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![]() Cassiber: The Cassiber Box redux [6 CDs, 1 DVD and Book] [Used Item] (Recommended Records -- Great Britain ) Price: $50.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Reissuing the 2013 box set of the 1980s UK/Euro improvising rock band Cassiber, including their 4 remastered studio albums + 2 additional CDs, a 2 hour DVD, and a 32-page color book, revealing an amazing band merging experimental rock, fringe jazz, punk, pop, plunderphonics, improvisation, & musique concrete with an energetic and complex form of studio composition - superb! |
![]() Sorry For Laughing (G. Whitlow / M. Bates / Dave-Id / E. Ka-Spel): Rain Flowers [2 CDS] (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $22.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Revived as an experimental supergroup by Biota's Gordon H. Whitlow, Sorry For Laughing brings together a unique cast including Edward Ka-Spel, Martyn Bates, Dave-id Busaras, Patrick Q-Wright, and Janet Feder in Rain Flowers, a two-CD album weaving post-punk echoes, poetic reflections, avant-classical textures, and psychedelic nuance into a vivid and surreal sonic garden. |
![]() Eclectic Maybe Band: Cosmic Light Clusters (Discus -- UK ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Guy Segers (Univers Zero) in his 5th expansive EMBand project, assembling an ensemble of progressive and avant-garde musicians in ever-shifting configurations, for an album that evolves from introspective and textural atmospheres to dynamic and complex sonic landscapes, incorporating voices, poetry, and intricate instrumental interplay; a compelling example of Europe's progressive music scene. |
![]() Nevai, Nandor: <<The PRICE of FRONTIER>> Book 1: FULK [BOOK + 4 CDs] (Psykomanteum -- USA ) Price: $49.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Each volume of Nandor Nevai's musikbook series merges four CDs of genre-focused music — folk, industrial, jazz, or hard rock — with autobiographical text and vibrant images, creating a multi-sensory journey through evolving sub-genres, as Nevai's narration and Alex Theoret's mastering bring pristine studio works and raw recordings into a cohesive, powerful experience. |
![]() Elephant9 with Terje Rypdal: Catching Fire [VINYL 2 LPs] (Rune Grammofon -- Norway ) Price: $39.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recorded live in Oslo, the Norwegian jazz-rock trio Elephant9 of Torstein Lofthus (drums), Nikolai Haengsle (bass) and Stale Storlokken (keys) join with legendary guitarist Terje Rypdal, channeling the intensity of bands like King Crimson and Mahavishnu Orchestra as they blend and evolve layered psychedelia with angular improvisation for a raw, electric fusion experience. |
![]() Gregg, J.J. / Pavan Kanekal: Ease & Flow [CD + DOWNLOAD] (IntangibleCat -- USA ) Price: $11.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The second duo release from J.J. Gregg on sitar and Pavan Kanekal on tabla, following their 2022 album re-cycling, is a rich work of sophisticated rhythm, sympathetic chords, and strong raga melodies, recorded at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago, warmly capturing the duo's purposeful momentum and sincere joy in their playing. |
![]() Das Rad: Funfair (Discus -- UK ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The UK improvising rock/prog band Das Rad in their seventh album, expanded from the original trio of guitarist & mellotron player Nick Robinson, woodwind & keys player Martin Archer and drummer & synth player Steve Dinsdale, to this quintet with bassist Jon Short and guitarist & vocalist Peter Rophone, evolving their expansive approach merging electronic, jazz and rock music. |
![]() Missing Heads (Kazuhie / Mitsuru / Yoshida): Astral Traveler (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock With two guitarists split between the left and right sides of the head--Kazuhide Yamaji and Mitsuru Tabata, also on vocals--in a trio aTwo guitarists split between the left and right sides of the head--Kazuhide Yamaji and Mitsuru Tabata, also on vocals--in a trio with Ruins drummer and Magaibutsu label-leader Tatsuya Yoshida, for a an energetic album of mostly instrumental post-prog "no-wave" improvisations, nine wild tracks captured live from four 2024 concerts in Japan.with Ruins drummer and Magaibutsu label-leader Tatsuya Yoshida, for a an energetic album of mostly instrumental post-prog "no-wave" improvisations, nine wild tracks captured live from four 2024 concerts in Japan. |
![]() Surplus 1980: Illusion of Consistency [CD] (Surplus Industries -- USA ) Price: $12.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Composed using an "exquisite corpse" method during the pandemic, where each player provided a partially complete track with instructions to expand their concept, enlisting an incredible set of musicians across the US & Europe, directed by Moe! Staiano, including Jesse Quattro, Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt, GW Sok, Amy X Neuburg, Darren Johnston, &c &c. |
![]() Staiano, Moe: Away Towards the Light [VINYL + DOWNLOAD] (Edgetone -- USA ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock An exploration of tonal interplay and contrasting rhythms from nine electric guitars, bass, and drums by West Coast percussionist and composer Moe! Staiano (formerly of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), a work in three movements that features assertive rhythmic structures and intertwining string structures, balanced by beautifully ringing moments of introspection. |
