28 January 2011

MICHAEL SMITH "LA MUSIQUE BLANCHE" (LE CHANT DU MONDE, 1975)




Ten years after "Man Running" from the duo of Scianni and Izenzon the musical possibilities have become "shoreless" and one of the fruits of this re-/evolution you can hear on "La Musique Blanche".
Au contraire to the titel the music is colourful and is offering a range of moods and emotions.

It was Sotise who made me aware of Michael J. Smith - this post is especially for you.

The LP I got was in a very poor condition. I tried - carefully - to remove the scratches.




MICHAEL SMITH "LA MUSIQUE BLANCHE"


Michael Smith, piano
Kent Carter, cello, percussion


1. Megalomania (Geomusic 3208) 04:14
2. Ectomy (Geomusic 3203) 04:49
3. Otomy (Geomusic 3204) 04:48
4. Interception (Geomusic 3205) 02:35 (For Lonlon & Tanja)
5. La Musique Blanche (Geomusic 3207) 07:23
6. Sanction (Geomusic 3206) 04:33
7. Preparation For A Descent Into Hell 14:55
(For Doris Lessing)



Recorded in Neuilly, France on 12th March, 1975.

LE CHANT DU MONDE LDX 74601

16 comments:

Ernst Grgo Nebhuth said...

http://www.multiupload.com/3A9PDCZA91


Some information which has little to do with the post.

"destination Out" you can download (again) two recordings from FMP.
Both were never before officially available in digital format.
It is Peter Brötzmann & Andrew Cyrille Duo (FMP 1000).
The other one is a former double LP from Rüdiger Carl "Zwei Quintette" (FMP 1210/20).
Both are quite different and in my opinion a must have.

You can download both as flac or high-quality mp3 (and more).
Go to
> http://destination-out.com/

or directly to the download store > http://destination-out.bandcamp.com/

You can have the music and support the musicians for only 11,49$.

Support the musicians and FMP!

Wallofsound said...

Thank you

marten512 said...

Thanks very much for the very underrated Michael Smith.
Also, it is nice to see someone advertising Destination Out's excellent series of FMP downloads. May I just point out that $11.49 (US) is approx. £7.25 or 8.5 Euros or 945 Yen which, taking inflation into account, works out at less than half the price I was paying for their vinyl 20 years ago. This is astonishingly cheap.
Support the musicians and FMP!

marten512 said...

Sorry, me again; when I said 'astonishingly cheap' I meant 'astonishing good value'.

SOTISE said...

thanks for this lp Onx , a real marvel... beautiful sound too!...

wightdj said...

Michael Smith is always worth hearing. Thanks.

Paul said...

Any chance of a repost please?

kinabalu said...

New link:

rapidshare

Anonymous said...

thanks for the re-up!

Paul said...

Thanks so much. One great album after another. You've made my day yet again.

Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg said...

hello on this serie pianos of le chant du monde there are two great cd's : one of Jaki Byard solo and one of Randy Weston ...... I have lost the Weston ...

francisco santos said...

re post, again please...
THX!...

Ernst Grgo Nebhuth said...

1fichier

francisco santos said...

BIG THX!...

correct silence said...

Mostly dark and introspective, absolutely great thanks

Solomon said...

Thank you!