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Fields, Scott - Moersbow/Ozzo Scott Fields, conductor / Christina Fuchs, soprano saxophone, clarinet / Frank Gratkowski, alto saxophone / Michael Heupel, flute, bass flute / Carl Ludwig Hübsch, tuba / Thomas Lehn, analog electronics / Axel Lindner, violin / Tom Lorenz, vibraphone... Clean Feed CF 236 $17.00
Banda Belzoni - Timbuctu CD Sandro Bellu: guitars, keyboards and vocals Gigi Venegoni: guitars, keyboards, vocals Mauro Mugiati: voice and choirs Carlo Bellotti: drums, cymbals and percussion Silvano Borgatta: Piano and keyboards Fulvio Bosio: basses Marta Caldara : Marimba Andrea Pettinelli: keyboards and the extraordinary participation of the masters Franco Mussida, Paul Mazzolini and Lino Vairetti “A great return with a series of great guest spots from Franco Mussida (founder 33-MRC 105 $18.00
Palermo, Ed - The Great Un-American Songbook Vol. III Another musically brilliant and brilliantly humorous batch of surprising and unlikely (but once you hear them, absolutely PERFECT) musical mash-ups from The Ed Palermo Big Band! “While pundits and experts debate whether the United States of America has entered an age of decline as a world power, New York saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and inveterate troublemaker Ed Palermo makes an incontrovertible case for un-American ascendance. With The Great Un-American Songbook Volume 3: Run... Sky Cat 195269042059 $15.00
Oscillotron - Eclipse "“Eclipse” is the debut album of OSCILLOTRON. It includes 6 tracks of instrumental, electronic music made essentially with analog synthesizers. The intent behind the album was to create a soundscape reminiscent of old horror prog rock fleshed out... 19-Cine 06 $17.00
M.A.L. - My Sixteen Little Planets Well...the story below is very interesting, and the music is definitely echo-plexy guitar stuff that is similar to "Inventions For Electric Guitar", but in fairness to Gottsching, so is A.R. & Machines, which started 3-4 years earlier! So the claim of Manuel stealing all the ideas from M.A.L. seems a bit....unfair. There was experimentation in the air at that time. Taking this as a record and without the story involved, it's completely a pretty fine, lost Krautrock / Kosmische type thing!... 05-SR 432CD $17.00
Iyer, Vijay & Mike Ladd - In What Language? "With this project, Iyer and Ladd have inspired each other to reach far beyond what either has done previously. Taken together, their influences cover the entire spectrum of modern music, and it shows. The mesmerizing sonic miniatures range from the omino 32-PI009 $14.00
Free Range Rat - Nut Club "John Carlson (a former Either/ Orchestra member), Eric Hipp, Shawn McGloin and George Schuller call “cosmosonic jazz” to the music they play with this quartet that was already a duo and a trio (special guest Douglas Yates is the fifth element here), in t CF053CD $17.00
Logos - Sadako e Le Mille Gru di Carta CD “First thing: this is Rock Progressivo Italiano. If you have in mind the classic RPI, this is what you can expect from this album: keyboard driven epics of the kind that unfortunately bands like PFM today seem to have become unable to write. Second thing: it's a concept album based on a very moving true story with lyrics which deserve to be understood, and you can find them translated in several languages on the band's website, even if the poetry looses power with the translation. Third: it's... 33-AND 87 $20.00
Delbecq, Benoit - Spots On Stripes Mark Turner tenor saxophone Benoît Delbecq piano John Hébert double bass Gerald Cleaver drums "'A thoughtful chill runs through the music of Benoît Delbecq, a French pianist of investigative temperament and crystalline technique. There’s a ton of compressed energy in his playing, but he projects an unflappable calm". These lines from the New York Times in 2010 by jazz critic Nate Chinen offer a pertinent description of Delbecq's music. Delbecq is a multi-awarded Parisian pianist and CF 463 $15.00
Zappa, Frank - Bebop Tango Contest LIVE! "With the success of his Apostrophe and Roxy & Elsewhere albums, 1974 saw Frank Zappa at his commercial peak. Evidently feeling a surfeit of goodwill towards his fans, at the close of the year he prepared a personally mixed reel of live performances... 05-KH 9054CD $18.00
