Bonzai Tarzan: News From The South

Our friend Bonzai Tarzan left Music City for a long trip in the wildest wastes of the Andes and came back with some amazing material that will appear in the toekomstsy mists of the ever approaching future in the form of a mixtape. In the meantime, he asked us to share the entirety of his diaries of his explorations in the field of old records and waxwings on board of the Inflatable Titanic.
 

Best Wishes

December 4, 2015: Los Shapis y Palmiers

Friday 4 December, 2015 | The Student, Rue des Palais 76, 1030 Brussels | 3 €

"LOS SHAPIS Y PALMIERS"

with:
YZ (live) 
CAPELO (live)  
DJ BONZAI TARZAN 
DJ BONGO MAN  
DJ MAGGIO

World Of Dreams

 

all images from Denis Saint-Sauvage - "Drømmenes Verden"
Hernov's Forlag, Copenhagen, 1985

originally published as "Maquillages De Rêve" 

by Editions Fleurus in 1984

Life is a Flower

Music Citizens of the World

Your faces will be landscapes. Their lines, curves, surfaces and volumes will be hills, rivers and valleys. They will welcome rainbows, pyramids, hearts, foots and fruits...

All pictures taken from the book Coiffes qui décoiffent by Marie-Pierre Rinck, Editions Fleurus, Paris, 1993. 

Bafoulabé

Hello. May we recommend this tape to you? Bafoulabé was recorded and mixed by Gerard Herman from FM Radio recordings made in Senegal and Mali during the Winter of 2013. It's just been released by Social Harmony in an edition of 50 copies (and in an unlimited digital edition)... So I guess you'd better act fast if you need the physical thing (which looks great, by the way). There's a 3'34'' fragment on their website - that I can't embed here for some reason that remains a mystery to me. All info here: http://socialharmony.bandcamp.com/album/bafoulab

DJ Bongo Man: Legon Flutes... now with riso-printed cover

DJ BONGO MAN: Legon Flutes

Our last copies of this tape come with a riso-printed cover by Lawrence Le Doux! The price is unchanged: 5 EUR. Just a handful of copies available but we have a few extra riso covers. If you already bought the tape and would just like to get the riso cover, please get in touch.

Details: http://m-u-s-i-c-c-i-t-y.blogspot.be/p/bongo-man.html
Orders, requests: lanouvellecite@gmail.com

June 6, 2015: Above The High Rays

If you happen to be in Brussels, Belgium this Saturday June 6, 2015, this is not to be missed...

Saturday 06.06.2015 | 8PM 

BOZAR | Ravensteinstraat 23 | 1000 Brussels 

ABOVE THE HIGH RAYS

Miaux / René Clair / Tamara Henderson / Ivko Šešić / Ante Verzotti 

In the fantastic and poetic gem PARIS QUI DORT, a few people wander through a deserted city, put to sleep by a mysterious ray. This film by René Clair from 1923 will be accompanied by live music from Miaux, the electronic and melancholic project of Antwerp based musician Mia Prce. The screening will be preceded by three rare and precious works: ACCENT GRAVE ON ANANAS, a colourful film poem by Tamara Henderson, featuring an enigmatic and funny object & fruit choreography; KRIK, shot by Ivko Šešić among the lions of the Belgrade Zoo, built in a medieval fortress; and TWIST TWIST, where the shimmering light on the surface of the sea is rocked hard by Ante Verzotti.

On the occasion of this evening, the Antwerp label Ultra Eczema publishes a tape with the music composed by Miaux for PARIS QUI DORT: ABOVE THE HIGH RAYS.

PROGRAM

ACCENT GRAVE ON ANANAS - Tamara Henderson (US/CA, 2013, 16mm, loop, 3’, sound: Dan Riley).

KRIK - Ivko Šešić (YU, 1978, 16mm, 9’, music: S. Habić).

TWIST TWIST - Ante Verzotti (YU, 1962, 16mm, 3')

PARIS QUI DORT - René Clair (FR, 1923, 16mm, 34’, silent film) & Live Soundtrack: Miaux.

Salto Mortale: "Eabuaba" tape finally available

SALTO MORTALE: Eabuaba

Mixtape / C48 / 5 €   sold out
Orders: lanouvellecite@gmail.com

"I first heard Francesco Cavaliere under his Salto Mortale sobriquet on a Summer night of 2011 at the O-tannenbaum club in Berlin. Although he only played about three tracks on that night totting up to around 12 minutes, these were more than enough to make it one of the most exciting sets I ever witnessed – and you can mark my words here. Salto Mortale plays arab music on tapes – un mix di cose trovate nei negozzi e kebab places libanesi, ci sono cose fine anni 60, anni 80, cose from Iraq, Lebanon, Egitto, due cose turche e un o due pezzi di Meixana (battle di stornelli dal' Azerbaijan, spesso cose che fanno per i matrimoni) – but his unique signature relies on the special setup and personal techniques he has developed in relation to the music and the medium. No tape gimmick or cassette fetishism here. Salto Mortale shapes his sound by swiftly shaking the cassette players, speeding up or slowing down the pace, casting spells, proclaiming names and telling stories in between tracks. This tape might be the most exciting Music City release to date". (DJ Bongo Man)

More info here, including a visionary narrative by DJ Bonzai Tarzan.

