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Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: Paolo Angeli/Takumi Fukushima-Itsunomanika $15.00 Excellent album of duos; some a bit wild, others, very intimate and - dare I say - beautiful? Remember, Monk wrote a song called "Ugly Beauty"... After the demise of Volapük, I was wondering when I would hear Takumi again and I am happy to hear her here with Paolo who makes an excellent musical partner for her. "This is Paulo Angeli’s fifth release, this time with ex-After Dinner, ex Volupuk violinist and singer Takumi Fukushima. A high quality, hi-fidelity concert performance in which Paulo and Takumi deliver an impressively well integrated, complex - and largely composed - programme of sharply focused pieces, making the most of their not inconsiderable talents and, somehow, managing to sound like a much larger ensemble. In part, this is sheer virtuosity and, in part, it’s the exoticism of the instrumentation – in particular, the sonorities of Paulo’s extended, customised, prepared Giant Sardinian guitar, which does extraordinary, chameleonic work as bass, chord accompaniment, melody instrument, viola, cello, and sometimes percussion. There are some palpable After Dinner atmospheres here, but mostly the music occupies its own ambiguous, highly convincing, cultural space. High definition, highly nuanced, work. It’s hard to believe they’re concert recordings." [ReR] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Beardfish-Mammoth 180 gram vinyl lp with CD (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $18.00 Beardfish have come a very, very long way from their Swedish-only, very Zappa-like, self-released albums to being signed to one of the larger/more visible progressive rock-oriented labels. This is their sixth album and they continue to somehow manage to blend complexity and a lot of elements of progressive rock without sounding retro or like they wish it was 1973. This is a beautiful looking, beautiful sounding 180 gram, very limited edition pressing. [Superball] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Between-And The Waters Opened vinyl lp $30.00 (due to size and weight, for sale in the USA only) Reissue in high-quality form from the master tapes of the second album by this improvisational/folk/world music, formed in 1970 by Peter Michael Hamel on keyboards, and also featuring guitar, oboe, guitar, percussion, electronics and bamboo flute. Definitely of its time, but also something ahead of its time in how it blended a lot of musics that had never been blended before in 1973! "Formed in 1970 in Munich, Between was an international band devoted to explore the spaces existing between (hence the name) disparate musical currents: from ancient music to avant garde from Western classical to Eastern musics, from medieval to pop music in a fresh approach that perfectly fitted the experimentation dominating the early '70s German music scene. Whereas many of their contemporaries favoured the introduction of electronic elements, Between relied mostly on purely acoustic sounds, albeit so distorted they would pass as electronic. Roberto Detree's self-made motocello was a constant source of other-wordly sonorities which permeated many of the band's compositions. Add to this Peter-Michael Hamel's Indian-influenced systemic organ minimalism and Cotch Black's hypnotical percussion and you'll get Between's sound in a nut-shell. A mystical vision not removed from that of their contemporaries Popol Vuh that predated much of the new-age, meditation and world-music fusions that would blossom in the '80s. Originally released by Vertigo in 1973 and housed in a colourful psychedelic sleeve by Guntram Holdgrün, this is often regarded as Between's most exotic and beautiful opus. A huge, majestic droning masterpiece with oriental nuances that might recall Popol Vuh, Fripp & Eno or Taj Mahal Travellers. Classic album from the early German '70s scene that deserves to be rediscovered by a wider audience. With Roberto C. Detrée (guitar, motocello, adapted harp), Robert Eliscu (oboe, oboe d'amore), Peter Michael Hamel (keyboards, vocals), Cotch Black (percussion) plus Duru Omson (bamboo flute, percussion, voice) and Fabian Arkus (electronics). Limited to 500 copies. Cover reproduces the original artwork by Guntram Holdgrün from the 1973 Vertigo issue. Insert with liner notes." [Wah Wah] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Between-Einstieg vinyl lp $30.00 (due to size and weight, for sale in the USA only) Reissue in high-quality form from the master tapes from the master tapes of the first album by this improvisational/folk/world music, formed in 1970 by Peter Michael Hamel, and actually featuring the soon to be world-wide famous classical star James Galway! Definitely of its time, but also something ahead of its time in how it blended a lot of musics that had never been blended before in 1970! "The debut album by this multinational outfit, originally released by Wergo in 1971. A groundbreaking fusion of diverse sources and traditions: from ancient and medieval to avant garde, free improvisation or eastern meditation. A unique mixture that will blossom in their follow up And The Waters Opened. With Roberto Detree (guitar, motocello), Peter-Michael Hamel (piano, organ), Robert Eliscu (oboe, vocal), Cotch Black (percussion), Ulrich Stranz (viola) plus a young James Galway on flute. With 4-page insert." [Wah Wah] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ketil Bjørnstad/Svante Henryson-Night Song $18.00 Ketil Bjørnstad piano Svante Henryson violoncello "Ketil Bjørnstad returns to the piano/cello duo, instrumentation which defined two of his best-loved albums, “The River” and “Epigraphs” with David Darling, back in 1996 and 1998. This new collaboration with Svante Henryson, however, tells a different story. As cellist, Henryson currently works in duos and trios with distinguished classical musicians including pianists Roland Pöntinen and Bengt Forsberg, clarinettist Martin Fröst, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and baritone Mikael Samuelson. ECM listeners, however, first heard him as a member of Jon Balke’s Magnetic North Orchestra on “Kyanos” (2001). In jazz contexts, he has also played in diverse formations with Tord Gustavsen, Marilyn Mazur, Nils Petter Molvaer, Arild Andersen and others. In rock and pop, he has collaborated with artists from Yngwie Malmsteen to Elvis Costello. In brief, he is an artistic polymath, rather like composer/improviser/author Bjørnstad himself. The music they create together - atmospheric, dark-hued, of melancholic temperament - is similarly beyond category." [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Combat Astronomy $11.00 Fourth album and another great, heavy one. As usual, this features band mastermind James Huggett on fretless, five string bass, churning up a heavy, zeuhl-based sound and also provding the drumming via computer programming (and doing a fine job of it too). This time around there are more guests on heavy horns and beyond: Martin Archer (organ, electronics, multi-saxes), Mich Beck (tenor sax) and Mike Ward (tenor sax, bass and concert flutes). Imagine a really heavy, Sonny Sharrock-less, Zeuhl-influenced Last Exit session and...well, it doesn't sound like that. But it is great and it definitely kicks out the jams! Instrumentally, their best ever, I think. Highly recommended. "Flak Planet is Combat Astronomy's fourth album as an ensemble. As ever, this outing sees the band stubbornly idiosyncratic, hypnotic and heavy. Combat Astronomy continue to achieve alchemical brilliance in their fusion of 70's influenced avant jazz and 21st century doom metal, producing something (yet again!) rather special and rather unique. The result is a sprawling, martial beast: kicking and screaming in its joyous fractal webs. Huggett's overdriven double-tracked bass churns in complex cycling patterns of additive time signatures, locked with the intricate drums, never failing to conjure an incessant force wall of grinding poly-rhythmic groove. Danceable, yes, though probably for the disco at the end of time. The music asks you to submit to its ecstasy, uncompromising as it may be. Martin Archer and his cohorts, Mike Ward and Mick Beck, cut through and soar over this super-sized grizzled rhythm section with a high energy brass and woodwind attack: often dissonant, but equally likely to erupt into surprisingly uplifting exultations that are bursting with questing exuberance. Certain to appeal to fans of modern avant metal (Meshuggah, Gorguts etc.), modern heavy prog (Guapo, Circle, Zu etc.) and the forerunners of modern jazz-grind (God, Godflesh and 16/17)." [Zond] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Endanged Blood-Endangered Blood $14.00 I've seen all four of these great players in various groupings and they are all monsters of swinging free-bop and this is even greater than the sum of its parts. Nice! "Endangered Blood is a burning acoustic jazz quartet - four experienced musicians in their prime, playing at their best. On their self-titled debut CD, Chris Speed (tenor saxophone), Oscar Noriega (alto saxophone and bass clarinet), Trevor Dunn (bass) and Jim Black (drums) carry on the genre-pushing, limitless experimentation of bands like Alas No Axis, The Claudia Quintet and Electric Masada (all of which include EB members). Endangered Blood also is an urgent example of the jazz tradition's continuing power to inspire musicians to reinvent, reinterpret and re-shape. Most of all it is a celebration of long-term commitment - to friendships and to music itself. Endangered Blood was formed in 2008 to play at a benefit for a friend's cancer treatment - thus their original name, The Benefit Band. Longtime friends and collaborators Chris Speed and Jim Black should need no introduction to fans of cutting edge music. Their work together has included some of the most influential avant-jazz of the last twenty years- in their own bands like Human Feel, Pachora, Yeah No and Alas No Axis, and with other artists like Uri Caine and Tim Berne’s bloodcount. Trevor Dunn is one of the top bassists of his generation, known both for his legendary avant-rock band Mr. Bungle and for his extensive work with John Zorn and Mike Patton. Multi-reedist Oscar Noriega may be a new name to many listeners, but his relationship with Speed and Black stretches back over twenty years. Awareness of his role as an underground force in the New York jazz world is rapidly expanding due to his recent work with Lee Konitz and especially as a member of Tim Berne's new quartet Los Totopos. The music on their debut CD reflects this history and its members' lifelong love for the jazz tradition. Original pieces by Speed like "Plunge," "Rare," and "Elvin Lisbon" continue his relentless push to unify his musical obsessions - pre and post-Coltrane jazz, Eastern European music, and avant-rock. "Uri Bird" demonstrates a powerful engagement with bebop. "Iris," unlike any other piece in the Speed catalogue, shows the influence of New Orleans- particularly a visit to the Iris Mardi Gras parade. "Epistrophy," of course, is an arrangement of the Thelonious Monk classic, maintaining the spirit of Monk in the inimitable voice of Endangered Blood. Other pieces, like "Tacos at Oscar's" and "Andrew's Ditty Variation 1" celebrate the powerful and longtime friendships that form the true backbone of Endangered Blood - the alchemy between musicians whose lives and music have been intertwined for decades." [Skirl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Faust-So Far 180 gram vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only)$30.00 The classic 2nd album by Faust. This one seems to get lost in all the praise heaped on the one that came before it (their s/t debut) and the one that came after (Faust Tapes), but this is one of my very favorites by them. There seems to be a little less obvious studio muckery and the songs themselves and the musical performances get more of a chance to shine though - and they do shine. As the man in England who owns the label would say, "recommended!" Beautiful job on this vinyl issue. [Polydor] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Harold Grosskopf-Synthesist/Re- This one keeps shooting out of here! and it's back now! "Synthesist, the landmark 1980 solo album by Harald Grosskopf, the enigmatic percussionist behind Ash Ra Temple, Klaus Schulze, Cosmic Jokers, and YOU. A melodically rich and celebratory symbiosis of krautrock, kosmische, and new age, restored and remastered for RVNG Intl's debut reissue. Includes a bonus album compilation CD Re-Synthesist, featuring reinterpretations of Synthesist by Oneohtrix Point Never, Blondes, Arp, CFCF, Stellar Om Source, James Ferraro and more. The Synthesist LP comes in a deluxe package including a unique reverse-bound record jacket and full-color liner notes in English and German." [RVING] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Iro Haarla Quintet-Vespers $18.00 Iro Haarla piano, harp Mathias Eick trumpet Trygve Seim tenor- and soprano saxophone Ulf Krokfors double-bass Jon Christensen drums "Six years after the much-loved “Northbound” – described by All About Jazz as “lovely, articulate, river-deep music” -, a new album of emotionally-powerful ballads from outstanding composer-pianist-harpist Iro Haarla and her remarkable Finnish-Norwegian ensemble. The line-up is unchanged, likewise the commitment of the players, top-flight improvisers, every one. “Vespers” continues a tradition of music - and a scope feeling - that Iro helped establish in the Far North in her years as composer/arranger/orchestrator for Edward Vesala’s bands (and magical ECM recordings including “Lumi”, “Ode To The Death Of Jazz”, “Invisible Storm” and “Nordic Gallery”). Iro has, furthermore, composed music for the UMO Jazz Orchestra (in 2002 for Tomasz Stanko as soloist, and in 2006 for a “UMO plays Haarla” event in Helsinki and for a suite of pieces premiered in Tampere). In 2008, at the instigation of Manfred Eicher, she premiered new music for string quartet and piano and harp in Helsinki." [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Peter Michael Hamel-Hamel 2 x vinyl lps $45.00 (due to size and weight, for sale in the USA only) Great, classic, trancey album, reissued here for the very first time, in a high-quality vinyl reissue. Expensive, but a classic. "First ever reissue of P.M Hamel's debut album, originally released by Vertigo in 1972. An extended trip through meditative and minimalist territories that has its roots both in western avant-garde and Indian classical music. Organ and synthesizer drones mix with natural sounds in a flowing, ever-changing soundscape. For fans of Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Popol Vuh, Taj Mahal Travellers, Deuter and anyone into ambient and meditation musics. With Peter Michael Hamel (organ, voice, electronics, piano), Anatol Arkus (synthesizer), Ulrich Kraus (synthesizer)." Deluxe gatefold sleeve with 4-page insert featuring photos and liner notes written by Ulrich Kraus and Terry Riley." [Wah Wah] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Harmonia-Musik Von Harmonia 180 gram vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only)$30.00 One of the all-time classic, classic Krautrock albums! After two albums, guitarist Michael Rother left Neu! & joined forces with the electronic duo Cluster (Hans Joachim Roedelius & Didier Moebius). The first of two by guitarist Michael Rother & synthesists Hans Joachim Roedelius & Dieter Moebius. Extremely high quality instrumental melodic-yet-proto-industrial texture music for guitar, organ, synthesizer, piano & percussion. Highly, highly, personally recommended; one of my favorites of all time, along with its brother "Deluxe", which I like just a tad more, but in terms of 'hipster factor', I can see that this one has had more influence on the music of today; I can not recommend this highly enough! Beautiful job on this vinyl issue. [Polydor] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Chris Higginbottom-One $11.00 "Rising star drummer Chris Higginbottom will be returned to the UK in summer/ autumn 2005 to tour his long-awaited debut album "ONE" featuring New York based musicians Seamus Blake, tenor saxophone (Dave Douglas), Aaron Goldberg, piano (Joshua Redman) and Orlando le Fleming, bass (Jane Monheit). Chris presents a combination of originals and modern interpretations of compositions by some great American musicians including Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie and Wayne Shorter. The strong melodic content of the music makes this album accessible contemporary jazz, but a closer listen reveals subtle complexities that are as evident in Chris' approach to composing and arranging as they are in his playing. Odd time signatures, and a wide range of tempos from slow ballads to up-tempo swing are performed by some of the finest New York - based musicians of today, all of whom are as well versed in the tradition of the music as they are internationally acclaimed artists." [Basho] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kay Hoffman-Floret Silva $17.00 Back in stock for the first time in ages! Nice to see this rarity available; I've had a vinyl copy of this since the mid 80's, but that edition was sold out a billion years ago and it has never appeared again until now! "1977 avant/folk progressive masterpiece from minimalist composer Kay Hoffman. Includes collaborative performances from Jacqueline Darby and Gaio Chiocchio -- members of the legendary, Italian progressive group Pierrot Lunaire. Originally slated for release on RCA Italy in '78, the album was later rejected due to recording deadlines, release schedules, and requests by RCA for other artistic/musical considerations. However, many years later, Floret Silva did end up surfacing on a very different shore. Copies of the masters found their way to the highly eclectic Japanese label Belle Antique, whose musical director had heard rumors about the early project in the mid-1980's. As a result, Floret Silva was finally released eight years after the completed sessions in 1985 as a small edition, but very well received LP (Belle Antique 8502, Japan). Apparently, not many copies of the record were exported outside Japan. This merely created even more mystery surrounding the recordings as well as rumors associated with a Pierrot Lunaire-related project. The recordings were based on the 'Carmina Burana' -- a collection of medieval poetry written by various authors of which little is known. Floret Silva was an attempt to find a voice for these anonymous authors in the late 1970's in Florence. Now, nearly 30 years after the completed sessions, Floret Silva blooms again...this time in the US. Available for the first time on CD with remastered sound, including a 12-page booklet with full lyrics and English translations. A lost (but now reclaimed) gem from the Italian progressive underground." [Robot] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Hugh Hopper/Matt Howarth-The Stolen Hour $17.00 In the early/mid 00s, Hugh started working with his computer and started cutting up and putting together music in the new technological version of how he did it starting in 1963, when Daevid Allen showed him what a tape loop was. He made two full albums that were actually released, 2003's "Jazzloops" and this album, which was released in a enhanced CD edition with a digital (.pdf) comic book by Matt Howarth. This features Hugh on guitar, bass, and rhythm loops plus: Robert Wyatt, John Marshall, Didier Malherbe, Simon Pickard, Frank van der Kooy, Pierre Olivier Govin and Jan Ponsford. Pop it into your computer and read Matt's accompanying story/art. [Burning Shed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Julia Hülsmann Trio-Imprint $18.00 Julia Hülsmann piano Marc Muellbauer double-bass Heinrich Köbberling drums "On the second ECM disc from the popular Berlin-based Julia Hülsmann Trio, the leader’s themes stand out in stark relief, as if stamped or printed into the surrounding improvisation. “Imprint” offers highly communicative jazz in which melody, clearly-etched melody, is paramount. Hülsmann is a gifted jazz-composer and there are surprises amongst her pieces here, including a powerfully-swinging Thelonious Monk tribute entitled “Who’s Next”. Bassist Muellbauer and drummer Köbberling also contribute intriguing tunes of their own, and this year’s offbeat cover version is a lilting Austrian Schlager tune from the 1940s, “Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon”." [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Itibere Orquestra Familia-Pedra do Espia 2 x CDs $28.00 This is the very first album by the the large scale Itibere Orquestra Familia, which we have not been able to track down until now. It is led by Itibere Zwarg, Hermeto Pascoal's long-time bassist and it has a lot of Hermeto's sound in their music. A LOT. "This is incredible music - intricate, joyous, intelligent, crazy, fun (all hallmarks of Hermeto, of course, and Itibere's leader has been his bass player for many years). The musicianship is mindblowing considering how young most of these players are. Really, if you're into something a little different, with a wild Brasilian twist, get this album."