Dita Von

Saint Francis
$19.95
Being a semi-fan of Redemption Films (tho lately they have released/re-released some questionable titles, and this may be one of them), I had no idea who Dita was, and still don`t. I purchased it for a reasonable price from a seller on Amazon, and it`s not as bad as stated in the other review, tho it WAS bad, but if you`re reading this, you probably knew that already. We fans of exploitation,horror,cult,and Eurosleaze search these things out, rather than succumb to what`s currently being offered by Hollywood for the last 25 years or so. Sure, Andrew Blake has been making great soft and hardcore videos (not films) for almost 20 years that I know of, but they`re almost all the same, and I don`t mean that in a bad way. And I suppose if you knew who Dita was (one of tens of thousands of women in this country who can`t act and has no other apparant skills on display other than prancing around in various states of undress for the sole purpose of a paycheck - and again, I don`t necessarily mean that in a bad way...), this might disappoint because she`s actually attempting to act in a slice of softcore sleaze that masquerades as a film, and she isn`t naked often enough for a fan, then I understand. But for fans of Redemption films and exploitation in general, you could do a lot worse. Try 'One Eyed Monster' on for size as proof...

Dita Von Teese 16x20 Photo
$32.00
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Court and Dance Music from the Renaissance and Early Baroque
$20.98
The Compenius organ has a unique sound, and is my favorite organ. You can think of it as being an orchestral organ for the orchestra of the 16th century. It's like having all the major Renaissance consorts at your fingertips. The packaging has great detail about the instrument, including all the stops, and which stops are used on which tracks -- something I wish more organ recordings would have.

Unfortunately, the performances are almost unlistenable. The notes speak of "a manner of playing...independent of modern performance practices...'speaking' delivery ... 'breathing' execution...'jeu inegal'. What this means is that Jacobson plays everything staccato and does not play in time. This goes far beyond agogic accent for expresson. These are supposed to be dance pieces, but a transcription of the rhythms would resemble Boulez. There is no sense of line, and this was an age dominated by vocal music. I'm a specialist in early music performance practice, and believe me, nobody else in the world plays this way. Also, the organ is rather closely miked, and rattles like it's 400 years old. It's hard to concentrate on the repertoire (well-chosen for the instrument) when you're wonder which random beat fragment the next note will fall on. There are other recordings of this organ that must be better.