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Altare Thotemico: Selfie Ergo Sum. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC086). Sept. 2020. New album based on three partitions of being alive: what you have, what you are and how you appear. A record that, once again, overrides stylistic boundaries, able to move from a metal sound to the Area Italian prog school or the Anglo-Saxon school of IQ, with strong lyrics in Italian that feel like real punches in the stomach, and a music that isn't afraid of experimentation and a continuing search for details. A complete, mature work built on 9 tracks that will satisfy even the most demanding palates!Ancient Veil: Unplugged. Lizard (LZ0165). Street date: 15-10-20. This new CD presents eleven pieces performed live in three different concerts. Seven pieces are performed in an acoustic trio composed by Alessandro Serri, Edmondo Romano and Fabio Serri, while four pieces are performed with the whole band, together with Massimo Palermo on bass and Marco Fuliano on drums. Especially noteworthy are the portion of the "Rings of Earthly Light" suite in an unplugged version revisited in its structure and arrangements, and the presence of three unreleased songs. The recordings took place in 2017 and 2019.Arti & Mestieri: Essentia (Live In Japan). 2CD + DVD. Sfera Entert (SFE01). Nov. 2020. In 2019, the concert project "Essentia" was born, the group's first challenge focused on their more jazzy musical essence, playing with great balance between the Mediterranean-inspired melody, the always sought-after and open harmony and the intense and original rhythm, with a quintet formation that includes two historical components of the original formation, Furio Chirico and Gigi Venegoni, together with Piero Mortara, Lautaro Acosta and Roberto Puggioni. Live In Japan is a magnificent record production: the entire recording of the Arti & Mestieri concert on May 18, 2019 at the prestigious Jazz Rock Legends, the fourth sensational return of the band to the land of the Rising Sun. A decidedly rich lineup, with the performance of a selection of songs from the recent masterpiece Universi Paralleli (2015), original arrangements of instrumental hits from the most important historical records such as Tilt (1974) and Giro di Valzer (1975) as well as the first performance since I live in the world of historical gems such as "Danza di Luna" and "From North to South" all recorded and filmed with the exceptional "custom-made" technique aiming to reproduce the original sound of the 70's band. This splendid boxset contains all the work as well as the performance of two improvised songs in the breathtaking finale of the event, played together with Patrizio Fariselli Area Open Project: "The Wind Cries Mary" (J . Hendrix) and "King Kong" (F. Zappa); two protagonists, two legendary groups in the history of Italian music, a path always carried out with coherence, intellectual and artistic integrity.Balletto di Bronzo: The Official Bootleg. Black Widow (BWR234-2). Street date: 02-10-20. Being tired of seeing bootlegs floroushing anywhere without being consulted, Gianni Leone & Co have now taken the decision to produce and release this album, using the recording of their concert on May 31 st, 2018 at L'Asino che Vola in Rome. This "Official Bootleg" pays tribute to the actual line-up, which Leone consider to be the best of all of them so far, with Riccardo Spilli on drums and Ivano Salvatori on bass. Celeste: Flashes from the Archives and Oblivion (Just a Collection of Antiques and Curious). Mellow Records (MMP554). May 2020. Alternative versions of pieces already published, others never previously published, studio tests that testify to the genesis and development of a specific theme; in short, material not only for fans and inveterate collectors of Celeste but songs that testify the various stages of the band's history, from a decidedly symphonic initial approach to the attempt, common to many Italian groups of the time, to approach jazz / rock with a Mediterranean origin through experimental soundtracks.Claudio Simonetti's Goblin: The Devil Is Back. Deep Red (CDDR011).Claudio Simonetti's Goblin: Profondo Rosso. Deep Red. Street date: 28-08-20. 45th anniversary edition with lavish cover! CDDR006 CD and LPDR006 LP. Corpo: III. Lizard (LZ0158CD). May 2020. After the two first opus presented together on one CD in 2016, here comes the third, an album presenting a blend of avant prog, from King Crimson to Univers Zero, with hints of Picchio dal Pozzo. De Santi, Luigi: Dé Jà Vu. (LDS 137). May 2020. Coming from a Genesis tribute band, De Santi is a young composer from Trieste (born in 1985), conceptually close to a Peter Hammill, thanks to a prolific and abundant writing, both from an instrumental point of view and his approach of lyrics. The music relishes the pastoral and romantic kind of art-rock dear to Genesis and the generations of new prog but also the idea of playing short structured tracks.Patrizio Fariselli / Area Open Project: Area Open Project Live In Japan. 2Cd+Dvd. Sfera Entert (SFE02). Nov. 2020. Patrizio Fariselli returns with a new live line-up of the highest level, with a repertoire of Area classics and new surprises, with the same line-up that accompanied him on May 25th at the Kawasaki City Club, in front of 1300 people. The research spirit of Patrizio Fariselli in Area Open Project is the direct continuation of that of the historical group. He is the only member of Area to have participated in all the band's lineups. The present is composed of Claudia Tellini on vocals, who interprets the songs of Demetrio Stratos in the original key; then a historical and consolidated rhythm section with two of the most respected jazz musicians in Italy, Marco Micheli on bass and Walter Paoli on drums. With Area Open Project, Patrizio Fariselli leads the public on a journey through space and time, between jazz and world sounds reinterpreted with the band's typical experimental style, through fascinating and engaging atmospheres, where exoticism meets the unheard of.Fiaba: Di Gatti di Rane di Folletti e d'altre Storie. Lizard (LIZCD0164). Nov. 2020. 26 years after their debut with the amazing "XII L'Appiccato" and 8 years after their latest album "La Pelle nella Luna" finally arrives a new album by the Syracusan cult band, truly unique for its sound, folk-metal-prog crossroads, that some have tried to define "fairies metal" or "elfic metal" with progressive attitudes. However the Fiaba are not categorized within a genre or a specific definition because the expressive center is in an indefinable elsewhere, another world that feeds the visions of a storyteller jester. We enter here an enchanted world in which each song is a story, or rather a fairy tale whose protagonists are often confused between losers and winners, between loves and disillusions. The extraordinary fable source, the drums and acoustic guitars of Bruno Rubino and the great vocal expressiveness (and theatricality) of Giuseppe Brancato are the unmistakable traits, perfectly supported by Massimo Catena (guitar), Davide Santo (bass), Graziano Manuele (guitar ). Homunculus Res: Andiamo in Giro di Notte e Ci Consumiamo nel Fuoco. AMS314CD. Street date: 24-07-20. After three albums on today's defunct label AltrOck, the band comes with a new opus, whose title is metaphorically pointing at the exacerbation of our modern consumer society. The music is here more essential and direct than before and all the songs contain more or less explicit references to fire, light, heat, electricity, as well as numerous metaphors, subliminal messages, mystical and dark presences, and many other details that make this work layered and complex. Il Bacio della Medusa: AnimAcusticA. AMS (AMS315CD) papersleeve. Street date: 30-10-20. This is the second live album by this progressive rock band from Perugia, this time presenting a new important musical change: moving towards an acoustic offer! "AnimAcusticA" was recorded live on Saturday 19 October 2019 and amazes for its flawless crystal clear sound, so pristine that it can easily be mistaken for a studio album. The quality of the arrangements is also positively surprising; for one evening, they forced the band to transform into an 'all-round' sextet, capable of combining various musical genres with incredible ease, including '70s folk, jazz-rock, classical and symphonic music, songwriting. Concluding the album, the band also offer the unreleased "Testamento di un Poeta" (A Poet's Testament), to enrich the album tracklist. It's a studio recording, a sort of poignant bossa nova in which the 'Poet' sings his farewell to life and to the woman he loves.La Maschera di Cera: S.E.I. AMS (AMS312CD). Street date: 18-09-20. Seven long years after their previous studio album ("Le Porte del Domani", the ideal follow-up to Le Orme's concept album "Felona e Sorona"), Zuffanti & Co. are back with a new album, featuring great guests such as Martin Gryce from Delirium - here playing flute and sax) - and drummer Paolo Tixi (ex-Il Tempio Delle Clessidre). S.E.I., acronym for Separazione / Egolatria / Inganno (Separation / Self-worship / Deception), is made of a 20-minute suite that occupies the first side of the record, followed by two other mini-suites on its second half. The three tracks are very complex music compositions, combining tense and dark moments with atmospheric sections marked by the unmistakable sound of the Mellotron. Jazz and Canterburian influences are also now much more evident. Also available as LP, this is with no doubt a great comeback by one of the key groups in the recent renewed interest for 70's Italian prog! Gianantonio Marchetti: Verso l'Assoluto Nulla. