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Trevor Dunn contributes his bassey goodness to yet another John Zorn album, this one titled “The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days”, released recently via Zorn’s Tzadik label.

The album is a very relaxed trip and follows on nicely from O’o and the dreamers, even though it is not a continuation of the romantic series.

“Continuing in the mystical tradition of In Search of the Miraculous, The Goddess is a stunning collection of Odes in celebration of Women in Myth, Magick and Ritual throughout the Ages.

Expanding the ever-growing Alhambra ensemble with the searing guitar of Marc Ribot and the evocative harp of Carol Emanuel, the music takes on a lush orchestral sound and more than a touch of the feminine.

Blending an hypnotic minimalist propulsion with the complex cinematic sweep of Zorn’s fast changing extended file card compositions, the music develops from moment to moment in ways both surprising and inevitable. Breathtaking and hauntingly beautiful, The Goddess is a lyrical treat for your ears!”

More info at Tzadik

A whole stack of interesting stuff going on over there at Yoshi’s San Fran, including what appears to be three parts Bungle appearing on stage for the first time in almost a decade… Reconciliation? Reunion? Thank you Zorn!

“Native New Yorker and enfant terrible John Zorn has had very deep ties with San Francisco since his first visit here in 1974. His yearly visits have deepened his connection with local musicians and venues and many of his closest collaborators still live right here in the Bay Area.

This special three night series showcases him performing with many of San Francisco’s best musicians in improvisational units, and includes the world premiere performance of his popular tribute to the Bay area ALHAMBRA LOVE SONGS, his first ever duo concert with California’s Guru extraordinaire Terry Riley and of course his legendary game piece COBRA, featuring an all-star Bay Area lineup.”

Cobra is

fred frith guitar

trey spruance guitar

scott amendola drums

kenny wollesen drums

william winant perc

rob burger piano

dave slusser keys

mike patton vox, electronics

chris brown  electronics

david rosenboom electronics

timb harris violin

joan jeanrenaud cello

mark dresser   bass

trevor dunn  bass

john zorn prompter

photo credit: fixwhatusee

Ithaca Undergound

“I still work with John Zorn quite a bit and I think there are two recordings I’ve done with him that are on their way to release.  One is The Dreamers – our third release plus a new group I think he’s calling White Magic which is a really strange sort of chamber jazz project with harp, piano, vibraphone.  I play electric bass on it and it’s a really interesting project.  We spent three days in the studio recording it and it crosses the line between Steve Reich minimalism and ‘70s fusion mixed with chamber music.  It’s a really interesting project! “

Eye Weekly

“The last few rock bands I’ve been in have been on the weirder side, and I just wanted to do something that was based more in the early stuff that I listened to. That, and just wanting to get onstage and play rock music.”

hat tip to stubb buddy Timb for the links

The latest issue of Rock-a-rolla magazine has a new interview with Trevor Dunn talking to him about his latest band Madlove. They posted a snippet of the article on their home page which paints a rather dire picture regarding any hopes of a Bungle reunion ever happening:

“Faith No More have done it, but those expecting a Mr. Bungle reunion shouldn’t hold their breath – unless, of course, they can hold it for a really, really long time. “I don’t think it’s gonna happen unfortunately” bassist Trevor Dunn told Rock-A-Rolla. “I mean, I say unfortunately on behalf of people who want it to happen – I actually don’t want it to happen.” Dunn, who recently released the debut album with his brand new band MadLove, talked to us about his current projects and the joys of playing “traditional rock music”. Check out the full interview in the latest issue of Rock-A-Rolla Magazine, out now.”

Although Trevor does not seem interested in a Bungle reunion, Bar and Danny have both expressed interest in working with the bungle guys again one day, so anything is possible.

Check out the latest issue of rock-a-rolla for the whole article plus interviews with Jello Biafra and Chuck Mosley.

With the recent release of Trevor Dunn’s baby Madlove’s debut album, White with Foam, the intertubes have been out and about and saying nice things.

The Aquarian

Bring on Mixed Review

Blog Critics

I’m still waiting for my copy to arrive so unfortunately I can’t comment yet……. What are everyone’s thoughts on the album?

www.myspace.com/whitewithfoam

So I totally forgot to mention Trevor Dunn’s latest venture, MadLove’s new album White with Foam has hit the streets! Mine is still in the mail so I haven’t managed to hear it yet, but from all accounts it’s great. The album launch is on the 16th of September @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY so get on down there if you’re local.

More MadLove info: www.myspace.com/whitewithfoam

Rumour has it (and according to La Tercera), the support role for Faith No More‘s Chile show (29 October) is going to be either The Melvins or Trevor Dunn’s new band MadLove. Why not add them both and make it the Geek Show 2.0? Either way that’s going to be a nice line up for those lucky Chileans!

Hat tip to FNM2.0 and Patton Archivo

So the day is fast approaching for Trevor Dunn’s new rock outfit “Madlove” to release their debut album. The date? According to Ipecac it will be available on September 1st.

The tracklist for “White with Foam” is:

1. Rats With Wings
2. Thread
3. Absence & Noise
4. Dirty
5. In Love (In Theory)
6. As Sad As It Was Beautiful
7. Broke
8. Left With Nothing
9. Knowing
10. The Mute Number
11. Art Of Denial
12. All The Nerve Endings

A full bio is now available over at their artist page at Ipecac or check out their official myspace for tunes n stuff.

Holy Crap! How did I miss this? Just released on Tzadik is the follow up to 2008′s “The Dreamers“ simply titled O’o and it features our good buddy Trevor Dunn on bass!

“Named for an extinct Hawaiian bird whose delightful song will sadly never be sung again, O’o is the exotic follow up to The Dreamers, one of Zorn’s most popular and appealing musical projects. Featuring the same dynamic band of masters from Zorn’s inner circle, O’o presents twelve more lyrical and adventurous instrumentals combining world music, surf, exotica, soundtracks, easy listening, minimalism and more into a fabulous and exciting new music. Beautifully packaged in original artwork by Chippy, this is charming and adventurous music passionately performed by a downtown super group.”

Featuring:

Cyro Baptista: Percussion
Joey Baron: Drums
Trevor Dunn: Bass
Marc Ribot: Guitar
Jamie Saft: Piano, Organ
Kenny Wollesen: Vibraphone

Tracklist:

1. Miller’s Crake
2. Akialoa
3. Po’o'uli
4. Little Bittern
5. Mysterious Starling
6. Laughing Owl
7. Archaeopteryx
8. Solitaire
9. Piopio

Suit of Lights celebrate the release of their new album Bacteria (featuring Trevor Dunn on Bass duties)on Saturday August 15 atLouise & Jerry’s.

Stubbadub has a copy of the album to give away closer to launch date so keep an eye on the site for more info.