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4.19.2004
Weekly Report from Boulder
Last Tuesday was primary day in Colorado. I'd never been to one but decided it was a good time to start. When I got up to speak, I actually got booed for confessing to being an unrepentant Nader voter. But someone spoke up for me that I had made the effort to come and to let me speak. I shared that the early support for Dean and the presence of Kucinich in the campaign had given me hope for the Democrats. In the end, all of the delegates from my precinct were for Dennis Kucinich. There was more argument in our senatorial races with an aim for finding someone electable. When the Republicans are putting up Peter Coors you just know that plenty of money will be there to support his run.
Friday was the music night for me. I paid my first visit to Cervantes in Denver and enjoyed the setting and feel of the venue with its giant disco ball, blacklit background, and comfy booths for cuddling. This was a wonderful full night of adventurous music. Starting off was local prepared guitarist Janet Feder, adding safety pins and alligator clips to her guitar strings. Following her was the man I was deeply interested in seeing ñ experimental drummer Chris Cutler. He's a founder of Recommended Records. (Dave Kerman recently opened up a Recommended US office in Denver and brought together this show.) We never figured out just what it was that Cutler was using a bow for, one of the many very different approaches to drums and music he brought to the evening.
Cutler's set evolved right into that of Thomas Dimuzio, an experimental electronic performer. We couldn't quite make out what he was playing and doing onstage with his apple computer and various dials and electronics. But the output was definitely intriguing. Trumpeter Cuong Vu was a late addition to the show and kept the music edgy but flowing. He's a masterful player that is very at ease with his instrument, even when playing the complicated parts. And of course we had to stay for the final set by locals Hamster Theater. They keep the proper balance of complexity with playfulness in their music.
Yesterday I had to get up to Copper Mountain for the last day of skiing. Greyboy Allstars were playing at the base and we caught a little of their set. It's funny to see people in ski clothes acting like they are on a beach.
Elaine C. Erb
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ARTIST |
CD TITLE |
LABEL |
| OVERALL TOP 30 |
| 1. |
Various Artists |
Zen CD: A Retrospective |
Ninja Tune |
| 2. |
Tangle Eye |
Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed |
Zoe Records |
| 3. |
David Byrne |
Grown Backwards |
Nonesuch Records |
| 4. |
Gipsy Kings |
Roots |
Nonesuch Records |
| 5. |
Various Artists |
The Rough Guide To Mambo |
World Music Network |
| 6. |
Laurie Lewis/Tom Rozum |
Guest House |
Hightone Records |
| 7. |
Various Artists |
Return Of The Yams |
Agriculture |
| 8. |
Calexico |
Convict Pool |
Quarterstick Records |
| 9. |
Karminsky Experience |
The Power Of Suggestion |
Eighteenth Street Lounge Music |
| 10. |
Oumou Sangare |
Oumou |
World Circuit |
| 11. |
Rough Guide To Gypsy Swing |
Gypsy Swing |
World Music Network |
| 12. |
Mary Youngblood |
Feed The Fire |
Silver Wave Records |
| 13. |
Vijay Iyer/Mike Ladd |
In What Language |
Pi Recordings |
| 14. |
Ooioo |
Kila Kila Kila |
Thrill Jockey |
| 15. |
Various Artists |
Six Degrees 100 |
Six Degrees |
| 16. |
Air |
Talkie Walkie |
Astralwerks |
| 17. |
Clouddead |
Ten |
Mush Records |
| 18. |
Six-Fing Thing |
Our Children |
Dogfingers |
| 19. |
Outernationalists |
Ethnomixicology |
Six Degrees |
| 20. |
Various Artists |
Sahara Lounge |
Putumayo |
| 21. |
Abyssinia Infinite |
Zion Roots |
Network Medien Gmbh |
| 22. |
Cesaria Evora |
Club Sodade |
Lusafrica |
| 23. |
Various Artists |
Rough Guide To African Rap |
World Music Network |
| 24. |
Habib Koite |
Foly! |
World Village |
| 25. |
Tortoise |
It's All Around You |
Thrill Jockey |
| 26. |
Various Artists |
Hits And Misses: Muhammad Ali |
Trikont |
| 27. |
Califone |
Heron King Blues |
Thrill Jockey |
| 28. |