Soft Machine - Switzerland 1974 CD + DVD Soft Machine were one of the greatest UK avant/jazz-rock bands of all time and their work, whether their earliest performances as a psychedelic band, who were contemporaries of, and shared stages with Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, all the way to being one of Europe's best known 'fusion' bands, their work continues to be name-checked by today's hip experimentalists. By mid 1973, Soft Machine had gone through a tremendous amount of personnel turnover and a... Rune 395-396 $23.00
Who - Live At The Fillmore East 1968 : 2 x CDs Long available as a very famous and great sounding bootleg, this is better sounding and more complete than what had been previously heard and presents the band during a pre-Tommy, post-Summer Of Love, raucous peak! It's the nearly complete April 6th show. Hugely recommended to Who fans! "Finally! There is finally an official release of The Who concert at the Fillmore East! It is long overdue, released officially a little over fifty years after the event. For Who fans this recording is a must... 28-UME6744485.2 $30.00
Weather Report - Live In Cologne 1983 : 2 x CDs "To celebrate the 40th ''birthday'' of one of the world's best bands - Weather Report - the label Art of Groove is releasing the band's Rockpalast concert in Cologne 1983 - a premiere on CD. What a feast the concert was for the Cologne-based audience that night, and is now for us all these years later. As Omar Hakim has said: ''Weather Report wasn't typical instrumental music: there was Europe, Africa, jazz, blues, Latin, all inside one thing. It was true world music....''. Here's to that!... 21-MIG80052 $17.00
Bowie, Lester - The Great Pretender I miss Lester and his music and his humor (and labcoat). And this was a fun, unexpected album when it appeared on ECM in 1981. "Lester was pomo before there was pomo. The Amazon.com reviewer says that its suspended between "kitsch and concerto.". 28-ECM1209 $11.00
Poole, Rod / Sasha Bogdanowitsch - Mind’s Island CD (Mega Blowout Sale) Rod Poole was a experimental guitarist, mostly working with a acoustic Martin guitar, refretted with just-intonation frets. Originally from the UK, he performed with Derek Bailey as well as in private collaborations with Keith Rowe of AMM. After moving to the United States in 1989, his studies in just intonation began with instructor, Ervin Wilson. This is improvised duets in just intonation for guitar and voice and is quite lovely and easy listening for what this is. “[This JustGuitar 01 $5.00
Kleistwahr - In The Reign of Dying Embers CD (Mega Blowout Sale) “Kleistwahr is the solo project of Gary Mundy of Ramleh. Kleistwahr's origins stretch back to the early years of Broken Flag and in recent years it has become his outlet for more personal recordings that don't fit the group dynamic. 'Bleak psychedelia' is the term most often used to describe Ramleh and it's one that kinda still fits here. Noise may be the focus of the electronic Ramleh, but it is their "rock" formation which provides them with the conduit to express their thoughts and feelings in their... 23-FDCD 125 $8.00
Moore, Steve - Analog Sensitivity vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) A more ‘chill out’ album than “Light Echoes” or “Pangea Ultima”, which are my personal favorites, but this still delivers the magic, with the sequencers more subdued than on his more aggressive style. Recommended. “When a synth master like Steve Moore joins forces with the legendary KPM, magic must materialize. And so it does with Analog Sensitivity: cinematic, enigmatic synthscapes to both haunt and heal. New York-based multi-instrumentalist/producer/film composer Steve Moore is probably.. 28-BWRD97.1 $39.00
Fang, Forrest - The Fata Morgana Dream “Over the course of seventeen solo albums and three-plus decades, Bay-area ambient/electronic musician Forrest Fang has cultivated his surrealist blend of electronically-transformed ethnic instruments and minimalist aural environments. Fang’s pieces reflect his uniquely personal universe of influences, mysterious objects and undefined phenomena. Gently layered drones combine with slow-moving piano themes, violin, as well as subtle Eastern string, wind, and percussive elements. A ‘Fata Morgana’ is a. 28-PJK356.2 $14.00