![]() Drake, Bob: The Room In The Tower (Crumbling Tones -- UK ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock A great set of 11 succinct songs and instrumentals from multi-instrumentalist, prog icon Bob Drake of Thinking Plague, The Science Group, VRIL, and Peter Blegvad fame, vignettes that play with pop formats in insidious ways around recurring Drake themes including a Planet of Dogs, three rustic tales, and a perturbing room in the tower, all noted in a colored foldout poster with lyrics. |
![]() Elephant9 : Mythical River [VINYL] (Rune Grammofon -- Norway ) Price: $29.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Wearing the cloak of 60's pyschedelic organ trios modernized in approach and maturity, this is the 8th album from the Swedish improvising, prog-oriented rock band Elephant9, presenting six new compositions from keyboardist Stale Storlokken (Supersilent, Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns) performed with Nikolai Haengsle on electric bass and Torstein Lofthus on drums. |
![]() Elephant9 : Mythical River (Rune Grammofon -- Norway ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Wearing the cloak of 60's pyschedelic organ trios modernized in approach and maturity, this is the 8th album from the Swedish improvising, prog-oriented rock band Elephant9, presenting six new compositions from keyboardist Stale Storlokken (Supersilent, Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns) performed with Nikolai Haengsle on electric bass and Torstein Lofthus on drums. |
![]() Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson: Live / Studio [Used Item] (Bead -- UK ) Price: $10.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock The improvising string duo of stalwart London improvisers, Daniel Thompson on acoustic guitar and Phil Durrant on the octave mandola, are heard in two settings of texturally rich, intricate interactions, first at Cafe OTO in 2022 for an extended improvisation, then at Cable Street Studios two months later for six succint, impressively diverse dialogs. |
![]() Surplus 1980: Illusion of Consistency [VINYL + CD + DOWNLOAD] (Surplus Industries -- USA ) Price: $14.40 ![]() ![]() In Stock Composed using an "exquisite corpse" method during the pandemic, where each player provided a partially complete track with instructions to expand their concept, enlisting an incredible set of musicians across the US & Europe, directed by Moe! Staiano, including Jesse Quattro, Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt, GW Sok, Amy X Neuburg, Darren Johnston, &c &c. |
![]() Cassiber: The Cassiber Box redux [6 CDs, 1 DVD and Book] (Recommended Records -- Great Britain ) Price: $69.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Reissuing the 2013 box set of the 1980s UK/Euro improvising rock band Cassiber, including their 4 remastered studio albums + 2 additional CDs, a 2 hour DVD, and a 32-page color book, revealing an amazing band merging experimental rock, fringe jazz, punk, pop, plunderphonics, improvisation, & musique concrete with an energetic and complex form of studio composition - superb! |
![]() Eclectic Maybe Band: Bars Without Measures (Discus -- UK ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Creating structured works from real time improvisations, Guy Seger's (Univers Zero) large ensemble of absolutely impressive players breaks down to smaller grouping to record the layers of each piece, which Seger then uses as raw material for each finished piece, as elements of rock, jazz, composed, and experimental forms merge into accomplished and engaging compositions. |
![]() Pere Ubu: Architecture For The People: 1979-1982 [4 CD BOOKBACK + DOWNLOAD] (Fire -- UK ) Price: $47.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Compiling three essential albums from legendary Cleveland art rock band Pere Ubu--New Picnic Time (1979), The Art Of Walking (1980), and Song Of The Bailing Man, along with an album of out-takes and oddities, Architectural Salvage (1981), presented in a handsome four-disc 'bookback' with notes and memorabilia approved by the band. |
![]() Mollestad, Hedvig: Weejuns [VINYL 2 LPs] (Rune Grammofon -- Norway ) Price: $32.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Teaming up with Norwegian keyboard player Ståle Storløkken of Elephant9 & Supersilent and drummer Ole Mofjell, guitarist Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen introduces her new trio with this double album of live recordings from three separate concerts in Oslo and Stavanger, Norway, in dynamic performances of blistering, building prog and jazz fusion-oriented rock forms. |
![]() Yoshida, Tatsuya x Kentaro Nakao: T.h.e.d.i.e.i.s.c.a.s.t (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Captured during their 2023 tour, the super-energetic, instrumental Japanese avant-rock duo of drummer Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins, Koenji Hyakkei, &c) and bassist Kentaro Nakao (Number Girl, &c) selected the best of their rugged and bewilderingly skillfull improvisations from three concerts at Bordland in Sendai, at Crates in Morioka and at Sublime in Aomori. |