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC089). August 2020. An album with a certain Floydian character, ambient, quiet drumming. The leader operates on various keyboards, backed by the guitars and bass of Luca Giampietri, abounding in nostalgic / pastoral touches. Quel Che Disse Il Tuono: Il Velo dei Riflessi. AMS (AMS311CD / AMSLP151). Available as papersleeve CD or 180gr. black vinyl with gatefold cover. Street date: 21-05-20. Brand new prog-rock group born from the early 2018 split between Francesca Zanetta (guitar, string machines) and Unreal City, after over five years of collaboration and three albums that have left a strong sign in the contemporary Italian progressive rock scene. The strong desire to continue the artistic journey interrupted with Unreal City led shortly thereafter to the encounter, in January 2019, with Roberto "Berna" Bernasconi (bass and lead vocals) and Alessio Del Ben (drums, keyboards, backing vocals). The trio was soon joined by Niccolò Gallani from Cellar Noise (piano, keyboards, flute and choirs) thus completing the line-up. The band's new record also features a very special guest in legendary Alphataurus' Claudio Falcone singer, who took care of choirs and vocal harmonizations as well. From the chemistry among musicians and the innate desire to explore new musical paths comes the group's debut album "Il Velo dei Riflessi" (The Veil of Reflections), a work that perfectly reflects the 'progressive rock tradition' both in its lyrics and music: five long and complex pieces - an average of about ten minutes per song - characterized by a strong keyboard / symphonic component, various mood and rhythm changes, and by long instrumental sections. OAK (Oscillazioni Alchemico Kreative): Giordano Bruno. Aereoastella (ARSIMM/1033). May 2020. This unprecedented post rock opera with prog / folk resonances is now released on CD. Based on the events of the philosopher's life and his magical arts, it is supported by a line up of special guests like David Jackson (VDGG), Richard Sinclair (Caravan, Camel), Sonja Kristina (Curved Air), Jenny Sorrenti and Maartin Allcock (Jethro Tull). The compositional path of Jerry Cutillo conquers an important space in the symphonic prog of the new millennium, bringing progressive rock into new waters, modern musical-theatrical works!OTEME: Un Saluto alle Nuvole. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC084). June 2020. This is the band's 4th release, this time a conceptual project about death, based on a re-worked version of interviews with the personnel of the Hospice of San Cataldo (Lucca) for the short film "Say Hello To The Clouds" (2012). These testimonies became words for pieces in perfect OTEME style, halfway between folk songs and chamber music, avant-rock and contemporary poetry, historical 1900s and psychedelia, "almost-a-radio drama" and musical theatre. The group is made up of 13 musicians who alternate voice, strings, reeds, hammers, electric, wood and metal instruments and more.Prometheo: D'un Fuoco Rapito, D'un Giovane Uomo, D'un Amore Insensate. Self release (CD001P). May 2020. New band from Bari, displaying on this debut album pathos, melodies, symphonicity with clear references to the seventies, combined with a captivating energy and epic with medieval-prog tones. The quintet is formed by Andrea Siano (piano, organ and synth), Andrea Tarquilio (vocals), Alessandro Cellamare, Andrea Maddaloni (bass) and Alessandro Memmi (drums). Here is a work where the preponderant soul prog merges with delicate folk passages in the lineage of Fabrizio De Andrè or Angelo Branduardi.Qirsh: Aspera Tempora - Parte 1. Lizard (LIZCD0162). Nov. 2020. A prog-rock 'concept album' based on the theme of man's fears. The sound combines more classic elements (organ, strings, piano) with vocal effects and rock and electronic elements, in a constantly evolving atmosphere. RaneStrane: The Wall. Ma.Ra.Cash Records (MRC088). 2CD digipak. June 2020. Paying a tribute to Pink Floyd's cult album, this also reveals one of the trademark of the Italian band: a complete synchronization with Alan Parker's film, something they call the Cineconcerto!Spirale: S/T. King Universal (NLP112CD). Limited edition of 300 hand-numbered "vinyl replica" copies, in gatefold papersleeve style. Street date: 26-06-20. Spirale were a jazz-rock band, which would be known later as "Folk Magic Band" and quite renown for their participation to international jazz festivals. Their first and only LP with the original bandname could be compared in style to ethno-prog band such as Maad (Italy) or Embryo (Germany). E-piano, bass and drums provide a light, groovy carpet of obstinatos for the lyric excursions of trumpet, saxophone and flute. The mood is breezy and absorbing, the rhythms are often veined of South-American or Indian suggestions The Ikan Method: Blue Sun. Ma.Ra.Cash (MRCDS04). May 2020. Debut album by a new prog-band and it is a progressive rock album inspired by the big neo-prog groups of the 80's and 90's (in particular Marillion and IQ). Ten pieces full of melodies, with intertwining of guitars and keyboards supported by a solid rhythmic base, half sung - half instrumental. All the pieces have a melancholy streak, dealing with feelings and life experiences, both internal and social, that photograph a dark period of our society, the current one we are living in a silent dictatorship, more and more alone and distant between us, increasingly submissive, and without the real possibility of changing the rules ... we are under the light of a sad sun ...The Rome Pro(G)Ject: Beaten Paths Different Ways. The 4th chapter of the Rome saga should have been a live album celebrating the 10 years anniversary of the pro(G)ject .... enter Covid! Given the new problematic situation and after some briefing, Vincenzo Ricca decided that something would be released, but in an innovative form! Now comes to birth the 4th opus on November 4th 2020. The new CD will be a mix of 3 brand new tracks, 4 other in new vocal versions, further 5 rearranged and replayed (all coming from the three previous albums) as if the band were performing that during a concert; This 5 tracks selection has been conceived so that every artist who contributed to the three previous albums would be involved in this project too by playing with great care their original parts and adding some new stuff... Finally, the album includes Nick Magnus' track "Proemivm", completely rearranged and replayed by the man himself!Ubi Maior: Bestie, Uomini e Dèi. AMS (AMS313CD). Papersleeve CD with 12-page booklet including original Italian lyrics and their English translation. Street date: 21-05-20. New album of six brand new tracks; in contrast to the previous "Incanti Bio Meccanici", characterized by long and complex suites, its successor reduces the songs length, pushing everything towards a more 'compact' but no less adventurous dimension. "Bestie, Uomini e Dèi" contains and preserves all the main features of the band's style: symphonic and creative keyboards, aggressive and dreamy guitars, tight and hypnotic rhythms, energetic and melodic singing, expressive to such an extent that it becomes almost theatrical in some moments. Rather conceptual, the album is inspired by mysterious people, dark and unfortunate mythological figures, bloodthirsty monsters and beings from another world. The final mix returns a powerful and crystalline sound and denotes both a care for details and an uncommon taste in the arrangements that maintain a perfect balance between the parts from the beginning to the end. Beautiful and sometimes surprising, "Bestie, Uomini e Dèi" will enchant both fans of classic prog-rock and lovers of more modern sounds.Zaal: Homo Habilis. Ten years after his second studio work, Agostino Macor's Zaal project is back, creating an instrumental disc that enriches the "chamber" jazz-rock of the first two works with new - unexpected - World atmospheres alongside electric, ambient, downtempo and acoustic oasis contaminations. A concept album to tell the man / machine relationship, investigate nature as a perfect machine and the humanity of machines by reflecting on the past and future of nature and artificium. Numerous instrumentalists are called for duty to shape a kaleidoscope of different sounds, aimed at underlining the complexity of the machines and "natural mechanics": the sitar of Emanuele Ysmail Miletti, the strings of Sergio Caputo (violin), Paolo Furio Marasso (double bass) and Melissa del Lucchese (cello), the winds of Francesco Mascardi (sax) and Roberto Nappi Calcagno (trumpet), the flute of Andrea Monetti and the percussion of Alessandro Quattrino. The Fender Rhodes, the piano and synthesizers of the leader Agostino Macor - also organ and mandolin - and the precious hosts of Edmondo Romano (woodwinds and winds), Mau di Tollo and Federico Branca (drums) weave the plots of the songs. Recorded live during long group sessions, the record photographs a bizarre laboratory where rock, jazz, world, prog, chamber, ambient, acoustic, electric and electronic instruments can coexist in a melting pot without time or space.
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Tim Bowness: Late Night Laments. InsideOut Music (0IO02072). 2CD limited digipak edition. Street date: 28-08-20. This special edition includes 5 additional studio tracks (making CD 2), which he thought didn't fit the conceptual side of his music. This is his 6th solo album, mixed by long-time partner in crime Steven Wilson.Steve Hackett: Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings: Live At Hammersmith. InsideOut Music. Street date: 25-09-20. The London performance was captured during the former Genesis guitarist's 2019 tour, where he was joined onstage by his touring band: vocalist Nad Sylvan, keyboardist Roger King, bassist Jonas Reingold, drummer Craig Blundell and Rob Townsend on saxophone and flute. The lineup was bolstered by special guests John Hackett and Amanda Lehmann. Several packages will be released: 2CD/DVD, 2CD/Blu-ray and on a limited edition, a 4LP/2CD box set and 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray with art book.Jakko Jakszyk: Secrets & Lies. Street date: 23-10-20. Here is the new studio album by the guitarist and singer, 10 songs recorded with his bandmates in King Crimson (Robert Fripp, Gavin Harrison, Tony Levin and Mel Collins). Sensible and nostalgic melodies dealing with various personal or societal themes, symphonic and cinematic colours, the album also features participation by Simple Minds Bassist John Giblin, Mark King from Level 42 and Van Der Graaf Generator's mastermind and singer Peter Hammill, who contributed to the writing of one song. Available in various packages: Limited CD/DVD digipak with 5.1 Mix & Music videos, gatefold black vinyl LP + CD and a 100 copies limited edition on yellow vinyl + CD! King Crimson: Complete 1969 Recordings. Panegyric (KCCBX9111). Street date: 23-10-20. Inflation, inflation! If the first 6CD boxset focusing on Crimson's first album was a true, exciting surprise, the announcement of another 20CD/4Blu-Ray/1DVD/1DVD-A box covering about the same period seems to only testimony of the never ending and always increasing narcissic habit of the band's egocentric head founder! It is amusing to remember all past prints of Fripp about the corrupt music industry (and yes, he's right!) on nearly each upcoming release, and at the same time witness this insane support of a consumer's society at its worst! (and no, he's wrong here, caught in his own contradictions!)
"the box also includes the original In The Court studio album" ---> this was already done in the first boxset!
"every alternate take known to exist, every mix known to exist" ---> same remark + how many do you really need? Do you also want the spoiled tapes with spaghetti sauce on it?
"all live recordings from this incarnation of the band known to exist" ---> covered in the Club Series!
