This disc, the fourth in a series of recordings from the visionary geography of Anaphoria Island, is the premiere recording of a new acoustic orchestra of instruments created and hand-built by Kraig Grady. All of the instruments are tuned to a unique m...

Jon Eberson – guitars
Hakon Graf – electric piano, synthesizers
Jon Christensen – drums
Svinung Hovensjø – 4 & 6 string electric bass

A lost minor classic of the mid 70s jazz/rock era, originally released on Compendium (Hopper Tunity Box! Henry Cow Concerts!) and now reissued (FINALLY) on CD legitimately for the very first time.
This one, often known as being by the band Blow Out, which was the album name, not the group name and is fondly remembered by a lot of folks and if you

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"First released in 1969 on Decca Records, Hat has not previously appeared on compact disc. The album is a rounded portrait of Davy Graham's remarkable guitar style - drawing together Willie Dixon, Charles Mingus, The Beatles, Henry Purcell and Indian...

Forbes Graham - Trumpet, Drum Machine, Laptop Computer
Brandon Lopez - Double Bass
Cecilia Lopez - Synthesizers

“Forbes Graham (trumpet, drum machine, laptop computer) is joined by Cecilia Lopez (analog synth) and Brandon Lopez (bass) on a session recorded at Firehouse 12 in August of 2021.
Each musician is wholly distinct and themselves on this recording, but their sounds unite to create a dark and quizzical sci-fi journey.”

Seventh and probably the best yet by this heavy, instrumental band from Portland, OR. They are definitely a modern, post-punk, post-modern, post-rock band, but they also embrace psychedelia and space music and other 'pre-hipster' influences and make...

“Unexpected great, well played and full of intresting moments, this first album named grantorinoProg from 2011 of the italian band Gran Torino. Progressive/jazz fusion is what they offer, but a fine one all the way.
Formed in 2000 in Verona they manage to come with first opus only in 2011. Musicaly speaking this release is almost in places spectacular to my ears, the musicianship is excellent, they play very easy on instruments, creating some great moments here.
The opening track Sinapsi shows..

Hew Montgomery (Abel Ganz): keyboards
Joe Cairney (Comedy of Errors): vocals
Bruce Levick (Comedy of Errors): drums
Mark Spalding (Comedy of Errors): guitar
Chris Radford: bass

“2005 was the year it all started… having played keyboards with Glasgow’s Abel Ganz since 1982, Hew had begun to feel the need to take more direct control of his own material as the Ganz machine moved off in a slightly different musical direction from his. Grand Tour was born from a long held fascination.

Don Preston-lead vocals, keyboards, electronics, iPhone
Bunk Gardner-saxophones, flute
Mat Kuttner-guitar, vocals (Android Trio)
Eric Klerks-bass, vocals (Android Trio)
Christopher Garcia-drums, percussion, vocals

“Those of you who have been to a live concert of The Mothers of Inventions probably have had quite an experience. Although the band in which Frank Zappa was active only existed for a short while in its original form, it was formative for many musicians of that...

“Incredible performance live from San Francisco, 1970. Includes appearances by Linda Ronstadt and Boz Scaggs. Includes the entire KQED-TV broadcast.”
PART 1 GRATEFUL DEAD 1. Easy Wind 2. Candyman 3. Casey Jones 4. Brokedown Palace 5. Uncle John's Band
PART 2 BOZ SCAGGS 6. I m Easy 7. Look What I've Got
PART 3 LINDA RONSTADT 8. (She s A) Very Lovely Woman 9. Break My Mind 10. Long, Long Time

“The release of Kamasi Washington's The Epic last year marked a seismic shift in the jazz landscape and the game-changing arrival of the genre-blurring Los Angeles collective West Coast Get Down. That evolution continues with the release of Planetary Prince, the debut album by visionary pianist, keyboardist, composer and WCGD founding member Cameron Graves.
The core of the players on Planetary Prince are made up of fellow West Coast Get Down members, whose musical and personal relationships with...

"Percussionist Milford Graves recorded his first and only ESP-Disk recording on August 5th, 1966 along with fellow percussionist, the late Sonny Morgan. According to Milford Graves, the titles were given numbers according to how many beats were in each me

Famous/infamous underground/improvisational/order"Although the Gravity Adjusters Expansion Band (GAEB) started in 1967 they remain one of the long lost and underestimated groups that explored the areas of sound sculpture, improvisation, experimental...

