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Asturias - Cryptogam Illusion Long unavailable, this 1993 release was the group's third and their final album, until they re-emerged 15 years later. Now it's available again at a reasonable price, especially for a Japanese release, as a special blu-spec CD release! "On his third album album with Asturias composer Yoh Ohyama would make a slight stylistical turn. Akira Hanamoto was no longer a member of the band, instead Ohyama introduced two string instrumentalists, Udai Shika on cello and Tatsuya Murayamy on viola... 15-KICS-3619 $20.00
Vine Leaf - Tales of Senses CD Bruno Parrinha alto saxophone Luís Lopes electric guitar João Valinho drums "Assuming the leadership of the band, Bruno Parrinha named this trio after the translation of his name to English (Parrinha in English: VINE LEAF).The partnership with guitarist Luís Lopes was already being worked on in the “Garden” trio (also released by Clean Feed) exploring in depth the personal aesthetics of each instrumentalist with a possible greater approximation to total freedom, free from any... CF 638 $15.00
Maelstrom - Maelstrom CD After a very, very long time quiet, ProgQuebec have returned for one last hurrah with this excellent archival release, which was issued in a limited quantity. Like many of the other bands during Quebec’s golden age of progressive rock, there is a lot of influence from the major UK names and also a lot of influence from Gentle Giant (who, admittedly, were more popular in Quebec than they were in the USA). This is a fine, totally professionally recorded progressive rock release from 1976, that... ProgQuebec 41 $14.00
Alice - Alice CD (expanded) Reissue of one of the great, very early (1970) French experimental / underground rock albums. Originally released on BYG and now reissued from the original master tapes. "Alice was part of the experimental and unpredictable energy that pervaded pop in the late ‘60s. Its members had previously worked with the well-regarded French blues rock bands Alan Jack Civilization and We Free, both of which performed at watershed events in Francophone musical history: the former appeared at the Actuel... 28-CHAY529016.2 $16.00
Calcium - Calcium vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) The never-before issued or even heard album (except for 2 songs) by this legendary psychedelic ensemble, which was recorded in 1969 and shelved until now!! Color vinyl, with two inserts; Numbered edition of 1000. "A legendary French psychedelic rock album, recorded in 1969, of which only two tracks were released at the time. Percussionist Stéphane Vilar played with pianist Jef Gilson and recorded on his 1964 album Oeil Vision. Musician Graeme Allwright introduced Vilar to Marc'O, then director... 05-MMLP 012LP $38.00
Lord's Family - The Complete Schlossl Recordings CD The sound quality, while NOT professional, is more than decent enough to listen to and this is actually the real deal of early, unknown, pretty out style Krautrock! “This CD contains all audio recordings of the legendary hippie commune between 1971 and 1974! LORD'S FAMILY was a rural and music commune that was founded in Nuremberg in 1970 and lived in Beilngries in the Altmühltal from 1971 to 1974 in an old castle called The Schlössl! The group's mystical and ecological self-image, which... 21-SIR 2213 $17.00
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
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
Minaie, Sam - Heyo! Peter Epstein – Alto Saxophone Mitch Marcus – Tenor Saxophone Mark Ferber – Drums Sam Minaie – Acoustic Bass, Compositions "Sam Minaie has quickly established himself as one of jazz's most exciting rising stars of both upright and electric bass. His compelling debut as a leader, Heyo!, features a band of heavyweight modern jazz innovators rollicking through mostly original compositions with fire, grit, and attitude, and a distinctive blend of jazz, rock, and world music that's as... Orenda 0038 $13.00
Dervieux, Franck - Dimension M CD It makes me very, very happy to see this album released. This is one of the major one-shot Quebeçois progressive releases of the 1970s, maybe the major one. Recorded in 1972 while he was dying of cancer, and with the album dedicated to the doctors who... Prog Quebec 40 $14.00
Dervieux, Franck - Dimension M vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) It makes me very, very happy to see this album reissued. This is one of the major one-shot Quebeçois progressive releases of the 1970s, maybe the major one. Recorded in 1972 while he was dying of cancer, and with the album dedicated to the doctors who worked to save him, in addition to being a very, very fine album of proto-progressive styled rock with some Canterburian flourishes, this album directly led to the formation of Contraction, another of the greats of Quebeçois progressive rock. This has... RTA 073 $18.00
