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The owner of what's likely the world's largest trove of old Cadillacs — some 335 cars in all — wants rid of them and a parts warehouse. The hitch: How close are you to western Canada? UPDATE Visible from space!
Randy Berfelo was a Cadillac fanatic, who started rebuilding old models in the early 1980s and quickly became a one-man Caddy warehouse. He restored, sold rare parts and could customize older models with original parts.
Berfelo became known as the "The Cadillac King of Alberta," but died in 1989 at the age of 32. His older brother Andrew Berfelo decided to keep the business going toward Randy's original goal of 500 cars. The collection of models from 1947 to 1979 grew large enough to require Berfelo to buy some farmland near Hay Lakes, Alberta, for a parking spot.
But Berfalo, now 64, wants out. He's closed the storefront his brother had opened, filled a warehouse, barn and three shipping containers with Cadillac parts and wants to be cleaned out within a year.
"The Cadillac retirement centre is retiring," Andrew Berfelo told The Edmonton Journal. "I kept Randy's dream alive for 20 years, but it's time for the dream to end."
The herd has already been culled by 30 models from 1973-1976 via the crusher. Whatever he can't find a buyer for will meet the same fate. For those who care, Berfalo can be reached at email@example.com.
UPDATE: As commenter oOglebooze notes, the site can be seen via Google Maps just south of Hay Lakes.
Photos: Dan Wells [Edmonton Journal]


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These things ARE tiny and would just quickly clog at the start of runoff. And they're made of plastic ('polyporpylene', per the website ).You can add some weight to your spider in the form of a stainless bolt or fitting to keep it submerged, but it wont keep out hop break.A lot of folks like the hop stopper. Lots of good DIY options when you Google it.Whirlfloc combined with a good whirlpool (and rest afterwards) gives me pretty clear beer into the fermentor, especially if I pull the first quart out of the valve. Especially if you get rid of hop matter via spider. This is working for me in the mean time until installing a hop back. A few more brewery improvements on the list first.
That will clog. Even a bazooka screen clogs pretty easily in a kettle unless you get a strong whirlpool.Get this mesh from McMaster. I skipped the step where they sewed the edges with ss thread. It's a PITA and crimping it twice works just as well.http://www.homebrewchatter.com/board/showthread.php?t=2550&highlight=hop+stopper

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2 Young (HK - DVD)
Two teenagers from disparate social backgrounds find love together despite the anger of their respective families. Running away fr...
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I suspect that many fans of Asian cinema would put superstars like Andy Lau and Tony Leung at the head of their list for favourite actors, not least because of their prolific endeavours—providing us with some fantastic movies, from House of Flying Daggers and Hero to Infernal Affairs. Personally, there are two other names that I would put right up their besides them—their co-stars from the great Infernal Affairs films, Anthony Wong and Eric Tsang. Each alone is enough reason to watch a movie (as was proved recently by Eric Tsang's Colour of the Loyalty) but put together the result must surely be compelling.
The young, geeky Ka Fu pines incessantly after a pretty schoolgirl called Nam, who he waits for after school every day, desperate to get her attention. Unfortunately she is from a prominent, rich family, her father a respected barrister who wants her to have only the best. Her private school upbringing eschews the likes of Ka Fu, instead pairing off the girls at a posh ball with select boys from a similarly 'important' social rung. Despite this, Nam does notice the attention of this young, innocent boy and soon falls for his persistence, finding herself victim to her first feelings of love. Brought together by their emotions, it is not long before their parents get involved and try to tear them apart—Ka Fu's working class dad wanting his son to stay clear of the upper-class and, similarly, Nam's parents insist that she is too good for the likes of Ka Fu. Despite the odds being against them, they try to forge a life together but are not fully aware of the consequences of their actions.
2 Young is a warm, fresh teen drama that stands out from many comparable Hollywood counterparts not only because of its sense of realism but also because of the superb performances provided by the cast. Jaycee Fong does a fantastic job as the young Ka Fu, as nerdy and geeky as the come, but just as quick to jump to the challenge when love calls for him to act. His desperate struggle to win and then keep his first love grounds this already engaging tale and there is some wonderful chemistry between him and the young female lead, Fiona Sit, who is similarly superb in such a tough role. Of course, the young talent on offer here are given the best backup they could hope for in the form of the aforementioned Anthony Wong and Eric Tsang. Wong plays it stiff upper lip as Nam's upper-class lawyer father and Tsang is given more room to emote as the working class counterpart. Their emotional altercations over the fates of their children are powerful and moving, drawing you into this desperate tale of forbidden love.
