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Post by johnk on Mar 11, 2006 23:57:46 GMT 10
off hte topic but 99 % of the time i hear recorded jazz played in public places its stuff by ppl from the states who died a long long time ago b4 i was born... so do ya reckon in 80 yrs theyll play Aussie music in NY by all of u guys 2 balance thngs out?
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Post by aj on Mar 12, 2006 10:18:14 GMT 10
Not unless the seppos suddenly, somehow, become a LOT less insular.
You'd be amazed how many of them think that Australia is one of those countries in Europe ; or don't realise they can't call you at 2am cos we have a different time zone ; or think we speak pretty good English.
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Post by jamie on Mar 12, 2006 12:42:47 GMT 10
Had a really interesting conversation with an American friend the other night, who, when I first met them, did think Aus was in Europe. But i found it interesting that nobody in America knew that the Aussies were in Iraq with them (which on my part is a good thing), but it does seem to negate the fact that Johnny is there to suck up to the yanks....nobody gives a shit! Off the subject a bit - and everyone might have heard it already, but when I was in Perth we used to say that a muso on the dole was a member of the John Howard bigband  |
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Post by antboy on Mar 13, 2006 22:21:21 GMT 10
Not unless the seppos suddenly, somehow, become a LOT less insular. You'd be amazed how many of them think that Australia is one of those countries in Europe ; or don't realise they can't call you at 2am cos we have a different time zone ; or think we speak pretty good English. ha! sepos and the french alike...my girlfreind's grand mother is always asking me if our currency is EUROS yet! for me it amazing the lack of knowledge about australia, they often think New Zealand and OZ is the same country... and the only aussie musician they have ever heard of is Tony Buck ( but they think he is German! ), Oren Ambarchi and The Necks ( but they think they are from New Zealand)... although Melbourne band THIS IS MY CAPTAIN SPEAKING is playing here in Nantes next week, l know the name but not the music, anyone know anything? |
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Post by aj on Mar 14, 2006 7:56:10 GMT 10
Then again, with our current Prime Miniature, the less people in other countries know about Australia, the better..............
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Post by geofhughes on Mar 14, 2006 10:34:51 GMT 10
Unfortunately AJ -hes probably the main thing the rest of the world does associate with Australia -- he gets around a bit.
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Post by aka on Mar 14, 2006 20:34:06 GMT 10
Send cds and promo stuff to all the major jazz mags..Downbeat, Jazztimes, Jazzline (UK)..& the major jazz sites like All About Jazz & others.....and the major reference books like the Penguin /AllMusic/Rough Guide/Virgin guides to jazz........they're not gonna look here..you have to take it to them...
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Post by johnk on Mar 15, 2006 0:05:41 GMT 10
Unfortunately AJ -hes probably the main thing the rest of the world does associate with Australia -- he gets around a bit. in asia they still think Pauline hanson is our pm!  |
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Post by johnk on Mar 15, 2006 0:08:40 GMT 10
Not unless the seppos suddenly, somehow, become a LOT less insular. You'd be amazed how many of them think that Australia is one of those countries in Europe ; or don't realise they can't call you at 2am cos we have a different time zone ; or think we speak pretty good English. ha! sepos and the french alike...my girlfreind's grand mother is always asking me if our currency is EUROS yet! for me it amazing the lack of knowledge about australia, they often think New Zealand and OZ is the same country... and the only aussie musician they have ever heard of is Tony Buck ( but they think he is German! ), Oren Ambarchi and The Necks ( but they think they are from New Zealand)... although Melbourne band THIS IS MY CAPTAIN SPEAKING is playing here in Nantes next week, l know the name but not the music, anyone know anything? but in Straya they think Ireland wales & scotland r in ENGLAND! not only the yanks need geogrpahy instructions |
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Post by geofhughes on Mar 15, 2006 7:04:29 GMT 10
in asia they still think Pauline hanson is our pm!
When I was there in 04 certainly many people I met had heard of her - people seemed curious as to whether she was popular or not......
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Post by Kenny on Mar 15, 2006 14:34:07 GMT 10
Send cds and promo stuff to all the major jazz mags..Downbeat, Jazztimes, Jazzline (UK)..& the major jazz sites like All About Jazz & others.....and the major reference books like the Penguin /AllMusic/Rough Guide/Virgin guides to jazz........they're not gonna look here..you have to take it to them... yes, Australian music needs to get in people's faces, but ... I disagree. Anecdotal evidence tells me that sending stuff to the glossy mags is not much different than having a CD bonfire in yer backyard. Online is the way to go. |
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Post by aj on Mar 15, 2006 16:05:02 GMT 10
Kenny, I remember Barney McAll telling me about meeting a Down Beat reviewer some years ago : he had a huge pile of review cds there, he told Barney to feel free to take some cos he'd never get through them all.......one of them was mark simmonds' Fire.
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Post by Kenny on Mar 15, 2006 18:50:06 GMT 10
Exactly!
BTW, good to see Way Out West at CDBaby.com
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Post by marksiks on Mar 22, 2006 10:43:54 GMT 10
re geoff's quote about the uptown imploding
one word (hope it is correctly spelt)
crosstacontrapunctus
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Post by ladylex on Mar 28, 2006 14:42:17 GMT 10
Often it takes a seemingly extremist perspective to upset the applecart and motivate things. Id dare suggest this book is implementing reverse psychology. But one does have to wonder. When the top Dance (and I mean Electronic Djing type of music that people generally refer to as that Doof Doof Doof stuff) Album in Europe is of Miles Davis’ Silent Way set to house (dance) beats: Polish DJ Duo Skalpel “Konfusion” Another top album is of a slew of jazz artists (EG Horace Silver) set to hip hop lines and house beats and the kids are dancing crazily to them on the dancefloor at every dance club like theres no tomorrow: Jazzanova The Remixes The interesting note is these artists are Central Europeans – the Europeans from the bloc countries who had only had nationalist jazz to work from, before the wall came down and allowed then access to a greater part of the west. Their ‘obssession’ with jazz (then the most western music they were allowed to listen to without being considered a political danger to the nation) has led them to the NuJazz movement. I believe Jazz has moved – but its no longer a postcode. It has instead gone underground and returned to the streets. Which is where it started. Full circle I say!  |
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