![]() Tabata / Yamaji / Yoshida: Missing Heads (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock A live performance in Koenji, Tokyo at the club Jirokichi in 2022 from the prog-oriented instrumental improvising power rock trio of Mitsuru Tabata on guitar, Kazuhide Yamaji on guitar and Tatsuya Yoshida on drums, Tabata & Yoshida providing vocal emphasis through the nine brisk and highly interactive tracks of great energy, psychedelic overtone and impressive technical skill. |
![]() Das Rad: Veer (Discus -- UK ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Adding bassist Jon Short to their lineup, the 4th album from Das Rad continues the band's genre-merging approach of rock & improv forms rooted in prog, kosmiche, and jazz rock, this post-pandemic album bringing the band back together for live interaction, their enthusiasm evident in their energetic intercourse, particularly in the extended suite "Expergefactor". |
![]() Officer!: Bandagen (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $17.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock After The Work and his involvement with This Heat, guitarist Mick Hobbs formed Officer!, a shape-shifting RIO band that presented Hobb's unique, amusing and incisive songs, releasing three proper albums and, in 1989, a cassette on the Swiss label No Records that is here reissued, half of the album written for a stage play called Bandagen by Grazia Pergoletti. |
![]() Skumsnes Moe, Guro / Philippe Petit: Guro Skumsnes Moe & Philippe Petit (Public Eyesore -- USA ) Price: $12.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Bringing together two noise improvisers and experimenters, Guro Skumsnes Moe from Sult and MoE performing on octabass & electric bass, and Philippe Petit (who has albums on Aural Terrains, Monotype and Bolt) performing on synthesizer and turntables, both also providing vocal utterance, for two thick journeys of twisted, diverse and often deep sonics bridged by an abstract interlude. |
![]() Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere: Theta Six (Discus -- UK ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Referencing the "laminal" style of AMM improvisations, the 6th album from the UK-based Orchesta of the Upper Atmosphere ensemble, led by multi-instrumentalist and woodwind player Martin Archer and Jan Todd, evolved from studio sessions of bass rhythms, free improvisation over those foundations, and then horn & voice arrangements shaped around the results, creating a superb hybrid of jazz rock, textural and free improv. |
![]() Motorpsycho: Ancient Astronauts [VINYL] (Rune Grammofon -- Norway ) Price: $29.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Four new tracks from the incredibly prolific Norwegian long form rock band Motorpsycho of Bent Saether on bass & vocals, Hans Magnus on guitar & vocals and the departing album for drummer Tomas Jarmyr, in a well-balanced release of songs and instrumental work including their longest piece to date, a theme from an imagined movie; sophisticated & intelligent modern rock. |
![]() Ayler, Albert: Summertime To Spiritual Unity, Revisited (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Remastering and reissuing two tracks--"Summertime" and "C.T"--from saxophonist Albert Ayler's 1964 Fontana album My Name Is Albert Ayler with basssist Nils-Henning Orsted Pedersen, drummer Ronnie Gardiner and pianist Nils Bronsted; and his classic and passionate 1965 ESP Disk release Spiritual Unity with double bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray. |
![]() Drake, Bob : Legendary Lore Of The Holy Wells Of England (Recommended Records -- UK ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock A unique exposition of an 1893 text by Robert Charles Hope exploring the legends of England's "holy wells", the water of which was purported to have healing properties, adapted to atmospheric songs by Drake and performed on a 1940 Hammond model BC organ and a Challen upright piano; delicate and descriptive songs that detail the legends and the hope they inspired. |
![]() Koenjihyakkei: Nivraym Revisted (Skin Graft Records -- Japan/USA ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Originally released in 2001 on the Magaibutsu label, the 3rd studio album from Japan's Koenjihyakkei led by drummer/vocalist Yoshida Tatsuya energetically blends progressive rock, chamber rock, fusion and composed forms, here revisited for the 2nd time with the 2009 expanded reissue remixed again with new additions, plus three bonus tracks from a 2020 concert. |
![]() Henry Cow: Glastonbury, Chaumont, Bilbao And The Lions Of Desire (ReR Megacorp -- UK ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Expanding on the history of Henry Cow in new recordings discovered after the 19-CD Cow Redux box, including: a well-recorded concert at the the first Glastonbury Fayre in 1972, the earliest recordings of the quartet of Martin Ditcham, Fred Frith, John Greaves and Tim Hodgkinson; a 1978 grouping with Phil Minton; unrecorded compositions from 1977 in Bilbao; and a 1976 Chaumont Concert. |
![]() Bley, Paul Trios: Play Annette Peacock, Revisited (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Annette Peacock's response to the free-blowing loft scene was to compose using spacious intervals, allowing great harmonic and rhythmic freedom, inspiring pianist Paul Bley and his trio as heard in two unique interpretations of the same pieces from two exceptional working bands: one with bassist & drummer Mark Levinson & Barry Altschul, the other with Gary Peacock & Billy Elgart. |