Mice Parade |
Obrigado Saudade |
Bubble Core |
| 29. |
Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake |
Back Together Again |
Thrill Jockey |
| 30. |
Charlie Musselwhite |
Sanctuary |
Real World |
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| New World Chart (international) back to top |
| 1. |
Gipsy Kings |
Roots |
Nonesuch Records |
| 2. |
Various Artists |
The Rough Guide To Mambo |
World Music Network |
| 3. |
Oumou Sangare |
Oumou |
World Circuit |
| 4. |
Rough Guide To Gypsy Swing |
Gypsy Swing |
World Music Network |
| 5. |
Mary Youngblood |
Feed The Fire |
Silver Wave Records |
| 6. |
Various Artists |
Six Degrees 100 |
Six Degrees |
| 7. |
Outernationalists |
Ethnomixicology |
Six Degrees |
| 8. |
Various Artists |
Sahara Lounge |
Putumayo |
| 9. |
Abyssinia Infinite |
Zion Roots |
Network Medien Gmbh |
| 10. |
Habib Koite |
Foly! |
World Village |
| Jazz Chart back to top |
| 1. |
Vijay Iyer/Mike Ladd |
In What Language |
Pi Recordings |
| 2. |
Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake |
Back Together Again |
Thrill Jockey |
| 3. |
El-P |
High Water |
Thirsty Ear Communication |
| 4. |
Various Artists |
Africa Straight Ahead |
Heads Up Records |
| 5. |
Various Artists |
The Original Great American Songbook |
Verve Records |
| 6. |
Norah Jones |
Feels Like Home |
Blue Note Records |
| 7. |
Chip Shelton |
Flute Bass-Ics |
Summit |
| 8. |
Django Reinhardt |
Vol. 4 1937 |
Naxos |
| 9. |
World Saxophone Quartet |
Experience |
Justin Time Records |
| 10. |
Brian Woodbury |
Variety Orchestra |
Recommended Records |
| Beatbox (Hiphop,R&B) back to top |
| 1. |
Various Artists |
Rough Guide To African Rap |
World Music Network |
| 2. |
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf |
Big Shots |
Stones Throw Records |
| 3. |
Various Artists |
We Came From Beyond Vol 2 |
Razor & Tie |
| 4. |
Meshell Ndegeocello |
Comfort Woman |
Maverick |
| 5. |
Esquire |
Brandy And Xanaz |
Self Produced |
| 6. |
Beans |
Now, Soon, Someday |
Warp |
| 7. |
Diverse |
One A.M. |
Chocolate Industries |
| 8. |
Little Richard |
Get Down With It |
Legacy |
| 9. |
Madvillain |
Madvillainy |
Stones Throw Records |
| 10. |
Azeem With Variable Unit |
Mayhemystics |
Wide Hive |
| RPM Report (techno,dance) back to top |
| 1. |
Tangle Eye |
Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed |
Zoe Records |
| 2. |
Various Artists |
Return Of The Yams |
Agriculture |
| 3. |
Karminsky Experience |
The Power Of Suggestion |
Eighteenth Street Lounge Music |
| 4. |
Cesaria Evora |
Club Sodade |
Lusafrica |
| 5. |
Miles Gurtu |
CD |
Shakti |
| 6. |
Funkstorung |
Disconnected |
!K7 |
| 7. |
Phil Kline |
Zippo Songs |
Cantaloupe Music |
| 8. |
Sigmatropic |
Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories |
Thirsty Ear Communication |
| 9. |
Various Artists |
Edge Of The World |
Narada |
| 10. |
Various Artists |
Electroacoustic Music Vol. 9 |
Electroshock |
| Americana back to top |
| 1. |
Laurie Lewis/Tom Rozum |
Guest House |
Hightone Records |
| 2. |
Charlie Musselwhite |
Sanctuary |
Real World |
| 3. |
Otis Taylor |
Double V |
Telarc Blues |
| 4. |
Eddie Cotton |
Extra |
Undadawg |
| 5. |
Albert Lee |
Heartbreak Hill |
Sugar Hill Records |
| 6. |
Asylum St. Spankers |
Mercurial |
Spanks A Lot |
| 7. |
Tom Russell |
Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs |
Hightone Records |
| 8. |
Keb Mo |
Keep It Simple |
Okeh/Epic |
| 9. |
Clay Kirkland |
Bluesandbeyondthebeyondblues |
Self Produced |
| 10. |
Third Road Home |
Venus In Retrograde |
Self Produced |
| Ñ Alternative Latin Charts (Hiphop,R&B) back to top |
| 1. |
Da Lata |
Serious |
Palm Pictures |
| 2. |
Sergent Garcia |
La Semilla Escondida |
Shakti |
| 3. |
Greg Ribot |
Cumbia Y Mas |
Self Produced |
| 4. |
Savath & Savalas |
Apropa't |
Warp |
| 5. |
Bio Ritmo |
Cd |
Locutor |
| 6. |
Kinky |
Atlas |
Nettwerk Productions |
| 7. |
Juana Molina |
Segundo |
Domino |
| 8. |
Cafe Tacuba |
Cuatro Caminos |
Mca Records |
| 9. |
Gaby Kerpel |
Carnabailito |
Nonesuch Records |
| 10. |
HDQ |
En El Cuarto De La Nada |
Self Produced |
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