Zbigniew Preisner • Trois Couleurs: Red

 Zbigniew Preisner (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈprajsnɛr]; born 20 May 1955 as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski)^[1] is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis as well as the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He is a member of the French Film Academy.^[2]

Life

Zbigniew Preisner was born in Bielsko-Biała, southern Poland, and studied history and philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Never having received formal music lessons, he taught himself music by listening and transcribing parts from records. His compositional style represents a distinctively sparse form of tonal neo-Romanticism. Paganini and Jean Sibelius are acknowledged influences.^[3]

 

Three Colours: Red (French: Trois couleurs: Rouge, Polish: Trzy kolory: Czerwony) is a 1994 romantic psychological drama mystery art film co-written, produced and directed by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski. It is the final installment of the Three Colours trilogy, which examines the French Revolutionary ideals; it is preceded by Blue and then by White.

Kieślowski had announced that this would be his final film, planning to retire claiming to be through with filmmaking;^[3] he would die suddenly less than two years later. Red is about fraternity, which it examines by showing characters whose lives gradually become closely interconnected, with bonds forming between two characters who appear to have little in common.

Red was released to universal critical acclaim and was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Director for Kieślowski. It was also selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was disqualified for not being a majority-Swiss production; its precedent however, submitted by Poland, was accepted although it did not secure a nomination.^[4] Since then it has been widely regarded as one of the best films of all time, as well as one of the greatest French-language films ever made.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Colours:_Red

 00:00 | 01. Milosc Od Pierwszego Wejrzenia | Zbigniew Zamachowski   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner   • Lyrics: Wislawa Szymborska 04:28 | 02. Fashion Show I   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 09:18 | 03. Meeting The Judge   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 10:20 | 04. The Tapped Conversation   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 11:40 | 05. Leaving The Judge   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 13:31 | 06. Psychoanalysis   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 15:39 | 07. Today Is My Birthday   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 18:45 | 08. Do Not Take Another Man's Wife I   • Music: Van Den Budenmayer 21:15 | 09. Treason   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 24:42 | 10. Fashion Show II   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 26:09 | 11. Conversation At The Theatre   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 29:57 | 12. The Rest Of The Conversation At The Theatre   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 30:55 | 13. Do Not Take Another Man's Wife II   • Music: Van Den Budenmayer 33:44 | 14. Catastrophe   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner 34:33 | 15. Finale   • Music: Zbigniew Preisner

Zbigniew Preisner • Trois Couleurs: Bleu

 

Zbigniew Preisner (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈprajsnɛr]; born 20 May 1955 as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski)^[1] is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis as well as the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He is a member of the French Film Academy.^[2]

Life

Zbigniew Preisner was born in Bielsko-Biała, southern Poland, and studied history and philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Never having received formal music lessons, he taught himself music by listening and transcribing parts from records. His compositional style represents a distinctively sparse form of tonal neo-Romanticism. Paganini and Jean Sibelius are acknowledged influences.^[3]

Three Colours: Blue (French: Trois couleurs: Bleu, Polish: Trzy kolory: Niebieski) is a 1993 psychological drama film co-written and directed by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski. It is the first instalment in the Three Colours trilogy, themed on the French Revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity, followed by White and Red (both 1994). According to Kieślowski, the subject of the film is liberty, specifically emotional liberty, rather than its social or political meaning.^[3]

Set in Paris, the film follows a woman named Julie (Juliette Binoche) whose husband and daughter are killed in a car accident. Suddenly freed from her familial bonds, she tries to isolate herself and live in seclusion from her former ties. However, she discovers that she cannot escape human connections.^[4]

Upon its release, Blue received widespread critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Golden Lion and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. It remains one of Kieślowski's most celebrated works.^[5][6] The male lead, Benoît Régent, died of an aneurysm at the age of 41 in October 1994, just one year after the film was released.^[7]

