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	Brochard, Eric / Fabrice Favriou: Derviche Label: Ayler Product Code: 29650 Catalog Code: aylCD-165 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Improvised and heavy forms of experimental rock from the French duo of piccolo bassist Eric Brochard and drummer Fabrice Favriou, their music dramatic, ritualistic and urgent as they reference Maya Deren and mythological experience, their music hypnotically mesmerizing and sonically rich, slowly whirling dervishes in five varying sequences that growl and transfix.
	Konrad Strumpfel & The Set: refrescoscopio [CASSETTE] Label: Music a la Coque Product Code: 29512 Catalog Code: COQ - 013 Country: France		Price: $5.95 In Stock
An unissued album from Bavarian experimenter & songwriter Konrad Strumpfel and "The Set", the Czech duo of Herbert Lukundra & Josif Afkak, who added their contributions to Strumpfel's work which had been sent to them by post, the strengthening of the "Iron Curtain" between the USSR & Europe in the late 80s then prohibiting the release of their collaboration.
	Gerard, Pierre: Cavite Aerienne [Used Item] Label: Not On Label Product Code: 29456 Catalog Code: None Country: France		Price: $6.95 In Stock
Extremely patient compositions for electronics, cello, guitar and tenor sax from French sound and visual artist Pierre Gerard: "Air" using recordings from his duo parter of tenor saxophonist Bertrand De Lamalle with long sections of silence; "Cavity" employs previously recorded guitar improvisations that interact with Gerard's live electronic improvisations.
	La Casa, Eric : Interieurs Label: Swarming Product Code: 29422 Catalog Code: 013 Country: France		Price: $12.95 In Stock
A stunning exploration of interior architecture through recordings of the elements of three spaces including La Casa's own apartment, finding micro and macro-scopic sound in common elements that he uses to create fascinating compositions reflecting both the captivating fullness and stillness of each space, as the composer questions his relationship with each space.
	Sangliers (Dave Rempis / Keefe Jackson / Christine Wodrascka / Didier Lasserre / Peter Orins): Miniscules Label: The Bridge Sessions Product Code: 29390 Catalog Code: TBS11 Country: France		Price: $12.95 In Stock
The Bridge is a transatlantic network that connects improvisers across national boundaries, here connecting US Chicago-based musicians Keefe Jackson (saxophones & bass clarinet), Dave Rempis (saxophones), with French improvisers Christine Wodrascka (piano), Didier Lasserre (drums) and Peter Orins (drums) for a 2018 recording in Lille, France.
	Doneda, Michel: Monstre (PRINT w/ DOWNLOAD) Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 29389 Catalog Code: None Country: France		Price: $15.95 Out of Stock
Performing on soprano and sopranino saxophones, French saxophonist Michel Doneda is heard in concert at Tiasci in Paris for three "Monstre" solo improvisations of quietly emphatic playing using extended techniques and unusual phrasing, released as a limited 250g paper card hand-printed by Normad with an accompanying download code, 1 of 2 art cards initiating an 8-card series.
	Lauzier, Philippe / Eric Normand : Not the music : Les temps fluos [PRINT w/ DOWNLOAD] Label: Tour de Bras Product Code: 29388 Catalog Code: None Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
An album of quiet improvisation focused on timbre, rhythm and pensive pacing from the duo of bass clarinetist Philippe Lauzier and bassist Éric Normand, also using objects to create mysterious tones and acoustic sonics, released as a limited 300g paper card hand-printed by Normad with an accompanying download code, 1 of 2 art cards initiating an 8-card series.
	Foussat, Jean-Marc / Daunik Lazro / Evan Parker: Cafe OTO 2020 [2 CDs] Label: Fou Records Product Code: 29342 Catalog Code: FR - CD 38/39 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
A momentous 2020 concert at London's Cafe OTO, presented in two discs, the 1st with label leader Jean-Marc Foussat in a solo improvisation on synth and voice, the 2nd in a trio with Daunik Lazro on tenor & baritone sax, and Evan Parker on soprano sax, the 2 saxophones weaving and responding to Foussat's remarkable alien soundscapes and vocalization in an immersive extended improvisation.