Mingus, Charles - The Complete 1962 Town Hall Concert (expanded) (Mega Blowout Sale) One of the legendary fiascos of modern music, which deserves a second look and reconsideration. The concert was originally conceived as a "live workshop" of newly composed music which would be recorded for release by United Artists (this was also a way to save money) but rescheduling, lack of rehearsal time, poor sound and interruptions led to the event and subsequent album, which featured only about half the material recorded, being considered a disaster, it features the leader performing... 23-GSGZ 180 CD $8.00
Modern Nature - Island Of Noise CD (Mega Blowout Sale) I stumbled on this one by chance and it’s strange and strangely alluring! Alexander Hawkins and Evan Parker appear here, among a number of others. Sparse, but also nicely orchestrated. Recommended. “A meandering blend of bucolic folk, experimental jazz, and psych-tinged indie rock, Modern Nature is a project led by British musician Jack Cooper. They made a strong critical impression with their 2019 debut How to Live, which introduced the amorphous musical style that has become their calling card.. 23-Bella 1223 $7.00
Amba / Corsano / Orcutt - The Flower School CD Zoh Amba – sax, flute Chris Corsano – drums Bill Orcutt – guitar “Since exploding on the improvised music scene a couple of years ago Tennessee native Zoh Amba has found herself engaging with an ever-widening group of collaborators as she tours across the US and Europe. She's forged some enduring partnerships, working regularly with drummer Chris Corsano, bassist Thomas Morgan, and pianist Micah Thomas, among others, but one of the deep pleasures of improvised music is when a first-time meeting produces. 05-PAL 076CD $17.00
Hat Shoes - Differently Desperate CD (Mega Blowout Sale) "Ad Hoc Records' new, four-panel digipack reissue of The Hat Shoes debut album will be especially welcomed by lovers of intelligent and thoughtful progressive music, with a hint of Romanticism. Originally released in 1991, Differently Desperate is a studio offering of diverse avant-pop songs by a 'super-group' comprised of members Bill Gilonis (The Work), Catherine Jauniaux (Fluvial), Charles Hayward (This Heat, Camberwell Now) and Tom Cora (Skeleton Crew, Curlew). There's also a slew of well-known... AD HOC 023 $4.00
Deluge Grander - Lunarians It’s always nice to have a new release from Mr Grander himself and his musical cohorts, and this one is more deeply orchestrated than ever, with lots of guests and is a quality work, as they all are. “The presence and prominence of instruments such as bass clarinet, cello, clarinet, flute, oboe, trombone, trumpet, and violin might push some of the music on Lunarians towards "classical" music, but probably not far enough for it to no longer be rounded off to "prog." The lyrics are about... Emkog 007 pre3 $13.00
Weather Report - Live In Cologne 1983 DVD "To celebrate the 40th ''birthday'' of one of the world's best bands - Weather Report - the label Art of Groove is releasing the band's Rockpalast concert in Cologne 1983 - a premiere on DVD. What a feast the concert was for the Cologne-based audience that night, and is now for us all these years later. As Omar Hakim has said: ''Weather Report wasn't typical instrumental music: there was Europe, Africa, jazz, blues, Latin, all inside one thing. It was true world music....''. Here's to that!... 21-MIG80057 $17.00
Thirlwell, J.G. - Manorexia: The Mesopelagic Waters CD "One of the most radical musical renegades since his early days in the 1980s as Foetus, JG Thirlwell has been expanding his musical language more recently through collaborations with classical musicians, improvisers and even robots! This CD is the long... TZ8072 $13.00
Zorn, John - Femina (CD in deluxe packaging) This set - in addition to the music contained therein - is in a hugely deluxe and nice package which includes a photobook. "Structured as a colorful tribute to women in the Arts, Femina is a triumphant return to the file card technique that has prod TZ7377 $20.00
