Stewart Copeland has a Gizmo
So, I have been mentioning Stewart Copeland a lot lately, so why not keep that trend going, seeing as he is actually worth listening to and relevant, instead of others who keep blabbering about the latest emo rehash or the headlines-drawing non-issue of a anything related to Britney Spears procreating.
Stewart has finally got a decent online presence, and probably reflects his recent returns into the world of rock and jazz fusion, as well as continuing his soundtrack and symphonic works. He has been doing work with Les Claypool (of Primus) and Trey Anastasio (of Phish) in the power trio Oysterhead, did a few guest live spots onstage with the Foo Fighters and Incubus, and is apparently starting another band based in Italy with some local talent, and with dionysian avant-funk guitarist David "Fuze" Fiuzcynski (Kif, Screaming Headless Torsos, Me'Shell N'degeocello), called Gizmo. Just the pairing of those two onstage is enough of an eyebrow raiser, that I could care less who else is there. I just want some footage!
The site itself has some decent content, including samples from his recent orchestral shows, and even some Klark Kent audio. There is his video with Adam Ant for the film Out of Bounds as well as a 19 track collection of officially "un-releasable" tracks with Police outtakes, strange snippets of incidental music from Desperate Housewives and collaborations with folks like Jeff Beck. All worth at least one listen.
Related to this is the unofficial UK fansite with even better footage, including the video of Andy Summers and Stewart playing with Incubus, various Police performances never seen on MTV, interviews, and even his spot on VH1 show The List. Of note are the tour diary entries, where he is quite prone to not soft pedalling around what he likes and dislikes about...well, pretty much everything.
And finally, he recently did the score for some new Cartoon Network show, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee and the now very classic Syncronicity concert video from the last Police Tour in 1983 is finally getting a proper DVD release. That is when you get to see what made Stewart such an influence on almost every rock drummer that came up in the 80s and 90s of any repute. The man is inimitable, and that concert shows why.
Stewart has finally got a decent online presence, and probably reflects his recent returns into the world of rock and jazz fusion, as well as continuing his soundtrack and symphonic works. He has been doing work with Les Claypool (of Primus) and Trey Anastasio (of Phish) in the power trio Oysterhead, did a few guest live spots onstage with the Foo Fighters and Incubus, and is apparently starting another band based in Italy with some local talent, and with dionysian avant-funk guitarist David "Fuze" Fiuzcynski (Kif, Screaming Headless Torsos, Me'Shell N'degeocello), called Gizmo. Just the pairing of those two onstage is enough of an eyebrow raiser, that I could care less who else is there. I just want some footage!
The site itself has some decent content, including samples from his recent orchestral shows, and even some Klark Kent audio. There is his video with Adam Ant for the film Out of Bounds as well as a 19 track collection of officially "un-releasable" tracks with Police outtakes, strange snippets of incidental music from Desperate Housewives and collaborations with folks like Jeff Beck. All worth at least one listen.
Related to this is the unofficial UK fansite with even better footage, including the video of Andy Summers and Stewart playing with Incubus, various Police performances never seen on MTV, interviews, and even his spot on VH1 show The List. Of note are the tour diary entries, where he is quite prone to not soft pedalling around what he likes and dislikes about...well, pretty much everything.
And finally, he recently did the score for some new Cartoon Network show, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee and the now very classic Syncronicity concert video from the last Police Tour in 1983 is finally getting a proper DVD release. That is when you get to see what made Stewart such an influence on almost every rock drummer that came up in the 80s and 90s of any repute. The man is inimitable, and that concert shows why.
posted by theloniusfunk at 5:58 AM
1 Comments:
hey! im a fan of stewart too! im glad you noticed the official site!
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