In our latest Daily Disc, we recommend Hart Newhouse: Finding Things, a n intriguing collaboration by guitarist Bret Hart (Moon Men) and multi-instrumentalist Dave Newhouse (The Muffins and many other …groups). This album was a bit different than what we had previously heard from either of these artists, and it brought to mind the work of krautrock band Cluster.
In our latest Daily Disc, we recommend Hart Newhouse: Finding Things, a n intriguing collaboration by guitarist Bret Hart (Moon Men) and multi-instrumentalist Dave Newhouse (The Muffins and many other …groups). This album was a bit different than what we had previously heard from either of these artists, and it brought to mind the work of krautrock band Cluster.
Big Merp on th e Novation Launchpad & Ensoniq ESQ 1 by Cherry Audio
Big Merp helped out with our review of the Ensoniq ESQ-1 by Cherry Audio, adding his own touches to this groove on a sequencer patch using the illuminated pads of …the Novation Launchpad Pro.
We present an in-depth and wide-ranging conversation with Joe Travers, drummer and percussionist who is best known as the Vaultmeister, the man overseeing and curating Frank Zappa’s extensive archive of …recordings.
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00:00:41 Joe Travers Early Years
00:03:23 Frank Zappa’s Music
00:05:37 High school
00:08:05 Studying at Berkelee School of Music
00:09:23 Coming to L.A. and joining Z
00:12:24 Vaultmeister
00:18:53 How projects are initiated
00:22:13 Definitive versions
00:30:33 Hunchentoot!
00:32:01 Giant jigsaw puzzles
00:36:13 Other challenges: archival media formats
00:38:48 Looking ahead
00:40:48 Varese: The Rage and the Fury
00:43:47 Question about San Diego 1973
00:45:35 Atmos and multi-channel mixes
00:47:33 Soft-Sell Conclusion