 ^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Colours:_Blue}

 00:00 | 01. Song For The Unification Of Europe (Patrice's Version) 05:13 | 02. Van Den Budenmayer — Funeral Music (Winds) 07:19 | 03. Julie — Glimpses Of Burial 07:52 | 04. Reprise — First Appearance 08:26 | 05. The Battle Of Carnival And Lent 09:23 | 06. Reprise — Julie With Olivier 10:12 | 07. Ellipsis 1 10:33 | 08. First Flute 11:26 | 09. Julie — In Her New Apartment 13:54 | 10. Reprise — Julie On The Stairs 14:20 | 11. Second Flute 15:36 | 12. Ellipsis 2 15:58 | 13. Van Den Budenmayer — Funeral Music (Organ)   • Music: Van Den Budenmayer 17:57 | 14. Van Den Budenmayer — Funeral Music (Full Orchestra)   • Music: Van Den Budenmayer 19:47 | 15. The Battle Of Carnival And Lent II 20:31 | 16. Reprise — Flute (Closing Credits Version) 22:49 | 17. Ellipsis 3 23:13 | 18. Olivier's Theme — Piano 23:53 | 19. Olivier And Julie — Trial Composition 25:54 | 20. Olivier's Theme — Finale 27:31 | 21. Bolero — Trailer For "Red" Film 28:39 | 22. Song For The Unification Of Europe (Julie's Version) 35:29 | 23. Closing Credits 37:36 | 24. Reprise — Organ 38:52 | 25. Bolero — "Red" Film

 Though I speak with the tongues of angels, If I have not love... My words would resound with but a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy... And understand all mysteries... and all knowledge... And though I have all faith So that I could remove mountains, if I have not love... I am nothing. Love is patient, full of goodness; Love tolerates all things, Aspires to all things, Love never dies, while the prophecies shall be done away, tongues shall be silenced, knowledge shall fade... Thus then shall linger only faith, hope, and love... but the greatest of these... is love.

Villagers of Ioannina City - Age of Aquarius

 Villagers of Ioannina City (VIC) is a folk rock band from Ioannina, Greece, formed in 2007. They play post, stoner and psychedelic rock with a large dose of Greek folk music from the region of Epirus. The regional musical tradition is characterized by polyphony, specific rhythms and tunes, and the use of clarinet, kaval, and bagpipe. The band fuses this unique folk music with modern psychedelic forms, creating a sound where the dominant solo instrument is the clarinet. They have played in the biggest rock festivals and in numerous sold-out shows in the biggest music scenes in Greece.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villagers_of_Ioannina_City

Current members

Villagers of Ioannina City performing in Berlin, November 2022

• Alex Karametis – guitar, vocals, synth
• Akis Zois – bass
• Aris Giannopoulos – drums
• Dimitris Brendas – bagpipe, winds 

➡️ https://vicband.bandcamp.com/ ➡️ https://smarturl.it/AgeOfAquarius-NPR 

Tracklist: 1. Welcome 0:00 2. Age of Aquarius 2:58 3. Part V 11:41 4. Dance of Night 21:29 5. Arrival 30:02 6. Father Sun 31:54 7. Millennium Blues 40:31 8. Cosmic Soul 49:14 9. For the Innocent 58:17 10. Sparkle out of Black Hole 1:03:20 

 Produced by VIC and Asteris Partalios Recorded by Asteris Partalios at Magnanimous Studio, Thessaloniki, GR Mixed by Keith Armstrong at Pietown Sound, Los Angeles, CA Mastered by Justin Shturtz at Sterling Sound, Nashville TN Cover art by Fotis Varthis Cover editing by Graphic no Jutsu Video edit by John Kaimakamis and theNightwatchers Contact with V.I.C Facebook:   / villagersofioanninacity   Instagram:   / villagersofioanninacity  

Villagers of Ioannina City - Venceremos

 "Venceremos" explores a world broken by illusion, control, and fear. It follows those who rise against it, rejecting gods and modern kings to reclaim freedom and meaning. A story of resistance and the courage to exist, here and now. Through struggles, hopes, fears, and the deepest reflections on life, one truth remains: the quest is one, its name is Freedom. Order Venceremos here: ➡️ https://vic-store.com/ ➡️ http://lnk.to/VillagersOfIoanninaCity...