"and a selection of pre-King Crimson 1968 recordings from Giles, Giles & Fripp." (sigh!) .... buy instead the two more complete existing releases: click me!! All this boxset is about rehash or at best a new chance for all the hibernating collectors (does this exist?)who'd unfortunately were too lazy or sleeping too hard in order to get the first box in time!King Crimson: Elements Tour Box 2020. Panegyric (KCTB20). Street date: 04-09-20. Seventh release in the Tour Box series, this one has been adffected by the corona situation, as it was originally prepared for now postponed concert venue sales on King Crimson's USA 2020 tour! Instead, it offers live selections spanning from 1973 to 2019 and a huge majority is made of tracks previously unreleased on CD!Pink Floyd: Broadcast >From Rome, Italy May 6th, 1968. Deep Sleep (DSLEE001). Street date: 28-08-20. Live broadcast from the First International European Pop Festival, at the Piper Club, Rome, Italy, May 6th, 1968.Kavus Torabi: Hip to the Jag. Street date: 22-05-20. The Knifeworld frontman wrote, played and recorded the album and was responsible for the artwork too. Kavus Torabi's songs dwell on mortality, love and loss. He uses troubling themes as a way of establishing a context for transcendent bliss. This debut solo album is a blissfully skewed swan dive into the swirling cosmic kaleidoscope of the poet's soul. From spectral, intricate and fragile compositions to psychedelic, joyous and open drone-scapes, it is brave, beautiful and beguiling throughout. Hip To The Jag will be available on 180g vinyl LP, 6 panel digifile CD and download. Rick Wakeman: Red Planet. Madfish Music. Street date: 28-08-20. Available in many formats, this album features 8 newly pieces, especially composed for this project, and harks back to Wakeman's critically acclaimed debut album "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" where there were 6 heavy keyboard pieces based around a central subject matter. It is a serious return to "Wakeman Prog"...
The first 2000 units of the CD edition are signed and numbered, coming in a special "Pop-Up" gatefold cover. A CD Deluxe edition also adds a DVD, including a high res version of the album plus expanded versions of footage. Because of the Covid situation, the release of the DVD is postponed and the last parts of the footage will be shot at the National Space Centre, Leicester, England on 27th March 2021 from 6pm. and will include as many fans as possible. Production will start immediately after the event.OUR LITTLE SCANDINAVIAN CORNER! Anekdoten: Official Bootleg: Live In Japan 1997. Limited numbered 3LP Deluxe Box including:
+ 3 LPs, remastered, in high quality white vinyl
+ a 12-page booklet (30 x 30 cm) with loads of previously unseen photos and Jan Erik's diary from the tour
+ 28-page tour program replica of the actual program from the tour (21 x 15 cm) with photos and text in Japanese. All programmes are individually signed on the front with silver pen by Anna Sofi, Nicklas, Peter and Jan Erik.
+ numbered concert ticket replica (from 001 to 500)
Bernard and Pörsti: La Tierra. Secreast Oy (SCR 1026). Marco Bernard & Kimmo Pörsti - two thirds of Samurai of Prog - present a new symphonic work involving a series of great guests chosen among the most famous South American musicians and the great Italian keyboard player Oliviero LaCagnina. The half-an-hour long title suite closes the album and yes .... the last third of the Samurai (Steve Unruh) is also present with his violin, as well as a certain John Hackett on flute! Flower Kings: Islands. InsideOut Music. Street date: 30-10-20. From vintage keys to epic guitar solos, from odd drum patterns to symphonic elements, The Flower Kings return again with a superb, playful and complex album! It will be available as a massive limited 3LP&2CD box set with slipcase CDs, limited to 200 copies pressed on black or coloured 180 gram vinyl and a 2CD Digipak limited edition. Cherry on the cake: Artwork by legendary painter Roger Dean!Huntsville: Bow Shoulder. Hubro Music (HUBROCD2620). Street date: 02-10-20. This new album is fully improvised, recorded at The Loft, Chicago, USA. It is the fruitful collaboration of Huntsville three members (Ivar Grydeland: all guitars, banjo, pedal steel, electronic and tabla machine, percussionist Ingar Zach and on electric bass Tonny Kluften) with great guest artists: Nels Cline (electric guitar), Glenn Kotche (percussion), Darin Gray (contrabass) and Yuka Honda (keyboards). An "out-of-time" excursion full of vitality and ambient textures!Khadavra: Hypnagogia. Black Widow Records (BWRCD233-2). Street date: 26-06-20. New band hailing from Sweden. It clearly has its roots in the classic times of prog, including the epic track at the end, almost 28 minutes of pure bliss. The choice of instruments is rich, including percussion, marimba, French horn, church organ, didgeridoo, sitar, alongside more traditional ones like bass, guitar, keyboards and three player with vocal duties. Would probably attract a broad fans scope, from Black Sabbath to Motorpsycho, or Gentle Giant to Anekdoten!Hedvig Mollestad: Ekhidna. Rune Grammofon (RCD2215). Street date: 12-06-20. In May 2018 Hedvig received an invitation from Vossajazz - the much loved annual festival established in 1973 - to write the commission work for 2019. This came at the right time, she had been thinking about writing for a bigger group than the trio, and this would be a good opportunity. To make it suitable for album release the full festival version was edited, sharpened and recorded from scratch in Amper Tone studio in Oslo. In addition to Hedvig on guitar, the line-up includes powerhouse drummer Torstein Lofthus (Elephant9) and percussionist Ole Mofjell, the youngest member, but with solid experience from the European improvisation scene. Keyboard duties are handled by Marte Eberson (daughter of iconic guitarist Jon Eberson) and Erlend Slettevoll (The Core and supergroup Grand General. On trumpet we'll find Susana Santos Silva, whom Hedvig first met in Mats Gustafsson´s NU-ensemble. Ekhidna is a figure from Greek mythology; half woman, half snake. Hevig is keen to stress that it´s not a concept album as such, but loosely tied to themes of human struggle and being a mother in times when our increasing inability to live in harmony with nature paints a bleak picture.Motorpsycho: The All Is One. Rune Grammofon (MPCD104). Release date: 28-08-20. The new album will be released on two 180 gram double vinyl editions (black or clear) and a 2CD edition. Both vinyl editions come in a stunning 10 panel fold-out sleeve with an art print included. The album features music from two sessions that took place in 2019, the first at Black Box Studio in France, with Reine Fiske (Dungen), and the second at Ocean Sound Studio in Norway with Lars Horntveth (Jaga Jazzist) and Ola Kvernberg (Steamdome). This last session gave birth to a 42 minute, 5 part piece of epic proportions, inspired by paintings, alchemy and the tarot. There is also a selection of shorter songs, loosely clocking in between 3 and 10 minutes.FROM OVER THE ATLANTIC! The Doors: Live At Stockholm Konserhuset, Stockholm, September 20th, 1968. Deep Sleep (DSLEE002). Street date: 28-08-20. Recorded live at the Stockholm Konserthuset, Sweden, September 20, 1968, late show.Led Zeppelin: Scandinavian Broadcasts, 1969. Deep Sleep (DSLEE003). Street date: 28-08-20. Recorded live at the Koncerthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, March 14, 1969 and the TV- Byen studios, Gladsaxe, Denmark , 17th March 1969. Top quality radio FM quality for two unforgettable recordings.
WHAT HAPPENS IN EUROPE? Aksak Maboul: Figures. Crammed Discs. Street date: 22-05-20. The legendary experimental pop outfit returns with a brand-new record written, conceived and produced over the last couple of years by Marc Hollander (founder of Aksak Maboul and of the Crammed label) and Véronique Vincent (former singer with The Honeymoon Killers). The two protagonists recorded most of the album in their own studio, with contributions by the young members of Aksak Maboul's current live line-up: Faustine Hollander (bass, vocals, co-production), guitarist Lucien Fraipont and drummer Erik Heestermans. Also featured are performances by several friends and guests, including revered improvisor Fred Frith, Tuxedomoon's Steven Brown, ex-Univers Zero member Michel Berckmans and more. Seamlessly weaving electronic and acoustic instrumentation, improvisation and programming, songs, beats, found objects and sound collages, the album works as a labyrinth full of secret passages and interconnections. It clocks in at 75 minutes and Aksak Maboul aficionados will surely be happy to engage in an immersive session of deep listening (in two halves), in order to enjoy the album's many layers and details. The new album is available as 2LP or 2CD. A limited-edition of three different posters - silkscreen print on 250g A4 paper, numbered (1 to 50) and hand-signed by Véronique Vincent and Marc Hollander - is also made available on the band's Bandcamp site!Orgöne: Mos/Fet. Heavy Psych Sounds (HPS132). Street date: 29-05-20. Mos/Fet is the first studio album by the french band Orgöne. Fully self-produced, this first opus reveals a SF mythology mixing 70s pop culture, ancient Egypt, pan-Africanism, spatial and paranormal exploration against the backdrop of Cold War and USSR. Sometimes immersed in the thickness of a burning and hostile desert, sometimes in the depths of space, floating in weightlessness or crossing the Milky Way faster than light, atmospheres succeed one after another and tell you incredible, uchronial, dystopian, exhilarating and bewitching stories. Markus Reuter Oculus: Nothing Is Sacred. Moonjune Records. street date: 06-08-20. Recorded at the now famous La Casa Murada, Spain, on May 15th, 2019, this project by one of the 21st century's most joyously unconventional, innovative musician and composer, Markus Reuter, gave birth to an album which hails as one of the most brilliant, spellbinding and 'immediately essential' ensemble works in decades. Joined by a stellar cast, featuring legendary King Crimson alumnus, violinist/keyboardist David Cross, the extraordinary veteran timekeeper Asaf Sirkis, fretless bass virtuoso (and renowned producer) Fabio Trentini, Markus employs a more premeditated, disciplined, yet radically divergent approach to group performance on this monumental session, with contributions from fellow guitar pioneer Mark Wingfield and the iconic West Coast USA ambient pioneer, keyboardist Robert Rich. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ZEUHL NEWS ... ZEUHL NEWS ...ZEUHL NEWS ...ZEUHL NEWS ... ZEUHL NEWS ... Scherzoo: 5. Lizard (LIZCD0163). October 2020. 05 is both a fresh new start for Scherzoo and a natural evolution of the keyboards driven formula introduced in its last album. Mostly recorded in a live setting, this is the sound of a band brimming with confidence, benefiting from the stability of its line-up and strengthened by four years of playing together. Signing with Lizard Records marks a important new step for the french quartet, a perfect fit since the open mindedness of the Italian label joins perfectly the band's desire to broaden its musical horizons. Fender Rhodes and organ are still the main focus, but the addition of Mellotrons, synthesisers, Clavinet or acoustic piano results in the sonically most refined and diverse Scherzoo album to date, which will strongly appeal to all lovers of vintage keyboards. 