Tempus Fugit / Annie Barbazza / Lino Capra Vaccina - Tarkus Revisited CD “It is the second time producer Max Marchini respecfully dare to revisit timeless classics. First with The North Sea Radio Orchestra on the critically acclaimed “Folly Bololey”, issued on Dark Companion Records. Now with this stunning revisitation of Tarkus, the revolutionary masterpiece written by Greg Lake and Keith Emerson over 50 years ago and issued by ELP on Island on June 14, 1971. The project was conceived when Max, under Greg Lake’s agreement, was the artistic director of the reborn... 33-MRC 103 $16.00
Filthy Habits Ensemble - Plays Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat Live at Jamboree This is a fantastic release of a avant-progressive/jazz-rock version of some of L'Histoire Du Soldat by Igor Stravinsky. This includes members of October Equus and Planeta Imaginario in front of a duly impressed crowd, really whipping it out... OctoberXArt FHE0000001 $15.00
Curwin, Julian - The Mango Balloon, Volume 3 "The Mango Balloon is essentially a stripped-back chamber version of Curwin’s other band The Tango Saloon, with a lighter sound bringing lounge, exotica and continental jazz to the larger band’s tango/western blend.... Romero 007 $17.00
Pinhas, Richard / Tatsuya Yoshida / Masami Akita (Merzbow) - Process And Reality Tatsuya Yoshida – drums Masami Akita – noise electronics Richard Pinhas – guitars and analog synth guitars Three founding fathers of experimental music join forces to conjure an unholy serenade for a society on the verge of collapse on *Process and Reality*, an hourlong whirlwind of pessimistic prophecy transformed into a heady monolith of sound. Boundary-stretching guitarist Richard Pinhas, founder of the influential French electronic Rune 432 $15.00
Mingus, Charles - The Lost Album From Ronnie Scotts 3 x CDs Charles McPherson, alto saxophone Bobby Jones, tenor saxophone, clarinet Jon Faddis, trumpet John Foster, piano Charles Mingus, bass Roy Brooks, drums, saw Recorded live on August 14-15, 1972 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England. “This is Mingus and his sextet at Ronnie Scott's club, recorded over two nights in 1972. This set is somewhere between four and five "stars" depending on the tune. There's nine performances of tunes like (the 35 minute) "Fable 28-RNCE2063.2 $32.00
Coltrane, Alice - The Carnegie Hall Concert 2 x CDs Alice Coltrane – harp, piano, percussion Jimmy Garrison – bass Cecil McBee – bass Pharoah Sanders – sax Archie Shepp – sax Kumar Kramer – harmonium Tulsi Reynolds – tambura Ed Blackwell – drums Clifford Jarvis – drums “Alice Coltrane's "The Carnegie Hall Concert" is a previously unreleased recording of a historic 1971 concert. The original multi-track recording was commissioned by Impulse but wasn't released at the time.” “Had this review been writ 28-IMP143913.2 $24.00
Various Artists - The Profile Records Story (Mega Blowout Sale) "Chicago was awash in independent record labels during the late 50's and early 60's, all hoping to challenge Chess and Vee-Jay. Profile Records landed a national hit with Junior Wells' Little By Little . The label debuted in 1958 with pop crooner... 23-Float 6116 $4.00
Amarok - Canciones Para Un Planeta Herido 2 x CDs Robert Santamaría: Keyboards, Programming, 12-string Guitars, Kanun, Saz, Santur, Melodica, Glockenspiel, Kalimba, Percussions Marta Segura: Voices Manel Mayol: Flute, Tin Whistle, Recorder Pau Zañartu: Drums Renato Di Prinzio: Drums, Zarb, Riq and Daf Jordi Rallo: Tabla Alan Chehab: Greek Bouzouki Tarik Smith: Trumpet Berna Jones: Violin Joan Miró: Oud and voices Víctor Estrada: Theremin Núria Martínez: Clapping Luis Blanco: Vibraslap “Yes! A new Amarok DOUBLE CD, Canciones Para un Pla Azafran AP 2450 $21.00
Savoldelli / Casarano / Bardoscia - The Great Jazz Gig In The Sky Boris Savoldelli: all vocals, vocal noises and electronics Raffaele Casarano: saxes and electronics Marco Bardoscia: double bass and electronics with special guests: Dewa Budjana: guitars (Track 6) WK569: background sounds manipulation (Tracks 6 & 7) Maurizio Nobili: reciter (Track 5) "There’s an old joke among instrumentalists: What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians? Answer: A singer. While this stereotype is overgeneralized to the point of be MJR 079 $13.00
