Stuff...

Exhaustion is going to get me for a day or so - maybe less, but it's always unpredictable... just done too much, on top of still settling in to the new house. Murray (fresh from his Lustfaust exertions in Berlin - although Van Baelen was missing apparently) and I went to Derby on Thursday to catch Charles Gayle/Mark Sanders/William Parker again - well, when they are practically on your doorstep, it would be uncivil not to turn up... They were brilliant - again - and how fascinating to catch this band twice in a week to see how they operate under different conditions. Two sets again, in the more austere premises of a lecture theatre at Derby University - but again, improvised music of the highest order, passion and power. Whoo hooooo... etc... I had a plan to go to London and catch them again at the Red Rose but my body was sending out its signals to override any more jaunts for a few days - Mapsadaisical has a good review of the gig and some cool photographs - Monday night my camera fucked up and Thursday I got a couple but they are not as good as these...

And Mike Osborne has passed away as well - this is turning into a heavy year - maybe a track by him tomorrow...