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Tamizdat Dispatch #5 / April 2001 [01.04.2001]
post-rock/avant garde/electronic/indie-pop/ethnic/jazz/punkDispatch is a newsletter about independent music from Eastern and Central Europe. For more info, please write us: info@tamizdat.org I. Music news: News, Tour Dates and Festivals II. Field report: "SKIF 5" - the Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia III. New cds! on our rapidly growing Tamizdat RPM Catalogue IV. Festivals & Tours: I. MUSIC NEWS: Concert Previews: HUNGARIAN ARTISTS SUES EMI FOR RACISM Hungarian Roma (Gypsy) pop band Fekete Vonat (Black Train) has sued EMI Hungary on grounds of racism (news from Budapest Sun, April 12 ed., Vol IX, Issue 15, by Janos Rado). In an untimely gesture, amidst growing global attention to the cause of Roma awareness, EMI Hungary reps have allegedly asked loval stars "Fekete Vonat" not to record their third album in their native Romani language. FK has threatened to break their record contract, as EMI threatens police action. The conflict has draw the attention of parent company EMI London, who respond categorically "it is not good business to be racists." CZECH PRESIDENT, VACLAV HAVEL HONORS MILAN HLAVSA (PLASTIC PEOPLE) in Czech Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.... Czech Music Awards (Grammys) this year turned up some rather interesting results. Winners included Monkey Business (CZ/US, for best band), Lenka Dusilova (for best female singer), and Don Barta (for best male singer and album.) President Vaclav Havel appeared to present an award to the family of Plastic People founder Milan Hlavsa, who was nominated to the Czech Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This comes after an historic concert on what would have been the 50th birthday of the late Milan Hlavsa: at Palac Akropolis, the surviving Plastic People along with DG307, Garaz, and the Velvet Revival Band, played two sold out nights. All proceeds went to Hlavsa's widow and the concert recordings will be released on Globus Music. ANTENNA KRZYKU (PL) releases HAPPY PILLS, PUSTKI, and THE BAND OF ENDLESS NOISE... Antenna Krzyku (the label behind Ewa Braun, who wowed SXSW crowds in March) brings in the noise this month with new records that have the independent Polish music industry all flippy: the fun-loving HAPPY PILLS, the arcane and sublime project PUSTKY, and ex-Atman band THE BAND OF ENDLESS NOISE. AK website coming soon, see Tamizdat.org for more info.  II. FIELD REPORT: THE 5TH SERGEY KURYOKHIN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (SKIF-5) St.Petersburg, Russia, April 20-22, 2001 http://www.kuryokhin.com Jonesing for a slice of excellent Russian cutting edge music? On April 20-22, the 5th Annual Sergey Kuryokhin International Arts Festival takes place in St Peterburg, a scopic festival dedicated to the memory of the visionary pianist and composer Sergey Kuryokhin. This year's schedule features not only the finest Russian musical and multi-media artists, but also prime talent from across Eastern Europe and the globe. Don't miss performances by Czech/Austrian quartet Metamorphosis, Finnish electronicists the Pink Twins and vocalists Me Naiset, sitar jazz sounds from Lithuania's Svara, extreme noises from Holland's Luc Ex (The Ex), the tinkling piano tones of USA-based Borah Bergman, ex-Faust members' project KontrabasStoll from Germany, and much more. Russian highlights include the Michael Alperin Trio (leader of the Moscow Art Trio), all-girl punk rockers Vosmaja Marta, hyperjazznoiserockers Bondzinsky, Tyva from Tuva, the Vermicelli Orkhestra, the glorious gals in Kolibri, and world-travelled rockers Tequila Jazz. For much further info, check Tamizdat's homepage news at www.tamizdat.org or see www.kuryokhin.com. III. NEW CDS IN TAMIZDAT's ONLINE SHOP STARTERIS I(Tornis Records, Latvia) a super compilation of Latvian indie music. THE BAND OF ENDLESS NOISE (Antenna Krzyku, PL) an ex-Atman new release, eshewing ambient ethno for indie-pop! THE WEIRD AND THE WIRED (Proforma Records, RU/US) Russian compilation, includes Soybelman, Grebenshikov, Uncle L. ZENY "K smrti vylekan" (Black Point, CZ) classic humorist Cz sprachtssinging ("women?" nah, definetly men!) HOMLER/WAEGEMAN/FAJT (Lowlands, BE) an avant bazarre of beatfullness, driven by drummer Pavel Fajt IV. Festivals and Tours: SKIF FESTIVAL April 20-22, St Petersburg, Russia [www.kuryokhin.com] Drawing together the best of Russian and international contemporary sound and arts, SKIF is a festival in honor of the late composer Sergey Kuryokhin. Write us for a full concert program at