05 brings also another voice (sort of speak for an all instrumental music!) with leader François Thollot sharing for the first time the compositional duties with keyboardist Grégoire Plancher, who contributes with two original tunes. Blending effortlessly Avant-prog, Canterbury flavoured sound or Classic Prog, and reaching its climax with the epic 14 minutes of «Tsunami», the eight tracks explore both darkness and light, taking the listener through a musical trip full of twist and turns and memorable melodic ideas ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Andrea Grossi Blend Orchestra: Four Winds. We Insist! (WEIN9). Street date:25-09-20. The keystones of this work, crafted between November 2015 and June 2017), are the pieces that bear the names of the four ancient Greek winds: Borea (North), Noto (South), Euro (East), Zephiro (West). This imagery can't obviously ignore the perspective of the "migrating wind" as an entity in movement, that blends and transforms itself, renovating traditions, identities and cultures, overcoming walls and barriers of all kinds. This music is meant to be an hymn: an eulogy to the differences that nourish and enrich our world. At the same time, with its harshness, it aims to stimulate a reflection about the terrible fate accompanying those who are forced to give up their lives in favor of a greater hope; an aspiration that, very often, remains unfulfilled.Baldych/Courtois/Telderman: Clouds. ACT (ACT99182). Street date: 25-09-20. The three cultures and traditions - Poland, France and The Netherlands - represented by the musicians, were confronted live for the first time at the Dutch festival "Sounds of Europe Festival" in 2018. The seeds were sowed, giving growth to a fruitful collaboration where Baldych's violin & renaissance violin and Courtois' challenging cello playing face and converse with the "other" strings, those of Rogier Telderman's piano. Alain Bellaïche: Sea Fluorescent. Le SouffleContinu (fflCD063). Street date: 09-10-20. First ever reissue of highly sought after french jazz funk fusion nugget from Alain Bellaïche, featuring Jerry Goodman of Mahavishnu Orchestra's fame, John Hicks (Strata-East) & Fabiano (Fabiano Orchestra). Remastered from the master tapes.Ran Blake & Andrew Rathbun:Northern Noir. SteepleChase (SCCD 31899). June 2020. The idea of this album was conceived eight years ago and came into fruition here presenting 18 gems created by the pianist - one of the most striking, inventive modern players of his generation, with his unorthodox sounding musical style stemning from the special genre of 60's movies known as "Film Noir" - and the young Canadian saxophonist/composer Andrew Rathbun, who was tutored and nurtured by Blake, his teacher at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Boston. Recorded in August 2018.Breadcrumb Trio: S/T. Slam Productions (SLAMCD599). Street date: 31-07-20. Improvisational - experimental music group with two guitarits, here releasing its first self-titled album. Its particular combination of electric guitar with contrabass gives birth to compositions encompassing a wide range of sonic manipulations. The instruments escape their traditional ways and produce uncanny and original sounds. The three musicians get together on the basis of musical "dialogue", aiming to explore new musical dynamics. The members of the Bread Crumb Trio are active in the improvisational and new music scenes of Athens and Berlin, each one stemming from different backgrounds (classical, jazz, rock, punk). The album is an example of the up-and-coming scene that welcomes more and more musicians, creating performances for an audience that seeks out unique sounds and new sonic experiences. Its aim is the immediacy between the audience and the performers, giving the former the right to think freely, criticize, demand, without any pre-imposed rules pertaining to "idiom" or "tradition".Brochard & Favriou: Derviche. Ayler Records (aylCD-165). Street date: 26-08-20. Digifile. Eric Brochard on piccolo bass and voice + Fabrice Favriou on drums.Adam Caine Quartet: Transmissions. NoBusiness Records (NBCD 126). July 2020. Album featuring Adam Lane / Bob Lanzetti / Billy Mintz. François Carrier / Masayo Koketsu / Daisuke Fuwa / Takashi Itani: Japan Suite. NoBusiness Records (NBCD 125). July 2020. Stephanos Chytiris & Nikolas Skordas: Invisible War. Slam Productions (SLAMCD 5101). Street date: 31-07-20. Spiritual improvised free jazz music, created by a drummer and a reedman (soprano & tenor saxophones, tarogato, traditional flutes). Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra: Bluu Afroo. SteepleChase Records (SCCD 31904). Street date: 15-09-20. Danish guitarist/composer/band leader Pierre Dørge and his 12-piece New Jungle Orchestra celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. Dørge conceived the idea of this almost-big band as a global jazz crossroad where the world music meets and interacts with post-bop jazz with a huge tilt towards West African music tradition. Recorded live on November 22, 23 & 24, 2019, the album features as special guest American tenor saxophonist Stephen Riley, who has been a NJO's frequent guest on stage. Espen Eriksen Trio: End Of Summer. Rune Grammofon (RCD2216). Street date: 25-09-20. Recorded in April 2020 at the highest peak of the pandemic, the album benefits of an extra level of intensity, due to the fact of being able to be together and record in a time where concerts mass cancellation was the rule!Falb / Holub / Satzinger Trio: A Room For You. Slam Productions (SLAMCD2112). Street date: 31-07-20. The recording process saw all 3 members (sax, bass & drums) bring some concepts for the improvisations as well as Holub bringing a few tunes. The essence of the recording is about 3 musicians who are working to form a group language through their various individualistic approaches. The CD moves between sparse soundscapes ,hectic free jazz, and beautiful melodic moments, sometimes all within the same track. With this first album, a new trio is born which will continue to explore the boundaries of where improvised music can take us. Bill Frisell Trio: Valentine. Blue Note (00602508992094). Street date: 14-08-20. The debut recording of guitarist Bill Frisell's trio with bassist Thomas Morgan & drummer Rudy Royston is a wide-ranging 13 song set that mixes Frisell originals new & old, jazz standards, traditional songs, and covers. Valentine explores the creative freedom of the trio format and the profound musical relationship between these three musicians after years of touring.Tim Garland: Refocus. Edition Records (EDN1159). Street date: 18-09-20. LP edition (the first 100 will be signed & numbered) or CD + download version (WAV & MP3). With the help of Asaf Sirkis (Drums, Crotales), Yuri Goloubev (Double Bass) and a chamber orchestra, pianist Tim Garland revisits here Stan Getz's iconic album "Focus" from 1961. Using Getz's improvised lines as a jumping-off point, Garland captures the spirit of both the record and the era and brings them gloriously back into focus almost 60 years on.Terje Gewelt: House On A Hill. Resonant Music (RM282). Street date: 13-11-20. This is the 12th album released by the established bass player and composer, featuring the same line up as on his much acclaimed 2017 album "Wow and Flutter": Bjørn Klakegg on guitar, Erlend Slettevoll on piano and keyboards, Terje Evensen on drums and elektronics. An album of maturity, marked by a recent touring activity in Brazil as well as the deep prints of our uncertain pandemic time! Questionings, emotive reactions, deep musical thoughts about our future, have been encapsulated by the much respected sound engineer Tor Magne Hallibakken for what may become Gewelt's best production.Dennis González's Yells At Eels + Pinkish Black: Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams. Ayler Records (aylCD-163). Twofold digisleeve CD. May 2020. Recorded in 2018, this album concretizes the meeting between two long running musical projects that finally came together after many years of discussing it in passing. On one side, the Gonzalez family unit and their abrasive take on modern Latin-tinged jazz, on the other the experimental rock duo of Daron Beck (keyboards & synths) and Jon Teague (drums & synths). Serious health issues during the process added some more tension and a bludgeoning despair to make this piece of music a meditation amongst brothers, a soundtrack of nightmares, of beauty and perseverance.Frode Gjerstad Trio: Forgotten City. PNL Records (PNL050). Street date: 12-06-20. In fact not really a trio but rather a quartet, as alongside the well oiled duo of Gjerstad and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, we find an interactive post for the bass chair, made of two musicians having decided to play together as one instrument and also having both - but individually - a past experience with the trio: Øyvind Storesund and Jon Rune Strøm. This is easy for them to change roles whenever they want; if one takes charge of the bass function, the other is freed and can play free-form. This fexibility also brings new challenges to both drummer and reedman!Gratkowski / Kaufmann / De Joode / Buck: Flatbosc & Cautery. NoBusiness Records NBCD 133. Nov. 2020. Frank Gratkowski: alto saxophone, clarinets, flutes / Achim Kaufmann: piano / Wilbert de Joode: bass / Tony Buck: drums, percussion. Recorded live at Loft Köln on May 25th 2018.Cecilie Grundt: Order & Chaos. AMP Music & Records (AT065). Street date: 31-07-20. This 2nd album by the Norwegian saxophonist is an ode to the classic jazz quartet and the golden age of the 50's and 60's, with references to icons such as Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter or Joe Henderson from the Blue Note period. It has been worked out on a period of 10 years, slowly matured, with melody getting a key role! Gavin Harrison / Antoine Fafard: Chemical Reactions. Harmonic Heresy (HH20201). Digipak. Street date: 11-12-20. Chemical Reactions is a joint album project presented by Gavin Harrison and Antoine Fafard. The original music on this album features a hybrid between the progressive-fusion approach and the world of chamber and orchestral music. Fafard's compositions highlight Harrison's innovative drumming through this intense and unique journey of epic proportions. About half of the album consists of tracks where drums and electric bass interact with a string quartet, while Harrison provides occasional marimba parts to the music. One track - Singular Quartz - showcases a different orchestration where drums and bass play alongside violin, cello, marimba and vibraphone. On this track, Jerry Goodman who has been a frequent collaborator on Fafard's music, performs the acoustic and electric violin parts. The album concludes with "Holding Back the Clock" and the title track - Chemical Reactions - two pieces where Harrison and Fafard perform with the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded in March 2016 and conducted by Anthony Armore. The new album offers a true fusion of musical styles and tones. It was created to expand artistic possibilities and open up new horizons. Haslam / Madeira / Rua / Castello Lopes: Ajuda. Slam Productions (SLAMCD5100). Street date: 31-07-20. Initiated by saxophonist George Haslam, here featured on taragot, this recording is the result of a very informal 'studio' recording and the gathering of former acquaintances, some old, other newer or even first time. This quietly led to the birth aof a hitherto rather unknown quartet, creating their own identity through music by listening, responding and finding pleasure in the experience.Sylvaine Hélary: Glowing Life. Ayler Records (aylCD-164). Street date: 02-10-20. Sylvaine Hélary's new quartet explores a more electric branch of her work as a composer, creating here heady melodies, romantic sizzles, amplified rhythmic hordes and waves of misty ritornelles. The legacy of ancient legends (Henry Cow, Robert Wyatt, Arto Lindsay, Stereolab) rubs shoulders with the emergence of a world of astonishing dimensions, where the outlines of a singular soundscape are