Blake, Tim - New Jerusalem CD (expanded) Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a newly re-mastered edition of the classic 1978 ambient masterpiece “Blake’s New Jerusalem” by Tim Blake. Tim first came to prominence as a member of Gong, where his synthesiser experimentation and mastery was demonstrated on albums such as Flying Teapot”, “Angel’s Egg” and “You”. He would also join Hawkwind from 1979 – 1980 and from November 2007. After departing Gong in 1975 he teamed up with French lighting designer Patrice Warrener to... 23-Eclec 2579 $16.00
PNY Quintet - Over The Wall CD Steve Swell: trombone Rob Brown: alto saxophone Michel Edelin: flutes Peter Giron: double bass John Betsch: drums “Encounters, cross-fertilizations, confrontations and hybridizations are inherent to jazz. PNY Quintet is one of those groups made up of seemingly unlikely encounters. Michel Edelin already has a long career behind him, one in which linearity is clearly not the primary characteristic. He has always been keen to experiment with a wide variety of musical approaches... 21-ROG-0134 $17.00
X-Legged Sally - Killed By Charity (expanded / SHM-CD / mini-lp sleeve) Led by composer/reed player Peter Vermeersch, X-Legged Sally was a part of the fairly amazing Belgium avant-progressive scene all through the 90s. It was Verloesem's first ensemble to really gain attention and it also can be looked at as the precursor... Belle Antique 152339 $30.00
Various Artists - 1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials CD (Mega Blowout Sale) "A collection of 62 classic radio spots promoting the sales of everything from etiquette advice from Mitch Ryder (minus the Detroit Wheels) to Hormel Weiners to a Troggs beer commercial. Acid flashbacks without the acid." Psychedelic Ad - Psychedelic Circus Jefferson Airplane - White Levis Jefferson Airplane Psychedelic Ad - Lee Jeans commercial Psychedelic Ad - The Living Eye Psychedelic Ad - The Hippie Revolt Psychedelic Ad - Psychedelic Cola Commercial... 21-ROC-CD-3199 $9.00
Eclectic Maybe Band - Reflection In A Moebius Ring Mirror CD Carla Diratz (Vocals) Cathryn Robson (Vocals) Roland Binet (Flute, Piccolo) Martin Archer (Sax Sopranino & Alto) Joe Higham (Sax Soprano & Tenor, Electronics) Dave Newhouse (Sax Alto & Tenor, Bass Clarinet) Jean-Pierre Soarez (Trumpet) Ariane Plumerel (Violin) Sigrid Vandenbogaerden (Cello) Michel Delville (Guitar) Eric Lemaître (Guitar) Ángel Ontalva (Guitar) Andy Kirk (Guitar, Keyboards) Catherine Smet (Piano, Keyboa Discus 83CD $15.00
Miller, Harry / Isipingo - Which Way Now CD Bassist Harry Miller was born in South Africa, but he was the Brit-jazz bassist throughout the 1970s, playing with John Surman, Centipede, Mike Westbrook, Keith Tippett, Mike Osborne, King Crimson, Julie Tippetts, Alan Skidmore and Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, among many others, as well as co-founding the legendary Ogun label, which did so much to document the Brit-jazz scene in the 1970s. Harry's group, Isipingo, which he led for a number of years, could be compared to a smaller-scale... Rune 233 $15.00
Rua, Vitor / The Metaphysical Angels - Do Androids Dream of Electric Guitars 2 x CDs CD1 Vítor Rua all guitars (classical Ramirez guitar and Fender Squire guitar) CD2 Vítor Rua guitars, composer Hernâni Faustino Bass Luís San Payo drums Manuel Guimarães piano Nuno Reis trumpet Paulo Galão clarinets "Vítor Rua is one of the key figures of Portuguese creative music, with a career covering a multitude of idioms and styles, from rock (he was the founder of the very popular band GNR) to minimalism, concrete music, electronic music, CF 429 $20.00
Osborne, Mike - Dawn In the history of British jazz, there were few voices as unmistakable as Mike Osborne's alto saxophone, but his story is one of the tragedies of British jazz. Within 15 years of his first recordings, simmering mental illness had taken over and... Rune 392 $15.00
Brody, Paul - For the Moment CD "Paul Brody is a talented composer/performer based in Berlin. Touring Europe for several years to enthusiastic audiences, his band Sadawi has developed into a razor sharp ensemble, one of the very best to mix jazz with traditional Jewish music... TZ8118 $13.00
Gonzalez, Dennis - NY Midnight Suite Personel: Dennis González (t), Ellerry Eskelin (ts), Mark Helias (b), Mike Thompson (d) "Dennis González is an extraordinary musician and composer that has developed his activity since the early 70’s. Unlike many musicians who establish... CLEANFEEDCF020 $17.00