Although there have been many movies about teen angst and teen love, forbidden feelings and relationships that cross social boundaries, this quiet, quaint little Asian drama manages to be both warm and realistic, painting a familiar picture with some unusual twists to keep the story compelling. The casting is spot-on, with familiar older veterans adding some gravitas to the strength of the well-chosen young performers and the end result is a movie that rings true throughout and draws you in from start to finish. Despite a lack of action, guns, girls or kung fu, this small-scale movie is never less than entertaining thanks to a warm tale and a solid cast.
Presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio anamorphically enhanced widescreen transfer, the video quality is not fantastic. There is fairly good detail throughout but there are also scenes with noticeable softness and light grain. Given the scale of this little family drama, the narrower scope is understandable and perfectly suitable but the transfer quality varies from pretty damn good to distinctly lacking in most regards. The palette is quite broad but not very deep, with some scenes looking slightly faded in terms of colour. The blacks, however, are fairly good, allowing for decent shadowing.
The primary audio track is a Dolby Digital 5.1 effort in the original Cantonese language. It has limited range considering its purported six-speaker design, with the dialogue ever clear from the frontal array but very little else to write home about—kind of what you would expect from a low-key drama like this. The score ranges from insipid HK ballad to more moving acoustic offerings, giving the rears a little more to do considering the lack of effects. There are also a couple of Dolby Digital 2.0 tracks—one in Cantonese and one dubbed in Mandarin, but neither are really worth your time. The subtitles are quite good considering some of the unintelligible ones I have come across recently, and are always understandable.
As is becoming an increasing trend amongst Asian releases these days, we get a whole second disc full of special features but none of them have English subtitles, making them all but worthless (at least for those of us who don't speak Cantonese). There are interviews, a making-of documentary with some interesting behind the scenes footage, several deleted scenes which would have been nice if you could understand them, and much more. I think that it is a great shame that the lack of subtitles makes this disc utterly pointless.
2 Young is a lovely little drama about young love and the serious consequences of your actions. With a solid cast of young newcomers and older veterans, it is nice to see them do something not involving guns—and do it well. The video presentation is perfectly acceptable, with a merely average audio representation and a wealth of extras that would have made this release a cut above were it not for their lack of subtitles. All in all, considering the price, this is still quite a worthy addition to the drama element of your Asian collection.
You can purchase this title for $13.49 from Yes Asia.
Review by Casimir Harlow
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2 Young What is with all these Asian films lately?
Not suitable for children
Disc Details
Release Date: 15th June 2005
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Cantonese, Dolby Digital 2.0 Cantonese, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mandarin
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Extras: Making of 2 Young, Promotional Footage, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Teaser Trailer, Photo Gallery, Director Biography and Filmography
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
Cast: Jaycee Fong, Fiona Sit, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang
Genre: Drama
Length: 107 minutes
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The Cerabar PMP51 digital pressure transmitter with metal membrane is typically used in process and hygiene applications for pressure, level, volume or mass measurement in liquids or gases. PMP51 is designed for high pressure applications up to 400bar. Quick Setup with adjustable measuring range allows simple commissioning, reduces costs and saves time. SIL2 according to IEC 61508 and IEC 61511.
Accurate measurement of the process value even in the case of changing process temperature
Process safety assured with small flush mounted process connections in hygienic applications
For process pressure monitoring up to SIL2, certified to IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
Modular concept for easy replacement of display or electronics
Easy menu-guided commissioning via on-site display, 4 to 20mA with HART, PROFIBUS PA, FOUNDATION Fieldbus
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Measuring range: -1/0 up to +400bar (-15/0 up to +6,000psi)
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The way we discipline our kids shapes their behavior as well as their sense of self-worth. But there are many different philosophies, so how do you decide which one works best for your family? To help you figure it out, we turned to seven child-rearing experts, representing a range of opinions, for their advice. You'll find plenty of options to choose from.
Cris Beam is a coauthor of the American Heart Association's Meals in Minutes cookbook.
Separating a child from whatever activity is going on when she misbehaves allows her the space she needs to think about what she's done. But is a time-out detrimental to a child's self-expression?