drawn, reflecting various and complementary expressions of the four musical personalities involved who express themselves with joyful freedom. Acting as a bridge between the very English "Canterbury" scene, contemporary jazz and experimental pop, this group produces the sound of a life in scintillating and phosphorescent colors, a refreshing and bewitching "Glowing Life" promising bright futures. Sylvaine's partners in crime are Antonin Rayon (Hammond B3 organ, Moog synth, piano, clavinet), Benjamin Glibert (electric guitar and electric bass) and Christophe Lavergne on drums. Bendik Hofseth: Trunks. C+C Records (CCD068). Street date: 31-07-20. First of a 4 parts project planned for 2020, Trunks is an instrumental jazz album featuring Eivind Aarset on guitar, Mats Eilertsen on bass, Helge Iberg on piano, Per Oddvar Johansen on drums and - cherry on the cake - Mike Mainieri on vibraphone. Seven compositions especially written for the band members and near friends make this album a very heartfelt one.Kirsti Huke: Weaving. Jazzland Recordings (3779268). Street date: 22-05-20. A conceptual album by the singer (also playing omnichord and harmonium), dealing with themes such as loneliness, brotherhood and friendship, climatic changes. The line up is rather unusual, with two drummers / percussionists (and drum macines too!) and Gunnar Halle on trumpet, synth and vocals. I.P.A.: Bashing Mushrooms. Cuneiform Records (RUNE472). Featuring Oslo-based Atle Nymo on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Norwegian-born, Austin, Texas-based bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Trondheim drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Stockholm's Magnus Broo on trumpet and Mattias Ståhl on vibraphone, I.P.A. is strongly influenced by the seminal 60's work of Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman. Harmonically unfettered, rhythmically unpredictable, and melodically unvarnished, the quintet thrives on live-wire interaction, with rapidly intersecting lines that swoop and collide, disentangle and divide. A sumptuous aural feast marked by extended, circuitous melodies and spacious, finely etched textures, this album is the group's fifth album and their second on Cuneiform.Keith Jarrett: Budapest Concert. ECM (ECM 2700-1). Nov. 2020. The second complete show to be issued from Keith Jarrett's 2016 European tour - following on from the widely-acclaimed concert released as Munich 2016 - this double album documents the pianist's solo performance at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest. Jarrett, whose family roots reach back to Hungary, viewed the Budapest concert as akin to a homecoming, and the context inspired much creative improvisation. Where Jarrett's early solo concerts shaped a large arc of music over the course of an evening, the later concerts have generated suite-like structures, comprised of independent movements, each of them a marvel of spontaneous resourcefulness. Creative energy is applied also to familiar songs given as encores, "It's A Lonesome Old Town" and "Answer Me", transformed in the Budapest concert.Kaze & Ikue Mori: Sand Storm. Circum-Libra 205. Kaze - the cooperative quartet featuring Japanese composer-pianist Satoko Fujii, husband and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura along with French trumpeter Christian Pruvost and drummer Peter Orins - welcomes here pioneering laptop player Ikue Mori as a special guest. It's no easy task for a band that's been together for 10 years to add a player without upsetting a well-developed group balance, but the merger proves to be a natural one. Sand Storm's vibrant collective improvisations and brilliant soloing make this a highpoint in the life of the band.Mário Laginha, Julian Argüelles And Helge Andreas Norbakken: Atlântico. Edition Records (EDN1164). Street date: 20-11-20. 2nd release by this European super trio spanning from Portugal to Morway via England. Effortless, flowing and lyrical, the trio melds together worlds of folk song, powerful African groove with the American tradition and a sophisticated European jazz sensibility. Having worked with the luminaries of the past (John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, Dudu Pukwana, Carla Bley, Jon Hassell), all three are reinforcing the legacy of a vibrant European jazz tradition.Harald Lassen: Human Samling. Jazzland Recordings (3779317). Street date: 13-11-20. Not really an outsider, multi-instrumentist Lassen - here featured on saxophone, Midi Me, piano, percussion and vocals - is in fact a musician who already has been there with soon three solo albums, as well as on several other projects, which makes him one of the most growing musicians among young generations, with a firm thirst for moving freely! And so can his music also be perceived: inviting, seeking and quirky, personal but never dogmatic!Joëlle Léandre / Pascal Contet: Area Sismica. We Insist! (WEIN12). Street date: 25-09-20. French double bass player, composer and improviser Joëlle Léandre is found here in the company of Pascal Contet, accordionist, in a concert recorded live at the Area Sismica in Forlì, Italy. The duo has already three albums to their credit and more than twenty years of common experience. Crystal clear recording, direct music, deep understanding!Lionel Loueke: HH. Edition Records (EDN1161). Guitarist and composer Lionel Loueke set to release his new album for Edition Records, titled HH, on October 16th, 2020, performing music of his long-term mentor, the legendary Herbie Hancock. There will be a limited edition on silver vinyl (The first 100 will be numbered and include a signed photograph), a CD (with signed postcard) and WAV or MP3 downloads. Says Loueke: The challenge was to put my own imprints on these masterpieces. To rethink them with my touch on it.Misha Mengelberg: Rituals of Transition. Angelica Records (IDA043). Street date: 23-10-20. Solo performance of a premiere recording that took place during the 12th edition of the AngelicA Festival in Bologna, in 2002.Shannon Mowday: The Land In Between. Jazzland Recordings (3779304). Street date: 02-10-20. Born in South Africa, having lately lived in Australia, Shannon Mowday is a musician who specialized herself in challenging instruments such as baryton or bass saxophone, bass or contra-alto clarinet. She's backed by a piano trio featuring the today reknown pianist Helge Lien, drummer Erik Nylander and bass player Johannes Eick. Paolo Volpato Group: Contro. Lizard (LZ0159CD). May 2020. Great jazz-rock in Alan Holdsworth guitar style!Steve Potts: First ever reissue of impossible to find French soundtrack by Steve Potts. Mixing elements of spiritual jazz, free funk and dirty grooves, the album was mixed by Jef Gilson. Remastered from the master tapes.Red Trio: Suite 10 Years Anniversary. NoBusiness Records (NBCD 136-137). Nov. 2020. Consisting of Rodrigo Pinheiro on piano, Hernani Faustino on double bass and Gabriel Ferrandini on drums and percussion, the trio was recorded together with the large ensemble Celebration Band at Teatro Maria Matos on February 10th, 2018. Sam Rivers Quartet: Braids. NoBusiness Records (NBCD 138). Nov. 2020. Recorded May 15, 1979, Hamburg, Germany, this is Archive Series Volume 4. The quartet features Sam Rivers: tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, piano / Joe Daley: tuba, euphonium / Dave Holland: bass, cello / Thurman Barker: drumsSam Rivers Trio: Ricochet. NoBusiness Records (NBCD 128). Street date: 20-05-20. Archive Series Volume 3. With Dave Holland (bass, cello) and Barry Altschul on drums. Rivers is featured on tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, piano.Rymden: Space Sailors. Jazzland Recordings (3779278). Street date: 18-09-20. 2nd album by the band, somehow a morphed E.S.T. trio because of the presence of Esbjørn Svensson's rhythm section but definitely and clearly with their own identity, based on an increasing number of live shows, where they seek and carve new ideas and direction for their music, more and more gaining a strong empathy between each other. Will also be available in a Deluxe 2CD edition as well as as double LP.Maria Schneider Orchestra: Data Lords. ArtistShare (AS0176). Street date: 24-07-20. 2CD set with CDs in cardboard sleeves and tri-fold cardboard slipcase. Includes a 68 page booklet, slipcase and book gold embossed. This new album presents Maria's vision of the often times vicious digital world vs. the neglected "natural" world (art, poetry, unblemished landscapes, and especially open-eared silence); this is brought to full fruition here, with disc 1 titled "The Digital World" and disc 2 named "Our Natural World". Though our digital connection can provide needed communication throughout the world, its rush to commercialism through mining customer's spending habits, and allowing manipulation of our daily life through addicting platforms, has corrupted its intent to improve our lives, and equalize our world's inequities. Daily we look down at our digital devices, while ignoring the simple beauty of the "natural" world around us! Sun Ra! The label Cosmic Myth will reissue Sun Ra's Saturn Records catalog under official license from Sun Ra LLC, comprised of the artist's heirs, using the best available audio sources and meticulous remastering techniques. Check them out!Takayanagi / Ino / Kikuchi: Live at Jazz Inn Lovely 1990. NoBusiness Records NBCD 135. Nov. 2020. Masayuki JoJo Takayanagi: guitar / Nobuyoshi Ino: bass / Masabumi Puu Kikuchi: piano.Cecil Taylor: At Angelica 2000 Bologna. Angelica Records (IDA042). Street date: 23-10-20. Recorded on May 10, 2000 at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, and on May 11, 2000 at the Palazzo dei Notai, Bologna, Italy, during AngelicA, Festival Internazionale di Musica, 10th edition, this double CD features a solo performance of the pianist, with music, poetry reading and dance! The additional uniqueness of this release is that it adds to the recording of that memorable concert a second CD, titled Rap, which documents the public meeting-interview that Taylor agreed to give in Bologna on the following day. Moderated by the musicologist (and founding member of the band Stormy Six) Franco Fabbri, and transcribed and notated in its entirety in the forty pages booklet (in English/Italian) by the jazz critic and historian Francesco Martinelli, Taylor opened the meeting by reading a complex statement of his on the definition of music, inclusive of an explanatory glossary at the end. What came after was no less bewildering, with Taylor using the moderator's questions as a springboard for an explosive tour de force of quotes and references.Sabu Toyozumi and Mats Gustafsson: Hokusai. NoBusiness Records NBCD 134. Nov. 2020. Recorded live on the 11th and 12th of June, 2018 at Jazz Spot Candy, Chiba, Japan, all music was improvised and composed by the drummer and Gustafsson, featured on baritone saxophone, fluteophone and flute. Also released on LP (NBLP 139) in a limited edition of 300 copies. Treadbare: Silver Dollar. NoBusiness Records (NBCD 127). July 2020. With Jason Stein on bass clarinet, Ben Cruz on guitar and Emerson Hunton on drums. Recorded on February 24, 2019 at Electrical Audio in Chicago, IL.Ben Wendel: High Heart. Edition Records (EDN1162). Due to release in October 2020, this 5th album as leader from US saxophonist Ben Wendel will be released in a limited edition on coloured vinyl with a uniquely hand-painted cover (the first 200 copies will be numbered with a foil stamp) and a signed insert or in a signed CD edition. Also, all purchases from the Edition Records store come with free sheet music to three tracks from High Heart. The album is a personal statement that opens a discussion about how artists create art that is personal and meaningful in an increasingly impersonal time.