Holden, John - Rise and Fall “2018’s Capture Light was English musician/ songwriter, John Holden’s debut release and, two years later, it has been great to listen to the follow up, ‘Rise and Fall’, a combination of John’s music with lyrics by his wife Elizabeth and himself. In a similar manner to, say, Big Big Train, each track is based on a historic event and the accompanying booklet not only has an individual image for each track, but the “background story/ myth”, is the listener can immerse themselves in the narrative and the... 23-JHCD 002 $18.00
Orchestre National De Jazz - Europa Berlin CD This is the French National Jazz Orchestra - on this recording a 11 piece band - who have a revolving cast of artistic directors. This is a frighteningly good, stunningly complex album of electric jazz that is on the level of complexity, especially rhythmically of someone like Albert Marcoeur or Arrigo Barnabe, if either of those two were writing 'jazz'. Lots of great stuff going on at fairly blinding speed and those who know my enthusiasm for avant-progressive and envelope-pushing that doesn't.. 15-434444 $20.00
Zappa, Frank - Over-Nite Sensation [50th Anniversary] 4 x CDs + 5.1/hi-res Blu-ray box set (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Official album #17 and one of his most popular albums. I saw FZ for the first time in 1973 before this album was released, but featuring this amazing band. Still one of the greatest concerts I have ever seen, and I have seen plenty. FZ: guitar & vocals Ralph Humphrey: drums Sal Marquez: trumpet & vocals George Duke: keyboards & synthesizer Tom Fowler: bass Bruce Fowler: trombone Ruth Underwood: marimba, vibes & percussion Ian Underwood: flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax 28-ZPRC125207.2 $112.00
Maguire, Alex - Brewed in Belgium This has the great UK keyboardist Alex Maguire, someone who is at home in any style from rock to jazz to jazz-rock to free improvisation, performing a modern sort of swinging electric jazz with four members of the Wrong Object and a saxist in a sweaty... MJR022 $13.00
K-Space - Infinity (COMPUTER ONLY DISC - MAC or PC) (Mega Blowout Sale) Tim Hodgkinson-Steel Guitar [Lap], Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet [Klarnet], Alto Saxophone, Sounds [Sound Manipulation], Voice, Tüngür [Dungur], Percussion, Ocarina Ken Hyder-Percussion, Percussion [Drum Kit], Tüngür [Dungur], Voice, Ektare [Ektara, Bass Ektara], Sounds [Sound Manipulation] Gendos Chamzyryn-Voice, Tüngür [Dungur], Percussion, Doshpuluur, Cello, Performer [Chadagan, Khomous], Ocarina “The one album, I'd say, that deserves a perfect score on concept alone. Why.. AD HOC 21 $3.00
Orchestre National De Jazz - Europa Rome CD This is the French National Jazz Orchestra - on this recording a 10 piece band - who have a revolving cast of artistic directors. This is a frighteningly good, stunningly complex album of electric jazz that is on the level of complexity, especially rhythmically of someone like Albert Marcoeur or Arrigo Barnabe, if either of those two were writing 'jazz' (which this barely qualifies as, but that's a conversation for another day). Lots of great stuff going on at fairly blinding speed and those who. 15-ONJ 444444 $20.00
Holden, John - Kintsugi vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) NOTE: These are new and unplayed, but they have some dinged corners. “Released in a run of just 200 copies the new album from John Holden is our longest single LP release; it contains both a poster and a lyric booklet. ‘Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with gold’. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, not only is there no attempt to hide the damage, but the repair is literally... 23-PLG 116 $38.00
Widemann, Benoit - Stress! CD Benoit was the keyboardist for Magma from 1975 to 1978. Additionally, he released a few solo albums in the mid/late 70's, of which this was the first. A keyboard/Moog-dominated record that at times gets amazingly heavy in a wild screaming synthi fusion way and at other times is very wonderfully atmospheric. It is perhaps comparable in timbre and tone to Jan Hammer's best work post Mahavishnu. Some of the material is solo and some features some unbelievably great guests. If you are a fan of 70s music.. Svart SRE 391 CD $16.00
Widemann, Benoit - Stress! vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Benoit was the keyboardist for Magma from 1975 to 1978. Additionally, he released a few solo albums in the mid/late 70's, of which this was the first. A keyboard/Moog-dominated record that at times gets amazingly heavy in a wild screaming synthi fusion way and at other times is very wonderfully atmospheric. It is perhaps comparable in timbre and tone to Jan Hammer's best work post Mahavishnu. Some of the material is solo and some features some unbelievably great guests. If you are a fan of 70s music.. Svart SRE 391 $28.00