Ariel Gore: Time-outs shouldn't be viewed as punishment; they're a cooling-off period after your child has bitten or hit someone, or is just really wound up. They shouldn't last too long -- just one minute for every year of a child's age. And setting kids off by themselves is ideal; they need to be away from the center of activity.
Claire Lerner: If your goal is to help your child express her feelings, a time-out can teach her to be more repressive -- you're giving her the message that when she's angry, she has to be alone and put those feelings under the rug.
This doesn't mean you can't walk out of the room when your kid is in the throes of a tantrum. Before you leave, say, "I see you're having a hard time and you need to pull yourself back together. When you're ready, you can come to me." The key is to give your child the control.
Marianne Neifert, M.D.: There's a danger in overusing time-outs. They're not a jail sentence, but a gift to help your child control her feelings. If you give a 4-year-old a four-minute time-out, and after two minutes she says she's ready to come out, let her. Ask her if she wants to talk about her emotions, but if she doesn't, don't push. Just name some of the ones you saw: "It looked to me like you were pretty upset or angry."
Since time-outs are about impulse control, they're effective only if you enforce them right away. If your son pulls his sister's hair, he should go into a time-out immediately. Don't ever say, "When we get home, you have to have a time-out," because by the time you get there, he'll have forgotten the incident and just feel confused.
William Sears, M.D.: Time-outs are appropriate whenever a child's misbehaving, but they'll work better if you use different names for them. You can say "You need thinking time" or "You need Susie time."
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement against this practice
. We all should spare the rod, but will a swat or two really hurt?
Dr. Neifert: If we continue as a society to condone spanking, some kids will get really hurt. Let's say that you can strike your child effectively and never lose control -- another parent who's more stressed out or doesn't have the support at home may not be able to do that. Spankings are also a confusing way to teach a child a lesson about aggressive behavior.
Gore: I think many of us have spanked our kids at some point. I think we're human and our kids need to know we're human -- but I do think it's something to apologize for.
John Rosemond, Ph.D. (from John Rosemond's Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children): A spanking is a spanking only if the following conditions are adhered to: The parent administers it with his or her hand only. The parent's hand makes contact with the child's rear end only. The hand strikes the rear no more than three times....
A spanking accompanied by a period of restriction or a brief reprimand will have a much greater positive effect than a spanking alone....The less parents spank, (though,) the more effective each spanking will be.
Lerner: Spanking may stop behavior instantaneously, but chances are the kid will do it again because he hasn't learned anything. If he's been drawing on the wall, has he learned what to do with a crayon? No. He's learned that when people are angry, they hit. And parents almost always spank in anger.
Setting Limits
Do kids need well-defined rules before an incident occurs? Or should you impose one ("No biting," for instance) the moment they misbehave? What kinds of boundaries are appropriate, and how rigid should you be with little kids?
Martha Pieper, PH.D.: Health and safety rules are all that matter: You can't hurt anyone else, and you can't hurt yourself.
Dr. Neifert: Little kids are looking for consistent boundaries. They don't want too much liberty -- it's terrifying for a 2-year-old to think she's in control. They need physical boundaries, such as, "You can't cross the street by yourself or go into the baby's room when she naps." You can also set up rules that respect other people's rights -- you can't take toys or willfully damage someone else's things -- by the time your child is 2.
Lerner: Children aren't trying to be bad or to drive you crazy; they're usually just trying to explore. You always need to ask yourself, What is my child trying to learn, and how can I help her to do it in an acceptable way?
When a baby spills her drink, she's probably just trying to see what will happen when she drops it on the floor. So it's up to you to set limits. Just say, "You can't do your spilling here," and put her in the bathtub -- along with plastic bowls, spoons, and water -- where she can make a mess.
With a toddler, you can say things like "No hitting" to reinforce concepts. But it isn't until kids can logically connect events, when they are about 3, that they're developmentally able to understand limits. If your child hits a bat against a wall, you can say the rule is, "No bats in the house." Then take it away. The next time it is about to happen, she'll more likely be motivated to stop the action herself.
Dr. Sears: With little ones, distraction is an easier way to get the job done: "You may not play with a knife, but here's something else to play with." It's just common sense.
No matter what limits you establish, kids will test them. But how much back-and-forth is enough? And is it ever a good idea to allow children to determine their punishment?