Partridge, Andy - Powers Released as by "A.J. Partridge" in 2010, this is a fine example of instrumental music for old science fiction stories, which sounds nothing like XTC (and it shouldn't!). Conditionally recommended. "A long time ago, in a library far away, (well, Swindon, actually), a shy schoolboy who loved books but was a slow reader, borrowed three science fiction books per week. He didn't read them. Instead, mesmerised by the covers, he imagined his own stories to match the cover paintings which he stared at... 23-ApeCD 117 $12.00
Smythe, Cory - Circulate Susanna Sofia Jernberg - voice Daniel Lippel - detuned acoustic guitar, electronics Cory Smythe - piano, autoharp, electronics “In the summertime, in the rural part of Illinois where I grew up, my sisters and I used to spend afternoons square dancing in the pale front yard. Our father was an amateur square dance caller, and we’d dutifully follow the instructions he incanted over the twangy warble of Stephen Foster and George Washington Dixon on our dusty gramophone. When we tired, he’d... 28-PYOC4.2 $17.00
Perowsky, Ben - Esopus Opus Really nice moody jazz but not just jazz album by this group led by drummer Perowsky and featuring 3/5ths of the Claudia Quintet as his group! "No matter your scene, there’s a better-than average chance that at some point over the last twenty... SKIRL011 $14.00
Fluance - Lunacy Marty Prior (bass) Jane Lane (piano) Philip Lane (lead & backing vocals / piano / synths / guitar / percussion) Jonny Welburn (drums / percussion / backing vocals) Duncan Mackay (Hammond organ / piano / synthesizers) ‘Lunacy’ also features several guest players on guitars, saxophone, piano and vocals / backing vocals An album of original melodic Prog Rock that’s very much reminiscent of mid-later period PINK FLOYD, ‘Lunacy’ is even more authentic sounding due to the use of 23-NOOCHF 00SD $17.00
Lunophone - Surroundings CD “Lunophone is a new musical project born from the collaboration between Dario D'Alessandro (Homunculus Res) and James Strain (Rascal Reporters). Six compositions from each member result in a total of 12 songs which were played and arranged from their respective locations in Italy and Ireland. The result is an intriguing fusion of styles united by common tastes and feelings that lead the two musicians to craft a blend of progressive jazz-rock with influences from Canterbury/RIO and characterised by.. 33-AltrOck 064 $17.00
Third Ear Band - Elements 1970-1971 (expanded / remastered) 3 x CDs The Third Ear Band were a late 60's/mid 70's quartet who were fixtures at ALL the festivals & who used hand drums, oboe, violin/viola & cello to make a mostly improvised, dark, pagan & medieval-influenced, acoustic music that sounded like no one but themselves. The only thing that comes close to their sound is some small bits of the early Univers Zero records. They called themselves "electric acid raga music", and that's a fine description. This is a newly remastered reissue of their classic second... 23-PECLEC 32653 $26.00
Sounds Of Liberation - Sounds Of Liberation CD Byard Lancaster - flute, alto saxophone Khan Jamal – vibraphone Monnette Sudler – guitar Billy Mills - bass; Dwight James – drums Rashid Salime – congos Omar Hill – percussion vocalists on "New Horizon/Backstreets of Heaven" are unidentified. Recorded at Columbia University, NYC, in 1973. “Hailing from the Germantown section of Philadelphia, well known as the site of the Sun Ra Arkestra communal homestead, Sounds of Liberation were at the forefront of '70s Black CvsD 057 $15.00
Lemer, Peter - Local Colour vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Nisar Ahmad Khan-tenor sax John Surman-baritone and soprano sax (making his recording debut!) Peter Lemer-piano Tony Reeves-bass Jon Hiseman-drums This 1966 recording by one of the founding members of the Little Theatre Club (thereby one of the founding members of the English free jazz movement) is considered one of the first recordings of UK free jazz. Even more wonderfully, on February 20, 2018, ALL the musicians who appear on this album appeared at a show to celebrate t 05-ESPDISK 1057LP $27.00
