Milo Fine

“Contiguous Chunks”

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The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble

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1. Contiguous Chunk 1 (February 2, 2007) 42:57
2. Contiguous Chunk 2 (April 6, 2007) 33:52

Recorded 2/2/07 & 4/6/07 at the West Bank School of Music.

Milo Fine: drum set, m-drums II (electronics), piano, electronic keyboard, b flat/alto/e flat clarinets
Steve Gnitka: guitar
Jason S. Shapiro: piano, synthesizer (on 1)
Charles Gillett: electric guitar (on 2)

2007 – Shih Shih Wu Ai SSWA 11 (CD)

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- West Bank School of Music
- Homewood Studios
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- Conversations On Improvisation: Milo Fine
- A World in Two Cities: Milo Fine
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Insufferable and absurd. But, what else to expect? Because we are (imagine ourselves to be?) sentient, or rather, due to the manner in which western "civilization", an infectious disease which has managed to inculcate almost every indigenous culture on the planet, has manifested this sentience, we are an utterly disingenuous species. Our actions, in one way or another, are, for the most part (exclusively?) unintentional manifestations of what lurks beneath; unacknowledged, suppressed, repressed, willfully unknown. Our behavioral watchwords? Rationalization and justification. Why? Well, fear of course, Knowing we will cease to exist, or, perhaps more accurately, lacking the ability to fathom the eternal (or what we imagine it to be), we turn to so-called power, material wealth, fame and the like as pathetically meagre compensation. Now, there are those who would, in the current lexicon, argue that "it's all good", which is nothing but a rephrasing of essential tenets found in any number of belief systems/philosophies. And while there is no doubt that truly existing in the eternity of every moment, to treat what we generally separate into "good" or "bad"/ "positive" or "negative", as nothing but unified energy of which we are simply a part -- to, in other words, maintain a sense of calm and "being" regardless of life's circumstances -- would likely be ideal, or close to it. But, given the essence of humanity's overall conditioning and wiring, this state is, sadly, more or less impossible to attain, never mind sustain. Not to say that it isn't worth considering and attempting. But, in the meantime, let's drop the pretense; the state of the world -- inner and outer -- makes it clear that it is not all good, and to excuse our behavior is to propagate the missteps that personify humanity.
- milo fine (from the liner notes to TESHUVAH)

“Contiguous Chunks”

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