![]() Work, The: The Worst of Everywhere [2 CDs] (Ultragash -- Japan ) Price: $21.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Originally released by Woof Records in 1982 on cassette, this double CD reissues an essential lo-fi document from The Work (Bill Gilonis, Mick Hobbs, Tim Hodgkinson and Rick Wilson) in live performances from gigs and rehearsals assembled in cut-up form, adding new pieces and expanding on others, joined at times by Catherine Jauniaux, Bob Ostertag, Chris Cutler, &c. |
![]() Granberg, Magnus: Night Will Fade and Fall Apart [2 CDs] (thanatosis produktion -- Sweden ) Price: $21.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The 6 piece Tya Ensemble of string, piano, percussion and vibraphone performs Swedish composer Magnus Granberg's beautifully delicate and dusky work, conceived from historic and recent song structures and written so that individual parts also may be performed as solo pieces, as heard in an extended ensemble version and four solo and one duo configuration. |
![]() Atsushi / Tatsuya / Makoto: Japanese New Music Festival Japan Tour 2022 (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recordings from the 2022 Japanese New Music Festival Japan Tour from the trio of Tsuyama Atsushi on bass, guitar & piano, Yoshida Tatsuya on drums, synth and vocals, and Kawabata Makoto on guitar, bass and vocals, selecting the best tracks from the tour into a collection of 15 psychedelic, progressive, experimental and uncategorizable rock forms! |
![]() Takeda, Risa : The Sorcerer's Castle (Cbzm Records -- Japan ) Price: $11.16 ![]() ![]() In Stock An epic story in symphonic rock style from pianist, drummer and composer Risa Takeda, telling the fantastic tale of a dramatic confrontation between an Emperor and a Sorcerer, through eleven compositions of a contemporary classical and theatrical nature, using modern synthetic sources in active and complex orchestration as the plot advances. |
![]() Yoshida, Tatsuya / Risa Takeda: SUPERHELIX [CD + DOWNLOAD VIDEOS] (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Fifteen rock instrumentals between drummer Tatsuya Yoshida and pianist & keyboardist Risa Takeda, generally high-speed, technically superb and melodically infused pieces of imaginative creativity with a quirky sense of humor, augmented with Yoshida's vocalizing and effect processing from both; includes a download sheet for 15 high-def movies, one for each track on the album. |
![]() Kazuto, Shimizu / Yoshida Tatsuya: Whatchamacallits [CD + DOWNLOAD MOVIE LINK] (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock A live recording at Koenji Jirokichi in 2022 between Magaibtusu leader Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins, Korekyojinn, Koenji Hyakkei, PYN, &c) and pianist Kazuto Shimizu (Arepos, Chakra, Hikashu, Killing Time, Lars Hollmer's Global Home Project, &c), both on vocals as they unfold a playful and technically incredible set of "Doodads", "Watchamacallits" and other wonderful curiosities. |
![]() Masked Pickle (Scemama / Malmendier / Weil): 7 (Relative Pitch -- USA ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock A fully free, quirky and marvelous set of virtually indescribable improvisation from the trio of French vocalist Clara Weill (known from her work with Fred Frith), Olivia Scemama on bass and Tom Malmendier on drums, three active international collaborators with powerful technical skills and a strange sense of humor willing to take their music where ever it oddly leads. |
![]() Eclectic Maybe Band: Again Alors? (Discus -- UK ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Led by Univers Zero bassist and composer Guy Seger, the third album from Eclectic Maybe Band combines elements of rock, jazz, electronic and abstract landscapes, performed by an ensemble of chamber rock players including Discus label leader Martin Archer, varying groupings within the band focusing on each section in a mix of composed and improvised approaches. |
![]() Yoshida, Tatsuya / Dairo Suga: Root (Doubtmusic -- Japan ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Driven by a passionate intensity, this first meeting of drummer Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins, Korekyojinn, Koenji Hyakkei, &c) and pianist Dario Suga at 7th Floor in Shibuya, Japan begins at high speed, the sheer technical brilliance of both players dazzling, their unbridled energy eventually yielding to passages of introspection that recur to fervor and fraternity; exceptional! |
![]() Das Rad (Archer / Robinson / Dinsdale): Laik Tors (Discus -- UK ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The third album from the Sheffield-based trio Das Rad of Nick Robinson on guitars, keys & electronics, Martin Archer on woodwinds, keys & electronics, Steve Dinsdale on drums & keyboards, influenced by progressive rock, kosmiche, and fusion forms, here evolving and refining their melodic approach to genre-crossing styles merging composition and improvisation. |