Perri Klass, M.D.: If you fight over everything, or think that you must win every tug-of-war for the child's own good, it takes all the fun out of having kids. Is there a reason you have to win the you-can't-go-barefoot-in-the-snow battle? Probably yes. But do you also have to win the you-can't-wear-the-same-shirt-two-days-in-a-row battle? Maybe not.
Even by age 2, a child can understand that there are things (like health and safety) that matter more to you, and things that matter a whole lot more to him. You can explain it simply by saying, "This is a choice," or "This is not a choice."
Dr. Sears: Explain the reason behind your actions to your child, but don't negotiate with him the way you would with a coworker; there's a hierarchy here. You can say, "I'm the parent and you're the child, and there's going to be a consequence so this doesn't happen again." Just remember: Kids expect you to be fair.
Gore: There are three areas in which I'm not willing to negotiate: bedtime, mealtime, and when it's time for homework. But it took me a while to learn to not ask things as a question if I didn't mean them that way. There's a difference between "Do you want dinner?" and "It's dinnertime."
Rosemond (from Parent Power!): The plain truth is, sometimes the most honest, straightforward, and authoritative (not to be confused with authoritarian) reason for making a decision or giving an instruction is, "Because I said so."
Showing Anger
A furious adult can be pretty overwhelming. When our children make us mad, should we let them know it?
Pieper: Anger isn't an effective response -- it makes children feel that they're lovable one moment, then not lovable the next. If you feel angry, it helps to say to yourself, "Right now I'd like to kill this kid, but I'm going to try and keep a lid on it because it's not her fault. It's obviously my issue."
Dr. Klass: The idea that when you're angry you should somehow cover your anger and simply be judicial is frightening to me. I think that when you're upset or frustrated, you should let your child see that. Of course, keep in mind that the younger she is, the more frightening your anger is. So if you've upset your child too much, apologize.
Dr. Sears: Anger is a normal emotion. A child needs to know that what she did made you angry -- but she also expects you to stay in control. You can show the disapproval on your face. If you begin to yell, though, tell your child you're mad and walk away. Come back later when you've regained control.
Logical Consequences
The gist of this strategy: The punishment should fit the crime. If your preschooler deliberately tracks mud in the house, he should help you clean it up. But does it work?
Pieper: Many parents think logical consequences teach children a lesson: If your kid refuses to put on his snow boots, then he can't play when you're outside. I say, be prepared and bring the snow boots along with you.
If your child shoves his friend out of the way so he can have a toy, you can say, "You can't push. Let's try and find something else you'd like to do." Offering an alternative shows kids they can't always get what they want, but they can always have a relationship with you. This is what they value most anyway.
The more you can regulate a child's behavior in a positive way, the more he'll imitate you.
Dr. Neifert: Besides teaching a child that life is logical, consequences remind him that his actions determine the outcome. You can reinforce this by giving him choices whenever possible. Say things like, "Do you want to put your toys away now, or should I put them in the off-limits basket, where you can't play with them until tomorrow?"
Just don't give warnings you can't carry out. If your kids are bickering at the airport and waiting to board the plane, don't say, "If you don't stop, we won't go see Grandma."
Dr. Sears: Life has consequences: What happens when you break the speed limit? The policeman doesn't have a nice little chat with you. He gives you a ticket. Discipline is about giving your kids guidelines so they can control themselves, about giving them the tools to succeed in the real world.
Lerner: If your child draws on the walls, you can tell him the crayons have to go away, but then you should give him a second chance: After 15 minutes or so, give the crayons back, and follow up with positive reinforcement for his not drawing on the wall this time. If you praise kids for doing the right thing, they'll end up with a feeling of mastery.


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In Praise Of Wild Wild Horses On the Walls
Regal and rugged— it's no wonder we swoon whenever we see these majestic beasts gracing the walls of modern homes. Given the graphic, dramatic nature of the subjects, we see the works of artists like the famed Roberto Dutesco, continuing to make a wild splash in the interior design world this year. Here are some favorites from the past.
Like their tailored, stable-dwelling counterparts, wild horses have an air of classic about them, but they don't carry the same weight of pretension that some instantly associate with the polo-playing equine genre. In a modern home, large scale equine portraits can add just the right amount of lively, free-spirited magic to cut the cold edge that often goes hand in hand with clean contemporary lines.