Najim Aghrib / Pat Weld / DJ Salto Mortale / DJ Natãs de Deus

06/03/2015, 20:00

The Student, 76 Rue des Palais, 1030 Bruxelles

NAJIM AGHRIB

PAT WELD
DJ SALTO MORTALE

DJ NATÃS DE DEUS

!!!

!!!!!!!

http://m-u-s-i-c-c-i-t-y.blogspot.be/p/salto-mortale.html

Kолокол

“Les gens de ce village étaient fiers de descendre des criminels déportés du temps de Pierre le Grand, et les rues portaient le nom de leurs crimes: passage de Scélérats, des Dilapidateurs des Fonds de l'Etat, des Faux Monnayeurs... (Les habitants de Nikolskoie) faisaient partie d'une secte appelée "les sauteurs" et composaient des poèmes religieux racontant leurs essais infructueux pour s'envoler au ciel. Peu de temps avant notre arrivée, un drame s'était joué au village: ils avaient fixé le jour de leur départ et, fermement convaincus qu'ils ne seraient plus sur cette terre au matin, ils avaient distribué tous leurs biens à leurs voisins dépourvus d'ailes. Mais une fois qu'ils eurent repris leurs esprits, ils se précipitèrent pour récupérer leurs biens et une bataille terrible s'ensuivit. Les poèmes les plus récents que nous nous étions procurés racontaient comment un "sauteur" faisait ses adieux à sa ruche préférée avant de la donner. Mandelstam avait retenu ces vers par cœur et les récitait souvent: le sauteur n'avait pas envie de s'envoler au ciel, il se plaisait sur la terre où il avait ses ruches, une maison, une femme, des enfants...”

Nadezhda Mandelstam - Contre tout espoir

“And there were equally fabulous tales of a kingdom of Opona somewhere on the edge of the flat earth, where the peasants lived happily, undisturbed by gentry or state. Groups of peasants even set out on expeditions in the far north in the hope of finding this arcadia.”  

Orlando Figes – People's tragedy

“Le fond de l'histoire était que dans les montagnes du Khakhaze, sur le versant nord, impénétrable, du Saïan occidental, des géologues avaient découvert des hommes qui vivaient depuis plus de quarante ans totalement coupés du monde. Une petite famille. Deux des quatre enfants n'y avaient jamais vu d'autres humains que leurs parents et leurs aînés et ne connaissaient le monde humain que par ouï-dire.”

Vassili Peskov – Ermites dans la Taïga

In Geneva

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2nd, 2014
FORDE, Coulouvrenière 11, 1204 Genève, mail@forde.ch

DOORS 5 PM
– Screening of BLACK MAGIC MARKER (2009, 27’40’’) by artist DANI GAL.
The voice-over of poet and reggae promoter Henry W. Targowski, who recalls his visit to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s Black Ark studio in Kingston, accompanies images of Lee Perry in his current house in Einsiedeln, Switzerland.
– Discussion between DANI GAL and experimental film historian XAVIER GARCIA BARDON. Potential topics: plane crash, dub, techno-spiritualism, Babylon, arson, public housing units, ganja, black boxes, White Ark, weapons of mass destruction, William Gibson, etc.

Drinks + soup + music by DJ BONGO MAN

FROM 9 PM
The evening continues at cave12 (rue de la Prairie 4, 1202 Genève) with a concert by Steve Hauschildt and a DJ set by our beloved Bongo Man.

Info: http://www.forde.ch

Black Magic Marker

Recommended viewing!

Black Magic Marker (Dani Gal, 2009, DV-video, color, sound, 27'40") 

Two major recorded events structure Black Magic Marker: the voice over of the poet and reggae promoter Henry W. Targowski, who recalls his visit to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s Black Ark studio in Jamaica, and the visual depiction of Lee Perry's current house in Switzerland. Together, these two situations weave a narrative in which history and present appear inseparable.

Black Magic Marker can be viewed until June 27 on www.vdrome.org. 
With an introduction interview with Dani Gal by Xavier García Bardón.

La harpe tremble encore et la flûte soupire

"La harpe tremble encore et la flûte soupire,
Car la Walse bondit dans son sphérique empire ;
Des couples passagers éblouissent les yeux,
Volent entrelacés en cercle gracieux,
Suspendent des repos balancés en mesure,
Aux reflets d'une glace admirent leur parure,
Repartent ; puis, troublés par leur groupe riant,
Dans leurs tours moins adroits se heurtent en criant.
La danseuse, enivrée aux transports de la fête,
Sème et foule en passant les bouquets de sa tête,
Au bras qui la soutient se livre, et, pâlissant,
Tourne, les yeux baissés sur un sein frémissant."