![]() Brainhack Musicbox (Bobrytsky / Lisovsky / Boldenko): Brownarium (Brainhack Musicbox -- Ukraine ) Price: $12.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Each track named after a mythical Scottish character, the Ukrainian trio of Stanislav Bobrytsky on modular synth, Pavlo Lisovsky on tenor saxophone and Anton Boldenko on viola create a music merging free jazz principles with modular synthetic drone, creating an orchestral sound that still elucidates the detail of their uniquely orchestrated, rich sonic explorations. |
![]() Korekyojinn (Yoshida / Nasuno / Natsuki): Mesopotamia (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The Japanese Korekyojinn trio of Tatsuya Yoshida on drums, Mitsuru Nasuno on bass and Kido Natsuki on guitar continue their high energy approach to prog and jazz/rock with this, their 6th studio album over 20 years, in seven new pieces of extended instrumental works maintaining the effortlessly complex & joyful interplay amid quickly shifting time signatures and melodic changes. |
![]() Schwerdt, Oliver: Storming Bauhaus [2 CDs] (Euphorium -- Germany ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Eschewing his many monikers (Birg Borgenthal, Elan Pauer and Ra Ra da Boff) pianist Oliver Schwerdt steps away from EUPHORIUM_freakestra, uses his given name, and takes the stage of the Bauhaus building in Dessau where such legends as Fred van Hove and Alexander von Schlippenbach have played, to record these four exemplary and extended, kinetic & free solo piano improvisations. |
![]() TtD (Nasuno Mitsuru / Tatsuya Yoshida): Teneleven the Duo (Fourth Hand Record -- Japan ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Concentrating the Teneleven quintet to a duo in the core of drummer Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins, Koenji Hyakkei, Korekyojinn) and bassist & electronic device guru Mitsuru Nasuno (Altered States, Fushitsusha, Ground Zero), for eleven tracks of energetic interactive rock improvisations, alternating between "TdD" pieces of burning improvisations and introspective "Afterglows". |
![]() Drake, Bob: Planets & Animals (Recommended Records -- UK ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Bob Drake continues to tug on the heart-strings of prog in short but smart songs that reference the best of the last few decades of prog/psych/avant rock forms, Drake as always handling all parts in a great balance of guitar, electronic & acoustic instruments, including some newly invented instruments; includes a fold-out poster in Bob Drake style from Joe Mruk. |
![]() Kazuhisa, Uchihashi / Yoshida Tatsuya: Improvisations 5 [2 CDs] (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $19.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock 21 wild rides from the fully improvised duo of guitarist Kazuhisa Uchihashi on guitar & effects, and Tatsuya Yoshida on drums, voice & sampler, two CDs from four separate concerts at Japanese venues Akihabara Goodman in 2012 & 2014, Kichijoji FOXHOLE in 2014, and Okubo Hikarino-Uma in 2017; intensely exciting and magnificently masterful improv instrumental rock. |
![]() Das Rad (Archer / Robinson / Dinsdale): Adios Al Futuro (Discus -- UK ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The 2nd release from the UK instrumental rock band Das Rad of Nick Robinson on guitars, keyboards & electronics, Martin Archer on woodwind, keyboards, synth bass & electronics, and Steve Dinsdale on drums, keyboards & electronics, expand their sound and referenes as they tug on the heartstrings of prog, krautrock and other advanced rock forms with modern and mellotron-fueled orchestration. |
![]() Hayward, Charles : Crossfade Estate (Klanggalerie -- E.U. ) Price: $17.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Recorded in 2005 with an ensemble of like-minded instrumentalists and then edited and collaged for the next year and a half, this was a project of Charles Hayward during his time at The Albany in Deptford, London, using their digital recording suite to create a large work using a variety of strategies and developed in a dramatic story form, issued here for the 1st time. |
![]() KNW : NORTH ov GOD (Psykomanteum -- USA ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock An album of ecstatic noise improv with an experimental edge from the trio of Ulrich Krieger on tenor saxophone & contrabass clarinet, Nandor Nevai on "throats" & drums, and Wolcott on oscillator & electronics, viciously assertive music in seven track of mostly succinct statements composed or conceived by each of the band members; cathartic. |
![]() Hawkins, Chester: Magnetisk Nord [Used Item] (Intangible Arts -- USA ) Price: $9.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Chester Hawkins' curiosity for Denmark resulted in his renting an apartment in central Kobenhavn, bringing along his electronically modified lapsteel guitar, wind and reed instruments, tabletop noise-boxes, mobile synthesizer apps and a shortwave radio, which he joined with field recordings from the capital region, creating this magnificent loveletter to Denmark. |
![]() Drake, Bob: The Gardens of Beastley Manor (Recommended Records -- UK ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Bob Drake takes his listeners on a 22 piece instrumental journey through a "Beastley" garden of confident melodic foundation anBob Drake takes his listeners on a 22 piece instrumental journey through a "Beastley" garden of confident melodic foundation and experimental forays, captured by day and night, a tour de force of conception and execution. |