Vincent, Veronique / Aksak Maboul - 16 Visions Of Ex Futur “The pop immediacy of the songs is enriched by experimental tangents, between electronic music, krautrock and jazz, which raise the bar to unexpected heights.” (Le Soir, BE) “A miracle: the resurrected Aksak Maboul unfolds a brand of synthetic, carnal pop, with fat, enchanting grooves, sparkling melodies and lyrics.” (Telerama, FR) "Impressed and charmed by Véronique Vincent & Aksak Maboul's acclaimed 'lost' avant-pop opus , a host of artists from all over the place have launched into. 36-Crammed 271 $16.00
Bruce, Jack / HR BigBand - More Jack Than Blues CD + DVD "He is an icon of the Rock world: the legendary song writer, bassist, pianist and singer Jack Bruce. In 2006 at the 37th German Jazz Festival Frankfurt, he joined forces with the hr-Bigband to perform a highly acclaimed concert, presenting classic Cream songs and other landmarks of his career in gripping new arrangements. It was a magic moment of dialogue between Jazz and Rock that roamed between composition, improvisation and vibrant, virtuoso performances. The hr-Bigband is one of the most innovative... 21-MIG 80312 $16.00
North Sea Radio Orchestra - Dronne “Back in 2002 North Sea Radio Orchestra were born in the lanes and alleys of the City of London, playing, in dusty old churches, a kind of chamber/alternative classical/folk high-Victorian hybrid music. Then escaping the City to play various festivals, arts establishments, 6Music sessions, venues of all kinds whilst releasing three studio albums to great critical acclaim. Now after a 4 year break they return with their fourth album 'Dronne'. All NSRO music is composed, recorded and lead by guitarist... THM 004 $16.00
Papir - V : 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Fifth album from this Danish psychedelic / Kraut-rock inspired power trio. There's points where this sounds more like Neu! (a slightly kinder, gentler Neu!, but Neu nonetheless) than anything else I've ever heard! "As summer gently passes, Papir make sure we get to embark on at least one more major psychedelic trip before the season ends. Whether your favorite getaway includes driving around the country admiring various landscapes, going somewhere in the woods with a lake and meadow nearby... 19-SE Psychobabble 092 LP $40.00
Carlton Melton - Mind Minerals Here's what I know and it isn't a lot: Carlton Melton are a California modern, instrumental psychedelic band who are signed to a European label. This is their new one and it's a great way to dip your toes in the surf! "Since they emerged from the overpopulated coterie of Northern California psych-rock acts, Carlton Melton have been on a journey of simplification and distillation. It is an illuminating exercise to revisit their debut, 2009’s Pass It On, and note just how musical it is, how... 28-AGIT47.2 $19.00
Edelin, Michel / Quintet with special guest John Greaves-Echoes Of Henry Cow Michel Edelin: flute, alto flute, bass flute Sophia Domancich: piano, Fender Rhodes Sylvain Kassap: clarinet, bass clarinet Stéphane Kerecki: double bass Simon Goubert: drums John Greaves: spoken words “Echoes of the mythic British band Henry Cow with one of its initial members as special guest. Great and fully relevant!” “That a ‘jazz’ flautist should borrow musical ideas from a band labeled ‘rock’ will only come as a surprise to those who never experienced or ha 21-ROG-0089 $14.00
Various Artists - Basket Full of Dragons: A Tribute to Robbie Basho Volume II "Robbie Basho's guitar playing was first brought to light in 1965, when John Fahey released Basho's debut The Seal of the Blue Lotus (1965) on his own Takoma Records. Basho was armed with a unique and powerful singing voice, his 6 & 12 string guitar and a collection of special guitar tunings that he created (even originating the "Esoteric Doctrine of Color and Mood'' - a chart denoting a color and mood for each of his special tunings). After three decades of recordings and touring and a prodigious.... 05-OR 001CD $13.00