Re: bozzio +

["David Kirkdorffer" <vze2ncsr@verizon.net>]

Wow.  This brings back a happy memory.

I saw The Mark Isham Band when they played the Somerville Theatre in
Cambridge MA at David Square, Wednesday Oct 12th 1988.  Terry Bozzio and
Mick Karn were in that band.  Bozzio had black cymbals as I remember it.  
He
was perched over his drums ready to whack them if they should move. Another
percussionist / multi-insrumentalist was in the band as I remember it.  It
was an   a m a z i n g   show and has always stayed with me as one of the
best shows I have *ever* seen.  Maybe I was just in the right place in my
life, but few shows have had such a glow about them for me as this one.

Searching on line, I found this:
http://www-tech.mit.edu/archives/VOL_108/TECH_V108_S0733_P011.pdf

It seems that night I also had opportunities to see The Titanics across the
street at Johnny D's, The Stray Cats at Axis, The Radiators at The Channel,
or John Cage lecturing earlier in the day at Harvard University!  What an
amazing selection!

David

P.S. I'm still offering ambient music 'n' downloads at
http://www.myspace.com/undomusic




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mech" <mech@m3ch.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: bozzio


> At 10:35 PM -0500 12/3/07, David Beardsley wrote:
> >Daryl Shawn wrote:
> >>My favorite playing of his is with the loop-heavy David Torn record
> >>"Polytown", with the bassist Mick Karn. All those different cymbal
> >>colors, pitched toms, etc., is really well suited for that trio.
> >>Karn's playing has that indefinite "world/middle-eastern" kind of
> >>feel, and Torn often goes that way too, which fits in great with
> >>Bozzio's instrument(s). I listen to it all the time.
> >
> >When I heard those guys, they were called the Mark Isham
> >Group. At least I think they were. I'm pretty sure this was pre-
> >Polytown.
>
> I'm not sure, but it sounds like you might actually be referring to
> Group 87, perhaps?  Group 87 was Bozzio with Mark Isham, Patrick
> O'Hearn, and Peter Maunu.
>
> I remember picking up "A Career in Dada Processing" when it first
> came out on vinyl.  Loved it.  That woulda been... oh f*ck, like 1984
> or thereabouts?!?  Geez, now I feel old.
>
> Great group.  If that's the lineup you saw, I'm envious.  :)
>
> --m.
> -- 
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