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Borg Symphony - Ode To Hero Tixe The Borg Symphony is a Performance Art Group based in Los Angeles. Its founder - artist Paul Whitehead - a huge science fiction fan, was intrigued by the question, What kind of music would Cyborgs create?" This became the starting point for the ensembl... C8M-CYPHER004 $13.00
Eisenberg, Wendy - Viewfinder 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) “In a career full of bold, genre-blending statements, Wendy Eisenberg’s double album Viewfinder is their boldest yet. Viewfinder is about what happens when you reach clarity and it throws you off-balance, and what it means to love something without understanding why you love it. Eisenberg leads a large band of NYC jazz musicians, including Booker Stardrum (drums) and Chris Williams (trumpet). Together, they push the boundaries of jazz into songcraft, songcraft into art song, and art song into jazz... 39-LP-ADR-77B $33.00
Dessen, Michael - Between Shadow And Space "Composers drawing on visual arts or literary works for inspiration and guidance are nothing new. Think Mussorgsky’s “Picture at an Exhibition” or even Scott Fields’ Clean Feed release “Beckett.” This CD by trombonist Michael Dessen and his trio continues CF 106 $12.00
Colson, Steve - Triumph! vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "In the early 1970s pianist and composer Adegoke Steve Colson and vocalist Iqua Colson were both members of The Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), the radical home of jazz music in Chicago, and spiritual home of the Art Ensemble... 05-US 040LP $28.00
Colson, Steve - Triumph! "In the early 1970s pianist and composer Adegoke Steve Colson and vocalist Iqua Colson were both members of The Association for Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), the radical home of jazz music in Chicago, and spiritual home of the Art Ensemble... 05-US 040 $24.00
Threadgill, Henry - Dirt...And More Dirt "'Dirt... and More Dirt" is the latest from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and multi-reedist Henry Threadgill, a living legend whom the New York Times calls a "composer and bandleader of intense, unyielding originality." Featuring a brand new ensemble, 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg, the new release continues Threadgill's groundbreaking work in utilizing "a serial intervallic language" in improvisation, a system he has honed over the last 16-years with his long-running band Zooid. Inspired by the conceptual art... 28-PIRC73.2 $17.00
Frith, Fred - Rivers and Tides CD Fred Frith (guitar, samples, violin, piano, berimbao), Karoline Hofler-double bass, Bernd Settelmeyer (percussion), Wolfgang Stryi (soprano sax, bass clarinet). "The land art works by Andy Goldsworthy, a British artist living in Scotland, gave Thomas.... 28-WNTR92.2 $24.00
Opium Cartel - Ardor vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "Art pop collective The Opium Cartel return after their much-acclaimed debut with their sophomore effort "Ardor". Featuring a stellar cast including No-Man/Henry Fool's Tim Bowness and Stephen Bennett, White Willow/Änglagård drummer Mattias Olsson, as well as members of Wobbler, Jaga Jazzist and Pixel, not to mention two of Norway's foremost vocal talents; Venke Knutson and Alexander Stenerud. The project is helmed by White Willow guitarist/songwriter Jacob Holm-Lupo. While continuing the atmospheric... 23-PLP0002014 $26.00
East Of Eden - Mercator Projected (expanded) CD A milestone in the birth of 'progressive/art' rock, East of Eden's debut album, 'Mercator Projected' has been cited by MOJO magazine as a ...masterpiece". Released on the legendary Deram label in 1969, the album established East of Eden as a major act,... 23-Eclec 2033 $16.00
Tango Negro Trio - Tango Negro Trio Juan Carlos Caceres-voice, trombone, piano, Marcello Russillo-drums, Carlos el tero Buschini-double bass, with guest Daniel Binelli-bandoneon "Caceres' conception of art and music make him an extremely unconventional artist, one almost impossible to cl... 08-FY8092 $18.00