The first four rooms all boast dramatic works from Roberto Dutesco's Sable Island series. Sable Island, also known as the "Graveyrad of the atlantic" is home to over 300 wild horses, who continue to draw the attention of talented photographers like Mr. Dutesco.
• 1.,3. From the famed Wellesly home designed by Christine Lane Interiors.
• 2. Thom Filicia's Big Chill showhouse continues to be one of the most exciting from the past year. His use of the oversize Dutesco photograph has the perfect mix of drama and elegance.
• 4. While we love the large scale prints, even a small Dutesco photograph delivers a high, emotionally charged impact, especially in contrast to the pristine white room in Peri Wolfman and Charley Gold's Hampton country house.
Check out more of Dutesco's Sable Island pictures here.
Some of our other favorite wild horse photographs are from the illustrious hands of Claude Steelman and Lynne Pomeranz.
And what about you, are you digging the dramatic look as much as we are?
(Images: 1, 3: Christine Lane Interiors, 2. House Beautiful, 4.: Elle Decor, 5: Brahm Interiors)


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The Black Swans
Ohio folk rock band has New Mexico roots
Ten years ago Jerry DeCicca, guitarist and vocalist for The Black Swans, was living in Albuquerque. Here he quietly managed Relapse Records, a short-lived UNM-area store sandwiched between McDonald's and the Yale Blood Plasma donor center.
I spent many hours rifling through DeCicca's outstanding, exceptionally priced vinyl selection. No matter how much money I tried to spend in hopes of keeping the faltering business alive, he insisted on giving me spontaneous discounts and piles of free stuff. Staff from the hipper-than-thou Bow Wow Records even stocked up on cheap deals, selling it back at their Nob Hill shop with a substantial markup. It bothered me, but DeCicca just laughed it off. That was my first clue—now fully affirmed by The Black Swans catalog—that his goal is spreading music and its passion. Period.
"I don't know that I would've thought at age 36 I'd still be driving around the country in a van," says DeCicca by phone from his home in Columbus, Ohio. That remark is not uncommon for many musicians, but for DeCicca it is not a declaration of fulfilling some adolescent rock-star dream.
Despite the death of founding member and violinist Noel Sayre in 2008 due to a swimming accident, the band carries on. In fact, DeCicca allows that it's precisely why he still pursues The Black Swans. "Not that anyone needs another reminder that life is short ... . " DeCicca trails off, hinting that loss is a reason to continue rather than stop. The band's upcoming album Don't Blame the Stars completes ideas left behind by Sayre. As admirable as this post-mortem collaboration is (and certainly a fine tribute to, and celebration of, a missing comrade) it seems that loss has always been central to The Black Swans.
Loss is not always breakups or tragedy, and neither is it always sorrowful. There's loss in making decisions and moving forward—it means that something has to be let go or left behind. DeCicca demonstrates all of this from the moment you press play. He sings about sex with the frankness of a quick Saturday night hookup in the parking lot. He compares us all—and not quite as colorfully—to characters from the Sunday comics page. Songs are punctuated with his rooster crows and ape calls. His one-note baritone lacks range, but there's something comforting in his voice because it merely is, with no attempt to be anything but. Damn a vocoder, full speed ahead.
A five-piece, this particular tour sees The Black Swans as a duo with DeCicca on acoustic guitar and the talented Tyler Evans (pictured above, in the center) on banjo, electric guitar and lap steel. But don't expect grand folk ballads of triumph over adversity and the strength of "The People"—do expect to be quietly overwhelmed by stark, naked emotion and damn fine, if understated, picking.


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Thanks for this nice article on John Zorn. I've been listening to his music for many years and like how his sound has evolved and matured. The fisrt Zorn album I bought was Spillane, on cassette. It was a musical turning point for my 15 year old ears and moved me away from Top 40 into more serious and exciting music. It's hard to believe that he's 60 already. While I havwe trouble keeping up with his frentic release schedule, I hope he continues to put out lots more interesting music for many years to come.
John Zorn@60
The occasion was Zorn's 60th birthday (which fell on Sept. 2), and these vaunted halls and galleries hosted concerts of Zorn playing, or fronting ensembles of favored collaborators playing, his compositions almost every night all month long.
