Jun 262021
 

i’m with metro_cubo, who taped this:  “when i taped this show, i wanted to listen to it once more right away”.  a few parts of this recording reminded me of cds from ninja tunes that i’d get from my late friend george gelestino back in the early 1990s.  george & his wife sali were two of the nicest people i knew.  i met them sort of by accident.  mark noone, singer for the slickee boys, lived across the street from my parents, in washington d.c., for a while back in the early 80s or so (or was it during my year off university, so late 70s? whatever), and i heard them practicing one afternoon, so naturally i went over to see if i could just listen in.  (they were so relieved i wasn’t complaining that they said come right in).  the slickees were hot hot hot, it was great!  anyway, george & sali were there.  we hit it right off & became friends, i’d hang out with them at the weekly garage sales to try & keep their co-op apartment building on columbia road going, go to parties, stuff like that.  and like a lot of their friends, i’d volunteer at george’s vinyl event record conventions, which was a total blast.  after i moved to madrid around the end of the decade, i’d drop by vinyl ink to see them when visiting d.c., and george would inevitably suggest cds based on what i was listening to.  you did not ignore george’s music suggestions.  and so we’re back to ninja tunes and this show.


michel benita quartet feat. erik truffaz
(drastic tour)
6th terni in jazz festival
anfiteatro fausto
terni, umbria, italy
25 june 2006

michel benita – bass, electronics
erik truffaz – trumpet, electronics
patrick muller – keys
philippe garcia – drums, electronics

01. beginning 10:56
02. second tune 7:44
03. steel flow 10:45
04. ending 9:33

total time 39:02 min.

fm recording by metro_cubo
fm > sanyo fmt-3510l fm tuner > audigy soundblaster > hd > sound forge 7.0 > cd wave editor
aired by italian rai radio tre on 2007-02-19

note by metro_cubo:
when i taped this show, i wanted to listen to it once more right away.
this is in the vain of the erik truffaz albums but probably less ethnic and more electronic.
closer to wesse buggeltoft, in a way. but this short set is really nice, with
ambience and great playing by erik. you should really have a go with this one!

cover artwork inside

links:
http://bassisthebase.multiply.com/?&preview=&item_id=1562&album=61&photo=&page_start=40
to whatever combo he plays in, michel benita brings a rich, sure and melodious sonority,
which is as much indebted to scott lafaro for its finesse as to charlie haden for its
virtues of simplicity, without forgetting the steadiness of a dave holland who pairs up
with the most complex drummers around, and the expressive cantabile of nordic bass players
such as arild andersen and palle danielsson.
n 2001, he joins erik truffaz’s ladyland combo (mantis, blue note). most recently,
forming a new trio with sax player gaël horellou and drummer philippe garcia,
two younger musicians (cosmik connection), he finds the time to write the music for
several documentaries. michel now has his ears attuned to experimentation and cross disciplines,
which he has explored since 1996 as the beloved composer of hilton mcconnico, decorator, photographer,
designer, and also scenographer of hermès, for whom he has already composed the music for
5 exhibitions or fashion shows in france and japan. as michel commences his fifth decade,
his career has taken another decisive turn with his new project, drastic, with a new album,
which makes him shiver with excitement in the act of creation and in reaching new audiences.

http://www.michelbenita.com/michel_benita/bienvenue.html


sample: t03 steel flow 256k.mp3
download: MichelBenita_2006-06-25_w_ErikTruffaz_UmbriaItaly.zip

artwork from the original seed on dime, probably by either metro_cubo or the (re)seeder fbauer