-Andy Kip "If you like Prog / avant garde and exotic complex music then this is for you. Even though there are references to Hermeto Pascoal, prog / jazz / rock / folk / avant master from Brazil, the music has a sound of its own and a style which is quite original.Highly Recommended to those looking for adventurous beautyful-yet-challenging music!" [JAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sharron Kraus-The Woody Nightshade $12.00 "British singer and musician Sharron Kraus has firmly established herself as a genuine heiress to the UK folk ancestry of Shirley Collins, Lal Waterson, or Maddy Prior…performing with a sparkling clear voice that can sound as ancient and elemental as rain, stone, or soil." - Matthew Murphy, Pitchfork "Sharron Kraus is a UK-based singer, musician and songwriter whose craft defiantly recasts yet tenderly cherishes the folk traditions of England and Appalachia. Kraus summons a sound imbued in darkness yet is somehow enveloped in an aura shimmering with heavenly luminescence; her songs tell intricate tales of rootless souls, dark secrets and earthly joys, carried high by an astonishing and inimitable voice of bell-clear sonority. With a tableau of critically-acclaimed albums, collaborations and projects across the past decade, Kraus has forged a musical path bewtiched by the dark side of folk music and its traditions while lifting its veil to the sunlight of modern times. The Woody Nightshade is the newest entry into Kraus' canon, a body of work that is her finest and most ambitious to date - and, notably, the least overtly "folky" of the bunch. The Woody Nightshade takes an amble down a slightly different route along Sharron Kraus' musical path. Reminiscent of the expanded instrumentation and compositional arrangements found on The Fox's Wedding (released on David Tibet/Current 93's Durtro/Jnana label, 2008), gone are the traditional folk tools of the trade, such as the familiar use of banjo and fiddles, in favor of drums, electric guitar and bass. While that may sound as though Kraus has "gone electric", she uses this foray into broader instrumentation as texture and color, wrapping coarse velvet and splashing subtle earth tones over her songs. Kraus's signature has always been her distinctive vocals, and her idiosyncratic siren sound is in top form throughout The Woody Nightshade. As a first, Kraus is joined alternately by a trio of singers, providing harmony on some tunes and dissonance on others, a turn that furthers the textured qualities and inherent duality in her musical vision. The result is a much more folk-inspired album than folk-saturated, and although a feeling of claustrophobia seems to permeate throughout The Woody Nightshade, shining moments of serenity are present to ease the foreboding tension. Timely and timeless, The Woody Nightshade is a triumph by one of the most original and innovative artists presiding over today's new folk idiom." [Strange-Attractors] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sharron Kraus-The Woody Nightshade vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only)$15.00 "British singer and musician Sharron Kraus has firmly established herself as a genuine heiress to the UK folk ancestry of Shirley Collins, Lal Waterson, or Maddy Prior…performing with a sparkling clear voice that can sound as ancient and elemental as rain, stone, or soil." - Matthew Murphy, Pitchfork "Sharron Kraus is a UK-based singer, musician and songwriter whose craft defiantly recasts yet tenderly cherishes the folk traditions of England and Appalachia. Kraus summons a sound imbued in darkness yet is somehow enveloped in an aura shimmering with heavenly luminescence; her songs tell intricate tales of rootless souls, dark secrets and earthly joys, carried high by an astonishing and inimitable voice of bell-clear sonority. With a tableau of critically-acclaimed albums, collaborations and projects across the past decade, Kraus has forged a musical path bewtiched by the dark side of folk music and its traditions while lifting its veil to the sunlight of modern times. The Woody Nightshade is the newest entry into Kraus' canon, a body of work that is her finest and most ambitious to date - and, notably, the least overtly "folky" of the bunch. The Woody Nightshade takes an amble down a slightly different route along Sharron Kraus' musical path. Reminiscent of the expanded instrumentation and compositional arrangements found on The Fox's Wedding (released on David Tibet/Current 93's Durtro/Jnana label, 2008), gone are the traditional folk tools of the trade, such as the familiar use of banjo and fiddles, in favor of drums, electric guitar and bass. While that may sound as though Kraus has "gone electric", she uses this foray into broader instrumentation as texture and color, wrapping coarse velvet and splashing subtle earth tones over her songs. Kraus's signature has always been her distinctive vocals, and her idiosyncratic siren sound is in top form throughout The Woody Nightshade. As a first, Kraus is joined alternately by a trio of singers, providing harmony on some tunes and dissonance on others, a turn that furthers the textured qualities and inherent duality in her musical vision. The result is a much more folk-inspired album than folk-saturated, and although a feeling of claustrophobia seems to permeate throughout The Woody Nightshade, shining moments of serenity are present to ease the foreboding tension. Timely and timeless, The Woody Nightshade is a triumph by one of the most original and innovative artists presiding over today's new folk idiom." [Strange-Attractors] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dickie Landry-Fifteen Saxophones $10.00 "First ever CD reissue of this little known classic from founding Philip Glass Ensemble member Richard 'Dickie' Landry. Following two jazz LPs issued on the Chatham Square label (which he co-ran), Dickie Landry released Fifteen Saxophones, a set of 1974 recordings done with engineer Kurt Munkacsi, on the Northern Lights and Wergo labels in 1978. Fifteen Saxophones simultaneously demonstrates Landry's boundary-pushing saxophone and his understanding of the minimalists' long-form treatises on sound. Using intricate Revox tape delays on 'Fifteen Saxophones', 'Alto Flute Quad Delay,' and the side-long live document 'Kitchen Solos', Landry's strong personality as a player shines through a brilliant wall of sound. It is unsurprising Landry was a fixture in the same New York scene that spawned artists like Richard Serra - something equally monumental exists in the pieces found on this album. This reissue includes new liner notes by Clifford Allen and period photos by Gianfranco Gorgoni." "Despite his close working relationship with Glass, this album bears more of a relation to Terry Riley s early improvisational, jazzy aesthetic than Glass additive, endlessly repetitious style ... a great album of dreamy, droney minimalist music, which nowadays would probably pass for ambient or some such thing."-The Incessant Noise [Unseen Worlds] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mopar Mountain Daredevils-Mopar Bloody Mopar vinyl lp (due to size and weight, for sale in the USA only) $14.00 Cotton Casino, ex of Acid Mothers Temple lives in Baltimore? Who knew? Now I know...and you do too! This is a very limited, Record Store Day 2011 release; limited to 500 copies on red & black splatter-colored wax that are quite lovely to behold! "Features Cotton Casino from Acid Mothers Temple. Mopar Mountain Daredevils create a swirling thicket of heavy psychedelia that has more to do with stoner metal than any current psychedelic rock trends. But where loud bands with less songwriting talent or imagination settle down with the almighty riff, Mopar Bloody Mopar remains unhinged throughout, careening from one passage to the next, never looking back. The first thing that hits you on Mopar Bloody Mopar is how crisply the guitar effects pan out of the speakers, almost glistening, and in sharp contrast to the acid bath of rhythm lurking underneath. It is almost as though someone took rhythm tracks from a long lost '70s heavy metal band, and grafted beautiful spiraling fractals of guitar w**k onto them in a thick-knit fabric woven of modern technology and 40 year old psych aesthetics. Like the best Sabbath albums, Mopar Mountain Daredevils' heaviness always comes caked in an irresistible sludge. Bits and pieces peek through like glimpses of some half-witnessed swamp thing. The whole EP sounds like it might have been recorded on top of a Himalayan peak, with space and wind being the dominant elements of the effects board. Excess has been the norm with psych bands, but the effect is for the album to fade out, strangely becoming more minimalistic as the songs get longer, and the beast settles back into the murk. An engaging debut from a promising band." [El Supremo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Le Orme-La Via Della Seta $17.00 One of the longest lived and consistantly good Italian progressive rock bands return with a new lineup and a new album, which "is in line with their characteristic sonorities: symphonic, romantic progressive rock." It's a concept album about the ancient Silk Road, through which people of different cultures and nationalites have met, made commerce and found a commonality in their shared experiences as people. The album features original members (the drummer - 45 years and counting) long standing members (the keyboardist - 20 years!) and new members (most notably vocalist Jimmy Spitaleri, best known for his work with the classic Italian band Metamorphoses). The first pressing is a limited edition of a 6 panel digipack with a separate booklet. The cover depicts a map and uses a special paper to reproduce the look of ancient parchment maps. "Like the Phoenix, like the cat with seven lives, like the Highlander, Le Orme are reborn and return every time more extraordinary and exciting than ever. Some misunderstanding had undermined the existence of the progressive group longest in history but with an incredible backlash drummer Michi Dei Rossi has taken over the situation firmly and well, giving new life to one of the most amazing legends that Italian music remembers. Le Orme, [a band] that with the album Collage (1971) started the progressive music [movement] and [created] a turning point in Italian society, rise from their ashes with an exciting concept album for the ages. Le Orme enrich their outstanding creative work that continues with yet another unstoppable [album], [following] the path along the streets of symphonic rock, progressive and romantic; this path which, over 45 years, has given birth masterpiece albums such as Collage, Uomo Di Pezza, Felona E Sorona, Contrappunti, Florian ... today is more alive now than never. All this demonstrates that the project, thanks to the affection the fans have shown over the years, will continue for a long, long time with the quality that distinguishes them. Yesterday, today and tomorrow only Le Orme! Le Orme are: Michi Dei Rossi, drums -- a fixture of Le Orme's history but also of the Italian progressive rock band has been leading group for nearly 45 years. [All during] the high (70s) and low (80s) [points of] Le Orme's career [he has] never [lost] sight of the goal of good music and undermined the unwavering loyalty to the largest Italian band. Now the "Warrior of Music" is back on the road. Michel Bon, keyboards -- Bon who graduated in music theory at the Conservatorio Pollini of Padova, working with Le Orme from the end of the year '80 but he was hired as keyboard player in 1990, replacing Tony Pagliuca. So for more than 20 years is the alter-ego of the volcanic drummer and soundtrack of Le Orme. Fabio Trentini, bass, guitar -- a native of Rome, but has experienced his greatest successes as a producer in Germany (Guano Apes, Subway To Sally. Nina Hagen, etc...). [For t]he new project of Le Orme, [he has] worked for some time as a bassist and guitarist making his international experience. Jimmy Spitaleri, vocals -- it would take volumes to tell the story of the great singer. We simply say that with Metamorphoses, a band of progressive years in the '70s, who realized 2 LPs, authentic and hard to find jewels (E Fu Il Sesto Giorno, Inferno) and the prog world envies us even now. After years of personal projects, he agreed with Michi's enthusiasm for the offer of the lead singer in Le Orme, more angry and aggressive than ever. William Dotto, guitar -- Director of the Institute of Modern Music Treviso is a perfectionist of the guitar (especially in chordal tapping) as well as excellent violinist and pianist. Will be back on tour with the historic band. Frederic Gava, piano -- Gava has only twenty years of age but experience to navigate [as a] musician. [In his] eighth year at the conservatory in Venice, he has played in bands and [with] progressive young people in a celebration of the album Collage where exactly was noted for the perfection of its contribution. He has a reverence for King Crimson, Genesis, and of course for Le Orme; this is his second tour as a pianist. [Orme] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo-Mundo Verde Esperança $18.00 This 2002 release was the first from Hermeto's 'Grupo' after a 10 year recording hiatus. The Grupo here is Hermeto, Fabio Pascoal (perc), Alexandre Marques (piano), Itiberê Zwarg (bass), Marcio Bahia (drums), and Vinícius Dorin (sax/flute). Also featured are members of Itiberê's 'Orquestra Família'(their first recording 'Pedra do Espia' is available here at Amazon), delivering incredible performances of fourteen tunes, each named for one of Pascoal's grandchildren. The music here is fresh, challenging, and inspiring; everything you would expect from 'O Bruxo'. The musicianship is virtuostic; especially from the 'Orquestra' members, none of whom is over 25 years of age! This, along with all the great musicians to have passed through Hermeto's tutelage, is Hermeto's legacy; his 'Universal Music' will live and grow forever. A must for any Hermeto collection; and required listening for jazz fans who want to discover contemporary Brazilian improvised music."-Ray Moore [RM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phlox-Rebimine + Voltimine $16.00 Back in stock! I heard a couple of tracks on MySpace and they were really good, so I bought some, but this is an excellent, somewhat noisy (in a good way - it doesn't induce slumber) take on classic jazz rock from Estonia that challenges almost anything else being made today. Keyboards, guitar, sax, bass, drums, percussion. All instrumental. Highly recommended! "The third album by the Estonian jazz-rock/prog group Phlox, “Rebimine + voltimine” (“Tearing and Folding”) is a fast, high energy old school fusion rollercoaster. Although these instrumental compositions are somewhat influenced by Cantebury bands like Soft Machine, etc., also early 70s King Crimson and others, the different tastes of the members of this six-piece combo produce a strange mix, and the result is a unique and colourful picture. The album was recorded with vintage analogue equipment at MKDK Studios, Tallinn, Estonia, providing a soft sound even at the most hard hitting moments, of which there is no shortage. Phlox has been recording and playing since 2000, the line-up has gone through numerous changes and at present features Kristo Roots (g), Pearu Helenurm (kb), Kalle Klein (s), Raivo Prooso (b), Madis Zilmer (d) and Allan Prooso (perc)." [MKDK] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phlox-Talu $16.00 Back in stock! Long awaited - at least by a number of folks here - new album by this Estonian jazz rock group. They perform in classic style jazz rock (think Weather Report crossed with early Passport with guitars, or a better take on Perigeo, if you want to be more obscure) but who give it enough of their own personality that you won't think that this is from the 70s. Depite being from a small country and being a unknown group, for me, this challenges almost anything else being made today. All instrumental. Highly recommended! Kalle Klein: Saxophone, Raivo Prooso: Bass, Pearu Helenurm: Keyboards, Kristo Roots: Guitar, Madis Zilmer: Drums, Allan Prooso: Percussion guests: Vambola Krigul: vibraphone Maarja Nut: violin Liis Jürgens: harp Ramo Teder: flute [MKDK] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Primordial Undermind-Last Worldly Bond vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $16.00 "Reverberating with primitive hallucinogenic drones, garage rock grinds and improvisations that slowly build from half-formed blowouts to cosmic Stockhausen style epics...Primordial Undermind have crawled out of the psychedelic undergrowth and evolved into something special" - Edwin Pouncey, The Wire "Eric Arn is the centrifugal force behind Primordial Undermind, the band he has steadfastly navigated throughout the nether regions of avant psych-rock for the past two decades. Arn cut his teeth in the legendary Crystallized Movements throughout the 1980s, the Twisted Village flagship band that, in its wake, spawned the Wayne Rogers & Kate Village-led freakout troupes Magic Hour (with Damon Kurkowski and Naomi Yang, otherwise known as Damon & Naomi) and Major Stars. Multiple geographic relocations over the years (Arn moves around: from Pasadena CA to Boston, MA to San Francisco, CA to Austin TX and, since 2004, Vienna, Austria) and a revolving door of personnel all but assured each new recording would be a different set of lysergic skree from the previous outing. A wealth of 7" singles, a number of compilation appearances throughout the 1990s, and an armful of albums for September Gurls, Camera Obscura, and Emperor Jones each documented a departure from the last, an ongoing evolution of sound and structure pointing upwards and outwards from their earliest roots as a predominantly song-based psych/punk band, culminating with the all-out experimental rock excursions displayed on 2006's Loss of Affect. Although the PU sound has been in constant flux, it is Arn's frenetic guitar work and unfurling sonic vision which maintains a familiar anchor at its very core. Looking back, the seemingly innocent psych-garage sound of PU's earliest period feels like a distant echo when held up to the infrared light of their newest ozone-depleting blast Last Worldly Bond. Recorded live in December 2008 in front of a live studio audience at Amaan Studios in Vienna, Austria, Last Worldly Bond captures stunning performances with impeccable fidelity by yet another Primordial Undermind lineup primed to do some supersonic firewalking. Make no mistake, this is no mere live album recorded from the board, these are truly pro recording studio sessions capturing the band in rare form. The new lineup features soaring cello playing by Megan Burke and proto-Japanese psych-rock textures anchored by a palpitating rhythm section interwoven with electronics, and the results are mystifying. Leading off with the astral moon-scrape "I Am Afraid of You", evocative of what an unholy matrimony between Einstruzende Neubauten and Guru Guru may sound like, Last Worldly Bond finds the band mining fertile lands homesteaded by what often times feels like a heady collision of Amon Duul II (circa Phallus Dei) with classic Austin TX-style garage-psych like ST37. In all, Last Worldly Bond captures Primordial Undermind in all of its consciousness-elevating glory, firmly illustrating that this enigmatic band blows the doors off of most acid/experimental/free-rock acts rattling on the cellar door today." [Strange Attractors] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Conrad Schnitzler-Ballet Statique vinyl lp (due to size and weight, for sale in the USA only) $18.00 "M=Minimal continues their collaboration with electronic music legend Conrad Schnitzler, and presents after 30 years, the re-release of one of the key works from Conrad's large, adventurous back catalog. Ballet Statique is not only a musical milestone but also a highlight of music production. It was recorded in 1978 at the legendary Paragon Studio, Berlin by Tangerine Dream's Peter Baumann in the same period when other masterworks like Cluster's Großes Wasser and solo recordings by Roedelius and Asmus Tietchens were recorded. Ballet Statique was first released on the German Paragon label, under the original title Con (also issued on legendary French label Egg). This album is a must-have, and not only for fans of Emeralds and Oneohtrix Point Never." [M=Minimal] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Klaus Schulze-Big In Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010 : 2 x CDs + NTSC (all region) DVD $21.00 Very good, new Klaus; he shows the influences of modern electronica, but basically, it's all Klaus and it's all very good! "The concerts in Tokyo in March 2010 were remarkable for many reasons. First of all, the Japanese crew rebuilt Klaus‘ legendary and extraordinary equipment exactly the same way as you can see it at his European concerts. Considering the fact that this equipment includes a lot of rare instruments and devices, the Japanese crew did a great job. Secondly, the concert itself contained some surprises: It was the first time that Klaus Schulze rebuilt and remodeled his classic “ Crystal Lake ” (original released 1977 on the album “Mirage”), renamed here as: “The Crystal Returns”. Also astonishing was the fact that Klaus played electric guitar on the track, “Sequencers Are Beautiful” - of course in his own, totally unconventional way. In all, these were breathtaking concerts that combined Klaus tradition and vision: You will love the sequencer-sounds as well as the new components. And of course, the DVD gives you the perfect vision of these intense and atmospheric performances. “Big In Japan” had already been released in as a box-set, limited to 500 copies and as an European Version. This American version is different to all previous editions:: The tracklisting of the two CD’s is the same as on the European Edition, but you will get a totally new DVD with different tracks – this time edited and produced by the famous French film director James Frachon, who already filmed Klaus Schulze on the DVD’s “Rheingold” and “Dziekuje Bardzo”. Along with this stylish package, these historic moments are now available for every Klaus Schulze fan in America!" [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ SYCH-Lunar Roulette $12.00 SYCH is: Wally Shoup - Alto Saxophone C. Spencer Yeh - Violin, Vocals Chris Corsano - Percussion Bill Horist - Electric Guitar "Each of these musicians is a brilliant creative force in his own right, and as a quartet they are capable of blistering ecstatic play as well as voyages into novel, subtle textural forms." - Creative Music Guild "SYCH is both an acronym for the dream-team avant jazz quartet of Wally Shoup/C. Spencer Yeh/Chris Corsano/Bill Horist, and the heady, buzzing state of mind achieved while immersed in their glorious fire-ringed soundpools. The players' combined resume reads as a borderline hyperbolic who's who of contemporary experimental and improvised music: Shoup is a free jazz veteran from Seattle, WA who leads his Wally Shoup Trio and Project W, and has collaborated with Nels Cline (Wilco etc), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth etc), and Paul Flaherty; Yeh is most known for leading Burning Star Core and boasts countless live and recorded collaborations in his own right; Corsano is a shining light in avant music, most recently as a member of Rangda (with Sir Richard Bishop and Ben Chasny) and is a tremendously in-demand and diverse percussionist, performing with people that range (literally) from Bjork to Jandek, and on recordings with Six Organs of Admittance, Nels Cline and dozens more; Horist is a West Coast signature guitarist, composer and improviser, with scores of recordings and collaborations alongside such names as Bill Frisell, Eugene Chadbourne, and Steve Fisk. The sum of the individual parts is staggering as displayed on Lunar Roulette, an astonishing album brimming with ecstatic excursions into the outer regions of free music. Lunar Roulette is the direct result of an inspired whim by Shoup, who invited Corsano and Yeh to come play the Seattle Improvised Music Festival in February 2010 with Horist, a friend and frequent hometown collaborator. What occurred was a fountainhead of creative interplay culminating in a set for Sonarchy Radio, an ongoing series for Seattle's KEXP in which artists converge in the studio at Jack Straw Productions for live-in-the-studio performances broadcast over the air. Lunar Roulette is culled from this performance, fine tuned to bring out the absolute best in the individuality of each player and their uncanny cohesion. SYCH billows forth with some of the most unusual and genre-pushing music heard to ooze from both jazz and free rock circles alike. The burly and frenetic combination of Corsano/Shoup/Horist is enriched by the orchestral nature of Yeh's violin…and when Yeh interjects with his Yamtastuka Eye-esque vocal improvisations, the whole aircraft launches into entirely alien terrain. Make no mistake, it's not just solid skronk-freakouts bellowing from the belly of SYCH, but Lunar Roulette is often strikingly subtle, with various passages exploring lilting and ethereal moods, with some outright accessibility within the oddness. SYCH shows exactly why these folks are the world's top players in improvised music and have been for years. Let's hope Lunar Roulette is a