	Charles, Xavier / Bertrand Gauguet: Spectre Label: Akousis Records Product Code: 29324 Catalog Code: Ak 001 Country: France		Price: $14.95 In Stock
Using the interference points of closely pitched sound, long-time collaborators Xavier Charles and Bertrand Gauguet use acoustic and amplified clarinets and saxophones to create frequency landscapes that change slowly, ringing with harmonics while finding unison and conflict in their tones, creating meditative aural environments of great beauty and reflection.
	Gerard, Pierre: Cavite Aerienne Label: Not On Label Product Code: 29261 Catalog Code: None Country: France		Price: $12.95 In Stock
Extremely patient compositions for electronics, cello, guitar and tenor sax from French sound and visual artist Pierre Gerard: "Air" using recordings from his duo partner of tenor saxophonist Bertrand De Lamalle with long sections of silence; "Cavity" employs previously recorded guitar improvisations that interact with Gerard's live electronic improvisations.
	Pinkish Black & Yells at Eels: Vanishing Light... Label: Ayler Product Code: 29259 Catalog Code: AYlCD-163 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
Trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez merges his Yells at Eel project with bassist Aaron Gonzalez and drummer/percussionist Stefan Gonzalez, with Texas-based experimental rock band Pinkish Black--Daron Beck on keyboards and Jon Teague on drums & synthesizers--for a gripping and masterful hybrid of improvisation, dark synthetic rock and heavy moods; a riveting journey.
	Logan, Guiseppi: ...And They Were Cool Label: Improvising Beings Product Code: 29241 Catalog Code: ib16 Country: France		Price: $13.95 Out of Stock
The second album between the late saxophonist Giuseppi Logan and guitarist Ed Pettersen after the former learned of the Logan's reappearance in the early 2000s, is this collective session with Logan on sax & piano, Jessica Lurie on sax & flute, Larry Roland on double bass, and Ed Pettersen on guitar, originally released in 2013 on the Improvising Beings label.
	Ikui Doki (Bernado / Mayot / Rinaudo): Ikui Doki [Used Item] Label: Ayler Product Code: 28999 Catalog Code: AYLCD-158 Country: France		Price: $11.95 In Stock
Winners of the Jazz Migration and tour JMF 2018, the chamber jazz trio of Sophie Bernado (bassoon), Hugues Mayot (saxophone & clarinet) and Rafaelle Rinaudo (harp & effects) share their passion for creative music that embraces composition and improvisation, springboarding off composers like Debussy while transferring warmth and vision into free jazz; magnificent.
	Guionnet, Jean-Luc + Eric La Casa: Reflected Waves [60 pages 21x25 cm + DVD video 1h48mn] [Used Item] Label: Passage d'encres Product Code: 28986 Catalog Code: 122015 Country: France		Price: $19.45 In Stock
Eric La Casa and Jean Luc Guionnet recorded this conceptual work in Melbourne, Australia, combining different scales of time, space, & attention, with different working strategies to create a gallery installation, and this book & DVD package exploring the acoustic phenomenon of "standing waves" to engage with the physical relationship between sound and space.
	Chevallier, David / Valentin Ceccaldi: Zebres [Used Item] Label: Ayler Product Code: 28940 Catalog Code: AyLcd-157 Country: France		Price: $11.95 In Stock
Two generations of improvisers--Valentin Ceccaldi on cello the senior, and the younger performer, David Chevallier on electric guitar and 6- and 12-stringed acoustic guitars--meet for the first time to intertwine strings in Nantes, France, with Benjamin Duboc recording seven diverse dialogs of imaginative style and authoritative technique.
	Cappozzo, Cecile Trio (Grente / Ziemniak w/ Jean-Luc Cappozzo): Sub Rosa [Used Item] Label: Ayler Product Code: 28937 Catalog Code: AylcD-153 Country: France		Price: $11.95 In Stock
The French free improvising trio of pianist Cecile Cappozzo, double bassist Patrice Grente, and drummer Etienne Ziemniak are heard in performance at "la Maison en Bois" in Abbeville-la-Riviere in 2018, with trumpeter Jean-Luc Capozzo joining them on the title track, as they bring order to the 4 part "Chaos" through superb collective improvisation.