![]() Hawkins, Chester: Cops Need Serial Numbers [USB mp3 & wav + pdf] (Intangible Arts -- USA ) Price: $29.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock DC electronic explorer Chester Hawkins releases this limited edition album of 50 copies shaped in a metal bullet that unscrews to reveal a USB drive with more than 4 hours of extended forays into psychedelic electronics, synth and tabletop guitar, journeys of hard drone & abstract concrete elements, in mp3 & wav format with a pdf, housed in a handsome black case. |
![]() Pinhas, Richard / Tatsuya Yoshida: Ascension (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The collaboration between Magaibutsu label leader, Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins, Korekyojinn, Koenji, The World Heritage, &c) on drums, keyboards & voice, and Heldon mastermind Richard Pinhas on guitar & effects, continues with this CD of live material from their 2014 Japanese tour, extending the 2015 "Live in Japan" album, including the 8-part "Ascension". |
![]() Hawkins, Chester: Natural Causes - Original Music For Pale Trees, A Film By Tim Ashby [VINYL] [Used Item] (Intangible Arts -- USA ) Price: $9.00 ![]() ![]() In Stock Washington, DC based electronic experimenter Chester Hawkins (Blue Sausage Infant) was commissioned by director Tim Ashby to compose this work for the soundtrack to his feature-length film "Pale Trees", Hawkin's music illustrating the film's gradient of psychological colors from darkness, rage, and vengeance through a mix of kosmische drone in a Tangerine Dream vein. |
![]() Savoldelli, Boris: Biocosmopolitan [Used Item] (MoonJune -- USA ) Price: $11.70 ![]() ![]() In Stock Vocalist Savoldelli in an exquisitely-crafted album of overdubbed vocal work, with help from trumpeter Paolo Fresu and bassist Jimmy Haslip; elaborite harmonies, interlocking rhythms, exultant influences. |
![]() Hayward, Charles : (Begin Anywhere) (Klanggalerie -- Austria ) Price: $17.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock This Heat and Camberwell Now drummer, songwriter, vocalist, experimenter and sociological observer Charles Hayward steps away from his drums for an intimate album of song, performing on piano with minimal accompaniment as he presents new songs and new versions of songs including pieces from Camberwell Now; powerfully fragile, insightful, fascinating. |
![]() Steidle, Oli & The Killing Popes (Steidle / Mobus / Nicholls / Downes / Donkin): Ego Pills [VINYL] (Shhpuma -- Portugal ) Price: $22.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Rapid fire playing and a wicked humor fuels drummer Olie Steidle's album with guitarist Frank Mobus, keyboardists Kit Downes and Dan Nicholls, and bassist Phil Donkin, mashing together electro-jazz, art rock, hardcore and club music into upbeat and twisted music, building up to a narrative "Speed Junky on Funny Human Darts"; insanely embraceable and stunning. |
![]() Das Rad (Archer / Robinson / Dinsdale): Das Rad (Discus -- UK ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Influenced by progressive rock, kosmiche, and fusion forms, the UK trio Das Rad of Nick Robinson on guitars & electronics, Martin Archer on sax, reeds, winds, keys and electronics, Steve Dinsdale on drums and percussion, and Julie Archer on voice, bringing 70s sounds to modern sensibilities and superb creative playing, a great achievement. |
![]() Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere: Theta Four (Discus -- UK ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Declaring Terry Riley, Magma, Krautrock, and Sun Ra as influences, this is the fourth album from wind and keyboard player Martin Archer's Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, an augmented six-piece UK ensemble whose rock affinities also embrace improvisation and minimalism, a heady mix of virtuosic playing with melodic intention and extremely detailed tapestries of sound; dreamy and elegiac. |
![]() Hawkins, Chester: Magnetisk Nord (Intangible Arts -- USA ) Price: $8.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Chester Hawkins' curiosity for Denmark resulted in his renting an apartment in central Kobenhavn, bringing along his electronically modified lapsteel guitar, wind and reed instruments, tabletop noise-boxes, mobile synthesizer apps and a shortwave radio, which he joined with field recordings from the capital region, creating this magnificent loveletter to Denmark. |
![]() Archer, Martin & Engine Room Favourites: Safety Signal From A Target Town (Discus -- UK ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Saxophonist Martin Archer composed the five works on this, the 3rd release for Engine Room Favorites, his AACM-influenced big band with a tremendous orchestration of horns with drums, vibes, piano and bass, here with their most complex yet melodic and rich release yet, including melodic elements of folk music, powerful rhythms from prog-oriented rock, and free improv and jazz. |
![]() Der Verboten (Loriot / Chessex / Piromalli / Wolfarth): Der Verboten (Clean Feed -- Portugal ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Originally called Treffpunkt, or "meeting point", the partnership of violist Frantz Loriot and pianist Cedric Piromalli has evolved as they added collaborators to their idiosyncratic approach to improv, here with guests Antoine Chessex on tenor sax and Christian Wolfarth on percussion and cymbals for an extended, upbeat and wonderfully creative performance. |
