Naim label (suggestions)
Posted by: John C on 05 March 2002
So, do all Naim Cds sell in the US or to forum members who take Naim's taste as a given?
Perhaps no one has confidence to make that decision in this country, whereas Christianson does? etc etc
I'd like to suggest Tim Garland Dean St Orchestra, world class music and crying out for records (I think!)
John
Others: Please substitute any musical genre for jazz.
(with apologies to Fred Simon who is ofcourse a marvel)
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Originally posted by herm:
_No Arrogance, No Art_No offense at all to Mick or Nigel, but I fully understand Fred's reaction to the strange frase "background music". It's one of those awkward brushes between artist and audience.
True, once your works are reproduced and sold you've lost control of the way people listen to your stuff. Nonetheless you want attention. Arrogant? Think of all the work and thought that's been put into those tracks.
A certain amount of arrogance comes with the territory. Every artist has to have a measure of arrogance to want to add something to the existing corpus of music, pictures etc etc.
This is all true, and well said. To expand: especially when listening to music of any degree of complexity, it's instructive to keep in mind that when the musicians made the music, they were giving their fully focused attention. If one wants to reap every last bit of goodness from what they created, it's only fair to give it equal concentration.
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Any sane person would get a day job.
It should be noted that I've never had a day job in my life. 
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Keep up the good work, Fred!Herman
Thanks, Herman.
Keep up the good work.
Tim 
Mick, I think there is an errant "but" in the above sentence...
Bob
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Originally posted by bob atherton:
... the audiences I have more recently played to are not in concert halls, people are often drinking glasses of wine and chatting. This took a while to get used to as I KNOW that some people considered our music as 'background' & worst of all Muzak. Like Fred, as long as the 'audience' took a little time out and just listened to one piece then I
guess this was enough for me.
If it's a restaurant/bar where music is ambient, that's the nature of the gig and I accept it as such; I play one like this most Friday nights. If someone is listening (and usually someone is) and even gives me positive feedback, all the better.
But if it's a club featuring music, I find it grossly disrespectful to the musicians, the music, and those in the audience who came to listen (often paying substantially), for people to be obliviously chatting away as though this was their own private salon. It's become epidemic, and, as I said in another post, the social tables have turned ... if you politely ask them to stop now you're an asshole.
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The genre that Fred is playing in is subtle, but it is defiantly NOT Muzak. Once you 'get it' it is enveloping & spiritually uplifting. It is intensely satisfying to be involved playing this style of music, but regrettably some musicians can get rather self indulgent, playing muso music for muso's. Fred thankfully never falls into this
category.
Bob, thanks so much for your sweet words; I appreciate them greatly.
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My bass playing mentor, Eberhard Weber, has IMHO produced some of the most spiritual music on the planet.
I agree. Eberhard is in my pantheon, too, especially Fluid Rustle, Silent Feet, Little Movements, Colours of Chloe, Later That Evening, and the recent Endless Days.
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My advice would be to give Fred's album a spin when you are totally chilled, maybe late at night with a glass or two of wine. Turn the lights down & the music up a bit & see what happens.Bob.
Wise advice.
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Originally posted by Pete:
And another note still; Fred, you must be _very_ glad you're no Sarah Brightman!Pete.
Yes, very glad for so many reasons, perhaps the foremost being that I'm not the ex-Mrs. Android Leper.