Merzbow - Dolphin Sonar "Author, activist, painter and sound artist Masami Akita had been at the foreground of experimental music for over 25 years. Inspired by psycedelic rock, free jazz, early electronic composition as well the physical arts, especial Kurt Schwitters'... 05-IMPORTANT205 $15.00
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic with Oral Moses - Extreme Spirituals For their 13th album and in their 25th year together, post-punk, art-rock pioneers Birdsongs of the Mesozoic do a 180 degree musical swerve and link up with bass-baritone vocalist Oral Moses, one of the preeminent African-American performers of... RUNE241 $15.00
Adasiewicz, Jason - Roscoe Village: The Music of Roscoe Mitchell CD “Tuned metal percussion figures prominently in the sound universe of Roscoe Mitchell. Many of Mitchell's early compositions for the Art Ensemble of Chicago feature xylophone and tuned bells, and his immersive set-up known as "The Cage" arranges an array of percussed instruments in a circle around him, including all sorts of metallophones and gongs. On Roscoe Village, Chicago-based improvisor Jason Adasiewicz has transcribed and arranged a selection of Mitchell-penned pieces, performing them all on solo... CvsD 103 $14.00
Mouvements - Mouvements "The first ever reissue of Mouvements, originally released in 1973. An impossible to find artifact from the Swiss underground avant-garde scene of Geneva, originally released as a private boxset limited to 150 copies in 1973, only sold at art galleries. A unique, instrumental mix of free-jazz, classical, psych-rock, folk, improv, kraut, funk, and musique-concrete with tape effects. In the late 60s, musician/guitar player Christian Oestreicher, "a savage in the era of twist and free jazz", met artist and... 18-MENT 021CD $18.00
Greenberger, David / Glenn Jones / Chris Corsano - An Idea In Everything 2 x 10" vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "When David Greenberger first embarked on what has become a life-long journey, drummer Chris Corsano was not yet five years old! In 1979, after graduating from art school in Boston, Greenberger took the job of activities director at the Duplex Nursing Home, an all-male elder care facility in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and began collecting the stories, poems and music reviews of its aged patients for what became his Duplex Planet project, an undertaking that would eventually encompass nearly 200 issues... 05-OKRAINA 008LP $24.00
Greenberger, David / Glenn Jones / Chris Corsano - An Idea In Everything "When David Greenberger first embarked on what has become a life-long journey, drummer Chris Corsano was not yet five years old! In 1979, after graduating from art school in Boston, Greenberger took the job of activities director at the Duplex Nursing Home, an all-male elder care facility in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and began collecting the stories, poems and music reviews of its aged patients for what became his Duplex Planet project, an undertaking that would eventually encompass nearly 200 issues... 05-OKRAINA 008CD $16.00
Wolf Eyes - No Answer : Lower Floors "No Answer : Lower Floors is the record of 2013 you need to be most worried about. No Answer : Lower Floors is further flesh to the shadowy silhouette cast by this Michigan art abstraction unit, perenially poised on the cusp of a precipice. Wolf Eyes... 05-De Stijl 164 $14.00
Visible Cloaks / Yoshio Ojima / Satsuki Shibano - Serenitatem CD “Serenitatem, the fifteenth installment of FRKWYS, joins VisibleCloaks with Yoshio Ojima and Satsuki Shibano, two trailblazers of the Japanese avant-garde music and visual arts scenes of the 1980s and 90s. While the music excels on an environmental level, serenitatem aims to be more than that, burning away the easy cynicism of the day and presenting itself as the kind of delocalized work of art the internet promised us decades ago - a synthesis of artistic visions, technological sophistication, futurist... 28-RVGI15.2 $15.00
