 | Re: Letter to the CEO of GLS (evis)
'Im wesentlichen geht es um die Einführung eines offenen Bankstandards um Korruption und Schwarzkonten vorzubeugen.' I wonder if it's wise to be so bald with the aims of the project so early on in the note. Could one not describe them more circumspectly? 'Creating and supporting an atmosphere of trust and transparency between institution and client' for example.... I think the institution has to gain a clear benefit from their participation, and to paint them as inept/criminal from the off may not go down too well in some quarters... imho. martingordon 2 years, 3 months ago, 2 Comments |
| An Evening of British Rubbish (Musical Performance) Ex'nPop, Potsdamerstrasse 157, Berlin
EVENING OF BRITISH RUBBISH
Martin Gordon & Colin Bass - July 11 - Ex’n’Pop, Potsdamer Strasse 157, 10783 Berlin
The Rolling Stones, Kylie, Camel, Sparks, Sezen Aksu, 3 Mustaphas 3, Oumou Sangare, the Klezmatics, Ofra Haza, the Tiger Lillies - and Berlin. The connection is not obvious, but clearly Berlin has an attraction for British musicians. The combined CVs of Martin Gordon and Colin Bass, both Berlin-resident bass players, would if printed on paper consume a small forest (or large wood) and the list above includes just some of the artists they have worked with. Gordon, who played sessions with the Rolling Stones and was a member of oddball US band Sparks for their seminal ‘Kimono My House’ album, has been here since 1998. Colin Bass, a long-time member of prog-rock legends Camel and world-music godfathers 3 Mustaphas 3, moved to Berlin in the late 80s. Both continue to charm local residents with their fractured, heavily-accented attempts to master the local language. Both are prolific and successful songwriters as well as instrumentalists. 'The song ‘Dirty Pictures' by Gordon's UK band Radio Stars was covered by Die Toten Hosen, and the Colin Bass composition 'Denpasar Moon' was a million-seller in Indonesia with a multiplicity (it means ‘a lot’) of local cover-versions.
They now join forces to mark the release of individual recordings: Gordon's fifth and final part of his Mammal Trilogy, 'Time Gentlemen Please' is released on July 1st, and is proving to be a firm favourite with global rubbish-lovers. ‘RBC’, the debut release from the Bass-driven psych-rock power-trio Robinson / Bass / Clement was released in June and is already filling rubbish bins all over the continent. To mark these important events, Gordon and Bass will perform at Berlin’s Ex’n’Pop on July 11th 2009. Despite both occasionally appearing as members of Los Multikultis (the house band from the late lamented Radio MultiKulti), on this occasion they will appear separately (but in sequence). Entitled ‘An Evening of British Rubbish’, in homage to the legendary British satire event of the same name, you should expect an evening of Anglo eccentricity, loud pop music for grown-ups, raucous tom-foolery and highly-evolved pop sensibility.
Vocalist Pelle Almgren will jet in (rock stars almost always 'jet in', but never 'fly') from Stockholm, interrupting his tour with Wow Liksom to join Gordon, along with guitarist Ralf Leeman and drummer Perzi from Berlin cult-band the Smash. Bass will perform all of his greatest hits and appear in a variety of cameo roles including that of Dag Nabbit, leader of the progressive-skiffle band Fading Allure. The pair will then join forces for a resounding flag-waving finale, in celebration of all the rubbish which has preceded them. If, on the evening, rubbish appears an attractive concept, and Lord knows it is in every other manifestation of popular culture, the ‘Evening of Rubbish’ format will be a regular presentation, curated by Gordon and Bass and presenting compelling and engaging rubbish from all corners of the world.
Make a date in your diary - the middle-aged men are back in town! Celebrate rubbish, enrich your life!
Contact / more info: info@martingordon.de
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