harbinger for many more soul-grinding sessions to come." [Strange Attractors] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ SYCH-Lunar Roulette vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $15.00 SYCH is: Wally Shoup - Alto Saxophone C. Spencer Yeh - Violin, Vocals Chris Corsano - Percussion Bill Horist - Electric Guitar "Each of these musicians is a brilliant creative force in his own right, and as a quartet they are capable of blistering ecstatic play as well as voyages into novel, subtle textural forms." - Creative Music Guild "SYCH is both an acronym for the dream-team avant jazz quartet of Wally Shoup/C. Spencer Yeh/Chris Corsano/Bill Horist, and the heady, buzzing state of mind achieved while immersed in their glorious fire-ringed soundpools. The players' combined resume reads as a borderline hyperbolic who's who of contemporary experimental and improvised music: Shoup is a free jazz veteran from Seattle, WA who leads his Wally Shoup Trio and Project W, and has collaborated with Nels Cline (Wilco etc), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth etc), and Paul Flaherty; Yeh is most known for leading Burning Star Core and boasts countless live and recorded collaborations in his own right; Corsano is a shining light in avant music, most recently as a member of Rangda (with Sir Richard Bishop and Ben Chasny) and is a tremendously in-demand and diverse percussionist, performing with people that range (literally) from Bjork to Jandek, and on recordings with Six Organs of Admittance, Nels Cline and dozens more; Horist is a West Coast signature guitarist, composer and improviser, with scores of recordings and collaborations alongside such names as Bill Frisell, Eugene Chadbourne, and Steve Fisk. The sum of the individual parts is staggering as displayed on Lunar Roulette, an astonishing album brimming with ecstatic excursions into the outer regions of free music. Lunar Roulette is the direct result of an inspired whim by Shoup, who invited Corsano and Yeh to come play the Seattle Improvised Music Festival in February 2010 with Horist, a friend and frequent hometown collaborator. What occurred was a fountainhead of creative interplay culminating in a set for Sonarchy Radio, an ongoing series for Seattle's KEXP in which artists converge in the studio at Jack Straw Productions for live-in-the-studio performances broadcast over the air. Lunar Roulette is culled from this performance, fine tuned to bring out the absolute best in the individuality of each player and their uncanny cohesion. SYCH billows forth with some of the most unusual and genre-pushing music heard to ooze from both jazz and free rock circles alike. The burly and frenetic combination of Corsano/Shoup/Horist is enriched by the orchestral nature of Yeh's violin…and when Yeh interjects with his Yamtastuka Eye-esque vocal improvisations, the whole aircraft launches into entirely alien terrain. Make no mistake, it's not just solid skronk-freakouts bellowing from the belly of SYCH, but Lunar Roulette is often strikingly subtle, with various passages exploring lilting and ethereal moods, with some outright accessibility within the oddness. SYCH shows exactly why these folks are the world's top players in improvised music and have been for years. Let's hope Lunar Roulette is a harbinger for many more soul-grinding sessions to come." [Strange Attractors] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Octavo-Des Pieds et des Mains $9.00 (special) From 1991, this is by the duo of Guigou Chenevier (Etron Fou, Volapuk) & Guy Sapin. Using guitars, bass, keyboards, saxes & drums, their music is well developed & well played. Much more music from 2 players than you would think possible. Guigou is a unheralded master and is always worth hearing and this is a great album of stripped down music that in light of guitar/drum duos that came later (Vialka, Ahleuchatistas) seems prescient. [Gazul] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ O Terco-Tributo Ao Sorriso $18.00 One of the first progressive bands from Brazil, O Terço (meaning rosary beads) first formed in 1968, but didn't hit its stride until the mid '70s. Personnel changes would become part of the bands dynamic, with Sergio Hinds assuming the role of band anchor. They also managed to mix in other styles, like folk, heavy metal, and funk. This collects their earliest recordings, originally released on EPs in mono only, and, as far as I can tell, never reissued until now and also now issued in stereo for the first time ever. You can hear the influences of The Beatles and the Moody Blues, among others here. For the psych fan. [Discobertas] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ O Terco-O Terco $18.00 One of the first progressive bands from Brazil, O Terço (meaning rosary beads) first formed in 1968, but didn't hit its stride until the mid '70s. Personnel changes would become part of the bands dynamic, with Sergio Hinds assuming the role of band anchor. They also managed to mix in other styles, like folk, heavy metal, and funk. This was their very first album, from 1971. You can hear the influences of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and the Moody Blues, among others here. For the psych fan. [Discobertas] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Marcin Wasilewski Trio-Faithful $17.00 Marcin Wasilewski piano Slawomir Kurkiewicz double-bass Michal Miskiewicz drums I had the great pleasure of seeing them about 2 years ago and it was a beautiful, intimate concert. "Dazzling third ECM album by Poland’s Wasilewski Trio, which perfectly captures the group’s blend of energy and lyricism. There is space here for both the outgoing and the reflective, for profound composition and in-the-moment creativity. The wide-ranging repertoire on “Faithful” (named after the Ornette Coleman title track) includes five new tunes from the pen of Marcin Wasilewski and timeless pieces by Paul Bley and Hermeto Pascoal. From the standard repertory, the trio plays “The Ballad of the Sad Young Men”. Reaching beyond jazz, the players also find a new approach to Hanns Eisler’s “An den kleinen Radioapparat”." [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------ Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): Hear BEAT CIRCUS' BRIAN CARPENTER inteviewed on FRESH AIR: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/07/ CARLO DE ROSA'S CROSS-FADE http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ http://www.pointofdeparture. GUT BUCKET http://www.allmusic.com/album/ LED BIB http://www.classical-music. JOHN SURMAN http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/ http://www.pointofdeparture. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ FUCHE (our latest signing! CD out in May!) May 21 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY (record release show - opening for Tune-Yards) JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti May 6 - Democracy Center - 45 Mt. Auburn St. - Harvard Sq, Cambridge, MA - $8.00 June 17 - Zumix - 260 Sumner St. - East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777 - 8:00 pm November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CHEER-ACCIDENT June 4 - Le Grattoir - 11 blvd. Kelsch 88400 - Gerardmer, France June 5 - Musique Action Festival - Nancy, France June 6 - tba June 7 - tba June 8 - Immerhin - Bahnhofplatz 2 (Posthalle) - 97080 Würzburg, Germany June 9 - Schokoladen - Ackerstr. 169 - Berlin, Germany June 10 - tba - Basel, Switzerland June 11 - tba - Zurich, Switzerland (?) June 12 tba June 13 - Mogambo - Plaza Jose Maria Sert, 15, 20018 - San Sebastian, Spain: June 14 - Rock And Pop - Calle de Albasanz, 79 - Madrid, Spain June 15 - La Ley Seca - Calle de Sevilla, 2 - 50006, Zaragosa, Spain June 16 - Moog - Calle Arc del Teatre, 3 - 08001, Barcelona, Spain June 17 - La Route du Son - 1 allée Montesquieu, 64140 - Pau, France June 18 - tba - Paris, France (?) CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE June 25 - Doctor Nerve (with Jersey Band and Turn Around Norman) - The Windup Space - 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855 GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA (our latest signing! CD out in May!) May 11 - Special - Oulu - Finland May 12 - Dynamo - Turku - Finland May 13 - Korijaamo - Helsinki - Finland May 14 - Telakka - Tampere - Finland May 28 - TeaterStudio Lederman - Stockholm, Sweden (record release show!) GUTBUCKET April 27 - Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY May 2 - Rockshop - Brooklyn, NY May 9 - Redcat - Los Angeles, CA (Gutbucket chamber orchestra) May 10 - Revolution Cafe - San Francisco, CA May 11 - Cafe Van Kleef - Oakland, CA May 12 - Hotel Utah - San Francisco, CA May 13 - Secret Society Lounge - Portland, OR May 14 - Cafe Racer - Seattle, WA May 22 - Local 269 - NYC, NY November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB April 23 - Bunker Ulmenwall - Bielefed, Germany April 29 - Jazzclub Tonne - Dresden, Germany April 30 - tba - Dachau, Germany May 4 - Metelkova - Ljubjana, Slovenia July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 RICHARD PINHAS May 20 - F.I.M.A.V - Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada (with Wolf Eyes and Merzbow!) for the rest of the tour, Richard will be performing in a duo with Duncan Pinhas May 26 - The Boat - 158 Augusta Ave - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 9:00 pm May 27 - The Shop art and performance studio - 4314 Main St. - Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (with: Ga'an, Forget the Times, Michael Johnsen) / 8:00 - 11:00 pm / $8.00 - all ages May 30 - The Abbey - Chicago, IL (with Magas + Scum Ra (featuring Plastic Crimewave and Kathy of Spires That In The Sunset Rise) + Mark Solotroff - doors 8:00/show 8:30 - $10.00 / $12.00 at door - many more dates tba - details coming - POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL May 7 - St Clement’s Church - Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9JF - UK - doors at 6:45/band on at 7:45. Tickets £10.00 - click here to get tickets in advance ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE May 20 - Barbés, 376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY - (347) 422-0248, 8 - 9:30pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THINKING PLAGUE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France ZEVIOUS November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music six nights per week (they are closed on Mondays). There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. Watch this space for updates to the schedule. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 - set order not yet decided - so far confirmed are: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - November 16 - November 16 - November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet November 20 - The Muffins November 20 - November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague November 23 - David Borden November 23 - November 25 - November 25 - November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - November 29 - Motor Totemists Guild November 29 - Upsilon Acrux November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket Also: SInce there will be so many musicians coming in for the NYC gigs, we are working on setting up a 2 day festival in DC or Baltimore for a number of the bands. Location and venue to be determined. This will occur on Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20. This is still in the very early planning stages, but the idea is to have 5 bands per day over 2 days (i.e. 10 acts). When we know who is playing where and when and feel comfortable posting it, it will be posted. But this is still many months away. Watch this space. ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Rest in Peace: BILLY BANG (new music violinist from the 1970s forward) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AFUCHE-Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match (finally a 'real' release from this great Brooklyn band) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) CHEER-ACCIDENT-No Ifs, Ands or Dogs (album #18 - what more need be said?) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA-Glue Works (much anticipated 3rd album from instrumental progressive/post rock Swedes) KARI IKONEN and KARIKKO-The Helsinki Suite (incredibly great, 2nd album by this wonderful Finnish jazz/rock group) ISOTOPE-Isotope -Illusion -Deep End (the 3 very excellent albums by this '2nd generation' UK jazz/rock group, led by Gary Boyle; these have been very hard to get for some time. Reissued by Esoteric) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) ROB MAZUREK/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND-Tres Cabecase Loucuras ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) LE ORME-La Via della Seta (The Silk Road) PHIDEAUX-Snowtorch RICHARD PINHAS + MERZBOW-Rhizome RICHARD PINHAS + MERZBOW-Paris, Live 2008 (limited edition, vinyl only release) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) WADADA LEO SMITH/ORGANIC-Heart's Reflections (new studio album by Wadada's extraordinary 4 guitar band!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) WOBBLER-The Rites of Dawn ZOMBI-Escape Velocity (new release from this always great and always entertaining synth/drums duo) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp91.net/archive_ |
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Posted: April 21 2011 at 06:32 |
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Hi,
Below are six (!!!) new Cuneiform releases and a re-printing of an out of print classic, which are not going to be generally released for another 4 weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a small fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. Afuche-Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match $15.00 "An evolving local group with a cacophonous yet catchy approach..." – The New Yorker “Afuche’s palpable onstage energy is key to the unique corner the band has carved for itself in the ever-saturated Brooklyn music scene.” - Jezebel Music Based out of Brooklyn, NY and creating a group sound that is truly their own, Afuche is a band that needs to be heard by lovers of adventurous, modern progressive music! Formed by Ruben Sindo Acosta & Zach Ryalls in 2008, they have been adding to the ensemble and evolving their sound by writing, performing, and touring non-stop – it was at one of their many shows where we found them and watched their continued development with keen interest. Afuche is a 5 piece band featuring Ruben on keyboard, vocals and percussion, Zach on guitar, Denny Tek on bass, Andrew Carrico on baritone sax and Max Jaffe on drum. Taking their cues from Can, The Dirty Projectors, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, James Brown, Tortoise, as well as African and Afro-Cuban music, they take these musical influences as a base and apply their own group sound to it and bend it all into a hybrid, original and very progressive contemporary rock music that is interestingly complex without losing its inviting quality; most of all Afuche is a lot of fun. Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match is a showcase of a group whose sound is more than the sum of its parts. Recorded mainly live in the studio with minimal textural overdubs in one day, it is Afuche presenting their work with just as you would experience it at one of their lively and exciting shows. The fearless intensity and the strong group dynamic in the playing - extremely notable in such a young band - pours through the speakers; their sound is catchy and mesmerizing and will have you moving in ways you never thought possible! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cheer-Accident-No Ifs, Ands or Dogs $15.00 "Tons of weird rock records have streamed out of Chicago over the past two decades, but none have blended pop smarts and avant-garde impulses as skillfully as this marvelous brainteaser of an album..." – Time Out New York Emerging from the incredibly diverse crucible of music that is Chicago, Cheer-Accident embodies and re-affirms the “promises made” by previous generations of progressive rock, post-punk, and post rock bands—the creation of a thoroughly new rock-based music. There are bands with pretty melodies, bands that rock, bands that dazzle with exalted technique, bands that make you laugh, and bands aiming to perplex even the most intrepid listener. Cheer-Accident is all those things and more, truly a band for the 21st century. Cheer-Accident wrap creativeness inside an inviting enigma of honeyed vocals, harmonious pop melody, and thorny dissonance. They have the rare ability to synthesize and juxtapose pure pop, thundering rock, and avant-garde complexity and ambiguity, intuition and intellect, sweetness and sarcasm, to create a stunning signature sound.No Ifs, Ands, or Dogs, Cheer-Accident’s 17th album is a kaleidoscopic, inclusive trip into a musical madhouse that you’ll want to stay lost within. The core membership of the ever-shifting organism that is Cheer-Accident remains Thymme Jones (vocals, keyboards, brass, synth, drums); Carmen Armillas (vocals), Alex Perkolup (vocals, bass, guitar), and Jeff Libersher (vocals, guitar, keys, trumpet, bass), with able and many assists from D. Bayne (trombone, keyboards), Andrea Faught (vocals, keyboards), and Lise Gilly (saxophones), among others. Everyone makes significant and important and wonderful contributions, but since the vocalist is always the focal point in bands, I want to mention that Carmen is a real find, with a powerfully emotive voice; she really lends a huge presence to this album, working beautifully with Thymme and Jeff and the rest. The songs on No Ifs… run the gamut of everything that makes Cheer-Accident an exceptional band: prickly, lurching psychedelia with honeyed singing, quizzical Steve Reich-meets-King Crimson rockers, and sweetly peculiar soft-pop a la Beach Boys and Free Design. This diversity does not denote dilettantism, however; Cheer Accident empowers and devotes itself to whatever style, mode, or genre it absorbs. Even after a few listens, regardless of stylistic diversity displayed during No Ifs, Ands or Dogs is the commitment to primo performance of the album/music/concept as a whole — songs often lead into one another, going from a self-contained song to a introduction (or a coda) depending on where you are or where your focus is in the listening. After the critical acclaim and expanded audience that greeted Cheer-Accident after the release of Fear Draws Misfortune, the group responded as they always do; by a reinvention of their sound. A wonderful album that is – as usual - also something completely different! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gösta Berlings Saga-Glue Works $15.00 "Masterpiece…or thereabouts: 5/5" – Lowcut Magazine "This is hypnotic, robotic, thankfully long and yet somehow, so damn soulful. Also, I haven’t heard a Fender Rhodes being played like this since like forever....It doesn’t get better than this." – Deaf Sparrow Named after one of the most notable Swedish books of all time, Gösta Berlings Saga are currently one of Sweden's most notable bands. The group are a modern instrumental rock band and their style combines post-rock, progressive rock, minimalism, avant-rock, collage/sound and more, all recorded and combined with unusual and interesting studio techniques. The four members of Gösta Berlings Saga, with their diverse musical backgrounds and personalities find a common focal point in the music they create together. Each individual effort is melted into the pot and glued together with the rest to create something greater together. The collage as a working method; Soft glued to rough. Epic glued to tiny. Minimalism glued to maximalism, all to create a new whole. For their third album and their first for Cuneiform, they have created an album that is highly and creatively produced. The solid backbone of the band is always the focus and the core: Alexander Skepp (drums and percussion), Einar Baldursson (guitars), David Lundberg (Fender Rhodes, synthesizers and Mellotron), Gabriel Hermansson (bass). With the engineering and production work of Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, White Willow, etc) the band has created a truly all-embracing and forward thinking album. The disc is packed with creative and surprising flourishes from guest musicians performing on French horn, musical saw, cello, trumpet and more. There is always a lot going on that makes Glue Works much more than 'merely' a document of band performing; the group is performing extremely well, but the production work incorporates many unique elements into the album in surprising ways. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Rhizome CD + NTSC (all region) DVD + download coupon $15.00 "In 1973, a rock guitarist and an electronic knob-twiddler released a revered and trail-blazing document in contemporary ambient music: Robert Fripp and Brian Eno's No Pussyfooting. Thirty-five years later, guitarist Richard Pinhas and noise artist Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) have formed the 21st century version of the concept." – Brandon Wu/Washington City Paper It's interesting that Brandon Wu compares the work of Richard Pinhas and Merzbow to Fripp and Eno. At the time it was recorded, No Pussyfooting was considered to be practically 'noise' (sound familiar?) and Robert Fripp has gone on record about how the record label didn't want to release the album because it would affect the commercial impact of these artsts. Yet, with time, the work the duo did was absorbed into the greater musical universe - if not into the mainstream - and its influence continues to this day. While it's never safe to predict the future, perhaps the unlikely but also quite logical meeting of Richard's billowing clouds of guitarwork with Masami's well considered sonic assault will also prove to be influencial upon the larger musical universe. In any event, this recording from September, 2010, expands upon their first studio meeting, Keio Line and offers an obvious follow-up, as well as new twists to the sound. The first pressing of Rhizome also includes a number of bonuses not available after the initial pressing: a bonus DVD of a generous excerpt of the duo's performance at the Sonic Circuits festival as well as a download coupon for their performance in Paris, November 12, 2008. "A surprising meeting of minds and one of the strongest CDs I've heard in a while." – Musicworks [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 blue vinyl edition lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $18.00 "...arguably one of the finest works in either artist’s canon; hypnotic like Harmonia and monumental like Mountains. ... 