info@tamizdat.org, or see RING RING FESTIVAL May 10-16, Belgrade, Yugoslavia [www.ringring.yu] An incredible undertaking, RingRing brings in top-notch artists from around the world also featuring the cream of Balkan talent. Highlights this year include Taraf de Haidouks (RO), Blank Disc (YU), Metamorphosis (CZ/AT), and Peter Brontzmann/Michael Wertmuller (DE/CH). EX EU FESTIVAL, presented by SKUG Magazine May 20-22, at club Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Austria [www.porgy.at] A festival of electronic and improvised music from Russia, Hungary, Yugoslavia. A cooperation between the cool avant magazine SKUG and Elisabeth Schiman from the Vienna Jazz and Musicclub, "Ex EU" features some of the most exciting new E.European music, including The Theremin Orchestra (RU), FUGK (The Moscow Assoc. for Unaspiring Gratuitous Art, feat. Yuri Popovski), Self-Organizing-Chaos (HU), The Abstract Monarchy Trio (AT/HU), Blank Disc (YU- wild electronic stuff!), mindblowing vocalist Svetlana Spajich (YU), and Gordon Paunovic (YU, of the famed B-92 radio network.) MEDIAWAVE FESTIVAL April 27-May 5, at various venues in Hungary, Austria, and Slovakia [mediawavefestival.com] A fascinating festival, Mediawave is in its 10th year already, with venues in Györ (HU), Kittzee/Nikelsdorf (AT), and Dunajske Streda (SK). A film and contemporary arts fest, this year's multinational program includes animation films, shorts, experimental films, documentaries on minorities, and videos as well as music by artists KORAI ORÖM (HU), GHYMES (SK/HU), GREY WOLF (CHINA), KISS ERZI SCENE and CSABA HAJNOCZY (HU), IVA BITTOVA (CZ), VERA BILA (CZ), EMIR KUSTURICA + the NO SMOKING ORCHESTRA (YU), filmaker of "Underground" and "Black Cat White Cat") and JAMES BLOOD ULMER, BIG LUCKY CARTER, and THE MARK WHITECAGE TRIO from the USA, among many many others FORTE RIGA: International Music Industry Festival in Riga May 30-Jun 3 at the RTU Int'l Exhibition Center at Kipsala in Riga, Latvia [www.forte.lv] A unique undertaking of a festival, with the goal of merging Western and Eastern music industries, Forte Riga brings in a wide range of international exhibitors from major and independent labels, musical societies, of all ilks and publishers, promoters, and artists, Meet new faces and hear new sounds that you might not meet at other European and American festivals. Of course, this is a Tamizdat dream come true so we will be there, hope to see you too! BELGRADE CLUB SCENE SERIES at the ZOO BAR, London, UK [www.potemkin.net] Every 2nd & 4th Monday of a month, a series devoted to bringing the stars of "the hottest club scene in Europe" to London, http://www.potemkin.net 30.4. DARKWOOD DUB 14.5. KANDA, KODZA i NEBOJSA CZECH MUSIC ON TOUR: Poland, Belorus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia April 20- May 5 [Blanka] TransBaltic tour of Czech underground artists, featuring legendary Czech underground bands UZ JSME DOMA, PAVEL FAJT & PLUTO, ECHT!, MIKOLAS CHADIMA AND MCH BAND. For exact tour dates, band bios, and booking contacts, write to Alternative Music Promotions, A.M.P. - Blanka. KORAI OROM (HU) ON TOUR: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Ireland Hungary's leading purveyors of ethno-electronic psychadelia. 17.5 Copenhagen, Stengade, DK 18.5 Bielefeld, AJZ, DE 19.5 Liege, La Zone, BE 20.5 Amsterdam, OCCII, NL (TBC) 21.5 Gerthe, KAUE, DE 22.5 Mengede, SOAHC, DE 23.5 London, The Vibe, UK 25.5 Dublin, Temple Bar Music Center, EI 29.5 Pfefferberg, Berlin, DE 31.5 London, Scala (With Ozric Tentacles) (TBC) TROTTEL MONODREAM (HU) ON TOUR: Belgium, France, Croatia Ten years on, and producing some of the best music of their career, don't miss these Hungarian legends. 14.4 Liege, BE 15.4 Paris, FR 10.4 Kultiplex, Budapest, HU w/The Legendary Pink Dots, DJ Beatpositiva 12.5 Zagreb HR EWA BRAUN (PL) ON TOUR: Denmark, Germany Just returning from their sold-out show in Austin Texas at SXSW, these post-punk drone-mongers hit the road again. 2.5 Berlin (TBA), DE 3.5 Berlin, Dezibel, DE 4.5 Aalborg,1OOOFRYD, DK KAMPEC DOLORES (HU) ON TOUR: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Czech Rep, Austria Elder Statesmen of Hungarian punk and new wave, KD make a most sophisticated blend of jazz, pop, and groove. 25.4 Tilburg, Paradox, NL 26.4 Dortmund, Mengede, Soahc, DE 27.4 Nijmegen, Extrapool, NL 28.4 Arnhem, Hotel Bosch, NL 29.4 Den Haag, Blauwe Aanslag, NL 30.4 Liege, La Zone, BE 1.5 Amsterdam, Paradiso, NL 2.5 Bochum, Wageni, NL 3.5 Znojmo, CZ 4.5 Wien, Siebenstern, AT 5.5 Roudnice nad Labem Festival, CZ |
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