	Battus / Gauguet / La Casa: Chantier 4 [Used Item] Label: Swarming Product Code: 28924 Catalog Code: 008 Country: France		Price: $11.95 In Stock
Using the building site of the Paris Philharmonie as their source location and inspiration, the trio of Pascal Battus using found objects, Bertrand Gauget on saxophone, and Eric La Casa on microphones, improvise and record the background sounds, machines, and environmental influences, using those recordings to create these three fascinating compositions.
	Gargaud, Guillaume: Miniatures Label: Self Released Product Code: 28908 Catalog Code: None Country: France		Price: $11.95 In Stock
Twenty miniature compositions for acoustic guitar from French composer and improviser Guillaume Gargaud, each under one and a half minutes, the shortest just 53 seconds, each composed in 12 measures creating a lovely reflective and introspective set of abstract melodies, poetic and evocative music from a player dedicated to solo guitar work.
	Lee, Okkyung: Yeo-Neun [VINYL] Label: SHELTER PRESS Product Code: 28867 Catalog Code: SHELTER 115LP Country: France		Price: $23.95 In Stock
Yeo-Neun Quartet is an experimental chamber music ensemble founded in 2016 by Okkyung Lee on cello, with harpist Maeve Gilchrist, pianist Jacob Sacks, and bassist Eivind Opsvik, in a detailed album merging melodic contemporary composition with free improvisation and unusual technique, as Lee explores her musical history and experiences through ten dramatically elegant works.
	Solal, Claudia / Benoit Delbecq: Hope Town [Used Item] Label: RogueArt Product Code: 28836 Catalog Code: ROG-0094 Country: France		Price: $9.95 In Stock
French vocalist Claudia Solal provides the lyrics--sung-spoken narratives, prose and poetic forms--performed with pianist Benoit Delbecq, who uses internal preparations and a variety of creative approaches to keys, both intricate and melodic, setting the fascinating and insightful stories that Solal spiels; a wonderful union of instrument and word.
	RG Rough / Makoto Kawabata: RG Rough / Makoto Kawabata [VINYL RSD] Label: Bam Balam Records Product Code: 28732 Catalog Code: BBLP 074LP Country: France		Price: $23.95 In Stock
A Record Store Day 2020 LP of the collaboration between Acid Mothers Temple guitarist Kawabata Makoto and French/British multi-instrumentalis RG Rough, using guitar drones, electronics, concrete sounds and percussion to create a sonic junble, occasionally soothed by a near-lullaby, only to be subsumed by a cascade of strings or fades into a repetitive minimal piano figure.
	Swell, Steve Quintet Soul Travelers w/ special guest Leena Conquest: Astonishments Label: RogueArt Product Code: 28633 Catalog Code: ROG-0091 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
The follow-up to trombonist Steve Swell's Soul Travelers album with his quintet of saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, pianist Dave Burrell, bassist William Parker, and drummer Gerald Cleaver, performing Swell's compositions, four instrumental pieces and two textual songs originally commissioned for Tom Buckner's Interpretation Series, with voice from Leena Conquest.
	Galiay, Frederick (Viard / Sebastien / Boudart / Galiay): Time Elleipsis Label: Ayler Product Code: 28611 Catalog Code: aylCD-161 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
Dramatic, darkly thrilling music with moments of sheer beauty from French electric bassist Frederick Galiay and his Camaeleo Vulgaris ensemble, a sextet performing Galiay's compositions in a potent mix of electric guitar, electrified baritone sax, synthesizer, and two drummer/percussionists, recorded after a dozen live concerts honing the material to this riveting studio version.
	Copland, Marc: Gary Label: (Illusions) Product Code: 28570 Catalog Code: ILL 313009 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Having a long association with pianists Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley, Bill Evans, and Marc Copland, it's fitting that the compositions of legendary bassist Gary Peacock are revealed in this solo album from Marc Copland with whom he has most recently worked, Copland interpreting his evocative compositions with thoughtful sensitivity and masterful skill.
	Grimal, Alexandra / Joelle Leandre: Desordre Label: Montagne Noire Product Code: 28380 Catalog Code: MN1 Country: France		Price: $15.95 Out of Stock
A playful, thoughtful, and quick witted encounter between Egyptian saxophonist Alexandra Grimal and French double bassist Joelle Leandre, at times each on voice, emphasizing a "desired disorder" in their approach to instant composition and declaring that neither determines the course of the music, but that they follow it simply as the music decides; wonderful.
