Mauro to New Zealand | Humo

During the summer, Mauro keeps a log in his suitcase every week. This week: the compilation 'Le Jazz None (A Compilation of Nineties NZ Noise)' (1996) from New Zealand.

A clearly neglected man yelled something I didn't understand at a train station. Then I vaguely thought I knew him from somewhere. Then I saw him again. A musician I once met. He told me about his derailment period. And then how ashamed he was that he even thought of moving to New Zealand. They have an amazing music scene there! Original, inspired and rather valuable. One of the many testimonials is 'Le Jazz Non (A Compilation of Nineties NZ Noise)', a recording with quotes from the composer. John Cage On the cover, without further ado. The punk rock ethos goes hand in hand with the 20th century avant-garde.

And it rocks, baby! 'Le Jazz Non' reminds me of the underground CD-R scene of the early 21st century: all for 5 euros. Discs I'll never throw away, I'll never throw away this amazing collection of noise. Whatever those last two words mean, remember that it was funded by the Arts Council of New Zealand.

I don't think this elusive genre will take off anytime soon. Hence the label Corpus Hermeticum, a collection of esoteric treatises from Egypt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Too ambitious? Surely. But the two middle fingers aim for safe, monotonous sounds.

Anyway, that parish can accept me at any time. With such preachers Lame & sorry Featuring New Zealand Legends Alastair Galbraith And Bruce Russell. yes, 'There is freedom within, there is freedom outside. Try capturing the deluge in a paper cup. That's absolutely true for these experimental Kiwi rockers.