AVANT GARDE / NEW MUSICS
Curran, Alvin / Laneri, Roberto / Schiaffini, Giancarlo: Beat 72 Lost Date. Eargong Records (EG01CD). Street date: 18-09-20. An unearthed treasure from the 70's Italian Avant Garde archives! A previously unreleased recording from the legendary Beat72 club in Rome in 1973, featuring a one-off Italian-American All-Star ensemble with Roberto Laneri, founding member of the experimental vocal group Prima Materia; maverick American composer Alvin Curran co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva; trombone specialist Giancarlo Schiaffini from the historical Gruppo di improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza; cello virtuoso Frances Marie Uitti, close collaborator of the likes of J. Cage and G. Scelsi; bassist Bruno Tommaso, from the legendary Gruppo Romano Free Jazz and American composer Tony Ackerman from the obscure Suonosfera group. Highly creative Music which defies categories and boundaries. An historical document!!! An additional booklet contains extensive liner notes and photos.With the arrival of Eargong Records, a new recording path will lead you to the most hidden areas of experimental music and sound research. Experimental rock, creative jazz, contemporary music, collective improvisations, pre-digital electronics ... On the border of established genres and on the horizon of new sounds, Eargong's mission will be to find unpublished recordings and reissues from the analogue archives of the great innovative 60's, 70's and 80's. Le Théâtre du Chêne Noir: Aurora. Le Souffle Continu (ffl060CD). June 2020. Reissue of a classic French underground must, originaly released on Gérard Terronès' Futura label in 1971. The CD edition also contains the reissue of the three tracks from "Miss Madonna", a show recorded two years later at Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil, that would be the band's final output.Mannheimer Schlagwerk featuring Markus Reuter: Sun Trance. Moonjune Records. Street date: 07-08-20. Supported by an eleven-piece ensemble cast, Markus Reuter embarks on a most ambitious project of sorts. Recorded in front of a live audience in Mannheim, Germany, in 2017, "Sun Trance" could perhaps best be described as a sort of trance-avantgarde-psychedelic sonic hybrid. The ensemble is mostly percussive (2 vibraphonists, glockenspiel, several shakers, drums) but also includes electric bass and guitar, synthesizer, bass clarinet. The CD is based on the World-premiere performance on May 23rd, 2017 at Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim, Germany.Reuter / Motzer / Grohowsky: Shapeshifters. Moonjune Records. Street date: 03-08-20. Recorded on August 18th, 2019 by Kevin Quinn at the ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY, this experiment based on instant improvisations involved three participants: touch guitarist & sonic pioneer Markus Reuter, the equally able, agile and adventurous guitarist and sonic texturist, Tim Motzer and the extraordinary chronological conductor, Kenny Grahowski, each proficient in the mysterious art of "sonic shapeshifting". A session which defied conventional logic, entrancing and astounding all the on-hand observers!
ELECTRONIC MUSICS
Deison / KK Null : Yugen. ST.AN.DA. (ST.AN.DA.1916). Street date: 02-09-20. Ten years after their first collaboration ("Into", Silentes, 2009) KK Null - Japanese composer, guitarist, singer, mastermind of Zeni Geva - and Deison are back together with "Yugen", a new work exploring darkness and controlled chaos through deep and dense sounds. Pulsating and fractured electronics are mixed with an eerie atmosphere of clunks, broken tribal drums and hovering electronic tones. Like The Snow: S/T. ST.AN.DA. (ST.AN.DA. 2022). Street date: 02-09-20. The band delivers their first work after five years of research and experimentation. The project came to life, collecting a series of tracks that travel through electronic and ambient music in a dark sound world... At times almost danceable, absorbing the influences of the beloved synths of the 80's, reinterpreting in their own peculiar way the moods accumulated over time. Lisfrank: The Human. ST.AN.DA. (ST.AN.DA. 2020). Street date: 02-09-20. New work and studio album by legendary early 80's Italian synth wave pioneer Lisfrank. Even though some of the songs on "The Human" were conceived as early as 2011, the album took shape in 2018; all tracks have been produced, remixed and remastered again and again, to guarantee the best recording result. Expect that classic, catchy, typical Lisfrank's minimal electronic / 80's new wave trademark! Limited edition of 300 copies only.Marutti/Giordani: Impressioni Organizzate Di Ansie Liquide. ST.AN.DA. (ST.AN.DA.2024). Street date: 02-09-20. On this release, the vast array of analogue / digital synthesizers and other electronic devices handled by Marutti is perfectly matched to Giordani's field recordings and tapes, giving life to a totally immersive environment in which the listener can only get lost, handing out moments of considerable tension, but also sudden flashes of light and calm mesmerizing passages. The album is presented on a glass-mastered CD limited to 200 copies which is housed in a deluxe six panel digipack with black finish, and features pictures by Stefano Gentile. Orsi, Fabio: Tre Giorni E Un Mattino D'estate. ST.AN.DA. (ST.AN.DA.2019). Street date: 02-09-20. A long journey of over one hour that aptly summarizes the whole sound world that Fabio has created during the years. Ambient textures and long electronic excursions permeates these timeless tracks in the best tradition of the Italian ambient master. Spheric: Music For Laboratories. ST.AN.DA. (ST.AN.DA. 1914). Street date: 02-09-20. This is a project by Orlando Lostumbo - a Roman double bass player and composer - who, for this work, has chosen the moniker of Spheric. For the realization of "Music For Laboratories", the artist has been inspired by his working environment, a research institute - the Istituto Superiore di Sanitá - where, for over thirty years, he has been working as an employee at the internal library, one of the most important in the biomedical field in Italy. In this work - close in nature to Brian Eno's "Music for Environments" - Lostumbo uses electronic sounds, piano and - in some tracks - the double bass, deconstructing, superimposing and displacing the electronic and acoustic sounds, creating effects that lead to continuous processes of sound transformation within a 'circular' and 'mantric' music. Vitolo/Buoninfante: Aend. ST.AN.DA. (ST.AN.DA.2021). Street date: 02-09-20. Here is an electro-acoustic impro-duo born in 2016 that mixes several musical styles and approaches such as musique concrète, field recordings, sound processing and live electronics. Luca Buoninfante: objects, microphones, laptop, field recordings + Anacleto Vitolo: live electronics, laptop, Fxs. Recorded at Laughin' Grass Studio in Cava de' Tirreni (July 2018).
BRAZILIAN MUSIC
Morild: Brazilian Soundscapes. Gvito Records (GVR005CD). Street date: 13-11-20. Unusual on several aspects, this release is first of all a Brazilian jazz take by a Norwegian duo: guitarist Marius Gundersen and trombone player Dag Einar Eilertsen. Reinforced here with bass and percussion, they follow their critics acclaimed debut album «Nordic Landscapes» from 2018 with a new one, delving into compositions by among other Egberto Gismonti, Jobim or Caymmi. As on their first album , the second surprise comes from the sonic coupling of classical guitar to alt trombone but they already have received a lot of praise for precisely making this alliance sound brilliantly!DVDs ... DVDs ... DVDs ... DVDs ... DVDs ... DVDs ... DVDs ... DVDs ... DVDs ... DVDs ...
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ETHNIC & WORLD MUSIC
Harpreet Bansal Band: Movements. Jazzland Recordings (3779306). Though based in Norway, Harpreet Bansal has earned an international recognition for her interpretation of Indian ragas but with this band, she has called for duty her absolute favourite players, a colourful and dynamic mix of various and strong personalities that add a new dimension to ragas, with elements of jazz, impro and Persian music. With Javid Afsari-Rad on santur, Adrian Fiskum Myhr on double bass, Andreas Bratlie on tablas, Vojtech Prochazka on harmonium and the sinuous ecstatic violin of the leader, the music clearly moves in different ways, from meditative to playful, from Norway to India via Persia, from the organised to the improvised .... movements, as implied by the title!Sharqant: S/T. Jazzland Recordings (3779231). Street date: 05-06-20. New band and album, the result of two days of studio work. Guitar, oud, bass, drums and percussion + vocals for a musical journey to Middle East!
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Please note the following: all the entries below are marketed at some time and listed here at launch time; most of them are much sought after items and therefore will quickly be sold out! It is impossible for us to know WHEN this will happen and with time going, they may still appear here after being sold out or deleted; therefore take a good look at the street date we provide ( when we know it!) and don't be too surprised if you happen to discover an unavailable item here; you will probably have found it too late, years after it was written down!