	Solal, Claudia / Benoit Delbecq: Hope Town Label: RogueArt Product Code: 28362 Catalog Code: ROG-0094 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
French vocalist Claudia Solal provides the lyrics--sung-spoken narratives, prose and poetic forms--performed with pianist Benoit Delbecq, who uses internal preparations and a variety of creative approaches to keys, both intricate and melodic, setting the fascinating and insightful stories that Solal spiels; a wonderful union of instrument and word.
	Frith, Fred / Nicolas Humbert / Marc Parisotto: Cut Up The Border Label: RogueArt Product Code: 28361 Catalog Code: ROG-0098 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Filmakers and composers Nicolas Humbert and Marc Parisotto revisit the tapes recorded by Jean Vapeur for the film by Humbert & Werner Penzel, "Step Across the Border" with soundtrack by Fred Frith, extracting more of Vapeur's fascinating field recordings and adding music by Fred Frith with additional music & voice from Tom Cora, Iva Bittova, John Zorn, &c.
	Leimgruber, Urs / Jean-Marc Foussat: Face to Face [2 CDS] [Used Item] Label: Fou Records Product Code: 28329 Catalog Code: CD 32-33 Country: France		Price: $9.95 In Stock
Top left corner of each CD dinged during shipping from France. Damage is only cosmetic and not substantial, but we can't sell them as "new". We have arranged with Fou Records to sell them at this $5 discount from their normal price, and to pay the label on their sale. CDs and cases are otherwise in mint condition.
	URGE / SETE STAR SEPT: SSSURGE [VINYL] Label: BeCoq Product Code: 28293 Catalog Code: 36 Country: France		Price: $15.95 Out of Stock
A split vinyl release between Urge (Caen) and Tokyo's Sete Star Sept, with one track from the French free jazz trio Urge of Antoine Ulmann on sax, Bubu Pagier on gutiar, and Yann Fontbonne on drums, playing in a Borbetomagus mode; and the Japanese gridcore duo of drummer Ryosuke Kiyasu and bassist/vocalist Kae Takahashi providing a thick extended rock grindcore piece; a blistering combo.
	Bonne Humeur Provisoire: Marek [VINYL] Label: BeCoq Product Code: 28292 Catalog Code: 39 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
A very odd album of experimental rock and mutilated folk forms that they refer to as "A sort of traditional music from a later country in a less faraway time", from French percussionist Bertrand Fraysse with vocalist Miha, using repetition and simple forms that build to strangely dense electronic environments, with a clear DIY and peculiar attitude; great fun!
	Toys'R Noise: Manivole [VINYL] Label: BeCoq Product Code: 28291 Catalog Code: 38 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Using toys and handmade instruments alongside guitar, bass, synths, plundered recordings and electronics, the French Toys'R'Noise trio are a live performing group that borrows from electro-beat rock forms with overtones of IDM/ambient forms, building extended sections and then amusing with quick-witted sections that bridge a clear love of the music.
	Shipp, Matthew String Trio (w/ Mat Maneri / William Parker): Symbolic Reality Label: RogueArt Product Code: 28072 Catalog Code: ROG-0096 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Six compositions by pianist Matthew Shipp for his String Trio with violist Mat Maneri and double bassist William Parker, their first Trio record since 2001's "Expansion, Power and Release" (Hat), their long history of working together in a variety of configurations creating a near-telepathic link between the players over Shipp's sophisticated frameworks.
	Shipp, Matthew / Nate Wooley: What If? Label: RogueArt Product Code: 28071 Catalog Code: ROG-0097 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
An authoritative meeting between two of New York City's strongest players--Matthew Shipp on piano and Nate Wooley on trumpet--distilled to their essence after work with saxophonist Ivo Pereleman, here performing a set of 12 Shipp compositions brilliantly captured in the studio, illuminating Shipp's solid mastery of the keys and Wooley's remarkable technique and creative drive.
	Trrma' / Charlemagne Palestine: Sssseegmmeentss Frrooom Baaari [VINYL] Label: BeCoq Product Code: 28068 Catalog Code: 41 Country: France		Price: $20.95 In Stock
Stochastic music for percussion and synthesizers from New York avant conceptualist and keyboardist Charlemagne Palestine, here on piano & electronics, with the Italian duo Trrma' of Giovanni Todisco on percussion and Guiseppe Candiano on synth, in two side-long works of irregular rhythm, complexity and dissonance that build and recede in a suspenseful journey.
	Kassap, Sylvain / Benjamin Duboc: Le Funambule Label: Dark Tree Records Product Code: 28057 Catalog Code: DT12 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
With mystery and drama the duo of clarinetist Sylvain Kassap and double bassist Benjamin Duboc start their performance with whisperings, Kassap's expanded range and vocabulary on the clarinet evocative against Duboc's strong bowing and plucking, as they both take their listeners across a tightrope of carefully balanced, masterfully evolving free conversation.
	Ferrari, Luc: Photophonie [VINYL] Label: Transversales Disques Product Code: 27940 Catalog Code: TRANSVERS 014LP Country: France		Price: $29.95 In Stock
To mark the 90th anniversary of his birth, Transversales Disques is reissuing electraoustic composer and pioneer Luc Ferrari's 1989 work "Photophonie", along with "Il etait une fois" (1973), "Trans-Voices" (1992), and "Leica" (1977), in a great overview of his work as co-founder of the GRM and with French Radio's Groupe de Musique Concrete.
	Illegal Crowns (Halvorson / Fujiwara / Delbecq / Ho Bynum): The No-Nosed Puppet [VINYL] Label: RogueArt Product Code: 27933 Catalog Code: ROG-0087 Country: France		Price: $19.95 In Stock
The New York supergroup of Mary Halvorson on guitar, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, Benoit Delbecq on piano, and Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet & flugelhorn in a studio album with compositions from all 4 players, their friendship and history of working together bringing virtuosity, precision, freedom in exploration and exuberance to their collective conversations.
	Parker, William : Conversations III [BOOK] Label: RogueArt Product Code: 27856 Catalog Code: ROG-0092 Country: France		Price: $54.95 In Stock
The third book in New York improvising bassist William Parker's interview with other improvisers, here with 33 interviews, 29 works of art by Jeff Schlangler and 13 photographs by Jacques Bisceglia; interviews include Steve Dalachinsky, Pheeroan Aklaff, Hamiet Bluiett, Craig Harris, Gerry Hemingway, Jason Kao Hwang, Ingrid Laubrock, Joe McPhee, &c.
	Tiger Trio (Leandre / Melford / Mitchel): Map of Liberation Label: RogueArt Product Code: 27842 Catalog Code: ROG-0093 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Born from the duo of Chicago flutist Nicole Mitchell and French bassist Joelle Leandre ("Sisters Where") and brought together by Myra Melford, this is the 2nd album from their Tiger Trio formation, joining profound skill, unusual creative intent, ferociously authoritative conversation, shrewd wit, and an innate sense of balance to 11 succinct collective improvisations.
	Tapscott, Horace w/ the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra and the Great Voice Of Ugmaa: Why Don't You Listen? - Live at LACMA, 1998 Label: Dark Tree Records Product Code: 27752 Catalog Code: DT(RS)11 Country: France		Price: $16.95 Out of Stock
Formed in 1961 with the goal of preserving, developing and performing African-American music, pianist Horace Tapscott is heard in this well-recorded concert from 1998, his last public performance, at LACMA in Los Angeles with a 20 piece orchestra including sax, trombone, a 12 member chorus, three bassists, and 3 percussionists; a significant addition to Tapscott's catalog.
	Rasmussen, Mette / Julien Desprez: The Hatch Label: Dark Tree Records Product Code: 27751 Catalog Code: DT10 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
An exhilarating duo between Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen on alto sax and French electric guitarist Julien Desprez using a variety of effects, recording in France for seven approach-ably twisted dialogs using spectacular technique and a diversity of approaches, from full force playing to introspective textural work, a marvel of spontaneity.
	Marhaug, Lasse: Void [7" VINYL] [Used Item] Label: BeCoq Product Code: 27707 Catalog Code: BeCoq31 Country: France		Price: $7.50 In Stock
Two dark works of sound creating a mysterious chasm of drones, pulsations, electronic stretches, and mysterious percussive engines, a strange pair of recordings that definitely fit the title of this 7" record from Norwegian sound experimenter Lasse Marhaug.
