Re: [LAU] [a bit OT] Sebkha-Chott performs Frank Zappa's Thing Fish feat Ike Willis: crowdfunding call

From: Aurelien <tyranorl@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Jun 12 2013 - 12:13:40 EEST

On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 09:45:39AM +0100, Dan MacDonald wrote :
> Felix:
>
> Without any ASCII code knowledge, copy/paste is your friend as ever with
> these Euro names. I'm surprised I'm pointing this out to someone on this
> list! :)

Yep!

>
> >>
> >> I have made the decision not to buy any more Zappa material nor go see
> >> any more Zappa Plays Zappa shows because of the way that the Trust has
> >> tried to extort money that is not legally theirs from performances of
> >> Frank's music.
> >
> >That's exactly the behaviour I've decided to follow, too.
>
>
> Wha?
>
> Let me get this straight - you've posted to a list about free audio asking
> for money to help perform a Zappa song when you refuse to buy any Zappa
> music yourself out of principal? Eh? :)

Hmm, I should precise, I do not buy any Zappa Family Trust release or
production (shows). I really think they do something wrong with what
they inherited.

Then, I usually write and play Free Art Licensed music. Still I'm a
totally un-objective Zappa fan (and some other acts, too, like Mr
Bungle, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum...), and unfortunately, Zappa's music
is not really licensed as free art.... That's the first time since
Sebkha-Chott exists (14 years) we go out of our strictly free way, but
we felt we had too.

>
> I only like 60's Zappa - Hot Rats is the last album I can recommend before
> his music got a bit too pretentious

Oh really? Actually, I'm totally fond of Freak out! (probably my
favourite), but do love also many of his lives, including Roxy,
obvisouly, but also New York, Filmore (really, I do love that one), or
any You can't do that on stage anymore, and finally, I adore Broadway
the Hard Way (believe it or not). But I wouldn't tell those ones are
pretentious, actually, much more "MUSICAL" like it's said in Thing Fish.

> - and that coming from a prog rock
> obsessive so I like a good dose of musical one-upmanship, just not the type
> Zappa started to churn out post 1970.
>
> Baby Snakes was a cool film though.

Sure it was. There is an incredible bass/keyboards/drums piece at one
moment, which is just the perfect example of what improvisation can lead
to. Line up is Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, and Tommy Mars. Both of
them shall be 20 to 25 years old.... utch!

>
>
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Felix Homann <linuxaudio@email-addr-hiddenwrote:
>
> > Hi Aurelien,
> >
> > You're part of that project? Wow!!! I haven't envied anybody for anything
> > for a very long time. But this sounds just great.
> >
> > Have a lot of fun!
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Felix
> >
> > P.S.: I would really love to type your name right. I just don't know how
> > to get that accent on the 'e'.
> >
> >
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