Eno\Hancock\Tom

http://www.leoabrahams.com/webdiary/

 

The Eno/Hancock collaboration is proceeding well; I've begun to mix some of the tracks and am arranging for various vocalists to contribute. I came across a great Tuvan throat singer in a band called Yat-Kha, and got in touch with their producer Lu Edmonds. What an inspirational character he is. He came over and played me recordings he had made in the mountains of Tajikistan (which are virtually inaccessible most of the year), in minus-30 degree temperatures. The music was unlike anything I had ever heard – ancient Sufi texts incanted over rhythms and harmonies I could never have imagined, and could barely decipher. It was a true 'exploding horizons' moment – that rare occasion when music speaks directly to a part of you that you never knew was there. I'm going to mix some of it for Lu, and since hearing it I've felt more inspired than I have in ages.

 

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  teetime said:

various vocalists to contribute.

why

tuvan throat singing, is past it.

Notice the lack of Tom? He backed out, man. This should be in General Banter.

did they kick Tom out of the band?

  Oscar said:

Notice the lack of Tom? He backed out, man. This should be in General Banter.

 

 

16th November, 2007

 

I am on a plane to Australia. Probably should be trying to sleep, but being unwilling to medicate myself into inertia with free booze I’m doing this instead. It is the last leg of the Bryan Ferry tour; last week we were in Russia and Eastern Europe (fact: Vilnius in Lithuania is the only town in the world with a statue of Frank Zappa). I contracted some kind of weird muscular flu in my arms and legs, which meant I could hardly manage pull my shoes on let alone play the guitar – which made the gigs a bit of a struggle. It also put a crimp in the sightseeing, so I spent most of the days productively, editing stuff for Brian Eno. He did some jams last year with a group made up of Herbie Hancock, Squarepusher, Jon Hopkins and Steve Jones. The tracks are all over 30 minutes long and, though featuring many moments of demented genius, consist mostly of highly confusing (though terrifyingly proficient) arsing about. My job was to get them down to 6 or 7 minutes each, in order to send back to Brian and Herbie for further development. Instead of trying to make remixes with my stamp on, I wanted to keep the spirit of what was happening in the room – imagining how it would have been if everyone could read each other’s minds (or even just hear each other properly – according to Brian it was difficult on the day). There is a lot of humour in it, I’ve taken out much of the noodling, and I’ve never heard music quite like it before. God knows when or how the project will be finished, but I’m continuing to work on it.

So it's happening!?

Eno/Hancock feat. Tom Jenkinson

  Deepex said:

So it's happening!?

yea, with lame vocals

I wouldn't knock the idea that a TUVAN throat singer involved in this would be a bad thing. I came across this video of one a few months ago and it's pretty amazing:

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  qnio said:

Eno/Hancock feat. Tom Jenkinson

Ditto

 

I am still optimistic about end "product", but after reading the diary logs......

The exotic ethnic vocal compound compund has high chance to lead the project to esoteric fail, if not done properly.

At least it wont be another "Future 2 Future".

We will see..

Edited August 29, 2008 by teetime

If anyone can do it properly, it's Eno, Hancock, and Jenkinson.

  Deepex said:

If anyone can do it properly, it's Eno, Hancock, and Jenkinson.

 

Well thats why i am still optimistic.

 

I hope this wont be the last band project of tom... What about these rumours last year about a warp release of his concert with evan parker...

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Thats the spirit! (Partly Serious)

Andrei

 

 

Coincidence?

Edited August 29, 2008 by teetime

Very interesting. That guy is awesome. Clearly Squarepusher is a fan.

  Deepex said:

Very interesting. That guy is awesome. Clearly Squarepusher is a fan.

 

Yes indeed...

 

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendID=56984198

 

He just needs proper promotion... just take a look at the album covers....

 

Master of various styles...

 

A short selection:

 

Andrei with lute guitar

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"Russian Blues"

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Very catchy tune "Highway Jazz"

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Here's the album cover:

I still dont believe that any of this is collaboration is real.

  Betty said:

Here's the album cover:

 

 

But where's Alfonzo Blackwell?

  blicero said:

tuvan throat singing, is past it.

Wrong.

  teetime said:

  Deepex said:

If anyone can do it properly, it's Eno, Hancock, and Jenkinson.

 

Well thats why i am still optimistic.

 

I hope this wont be the last band project of tom... What about these rumours last year about a warp release of his concert with evan parker...

 

I saw Tom playing with Evan Parker, only time I've seen him actually. He did things to that bass noone else could ever have imagined, it was really weird stuff they were playing. Tom is so damn good! Perhaps the best bass player in the world, maybe even better than the likes of Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller and Jonas Hellborg. I think it was 40 minutes of Tom playing solo, 30 minutes of Evan Parker on the sax (in which he didn't draw breath even once, being able to circle breathe,) and another half hour of them playing together. All impro, would be great to listen again.

:omg: