This was one of the more extraordinary sets up at Victo last year, since it was as visually stimulating as it was sound-wise. This brilliant quintet of electro-acoustic French and French-Canadian improvisers performed on an elevated circular stage in ...

I believe that this was the second Charming Hostess album, which has been waiting for a release for a few years now and it is very great to have it finally available. Familar names here include most of Sleepytime Gorilla Museam: Carla Kihlstedt, Nils Frydahl and Dan Rathburn, plus Jewlia Eisenberg (the band's leader) and Wesley Anderson.

"A few of you will already have heard either the Hostesss first wild American release or founder Jewlia Eisenbergs ear-opening Tzadik CD of last year...

"The Bowls Projectis an exciting new recording by Charming Hostess, one of the most consistently creative and explorative ensembles working today. Based on inscriptions found on ancient Babylonian Jewish amulets, the texts speak of mysticism and magic...

“In 2013, Claire Chase instigated a project designed to cultivate an entirely new body of work for flute. A MacArthur Fellow, Harvard professor, and indomitable musical force who cofounded the International Contemporary Ensemble, Chase began commissioning work, with the idea of doing so until the centennial of Edgard Varèse's seminal flute solo "Density 21.5," in 2036. This deluxe four-CD set is the first fruit of these commissions, realized in the first three years of the project, featuring 18 works...

“In Plato's vision of the universe, the Hyperuranion is a realm of ideal forms where the soul waits before entering the body, inspiring humanity's search for truth and beauty on Earth. On their seventh release and third for London-based RareNoise Records, the exploratory trio Chat Noir conjures their own Hyperuranion, a transcendent space beyond genre where electronica, rock, jazz, and ambient music meld into a rapturous hybrid.
For this latest manifestation of their ever-evolving sound, Chat Noir's..

Rhys Chatham is one of the originators of what later became known as the 'downtown' scene and he has been an original thinker and has been involved with interesting music for 40 years!

"Rhys Chatham returns with his first solo album since 2013, the enchanting Pythagorean Dream. Having studied under Terry Riley and La Monte Young (with whom he later went on to work), Chatham fused the overtone-drenched minimalism of John Cale and Tony Conrad with the relentless, elemental fury of the Ramones....

Chau Coco! is another Argentinian band by our friend Martin Rur, who is also in the excellent Karenautas.

This is their first album and in this band, there's more singing (good singing!) and the over-all feel/sound reminds me of Picchio dal...

Remy Chaudagne-bass, compositions
Andy Shppard-soprano & tenor sax
Peter Erskine-drums

"On this album everything is tight and clear. The dialogue between the three musicians is sometimes held back, sometimes heavy but always aims for a colour which is indescribable and fresh. Erskine and Sheppard get the opportunity to come out of their higher profile bands (Weather Resport, Carla Bley, Gil Evans), to relive the warm club formula of a brand new trio. Top of the range - the best musicians...

"For their next release, in an attempt to capture their harsher live sound, the band turned to internationally-renowned engineer Steve Albini. This successful pairing yielded "Dumb Ask" and ultimately resulted in a multi-album contract with England's NEAT Records in mid-1990."

This is #19 from Cheer-Accident and, like everything from the last decade from them, is another knock-it-out-of-the-ballpark winner!
Interestingly, even though it was recorded fairly recently and there is currently a fantastic quartet version of the band, only Thymme and Jeff of the current band are on here - with a lot of guests - and the entire album was written by Jeff! Why? Because they are CHEER-ACCIDENT and they don't answer to you, me or anyone else.
Hugely personally recommended!...

“Most bands still churning in their fourth decade of existence don't see the kind of creative surge CHEER- ACCIDENT has nursed since 2017.” - POPMATTERS

“Once a band reaches that four-decade mark in their existence, particularly a band such as CHEER-ACCIDENT, who have travailed so much aesthetic ground during this time, you just know that they have a veritable...

"In a masterful multi-media mish-mosh of formats, SkiN GRAFT presents a complete Gumballhead The Cat comic book accompanied by a full length CD soundtrack of audio intrigue and jaw dropping dynamic group interplay from Chicago's progressive rock masters CHEER-ACCIDENT. Packaged in a 7 1/2” x 7 1/2” sleeve for easy storage alongside vinyl singles, periodicals or in-store display cases."

Cory Bengtsen - baritone saxophone, electronics
D Bayne - piano
Jeff Libersher – electric guitar
Mike Hagedorn - tenor and soprano trombones
Ross Feller - soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones
Thymme Jones - piano

“Chicago-based experimental rock band Cheer Accident has recorded an intriguing improv album based on field recordings made in Hong Kong!”

“Based on a series of recordings made in August 2015 on walks through various neighbourhoods and locations ar

The enigmatic Cheer-Accident formed in 1981, when the members were in High School, but it wasn't until 1988 when they released their first album, Sever Roots, Tree Dies. These guys do things the hard way; they are not content to give their audience what their audience thinks they want. Hence, they can be anything from a utterly fantastic to a utterly frustrating listen, depending on what you were hoping that the record you are listening would be, based on the last album by them you heard. They are also...

This was the final album they made with their good friend, engineer and bandmate, Phil Bonnet, before he died suddenly and very unexpectedly of a brain aneurism. It's been unavailable for years and years and now it returns in remastered form.
Note to folks not used to Cheer-Accident; despite the nicely said stuff below, I think you will have a very hard time drawing a line between this very agressive album and Hatfield and the North. YMMV.

“Salad Days” is a feel good masterpiece of...

Until this reissue, this 1999, CDR-only release was by far their rarest artifact. But not any more. Nuh uh. Better look for something else to covet now!

"Recorded just prior to “Salad Days”, and originally self-released by the band in a very limited edition, the 52 minute song “Trading Balloons” anticipated the direction the band would take in years to come - exploring a dizzying blend of musical styles: from Zeppelin-esque bombast to folk-tinged Americana to Stravinsky-flavored progressive rock...

“Third in the series. We’ve established a pattern here. (Every three years…) [editor’s note: Then they signed to the Cuneiform conglomerate and completely destroyed their freedom to do so – ha ha ha!]
This one is very much the sister Old Man to the 2005 release. Sister Old Man? Does that even make sense?
Much tunefulness here as euphoria and melancholia seem to be battling it out.”

Based on the personnel [Alex Perkolup, Mike Hagedorn, Jeff Libersher, Thymme Jones] and the sound of.

"The Series! Documents of aural episodes (voyeuristic glimpses into the psyche of Cheer-Accident) made at home and on the road."

"Also known as CHEER-ACCIDENT ‘81-’84, as that is when all of these recordings took place. Yes, those were the formative years… In other words: We were in (and/or just out of) high school when we made this stuff, so give us a break!"

"Cheer-Accident began in 1981 as a creative communal pastime for a group of high-schoolers and, finally (after 23 years), here is the document which proves it: eccentric, eclectic, and engaging, this cd provides an exclusive glimpse at the roots of one of America's...

A native of Taiwan, Chien-Yin Chen is a marvelous young composer who spent ten years in Germany studying with Gyorgi Ligeti, and is now living in New York. Her work is remarkably inventive, honest and meticulously crafted. Purr, her debut CD features f...

Note that we have exactly 3 copies of this out of print release, with a promo drill hole through the back!

Guigou is one of rock's great unsung drummers, performing with Volapk and Etron Fou for many years. This album grew out of a workshop Guigou held in his home of Avignon. He composed music for saxes, clarinets, cellos, keyboards, guitar, bass & drums, to be played by professional musicians (with all of Volapk as part of the band). Then he added tapes he had made of ''amateur'' musicians...

Cherry Five were actually an early version of Goblin, who had their first album released under this name to hide their identity (long story). This is by a new version of the group, featuring original drummer Carlo Bordini and other good (if not...

"Don Cherry's downtown Paris funk masterwork Home Boy, Sister Out, produced in 1985 by Ramuntcho Matta and originally released by Barclay in France only, finally gets a worldwide release on Wewantsounds.
Featuring French post-punk muse Elli Medeiros, avant-garde poet Brion Gysin, and cult Senegalese drummer Abdoulaye Prosper Niang (Xalam), this is a unique soundbite of Paris in the early '80s at its coolest when funk, jazz, and new wave were mingling with sounds from Africa, Jamaica, and Latin...

Don Cherry (trumpet); Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone); Bo Stief (bass); Karl Berger (vibraphone); Aldo Romano (drums).

"The final volume of this three-part series, containing two extended performances of 'Complete Communion' and 'Remembrance.'..