Godley & Creme - L CD Lol Creme and Kevin Godley got their start with the classy and possibly 'too smart for their own good' pop band 10cc. Then, at the height of that band's fame, they split off on their own & made three fabulous and infamous releases, which mingled their high-class pop sensibilities with an absolutely cutting, cynical sense of humor and fine musical abilities. This was their 2nd and, I think, greatest release. Absolute state of the art production for its time and state of the art ideas and... 28-MOCD 5397629 $19.00
Kansas - Leftoverture CD (expanded) (Mega Blowout Sale) "For any art rock band, the fourth album means it's time for a self-styled masterpiece -- if you need proof, look at Selling England by the Pound or Fragile. So, with Kansas, the most determinedly arty of all American art rock bands, they composed and recorded Leftoverture, an impenetrable conundrum of significance that's capped off by nothing less than a five-part suite, appropriately titled "Magnum Opus," and featuring such promising movement titles as "Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat" and... 28-SBMK787986.2 $8.00
Various Artists - Freedom Rhythm & Sound 2 x CDs "This album coincides with the release of the massive hardback deluxe book, Freedom Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz, original cover art compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker, released on Soul Jazz Records featuring the cover artwork of many... 05-SOULJAZZSJR219 $25.00
Palestine, Charlemagne - Sharing a Sonority (Golden 4) featuring Rhys Chatham and Tony Conrad CD "This CD of previously-unavailable recordings not only presents you Charlemagne Palestine activities in 1974, collaborating with some of most important experimental artists and composers from either the New York loft scene and Cal Arts, but also... 05-NMN 068CD $21.00
Lowe, Frank - The Loweski "This previously unreleased recording features the remaining music from the legendary concert that produced Lowe's ESP-Disk's debut as a leader, Black Beings. This recording features Art Ensemble of Chicago saxophonist Joseph Jarman in perhaps his... 05-ESP 4066 $14.00
Corsi, Armando - Duende Original compositions highly influenced by jazz and folk music performed by Armando on classical guitar and accompanied by acoustic bass, percussion, cello, soprano sax and guests. ECM-ish. [Officinae Arts/Felmay] 08-ACO0101 $18.00
Crutchfield, Robin - For Our Friends in the Enchanted Otherworld "Robin co-founded the experimental no-wave art band, DNA, and later collaborated with varied artists (including Steven Brown of Tuxedomoon and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch) in the guise of his Dark Day project. His new solo explorations have been described... 05-HE032 $14.00
Goldberg Quintet, Ben - The Door, The Hat, The Chair, The Fact Clarinetist Ben Goldberg is a member of Tin Hat (formerly Tin Hat Trio). His new CD The door, the hat, the chair, the fact is a loving tribute to the late, great saxophonist Steve Lacy, a longtime mentor of Goldberg's. This inspired work of art also fe... 17-CRYPTO126 $16.00
Dresser, Mark / Frances-Marie Uitti - Sonomondo "New York bassist Mark Dresser is on the cutting edge of extended instrumental technique, while 'cellist Frances-Marie Uitti's 2 bow technique (she plays with 2 bows in her right hand) has revolutionized the art of 'cello playing. Sonomondo is an album... 28-CRYP600104.2 $16.00
Mother Gong / Daevid Allen - The Owl & The Tree CD (Mega Blowout Sale) “A laid back mix of spoken word poetry from Gilli Smyth and jazzy, classic Gong textures, vignettes and humor. A lot of sax, chilled out synth and glissando guitar on this one. Overall a relaxing and artistic effort that will soothe and inspire if you approach it with an open mind. A work of art and one of the best post-70s Gong-affiliated releases I've heard.”–rym 23-VP 278 CD $6.00
Etron Fou Leloublan - Batelages vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Beautiful, legitimate and fully licensed reissue with the striking cover art! Etron Fou were one of the premier French avant/progressive bands from 1974-1986, & a founding member of R.I.O. This reissues the Etron's 1st album, from early 1977. This is certainly their most dada/out album, and I have a real soft spot for it in my heart, but I wouldn't recommend you start here unless your interest is more in general French craziness than in the superb musicality that came later. 18-Replica RPC 002 $26.00