4 stars" – Spencer Grady, Record Collector "Merzbow’s collaboration with French pioneer Richard Pinhas features some of his best music and gleefully amplifies the psychedelic tendencies of both composers." – Luke Schleicher, Laughter "...an album of ambient soundscapes that prove noise can indeed be beautiful, and that it's possible to dispense with conventional constructs of rhythm, melody and harmony yet still create something both musical and profound...it's...quite extraordinary just how appealing it is." – John Kelman, All About Jazz, In 2007, guitarist and rock electronics innovator Richard Pinhas performed in Tokyo and then performed a duo concert with notorious 'noise' artist Merzbow. Both men were so excited by the duo concert, they immediately booked studio time to make the recordings that became their first duo release Keio Line. The duo continue to perform together; this concert performance and recording was their first meeting together after Keio Line. It was recorded at Les Instants Chavirés in Paris on November 12, 2008. Even though they had only worked together for a very short time the year before, the duo had already established a recognizable sound with Richard's metronic and spacey guitar figures being worked over by Merzbow's electronic mayhem in a glorious, psychedelic death spiral. Paris 2008 is a vinyl-only release; the first vinyl released by Cuneiform in over 20 years! There are only 500 copies made and there will not be a repress; this lp edition is the only way to buy this in a physical format. The lp comes with a digital download card for the music and if you buy it from Cuneiform, your copy will be on beautiful blue vinyl. You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Wadada Leo Smith/Organic-Heart's Reflection 2 x CDs $21.00 "Organic’s music is a swirling roar, part fusion and part jazz rock orchestra, like a combination of Burnt Sugar and Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats Ensemble. – The Wire, February 2010 cover story "Organic’s music is powerfully electric and electronic in nature; fiery and interactive in character; contemporary, spiritual and politically conscious, its creative energy is heartfelt and connected with the human feeling." – Wadada Leo Smith Although he made his reputation over decades and decades of work in the free jazz and improvised music realm and as a early member of Chicago's hugely influencial AACM (the Association for the Advancement of Creative Music), trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has long been interested in larger ensembles and electric music as well. Heart’s Reflections is a bold double-disc set that features Wadada Leo Smith's Organic, a predominately electric, fourteen-piece group, a band most notable for a lineup marked by four guitarists. In addition to Smith, who plays both acoustic and electric trumpet, the extraordinary lineup on Heart’s Reflection includes: Brandon Ross, Michael Gregory, Lamar Smith, and Josh Gerowitz on guitar; Skuli Sverrisson and John Lindberg on bass; Angelica Sanchez on acoustic and electric piano; Stephanie Smith on violin; Casey Anderson on alto saxophone; Casey Butler on tenor saxophone; Mark Trayle and Charlie Burgin on laptops; and Pheeroan AkLaff on drums. For a record by such a large group, at times the sound is surprisingly sparse and delicate - both qualities that have long marked Smith's work, while at other times, it sizzles and stomps! There a strong melodies and strong solos throughout; this is not a big band blow-out, but a carefully scored and worked out set of compositions. Though longtime listeners who haven't followed Wadada's work in the last decade might be surprised at times by the fierceness of Organic’s rhythm section, Heart’s Reflections is nonetheless marked by the trumpeter’s usual touchstones: long sustained notes, occasional clipped phrases, and a tough-to-define playfulness that infuses all of his work. Coming across like the next evolutionary step after Miles Davis’ electric era, Heart’s Reflection is a vibrant set that harkens back to the blues influence of Smith’s Mississippi childhood, and looks forward to still-developing realms of noise and electronics. The album fuses a galaxy of influences into a natural and accessible form, offering an ideal entry point into Smith’s vast oeuvre. Heart’s Reflections should appeal to fans of groove-oriented jazz, as well as rock and electronics audiences with a taste for adventure. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phil Miller-Cutting Both Ways $15.00 Back in print after several years of unavailability. Phil Miller made his name as guitarist with the legendary Canterbury bands Delivery, Matching Mole, Hatfield & the North and National Health. After the demise of National Health, he began preparing for a solo career that began with Cutting Both Ways and continues to this day. This was the first album released under his own name, and the first album to feature his band In Cahoots, who are pretty much of a supergroup themselves: Hugh Hopper-bass (Soft Machine), Elton Dean-saxes (Soft Machine), Peter Lemer-keyboards (Gilgamesh, Mike Oldfield, Pierre Moerlen's Gong) & Pip Pyle-drums (Gong, Hatfield, National Health). Additionally, two tracks are multi-overdubbed meetings between Phil and keyboardist Dave Stewart (Egg, Hatfield, National Health) and Barbara Gaskin (Hatfield). Canterbury jazz/rock of the highest order. "This album comprises two aspects of my compositional output. The first is represented by the four pieces recorded by my band, In Cahoots, and the second by the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave Stewart. In Cahoots has toured Europe extensively in the past two years. The music recorded here is largely a result of the live-in-the-studio approach. This contrasts with the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave. Here the orientation is towards multi-tracking, utilizing the latests developments in music technology."– Phil Miller [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA & Canada only) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $74.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for customers outside of the USA and Canada) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $88.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA only) 5 CDs/1 vinyl lp (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD/1 vinyl lp) $91.00 Save $12.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 6 new Cuneiform titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow CD, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow vinyl lp, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ |
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avestin
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
Posted: April 25 2011 at 06:44 |
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Hi,
Below are six (!!!) new Cuneiform releases and a re-printing of an out of print classic, which are not going to be generally released for another 4 weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a small fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. Afuche-Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match $15.00 "An evolving local group with a cacophonous yet catchy approach..." – The New Yorker “Afuche’s palpable onstage energy is key to the unique corner the band has carved for itself in the ever-saturated Brooklyn music scene.” - Jezebel Music Based out of Brooklyn, NY and creating a group sound that is truly their own, Afuche is a band that needs to be heard by lovers of adventurous, modern progressive music! Formed by Ruben Sindo Acosta & Zach Ryalls in 2008, they have been adding to the ensemble and evolving their sound by writing, performing, and touring non-stop – it was at one of their many shows where we found them and watched their continued development with keen interest. Afuche is a 5 piece band featuring Ruben on keyboard, vocals and percussion, Zach on guitar, Denny Tek on bass, Andrew Carrico on baritone sax and Max Jaffe on drum. Taking their cues from Can, The Dirty Projectors, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, James Brown, Tortoise, as well as African and Afro-Cuban music, they take these musical influences as a base and apply their own group sound to it and bend it all into a hybrid, original and very progressive contemporary rock music that is interestingly complex without losing its inviting quality; most of all Afuche is a lot of fun. Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match is a showcase of a group whose sound is more than the sum of its parts. Recorded mainly live in the studio with minimal textural overdubs in one day, it is Afuche presenting their work with just as you would experience it at one of their lively and exciting shows. The fearless intensity and the strong group dynamic in the playing - extremely notable in such a young band - pours through the speakers; their sound is catchy and mesmerizing and will have you moving in ways you never thought possible! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cheer-Accident-No Ifs, Ands or Dogs $15.00 "Tons of weird rock records have streamed out of Chicago over the past two decades, but none have blended pop smarts and avant-garde impulses as skillfully as this marvelous brainteaser of an album..." – Time Out New York Emerging from the incredibly diverse crucible of music that is Chicago, Cheer-Accident embodies and re-affirms the “promises made” by previous generations of progressive rock, post-punk, and post rock bands—the creation of a thoroughly new rock-based music. There are bands with pretty melodies, bands that rock, bands that dazzle with exalted technique, bands that make you laugh, and bands aiming to perplex even the most intrepid listener. Cheer-Accident is all those things and more, truly a band for the 21st century. Cheer-Accident wrap creativeness inside an inviting enigma of honeyed vocals, harmonious pop melody, and thorny dissonance. They have the rare ability to synthesize and juxtapose pure pop, thundering rock, and avant-garde complexity and ambiguity, intuition and intellect, sweetness and sarcasm, to create a stunning signature sound.No Ifs, Ands, or Dogs, Cheer-Accident’s 17th album is a kaleidoscopic, inclusive trip into a musical madhouse that you’ll want to stay lost within. The core membership of the ever-shifting organism that is Cheer-Accident remains Thymme Jones (vocals, keyboards, brass, synth, drums); Carmen Armillas (vocals), Alex Perkolup (vocals, bass, guitar), and Jeff Libersher (vocals, guitar, keys, trumpet, bass), with able and many assists from D. Bayne (trombone, keyboards), Andrea Faught (vocals, keyboards), and Lise Gilly (saxophones), among others. Everyone makes significant and important and wonderful contributions, but since the vocalist is always the focal point in bands, I want to mention that Carmen is a real find, with a powerfully emotive voice; she really lends a huge presence to this album, working beautifully with Thymme and Jeff and the rest. The songs on No Ifs… run the gamut of everything that makes Cheer-Accident an exceptional band: prickly, lurching psychedelia with honeyed singing, quizzical Steve Reich-meets-King Crimson rockers, and sweetly peculiar soft-pop a la Beach Boys and Free Design. This diversity does not denote dilettantism, however; Cheer Accident empowers and devotes itself to whatever style, mode, or genre it absorbs. Even after a few listens, regardless of stylistic diversity displayed during No Ifs, Ands or Dogs is the commitment to primo performance of the album/music/concept as a whole — songs often lead into one another, going from a self-contained song to a introduction (or a coda) depending on where you are or where your focus is in the listening. After the critical acclaim and expanded audience that greeted Cheer-Accident after the release of Fear Draws Misfortune, the group responded as they always do; by a reinvention of their sound. A wonderful album that is – as usual - also something completely different! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gösta Berlings Saga-Glue Works $15.00 "Masterpiece…or thereabouts: 5/5" – Lowcut Magazine "This is hypnotic, robotic, thankfully long and yet somehow, so damn soulful. Also, I haven’t heard a Fender Rhodes being played like this since like forever....It doesn’t get better than this." – Deaf Sparrow Named after one of the most notable Swedish books of all time, Gösta Berlings Saga are currently one of Sweden's most notable bands. The group are a modern instrumental rock band and their style combines post-rock, progressive rock, minimalism, avant-rock, collage/sound and more, all recorded and combined with unusual and interesting studio techniques. The four members of Gösta Berlings Saga, with their diverse musical backgrounds and personalities find a common focal point in the music they create together. Each individual effort is melted into the pot and glued together with the rest to create something greater together. The collage as a working method; Soft glued to rough. Epic glued to tiny. Minimalism glued to maximalism, all to create a new whole. For their third album and their first for Cuneiform, they have created an album that is highly and creatively produced. The solid backbone of the band is always the focus and the core: Alexander Skepp (drums and percussion), Einar Baldursson (guitars), David Lundberg (Fender Rhodes, synthesizers and Mellotron), Gabriel Hermansson (bass). With the engineering and production work of Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, White Willow, etc) the band has created a truly all-embracing and forward thinking album. The disc is packed with creative and surprising flourishes from guest musicians performing on French horn, musical saw, cello, trumpet and more. There is always a lot going on that makes Glue Works much more than 'merely' a document of band performing; the group is performing extremely well, but the production work incorporates many unique elements into the album in surprising ways. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Rhizome CD + NTSC (all region) DVD + download coupon $15.00 "In 1973, a rock guitarist and an electronic knob-twiddler released a revered and trail-blazing document in contemporary ambient music: Robert Fripp and Brian Eno's No Pussyfooting. Thirty-five years later, guitarist Richard Pinhas and noise artist Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) have formed the 21st century version of the concept." – Brandon Wu/Washington City Paper It's interesting that Brandon Wu compares the work of Richard Pinhas and Merzbow to Fripp and Eno. At the time it was recorded, No Pussyfooting was considered to be practically 'noise' (sound familiar?) and Robert Fripp has gone on record about how the record label didn't want to release the album because it would affect the commercial impact of these artsts. Yet, with time, the work the duo did was absorbed into the greater musical universe - if not into the mainstream - and its influence continues to this day. While it's never safe to predict the future, perhaps the unlikely but also quite logical meeting of Richard's billowing clouds of guitarwork with Masami's well considered sonic assault will also prove to be influencial upon the larger musical universe. In any event, this recording from September, 2010, expands upon their first studio meeting, Keio Line and offers an obvious follow-up, as well as new twists to the sound. The first pressing of Rhizome also includes a number of bonuses not available after the initial pressing: a bonus DVD of a generous excerpt of the duo's performance at the Sonic Circuits festival as well as a download coupon for their performance in Paris, November 12, 2008. "A surprising meeting of minds and one of the strongest CDs I've heard in a while." – Musicworks [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 blue vinyl edition lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $18.00 "...arguably one of the finest works in either artist’s canon; hypnotic like Harmonia and monumental like Mountains. ... 4 stars" – Spencer Grady, Record Collector "Merzbow’s collaboration with French pioneer Richard Pinhas features some of his best music and gleefully amplifies the psychedelic tendencies of both composers." – Luke Schleicher, Laughter "...an album of ambient soundscapes that prove noise can indeed be beautiful, and that it's possible to dispense with conventional constructs of rhythm, melody and harmony yet still create something both musical and profound...it's...quite extraordinary just how appealing it is." – John Kelman, All About Jazz, In 2007, guitarist and rock electronics innovator Richard Pinhas performed in Tokyo and then performed a duo concert with notorious 'noise' artist Merzbow. Both men were so excited by the duo concert, they immediately booked studio time to make the recordings that became their first duo release Keio Line. The duo continue to perform together; this concert performance and recording was their first meeting together after Keio Line. It was recorded at Les Instants Chavirés in Paris on November 12, 2008. Even though they had only worked together for a very short time the year before, the duo had already established a recognizable sound with Richard's metronic and spacey guitar figures being worked over by Merzbow's electronic mayhem in a glorious, psychedelic death spiral. Paris 2008 is a vinyl-only release; the first vinyl released by Cuneiform in over 20 years! There are only 500 copies made and there will not be a repress; this lp edition is the only way to buy this in a physical format. The lp comes with a digital download card for the music and if you buy it from Cuneiform, your copy will be on beautiful blue vinyl; there are only 100 blue copies! You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Wadada Leo Smith/Organic-Heart's Reflection 2 x CDs $21.00 "Organic’s music is a swirling roar, part fusion and part jazz rock orchestra, like a combination of Burnt Sugar and Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats Ensemble. – The Wire, February 2010 cover story "Organic’s music is powerfully electric and electronic in nature; fiery and interactive in character; contemporary, spiritual and politically conscious, its creative energy is heartfelt and connected with the human feeling." – Wadada Leo Smith Although he made his reputation over decades and decades of work in the free jazz and improvised music realm and as a early member of Chicago's hugely influencial AACM (the Association for the Advancement of Creative Music), trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has long been interested in larger ensembles and electric music as well. Heart’s Reflections is a bold double-disc set that features Wadada Leo Smith's Organic, a predominately electric, fourteen-piece group, a band most notable for a lineup marked by four guitarists. In addition to Smith, who plays both acoustic and electric trumpet, the extraordinary lineup on Heart’s Reflection includes: Brandon Ross, Michael Gregory, Lamar Smith, and Josh Gerowitz on guitar; Skuli Sverrisson and John Lindberg on bass; Angelica Sanchez on acoustic and electric piano; Stephanie Smith on violin; Casey Anderson on alto saxophone; Casey Butler on tenor saxophone; Mark Trayle and Charlie Burgin on laptops; and Pheeroan AkLaff on drums. For a record by such a large group, at times the sound is surprisingly sparse and delicate - both qualities that have long marked Smith's work, while at other times, it sizzles and stomps! There a strong melodies and strong solos throughout; this is not a big band blow-out, but a carefully scored and worked out set of compositions. Though longtime listeners who haven't followed Wadada's work in the last decade might be surprised at times by the fierceness of Organic’s rhythm section, Heart’s Reflections is nonetheless marked by the trumpeter’s usual touchstones: long sustained notes, occasional clipped phrases, and a tough-to-define playfulness that infuses all of his work. Coming across like the next evolutionary step after Miles Davis’ electric era, Heart’s Reflection is a vibrant set that harkens back to the blues influence of Smith’s Mississippi childhood, and looks forward to still-developing realms of noise and electronics. The album fuses a galaxy of influences into a natural and accessible form, offering an ideal entry point into Smith’s vast oeuvre. Heart’s Reflections should appeal to fans of groove-oriented jazz, as well as rock and electronics audiences with a taste for adventure. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phil Miller-Cutting Both Ways $15.00 Back in print after several years of unavailability. Phil Miller made his name as guitarist with the legendary Canterbury bands Delivery, Matching Mole, Hatfield & the North and National Health. After the demise of National Health, he began preparing for a solo career that began with Cutting Both Ways and continues to this day. This was the first album released under his own name, and the first album to feature his band In Cahoots, who are pretty much of a supergroup themselves: Hugh Hopper-bass (Soft Machine), Elton Dean-saxes (Soft Machine), Peter Lemer-keyboards (Gilgamesh, Mike Oldfield, Pierre Moerlen's Gong) & Pip Pyle-drums (Gong, Hatfield, National Health). Additionally, two tracks are multi-overdubbed meetings between Phil and keyboardist Dave Stewart (Egg, Hatfield, National Health) and Barbara Gaskin (Hatfield). Canterbury jazz/rock of the highest order. "This album comprises two aspects of my compositional output. The first is represented by the four pieces recorded by my band, In Cahoots, and the second by the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave Stewart. In Cahoots has toured Europe extensively in the past two years. The music recorded here is largely a result of the live-in-the-studio approach. This contrasts with the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave. Here the orientation is towards multi-tracking, utilizing the latests developments in music technology."– Phil Miller [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA & Canada only) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $74.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for customers outside of the USA and Canada) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $88.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA only) 5 CDs/1 vinyl lp (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD/1 vinyl lp) $91.00 Save $12.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 6 new Cuneiform titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow CD, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow vinyl lp, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: Serge Bringolf-Strave $18.00 Back in stock once again! The release of this great jazz/rock/Zeuhl album on CD is a cause of great joy for me personally. This is one of the albums I've long waited to appear on CD and also one of the ones that I most wanted Soleil Zeuhl to tackle. This is a nonet of vibes, trumpet, saxes, trombone, violin, flute, bass, drums and female vocals. Originally a double CD set that was recorded in 1980, this has obvious influences from Magma, especially circa 1001 Centigrades, Tony Williams, Soft Machine and European jazz/rock. Serge later formed a group with Alain Eckert (ex Art Zoyd) called Strave that did good work too, but this is his finest hour for certain, imo. A wonderful album and a total classic! Highly recommended. "Reissue of Serge Bringolf's first album (1980), Strave is an impressive effort. Classified as zeuhl, but including lots of jazz in it, it has a unique sound. Since Bringolf being a drummer, the drums are very important on this album. Add the incredible bass work of François Grillot, the impressive brass section consisting of Jean Golanet (trumpet), Philippe Gisselmann (saxophones) and Pascal Beck (trombone) & you have a good idea of what the music sounds like. You just need to throw in some great wordless (scat) vocals. The album consists of 4 long tracks, ranging from fifteen to approximately twenty minutes. A truly inspiring mixture of genres." "Like Christian Vander, Serge Bringolf, not content with being a fabulous drummer, is also an excellent composer, arranger and orchestrator. Paying no need to classification, his music draws its inspiration from the sensibility of jazz and the violence in rock to create a strong, energetic and totally original sound. "Strave" is the most explosive and direct album...all of his records are musical events not to be missed. A cross between Magma, Jacques Thollot and Art Zoyd, Serge Bringolf is a french musician worth keeping an eye on."