"Born in the UK, and now a resident of Melbourne, composer Chris Dench is a member of the new complexity movement along with Brian Ferneyhough, James Dillon and Richard Barrett. His music, rich with challenges and detail, is sorely under-recorded and...

''A master player of Bajan, a Russian type of accordion. Choosing from traditional repertoire of Russia and Eastern Europe, Vladimir performs exquisite melodies and songs in which he is joined by the violin of Jnos Hasur and by the voices of Moni Ovadi...

A quintet of albums by the legendary British singer packaged together in a slim-line slipcase. Includes
The North Star Grassman & The Ravens
Sandy
Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
Rendezvous
Gold Dust : Live 1977

Nicely done remaster with four bonus tracks.
"Following the breakup of the short-lived Fotheringay, Sandy Denny returned with her first post-Fairport solo album, The North Star Grassman and the Ravens. Produced with ex-bandmate Richard Thompson and longtime engineer John Wood, who would go on to produce the bulk of Thompson's work with Linda Thompson, the record consists of eight evocative Denny originals, along with the traditional "Blackwaterside" and a pair of borrowed rockers. There's a looseness...

Harry Sokal Tenor & Soprano Sax, Effects
Heiri Känzig Bass
Martin Valihora Drums

"The new album by the trio DEPART contains highly explosive, groove based music. Three very talented musicians form the new line-up: saxophonist Harry...

“Der Blutharsch and the Infinite Church of the Leading Hand came into existence in 2011. Prior to that, mastermind Albin Julius had worked under the name Der Blutharsch, which in itself was his follow-up project to The Moon lay hidden beneath a Cloud.
While The Moon lay hidden was part of the then-strong neofolk scene, Der Blutharsch started as a Martial Industrial project, showing similarities to Laibach or Autopsia. It gradually changed into a more rock oriented group, and in 2011 the extra name...

Frantz Loriot viola
Antoine Chessex tenor saxophone
Cédric Piromalli prepared piano
Christian Wolfarth percussions, cymbals

"Der Verboten is a new version of the partnership between violist Frantz Loriot and pianist Cédric Piromalli originally called Treffpunkt, the German word for “meeting point”. Originally they had the contributions of Mikko Innanen and Christian Weber. When the guests became Sam Kulik and Brad Henkel, the name changed to Kaijo, which is, simply, the term...

“People know Hauke Harms as founding member and driving force behind the cult band Girls Under Glass. Also in the previous band Calling Dead Red Roses, DerHarms was holding the electronic reins. Despite his extensive band activities, he has always had the desire to publish a solo project under his artist's name DerHarms. However, the first attempt in 1994 resulted in a successful collaboration with GUG companion Volker Zacharias under the name TRAUMA. This liaison resulted in 3 albums. But the second...

11 musicians (multiple reeds, piano, bass, drums & voice) perform compositions & improvisations that are dedicated to the spirit of gagaku. [Victo]

A film soundtrack.

''The basis of our work is songs & improvisations; two saxophones, two voices, two mighty figures agitating, whistling, shrieking, scraping....it is not easy to accurately describe what we do while improvising. It is very close to the human beast that...

''A significant & essential testimony about improvised music.''

Nathalie sings her songs, backed by synths, Fender Rhodes, guitar & saxophone.

5{$ly excellent version of Terry Riley's landmark classic, performed by a French guitar-centric ensemble led by Erik Baron. It includes seven classical guitarist, nine electric guitarists, seven bassists, a harpist, two cellists, percussion....

A wonderful, noisy, poppy, avant-garde, punk, theatrical & arty band from Mexico who put on an unbelievably entertaining show. See them if you possibly can!

“Mexico's superb noise rock cabaret troop, Descartes A Kant, unleashes their 2017 album! It’s a concept album that questions all aspects of modern love through a series of dark tales of woe, limerence, break-up and grief. The band calls it an, "emotional porn album." The story’s narrative is represented by two characters that personify the...

"Now listeners can enter the heart of the Paul Desmond/Jim Hall sessions, a great quartet date with Gene Cherico manning the bass (Gene Wright deputizes on the title track) and MJQ drummer Connie Kay displaying other sides of his personality. Everyone...

"Composers drawing on visual arts or literary works for inspiration and guidance are nothing new. Think Mussorgsky’s “Picture at an Exhibition” or even Scott Fields’ Clean Feed release “Beckett.” This CD by trombonist Michael Dessen and his trio continues

Michael Dessen, trombone and electronics / Christopher Tordini, bass / Dan Weiss, drums.

"California-based trombonist Michael Dessen has been quietly but steadily collecting accolades for his expansive work as a composer and improviser, which...

Frode Gjerstad: tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, alto flute
Eivin One Pedersen: piano and keyboards
John Stevens: drums

"If anybody deserves to be called a living legend in Norwegian free jazz it must surely be saxophone...

A sextet of violin, analog keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and vocals, Deus ex Machina's sound is a unique and unequaled blend of aggressive jazz-rock mixed with complex rhythms, 1970s-style hard-rock guitar and hints of Rock In Opposition-style avant...

Third album.

Two really great, ambient-progressive/proto-shoegaze-pop albums albums from the early 1980s. Only Silence & Wisdom has been available on CD before and it has been out of print for something like 20 years. Read the amazing story of these releases below (an expanded version, with interviews and rare photos is in the booklet), laugh, and realize that this was the official story for years and people did believe it, and, after you've had your laugh, then buy this; they are terrific albums of their time....

"Dan Blacksberg is the mastermind behind Electric Simcha, and his newest project is an ecstatic trip thru the world of Hasidic nigunim as seen through the intense lens of Doom Metal. Inspired by bands such as Earth, and Sunn O))), the music on this...

DeWolff are a very young band from The Netherlands consisting of a trio who use keyboards, guitars and drums. The sound is extremely retro protressive/proto-progressive rock and for some reason, these guys are getting really big in Holland and beyond!...

DWIKI DHARMAWAN - Acoustic Piano, Mini Moog, Fender Rhodes, Harmonium, Occasional Vocal & Ambient Noises
BORIS SAVOLDELLI - Vocals, Vocal Effects, Live Electronics
MARKUS REUTER - Touch Guitars® AU8, Live Electronics
ASAF SIRKIS - Drums, Cymbals, Occasional Ambient Noise

“In May of 2017, a ship of mighty musical warriors joined forces for a meeting of kindred spirits. Departing from the La Casa Murada launchpad (adjacent to nearby Barcelona, Spain), they embarked on a....