	Guionnet, Jean-Luc + Eric La Casa: Reflected Waves [60 pages 21x25 cm + DVD video 1h48mn] [Used Item] Label: Passage d'encres Product Code: 27691 Catalog Code: 122015 Country: France		Price: $17.16 In Stock
Eric La Casa and Jean Luc Guionnet recorded this conceptual work in Melbourne, Australia, combining different scales of time, space, & attention, with different working strategies to create a gallery installation, and this book & DVD package exploring the acoustic phenomenon of "standing waves" to engage with the physical relationship between sound and space.
	Various Artists: Magnetic Traces 2 [Used Item] Label: Swarming Product Code: 27667 Catalog Code: 005 Country: France		Price: $9.25 In Stock
A survey of French and Australian Sound Art recorded in 2011 at Les Instants Chavires, Montreuil during Parisonic, with artists including Eric La Casa, Philip Samartzis, Marc Baron, Jean-Luc Guionnet, &c. &c.
	ISM (Pat Thomas / Joel Grip / Antonin Gerbal): Metaphor Label: Umlaut Records Product Code: 27631 Catalog Code: umcd0030 Country: France		Price: $14.95 Out of Stock
Performing at Knuttel House, in Tokyo, Japan in 2018, the wonderfully complex and trio of Pat Thomas on piano, Joel Grip on double bass, and Antonin Gerbal on drums, bridging traditional jazz piano trio with contemporary forms, in the first of a 2-part installment, each track named for a flower as they balance dense highly active playing with abstract lyricism.
	Denzler, Bertrand : Arc Label: Potlatch Product Code: 27620 Catalog Code: P119 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
Created by Felicie Bazelaire, CoO is a string ensemble drawn from the French new music ensemble ONCEIM; CoO develops new repertoire for strings, collaborating with composers like Bertrand Denzler, who wrote this innovative composition "Arc" in two parts, a work applying unusual techniques to bowed strings, particularly lower bass tones, for fascinating results.
	Brown, Rob Quartet (w/ Steve Swell / Chris Lightcap / Chad Taylor): From Here To Hear Label: RogueArt Product Code: 27597 Catalog Code: ROG-0090 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
A strong session from formidable alto saxophonist Rob Brown, presenting six compositions performed with the extraordinary grouping of trombonist Steve Swell, double bassist Chris Lightcap, and drummer Chad Taylor, all beautifully recorded in the studio, showing the incisive soloing of each player as they keep their listeners swinging on the edges of their seats.
	Laubrock, Ingrid / Sylvie Courvoisier / Mark Feldman / Tom Rainey : Tism Label: RogueArt Product Code: 27596 Catalog Code: ROG-0082 Country: France		Price: $15.95 In Stock
The first recording from these four exceptional improvisers--Ingrid Laubrock on tenor & soprano saxophones, Sylvie Courvoisier on piano, Mark Feldman on violin, and Tom Rainey on drums--a session of collective improvisation fueled by each other's familiarity through shared projects over many years, yielding these remarkably cohesive and articulate recordings.
	Leimgruber, Urs / Jean-Marc Foussat: Face to Face [2 CDS] Label: Fou Records Product Code: 27577 Catalog Code: CD 32-33 Country: France		Price: $16.95 In Stock
The perfect foils for each other, German saxophonist Urs Leimgruber and French AKS sysnthesist Jean-Marc Foussat are heard in two complete concerts, one at the WIM in Zurich and one at the Kunsthalle in Lucerne, both exploring sound, timbre, momentum and atmosphere through extended techniques and extreme playing, and an amazing display of soundscape and sonic force.
	Bailey, Derek / Han Bennink / Evan Parker: Topographie Parisienne [4 CDs] Label: Fou Records Product Code: 27576 Catalog Code: CD 34-35-36-37 Country: France		Price: $34.95 In Stock
Recorded in 1981 by audio engineer and label owner Jean-Marc Foussat, the trio of guitarist Derek Bailey, saxophonist Evan Parker, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Han Bennink are heard in an amazing evening of performance at 28 rue Dunois, in Paris, France, in duo and trio configurations, exploring material similar to Parker's "Topography of the Lungs"; essential.