Excerpt from Alfred De Vigny's "Le Bal"

City of My Dreams, I'll be Waiting for You

Magazine 60

No señor, Don Quijote y Sancho Panza no están aquí...

--- 
No, no no no no no, Señor !

Don Quijote y Sancho Panza
Hoy también siguen luchando
Don Quijote y Sancho Panza
Hoy también siguen luchando
Baila, borriquito
Baila, borriquito oh oh
Baila, borriquito
Baila, borriquito oh oh

(Driiiing !)
- sí?
- Hello, can I speak to mister Don Quichotte, please ?
- No señor, Don Quijote y Sancho Panza no están aqui !

Don Quijote y Sancho Panza
Hoy también siguen luchando
Don Quijote y Sancho Panza
Hoy también siguen luchando

No, no no no no no no, no no, Señor !

Don Quijote y Sancho Panza
Hoy también siguen luchando
Don Quijote y Sancho Panza
Hoy también siguen luchando
Baila, borriquito
Baila, borriquito oh oh
Baila, borriquito
Baila, borriquito oh oh

(Driiiing !)
- [??] What's going on? You've got all you fame, I feel crazy !
- No señor, Don Quijote y Sancho Panza no están aqui !

Don Quijote y Sancho Panza
Hoy también siguen luchando
Don Quijote y Sancho Panza
Hoy también siguen luchando

--- Muchisimas gracias DJ Grokokok

Last Penny Soul Club

The Last Penny Soul Club was a discotheque in Kassel, Germany. During the 1970's and 80's this place seems to have been an oasis where electronic funk, rap and disco were celebrated by locals and American GI's who were stationed in the city at the time. While searching for a track by Knights Of The Turntables I found this video of DJ "Wizard" Mark Thompson which mixes "Moments In Love" by The Art Of Noise with "Techno Beats" by the aforementioned electric boogie group. What comes out is a strange ambience that blends the beauty of both tracks into some alien other dimension. Finding live footage of a night at the Last Penny in 1986 with the Party Force Crew throwing down in a Soul Train manner and freestyle rapping convinced me that this audiovisual material needs to be shared with my fellow music citizens.

A Last Penny Revival Party is taking place these days at the THEATERSTÜBCHEN, Jordanstr. 11, 34117 Kassel behind the Gloria Kino.

Best Of 2011

So I was sitting with my pal DJ Bonzai Tarzan the other night and while sipping a chilled glass of horchata de chufa we recalled our best memories and discoveries of the year 2011. The following list was compiled for Sensación Mágica, a Quito-based music magazine focusing on new sounds from all over the world. So here it comes - in no particular order... Thank you for your attention.

– Dj Bongo Man

2011

DJ BONZAI TARZAN
Zigurat building with Anne Mei Yi
Street music of Java (super record!)
SD Batish: Om Shanti Meditation Dilruba (super record!)
Life and Fate: Vassily Grossman
Whisperers: Orlando Figes

DJ BONGO MAN
Filetti di acciuga La Golosa, Taggia.
Djo Nolo & Dassy Vala-Be: Malrhyama (Espérance/Sonodisc, LP, 1989).
Valeurs Sûres de Bruxelles - live at Casa Latina, February 25, 2011.
Bea De Giacomo: Lezedunum (book/portfolio, Rawraw Edizioni/Associazione Storico-Culturale Lezedunum, 2011)

Moemlien: Spring 2010, Amsterdam (C30, Silver Ghosts, 2011).

Etivaz Alpine cheese.
Fourth World Magazine: The Spectacle of Light Abductions (Pacific City Sound Visions, LP, 2011).
Caleuche Video blog.
Henning Christiansen: Symphony Natura (Slowscan, LP, recorded 1985, released 2006).
Adam Hochschild: King Leopold's Ghost (book, 1998).

Nudism (exhibition), Grimmuseum, Berlin, September 2011.
Francesco Cavaliere DJ set, O'Tannenbaum, Berlin, September 2011.
Indias Indios video performance, Grimmuseum, Berlin, September 2011.
Everything by Massimiliano Bomba.
DJ Cool Brocoli feat. MC Orphan Fairytale and MC Dracula Lewis, Om is Om Bowling and Sound Festival, Brussels, October 26.
Tuffo nel Ceno di Valhalla, July 2011.

19/04: TG Gondard, Gaël Moissonnier, Salto Mortale, Bongo Man

TOMORROW!!!!!!!! 
SALTO MORTALE. 
NEW TAPE ON MUSIC CITY.

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