Friday March 13, 1998
Entertainment
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Percussive circle to beat drums for KU hoops
by Tamara Miller
tmiller@kanson.com
Kanson staff writer
The Circle of Percusive Sound will give a drum roll for the Kansas men's basketball game from 7 to 9 tonight in the Pioneer Room of the Burge Union.
The circle will feature Barry Bernstein, a KU graduate in music therapy who will volunteer for the event. Bernstein is the CEO of Healthy Sounds Corporation, a Lenexa music therapy consulting firm, said Chris Lovvorn, Overland Park senior and circle founder.
Bernstein said he would introduce his "Rhythm Weave" program at the event. The free program uses words and drum rhythms to create communication within a group.
Bernstein is known for his work with music therapy through drumming. Bernstein co-founded "Rhythm for Life" with Mickey Horn, a former member of the Grateful Dead, Lovvorn said.
member of the Neurology During Bernstein's work with Hart, they researched the positive effects of music therapy on Alzheimer's Disease, Berstein said.
Ken Anderson, Lawrence graduate student, said the circle also drummed for entertainment. People may come even if they do not want to drum.
"We even had a kid come out who didn't like to play drums, but he liked to chant, so we said 'OK,'" he said.
he said.
Lovvorn said the organization held drum circles every month. During a circle, participants drum together or watch others drum. The organization wants to increase awareness of the therapeutic benefits of drum circles.
"You can communicate through drumming and really get a feel for a person through drumming with them," he said.
Lovvorn said participants need not bring a drum to the circle tonight, but it was encouraged. The circle will provide drums for those who do not have their own.
Bernstein said he was looking forward to bring his clinic to the University. He hoped to use the drum circle to get people excited about the basketball game tonight.
"It's kind of going to be a Rock Chalk Jayhawk pep rally," he said.
Silver Apples blossom influence modern scene
By Kelly Corcoran Special to the Kansan
In 1967, The Silver Apples started as a fivepiece, but changed into a pair by 1968, Simeon on the self-designed and self-named Simeon machine, and Dan Taylor on drums. The Simeon instrument is several amplifiers, oscillators and other effects. Using this bulky noise machine and borrowing from poets Warren Stanley and Eileen Lewellen for the lyrics, Simeon crafted electronic pop songs.
The Silver Apples played their first show in front of 30,000 people at a free all-day concert in Central Park in 1968 with The Steve Miller Band, The Chanbens Brothers, The Children of God, Sha-Na-Na, The Mothers of Invention and The Fugs. The next day the papers were playing the unique sound of the Silver Apples.
The Silver Apples — Silver Apples — MGA
This CD combines the first two Silver Apples albums, the first self-titled in 1968, and the second Contact in 1969. Originally released on Kapp records in a limited vinyl pressing, collectors price originals at about $600. Now widely available, music critics have raved about the genius and influence on modern music. Artists from Kraftwerk to Portishead to the Chemical Brothers to Madonna all acknowledge The Silver Apples as influential to their music.
well, Madonna never recognized them, but she should have.
Tortoise — TNT — Thrill Jockey
The premier instrumental and experimental hip band finds middle ground on their third album, using the organic, rougher sounds of their first self-titled album from 1994 and the cut and paste electronic sounds of 1996's Millions now living will never die. John McEntire, the drummer and producer for all of Tortoise's albums among many other producing credits, including Stereolab, seems to have adapted his no-edges production style with the inventive treatments necessary to keep Tortoise from being background music.
ground music.
Tortoise could be the definition of the postrock movement in music. Citing influences from dub reggae, jazz, drum and bass and 20th century classical composers, you can hear different parts of each of these genres on TNT. On the first and title track, a guitar starts a simple melody and adds horns accenting the percussion. "Ten Day Interval" is an overwhelming flood of vibes in both channels, where "Almost always is nearly enough" is more akin to Aphex Twin's hypertechno.
On Thursday, TNT will be the Dinner Hour Album Playback on KJHK, a tradition where an album is played in its entirety at 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Corcorn is th e music director for KJHK. To hear either of these selections 864-4747.
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