"sPacemoNkey is the duo project of pianist Morten Qvenild and drummer Gard Nilssen. They enjoyed collaborating in Mathias Eick's band, and quickly decided to try playing together as a duo. During the past 10-15 years, Morten Qvenild has been one of the...

This restores to print guitarist Tony's 1993 solo album - his first after the breakup of Holding Pattern.

"Great stuff. A wonderful album of instrumental guitar-oriented music, warm playing a-la-Hackett, pleasant melodies and powerful...

"The fourth Spaltklang release is finally here! As with their previous three CDs the band consists of Olivier Vogt (viola), Stephan Brunner (electric bass), Remy Strauli (drums, keyboards) and the leader and composer Markus Stauss (tenor & soprano saxopho

One of the most appreciated melodeon players in Italy, Sparagna rediscovers Tarantella's rhythms & repertoire! This album brings us back to the memory of our peasant heritage with vigour and fascination." [Felmay]

''One of the most appreciated melodeon players in Italy, Sparagna rediscovers Tarantella's rhythms & repertoire, both solo & with the Bosio Big Band, his astonishing melodeon orchestra! This album brings us back to the memory of our peasant heritage wi...

"Arguably one of Sparks' best albums, 1974's Kimono My House finds the brothers Mael (Ron wrote most the songs and played keyboards, while Russell was the singing frontman) ingeniously playing their guitar- and keyboard-heavy pop mix on 12 consistently fine tracks. Adding a touch of bubblegum, and even some of Zappa's own song-centric experimentalism to the menu, the Maels spruce up a sleazy Sunset Strip with a bevy of Broadway-worthy performances here: as the band expertly revs up the glam rock-meets...

The breathtaking guitarist who created Neshamah and Tanz, two of the most popular CDs in the Tzadik catalog, continues to delight us with his newest release. Tim Sparks once again has managed to choose a surprising program of Jewish music from around t...

An album of solo guitar, performed by this longtime veteran of Klezmer & Balkan bands. ''This is totally beautiful & inspiring music, warm & soulful, rich with melody, harmony & rhythm. Every guitarist on the planet has got to hear this. Tim Sparks is ...

''Following the success of his first CD for Tzadik, Neshamah, the amazing Tim Sparks is joined here by extraordinary bassist Greg Cohen (Masada, The Charms of the Night Sky) and Brazilian percussionist Cryo Baptista (Herbie Hancock, Laurie Anderson) fo...

Brilliant cool British alto player Martin Speake teams up with the Bad Plus pianist, Ethan Iverson. Martin Speake, the British alto saxophonist, is often compared to Lee Konitz. Speake has his own distinctive sound but like Konitz he has an enthusiasm...

''The question of identity has historically played a large role in thesurvival of the Jewish people and had special significance to free jazz tenor titan Glenn Spearman, as the son of an African-American father and a Jewish mother. Before his death of ...

This is the fourth album from a very hot, very heavy Hungarian fusion quartet after a long delay. The long delay, however, seems to have been a good thing, as the band has signed to a UK label, hopefully giving these guys a chance to reach a wider...

...Many fans will tell you that Spectrum music is some of the greatest progressive psych rock recorded in the day, and nominate the band as purveyors of a uniquely Australian sound and identity. Spectrum's debut, Part One was originally released on...

Adrien Protin: drums
Benjamin Leleu: rhodes and transistor organ
Olivier Vibert: electric guitar
Philippe Macaire: electric bass
William Hamlet: alto saxophone

New French avant-progressive that manages to combine tight scoring and ensemble playing with a more improvisational flair.

“Founded in 2007, Spectrum Orchestrum is a french five-piece ensemble devoted to the sonic search for what its members call «le SPECTRAL» It's a progressive music as its underlying aim i

A very good album from 'way back when' with a fairly incredible story! I had never seen or heard it before now, although I knew its legend...!
Chris Spedding Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Roger Potter Bass, Double Bass
John Marshall Drums
John Mitchell Piano, Electric Piano
Paul Rutherford Trombone

"Between 1969 and 1972, Chris Spedding was a rock guitarist whose unique sound, style and musical literacy meant regular employment on the exploding British progressive jazz.

Chris Speed: clarinet

“Chris Speed, a driving force of modern jazz for decades, presents Light Line, an impressive solo statement on the clarinet. The repertoire of this musical legacy includes his own pieces and short improvisations, as well as compositions by inspiring luminaries such as John Coltrane, Julius Hemphill, Eric Dolphy and Paul Motion. In addition, there are compositions by friends and long-time musical companions such as Andrew D'Angelo, Skúli Sverrisson and Hilmar Jensson....

Chris Speed: Tenor Saxophone
Chris Tordini: Acoustic Bass
Dave King: Drums

“Since arriving in New York in the early 1990s, Chris Speed has become one of the most vital improvising musicians on the scene through work that has always varied widely, moving from a jazz base out through various forms of folk, classical and rock music.
Over the last six years the reedist has been sorting through the varied strands of his circuitous, decades-long career, using his versatile trio with...

"Following on from the gutsy blues-rock groove of the band's first and probably only genuine studio release, 1971's Eve, Speed, Glue & Shinki's second release, originally released in 1972 on Atlantic and often referred to as Tiger, brought together a...

Sannety: electronics
Trevor Dunn: bass

“The album “merdeka atau mati” was constructed through a number of rigorous writing sessions, rehearsals and home recordings mostly in 2017/2018. Meticulous care was given to create something new that included improvisation but not ruled by it.
Sannety designed a unique software instrument (programmed in Max/MSP by Dutch programmer Timo Hoogland) — a percussion instrument in its own right — that explores micro-rhythms not unlike Carnatic or...

It's hard to believe that after all this time, that really good archival material is still lying in the vaults, but there are. This is a previously unheard and unknown quintet who recorded their only (and all previously unreleased) recordings in 1972...

Simon Spiess: Tenor Saxophone
Marc Méan: Piano, Synthesizers, Effects
Jonas Ruther: Drums, Piano

“The sound art of the Swiss trio Quiet Tree can be located in a musical square, in which programming, producing and musical virtuosity come together. With a keen sense for atmospheric moods, the music drifts through multi-faceted soundscapes. Euphorbia grooves, irritates and breathes the vastness and laconic tranquility of a Nordic landscape surrounded by an aura of melancholy. “Improvisation.

Matthias Spillmann trumpet, flugelhorn
Andreas Lang double bass
Moritz Baumgärtner drums

"Getting to the core of the matter is what drives trumpeter Matthias Spillmann and his stage companions, Andreas Lang and Moritz Baumgärtner, in this CD recorded live. And this means to find the essence of this music genre we call jazz, using the repertory of its history, namely songs written by William C. Handy (“St. Louis Blues”), Billy Strayhorn (“A Flower is a Lovesome Thing”), Ornette Coleman...

"Formed in Los Angeles in 1967 from the remnants of The Red Roosters, Spirit was one of the great bands to emerge on the US West Coast in the psychedelic era. Featuring the talents of 16 year old guitarist Randy California (who had played guitar with Jimi Hendrix in New York the previous year), his step-father drummer Ed Cassidy along with Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion), John Locke (keyboards) and Mark Andes (bass), Spirit signed to producer Lou Adler's newly established Ode Records label in late 1967...