Defenestration
August 17, 2009 at 8:12 am
“Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in a Prague Castle in the year of 1618. The word comes from the Latin de (from; out of) and fenestra (window or opening). Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown, or lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death.” - wiki
- Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet - I Faram Gami I Faram (’Afro Latin Soul’, Worthy Records, 1966)
- Tangoterje - New Morning Reworked (g.a.m.m. records, 2006)
- The Col Nolan Syndicate - Buckingham Palace (7″ Votary Records)
- Os Tremendos - Nome Do Jogo (Adventures in Paradise, 2007 [re-issue])
- Rabbit Rumba - Caramelos (’Achilifunk: Gypsy Soul 1969-1979′, Lovemonk records)
- Banda Los Hijos De La Nina Luz - Dejala Corre (7″ Soundway records, 2008)
- Soil & Pimp Sessions - A.I.E. (Tugg edit) (Brownswood recordings, 2007)
This playlist is a sort of non-fatal defenestration of ‘genre’ - blending jazz, latin, afrobeat and a little weirdness thrown in for good measure. All of the tracks throw degrees of conventionality out the window. Tangoterje’s track is a tongue in cheek cover of Kitty Winter Gypsy Nova - a German fusion group. ‘Buckingham Palace’ is a track from my home town, Melbourne - white men grooving out. These blends of sounds, continents and genres verge on mania… Why not leap out the window every now and then? Movement is key. To quote Douglas Adams, “It’s not the fall that kills you…It’s the sudden stop…”
pic: Yves Klein Leap into the Void, 1961
p.s. to any motel readers living in Melbourne, I run a monthly night called Outfoxed at georgeLane… come down on Friday 28th August and say hello - i’ll be the guy playing records…
If you add the rythm “de la clave” (ta.ta…ta..ta..ta..) to the first track you’ll have an Ethiopian salsa.
The mathaphor of defenestration is so strange…
Nice playlist Andras :)
I’ve seen Soil & Pimp Sessions in Hamburg (Germany) a few weeks ago, it was amazing. Definately one of the concerts of the year (eventhough I’m not really into jazz). They are real punks. Thanks again for the new inspiring list.
Great list. I’m throwing myself out the window, but I live in a one level home.
I like the mix. I bet it’s really hard to fit them together nicely like that. :D (was listening to the set few time, it makes me want to do something similar.)
[...] motel de moka » Defenestration http://www.moteldemoka.com/2009/08/17/defenestration – view page – cached “Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in a Prague Castle in the year of 1618. The word comes from the Latin de (from; out of) and fenestra (window or opening). Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown, or lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death.” - wiki 1. Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet - I Faram Gami I Faram (’Afro Latin Soul’, Worthy Records, 1966) 2. Tangoterje - New Morning Reworked (g.a.m.m. records, 2006) 3. The Col Nolan Syndicate - Buckingham Palace (7″ Votary Records) 4. Os Tremendos - Nome Do Jogo (Adventures in Paradise, 2007 [re-issue]) 5. Rabbit Rumba - Caramelos (’Achilifunk: Gypsy Soul 1969-1979′, Lovemonk — From the page [...]
Loving that Soul&”PIMP” track! Talented guys; Giles needs to find more like this.
“non-fatal defenestration of genre”
What?