The third CD in the legacy of mad genius Anthony Coleman's most popular working band takes us, as always, to a magnetic world of loving dysfunction. Together for over four years, the piano trio Sephardic Tinge has developed a unique style rivaling the ...

Beyond eclectic solo opus by the pots-and-pans player of the Amoebic Ensemble (plus 32 friends). Co-produced by V. Majestic's Frank Difficult. Includes a previosly unreleased Amoebic's tune, plus collaborations with V. Majestic, Rick Brown (Fish & Rose...

Sara Serpa voice, composition
Ingrid Laubrock tenor, soprano saxophone
Erik Friedlander cello

“Serpa is a fresh and riveting presence on the vocal-jazz landscape.”– Nate Chinen, JazzTimes

“Serpa possesses a preternatural cool, injecting weightless sophistication and melodic grace into everything she touches.” – Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader

“Serpa moves easily between traditional jazz vocalism, improvisation, and new music, and has one of the most elegant and beautif

"Brian Settles brings his buttery, powerful sax tone to his Engine Studios debut recording, along with a longstanding playing relationship with the musicians who make up his group Central Union. The listener hears mindful improvisation from those years...

“We’ve waited long for life signs from Seven Impale, meanwhile the members have been busy with life. Vocalist/guitarist Stian graduated from the Grieg Academy as an opera singer and launched an international career. Keyboardist Håkon joined Enslaved. Some got kids, and some finished their education. Life happened. Though, truth being told, the guys have kept the band, if not warm, at least lukewarm. And now, the long-awaited third album from Seven Impale is finally here, seven years after “Contrapasso”...

"Beyond. Not of this planet. Asymmetrical, atonal, cold, and yet in perfect harmony with itself. Created over a span of three years in collaboration with Mr. Blake Fleming, the drummer extraordinaire behind bands like "Laddio Bolocko", "The Mars Volta", and many more, Omega is brutal and driving, mystical and out of this world. A suitable end to the "The Death and Resurrection of Krautrock" trilogy. It's time to abandon this planet and let music speak for itself. The Last Lord Of Atlantis Seven That...

"Released in 1974 by Gull Records, Things To Come was the brainchild of musicians KEN ELLIOTT and KIERAN O'CONNOR (previously with the pioneering group Second Hand).
The conceptual album was recorded at Chalk Farm Studios in London and was the result of many hours of meticulous overdubbing, with Ken Elliott playing an arsenal of keyboards and utilizing the latest synthesizer technology of the day (in addition to providing vocals), whilst Kieran O'Connor played a multitude of percussion....

Dave Sewelson - Baritone Saxophone
Steve Swell - Trombone
William Parker - Bass
Marvin Bugalu Smith - Drums

Cuneiform fans know baritone saxist Dave for his excelling work with The Microscopic Septet and Fast ‘n’ Bulbous, among other things, but he has long worked in various more ‘free jazz’ fields and this is his latest.

“William Parker had included a talk he had with Dave Sewelson, the instigator of these proceedings, in his latest book Conversations III. Chad Fowler.

Great disc by the great Sex Mob, led by Steven Bernstein-trumpet + Kenny Wollesen-drums, Tony Scherr-bass, Briggan Krauss-alto sax with John Medeski-organ, recorded live in excellent sound in front of a big audience who drive them onward to greatness. Tun

"'Tzenni' in Hassaniya means to circulate, to spin, to turn. It's the name for a whirling dance performed to the music of Moorish griots, often under khaima tents thrown up for street gatherings in the sandy quarters of Nouakchott and out across the wide deserts of Mauritania. Tzenni is an orbit, the movement of the earth around the sun, the daily progression of light and dark, lunar cycles, tides and winds. Tzenni, the dance, comes forth as the cyclical trajectory of a Moorish musical gathering builds...

The second release by a band who formed in the early/mid 70s, played shows opening for Le Orme, Perigeo, Biglietto per L’Inferno, etc etc but who never actually recorded anything until 40 some years later! They certainly deserve an ‘A’ for ‘stick-to-it-ness’!!

"Many of the members from the Rock Progressive Italiano band "Sezione Frenante" played in the band known as "Nuove Dimnesioni" which was founded in 1974 and disbanded in 1978. The new incarnation formed in 2006, and under the name of...

