Kenny Stanger - Guitar, BOSS ME-50 (mult-effects processor)
Influences
Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Chick Corea and RTF, Phish, Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Tortoise, Stereolab, Zap Mama, Aphex Twin, Kraftwerk, Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok, Genesis, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, Rachels, The Beatles,
Moe's Cafe is a person named Kenny, who was nicknamed "Moe" some years ago, and recently created a myspace page in order to serve up some sample recordings of his music to have available for the purposes of networking with other musicians. So "Moe's Cafe" seemed an appropriate name for the page.
Kenny Stanger is a 32 year old guitarist, currently living in Berlin, Germany. Born in New York state a couple of hours north of NYC, he has lived most of his life on Long Island, in Queens, or in Brooklyn, with the exception of the 4 years he spent at the University of Maryland where he earned a BA in psychology ('97). In 2003, he earned a 2nd BA in Music at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY.
Kenny has composed and performed music in a variety of genres, including jazz, classical (both traditional and contemporary), rock, pop, electronic/computer, and musical theatre, and is particularly drawn to repetition, minimalism, and free improvisation.
The music currently on this page was recorded on 10-27-07 (hence it's name). It was entirely improvised and thus contains no pre-written material. It appears here nearly exactly as it sounded when it was recorded live, with the exception of a few spots where Audacity (free, open source editing software) was used to edit out or obscure some really nasty sounding moments, and break it into 4 parts to meet myspace standards.
This recording is one of a series of recordings made over the last month, each titled by the date of the recording and each averaging about an hour in length.
Ab jetzt gibt es auch in Bierkombinat eine „Glückliche Stunde“, „une heure heureux“ oder um es schlicht auf Neudeutsch zu sagen: Eine Happy Hour. Sie beginnt um 18 Uhr und was besonders glücklich macht, ist nicht nur der Preis von 1,50 Euro, sondern auch dass es sich bei dem edlen Saft um lecker Schoppe-Bräu handelt, garantiert hausgebraut.
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Und weil es nun mal ein systembedingter oder gentechnischer Defekt des Bierkombinates ist, Menschen glücklich zu machen, wird es im Mai eine nachbarschaftliche Beglückung geben. Am 17. Mai feiert das BKK sein Zweijähriges und will dieses festliche Ereignis mit der geneigten Anwohnerschaft gemeinsam feierlich begehen. Es wird gar köstlich’ Speise aufgefahren und auch so mancher Edle Tropfen wird gereicht, solange Keller und Scheuer es hergeben – auf dass ein jeder sein Borstenvieh herauslasse.
26th of november another evening of post graduate listening
with
3 Star Motel (soft porn)
Maikko (pastafagioli)
Pato (conga's)
wednesday 26th of november at alberto ukebana urbanstrasse 116 - 2 HH - Aufgang 5 Berlin Kreuzberg U8-Schönleinstrasse
come early we start around 21.30 so that every one can catch the last U-Bahn back to the warm home (also Alberto's place is warm) not sure yet if Glühwein is served
An old idea of mine will finally come true Every one can add his own cosmologie to it, but the question that will be solved this weekend is can you dance to field recordings.
peter prautzsch will meet daniele lehmann adam thomas and katy bruch have been working with tape balz isler will play his prepared kuhstall in switzerland
22. November Alberto Ukebana Urbanstrasse 116 2HH Aufgang 5 Berlin Kreuzberg U8-Schönleinstrasse start 21.30 TANZ & FIELD RECORDING with Peter Prautzsch and Daniele Lehmann Tape by Adam Thomas/Cara Bless Johnson and Katty Bruch goli_79 by Balz Isler and Anna Weisenfelds
for your agenda
29th of november marek brandt, der tapeman, maikko
you might have noticed that next to the dkfrf episodes I also started to oganize evenings of post graduate entertainment. Before tagging these evenings POST HAWAII the announcements will look a bit like this:
alberto ukebana Urbanstraße 116 10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg (2. HH, aufgang 5, 1. OG) U 8 Schönleinstrasse
ANDY GRAYDON - solo set "Chora for" - location, location, location for field recordings and processing
ERAN SACHS - solo set geo-acoustic enlightenment with no-input mixer & electronics
VALERIO TRICOLI - solo set music concrete with revox b77
Vielen Dank fuer das umfangreiche Feedback. Wir werden im Laufe der Beta-Phase weiterhin mit deiner Hilfe rechnen und optimieren, optimieren und optimieren :-D bis trackbytrack DIE Schaltzentrale fuer das Online-Musikbusiness wird Ich wuensche eine super Woche!
On friday 5.September Albert Plank from Regensburg who also is the initiator of the das kleine field recordings festival in the Bavarian town will come to Berlin to present another set with recordings from his part of the world that has been a cul de sac for so many cold war years.
On this special evening he will be joined by Egyptian sound artist Mahmoud Refat, who will give you a chance to listen to Cairo.
Extra evening with Albert Plank and Mahmoud Refat hosted by take a dive Galerie "Takeadive" Solmsstrasse 19 10961 Berlin Kreuzberg U-Bahnhaltestelle: Mehringdamm oder Gneisenaustrasse starts 20. 30 sharp! really
What to expect? For sure it won't be a regular evening of field recordings: This evening will focus on the imitation of nature. And nature is the great reservoir of sounds. Scholars are talking about caves and the pictogrammes on the walls: deer and buffles, hunting and dancing. ..Caves with resonances that would carry the sounds into nature.
Did they imitate those sounds at those times? Would they have done it for artistic reasons?
sat . 16 august kule auguststrasse 10 berlin mitte doors open 21. 00