-La Discographie du Rock Francais [Soleil Zeuhl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Calomito-Cane di Schiena $18.00 Excellent second album from this fine Italian avant-progressive ensemble with more than a touch of jazz in them as well. Well played, well paced and everything just fits. Highly recommended! "Five years after their much-acclaimed album Inaudito, Calomito has come back with a new great album! Calomito melt with taste avant-prog, Canterbury, jazz and folk, but they give the right space to melody, a typical feature of many Italian bands. Beside usual electric instruments, their arrangements include a peculiarly nice palette of acoustic colours – trombone, violin, viola – that gives the band a really recognizable sound. Sharp and groovy, Cane di Schiena is a relevant step forward compared to the first album, being a clear sign of maturity for a band which is considered among the most interesting ones in the alternative Italian music scene, taking the best from the past and revising it in a new direction. RIYL: Frank Zappa, Canterbury sound, Stormy Six, Gong, Dr. Nerve." [AltrOck] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Calomito-Inaudito $13.00 First album by this fine album who moved over to AltrOck for their second release and gained some well-deserved attention! Calomito are a six piece Italian band who use: violin/viola, guitars, alto/soprano saxes/percussion/weird vocal efx, Fender Rhodes/synth/organ, electric bass/double bass and drums and this is their first album. The sound veers between avant-prog very much in the Cuneiform esthetic to more straighter jazz to more avant leanings. They've been together for some time now (I got a demo from them a few years ago and strongly encouraged them to stay in touch) and this is an exceedingly promising debut. Recommended. [Megaplomb] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Scott Cutshall-Zyphoid Process $8.00 (special) This 1996 release has got to be the last - or at least one of the very last - CMP releases. Scott Cutshall-drums, percussion, Dave Liebman-soprano sax, Russ Lossing-piano and Tony Marino-bass. "Scott did the RIGHT THING!! He let the musicians just play - no words, no directions, no attitude - just make music. All each of us had was the moment and the other people playing. After all, isn't that the point of improvisation?"-Dave Liebman [CMP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ From.Uz-Quartus Artifacts 2 x CDs + NTSC (all region) DVD $14.00 An amazingly low price on this 'unplugged-style' thiple disc set from Uzbekistan's greatest export! This is a 'best of' collection of songs from their previous three albums, but done in a more acoustic chamber/progressive format, with much more emphasis on acoustic guitars and keyboards, although it isn't strictly 100% acoustic - but that's the basic sound. "Quartus Artifactus is a newly recorded collection of songs from all three of the band's previous releases, Audio Diplomacy, Overlook, and Seventh Story - rearranged and played in a prog-chamber format, with a less electric, more acoustic sound. The album includes a full concert DVD, with behind the scenes supplemental material and 2 CDs of the individual music tracks. The sound is a gentler, friendlier FROM.UZ, but retains the intensity of the originals while bringing in some beautiful acoustic interpretations. "Live performance is where FROM.UZ really explode and take on a whole new vitality", says 10T Records president, Steve Carroll. "This collection takes their best material and puts a great new twist on it by paring it down to primarily acoustic instrumentation, ushering in a more intimate atmosphere, without sacrificing any of the fire or complexity." [10T] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Steve Hackett-Live Rails 2 x CDs $16.00 Still one of the great, distinctive and emotive guitarists of progressive rock, this set was recorded during his extensive world tour of 2009-2010. His band is really great; they aren't just 'the guys behind the superstar', but are notable on their own and the set list highlights his latest release, the back catalog of his solo career and Genesis works too. A no brainer for fans old and new. [Inside Out] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Stephen Haynes/Warren Smith/Joe Morris-Parrhesia $10.00 "To save you a short trip to Google, “parrhesia” means “to speak everything” and, by extension, “to speak freely,” “to speak boldly,” or “boldness.” Without getting bogged down in intellectual scaffolding, what Stephen Haynes, Joe Morris, and Warren Smith give you on Parrhesia is “the other sh*t.” And you may ask yourself “just what is the other sh*t, and who the hell markets music this way?” When you hear Haynes’ trumpet speaking in tongues while Morris finger-taps African rhythms on his detuned guitar on the tune “Invocation,” you’re not listening to a typical free jazz session. When Smith recites poetry about America being the best place for him to live while he talks about black lives being destroyed by drugs AND pokes fun at Twitter, you’re not in the jazz equivalent of Kansas anymore. We don’t claim Parrhesia is bold and different in order to sell records or to say that this music is superior to other music. Abundant with melody, space, and rhythm, Haynes’ debut as a leader is a singular experience that resonates with the continuum of tradition." [Engine] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ John Hollenbeck/Orchestre National de Jazz-Shut Up and Dance 2 x CDs 2 x CDs $20.00 Back in stock at 33% off the old price! Amazingly great, 2011 release by the very excellent Orchetre National de Jazz, led by Daniel Yvinec, who leads the group into much more interesting and exciting projects than just jazz (don't forget their very great and unique take on Robert Wyatt from a few years ago). This time, they've got a real winner here; this is two albums featuring the (always great and always fascinating) compositions of John Hollenbeck, best known here for his compositions and his drumming with The Claudia Quintet. This is a 10 piece band consisting of two keyboardists , four reeds. trumpet, guitar, bass and drums. As far as I could tell, none of these pieces have appeared elsewhere, making this even more of a must-have. Highly and hugely recommended! [Bee Jazz] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Inzinzac-Inzinzac $12.00 "Not lazy for a second. A wonderful and unique record that you must check out." – Mary Halvorson Inzinzac are a fairly amazing Philadelphia trio of guitar, sax, drums. Their music is very raw and rough, but also tight as hell and very composed. It reminds me of a rough-hewn Etron Fou but brought up to date with modern day skronk and noise. They are one of the surprising number of interesting, entertaining, challenging brutal-prog bands cropping up all over and are one of the best. Highly recommended. "Founded by a Philadelphia-based French musician Alban Bailly (guitar), Inzinzac includes Dan Scofield (soprano & tenor sax) and Eli Litwin (drums). Inzinzac is influenced by rock, new music, free jazz and the rhythms and energy of eastern European music. The trio combines strong improvisations with densely composed music. Meticulously balancing a thin line between melody and chaos, Inzinzac has a penchant for jagged angles and gradually expanding mazes of sound that obfuscate the boundaries of composition and improvisation. A brutal and muscular document, Inzinzac's first album captures the raw energy the power trio has nurtured through intense live shows and demanding group development. Across the album’s eight songs, Inzinzac moves through a plethora of styles, structures, and time signatures. Although all of the pieces were composed by Bailly, the trio finds plenty of room for individual and collective improvisation. Without overtly showing off their individual skills or blatantly shifting styles, Inzinzac has created an masterful debut record that is not easily compared to any other band." You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Henry Kaiser/Charles K. Noyes/Weasel Walter-Ninja Star Danger Rock $11.00 Even Henry calls this one noisy and extreme! "Total skonk for ugly times", is what Weasel says. "This rawly recorded studio album features 12 tracks of musical destruction. Henry Kaiser is at his most extreme here, deploying bizarre electronic effects to conjure alien landscapes. Charles K. Noyes (of Toy Killers fame) staggeringly _arrythmic drumming displays Japanese Noh and Korean percussion influences as well as conjuring bad dreams of The Shaggs. Weasel Walter ties the whole thing together with his penchant for extremity, wielding the bass guitar with an air of spastic fury. Plunderphonics expert John Oswald and Toy Killer Mark E. Miller both make surprise appearances on alto saxophone and drums." [UgExplode] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jethro Tull-Living with the Past $7.00 (special) "This is a beautifully packaged and thoughtfully programmed compilation of recent live recordings of songs across the span of Jethro Tull's sizeable catalog. Their origins as a blues band with folk leanings made them a welcome alternative to the power trio back in the late '60s. That period is covered here on "Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You," recorded by the original band when they reunited in 2002. Their commercial high-water mark was Aqualung, as brilliant and lasting a statement as any in classic rock. Here, in crystal-clear recordings of utterly respectful versions, the current lineup takes on "Locomotive Breath" and the title track. Elsewhere, Ian Anderson is joined by a string quartet for new takes on some early and obscure single sides. The band's penchant for long-form rock-operatic fare, which put them in a progressive cul-de-sac alongside Yes and Genesis, lost them critical support but not their legion of fans. The fans, who refer to them simply as "Tull," know that this band still has its chops. In particular, longstanding guitarist Martin Barre is among the most underrated of classic rock axmen, and this fine live album is as much his as it is Anderson's."-Rob Stewart "Now to the reason I'm writing this review - The great, the amazing, the highly underappreciated and underglorified, the masterful.....Martin Barre. This album features Martin's terrific playing, and he's never been sharper. This man is one of the finest masters of the electric guitar on the planet today, yet he is frequently ignored in the popular press, and is still often referred to as being the replacement guitar player for the band. While Ian Anderson is acknowledged as the driving force behind Tull, Martin Barre must be recognized as the power that has made this band a major force in rock history for more than 30 years. My goodness, he's been there since 1968 - playing on every album but the very first. Even Ian Anderson has said that without Martin, there would be no Jethro Tull!"-G. Dexter [Eagle] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Lukas Ligeti-Pattern Time $15.00 With “Pattern Time”, Lukas Ligeti and his group introduce a style of music that is hard to categorize for the best of reasons: it is something the likes of which have not been heard before. Is it a new direction in jazz, perhaps more specifically in African jazz? Is it a new idiom in the otherwise unidiomatic realm of creative improvised music? Ultimately, such questions may be impossible to answer. This, however, is for sure: it is a fresh approach to both sound and rhythm, a musical conversation that uses a new syntax that comes across as immediately striking; an abstract language the listener can instantly understand — with enough motion to keep a restless octopus happy. Invited b the Vienna Musik-Galerie festival in Austria to put together a group consisting of some of his favorite musicians, New York-based Ligeti assembled a quintet of kindred spirits united by their interest in new rhythmic possibilities in improvised music. Their communication was immediate, their interaction both playful and profound. Like in African music, patterns form the foundation of this music; like in jazz, the patterns are often implied rather than obvious. But here, both the musicians’ usual roles and the ways in which the patterns interrelate are blurred, resulting in a form of interplay that indicates directions heretofore unexplored. Time is treated topologically; it is expanded, contracted, twisted and turned to provide fresh and new ways of experiencing the beat. And often, there is no clear beat, though a sense of groove is never lost. This music takes the African approach to polymeters, which renders the rhythm both firmly grounded and ambiguous, to the world of experimental improvisation; it swings while eschewing all clichés. Lukas Ligeti’s compositional input - mainly in the form of ideas, shapes, and patterns - provides the conceptual foundation upon which the ensemble builds its conversation, combining their individual, highly evolved musical vocabularies. The African influence is a cornerstone throughout. Ligeti has developed a choreographic, polyrhythmic drumming style based on the music of East Africa’s Kingdom of Buganda; his connection to the continent was deepened through numerous trips and collaborations with African musicians. In Côte d’Ivoire, he met Aly Keïta, one of today’s leading virtuosos of the balafon, the West African marimba, who has boldly introduced his instrument and traditions into a jazz environment. Parisian pianist Benoît Delbecq, in turn, has developed a completely original approach to jazz piano, preparing his instrument with wood and basing his rhythmic vocabulary on the chants of Ba’aka pygmies. His playing leaves an indelible mark on any music to which he contributes. Hailing from Sicily, saxophonist Gianni Gebbia has similarly crossed the bridge between traditional and experimental music, conjuring up the launedda, the ancient Sardinian bagpipe, and propelling it into the new millennium. And Michael Manring, one of the world’s most recognized electric bass players, built a new world of expression upon the foundations passed on to him by his teacher, Jaco Pastorius. It is a rare and welcome treat to hear him in a context where he is so unbound and free to experiment. Together, these singular musicians create an architecture that is greater than the sum of its parts, and points to new paths, spaces, and structures to be explored. Like his father György before him, in his own way Lukas is revealing a new musical universe strikingly his own." [Innova] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Alvin Lucier-Almost New York 2 x CDs $20.00 CD 1 - Twonings: Charles Curtis, cello; Joseph Kubera, piano; Almost New York: Robert Dick, flutes; Broken Line: Robert Dick, flute; Danny Tunick, vibraphone; Joseph Kubera, piano CD 2 - Coda Variations: Robin Hayward, tuba "Pogus is extremely delighted to release this 2 CD set of recordings of works by Alvin Lucier. He is one of the key experimental artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, and is one of my favorite composers. A unique and individual artist: No one sounds quite like Alvin Lucier. Lucier writes about the genesis of the works on this release: "Since the early 1980's I have made a series of works for conventional musical instruments. Before that time I had been mainly occupied with the exploration of such phenomena as echoloca-tion, brain waves, room acoustics and the visual representation of sound. Often these works required special equipment-hand held pulse wave oscillators (Vespers), differential amplifiers (Music for Solo Performer), horseshoe magnets (Music on a Long Thin Wire). Then players began asking me for pieces. Now I needed to find a way of achieving the same poetry with acoustic instruments as I did with electronic means. "One of the things I discovered was that players could create rhythmic patterns by closely tuning with electronically generated pure waves or with each other, producing audible beats. Often, to get continuous motion, I have one or more voices sweep up or down at various speeds against fixed sustained pitches. As a wave approaches a sustained pitch the audible beating slows down to zero when it reaches unison, then speeds up again as the wave leaves the pitch. Almost New York employs slow sweep pure wave oscillators, Broken Line, flute glissandi. In Twonings two different tuning systems collide and in Coda Variations slight variations in pitch are heard chronologically." Recorded by Charles Curtis, Joseph Kubera, Robert Dick, Danny Tunick, and Robin Hayward - some of the leading new music performers of our era, these works are essential additions to the Alvin Lucier oeuvre, as well as satisfying anyone interested in great experimental music." http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Matta Gawa-bA $10.00 "Drums (Samuel T Lohman) & Guitar (Edward J Ricart) Improvised Astral Cartography. MATTA GAWA is an improvising drums+guitar duo hailing from Washington DC. Building with time and texture, their music is deeply connected to the methods and spirit of jazz, while retaining the electric backbone of creative rock music. Loosely translated, MATTA GAWA means river of moments- an apt description for their spontaneously composed flow of singing guitars, free-form drumming, howling feedback, sub-blasting bass, stagger-stepped odd-time signatures, polyrhythmic beatrock + guitar solos. Both founder members of DC’s New Atlantis Collective of musicians, drummer Sam Lohman has also worked with early NYHC legends Sheer Terror, the Radon Collective, Steve Mackay of the Stooges, and the Acid Mothers Temple. Guitarist Ed Ricart works with Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Peter Brotzmann, Herb Robertson, Jason Ajemian, G. Calvin Weston, Steve Swell, and members of avant rock legends Fugazi." "Imagine you are a guitar player, and you have amassed a collection of 40+ pedals. You have octave pedals, phase shifters, delays, phrase samplers, synthesizers, and even the classic wah wah pedal. What might you do with this armada of electronics? You might want a bass groove so you write a line on your guitar, drop it down an octave, sample it, loop it, and send it out for the drummer. You might want to vamp over that so you have some rhythm guitar. After you’ve built the rhythmic foundation, you might noodle, you might shred, you might drop another loop, or you might feedback. And this is Matta Gawa: cinematic chunks of post-hardcore improvised sound. As “ba” is an ancient Egyptian word for spirit, let’s just call Matta Gawa’s “ba” soul music." [Engine] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kimio Mizutani-A Path Through Haze $10.00 (special) A reissue at a bargain price of this stupidly rare Japanese psych/progressive album, originally released on Polydor in 1971, which was the first solo album by the guitarist of Love Live Life +1. Mizutani plays some great electric guitar and there's also organ, bass, drums, organ, electric piano, Moog, a little bit of vocals as well as occasional extra instrumentation by a string quartet and a woodwind quartet only add more flavors to a record considered a highlight of the early Japanese psychedelic scene. "A Path Through Haze is an almost completely instrumental album, where heavy psychedelic acid guitar rock and Canterbury jazz rock are combined. Strangely these two possibly contradictory styles are integrated quite well. Besides great psychedelic guitar playing, other instruments include flute, sax, drums, bass, and keyboards (mainly moog, organ, and electric piano). Basically the keyboards provide the Canterbury feel, while the guitar playing adds the acid rock vibe. The first three tracks sound a bit like Canterbury jazz rock (maybe like Isotope or Zyma), but always with great acid guitar soloing on top. Several tracks on the second half of the album are much heavier, sounding like Guru Guru or Jimi Hendrix playinging some of the more free jazz tracks from Soft Machine 4. The result is great. There are two quiet tracks as well, one with a string quartet. Overall, a quite original and creative album."