Offering - Concert Triton 2013 DVD + 2 x CDs This is just over 2 hours of music, recorded at Magma's 'home base' for residencies. Christian Vander : vocal, drums Stella Vander : vocal, percussions Isabelle Feuillebois : vocal , percussions Hervé Aknin : vocal , percussions... 15-Seventh VDA 9 $40.00
Forgas Band Phenomena - Acte V CD + DVD "For those of you who grew up on the Return to Forever / Mahavishnu Orchestra / Weather Report strain of modern jazz, you will love this group. There's no mincing words about the Phenomena tag this band is proud to own — terrific music made by a wonderful band that cannot be a trade secret for too much longer. Viva Forgas !" – All-Music Guide "Composer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Forgas has been making music for the last four decades, and now in the heart of his fifth one... Rune 332-333 $21.00
Zorn, John - Commedia Dell'Arte "A fabulous and multifaceted suite celebrating the vibrant Italian dramatic form Commedia dell’arte that began in the 16th century and flourishes to this day. The classic archetypical characters Harlequin, Colombina, Scaramouch, Pulcinella and Pierrot are evoked in five compositional miniatures for small chamber ensembles: brass quintet, cello quartet, piano trio, vocal quartet and woodwinds. Premiered at the Guggenheim Museum in early 2016, the music contains some of Zorn’s finest writing and is a... TZ 8347 $16.00
Esmerine - Mechanics Of Dominion "Esmerine is the modern chamber ensemble co-founded by former Silver Mt. Zion member Rebecca Foon and Godspeed You! Black Emperor alumnus Bruce Cawdron in the early 2000s, composing two beloved albums of post-rock based around cello and mallet instruments on Madrona Records in 2003 and 2005. The group emerged from a semi-hiatus in 2010 and have made four acclaimed full-length records of uniquely emotive, lyrical, exploratory instrumental music since then (all released by Constellation) – each marked by... 37-CST 128 CD $14.00
Forgas Band Phenomena - L’Oreille Électrique [The Electric Ear] .“...there's always a logical and organic flow, despite knotty and sometimes orchestral transitions.... Its combination of singable themes and rock rhythms will appeal to...all fans of improvisation within a richly composed context.” – All About Jazz “Jazz-fusion, yes, but with a degree of compositional content and integrity often absent in the genre.” – Progression... Rune 447 $15.00
Yeakley, Matthew - Dirty Words Matthew Yeakley - Guitar Matt Politano - Piano/Rhodes Cooper Appelt - Electric and Upright Bass Aaron MacLendon - Drums Mike Cottone - Trumpet Gina Saputo - Vocals (Deanna) Jesse Palter - Vocals (Sadhana) "... jazz that grooves ("A Place to Call Home"), bops ("I Wish I Could've Known You Better") and takes chances ("Periculum N"). Yeakley's polished guitar style is what we've come to expect from the town that gave us Larry and Lee. It's a lot of music to drop on an... Orenda 0011B $13.00
Globe Unity Orchestra - Globe Unity : 50 Years CD "The Globe Unity Orchestra is not just an ensemble of enormous historical importance to jazz but one which proves the continuing relevance of its self-imposed task. The present line-up, encompassing musicians of several generations and nationalities, lives up to the responsibility of producing genuinely new music, rejecting the commonplace and avoiding cliché, each time they play together. As if to contradict those who accuse the Globe Unity Orchestra (and free jazz in general) of predictability... 34-Intakt 298 $19.00
Yeakley, Matthew - Clean Numbers Matthew Yeakley - Guitar Matt Politano - Piano/Rhodes Cooper Appelt - Electric and Upright Bass Aaron MacLendon - Drums Zane Musa - Tenor Saxophone "... jazz that grooves ("A Place to Call Home"), bops ("I Wish I Could've Known You Better") and takes chances ("Periculum N"). Yeakley's polished guitar style is what we've come to expect from the town that gave us Larry and Lee. It's a lot of music to drop on an unsuspecting public at once, but you can't have too much of a good t Orenda 0011A $13.00
Loomings - Hey Weirdo! “Loomings was born under the impetus of Jacopo Costa, an Italian musician living in Strasbourg, France. Thanks to the vitality of the local music scene, he has the opportunity to realize his creations with the help of several musicians with varied artistic backgrounds. The voices of Maria Denami and Clara Weil - one from the lyric repertoire, the other rooted in contemporary music - add to the jazzy groove of Nicolas Klee (electric bass) and Nils Boyny (keyboards), as well as to the percussion and... Soleil Mutant 57 $17.00
Globe Unity Orchestra - 40 Years CD "The Globe Unity Orchestra’s music is still like a promise. A commitment to a future-oriented process. Belief in an always developing form. At the same time, quite real sounds and rhythms are produced in a space they fill with unexpected energy..." 34-Intakt 133 $19.00