“A newly re-mastered and expanded edition of the highly collectable and legendary 1974 album by Gravy Train, "Staircase To The Day".
Formed in Lancashire in 1969, Gravy Train was fronted by guitarist and vocalist Norman Barratt, along with J.D. Hughes on keyboards, flute and saxophones, Les Williams on bass and Barry Davenport on drums. The band first came to public attention when they signed to Vertigo Records in 1970.
Gravy Train recorded two classic progressive rock albums for the label...

“German pianist Georg Gräwe, one of the most impeccable and imaginative improvisers in contemporary free music, made his debut recording, New Movements, in 1976, under the auspices of Free Music Production, the legendary Berlin-based organization run by Jost Gebers. At FMP's Jazz Now festival, in April of that year, Gräwe presented his working band, a classic hard-bop configuration with trumpet, saxophone, and rhythm section. Indeed, some vestiges of that hard-bop feel permeate the music, however it's...

“Juno award-winning Vancouver guitar/oud player Gordon Grdina ''continues to passionately explore the depths of jazz improvisation, cross-cultural fusions and the fun that comes with cutting loose'' (Stuart Derdeyn). Following on Inroads (2017), this second release by his wildly eclectic NY jazz-rock quartet combines intricate, through-composed counterpoint with the ebb and flow of dynamic yet focused improvisation.
The band comprises Oscar Noriega (Tim Berne) on alto sax and bass clarinet), Russ...

Audiophile 24/88.2 recording and stereo/multi-channel mix. Playable on any CD player.

"I have probably listened to a track from this album or the whole album every week since 2007. The CD travels with me to audio dealers and hi-fi shows. The recording is crystalline and showcases the magnificent cymbal prowess of Paul Motian who keeps rhythm like no other drummer. The recording highlights the fantastic fingerwork of Gordon Grdina on his electric guitar, and especially on his oud. And the...

"The Great Harry Hillman – the current definition of what it means to be a new young modern jazz band in these times. Four very strong individual musicians come together to create an extremely personal style of music that could only exist through time invested band chemistry. From fragile melodies, twisted grooves, to massive band climaxes, they deliver flawless and exciting music" – drummer / composer Jim Black

Switzerland doesn’t produce many musical acts compared to other...

This 1998 recording, released in 2001, was the first release of John’s solo performances at a piano; just his voice and the keyboard. Lots of classics here!

“At last John, a piano and his songs. Taken from a concert at Star Pines, Tokyo and wisely minimally edited, this follows the dynamic of the concert and lives in the minutiae of its performance. Persuasive and gripping because so real - warts and struggle and all. What comes out is the essence of a performance that is engrained with character..

I guess you just can't keep a great album down! This is the 3rd or 4th edition of this fantastic 1994 effort from John Greaves, which is, imo, his single finest work.
This is a great mid 90s release & probably his best solo album, with great songs & great performances, especially by guest vocalist Robert Wyatt on three stunningly beautiful tracks; maybe some of Robert's best vocal work ever! Yes, really!
In addition to Roberts vocals, you'll find vocalists S'Ange, Caroline Loeb and Kristoffer...

This is very different for John and also very, very good; if I had to pigeonhole it anywhere, it reminds me a little of very arty, early 80s instrumental post-punk (think: Deux Filles, Colin Newman “Singing Fish”, etc) as well as “Another Green World” and the soundtrack from ‘Twin Peaks’, but it doesn’t really sound like any of those records and it combines THAT sound with things that sound like influences from the likes of ZNR and Julverne and other drummerless ‘neo-classical ensembles’ (also of the 70s...

Here is JG in full-bore 'chanteur Français" mode. I like him & his voice and his style so much it's ok with me, but do bear that in mind when ordering, as he now he even out Charles' Charles Aznavour in the photo on the cover. Who would have guessed...

Easily available again for the first time in many, many years.

John Greaves was the bassist for Henry Cow during their prime. He later went onto an interesting solo career featuring more "song oriented" material, and also some fine writing...

Fourth release from everyone's favorite very young Japanese noise/psych extravaganza experience!
"Two recordings from summer 2004 Portland, OR. almost representing a transition between "He's Crying Look" and "City Calls Revolution". Here we have another chance meeting of the Green Milk trio hanging with the Zig Zag man and smoking out two improvised, one take, no over dubs, recorded straight to glorious analog tape jams. “KillMeKillMeKillMe” leans toward the Rock In Opposition/Avant Rock space...