Diary of a devoted collector

Back from Athens this afternoon.

Having watched Control (great acting by Sam Riley [Ian Curtis] and directing with style by Anton Corbijn, however lacking something) and bought a couple of records (for more on my Athens activity see forthcoming post in merzbau). Firstly was Sun Ra and His Solar-Myth Arkestra with The Solar-Myth Approach (vol.1) originally out on BYG Actuel in 1971, my copy being a remastered edition (2002) Sunspots cd. It is still wrapped in its plastic bag.

Also paid a visit to A Strange Reactor [Solomou 14, Exarhia, Athens] a record shop that I had not heard of until recently. A heaven for all collectors into strange / experimental / extreme sounds. Modern experimental composition, 20th century Avant-garde, noise, industrial, experimental, minimal synth, free jazz, free improvisation, apocalyptic folk +more can be found in large quantities. This is where I got Anestis Logothetis’s – Aus welchem Material ist der Stein von Sisyphos!? double cd produced in Austria, released in 1995. Never seen this release ever before. It is the 1992 [17.10.1992] recording of the opera / multimedia stage event of the same name. At a first approach (through only the first cd) it feels and sounds like Ancient Greek Tragedy in its most original form [considering the narration-acting] placed on the sonic vessel of Logothetis’s sounds. I do not exactly know what to expect from a following hearing. Certainly more.