Tracklist: 1. Alienation 0:00 2. Home 0:44 3. Ghosts in the sky 10:39 4. Venceremos 18:00 5. The Ruiner 23:27 6. No fear 30:25 7. Here and now 37:08 8. Epitaph 49:12 9. Requiem 52:50 =================== 

Alex Karametis - Vocals, Guitars, Synths Akis Zois - Bass Aris Giannopoulos - Drums Dimitris Brentas - Bagpipes, Winds Produced and recorded by Alex Karametis at Magnanimous-X studio, Thessaloniki, GR Mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen, at Hansen Studios, RIBE, DK All songs written & arranged by Karametis/Zois/Giannopoulos Except "Epithaph" written by Karametis/Brentas All lyrics by Alex Karametis The bridge of the song "Home" features a passage from the recitation of the remarkable poem "Our sun" by Giorgos Seferis performed by the poet himself. Backing vocals: Anthie Kirkou Sofia Kamina Chrysanthi Tsolaki Zourna on "No fear" - Sylvain Barou Album artwork - Fotis Varthis Album layout - Elias "SpyOne" Tsafaras Video edit - John Kaimakamis and theNightwatchers ======== 

Follow VIC ======== Website: https://www.vic-band.com Facebook: / villagersofioanninacity Instagram: / villagersofioanninacity

RUPHUS - New Born Day

 Here is a copy of one of Norwegians finest Prog Rock exports `New Born Day` by Ruphus. Released by Polydor (2382 037) in 1973 the original first issue came in a gatefold `Textured` sleeve with a large fold-out poster of the band, original copies are getting hard to find especially with the poster. A copy sold on for £427 in 2024 (with poster), top copies without aforementioned poster still sell for around £150!!

 Formed in Oslo, Norway in 1970 - Disbanded in 1981 RUPHUS is probably one of the most important 70's Norwegian hard rock band with progressive tendencies. Their debut "New Born Day" is certainly one of the best Norwegian albums. But three members left after the album release and a new singer was found for their second album "Ranshart", a more progressive record. Future jazz-rock legend Terje Rypdal produced their third album "Let Your Light Shine", a jazz-rock album that had much success in Germany, but again, personnel change struck at the worst of times, but their fourth album "Inner Voice" continued the formula, but further changes undermined the group, eventually folding at the end of the decade to general indifference.

Side 1 1. Coloured Dreams 0:00 2. Scientific Ways 4:02 3. Still Alive 10:00 4. The Man Who Started It All 14:34 Side 2 1. Trapped In A Game 20:01 2. New Born Day 26:06 3. Day After Tomorrow 31:47

Bob Smith – The Visit (1970)

 This album is a very ghostly visit from Bob Smith. On much of the album the music seems to draw together the various strains of west coast psych and folk rock, and then slathers it with reverb and hay production. Mr. Smith's voice also helps with his fine, expressive baritone. He often comes across as a far more chilled out Jim Morrison, complete with metaphysical hippy 'poetry.' The music itself manages quite a bit of variation, with some first rate guitar, fun touches such as vibraphones, and a truly groovy rhythm section. There must be a few samples lurking about in Maury Alexander's and Smith's production for those who have already cashed-out on David Axelrod's albums.

This albums starts of strong, with the first three tracks all making a positive impression. "Please's" bittersweet vibe and distant harmonies are custom for a documentary soundtrack where they cover one of those San Fran festivals with headbands and hippy moms breastfeeding. "Constructive Criticism" does the same before launching into a fun, full throttle acid-guitar and cheese organ groove. I'm sure at the time this music seemed about two years or so behind the times, but I'm willing to say that doesn't matter 40 years after the fact. I find that "Mobeda Dandelions" is a particular standout. It starts sounding much like a "Morrison Hotel" outtake before launching into a wild, almost krautrock-sounding rave-up. "Can't You Jump Rope" also catches my attention through some great interweaving guitar parts. The primary flaw here is really just another example of the double-album curse. The atonal plodding of "India Slumber" really disrupts the flow, and if you also cut the somewhat dull blues of "Source You Blues," you'd have an even better single album.

