"...The Celestial Squid is so special... Here are two of the greats....no, the greatest." – Jim O'Rourke

Guitar summits don't ascend higher than when legendary British free-jazz pioneer and longtime session ace Ray Russell...

Conceived in Paris’s cosmopolitan jazz scene, forged on the road in America, and informed by international currents in electronic music, The Kandinsky Effect is a jazz power trio for the 21st century. Now based in New York City, the band makes...

"One of the great soprano saxists of all time." – All Music Guide

"...a trombonist of such sweeping power and majesty that he transcends all styles." – New York Times

"It’s tempting to riff on Early and Late’s historical significance, or wax sentimental about how much Lacy is missed; permit me to get concrete and say that this is a really great album, one of the best jazz releases I’ve heard this year." – Bill Meyer/Dusted...

"...powerful, emotional music that succeeds in establishing their own distinct creative niche. Highly recommended." - All Music Guide

Larval is a avant/post-rock instrumental band consisting of an ever changing lineup of some of the best.

Benedikt Reising – alto saxophone
Marc Stucki – tenor saxophone
Andreas Tschopp – trombone
Marc Unternäher – tuba
Rico Baumann – drums

“...They’re effectively a mini brass band, but with jazz chops and a great sense of humour. They mix old school with the new, referencing everything from New Orleans to Chicago. … A band that must be great to hear live, the sort to get you dancing in the aisles” – Jazz Today ...

Sensible Shoes is the fourth album by this London quartet of dual alto saxes, Fender Rhodes & keyboards, bass and drums. It is a cataclysmic offering of jazz-rock, free-jazz, avant-skronk, funk-rock, art-noise and whatever else they can lay their hands on. A tremendously popular act at home in the UK, where they regularly play large-scale festivals and concert halls (as well as playing the typical club gigs that all musicians play), Sensible Shoes is their first recording to be released outside of the UK...

"The brilliantly rabble-rousing quintet Led Bib celebrate their tenth anniversary in 2014. To mark this milestone, [they] release The People In Your Neighbourhood...and it's their most assured and very probably their best album to date." – JazzUK

Larry Ferguson: drums
Luke Stewart: bass
Anthony Pirog: guitar
Sarah Hughes: alto saxophone
Brian Settles: tenor saxophone
Janel Leppin: cello, piano

It is extremely gratifying to work with this superb ensemble, which brings many of the things that *I* personally like best about contemporary music together (composition, performance ability, improvisation, the breaking of musical barriers, etc) because not only does it do all of...

"While New Myth/Old Science deliberately avoids any obvious Ra intergalactic tones, it’s joyful enough to make a visitor from Saturn smile." – DownBeat

Co-led by Mike Reed and Jason Adasiewicz, two of the fastest...

Anthony Pirog : guitar, guitar synth, synthesizers
Michael Formanek : 4 & 5 string electric and double bass, guitar
Mike Pride : drumset, marimba, bongos, dub

Listen to Location Location Location’s debut, Damaged Goods, and it’s easy to visualize the three musicians sweating it out in the recording studio, locking in on a groove and just jamming. With, it should be noted, occasional breaks to contemplate the basics, then add subtle overdubs...

Great second release from this high-energy Japanese instrumental ensemble of soprano and tenor sax, keyboards (mostly electric piano and organ), bass and drums, with guests on guitar and percussion. Their 2003 debut blew the minds of those who were luc...

"At various moments, the mix suggested nature sounds, urban cacophony, 12-tone compositions and the tuning of radio dial." - Washington Post

"An archeological excavation where whirlpool scratches, microtones and samples of thrift store-mined cheese fly around like poltergeists released from a tomb. - XLR8R

"Some amazing, static-riddled alien music." - Dusted

Start off by dispelling any outmoded notions about taking things at face value; sometimes a...

"This DVD contains various recordings made during a 16 year span, including live and studio recordings featuring many of my favorite musicians, plus lots of solo drums. I am happy that all of this material is recorded at all. It would have been a shame to set my hair on fire without being able to see it after..." –Morgan Agren

"...influenced by Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Earth Wind & Fire.... the Mats/Morgan men integrate everything and make it their own. – Audiophile...

Swedish duo Mats/Morgan create their own sphere in the transcontinental music scene, a zone wherein progressive rock, jazz-rock fusion, experimental rock, electronica, and progressive pop overlap and intertwine...

Live was Mats/Morgan Band's fifth album, the first by the extraordinary expanded lineup of the group (Mats, Eric Carlsson and Robert Elovsson-keyboards, Jimmy Agren-guitar, Tommy Thordsson-bass and Morgan-drums) and the first that I heard by them...

Mats Oberg (keyboards) and Morgan Agren (drums) first began playing together 25 years ago (!!) when Mats was 11 and Morgan was 15. Originally very influenced by Frank Zappa, they actually played with Zappa in 1988, but while some of the Zappa influence...

Return The Tides is a deeply felt tribute and requiem for Rob Mazurek's mother, who died 2 weeks before this recording session. Black Cube SP features Rob's group São Paulo Underground plus additional musicians...