3 Hür-El: Hür-El Arsivi. Guerssen (GUESS056). July 09. 2nd album that came out in 1976, still on the Diskötur label. It has a more Western feel than the previous; more drums, less percussions but still an astounding blend of psychedelic rock and Turkish tradition, plenty of distorted fuzz guitar and electric saz. Comes with an insert, with liner notes and photos.
3 Hür-El: S/T. Guerssen (GUESS057). July 09. One of the very few, if not the only one, Turkish groups not doing any covers but only self-penned compositions, here in their debut album from 1972. A brilliant set of Turkish ethno-influenced folk-rock tracks with a psychedelic feel, some great electric guitar and fantastic Eastern percussion. A very rare album now available again, with mastertape sound, insert, liner notes and photos.
A Piedi Nudi: Creazione (95). Mellow Records. Sent in May 08: last copies of this LP + EP by an Italian prog metal band which many have compared to Deus Ex Machina because of the numerous stop-and-go sections, the constant theme changes and the musical complexity. So don't wait too long! If you read this today, act today! €25
Aaltonen / Helasvuo / Hauta-aho / Vesala: Jazz Liisa 17. Svart Records. Street date: 09-03-18. 200 copies on green vinyl but also available on black vinyl! In January 1973 an impromptu supergroup took over the airwaves on the Jazz Liisa series. Saxophonist Juhani Aaltonen, pianist Esa Helasvuo join bassist Teppo Hauta-Aho and the iconic drummer Edward Vesala in a special one-of-a-kind show of contemporary, revolutionary jazz.
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : Jazz Sahara. So Far Out (OUT5002LP) 180 Gr. vinyl. Feb. 2013. Decades before the advent of 'World Music', bassist-composer Ahmed Abdul-Malik introduced Arabic music into jazz, creating a distinct, unique sound that was far beyond its time. He was also the first to use the oud, a pear-shaped, traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument similar to a lute, as a jazz instrument. Recorded in 1958, with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin (his bandmate in the Monk quartet), and originally out on the Riverside label, Abdul-Malik's debut solo album Jazz Sahara was a burning fusion of Middle East and West. €16
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : Spellbound. Klimt (MJJ388). Street date: 28-11-16. A mindblowing mix of jazz and Middle Eastern influences and a rare 60's treasure from Thelonious Monk's former bassist! Ahmed Abdul-Malik blends together percussion, bass, and oud with some soulful solo work from Seldon Powell on tenor and flute, and Ray Nance on cornet, stretching out over long tracks with an exotic vibe.
Abdul-Malik, Ahmed : The Eastern Moods Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik. Doxy ACV (ACV2084). Street date: 19-01-17. The group on the set is a trio - Ahmed on bass and oud, Bilal Abdurrahman on alto, Korean reed flute and percussion, William Henry Allen on bass and percussion. With that kind of lineup, you can imagine the feel - lots of spare rhythms, with snaking reed work over the top, done in a very evocative way - and although there's less jazz than usual, the alto sax solos still give the record enough of a jazz component to set it apart from straight world music. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
Abiogenesi: Io Sono Il Vampiro. Black Widow 180 gram LP (also available on CD). BWR088LP / BWR088CD. 4th album by Tony D'Urso, this album is the soundtrack of the italian horror movie "I am a Vampire" in the usual Dark Prog style but also exploring a more psychedelic touches with the addition of great cover versions of Never Let go (Camel), Lady in Black (Uriah Heep) and Mary Clark (Black Widow) and with the help of Marco Cimino (keys) and Gigi Venegoni (guitars) from the 70's Italian band Arti e Mestieri. Beautiful artwork made by Anna Ferrari in gatefold cover. (LP €18 & CD €17)
Accordo Dei Contrari: Violato Intatto 2LP. Ma.Ra.Cash (MRCLP018). Nov. 2018. This double vinyl is much more than a reissue of Violato Intatto, as the original album is here embellished by two additional unreleased tracks, Onta Anexelenkta and Crash, recorded in February 2018. The track list has been therefore reconceived in two parts, Violato (disc 1) and Intatto (disc 2)
Acqua Fragile: Mass-media Star. Sony (88875121271). 180 gr. LP reissue. Sept. 2015
Adderley, Cannonball with The Bossa Rio Sextet Of Brazil: Cannonball's Bossa Nova. Doxy ACV (ACV2029). Sept. 2014. The Brazilian band was no less than Sergio Mendes' Bossa Rio group. A numbered first press of 500 copies pressed on Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV).
Agorà: Live in Montreux. Vinyl Magic (VM 086LP). 13/07/12. Founded in Ancona, Agorà curiously debuted with a live album instead of a studio one; music, as specified in the album notes, is clearly inspired by Weather Report, but the influence of their country fellowmen Perigeo is evident too. The artwork, made by Cesare Monti, is very peculiar too, with a front standing-up edge-cut tree. This is a faithful reproduction, in black audiophile 180gr. black vinyl.
Ahmad Jamal Trio: Chamber Music Of The New Jazz. Naked Lunch (ND013). Street date: 19-06-20. Recorded in 1955 and originally released on the short-lived Parrot label, this recording is a stunning example of the creative, elegant, and precious music played by Ahmad Jamal's early trio. The fruit of the magical interplay between Jamal's sophisticated pianism, Ray Crawford's highly rhythmic guitar playing, and Israel Crosby's fine double bass. Three musicians whose individual roles are fully expressed through the collective approach to a new form of "chamber" Jazz.
Aitken, Laurel: Rege Dege Ding. Dynamite (DNM14003). 180 gr. 2LP. May 2014. This collection of early singles culls together mento and ska tracks recorded between 1958 and 1962 by "The Godfather of Ska" for labels like Kalypso and Blue Beat.
Aitken, Laurel: The Fantastic Laurel Aitken. Radiation Reissues (RRS038LP). Dec. 2014. Remastered and expanded (4 bonus tracks) edition of this hyper-rare early '70s release from the "Godfather Of Ska".
Aitken, Laurel: The High Priest Of Reggae. Radiation Reissues (RRS039LP). Dec. 2014. Finally, after four decennies of waiting for its re-release, fans can finally obtain the LP, with the added incentive of 4 bonus tracks from those 69 sessions.
Aitken, Laurel & The Skatalites: Ska Titans. Black Butcher Classics (BBC023). Street date: 31-05-19. Over 50 minutes of classic traditional ska from the Founding Fathers of ska The Skatalites and the Godfather of ska Laurel Aitken! - This historic recording represents the reunion of these two groundbreaking artists in 1996 some 30 years after their original meeting in Jamaica! - The studio tracks feature excellent new versions of Aitkins classics "Rudy Boy Dreams" and "It's Too Late" plus Skatalites performing "Come Down!"
Jason Ajemian, Tony Malaby, Rob Mazurek, Chad Taylor: A Way A Land Of Life. NoBusiness Records (NBLP 74). 2014. Limited edition of 400 copies
Akiyoshi, Toshiko: Her Trio Her Quartet. Doxy ACV (ACV2079). Street date: 19-10-16. Recording session from July 1956. First edition of 500 numbered copies.
Aktuala: La Terra. Psych-Out Records (PO-33031). 2012. Originally released in 1974, the band's 2nd album saw a change in the line-up, featuring among other what must be one of the first - if not the very first - appearance of Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu. Fantastic 180 gr. blue vinyl reissue with a strong textured cardboard cover. Expensive but every penny worth! Collectors, this is a true gem! Repressed in 2019.
Aktuala: S/T. Psych-Out Records (PO-33030). 2012. Self-titled debut album, originally released in 1973 and here reissued as a red-coloured LP with a fantastic, beautiful textured gatefold cover! Pressed on 180 gr. vinyl. Expensive but every penny worth! Repressed in 2019.
Aktuala: Tappeto Volante (BBXL 10009 LP). 06/06/14. This exclusive reissue of the band's third and last album is enriched by a booklet with rare and unreleased images, plus the bonustrack "Il Sussurro dell'Anima", taken from the solo works of Walter Maioli, the true spiritual guide of Aktuala. Repressed in 2019.
Albergo Intergalattico Spaziale : S/T. LDM (LDM1). Street date: 11/10/11. 180 Gr. vinyl reissue of an album from 1978, also including a 60 x 90 poster and insert. Curious, enigmatic, fractured and gorgeous, this albums features dense electronic soundscapes, including inspired analog synth excursions, classical music tendencies and off course massive "cerebral" avant gardist fantasies.
Alessandroni, Alessandro: Fischio Amore Mio. Dagored (RED311). With his whistling and the success of the film "a Fistful of Dollars", Alessandroni became the hallmark of the spaghetti western era. This first reissue ever is presented as a strictly limited edition of 300 copies on white vinyl.
Alessandroni, Alessandro: I Cantori Moderni di A. Alessandroni. Dagored (RED306). 07-04-16. Limited numbered edition of 500 copies on transparent vinyl. The only existing full-length recording of the legendary vocal group that lent their voices to the amazing soundtracks of Ennio Morricone, Piero Umiliani and many of the most important Italian composers of the 60's and 70's.
Alessandroni, Alessandro: S/T. Sonor Music Editions (SME68). Street date: 25-09-20. This record is a true holy grail and worldwide recognized as some of the finest library music ever recorded. Originally released on few hundred copies, it is among the rarest and surely top sough-after Italian library LPs out there by the famed composer Alessandro Alessandroni. The music ranges from jazz to psychedelia and huge easy listening / lounge themes, massive scat vocals by maestro's vocal ensembe I Cantori Moderni to just about everything you can imagine.
Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated: Red Hot From Alex. Trading Places (TDP54017). Street date: 24-01-20. Reissue of Alexis Korner's third album, originally released on the Transatlantic Label in 1964
Allman Brothers Band, The: A&R Studios, FM Radio Broadcast, New York August 26th, 1971. 2LP Egg Raid (EGG-346). Street Date: 26-05-16. Broadcast by WPLJ-FM, this is the last ABB's live performance featuring Duane Allman and features their original line-up in top form. A must for all Allman fans out there!
