RIO/Avant Drop-In Centre

This was posted over at Progressive Ears (where many musicians and label owners post, while staying clear from PA forums...) by Steve Feigenbaum:

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This email blast was the very good work of one of our interns who finished it up today and sent it out to the world.

You can see it here:
http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/emails/rio/RIO_2009.html

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Steve F.
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Trouserpress wrote: Does anyone know where would be best to get the new miRthkon album in the UK?

I asked Marcello from Altr0ck (their label) and he said to order from him:
"I’ve not a distributor in UK, but I can easily ship to them without problems, with cheap costs. They can pay me even with a simple bank transfer if they don’t have paypal."

Email him here:
[email protected]

Does anyone know where would be best to get the new miRthkon album in the UK?

The album is on its way to me...as soon as I give it a proper number of listens I'll try and post a review myself.
Assaf should have a review up shortly I think.


Edited by Padraic - July 21 2009 at 13:26

avalanchemaster wrote: call me a RIOphyte...... I got it added not one minute ago!

avalanchemaster wrote: Padraic wrote: OK everyone, miRthkon is now here at progarchives! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4665 Anyone who wishes to add the EP and Vehicle are welcome to do so - I have the track listing for the EP but not the lineup, and I'm awaiting the CD. Nathaniel Hawkes- Bass Dickie Ogden- Drums Rob Pumpelly- Guitar Wally Scharold- Guitars, Vocals Aram Shelton- Woodwinds Carolyn Walter- Woodwinds Produced by Wally Scharold.... ^that's the lineup on "The Illusion of Joy" ep... Vehicle lineup: Wally Scharold- electric and acoustic guitars, singing, speech, keyboards, percussion, miRthkon virtual orchestra, sound design, conceptual and  narrative design, art direction Rob Pumpelly- electric and acoustic guitars, clapping Nat Hawkes- Bass Guitar, Vocals Carolyn Walter- piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax Jamison Smeltz- alto sax, baritone sax, (tracks 3,4,6,8,10,12-14) Matt Guggemos- Drums- tracks 8, 12-14 (and some on track 4) Jarred McAdams- conceptual and narrative design, text and literary adaptation, speech, sound design, video alumni: Dickie Ogden- Drums (tracks 2-3, most of 4, 5-7, 9-11) Dave Raminick- alto sax (tracks 5,7, 9, 11) Aram Shelton- Alto sax- track 2, Eb Clarinet- track 6  Matt Lebofsky- Piano- track 6, Rhodes- track 10, fearless bass sub! Nick Peck- hammond b3 organ- track 14 Danny Shorago- kleighroi vocals- track 8 Robin Reynolds- Hive mind vocals- track 12

Cheers, I've added the EP - if anyone could provide track names and times for the album I'd be happy to add that tout de suite (or some enterprising RIOphyte could add themselves )

Padraic wrote: OK everyone, miRthkon is now here at progarchives! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4665 Anyone who wishes to add the EP and Vehicle are welcome to do so - I have the track listing for the EP but not the lineup, and I'm awaiting the CD.

Nathaniel Hawkes- Bass
Dickie Ogden- Drums
Rob Pumpelly- Guitar
Wally Scharold- Guitars, Vocals
Aram Shelton- Woodwinds
Carolyn Walter- Woodwinds

Produced by Wally Scharold....


^that's the lineup on "The Illusion of Joy" ep...


Vehicle lineup:

Wally Scharold- electric and acoustic guitars, singing, speech, keyboards, percussion, miRthkon virtual orchestra, sound design, conceptual and  narrative design, art direction
Rob Pumpelly- electric and acoustic guitars, clapping
Nat Hawkes- Bass Guitar, Vocals
Carolyn Walter- piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax
Jamison Smeltz- alto sax, baritone sax, (tracks 3,4,6,8,10,12-14)
Matt Guggemos- Drums- tracks 8, 12-14 (and some on track 4)
Jarred McAdams- conceptual and narrative design, text and literary adaptation, speech, sound design, video

alumni:
Dickie Ogden- Drums (tracks 2-3, most of 4, 5-7, 9-11)
Dave Raminick- alto sax (tracks 5,7, 9, 11)
Aram Shelton- Alto sax- track 2, Eb Clarinet- track 6
 Matt Lebofsky- Piano- track 6, Rhodes- track 10, fearless bass sub!
Nick Peck- hammond b3 organ- track 14
Danny Shorago- kleighroi vocals- track 8
Robin Reynolds- Hive mind vocals- track 12

Trouserpress wrote: avalanchemaster wrote: So I have yet to hear Samla Mammas Manna (or Von Zammla- or other spinoffs)... what can I expect?   Samla Mammas Manna - Ramshackle jazzy improv, absurd musical slapstick, moments of dissonance and occasional beauty and some surprisingly tight compositions surrounding all the improvisation and silliness. Start with "Maltid". Zamla Mammaz Manna - Tighter, more focused and a little more serious in tone. Still full of playfulness, though, and with some highly infectious and memorable tunes. Try "Familjesprickor" and take it from there. Von Zamla - Zamla at their most serious and structured. The silly vocals have pretty much disappeared now, but the compositions are jaw-droppingly powerful and often quite complex. I suggest you start with "Zamlaranamma". I'm a huge fan of this group in all its distinct phases. They cover so many elements of RIO and do it all with boundless energy and a real sense of fun. I hope you find them as delightful to your ears as they are to mine. Good luck!

thanks for the breakdown... I will be receiving 4 SMM albums pretty soon.  Need to check out Von Zamla also....

Speaking of Cheer Accident, these two albums were in my email from Wayside today:

Thymme Jones-Career Move $13.00
Solo album by the leader of Cheer-Accident.
"On this solo CD from '97, he delivers a beautiful collection of songs that draw from the wells of the Robert Wyatt and Brian Wilson songbooks, drenched in late-night solo ambience. This stunning collection is largely made up of solo voice with piano accompaniment, with horns and percussion added sparingly. The signature of these songs is in a turn-of-phrase and choirboy vocal delivery that is similar to Jim O'Rourke's on his Eureka or Richard Youngs anguished ballads on Saphie. Similarly, Thymme Jones is an avant-garde post-rock artist turned songsmith, who's love of American pop is channeled through an experimental know-how that gives this album a distinctive and unique edge."-Skip Jansenn/All Music Guide [Perdition]
http://www.waysidemusic.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=PERDITION%20TJ%2001

Thymme Jones-While $13.00
Steve Reich-ian solo album by the leader of Cheer-Accident. "Five piano “quartets” (recorded on 4-track) with hypnotically intertwining phrases." [Perdition]
http://www.waysidemusic.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=PERDITION%20TJ%2002




also has Scott Walker ever been considered for inclusion in Progarchives?  Hist last three releases are certainly avant garde chamber stuff- enough to warrant attention?  I think so.....

I have a Rich Woodson's Ellipsis album but haven't played it yet.  I got it for $3 or $4 in the Wayside blowout sale.  So there's no excuses in not getting it.