Microscopic Septet - Manhattan Moonrise Voted the #5 jazz group in the 59th Annual DownBeat Critic's Poll. "They're still the finest retro-futurists around." – The Village Voice "...they remain one of New York's most distinctive and entertaining groups." – All About Jazz New York "...splendid fun." – JazzTimes "...equal parts zaniness and braininess..." – The New Yorker Rune 370 $15.00
Zorn, John - There Is No More Firmament "There is No More Firmament is a remarkable collection of recent compositions from 2013–2016 that showcase the range, variety and continued creativity of Zorn as he enters his sixties. Connected together with a thread of intensity, magic and madness, the music tells a twisted and complex story of a magical descent into madness. The compositions include two works for brass ensembles, a woodwind quintet, jazz piano trio, string trio and two solo pieces for clarinet and trumpet, with the outrageous trumpet... TZ 8352 $17.00
Atanasovski, Vasko / Adrabesa Quartet - Phoenix VASKO ATANASOVSKI - alto & soprano saxophone, flute (Slovenia) SIMONE ZANCHINI - accordion (Italy) MICHEL GODARD - tuba, serpent (France) BODEK JANKE - drums & tabla (Poland/Germany) Special Guest: ARIEL VEI ATANASOVSKI - cello (Slovenia) “The Adrabesa Quartet consists of four exceptional musicians, brought together by its long-standing founder and leader: composer and saxophonist, Vasko Atanasovski. Vasko is a well-known and established European maestr MJR 108 $13.00
Various Artists - Big Band, Blues & Boogie, Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 1 (Mega Blowout Sale) This is a fabulous compilation of swing jazz and big and small band blues & boogie, from 1936-1945, presented to highlight how this music blended with other American music and influenced and partially led to rock 'n' roll. If you dig this sort of thing, this is nearly 80' of historic and fabulous sounds! "Nearly 80 minutes of vintage music recorded between 1935 and 1945 and featuring some of the great names of jazz, blues and boogie woogie. The quality of the sound is generally good, given... 23-PLCD 551 $4.00
Captain Beefheart - An Ashtray Heart: Toronto Broadcast 1981 Sound on the 50' live show from 1981 is quite good for a 30 year old radio broadcast. The rest is pretty awful sounding. So, this is: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada, January 17, 1981 radio broadcast 1. Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hi 15-LFM 154 $16.00
Laubrock, Ingrid - Contemporary Chaos Practices: Two Works For Orchestra With Soloists Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis, Nate Wooley, Ingrid Laubrock CD This is the sort of ambitous recording project that never happens anymore, except somehow, this time, it did! “Ingrid Laubrock's credentials as an ambitious, skillful composer of intricate yet visceral works for small ensembles is well established – not least on the evidence of her excellent, much-admired Intakt recordings. Whether writing for conventionally constituted assemblages like her quintet Anti-House, or for a more unusual complement, like the mix of tuba, koto, electronics, and more... 34-Intakt 314 $19.00
Mesinai, Raz - Tunnel Vision DVD "Sound alchemists Raz Mesinai and Jonathan Uliel Saldanha descend far below the earth’s surface into some of the oldest, and darkest underground tunnels in Europe. By using sound as a road map, they travel through the tunnels in search of what they... TZ 3013 $24.00
Fleetwood Mac - Original Live Broadcasts 1968 CD (Mega Blowout Sale) “Having formed in 1967, Peter Green s Fleetwood Mac swiftly established themselves as Britain s pre-eminent blues act, edging out even John Mayall (in whose band Green had previously played). Over the course of 1968 they performed numerous remarkable sessions for broadcast by the BBC on radio and TV, which are gathered here. Spanning classic blues, rock n roll covers, their own brand of musical parody, and classic compositions by Green, the set is a superb cross-section of their work to that point, and... 23-LCCD 5008 $8.00
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
Eclectic Maybe Band - Bars Without Measures CD "Eclectic Maybe Band is the creation of Guy Segers, a player / composer / producer first prominent as bassist with legendary band Univers Zero, and subsequently active in many live and studio projects. “Bars Without Measures” continues the band's established tradition which brings together detailed studio work with the creativity of real time improvisation. Using different groupings from within a large ensemble cast, which includes many well-known names, Guy has created an album where tracks are... Discus 159 $15.00