![]() Camarasa, Xavier / Jean-Marc Foussat: Dans les Courbes (Fou Records -- France ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Matching two distinct keyboards--Xavier Camarasa's piano with Jean-Marc Foussat's synthi AKS--two improvisers present two extended works roughly translating to "The Immensity of The Instincts" and "There, or all is water ...", contrasting between melodic and otherworldly sounds, a complex tapestry that guides and excites the listener in an unusual convergence. |
![]() Drake, Bob: Antiquities [6-CD BOX SET] (Recommended Records -- UK ) Price: $44.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Collecting multi-instrumentalist & vocalist Bob Drake's albums Little Black Train, The Skull Mailbox and Other Horrors, XIII Songs and a Thing, The Shunned Country, and Bob's Drive-In in a solid box set, with a bonus CD, a specially curated collection of outtakes and oddities from this amazing avant-rocker, a member of Thinking Plague, 5uu's, Hail and The Science Group. |
![]() Sick Boss (Schmidt / Meger / Peggy Lee / JP Carter / Naylor / Page): Sick Boss (Drip Audio -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock A richly refined and sophisticated album drawing on improvisation, experimenation and rock elements from the collaborative Vancouver ensemble Sick Boss of core members guitarist Cole Schmidt, bassist James Meger and drummer Daniel Gaucher, with guests including guitarist Tony Wilson, cellist Peggy Lee, trumpeter JP Carter, synth player Tyson Naylor, &c. &c. |
![]() Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere: 03 (Discus -- UK ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The improvising rock group Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, led by Martin Archer, Chris Bywater, and Steve Dinsdale, in their 3rd album of innovative improvisation, haunting hypnotic grooves and blasts of sheer exuberance, with the band augmented by strings and trombone to give them a larger and more intense sound. |
![]() Korekyojinn Acoustic: Kaleidoscope (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The Korekyojin trio of Tatsuya Yoshida on percussion, Kido Natsuki on guitar and Mitsuru Nasuno on fretless bass, plus violinist Miyamoto Rei on several tracks, take their intricate and exuberant rock into acoustic territory with this impressive album, which includes acoustic takes on "Arabesque", "Careless Heart", "Four Holes in the Sky", &c. |
![]() Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere: 02 (Discus -- UK ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock An absolutely impressive album blending advanced/progressive rock forms with improvisation, starting from collective improvisation and layering in the studio to create a sophisticated psychedelic music, the second album from this ensemble that is headed by Martin Archer (reeds & keys), Chris Bywater (keys & synth), and Steve Dinsdale (drums & percussion). |
![]() Gourdon, Yann / Maxime Petit / Jean-Luc Guionnet: Soli - Fanzine [3 CD + BOOK] (BeCoq -- France ) Price: $39.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock A strange and bizarrely beautiful "fanzine" of three CDs, one each from hurdy gurdy drone artist Yann Gourdon, bass guitarist Maxime Petite, and Jean Luc Guionnet on organ, with illustration by artists Fredox, Celine Guichard, and 38Fillette; an odd and absorbing package. |
![]() Lindvall, Johan: Solo / Ensemble [2 CDs] (Edition Wandelweiser Records -- Germany ) Price: $12.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Swedish composer and pianist Johan Lindvall in a series of 27 works performed solo or in an ensemble with Vilde Sandve Alnaes (violin), Kristine Tjogersen(clarinet), Jan Martin Gismervik(percussion), Henrik Munkeby Norstebo(trombone), Ina Sagstuen(voice), & Fredrik Rasten(guitar). |
![]() Shimizu, Kazuto / Yoshida Tatsuya / Nasyuno Mitsuru: SYN LIVE (Magaibutsu Limited -- Japan ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The Japanese improvising rock trio of Kazuto Shimizu on keyboards, Nasyuno Mitsuru on bass, and Yoshida Tatsuya on drums performing live at Club Goodman in Akihabara, Japan, 2016 for technically superb, fast paced, turn-on-a-dime, joyful prog-oriented playing. |
![]() Clinamen Trio (Marion / Di Donato / Berger): Decline (Creative Sources -- Portugal ) Price: $16.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Roman philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus named "Clinamen" the unpredictable (in time and space) swerve of atoms falling in the void, which aptly describes the unexpected directions taken in subtle free improvisation from this French trio, led by bassist Louis-Michel Marion, with Jacques Di Donato on clarinet, and Philippe Berger on viola. |
![]() PYN (Yoshida / Pittard / Nasuno): Songs for children who don't want to sleep (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock P (Yann Pittard on oud and guitar & vocals), Y (Tatsuya Yoshida on drums & vocals) and N (Mitsuru Nasuno on bass & vocals) performing Arabian Progressive Pop Improvisation, an unusual melding and orchestration of arabic progressions and melodic prog rock. |