Cale, John - Slow Dazzle CD (mini-lp sleeve) Digitally remastered edition of this 1975 album from the groundbreaking Alt-Rock icon and former co-leader of the Velvet Underground. Comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. John Cale teamed up with several luminary British art rockers on the 1975 album Slow Dazzle that ranges from classic rock and roll on tracks like "Guts" and "Dirty Ass Rock 'N' Roll" to his chilling, gothic version of "Heartbreak Hotel." 28-CULF362.2 $10.00
Hidria Spacefolk - Balansia CD Hot on the heels of their excellent performance at NEARFest 2004 comes the 3rd (?) release by this Finnish spacerock band, which is housed in a really nice and clever cardboard art-sleeve (be careful opening it so you don't hurt it!). Dual guitars, key... 26-HDRSF 3 $20.00
Lizard - Spam SPAM is the newest offering of Lizard, one of the top bands on Polish art-rock scene. The album enchants with original sound and composition. The music is surreal, modern and very jazzy. Lizard has performed with Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Porcupine... 21-MMP0408 $15.00
Oregon - Lantern "This is the 30th recording of Oregon. As always, we continue to search for new facets in the art of ensemble music-making and to evolve further as individual musicians. This CD introduces Paolino Dalla Porta on double bass, who joined us over two years and three tours ago. His musicianship fits seamlessly into the direction of the band. We welcome you to listen to this latest offering of the music of Oregon." 28-CAJZ5058.2 $17.00
Moore, Thurston - Sonic STREET Chicago CD "An epic outing on electric guitar, recorded in November 2013, as part of an evening of music and film at the Art Institute of Chicago. The CD features a single magnificent improvisation, ranging from brittle, delicate passages to full-throttle flame-throwing. Performing an accompaniment to James Nares’ brilliant film Street, Moore played with his back to the screen, letting the sounds and images converge and diverge of their own accord. The result was an extraordinary stand-alone live recording that... CvsD CD015 $13.00
Gondeln, Wendy - Projections (mini-lp sleeve) "First CD compilation of recent seven-inch and twelve-inch records by the enigmatic Wendy Gondeln, mixing electronic music, sawed violin, and Martian intelligence into a thoroughly spicy and utterly confounding goulash. Featured collaborations include Tim Berrescheim, Norbert Möslang, JB Slik, Wolfgang Voigt, and Michael Wertmüller. Projections also includes some of the art installation projects for Albert Oehlen works of recent vintage, such as "Alarm," composed by Wertmüller, well known among other... CvsD CD036 $15.00
Taylor, Robin - X Position Vol. 1 (Mega Blowout Sale) "An 8-track compilation of left-overs and tracks not fitting the original albums. Highly mind-expanding progressive/Art Rock/RIO/fusion style in Taylor's own league. With Karsten Vogel on sax." MOB 012 $8.00
RPWL - A Show Beyond Man And Time 2 x CDs "One of the most interesting German art/prog rock bands in a spectacle you'll never forget! The double CD features a special show recorded earlier this year at Wyspiaoski Theater in Katowice, Poland, which was also the last complete performance of... 21-MASS 1475 DGD $18.00
Portal, Michel - Radar "The multi-instrumentalist from Bayonne, who had turned eighty just a few days before the interview, masters various clarinets and saxophones as well as the bandoneon, and is also recognized as a composer. His wit and wisdom, and the youthful energy and curiosity he brings to his astonishing improvisations are only some of the reasons Portal has enjoyed such a fruitful and enduring career. Having helped to kick start the Free Jazz movement, he went on to form New Phonic Art to encourage collective... 34-INTCHR 71319 $17.00