Allman Brothers Band, The: At Fillmore East. Vinyl Lovers (900259). 180 gram 2LP. Street date: 08-03-18. Reissue - with two bonus tracks - of a classic album considered by many to be one of the best live albums of all time!
Allman Brothers Band, The: Fillmore Closing Night, 27.6.1971 WNEW. 2LP. Radio Loop Loop (RLL005). Street date: 05-04-19. Another crucial Allman Brothers live recording from the final night at Bill Graham's legendary Fillmore East concert hall in Manhattan in 1971.
Allman Brothers Band, The: Live At Omni, Atlanta, June 2nd, 1973. DBQP (DBQP01). Steet date: 13-12-18. First release of a new "label". This show was recorded just a few months before the release of "Brothers And Sisters", their first full length album without the guitar of brother Duane Allman, who died in August of 1971
Allman Brothers Band, The: Live In Washington DC, December 13, 1970. DBQP (DBQP08). Street date: 07-02-19.
Alluminogi, Gli: Scolopendra (VMLP121). New 180 Gr. vinyl reissue with the original artwork, label replicas and remastered sound. €17
Alog: Unemployed. Rune Grammofon (RLP 3116). 14/11/11. Individually numbered and strictly limited (300) 4LP edition boasting 77 extra minutes of brand new music not available elsewhere. Three of the records on white vinyl and one on black. Playful, adventurous, mysterious and exploring, this is an experimental, yet accessible, music of the very finest sort and comes highly recommended.
Alpha & Omega: Rastafari / Words Of Thy Mouth. 10" Mania Dub (MD002). Street date: 15-06-18. Here's another hit by one of the UK Dub scene's most renowned producers; Alpha & Omega, with one of their most popular "Shaka killer" classics from 1996: Rastafari. The tracks have been remastered to sound to their full potential!
Alpha & Omega Meets The Disciples : Sacred Art Of Dub Volume 1. Mania Dub (MD017). Street date: 18-04-20. RSD 2020 exclusive pressing of 1000 copies on white vinyl. This killer album was originally released only on CD format in 1998; now on vinyl for the first time, over 20 years later + 2 bonus tracks!
Alpha & Omega Meets The Disciples : Sacred Art Of Dub Volume 1. Mania Dub (MD018). Street date: 18-04-20. RSD 2020 exclusive pressing of 1000 copies on white vinyl. This killer album was originally released only on CD format in 1998; now on vinyl for the first time, over 20 years later + 2 bonus tracks!
Alphataurus: S/T. AMSLP09. Exact replica of the triple gatefold original cover, with labels replicas and yellow vinyl. Alphataurus were one of the many unknown Italian bands who suddenly had a recording deal - with the newly born Magma label - made an album and disappeared into oblivion.
Alphataurus: Live in Bloom 2010. AMS 49LP-B. Clear Blue 180 gr. vinyl edition. 09/03/12. After being reformed, Alphataurus played a gig on November 6th 2010, part of the Bloom festival in Mezzago, near Milano. It was a memorable event for the lucky 700 people who attended it!
Alusa Fallax: Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione. Vinyl Magic VM103LP. May 2008. Reissue of a great little-known gem, in the best Italian prog tradition, originally released in 1974. The album is led by keyboards with classical influences.
Amon Düül: Psychedelic Underground. Ichspiel (CHS1695). Street date: 01-03-18. Amon Düül's 1969 debut-LP 'Psychedelic Underground', here reissued on vinyl, is music at its most experimental and relentlessly uncommercial, using late 60's influences as a launching ground for what would become known as Krautrock.
Amon Düül: Meetings with Menmachines Inglorious Heroes of the Past... Klimt Records (MJJ351LP). Nov. 2012. In its ultra rare artwork original! This LP was originally released in 1983 on the small British label, Illuminated Records with an album sleeve of original artwork that was soon inexplicably replaced by a mediocre band photo on all subsequent reissues. It was the second of four all-new studio albums made by this UK-based incarnation of Amon Düül. The new Amon Düül featured John Weinzierl on guitar, ex-Hawkwind bassist Dave Anderson (both from Amon Duul II), ex-Van Der Graaf Generator Guy Evans on drums, and Julie Waring on vocals. For this LP the band moved away from the more free-form freakout of their earlier days towards a sound that was far more structured and derivative, with definite New Wave / post-punk leanings. €16
Amon Düül : Psychedelic Underground. Klimt (MJJ386). Street date: April 2016. Limited edition of 500 copies with gatefold cover
Amon Düül 2: Phallus Dei. Revisited Records. 2009. LP reissue with the original artwork. €19
Amon Düül 2: Yeti. Revisited Records. 2009. Reissue of the 2LP with original artwork. €24
Amon Düül II: Carnival in Babylon. SVP. 2LP. Street date: 30-11-18. New reissue on best audiophile vinyl, with gatefold cover, plenty of photos, liner notes and including the bonus tracks of the CD version!
Amon Düül II: Lemmingmania. SVP. 2LP. Street date: 30-11-18. New reissue on best audiophile vinyl, with gatefold cover, plenty of photos, liner notes and including the bonus tracks of the CD version!
Amon Düül II: Wolf City. SVP. 2LP. Street date: 30-11-18. New reissue on best audiophile vinyl, with gatefold cover, plenty of photos, liner notes and including the bonus tracks of the CD version!
Anak Bayan: S/T. GDRLP0704. Street date late August 08. Band from The Philippines, characteristic of an early 70's style called Pinoy rock. Limited to 400 copies only, coming in top quality exact replica covers of the original albums and great remastered sound. €16
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening Of Yes Music Vol. 1. 2LP Deluxe vinyl version. Sept. 2014.
Andreas Røysum Ensemble: S/T. Motvind Records (MOT7LP). Street date: 13-03-20. This is an album coming from ten musicians / souls belonging to the young Norwegian jazz scene. Joyous melodies, passionate outbursts and lots of fun are created with extended means: two basses, tablas, a string and a wind quartet, simply put: a luxurious listening experience for the adventurous!
Andromeda: S/T. Black Widow Records (BWR 140). New special edition from 15/06/14. One of the hidden treasures of the English psych-progressive era of the late sixties, Andromeda was originally released by RCA in 1969. The new edition will be released on LP, with the addition of the single "Keep Out 'Cos I'm Dying / Go Your Way"; the cover will maintain the original artwork with special laminated cover. It also includes three sketches inserts by John Du Cann and two replicas of concert posters. Andromeda was a blend of psychedelic, progressive, jazz and hard rock power trio which lasted only enough to release one album. They were formed back in 68 by John Du Cann, later of Atomic Rooster.
Anekdoten: Until the Ghosts Are Gone. Virta (VIRTA006LP). LP + CD. 29/05/15.
Anekdoten: Until the Ghosts Are Gone. Picture Disc Edition, limited to 300 copies and planned for release on the Record Store Day (25-03-2016).
Anekdoten: Vemod. Virta (VIRTALP001). 2LP. Street date: 11/03/11. Anekdoten's debut album from 1993 has been remastered. With gatefold cover, 180g HQ vinyl including bonus 12"(Sad Rain) and a poster. Limited numbered edition of 400 copies.
Angelo, Nelson & Joyce: Nelson Angelo & Joyce. Polysom (333851). Street date: 28-06-19. Reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Incredible early work from Joyce, working here with Nelson Angelo, a bandmate of the singer in the group A Tribo; the pair write and perform songs with a vibe that's similar to her later work, but maybe a bit darker and moodier too!
Änglagard: Prog På Svenska - Live In Japan (ANG004LP). 2LP. Street date: 20/06/14. ÄPicture Disc;nglagård has since the success of "Viljans Öga" put a lot of effort in a live album from Japan, where they've shared stage with Crimson ProjeKCt.
Änglagård: Viljans Öga. Street date: 31/07/12. After a long silence, here is the long awaited 3rd opus by the Swedish cult band! Available in a limited (1500 copies) double black vinyl edition or clear vinyl (500 copies) + 4 postcards! Don't wait too long!
Anima Morte: Face the Sea of Darkness. Horror Records (HOR026B). June 2011. 2nd very limited pressing of only 260 copies on bronze vinyl! Will not last forever ...
Anima Morte: Upon Darkened Stains. Transubstans (TRANSV25C). 23/12/14. 2LP limited edition on clear vinyl.
Animals, The: Animalization. Audio Clarity (ACL0038). Street date: 17-07-20. Playing on 45 rpm! This MGM's 1966 release was recorded as drummer John Steel made his exit, replaced on three songs by ex-Nashville Teen, Barry Jenkins. A top-20 album on the Billboard charts, it featured three US top-40 singles!
Anonima Sound Ltd.: Red Tape Machine. AMS (AMS139LP). Street date: 26-10-18. This beautiful album is now available again on a 180gr. black vinyl edition, faithful to the original one with gatefold sleeve.
Annot Rhül: Leviathan. Black Widow Records (BWR 170). 15/10/14. LP White limited edition with poster and booklet
Antonioni, Michelangelo: Colonne Sonore Originali 1957-1962. Jeanne Dielman (JD 131). Street date: 25-10-18. With music from the brilliant composers Giorgio Gaslini and Giovanni Fusco, this is an essential collection and a beautiful look into the sonic world of Antonioni's most brilliant work.
Antonius Rex: Hystero Demonopathy. Black Widow (BWR 153). Jan. 2013. The new album is a multisound-multistyles of concentrate fusion: gothic, classic, post-classic, dark, doom, metal, impressionist, progressive, post-progressive, after-rock.... with micro electronic inventions and perseverant events. €17
Antonius Rex: Magic Ritual. Black Widow 180 Gr. BWR 083. After Magic Ritual DVD success, cult band Antonius Rex is back with the Lp edition of Magic Ritual with the addition of a new 15 mins suite called "Fairy Vision" composed in 2001 in Vlad Tepes castle. Music composed by Antonio Bartoccetti, arranged by Doris Norton. €18
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