While there is some mild experimentation, "The Visit" doesn't do a whole lot that you haven't heard before. It is, however, a top rate encapsulation of some late 60's (especially West Coast) styles. With it's distinctively late 60's production and find performances throughtout, I find it's mostly a joy to listen to and a great, poppy psychedelic obscuritiy. 

 https://psychedelicobscurities.blogspot.com/2009/07/bob-smith-1970-visit.html

01. Please 3:14 02. Don't Tell Lady Tonight 3:09 03. Constructive Critique 4:43 04. Ocean Song 4:50 05. The Wishing Song 5:04 06. Can You Jump Rope? 5:47 07. Latter Days Matter 3:31 08. India Slumber 7:47 09. Source You Blues 6:02 10. Sunlight Sweet 3:10 11. Of She, Of Things 3:17 12. Mobeda Dandelions 3:18 13. The Path Does Have Forks 5:25 14. Try, Try To Understand Yourself 3:22

  Bass – John Lantini Drums – Skip Schneider Engineer – Mark Taylor (22) Flute – Stan Keiser Guitar – Mike Degreve Keyboards, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Daryl "Captain Keyboard" Dragon* Lead Guitar, Vocals – Bob Smith (23) Mellotron, Synthesizer [Moog] – Don Preston Percussion [Hand Drums] – James Curtis (4) Producer – Bob Smith (23), Mark Taylor (22) Violin – Larry Chapman (2) Written-By – Bob Smith (23)

Stone The Crows: In Concert Beat Workshop

 

Stone the Crows were a Scottish blues rock band formed in Glasgow in late 1969. They are remembered for the onstage electrocution of guitarist and founding member Les Harvey.

History

The band were formed after Maggie Bell was introduced to Les Harvey by his elder brother Alex Harvey.^[1] After playing together in the Kinning Park Ramblers, their next band Power was renamed Stone the Crows (after a British/Australian English exclamation of surprise or shock) by Led Zeppelin's manager, Peter Grant.^[2][3] The band was co-managed by Grant and Mark London. London was associated with Lulu as the co-writer of her signature song, "To Sir With Love" and was also married to Lulu's manager, Marion Massey. London had also managed the predecessor band Cartoone, in which Peter Grant had a financial interest and featured Les Harvey on guitar.^[4]

Original line-up

• Maggie Bell, vocals
• Les Harvey, guitar
• Colin Allen, drums
• James Dewar, bass and vocals
• John McGinnis, keyboards

The band's first two albums were recorded with the original line up and Bell's vocals were described as being similar to Janis Joplin's.^[5]

Second line-up and onstage death of Les Harvey

McGinnis and Dewar left the band in 1971 and were replaced by Ronnie Leahy and Steve Thompson.^[1]

Guitarist and co-founder Les Harvey was electrocuted onstage in front of a live audience at Swansea's Top Rank Suite in May 1972. Wires to the group's equipment were reportedly damaged by the audience and although the road crew attempted to repair the damage, they overlooked a loose ground wire.^[6] Harvey received a jolt of electricity as he reached for a microphone while his fingers touched the metal strings on his guitar. His body reportedly flew into the air and came to rest with his guitar in contact with the microphone stand. Bandmates who tried to rescue him reportedly got shocked themselves and it wasn't until someone kicked his guitar away^[7] that medical personnel were able to render aid. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

At the suggestion of Thompson, the band originally contacted Peter Green to replace Harvey. The band rehearsed with Green for six weeks to prepare for an upcoming music festival, although Green pulled out two days before the obligation.^[8] Jimmy McCulloch ultimately became the band's lead guitarist.^[1][9] Christine McVie, who replaced Green in Fleetwood Mac, believed that Green was not seriously committed to becoming a member of Stone the Crows. "The whole thing was a misunderstanding. Pete might have led them to think that he was joining... he actually had no intention of joining that band or any other band for that matter."^[10]

 ^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_the_Crows}

the entire performance of Stone the Crows Beat Workshop performance. On The Highway Going Down Penicillin Blues Niagara Sunset Cowboy Palace Of The King Good Time Girl

TRIPSICHORD - TRIPSICHORD (1971)