Throbbing Gristle - The Third Mind Movements CD “The Third Mind Movements is the final album released by British industrial group Throbbing Gristle in April 2009 from recordings made at the 2007 Desertshore Installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art on 1 to 3 June 2007 - all of the original line-up were present.” 28-MUE160395.2 $16.00
Jauniaux, Catherine/Ikue Mori : Vibraslaps - Vibraslaps Two musicians interested equally - as they put it - in "compact improvisations, bent towards the song form". Ikue has made the much maligned drum machine into an art-form Jauniaux is world-renowned for her vocal talents. RECREC52 $16.00
If, Bwana - I, Angelica 2 x CDs "It is a nice initiative to issue a double-CD with the art of sound. We've seen this from our French friends (François Bayle, Marc Favre, Pierre Henry and others), who aren't bashful about poetic sound sensualism-and here we are with a good American... POGUS21024 $17.00
Various Artists - L.A.'s Unsung With lp-only tracks by Adele Sebastian, Nate Morgan, Jesse Sharps, Billie Harris, Creative Arts Ensemble, Dadisi Komolafe, Rickey Kelley and Roberto Miranda. "All of this music was recorded in the early 80's. Seven of the nine tunes were released on di... NIMBUSWEST511 $12.00
Lapthorn, Tim - Seventh Sense "Tim Lapthorn is a highly intuitive pianist with a strong emotional feel. This is his second album. Seventh Sense puts the emphasis squarely back on the art of heartfelt improvisation and storytelling. The idea of the recording was to approach... 21-SRCD19 $9.00
Mitchell, Roscoe - Discussions "Referred to an 'American Iconoclast' by the New York Times, Rosco Mitchell is an internationally recognized saxophonist, composer, and founder of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. 'Discussions Orchestra' is derived from several musical improvisations found on Roscoe Mitchell's 'Conversations with Kikanju Baku and Craig Taborn'. The songs have been transcribed and performed by a twenty piece orchestra." 21-WH-0339 $14.00
Wileman, Richard - Cabal Of A Thousand Souls “UK musician Richard Wileman is probably best known for releasing 14 albums as the composer behind studio project Karda Estra. Inspired by weird soundtracks, easy listening, gothic and library music, art pop, dark folk and prog rock, his solo recordings and gigs feature new songs and instrumentals plus rearrangements of Karda Estra pieces that can fit into a live setting.” 23-NICD 25 $14.00
Fuchs, Limpe - Compilation 1977-2017: Trampelpfadnomainroad "Compilation 1977-2017 was collected for the exhibit trampelpfadnomainroad at Städtische Galerie Traunstein. Celebrating the art and music of Limpe Fuchs, the exhibition gives insight into her ongoing creative adventures, from the early days of Anima up to her recent and critically-acclaimed body of work. The exhibition is open from September 2nd until September 28th of 2018 at Städtische Galerie Traunstein in Germany. This CD of all unreleased music will be published to celebrate the event." 05-PL 071CD $14.00
Metcalfe, Neil/John Rangecroft - Twogether Neil Metcalfe flute and John Rangecroft clarinet. "A collection of 29 short and beautiful improvisations by two masters of the art revelling in each other's inventivene... SLAM237 $15.00
Lam, Bun-Ching - The Child God CD ''For her second Tzadik CD, Lam has assembled some of the greatest traditional music performers of China and matched them with some of NY's most creative instrumentalists in creating a beautiful and lyrical meeting of western art music and Chinese trou... TZ7031 $13.00
Tomomi, Adachi Royal Chorus - Yo Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus is an experimental vocal group based in Tokyo. Drawing upon influences as diverse as the Fluxus movement, hardcore punk, contemporary classical, TV commercials, cartoon music, Conceptual Art and more, Adachis complex composit... TZ7242 $13.00
Frith, Fred - Eye To Ear ''Famous as an improviser and a rock guitarist (Henry Cow, Art Bears, Residents, Massacre, Skeleton Crew), Fred Frith is still highly under-rated as a composer. Since relocating to Germany in the early 90s, Frith has composed soundtracks for a number o... TZ7503 $13.00