails mostly.

Quite common in the UK business lingo, in my experience.

10 years ago: Rie Nakajima & Seymour Wright + David Toop & Ross Lambert @ Cafe Oto, London, 1st March 2016

February 🎶 obsessions: Jim O’Rourke, Jeff Parker, Lou Reed, John Cale, Shane Parish, The Tomeka Reid Quartet.

Well worth it!

10 years ago: Strange Umbrellas @ Chalton Gallery, London, 27th February 2016
(Pictured: Andy Grappy, Yoaf, Paul Khimasia Morgan, Jack Goldstein)

Image Designed by Adrian Shaughnessy, who designed (uncredited) the original Sun Ra Nuclear War 12" (Y Records 1982 UK).

“We’re Trying to Save Your Ass!” Sun Ra / Nuclear War Mega Mix (1982-1988)

🚨FIVE HOURS OF NOTHING BUT NUCLEAR WAR!🚨

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10 years ago: Tortoise @ Village Underground, London, 23rd February 2016

Very interesting. One thing that jumps out at me is that they always used two tracks for Tina's bass, one direct and one amp'd. And, yes, Eno always got one track as his personal sandbox.

Love it! (“Let Tina do her sliding part”; “Done!”)

10 years ago: Peter Brötzmann & Heather Leigh @ Cafe Oto, London, 20th February 2016

I've finally organized my website, davidmandl.com (the "David" would have made my mom happy). It's got excerpts from many of my photo series and various other things. An eternal work in progress. Check it out in your copious free time.

Shown here: a photo from my END (Brooklyn) series.

10 years ago: Joe McPhee/Chris Corsano/John Edwards @ Cafe Oto, London, 14th February 2016

10 years ago: This Is Not This Heat @ Cafe Oto, London, 12th & 13th February 2016

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10 years ago: Evan Parker/Toshi Tsuchitori/John Edwards @ Iklectik Art Lab, London, 7th February 2016

10 years ago: They Might Be Giants @ Electric Ballroom, London, 4th February 2016

January 🎶 obsessions: Steve Lacy, Miles Davis, Bill Dixon, Hamid Drake & Pat Thomas, Taku Sugimoto, Morton Feldman.

10 years ago: David Thomas And Two Pale Boys @ Cafe Oto, London, 30th January 2016

10 years ago: Tony Coe/Tina May/Barry Green/Mick Hutton @ Vortex Jazz Club, London, 22nd January 2016

10 years ago: The People Band @ Cafe Oto, London, 14th January 2016