It's good to have several sources for buying books & music so you can compare prices and save money. I have just ordered the following 2 items at Proxis, both very reasonably priced:
The Complete Machine Gun Sessions - The Peter Brötzmann Octet (Atavistic 2CD)
The original BRO Records LP restored to its 1968 format, with two alternate takes, new liner notes by Brötzmann and John Corbett, plus the only live version of MACHINE GUN ever recorded- in a deluxe package! This is a 2 CD edition and even cheaper than the former FMP edition. I am renovating the house and pretty sure that this will be the perfect companion while removing wall paper. Here's what the others say: "mind-blasting... a smashing, clanging wonderland of noise." - Thurston Moore, "Jaw-dropping, face-peeling, DNA-changing music." - Mats Gustafsson.
God is Not Great (How religion poisens everything) - Christopher Hitchens
The dutch translation is scheduled for november but I've read a couple of interesting things about this book so I ordered the American hardcover edition. Although I wouldn't describe myself as a hardcore atheist (I highly regard people like the 13th century sufi poet and mystic Rumi or Tarkovsky's religious consciousness), I do agree with Karl Marx' famous statement that religion is the opium of the people. I don't think that this book will drastically change my thinking about religion but I am anxious to read it.
3 comments:
i didn't know about the brotzmann release. it is great news, since i never got my single cd copy back after i lent it to a friend i haven't seen in years. time to order that new edition. yeah!
the new edition is not a 2cd just to clarify... and the bonus live track actually appeared on the unheard music series cd "fuck de boere"... so the only gain w/ this reissue when compared to the FMP cd is the remastering, liner notes, some new/different photos, and the original silk screen painting on the slip cover of this reissue. still a vital recording that must be heard, just beware in getting this if you already have the "machine gun" fmp version cd and the "fuck de boere" cd.
ok, thanks for the info!
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