Books To Go

Been pricing up the books for the stall this morning. Just keeping two paperbacks from the haul. D.M. Thomas "The White Hotel" (Phoenix) and Umberto Eco "Apocalypse Postponed" (Flamingo),a selection of his writings on culture,arts and other things.

Picked up a leaflet of a free film festival down at The Friends Meeting House called Critical Positions 2. Runs from 16th June to 22nd June and all films are free entrance - it's been supported by the Arts Council,and the Lux Cinema.

Friday 16th at 8pm Zizek!
Sat. 17th at 6.30pm The Universal Clock
Sat 17th at 8.30pm Negri
Sunday 18th at 2pm Imagining Reality
Sun. 18th at 4pm The Net
Sun. 18th at 7pm The Ister
Wed. 21st at 6pm Argument
Wed. 21st at 8pm Sociology
Thurs 22nd at 6pm Images of The World
Thurs 22nd at 8pm Town Bloody Hall

Further details can be obtained from http://www.criticalpositions.org .



One of the CD's i picked up for 50p is a compilation and worth its cheap cheap price alone for the two tracks by Fred Anderson Quartet and Kahlil El'Zabar and The Ritual Trio,both free jazz groups. The rest is mainstream and okay i guess. I will just rip the two tracks i like and then put the Cd on the stall or sell it or exchange it elsewhere,perhaps Rays Jazz Shop next time in London together with the Louis Sclavis ones.

The other 50p bargain which i am keeping is Dana Bryant's "Wishing From The Top" (WEA 1996) a soul rap CD from 1996 which THE WIRE reveiwed,and gave it a thumbs up. It's gorgious.You could call her the black female version on Laurie Anderson - spoken words angainst a funky backbeat. Yummy!


Phew - gonna be hot again.

Golf

Well after popping into Snoopers and tidying up the stall,got picked up by GC,and we motored down to Brighton and Hove Golf Club and The Waterhall Golf Club down Devils Dyke to do a golf survey. We finished about 4pm.

Quite warm out there,but with ice cold lime cordial,we got through the day.

Just been reading a book about Andy Warhol from the back room at Sandpiper Books.

Listened to the Terry Edwards CD as well.

Just cooling off.

The Sunday Synctopated Sound System Sixteen

OK its playlist time the SSSSS list - so jazy so funky.

1/ 8 Bold Souls - Half Life (Arabesque LP)
2/ Maulawi - Street Rap (Soul Jazz CD)
3/ Sun Ra - Angels and Demons (Soul Jazz CD)
4/ Art Ensemble of Chicago - Funky AECO (Soul Jazz CD)
5/ William Parker & Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra - Hallelujah (Soul Note CD)
6/ Sylvia Hallett - Night Wheels ("Skiming" CD)
7/ Lindsay Cooper - Oh Moscow (Victo CD)
8/ Soft Machine - Moon In June ("Out Bloody Rageous" CD)
9/ Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman - All of Us ("Song X" CD)
10/ Graham Moncur III - Spacey Spy ("New Africa" CD)
11/ Eddie Gale - Black Rhythm Happening (Soul Jazz CD)
12/ Alice Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Impulse LP)
13/ Lonnie Smith - Spirits Free (Groove Merchant LP)
13/ Wenndel Harrison - Winter (Tribe LP)
14/ Cymande - Bra (Janus LP)
15/ Louis Moholo Octet - Wedding Hymn (Ogun LP)
16/ Archie Shepp - Money Blues Part 1 (Impulse LP)

Funky new tahng jazz (mostly). Dig it.