"SH.TG.N is the reunion of a six-pack of Belgian musicians from different musical backgrounds: jazz, classical and rock. It was founded in February 2009 by eclectic musician and keyboardist Antoine Guenet (who in meantime has joined another MoonJune...

First-time ever on CD for the first and best of two by this German band. You'll hear elements of Grobschnitt and Eloy for certain here. This was released in 1977 and was originally released on Sky, from whom this was licensed.

"Like many young...

John McLaughlin - Guitar, Guitar Synth
Zakir Hussain - Tabla, Konokol
Shankar Mahadevan - Vocals & Konokol
Ganesh Rajagopalan - Violin, Konokol
Selvaganesh Vinayakram - Kanjira, Mridangam, Ghatam, Konokol

“As a cornerstone of what is now called World Music, the vision and virtuosity of Shakti has inspired generations of musicians from around the world to explore sonic hybrids once thought impossible. Born of the musical and spiritual brotherhood shared by the revolutionary Briti

After disbanding the Mahavishnu Orchestra, guitarist/leader McLaughlin indulged his ever-growing interest in Indian music by forming Shakti, featuring some of the greatest young names in Indian classical music. They made 3 albums, all of them great, fusing hot fusion tendencies with Indian structures and modes. This was their 3rd and final release.

"Our second album is darker, heavier, knottier, yet more fragile and vulnerable. It has taken five years, countless studio hours, but zero compromises. Hours of music have been distilled to 45 intense minutes, each one of which a deliberate and necessary part, and not a calorie was spent catering to anyone's preferences but our own. Some might call it a change of direction, but then Shamblemaths never had a direction to begin with. The album is like a picture with many shades, but all from a common, dark...

"Schmeis! The newest CD from the madcap Yiddish sax maven Paul Shapiro is an over the top exploration of the cross roads of Yiddish Bop, Swing and comedy. Including covers of novelty songs originally recorded by Slim Gaillard and Cab Calloway as well...

Paul Shapiros fat tenor sound has graced the music of such diverse artists as Lou Reed, Michael Jackson, Nyorican Soul, the Microscopic Septet and Brooklyn Funk Essentials of which he was a founding member. On Tzadik he can be heard on two of the label...

"This new instrumental trio project from the burning guitarist of Cleric and Simulacrum blends avant-garde classical, free jazz, dissonant math metal, ambient and world music into a powerful new mix.
Originally from Philly and now living in Brooklyn, Matt Hollenberg has spent over a year composing these complex and exciting pieces and has chosen two of his oldest musical cohorts to perform them. This bold new take on the power trio will fry your mind!"...

Brad Jones double bass / Ches Smith drums / E# tenor and soprano saxophones, electric guitar

"With its reinterpretations of the music composed by Thelonious Monk, "Sharp? Monk? Sharp! Monk!" wasn't the most "jazzy" recording that multi...

"This is E. Sharp's third Tectonics cd. Tectonics is an ongoing solo project which combines his warped drum n' bass & beyond rhythmic foundations with his infinite/alien layers of guitar thangs & saxes. For me, most drum n' bass stuff is limited...

“The opera Filiseti Mekidesi by Elliott Sharp is a visceral meditation about the universal search for a safe neutral place. It doesn't tell a linear narrative but uses musical and poetic means (with texts by Tracie Morris, Edwin Torres, and Sharp) to reflect moments and situations in cosmic and human history in particular resonance with current events of great urgency. The virtuoso cast includes Palestinian singer Kamilya Jubran, vocal group Voxnova Italia, and instrumental ensemble Musikfabrik from...

"Momentum Anomaly is the next in a series formally begun with Velocity of Hue in 2003 and continuing with Quadrature and Octal: Book One and Octal:Book Two. These volumes are in some ways sets of etudes presenting technical possibilities and...

Elliott Sharp, Koll 8-string electroacoustic guitarbass

"This is the second volume of Elliott Sharp's project "Octal", realized on the 8-string guitarbass prototype built for him by Saul Koll. And again, it's a solo album of purely digital...

"For many, it’s quite a surprise to listen to Elliott Sharp performing Thelonious Monk’s tunes. Knowing his fondness for extreme situations in the fields of noise music, experimental rock and hardcore improvisation, his use of a selection of compositions