 Tripsichord Music Box was an American psychedelic rock group of the late 1960s / early 1970s. They were managed and produced by Matthew Katz, who also worked with Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and It's A Beautiful Day. They evolved out of The Ban (1965-1966), then The Now (9) (1967), and then became Tripsichord Music Box (1968) when connecting with Katz and Marcus Uzilevsky (a.k.a. Rusty Evans) in San Francisco, California. Ultimately the band dropped the "Music Box." They released one self-titled album (along with a couple of singles) on the San Francisco Sound label, which received major-label release on Janus Records the following year. (Discogs)

Tripsichord - Tripsichord [Janus Records JLS 3016 - 1971] 1. (0:00) On The Last Ride 2. (4:54) We Have Passed Away 3. (7:41) Black Door 4. (10:38) The New World 5. (15:16) Son Of The Morning 6. (20:48) Short Order Steward 7. (25:53) The Narrow Gate 8. (29:40) Fly Baby 9. (36:03) Everlasting Joy NOTE: dubbed from a radio station promo copy of the album that was originally used at radio station WPKN in Bridgeport, CT TRACKS AS TRIPSICHORD MUSIC BOX Non-LP 45 [San Francisco Sound J-115 - 1970] 10. (40:21) Times And Seasons 11. (43:49) Sunday The Third NOTE: dubbed from a red-and-black label copy of the 45 From the compilation “San Francisco Sound - Fifth Pipe Dream Part 1” [San Francisco Sound S7-11680 - 1968] 12. (47:10) You’re The Woman 13. (50:48) It’s Not Good 14. (54:00) Family Song NOTE: dubbed from the original black-and-white sleeve variant of the album (see    • San Francisco Sound - Fifth Pipe Dream: Vo...   for a full rip of my copy of it)

Lincoln Street Exit - Drive It

 

Profile:	Psychedelic band from New Mexico, USA, late 1960s, led by Tom Bee. Formed in 1964 in Albuquerque. After some garage-psych singles they released their only LP "Drive It"in 1970 veering towards heavy-psych sounds. Following the record deal with Motown the band morphed into XIT (4).
Sites:	rockasteria.blogspot.com

Aliases:	XIT (4)
Members:	John Burnett (2), Lee Herres, Mac Suazo, Michael Martin (8), Paul Chapman (4), R. C. Gariss, Siegi Chavez, Tom Bee
Variations:	Viewing All | Lincoln St. Exit Lincoln St Exit, Lincoln Street Exit, Lincon Street Exit, The Lincoln St. Exit

https://www.discogs.com/artist/2195580-Lincoln-St-Exit?srsltid=AfmBOop787nbJHmvD9UZKBs7i-VSxgIgmVBtFV9NuyK9tF5HNADzAtzh     Man Machine 4:02 Dirty Mother Blues 6:55 Got You Babe 3:06 Teacher Teacher 2:45 Soulful Drifter 2:00 Time Has Come Gonna Die 4:06 Going Back Home 3:03 Straight Shootin' Man 3:00 Phantom Child 3:14     Listen starting from here

Lezzetli Duman - Anatolian Groove (1974)

 Istanbul, Turkey – 1974 – Riding high on their international success, Lezzetli Duman (a fictional band) returns with their most ambitious work yet: "Anatolian Groove", a 14-track instrumental odyssey that fuses Turkish psychedelia, funk, and Eastern mysticism. Still led by Istanbul’s five sonic alchemists—Haluk "Ateş" Demirci (lead guitar, saz), Orhan "Duman" Yılmaz (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Cemal "Gece" Arslan (keyboards, percussion), Mehmet "Kara" Kaya (bass), and Yusuf "Yel" Şahin (drums)—the album pushes boundaries while staying true to their hazy, hashish-laden roots.

Tracklist: 00:00 Ivy Shadows 02:22 Kenevir Rüzgarı 05:31 Jasmine and Smoke 09:14 Secret Garden 13:10 Opium Dream 16:46 Crimson Dawn 19:55 Büyülü Tütün 22:40 Nightflower 25:58 Altın Duman 29:28 Foggy Love 32:18 Lale ve Esrar 35:37 Dark Alleys 38:28 Eternal Bliss 41:38 Under the Stars