![]() Korekyojinn: Fall Line (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The 5th studio album from the trio of Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins alone / Koenji Hyakkei), Kido Natsuki (Bondage Fruit / Salle Gavoux), Nasunomitsuru (Altered states / Umbeltipo), avant-progressive instrumental rock, melodic and complex rock performed at breakneck speed. |
![]() SSL (Gorfinkel, Dale / Robbie Avenaim): Sonic Systems Laboratory (Splitrec -- Australia ) Price: $17.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Two unusual approaches to the vibraphone in a duo--Dale Gorfinkel using the tremolo mechanism, additional motors, bows and creative percussive techniques; and Robbie Avenaim using homemade electronic sticks and vibrating objects to create rhythms and textures. |
![]() Vertical Squirrels (Fischlin, Heble, Melville, Warren): Time of the Sign (Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock An incredibly informed instant-composing ensemble drawing on free jazz and post rock sensibilities with nods to Indian ragas, jazz-inflected minimalism, Zappa-esque bouts of sonic anarchy, and German rock music from the 1970s, captured live at Toronto, Guelph and Hamilton, Canada in 2012. |
![]() Acid Mothers Temple SWR: Yes, No & Perhaps (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $14.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock Acid Mother Temple SWR merge's AMT's Kawabata Kakoto (guitar, voice,) and Tsuyama Atsushi (bass, vocals, sax) with Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins, Koenji Hyakkei, &c), here in their 6th release, crazy prog-oriented rock of indescribable insanity and skill! |
![]() Sax Ruins: Blimmguass [JAPANESE EDITION] (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $19.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The second Sax Ruins album with Tatsuya Yoshida (drums) and Ono Ryoko (alto sax) with guest Ryuichi Yoshida on baritone sax, performing new arrangements of Ruins works including "Vrresto", "Refusal Fossil", &c. |
![]() World Heritage, The: Live At Goodman (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The World Heritage in their 5th release recorded live at Tokyo's Akihabara Goodman in 2012, amazing improvised instrumental rock from Tatsuya Yoshida (drums), Seiichi Yamamoto (guitar), Natsuki Kido (guitar), Yuji Katsui (violin) and Mitsuru Nasuno (bass). |
![]() Fauna (Simon Rose / Paul Stapleton): Fauna (pfmentum -- USA ) Price: $13.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock British saxophonist Simon Rose uses extended and evocative techniques in this exceptional set of duos with Paul Stapleton, who plays a Bonsai Sound Sculpture, an assemblage of unusual electronic and acoustic components allowing a wide range of expression. |
![]() Kazuhisa, Uchihashi / Yoshida Tatsuya: Improvisations 4 [DVD AUDIO + IMAGES] (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $18.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The 4th improvisation release of drummer Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins, Koenji, &c) and guitarist Uchihasi Kazuhisa (Altered States) is a DVD audio release presenting 36 remarkable live tracks from 6 concerts recorded 2004-2012. |
![]() University of Errors: Jet Propelled Photographs [Used Item] (Cuneiform -- USA ) Price: $7.20 ![]() ![]() In Stock Small promo drill in top right of jewel tray, otherwise like new. "University of Errors is led by guitarist, vocalist, and pataphysical icon Daevid Allen. Daevid was one of the founding members of The Soft Machine (and later the founder ... |
![]() Kazuhisa / Tatsuya / Satoshi: Deposition & Erosion (Magaibutsu -- Japan ) Price: $15.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock The dynamic duo of drummer Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins, Korekyojin, Koenji Hyakkei) and guitarist Uchihashi Kazuhisa (Altered States, Ground Zero) meet in the studio with pianist Mishiba Satoshi for ten multi-tracked rock improvisations of great diversity, power and beauty. |
![]() Talibam! & Sam Kulik: Discover AtlantASS [CD & Graphic Book] (Belly Kids -- Great Britain ) Price: $17.95 ![]() ![]() In Stock NY's Talibam! team up with artist graphic artist Sam Kulik to tell the absurd and fantastic story of a young teen named Franklin who gets abducted by a revolutionary jazz fish into the undersea world of Atlantis. |
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Ayler, Albert: Summertime To Spiritual Unity, Revisited
Bley, Paul Trios: Play Annette Peacock, Revisited
Korekyojinn: Fall Line
Korekyojinn Acoustic: Kaleidoscope
Shimizu, Kazuto / Yoshida Tatsuya / Nasyuno Mitsuru: SYN LIVE
Pinhas, Richard / Tatsuya Yoshida: Ascension
Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere: 03
Henry Cow: Glastonbury, Chaumont, Bilbao And The Lions Of Desire
Atsushi / Tatsuya / Makoto: Japanese New Music Festival Japan Tour 2022
Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere: 02
TtD (Nasuno Mitsuru / Tatsuya Yoshida): Teneleven the Duo
Archer, Martin & Engine Room Favourites: Safety Signal From A Target Town
Yoshida, Tatsuya / Dairo Suga: Root
Arrive: Shelton / Adasiewicz / Roebke / Daisy: There Was
Korekyojinn: Swan Dive [DVD + CD]
Work, The: The Worst of Everywhere [2 CDs]
PYN (Yoshida / Pittard / Nasuno): Songs for children who don't want to sleep
Tabata / Yamaji / Yoshida: Missing Heads
World Heritage, The: Live At Goodman
Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere: Theta Four