Zorn deserves his newfound place on the pantheon of "maverick" American composers, and in that realm his work dwarfs anyone's for its versatility. Jazz, rock, symphonic, chamber, choralZorn is master of all these domains, and some of his most recent music is among his most satisfying.
Early on (late 1970s through early '90s), it was common for critics and profilers to note that Zorn in German means anger. Much of Zorn's music was angry, rebellious; some of it set out to assault the sensibilities. (A friend who attended one of Zorn's early Soho-loft concerts recalls that admission was free, but to be let out cost $3.)
In 1993, Zorn started exploring his Jewish roots, attracted by the creed's outsider statusthe appeal of a community joined by its members' outsiderness. He wrote 100 tunes for a book of songs he called Masada. Each tune was written in one of the two "Jewish scales" (a major scale with the 2nd note flat or a minor scale with the 4th note sharp). The first Masada group consisted of Zorn on alto sax, Dave Douglas on trumpet, Greg Cohen on bass, and Joey Baron on drums. (Their first concert was at the Knitting Factory in the East Village, as part of a month-long celebration of Zorn's 40th birthday.)
Masada was one of the three or four signature jazz groups of the decade; their music was riveting, adventurous, but also graceful, swinging and deep in the blues. The quartet recorded 10 studio CDs of 10 songs each, on the Japanese DIW label. Then Zorn formed his own labelTzadikwhich released five double-disc albums of live concerts. He then wrote a few hundred more Masada tunes and formed different ensembles to play themthe Masada String Trio (Cohen on bass, Mark Feldman on violin, Erik Friedlander on cello), the Bar Kokhba Sextet (the trio augmented by Marc Ribot on guitar, Baron on drums and Cyro Baptista on percussion), and more. One of the Zorn@60 concerts this past month was a 4½ hour "Masada marathon," consisting of 11 different bands and two soloists, each playing three Masada compositions. (The soloists were Erik Friedlander on cello and Uri Caine on piano, bothlike nearly everyone that nightat peak powers.)
Since the turn of the century, Zorn's music has grown richer, subtler, more complex, and more graceful. One of his recent Tzadik CDs, A Vision in Blakelight, is inspired by the mystical writings of William Blake, and there's a Romantic reverie, a meditative depth, to Zorn's take on Blake that I think the earlier Zorn would have skirtedor perhaps touched on, then maneuvered aroundin favor of the poet's grislier dark side. Part of it is the ensemble Zorn has put together: piano, harp, and vibes (played by John Medeski, Carol Emanuel, and Kenny Wolleson), as well as drums, percussion, and bass (Baron, Baptista, and Trevor Dunn). Vibes and harp don't figure much in early Zorn, but they do in a lot of his recent recordings.
Dreamachines, another new album, is inspired by the "cut-up" techniques of Bryon Gysin and William Burroughs, who in the early 1960s literally cut up passages and paragraphs they'd written, then rearranged them in random ordera literature of collage. Zorn has experimented with musical equivalents of this for a long time. But while his earlier renditions have a slash-and-burn vibe, this new one is infused with the melodic lyricism of Masada, and features the same group as the Blake album (minus the harp). I don't mean to draw too sharp a contrast. Zorn's early collages weren't harsh; they were witty, imaginative, sometimes ingenious. And I wouldn't call Dreamachines "mellow"; they're too riveting for that. But even on some of the Masada albums, a gorgeous swaying tune would be followed by a noise-feast. Now Zorn has figured out how to put everything he knows into a single composition. The more closely you listen, the more amazing this stuff is.
Zorn has always been attentive to sound quality, and these albums, engineered by Marc Urselli, is no exception. They sound terrific.
One more note. Don't think that John Zorn has abandoned his avant ways, his native Zorn. Toward the end of the Masada marathon last month, the Electric Masada band took the stage, and for the first time that night, Zorn played his alto sax, beginning with his loft-day squeals and squalls, before settling into a virtuosic blues groove, then putting the horn aside to conduct the band, pointing from one player to another as signals to come in, fade out, join in, go their own way, merge. At one point, a pure sonic energy heaved forth from the stage, I wouldn't know how to describe it, don't know how he pulled it off, Zorn seemed dazzled too, as he turned around to face the audience, holding his arms out, smiling, nodding his head, as if to say, "Can you believe this," and the audience roared in amazement.
"Spillane" is a terrific album, and, a few years ago, was reissued on CD along with "Godard," another very nice piece from the same era.


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