-Sjeff Oellers/Gnosis [Bamboo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Louis Moholo-Moholo/Dudu Pukwana/Johnny Dyani/Rev. Frank Wright-Spirtual Knowledge and Grace $20.00 Louis Moholo-Moholo-drums, voice. Dudu Pukwana-alto sax, piano, whistle, voice. Johnny Dyani- double bass, piano, voice. Rev. Frank Wright-tenor sax, double bass, voice. Recorded live in Eindhoven, Holland on June 22, 1979, this presents 3/4ths of the late 70s Blue Notes with guest fire-music tenor player (and was there ever a player who wasn't at least as deserving of being called a fire-breather than Wright? I don't think so!). They all blend really well and this is a scorching show that still retains a real sense of swing. The sound quality is very vibrant and live; it's not a magnificent recording, but you can hear everything going on and its definitely 'good enough' by far. "Ogun is extremely proud to present a previously unreleased recording documenting a one-off collaboration between members of The Blue Notes and tenor sax giant The Reverend Frank Wright. Recorded live in Eindhoven, Holland on what was meant to be the opening night of The Blue Notes’ Dutch tour in 1979, the collaboration was spawned by the unavoidable absence of pianist Chris McGregor and prompted by Louis Moholo-Moholo’s experience of playing alongside Frank in Peter Brotzmann’s Alarm. The tour of Holland proved prolific for The Blue Notes - another Dutch date is set for future release on Ogun - but this meeting of musical titans could not be left in the vaults. Great empathetic performances and an engrossing listen." [Ogun] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Orchestre National de Jazz -Around Robert Wyatt (limited edition version) 2 x CDs $20.00 Back in stock at 33% off the old price! This is the French National Jazz Orchestra - a 10 piece band - performing pieces either written by Robert, performed by him (lke Shipbuilding) or associated with him (3 by Greaves/Blegvad). Robert sings on 5 of the pieces. This is the limited edition version with a second, bonus disc. "Hearing that France's National Jazz Orchestra has prepared a program of music by Robert Wyatt, the venerable sage of English rock and roll, is intriguing, but not necessarily shocking....It's a quirky bet by the orchestra's new director, Daniel Yvinec, and it's a rousing success. The record is first of all a gorgeous piece of exquisitely orchestrated pop music, a modern variant of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (Capitol, 1966); indeed, some of Wyatt's best work, with its multi-layered vocal sweetness, sounded like a distant cousin to the Californian group. It's also remarkably hip. Yvinec's predecessor Franck Tortiller released an ONJ tribute to Led Zeppelin, the solid Close To Heaven (Le Chant du Monde, 2006); that was clever, but the Wyatt record seems to be really upping the ante. In comparison, the Zep disc sounds endearingly square. Now, pursuing hip runs the risk of sacrificing depth for flash. As if to stave off that danger, Yvinec includes a splendid and rigorous reading of the title track of the lovely long-lost prog-classical-jazz hybrid Kew. Rhone. (Virgin, 1977) by John Greaves, Peter Blegvad and Lisa Herman (a rumination on the exhumation of a mastodon that includes the following palindrome in its dense lyric: "Peel's foe, not a set animal, laminates a tone of sleep"). No record featuring such a track could be accused of being crassly fashionable. Yvinec generally enhances rather than radically reconfigures the source material—the original "Just As You Are" also featured a French singer's heavily-accented English, for example. Wyatt's 1980s records often featured him exclusively on overdubbed vocals and synthesizers. Wyatt, who has been confined to a wheelchair since he fell from a third-story window at a party in 1973, recently remarked in a British music magazine that this reflected a sort of "paraplegic politics"—trying to demonstrate that he could do anything and everything. The orchestral fleshing-out (for example, Elvis Costello's bitter "Shipbuilding," or "Del Mondo," intoned by actress Irene Jacob) remains true to the originals' spirit but sounds appreciably more lush. Nowhere is this more clear than on "Alliance," Wyatt's vituperative, venom-dripping screed against the British upper class from his Old Rottenhat (Rough Trade, 1985)—the lyrics obliquely refer the devastating UK coal miners' strike. Here, "Alliance" is sung by Camille, vocalist of the group Nouvelle Vague, known for their charmingly low-key, acoustic covers of 1980s new wave classics. For "Alliance," arranger Vincent Artaud finds some brief horn harmonies in Wyatt's chords; the result sounds like a Todd Sickafoose composition as scored by Guillermo Klein for his Filtros (Sunnyside, 2008). The song is ushered out by Vincent Lafont's exquisitely idiomatic Fender Rhodes solo. Where's the jazz in all this? Well, laying bare for all the world to see the hidden connection between Klein and Sickafoose, with funky keyboards to boot, should be enough. If not, there are excellent solos throughout. And then there are the arrangements. There is plenty of praise to go around, but a special share should accrue to arranger Artaud. Victor Jara's tribute to his parents falling in love ("Te Recuerdo Amanda") is given a tender, minimal touch, while "Kew Rhone" is unabashedly orchestral; his treatment of "O Caroline," meanwhile, might have been a Gil Evans chart for Claude Thornhill. Pretty, witty, accomplished and fun; a fitting tribute to Wyatt, with not a whiff of the stodgy museum piece, and destined to be one of 2009's best releases."-Jeff Dayton-Johnson/All About Jazz [Bee Jazz] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Hermeto Pascoal-Eu e Eles $18.00 This 90s album features Hermeto performing all of the instruments (60 of them!) on 12 of his compositions. Very Hermeto; it won't make a believer out of you if you aren't already a fan, but it's a fun project that just radiates HIM from every track. "On his latest album, Hermeto Paschoal exhibits all that has made him famous worldwide. Everything is here: the atmospheric surrouding, the complex harmonies and, of course, the weirdest musical instruments in the world. Hermeto plays tea pots, toys, and even sings with his mouth full of water. Everything is an instrument in his hands." [RM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phideaux-Snowtorch (mini-lp sleeve) $12.00 "Another weird conceptual album from Phideaux Xavier and cohorts. This time the album is basically one long song with many twists and turns. A long form composition extolling the virtues of DNA and life and culture. Gorgeous melodies, heavy instrumental passages and thoughtful surreal lyrics." Phideaux Xavier has been releasing interesting, modern symphonic rock/progressive albums for a while now. This is his eighth album, released in a lovely, gatefold mini-lp sleeve, and like the well received "Number Seven", he has a huge band band (10 musicians, including himself) plus two guests. I saw them about 3 months ago and it was a fine show. His stage presence was excellent and the music was an impressive show of proggy music that didn't sound old and had its own strong vision and showed a lot of class. Good singing and fine playing from everyone, with great, well thought out touches throughout. If you had to compare it to anyone of the 'old school', I guess you could compare it JUST a bit to Genesis, but like I said, it has its own vision. Engaging and enjoyable and smart. [Bloodfish] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rattlemouth-5 $10.00 Back in stock! Glad to see some interest in this perennially undervalued band! Great to see a new album by Rattlemouth, who veer further into the world-music scheme of things (Danny Finney always had *that sound* anyway, so it's a natural move for them and this is a fine work. Highly recommended. Rattlemouth emerged in the 1990’s from the ashes of the legendary 1980’s art-punk outfit the Orthotonics, offering stripped down hard driving works featuring saxophone, vocals, bass, guitar and drums. Finding success on the adventurous Cuneiofrm Records label, they produced two acclaimed albums and made successful tours including sharing the stage with Medeski, Martin, and Wood and Belgian prog rockers, Present. The rebirth of the ensemble in 2004 has seen the group work nonstop, composing and performing music for dance and film projects and maintaining a constant performance schedule in the Mid-Atlantic. Rattlemouth’s music is hypnotic, danceable, and unlike anything else coming out of Richmond’s thriving music scene. As local music critic, Chris Bopst, writes in his review of their 2006 release Hopabout, “Rattlemouth are the thinking man and woman's dance music. It can be a heady listen, but the emphasis is always on the slinky, sax driven rhythms that invoke the experimentation of Fred Frith and Ornette Coleman with solid world beat sensibilities…Rattlemouth prove that taking risks is always a worthwhile musical endeavor.” With the release of their latest album, 5, Rattlemouth focuses exclusively on their repertoire of Ethio-Jazz and other world music arrangements, capturing the powerhouse sound that has mesmerized audiences for years. Featuring the saxophone tandem of Danny Finney and Roger Carroll, the monster rhythm section of Robbie Kinter (drums) and Marc S. Langelier (bass), plus the unique guitar styling of George M. Lowe, they blaze through spirited instrumental updates of classic tunes from around the world (arranged by Lowe) plus similarly flavored originals." http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Endel Rivers-The Jaz Symphony CD + PAL (all region) DVD $21.00 It's amazing what you can find when you browse the 'net. Endel Rivers is a Estonian composer and guitarist who have lived in Australia for several decades. His music is really great, top-drawer, instrumental, progressive jazz/rock. This is a stupendous work of sweeping symphonic jazz rock performed by a ensemble of top-drawer musicians. featuring two versions of his 'symphony; a studio recording and a live recording, which is presented on the DVD. Watch the video clip and be amazed! Highly recommended. [ER] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sanhedrin-Ever After $18.00 Back in stock! A very good instrumental symphonic progressive rock band who feature flute, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, bass and drums. This was the 2nd release on AltrOck's Fading subsidiary, which aims to release more 'proggy progressive' than what AltrOck normally releases. Like their 1st, Cicada, the quality control of the AltrOck crew shines highly through. You'll hear touches of Camel (of course - they started their life as a Camel cover group), but you'll also hear a lot of Kenso II as well as Asia Minor, Anglagard and early Genesis. "Sanhedrin is an Israeli band who started their life as a Camel cover group. Yet after a short while the group started to write and compose original materials of their own. Sanhedrin are clearly influenced by the most important classic rock band of the past, such as Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Genesis, VDGG, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull. Nonetheless they can produce a really original music that could reminds bands like Asia Minor and Anglagard. A colourful palette, evocative moods, sophisticated and skillful rock passages, are just some examples of this Ever After, a CD that will surely astonish prog aficionados. RIYL: Genesis, Gentle Giant, Asia Minor, Anglagard, King Crimson." [Fading] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dimitri Voudouris-... Onta $13.00 "Pogus is very pleased to release its second recording by composer Dimitri Voudouris, a South African composer of Greek birth. As Massimo Ricci wrote in his Touching Extremes review of the first Pogus release: 'Voudouris is interested in the 'research of cognitive psycho-acoustic behavioral patterns in humans and the behavior of sound in relationship to continued environmental changes'. Don't let the composer's difficult description fool you into thinking about some kind of cerebral pretentiousness, though, as this album contains instead four magnificent examples of his approach, music that's always challenging and, in many of its expressions, of extraordinary beauty.' This description applies just as well as to this new recording. ___=_ (for text to speech synthesis with computer assisted processing for 24 speaker interactive robotic ensemble) is a comparative study of pathways in communication between Man and Machine and is composed using fragments of processed speech synthesis; UVIVI is a computer music piece that is Voudouris's fourth work that was composed for contemporary dance theatre. UVIVI originates from Zulu -- meaning 'daybreak'. This computer music composition focuses on linearity and infinite memory in the kinetic flow of vehicular traffic. Four languages were chosen to represent the composition of 1:__4 (singing synthesis for four artificial female voices) namely Greek, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. ONTA (for voice and electronics) is a project that discusses the daily tensions encountered and focuses on the energy building up, exploding, or imploding from these tensions in the city, be it organically or inorganically created; this promotes musical creativity integrated into everyday life, of familiar places and natural behaviours." [Pogus] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------ Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): GUTBUCKET (interview) http://fracture-compound.com/ HUGH HOPPER http://new.music.yahoo.com/ NEW YORK ART QUARTET http://www.jazzword.com/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ AFUCHE (our latest signing! CD out in May!) May 21 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY (record release show - opening for Tune-Yards) JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti May 6 - Democracy Center - 45 Mt. Auburn St. - Harvard Sq, Cambridge, MA - $8.00 June 17 - Zumix - 260 Sumner St. - East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777 - 8:00 pm November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CHEER-ACCIDENT June 4 - Le Grattoir - 11 blvd. Kelsch 88400 - Gerardmer, France June 5 - Musique Action Festival - Nancy, France June 6 - tba June 7 - tba June 8 - Immerhin - Bahnhofplatz 2 (Posthalle) - 97080 Würzburg, Germany June 9 - Schokoladen - Ackerstr. 169 - Berlin, Germany June 10 - tba - Basel, Switzerland June 11 - tba - Zurich, Switzerland (?) June 12 tba June 13 - Mogambo - Plaza Jose Maria Sert, 15, 20018 - San Sebastian, Spain: June 14 - Rock And Pop - Calle de Albasanz, 79 - Madrid, Spain June 15 - La Ley Seca - Calle de Sevilla, 2 - 50006, Zaragosa, Spain June 16 - Moog - Calle Arc del Teatre, 3 - 08001, Barcelona, Spain June 17 - La Route du Son - 1 allée Montesquieu, 64140 - Pau, France June 18 - tba - Paris, France (?) CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE June 25 - Doctor Nerve (with Jersey Band and Turn Around Norman) - The Windup Space - 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855 GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA (our latest signing! CD out in May!) May 11 - Special - Oulu - Finland May 12 - Dynamo - Turku - Finland May 13 - Korijaamo - Helsinki - Finland May 14 - Telakka - Tampere - Finland May 28 - TeaterStudio Lederman - Stockholm, Sweden (record release show!) GUTBUCKET April 27 - Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY May 2 - Rockshop - Brooklyn, NY May 9 - Redcat - Los Angeles, CA (Gutbucket chamber orchestra) May 10 - Revolution Cafe - San Francisco, CA May 11 - Cafe Van Kleef - Oakland, CA May 12 - Hotel Utah - San Francisco, CA May 13 - Secret Society Lounge - Portland, OR May 14 - Cafe Racer - Seattle, WA May 22 - Local 269 - NYC, NY November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB April 23 - Bunker Ulmenwall - Bielefed, Germany April 29 - Jazzclub Tonne - Dresden, Germany April 30 - tba - Dachau, Germany May 4 - Metelkova - Ljubjana, Slovenia July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND June 3 - The Falcoln - 1348 Rte 9w - Marlboro, NY 12542 (845) 236-7970 August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) RICHARD PINHAS May 20 - F.I.M.A.V - Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada (with Wolf Eyes and Merzbow!) for the rest of the tour, Richard will be performing in a duo with Duncan Pinhas May 26 - The Boat - 158 Augusta Ave - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 9:00 pm May 27 - The Shop art and performance studio - 4314 Main St. - Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (with: Ga'an, Forget the Times, Michael Johnsen) / 8:00 - 11:00 pm / $8.00 - all ages May 30 - The Abbey - Chicago, IL (with Magas + Scum Ra (featuring Plastic Crimewave and Kathy of Spires That In The Sunset Rise) + Mark Solotroff - doors 8:00/show 8:30 - $10.00 / $12.00 at door - many more dates tba - details coming - POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL May 7 - St Clement’s Church - Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9JF - UK - doors at 6:45/band on at 7:45. Tickets £10.00 - click here to get tickets in advance ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE May 20 - Barbés, 376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY - (347) 422-0248, 8 - 9:30pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THINKING PLAGUE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France ZEVIOUS November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music six nights per week (they are closed on Mondays). There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. Watch this space for updates to the schedule. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 - set order not yet decided - so far confirmed are: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - November 16 - November 16 - November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet November 20 - The Muffins November 20 - November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague November 23 - David Borden November 23 - November 25 - November 25 - November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - November 29 - Motor Totemists Guild November 29 - Upsilon Acrux November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket Also: SInce there will be so many musicians coming in for the NYC gigs, we are working on setting up a 2 day festival in DC or Baltimore for a number of the bands. Location and venue to be determined. This will occur on Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20. This is still in the very early planning stages, but the idea is to have 5 bands per day over 2 days (i.e. 10 acts). When we know who is playing where and when and feel comfortable posting it, it will be posted. But this is still many months away. Watch this space. ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : ACCORDO DEI CONTRARI-Kublai JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes ELTON DEAN'S NINESENSE-Ninesense Suite (finally! recorded 6/20/81 and long rumored to be released, this show from the band's final tour finally makes it out!) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! JAKKO JAKSZYK/MEL COLLINS/ROBERT FRIPP/TONY LEVIN/GAVIN HARRISON-A Scarcity of Miracles (they aren't calling this "KING CRIMSON", but this sure looks like a winner....) KARI IKONEN and KARIKKO-The Helsinki Suite (incredibly great, 2nd album by this wonderful Finnish jazz/rock group) ISOTOPE-Isotope -Illusion -Deep End (the 3 very excellent albums by this '2nd generation' UK jazz/rock group, led by Gary Boyle; these have been very hard to get for some time. Reissued by Esoteric) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) ROB MAZUREK/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND-Tres Cabecase Loucuras ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) WOBBLER-The Rites of Dawn ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) ZOMBI-Escape Velocity (new release from this always great and always entertaining synth/drums duo) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp130.net/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.-Pink Lady Lemonade - You're From Inner Space $16.00 "Anyone who has ever witnessed Acid Mothers Temple live has more than likely heard them perform 'Pink Lady Lemonade.' It's a staple of their live sets and has been released in various forms over the years on of now out of print releases. It is offered here for the first time in a single CD edition. While 'Pink Lady Lemonade' is a single piece of epic proportions, it comes off more like a very cohesive full-length recording, as the tune is broken down into four separate movements. The record's first movement runs for about 30 minutes and introduces the album's central motif, a mesmerizing and repetitive guitar riff. The track eventually dissolves into a particular jazzy section that has the band frantically freaking out somewhere between ragtime and Sun Ra. This jazz-inspired section ends rather abruptly after just under six minutes, yet it's enough to radically alter the previous vibe and prepare oneself for the third movement. The third segment marks the return of main riff being played in a very gentle manner with slight processing on Kawabata Makoto's guitar and additional synth action from Higashi Hiroshi being panned in and out of the mix. The results are very intriguing and verge into psychoacoustic territory. The effect of the layered sounds is reminiscent of that experienced when listening to the music of contemporary classical composer Luigi Nono, whose compositions created something entirely new out of manipulating taped recordings of vocalists and orchestras. Pink Lady Lemonade maintains the same heavy spiritual qualities that so much of the Acid Mothers output does, but the hippy elements are kept a little further at bay and instead replaced with an artier drone component. The effect of the cascading drone alongside the full band playing is both refreshing and strange, almost as if you were listening to two different pieces of music being performed simultaneously." [Alien 8] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ John Luther Adams-Four Thousand Holes $14.00 "Four Thousand Holes is a sometimes lush, sometimes fragile, rhythmically complex and technically demanding work for piano and mallet percussion (performed by the extraordinary pianist Stephen Drury and percussionist Scott Deal) and ghostly electronic 'auras'--electronic sounds created by processing the acoustic instruments' sonorities. Unlike Adams's other works, the pitch material used in Four Thousand Holes is drawn exclusively from Western music's most basic elements: major and minor triads. In this case they are superimposed upon one another in multiple tempo streams, creating a beautiful yet continuously fracturing sound world--from splintering glass shards to nearly seismic disturbances. The other work on this CD, '...and bells remembered...,'performed by the Callithumpian Consort, is a more introspective piece." [Cold Blue] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Daevid Allen-Time of Your Life 2 x CDs $8.00 (special) This inexpensive compilation gives you two of Daevid's best albums; 1970's "Bananamoon", which has performances from Robert Wyatt, Gary Wright, Pip Pyle, Archie Leggett, Gilli Smyth, Nick Evans, Maggie Bell and others and has a very anarchic/stoned/jam quality. Also included is 1977's excellent release (his second post-Gong album) "Now is the Happiest Time of Your Life, which features Juan Biblioni and Pepe Milon on flamenco guitars, which colors the sound of the whole album, as well Sam Gopal, Victor Peraino and Xaver Riba. The albums are included complete here, but they've mixed up the order. Why? I guess so that it would be deleted and you could pick it up for $8.00! IF you want to program it to hear the original albums, here's the order: Bananamoon: Time of Your Life / Memories / All I Want Is Out of Here / Fred the Fish / White Neck Blooze / Stoned Innocent Frankenstein / And His Adventures in the Land of Flip / I Am a Bowl Now is the Happiest Time of Your Life: Flamenco Zero / Why Do We Treat Ourselves Like We Do? / Tally & Orlando Meet the Cockpot Pixie / See You on the Moontower / Poet for Sale / Crocodile Nonsense Poem / Only Make Love If You Want To / I Am / Deya Goddess. [Atom] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny-Ebbets Field 1974 2 x CDs $15.00 The first time ever legit release of this famous radio recording from Denver, CO in May, 1974. This is mid period, but it captures them when Sandy had returned and anything with Sandy is of interest! "British Folk-Rock legends, Fairport Convention recorded LIVE in 1974 with the late Sandy Denny, Dave Mattacks, Jerry Donahue, Dave Pegg, Trevor Lucas & Dave Swarbrick. A magic evening from May 1974. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk-rock movement." [IAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Flied Egg-Dr. Siegel's Fried Egg Shooting Machine $18.00 "Japan's proggers Flied Egg, consisting of former Strawberry Path alumni Shigeru Narumo and Hiro Tsunoda, supported by former Brush leader, Masayoshi Takanaka, released two albums in the early '70s, Dr. Siegel's Fried Egg Machine being the first and undoubtedly the better of the two. Dr. Siegel's..., originally released in 1972, is a much more keyboard-oriented affair, with Narumo adding a Moog, celeste and harpsichord to his usual Hammond and piano line-up. On this album, the musical influences are more Uriah Heep than the previous Hendrix-inspired leanings, although touches of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Deep Purple, Birth Control and even Black Sabbath find their way into the musical mèlange. Dr. Siegel's... presents a rich selection of musical styles, culminating with "Guide Me To The Quietness," a glorious prog epic that brings an inventive and enjoyable album to a climactic finale. Digitally remastered. Numbered, limited collector's edition housed in an LP-replica gatefold card wallet." [Phoenix] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ryan Francis-Works For Piano $13.00 "Ryan Anthony Francis is a remarkable young composer who was born in Portland, Oregon, studied at Julliard and now resides in New York City. His work is brilliant and dynamic, combining the imagination of Ligeti with the minimal language of Steve Reich and John Adams. Fluid and fascinating, his work for solo piano is some of his very best. Performed here by the virtuoso pianist Vicky Chow, a long time colleague of Francis, the music is lush, beautiful and endlessly inventive." Vicky Chow: Piano [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sugar Cane Harris-Cup Full of Dreams (24-bit remastering/mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 First time on CD for this title originally released on MPS, this features Harvey Mandel, Larry Taylor, Dewey Terry, Paul Lagos and others. "Hi Fiddlety - The Hot Rats Connection presents part 1. Sugar Cane Harris was one of the featured violinists on Zappa's may-be-best album ever. Violin wizardry in perfection: Sugar Cane's fourth out of six MPS recording is a jaw-dropping masterpiece that shows the man with the blue fiddle at the zenith of his career..." [Promising Music] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Lard Free-III/Spirale Malax (mini-lp sleeve/remastered) $29.00 Back in stock in limited quantities. Now out of print on CD in any form! Third & final of the original three Lard Free albums. Lard Free, led by Gilbert Artman, were a legendary, early progressive/avant/electronic instrumental group. Along with Heldon this is as close as the French came to "krautrock". This is probably my personal favorite of all of them, & I like all of them a lot! A classic! "Chaotic heavy sound like as early German Rock. The original LP was released on Cobra in 1977. Featuring: Gilbert Artman (orgue, piano, arp synthetiseur, vibraphone, drums premier), Xavier Baulleret (guitares), Yves Lanes (synthy-EMS), Jean-Pierre Thiraut (clarinette). Reissue with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP (full coating sleeve). 2007 digital remaster version, limited 1,000 copies!" [Captain Trip] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Magic Mixture-This is the Magic Mixture (bonus/mini-lp sleeve/remastered) $20.00 "Sunbeam Masters is a series of deluxe CDs celebrating some of the most enduring underground albums of the 1960s and 1970s. Manufactured to the highest standards, each is presented in a mini-LP gatefold sleeve, complete with a full-color booklet (including rare pictures and detailed background information) and archive bonus material. Each release is strictly limited to 1,000 individually-numbered copies. Recorded swiftly and issued briefly on the Saga label in September 1968, the sole album by this mysterious London quartet has become one of the most cherished artifacts of British psychedelia. Sunbeam is delighted to announce the only reissue ever to be produced with the full involvement of the band, boasting better sound quality than ever and telling their story for the first time. Also featured are four previously-unheard bonus tracks dating from the same time as the LP, as well as numerous rare photographs, making this the definitive edition of the album and an essential purchase for all fans of UK psych." "A psychedelic classic, full of swirling guitar work and a heavy organ sound."-The Tapestry Of Delights [Sunbeam] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mazal-Axerico En Selanik $13.00 "A remarkable duo out of France performing traditional and original Sephardic-Jewish songs in an electronica/dance context, Axerico en Selanik is one of the most surprising CDs in recent years to come out on the Tzadik Jewish Series. Charming and endlessly creative, these imaginative interpretations combine a hypnotic rhythmic drive with heartfelt vocals. A modern take on tradition with an ecstatic edge." Thomas Baudriller: Programming, Sampler, Bass, Double-bass, Mandolin Emmanuelle Rouvray: Vocals, Percussion [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Nektar-A Tab In The Ocean (expanded) 2 x CDs $15.00 This was the second album released by this English-by-way-of-Germany spacerock band. It was recorded in 1972 and features Taff Freeman (mellotron, pianos, organ, vocals), Roye Albrighton (guitars, vocals), Mo Moore (bass) and Ron Howden (drums). Despite my fondness for the pure psychedelic progressiveness of Journey To The Centre Of The Eye, A Tab In The Ocean is the first release where they really gain their very unique sound and sense of self. Another excellent spacerock release. Additionally (and this is a big deal for fans) you get a second disc of the group from their very earliest days - a 40' demo tape of more than reasonable quality recorded in Boston (!?!?) in 1970 (!!) [IAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Nektar-Remember The Future (expanded) 2 x CDs $15.00 The third and best-known release by this English group who spent their most popular years in Germany, and are usually thought of as a German band. This was a hugely popular release in the mid 70's, selling hundreds of thousands of copies! Really! Kinda jammy, definitely somewhat Pink Floydy, Nektar were a quartet of vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass and drums. This includes a bunch of extras, including the entire album done live (but not identified as to where and when) and on the second disc, a live show from Brazil in 2007! [IAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mani Neumeier-Smoking the Contracts $14.00 Includes the wonderfully titled song, "Go Ahead, Oren". "Drummer legend Mani Neumeier meets up with guitar extraordinaire Oren Ambarchi and others. "Smoking the Contracts" consists of two extended tracks recorded live in Melbourne in 2007 and 2009. One a duet between Mani and Oren and the other a quartet where the two are joined by Brandan Walls(guitar) and Edmondo Ammendola(bass). Only musicians of this caliber could conjure up a performance as powerful and interwoven as these recordings." [Atavistic] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Pink Floyd-Piper at the Gates of Dawn (remastered/expanded) 40th Anniverary Edition 2 x CDs $8.00 (special) Back in stock and last time back in stock; they're all gone now.... This is really an extraordinary buy on an extraordinary work. Originally released in Fall, 1967, this is the very first album by Pink Floyd and is one of the very best releases from the original psychedelic period of music. Period. Band leader Syd Barrett really was a genius, releasing gem after gem until his downfall, which came early and fast, but you can hear why there's still interest in his work nearly 45 years later and over 35 years after he went silent. The rest of the band back him sympathetically and interestingly and as I said, this is a true high-water mark in adventurous, exploratative music, which manages to combine short song-forms with experimentation and to bestow on long-form wig-outs, the listenability of songs. If you don't own this album, I would say that it basically belongs in *any* rock music collection. "But I already own this", I hear you say. Well, maybe you do, but this 40th Anniversary Edition has the album very sympathetically remastered from the original tapes, both mono and stereo with each version getting its own disc. That's right, for the 1st time in 40 years, you can hear the entire original mono mix of the album - and remember that in 1967 bands used to labor over the mono mixes much longer than over the stereo mix, as most people did not have stereo reproducing equipment. The mono and stereo mixes are quite different and there were many ideas used in the mixing of the mono mix that did not make its way to the more familiar stereo mix and vice-versa. I know this album like the back of my hand and the mono mix was a minor revelation. So, again, you probably need this. Unconditionally recommended at any price and at this price?... [EMI] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jean-Luc Ponty-Open Strings (24-bit remastering/mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 First time on CD for this title, which was the last album he released under his own name before he formed his famous 70s fusion group and released Aurora! "Hi Fiddlety - The Hot Rats Connection presents part 2. Jean-Luc Ponty was one of the featured violinists on Zappa's may-be-best album ever. Just before his American breakthrough the French violin star opened his mind towards bridges between pop, rock and free structures, stimulated by some of the most interesting personalities of these days like Joachim Kuhn and Philip Catherine (and Steve Lacy's drummer Oliver Johnson!)." [Promising Music] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Seabrook Power Plant-II $12.00 I've seen this wild, great and extraordinary power trio of electrified banjo, bass and drums twice and the second time was signficantly better than the 'already great' 1st time. Their mixture of the banjo's unique sounds combined with skronk/punk-jazz makes for a unique take on the 2011 version of 'the downtown sound' (now relocated to Williamsburg, Brooklyn). Take 10% no-wave, 50% punk jazz ala Zevious/Massacre and 40% something completely original and that's what these guys present. A fine release and a just slaying live outfit! Highly recommended! "Frank Zappa got it right when he referred to Steve Vai’s style as “stunt guitar,” and up to a point, Brandon Seabrook champions that strain of metalloid virtuosity (e.g., “Black Sheep Squadron” above). But on 2010’s Seabrook Power Plant and the new Seabrook Power Plant II, the guitarist f**ks with our heads by playing much of his crazy-impossible music on banjo (e.g., “Lamborghini Helicopter,” “I’m Too Good for You,” “Sacchetto Mal D’Aria,” “Forcep Protection”). The extraordinary sonic color, rhythmic daredevilry and sheer filth coming from Seabrook’s instruments can be downright alarming—if someone can explain what is happening at 1:15 on “Kush Lamps Ablaze,” please do. Drummer/brother Jared Seabrook and bassist Tom Blancarte help keep it fun. Catch ’em live and you’re surely in for it."-David R. Adler "Seabrook Powerplant II, the follow-up to their incendiary debut release, with tenor banjo/guitarist Brandon Seabrook focusing on composition and in-studio production to pursue the trio's destruction of the walls separating punk, folk and jazz. Following their critically acclaimed self-titled debut, which stunned NPR’s A Blog Supreme by terrifyingly sustaining a “crazed state of improvisation,” and numerous live dates, one of which alarmed the New York Times with its “grimly combative clamor,” the group returns with a fresh book of 8 electrifying, category-demolishing compositions on vinyl and CD. Seabrook Power Plant started, says Brandon Seabrook, “as an outlet for my writing and a chance to experiment with sound approach and improvisation on tenor banjo.” Jared Seabrook on drums and bassist Tom Blancarte, the trio was designed to articulate the unique and underexplored percussive capacities of the tenor banjo, an instrument Brandon first engaged while a student at New England Conservatory. Initially inspired by drummer Bob Moses, with whom he studied closely in Boston, Brandon’s diverse influences are evident in his unrivaled approach to the instrument. “Slayer’s Dave Lombardo and Zeppelin’s John Bonham,” he claims, “inspire me equally, as does Thelonious Monk.” While the group’s debut leaned heavily on improvisations built around Brandon’s wild banjo explorations, on Seabrook Power Plant II they emphasize constructing a vigorous band dialogue grounded on a remarkable set of original compositions. After a year and a half of concentrated rehearsals and feverish gigs, this muscular document shows them unleashing the full force of their musical arsenal... From the Minutemen’s jazz-centric econo-punk to the bristling twang-rock of the Meat Puppets, Seabrook Power Plant joins a wide array of musical references without ever slipping into the grips of replication. In part due to their unique instrumentation, the band’s unyielding vision and superb ability as a musical unit sets them apart from their contemporaries. Alongside Sun City Girls, Frank Zappa, and Henry Flynt, Seabrook Power Plant is crafting a sonic universe of its own through daringly unusual and adventurous music." [Loyal Label] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Seabrook Power Plant-II viny lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only; outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted) $16.00 Beautiful lp version of this great disc! I've seen this wild, great and extraordinary power trio of electrified banjo, bass and drums twice and the second time was signficantly better than the 'already great' 1st time. Their mixture of the banjo's unique sounds combined with skronk/punk-jazz makes for a unique take on the 2011 version of 'the downtown sound' (now relocated to Williamsburg, Brooklyn). Take 10% no-wave, 50% punk jazz ala Zevious/Massacre and 40% something completely original and that's what these guys present. A fine release and a just slaying live outfit! Highly recommended! "Frank Zappa got it right when he referred to Steve Vai’s style as “stunt guitar,” and up to a point, Brandon Seabrook champions that strain of metalloid virtuosity (e.g., “Black Sheep Squadron” above). But on 2010’s Seabrook Power Plant and the new Seabrook Power Plant II, the guitarist f**ks with our heads by playing much of his crazy-impossible music on banjo (e.g., “Lamborghini Helicopter,” “I’m Too Good for You,” “Sacchetto Mal D’Aria,” “Forcep Protection”). The extraordinary sonic color, rhythmic daredevilry and sheer filth coming from Seabrook’s instruments can be downright alarming—if someone can explain what is happening at 1:15 on “Kush Lamps Ablaze,” please do. Drummer/brother Jared Seabrook and bassist Tom Blancarte help keep it fun. Catch ’em live and you’re surely in for it."-David R. Adler "Seabrook Powerplant II, the follow-up to their incendiary debut release, with tenor banjo/guitarist Brandon Seabrook focusing on composition and in-studio production to pursue the trio's destruction of the walls separating punk, folk and jazz. Following their critically acclaimed self-titled debut, which stunned NPR’s A Blog Supreme by terrifyingly sustaining a “crazed state of improvisation,” and numerous live dates, one of which alarmed the New York Times with its “grimly combative clamor,” the group returns with a fresh book of 8 electrifying, category-demolishing compositions on vinyl and CD. Seabrook Power Plant started, says Brandon Seabrook, “as an outlet for my writing and a chance to experiment with sound approach and improvisation on tenor banjo.” Jared Seabrook on drums and bassist Tom Blancarte, the trio was designed to articulate the unique and underexplored percussive capacities of the tenor banjo, an instrument Brandon first engaged while a student at New England Conservatory. Initially inspired by drummer Bob Moses, with whom he studied closely in Boston, Brandon’s diverse influences are evident in his unrivaled approach to the instrument. “Slayer’s Dave Lombardo and Zeppelin’s John Bonham,” he claims, “inspire me equally, as does Thelonious Monk.” While the group’s debut leaned heavily on improvisations built around Brandon’s wild banjo explorations, on Seabrook Power Plant II they emphasize constructing a vigorous band dialogue grounded on a remarkable set of original compositions. After a year and a half of concentrated rehearsals and feverish gigs, this muscular document shows them unleashing the full force of their musical arsenal... From the Minutemen’s jazz-centric econo-punk to the bristling twang-rock of the Meat Puppets, Seabrook Power Plant joins a wide array of musical references without ever slipping into the grips of replication. In part due to their unique instrumentation, the band’s unyielding vision and superb ability as a musical unit sets them apart from their contemporaries. Alongside Sun City Girls, Frank Zappa, and Henry Flynt, Seabrook Power Plant is crafting a sonic universe of its own through daringly unusual and adventurous music." [Loyal Label] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Tangent-Going Off on Two CD + NTSC (all region) DVD $27.00 "The Tangent release Going Off On Two" is their second live DVD/CD. As an independent Fan-funded release, this DVD shows the new band performing over 90 minutes of music from different areas of their career. Filmed in a studio environment the DVD is energetic and vital, beautifully recorded and filmed. Showcasing the five piece lineup of the all British band in an entirely LIVE situation with no overdubbing, the band work their way through classics like "In Darkest Dreams" and "GPS Culture" and jawdropping live versions of songs from the "Down & Out In Paris & London" album like "Where are they Now?" and "Perdu Dans Paris". in addition there's a completely new song "The Mind's Eye" (unavailable anywhere else at present) which is a preview of the new studio album "COMM" due for release later in 2011. Theo Travis (Sax & Flute) joins up again with band leader Andy Tillison (Keyboards & Vocals) - Jonathan Barrett (Bass), Tony Latham (Drums) and the incredible 22 year old guitarist Luke Machin whose work on this DVD will amaze everyone! This is a 2 disc set that includes the DVD with extra subtitled commentary, interviews and photo gallery and audio CD that contains most of the music from the video." [Sally Collyer] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ TheRhythmIsOdd-Raw Material $13.00 TheRhythmIsOdd were formerly known as Trio, and we have stocked a previous album by them entitled "From Nowhere to Eternity". On that one, they played a sort of heavy power trio fusion music. Here, they've not only changed their name, but they have changed their approach. This is a heavy, psych/out/jammer, which will remind you of groups like early Guru Guru, Sepsis and Loch Ness. The band plays with total authority and also with total abandon. Unbelievably great if you like this style; highly recommended. [TRIO] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Emil Viklicky-The Funky Way of Emil Vicklicky $13.00 Well, it's a silly concept and sillier cover, but if this hipster compilation will allow people to hear the music released between 1974-1987 by this Czech keyboardist (probably best known to Waysiders for his work with Energit), all's the better and it's reasonably priced too. [Vampisoul] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ John Zorn-The Satyr's Play: Cerberus $17.00 "Two dramatic new worlds in sound from our downtown Alchemist who continues to confound and defy expectations well into his fourth decade of recorded activity. Scored for two percussionists, The Satyr's Play is a dramatic work that mysteriously evokes the decadent excesses of Bacchanalia and Saturnalia. Presented in book form accompanied by a esoteric text beautifully illustrated with rare drawings by the great mystical artist Austin Osman Spare, this is a work of subtle nuance and sexuality. In contrast, Cerberus, is a flamboyant and dynamic trio for brass. A demonic piece featuring three undisputed Brass virtuosos, it jumps styles, moods and genres in classic Zorn fashion. Radical, moody and colorful chamber works for the 21st century." Cyro Baptista: Percussion Marcus Rojas: Tuba David Taylor: Bass Trombone Kenny Wollesen: Percussion Peter Evans: Trumpet [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Below are six (!!!) new Cuneiform releases and a re-printing of an out of print classic, which are not going to be generally released for another 4 weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a small fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. Afuche-Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match $15.00 "An evolving local group with a cacophonous yet catchy approach..." – The New Yorker “Afuche’s palpable onstage energy is key to the unique corner the band has carved for itself in the ever-saturated Brooklyn music scene.” - Jezebel Music Based out of Brooklyn, NY and creating a group sound that is truly their own, Afuche is a band that needs to be heard by lovers of adventurous, modern progressive music! Formed by Ruben Sindo Acosta & Zach Ryalls in 2008, they have been adding to the ensemble and evolving their sound by writing, performing, and touring non-stop – it was at one of their many shows where we found them and watched their continued development with keen interest. Afuche is a 5 piece band featuring Ruben on keyboard, vocals and percussion, Zach on guitar, Denny Tek on bass, Andrew Carrico on baritone sax and Max Jaffe on drum. Taking their cues from Can, The Dirty Projectors, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, James Brown, Tortoise, as well as African and Afro-Cuban music, they take these musical influences as a base and apply their own group sound to it and bend it all into a hybrid, original and very progressive contemporary rock music that is interestingly complex without losing its inviting quality; most of all Afuche is a lot of fun. Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match is a showcase of a group whose sound is more than the sum of its parts. Recorded mainly live in the studio with minimal textural overdubs in one day, it is Afuche presenting their work with just as you would experience it at one of their lively and exciting shows. The fearless intensity and the strong group dynamic in the playing - extremely notable in such a young band - pours through the speakers; their sound is catchy and mesmerizing and will have you moving in ways you never thought possible! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cheer-Accident-No Ifs, Ands or Dogs $15.00 "Tons of weird rock records have streamed out of Chicago over the past two decades, but none have blended pop smarts and avant-garde impulses as skillfully as this marvelous brainteaser of an album..." – Time Out New York Emerging from the incredibly diverse crucible of music that is Chicago, Cheer-Accident embodies and re-affirms the “promises made” by previous generations of progressive rock, post-punk, and post rock bands—the creation of a thoroughly new rock-based music. There are bands with pretty melodies, bands that rock, bands that dazzle with exalted technique, bands that make you laugh, and bands aiming to perplex even the most intrepid listener. Cheer-Accident is all those things and more, truly a band for the 21st century. Cheer-Accident wrap creativeness inside an inviting enigma of honeyed vocals, harmonious pop melody, and thorny dissonance. They have the rare ability to synthesize and juxtapose pure pop, thundering rock, and avant-garde complexity and ambiguity, intuition and intellect, sweetness and sarcasm, to create a stunning signature sound.No Ifs, Ands, or Dogs, Cheer-Accident’s 17th album is a kaleidoscopic, inclusive trip into a musical madhouse that you’ll want to stay lost within. The core membership of the ever-shifting organism that is Cheer-Accident remains Thymme Jones (vocals, keyboards, brass, synth, drums); Carmen Armillas (vocals), Alex Perkolup (vocals, bass, guitar), and Jeff Libersher (vocals, guitar, keys, trumpet, bass), with able and many assists from D. Bayne (trombone, keyboards), Andrea Faught (vocals, keyboards), and Lise Gilly (saxophones), among others. Everyone makes significant and important and wonderful contributions, but since the vocalist is always the focal point in bands, I want to mention that Carmen is a real find, with a powerfully emotive voice; she really lends a huge presence to this album, working beautifully with Thymme and Jeff and the rest. The songs on No Ifs… run the gamut of everything that makes Cheer-Accident an exceptional band: prickly, lurching psychedelia with honeyed singing, quizzical Steve Reich-meets-King Crimson rockers, and sweetly peculiar soft-pop a la Beach Boys and Free Design. This diversity does not denote dilettantism, however; Cheer Accident empowers and devotes itself to whatever style, mode, or genre it absorbs. Even after a few listens, regardless of stylistic diversity displayed during No Ifs, Ands or Dogs is the commitment to primo performance of the album/music/concept as a whole — songs often lead into one another, going from a self-contained song to a introduction (or a coda) depending on where you are or where your focus is in the listening. After the critical acclaim and expanded audience that greeted Cheer-Accident after the release of Fear Draws Misfortune, the group responded as they always do; by a reinvention of their sound. A wonderful album that is – as usual - also something completely different! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gösta Berlings Saga-Glue Works $15.00 "Masterpiece…or thereabouts: 5/5" – Lowcut Magazine "This is hypnotic, robotic, thankfully long and yet somehow, so damn soulful. Also, I haven’t heard a Fender Rhodes being played like this since like forever....It doesn’t get better than this." – Deaf Sparrow Named after one of the most notable Swedish books of all time, Gösta Berlings Saga are currently one of Sweden's most notable bands. The group are a modern instrumental rock band and their style combines post-rock, progressive rock, minimalism, avant-rock, collage/sound and more, all recorded and combined with unusual and interesting studio techniques. The four members of Gösta Berlings Saga, with their diverse musical backgrounds and personalities find a common focal point in the music they create together. Each individual effort is melted into the pot and glued together with the rest to create something greater together. The collage as a working method; Soft glued to rough. Epic glued to tiny. Minimalism glued to maximalism, all to create a new whole. For their third album and their first for Cuneiform, they have created an album that is highly and creatively produced. The solid backbone of the band is always the focus and the core: Alexander Skepp (drums and percussion), Einar Baldursson (guitars), David Lundberg (Fender Rhodes, synthesizers and Mellotron), Gabriel Hermansson (bass). With the engineering and production work of Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, White Willow, etc) the band has created a truly all-embracing and forward thinking album. The disc is packed with creative and surprising flourishes from guest musicians performing on French horn, musical saw, cello, trumpet and more. There is always a lot going on that makes Glue Works much more than 'merely' a document of band performing; the group is performing extremely well, but the production work incorporates many unique elements into the album in surprising ways. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Rhizome CD + NTSC (all region) DVD + download coupon $15.00 "In 1973, a rock guitarist and an electronic knob-twiddler released a revered and trail-blazing document in contemporary ambient music: Robert Fripp and Brian Eno's No Pussyfooting. Thirty-five years later, guitarist Richard Pinhas and noise artist Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) have formed the 21st century version of the concept." – Brandon Wu/Washington City Paper It's interesting that Brandon Wu compares the work of Richard Pinhas and Merzbow to Fripp and Eno. At the time it was recorded, No Pussyfooting was considered to be practically 'noise' (sound familiar?) and Robert Fripp has gone on record about how the record label didn't want to release the album because it would affect the commercial impact of these artsts. Yet, with time, the work the duo did was absorbed into the greater musical universe - if not into the mainstream - and its influence continues to this day. While it's never safe to predict the future, perhaps the unlikely but also quite logical meeting of Richard's billowing clouds of guitarwork with Masami's well considered sonic assault will also prove to be influencial upon the larger musical universe. In any event, this recording from September, 2010, expands upon their first studio meeting, Keio Line and offers an obvious follow-up, as well as new twists to the sound. The first pressing of Rhizome also includes a number of bonuses not available after the initial pressing: a bonus DVD of a generous excerpt of the duo's performance at the Sonic Circuits festival as well as a download coupon for their performance in Paris, November 12, 2008. "A surprising meeting of minds and one of the strongest CDs I've heard in a while." – Musicworks [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 blue vinyl edition lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $18.00 "...arguably one of the finest works in either artist’s canon; hypnotic like Harmonia and monumental like Mountains. ... 4 stars" – Spencer Grady, Record Collector "Merzbow’s collaboration with French pioneer Richard Pinhas features some of his best music and gleefully amplifies the psychedelic tendencies of both composers." – Luke Schleicher, Laughter "...an album of ambient soundscapes that prove noise can indeed be beautiful, and that it's possible to dispense with conventional constructs of rhythm, melody and harmony yet still create something both musical and profound...it's...quite extraordinary just how appealing it is." – John Kelman, All About Jazz, In 2007, guitarist and rock electronics innovator Richard Pinhas performed in Tokyo and then performed a duo concert with notorious 'noise' artist Merzbow. Both men were so excited by the duo concert, they immediately booked studio time to make the recordings that became their first duo release Keio Line. The duo continue to perform together; this concert performance and recording was their first meeting together after Keio Line. It was recorded at Les Instants Chavirés in Paris on November 12, 2008. Even though they had only worked together for a very short time the year before, the duo had already established a recognizable sound with Richard's metronic and spacey guitar figures being worked over by Merzbow's electronic mayhem in a glorious, psychedelic death spiral. Paris 2008 is a vinyl-only release; the first vinyl released by Cuneiform in over 20 years! There are only 500 copies made and there will not be a repress; this lp edition is the only way to buy this in a physical format. The lp comes with a digital download card for the music and if you buy it from Cuneiform, your copy will be on beautiful blue vinyl; there are only 100 blue copies! You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 blue vinyl edition lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for outside of the USA) $25.00 http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Wadada Leo Smith/Organic-Heart's Reflection 2 x CDs $21.00 "Organic’s music is a swirling roar, part fusion and part jazz rock orchestra, like a combination of Burnt Sugar and Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats Ensemble. – The Wire, February 2010 cover story "Organic’s music is powerfully electric and electronic in nature; fiery and interactive in character; contemporary, spiritual and politically conscious, its creative energy is heartfelt and connected with the human feeling." – Wadada Leo Smith Although he made his reputation over decades and decades of work in the free jazz and improvised music realm and as a early member of Chicago's hugely influencial AACM (the Association for the Advancement of Creative Music), trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has long been interested in larger ensembles and electric music as well. Heart’s Reflections is a bold double-disc set that features Wadada Leo Smith's Organic, a predominately electric, fourteen-piece group, a band most notable for a lineup marked by four guitarists. In addition to Smith, who plays both acoustic and electric trumpet, the extraordinary lineup on Heart’s Reflection includes: Brandon Ross, Michael Gregory, Lamar Smith, and Josh Gerowitz on guitar; Skuli Sverrisson and John Lindberg on bass; Angelica Sanchez on acoustic and electric piano; Stephanie Smith on violin; Casey Anderson on alto saxophone; Casey Butler on tenor saxophone; Mark Trayle and Charlie Burgin on laptops; and Pheeroan AkLaff on drums. For a record by such a large group, at times the sound is surprisingly sparse and delicate - both qualities that have long marked Smith's work, while at other times, it sizzles and stomps! There a strong melodies and strong solos throughout; this is not a big band blow-out, but a carefully scored and worked out set of compositions. Though longtime listeners who haven't followed Wadada's work in the last decade might be surprised at times by the fierceness of Organic’s rhythm section, Heart’s Reflections is nonetheless marked by the trumpeter’s usual touchstones: long sustained notes, occasional clipped phrases, and a tough-to-define playfulness that infuses all of his work. Coming across like the next evolutionary step after Miles Davis’ electric era, Heart’s Reflection is a vibrant set that harkens back to the blues influence of Smith’s Mississippi childhood, and looks forward to still-developing realms of noise and electronics. The album fuses a galaxy of influences into a natural and accessible form, offering an ideal entry point into Smith’s vast oeuvre. Heart’s Reflections should appeal to fans of groove-oriented jazz, as well as rock and electronics audiences with a taste for adventure. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phil Miller-Cutting Both Ways $15.00 Back in print after several years of unavailability. Phil Miller made his name as guitarist with the legendary Canterbury bands Delivery, Matching Mole, Hatfield & the North and National Health. After the demise of National Health, he began preparing for a solo career that began with Cutting Both Ways and continues to this day. This was the first album released under his own name, and the first album to feature his band In Cahoots, who are pretty much of a supergroup themselves: Hugh Hopper-bass (Soft Machine), Elton Dean-saxes (Soft Machine), Peter Lemer-keyboards (Gilgamesh, Mike Oldfield, Pierre Moerlen's Gong) & Pip Pyle-drums (Gong, Hatfield, National Health). Additionally, two tracks are multi-overdubbed meetings between Phil and keyboardist Dave Stewart (Egg, Hatfield, National Health) and Barbara Gaskin (Hatfield). Canterbury jazz/rock of the highest order. "This album comprises two aspects of my compositional output. The first is represented by the four pieces recorded by my band, In Cahoots, and the second by the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave Stewart. In Cahoots has toured Europe extensively in the past two years. The music recorded here is largely a result of the live-in-the-studio approach. This contrasts with the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave. Here the orientation is towards multi-tracking, utilizing the latests developments in music technology."– Phil Miller [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA & Canada only) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $74.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for customers outside of the USA and Canada) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $88.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA only) 5 CDs/1 vinyl lp (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD/1 vinyl lp) $91.00 Save $12.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 6 new Cuneiform titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow CD, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow vinyl lp, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): GUTBUCKET (interview) http://fracture-compound.com/ HUGH HOPPER http://new.music.yahoo.com/ LED BIB http://jazztimes.com/articles/ NEW YORK ART QUARTET http://www.jazzword.com/ RICHARD PINHAS http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ JOHN SURMAN http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ UNIVERS ZERO http://www.progressor.net/ UZ JSME DOMA http://blurt-online.com/ http://gapplegateguitar. http://www.seaoftranquility. ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ AFUCHE (our latest signing! CD out in May!) May 21 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY (record release show - opening for Tune-Yards) JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti May 6 - Democracy Center - 45 Mt. Auburn St. - Harvard Sq, Cambridge, MA - $8.00 June 17 - Zumix - 260 Sumner St. - East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777 - 8:00 pm November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CHEER-ACCIDENT June 4 - Le Grattoir - 11 blvd. Kelsch 88400 - Gerardmer, France June 5 - Musique Action Festival - Nancy, France June 6 - tba June 7 - tba June 8 - Immerhin - Bahnhofplatz 2 (Posthalle) - 97080 Würzburg, Germany June 9 - Schokoladen - Ackerstr. 169 - Berlin, Germany June 10 - tba - Basel, Switzerland June 11 - tba - Zurich, Switzerland (?) June 12 tba June 13 - Mogambo - Plaza Jose Maria Sert, 15, 20018 - San Sebastian, Spain: June 14 - Rock And Pop - Calle de Albasanz, 79 - Madrid, Spain June 15 - La Ley Seca - Calle de Sevilla, 2 - 50006, Zaragosa, Spain June 16 - Moog - Calle Arc del Teatre, 3 - 08001, Barcelona, Spain June 17 - La Route du Son - 1 allée Montesquieu, 64140 - Pau, France June 18 - tba - Paris, France (?) CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE June 25 - Doctor Nerve (with Jersey Band and Turn Around Norman) - The Windup Space - 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855 GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA (our latest signing! CD out in May!) May 11 - Special - Oulu - Finland May 12 - Dynamo - Turku - Finland May 13 - Korijaamo - Helsinki - Finland May 14 - Telakka - Tampere - Finland May 28 - TeaterStudio Lederman - Stockholm, Sweden (record release show!) GUTBUCKET April 27 - Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY May 2 - Rockshop - Brooklyn, NY May 9 - Redcat - Los Angeles, CA (Gutbucket chamber orchestra) May 10 - Revolution Cafe - San Francisco, CA May 11 - Cafe Van Kleef - Oakland, CA May 12 - Hotel Utah - San Francisco, CA May 13 - Secret Society Lounge - Portland, OR May 14 - Cafe Racer - Seattle, WA May 22 - Local 269 - NYC, NY November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB April 29 - Jazzclub Tonne - Dresden, Germany April 30 - tba - Dachau, Germany May 4 - Metelkova - Ljubjana, Slovenia July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND June 3 - The Falcoln - 1348 Rte 9w - Marlboro, NY 12542 (845) 236-7970 August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) RICHARD PINHAS May 20 - F.I.M.A.V - Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada (with Wolf Eyes and Merzbow!) for the rest of the tour, Richard will be performing in a duo with Duncan Pinhas May 26 - The Boat - 158 Augusta Ave - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 9:00 pm May 27 - The Shop art and performance studio - 4314 Main St. - Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (with: Ga'an, Forget the Times, Michael Johnsen) / 8:00 - 11:00 pm / $8.00 - all ages May 28 - tbc - Detroit May 29 - The Strutt - 773 West Michigan - Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 492-7200 (with Unitard, Forget the Times, Boron Nuzzle) showtime: 9:00 / $8.00 18+ May 30 - The Abbey - Chicago, IL (with Magas + Scum Ra (featuring Plastic Crimewave and Kathy of Spires That In The Sunset Rise) + Mark Solotroff - doors 8:00/show 8:30 - $10.00 / $12.00 at door June 1 - The Happy Dog - 5801 Detroit Avenue - Cleveland, OH June 3 - (tbc) Soft House - Baltimore, MD June 4 - The Schoolhouse - 330 Ellery St (at Broadway) Bushwick, Brooklyn (subway: J, M to Flushing; G to Broadway) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL May 7 - St Clement’s Church - Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9JF - UK - doors at 6:45/band on at 7:45. Tickets £10.00 - click here to get tickets in advance ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE May 20 - Barbés, 376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY - (347) 422-0248, 8 - 9:30pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THINKING PLAGUE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UZ JSME DOMA September 3 and 4 - the 17th annual Progday - Storybook Farm - Chapel Hill, North Carolina ZEVIOUS November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ Rest in Peace: POLY STYRENE (lead vocalist for X-Ray Spex and a female punk rock icon. "They say little girls should be seen but not heard, but I say..." ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : ACCORDO DEI CONTRARI-Kublai JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes ELTON DEAN'S NINESENSE-Ninesense Suite (finally! recorded 6/20/81 and long rumored to be released, this show from the band's final tour finally makes it out!) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! JEAN PHILLIPE GOUDE-Drones (reissue of a minor classic synthi release) JAKKO JAKSZYK/MEL COLLINS/ROBERT FRIPP/TONY LEVIN/GAVIN HARRISON-A Scarcity of Miracles (they aren't calling this "KING CRIMSON", but this sure looks like a winner....) KARI IKONEN and KARIKKO-The Helsinki Suite (incredibly great, 2nd album by this wonderful Finnish jazz/rock group) ISOTOPE-Isotope -Illusion -Deep End (the 3 very excellent albums by this '2nd generation' UK jazz/rock group, led by Gary Boyle; these have been very hard to get for some time. Reissued by Esoteric) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) ROB MAZUREK/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND-Tres Cabecase Loucuras ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) WOBBLER-The Rites of Dawn ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) ZOMBI-Escape Velocity (new release from this always great and always entertaining synth/drums duo) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp162.net/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: Accordo Dei Contrari-Kublai $17.00 Very excellent and not to mention eagerly-awaited to release by this very excellent Italian jazz/rock band. As good as, or better than the debut, this ups the wattage a bit, but basically continues to deliver on their 'instrumental Deus ex Machina meets Mahavishnu' sound while the years that have passed since their first one have only served to make them greater. Additionally, Richard Sinclair sings on a track, giving it some ties to the Canterbury sound. Really great. Highly recommended. "Kublai represents ordered chaos, light and dark, the balance between written and improvised music, as illustrated both by the cover and by the music. On the cover is the same sphere of Kinesis, but transformed into something different, which appears to be more linear, essential and complex at the same time. Many small irregular circles are subtly interwoven in a larger regular circle. This is the logo of Accordo dei Contrari (Accord of the Opposites)." [ADC] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Aguaturbia-Psychedelic Drugstore $10.00 (special) "Aguaturbia (or "murky waters") were Chile's premier underground rock band in the late '60s and early '70s, though their uncompromising attitude caused them to flee for the U.S. in 1970, leaving behind two hyper-rare albums. This brilliant compilation gathers the best tracks from those LPs (original copies of which have changed hands for well into four figures). Taking in fuzz-drenched originals and covers of contemporary rock standards, their music combines the savage guitar work of Carlos Corales with the haunting vocals of his wife Denise to stunning effect, and is essential listening for all psych fans. Also included are historical sleevenotes." "Chile's primary underground psychedelic band. Their music is characterized by powerful female vocals and very heavy fuzz guitar work."-Dreams, Fantasies & Nightmares [Relics] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Miles Davis-Live Evil 2 x CDs $11.00 (special) Back in stock! Tremendous price on two albums of (mostly live) astonishment. This album was (mostly) recorded live at Washington DC's Cellar Door on the one night (October 19, 1970) that John McLaughlin came down from NYC to join the regular group of Miles, Keith Jarrett, Gary Bartz, Michael Henderson, Jack DeJohnette and Airto Moreira. Too bad I was only 12 at the time, or I would have mosey'd down there too. With the posthumous release of all of the shows in the "Cellar Door" box, I have read a lot of reviews that the addition of Johnny meant that the 'balance' of the original group was thrown off kilter by his addition and you don't really get the feel of the real group by listening to this and blah blah blah. Lemme tell you something; Johnny f**king slays and Miles & Teo were no dummies; if they chose the material with McLaughlin, it's because they felt that he absolutely raised the bar on the one night he appeared. And they were right. Absolutely essential, early, wild and hairy jazz/rock. Priceless...and now inexpensive too! [Sony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dionysos-Dionysos $10.00 (special) While they last, this is 45% off the regular price. "Dionysos was one of Canada's most influential early progressive rock bands. Having formed in Quebec in 1969, they gained a name for combining French-language vocals with intricate musical interplay, and played at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in 1971. This classic debut appeared the same year, combining stoner rock with psychedelia, blues and progressive influences, and makes a welcome return to CD here, together with background notes." "The majority of this album is guitar and keyboard rock with progressive moves."-The Acid Archives "The album experiments with psychedelia, blues and rock, and includes some fine progressive moments."-progquebec.com [Axis] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Doom Ribbons-The Violence, The Violence $13.00 Yes, I know you don't know who this is, but take 2 minutes and read this! Doom Ribbons is a duo that features guitarist/composer Shane Perlowin from Ahleuchatistas, joined by drummer/percussionist James Owen. You would expect it to sound a lot like the Ahleuchatistas, but the sound is a lot less intense and a lot more psychedelic. There's some nice added instrumentation on violin, accordion, double bass, saxes and trumpet, and sonic surprises abound, such as the fourth track that sounds like Faust jamming with Urban Sax. Anyway, in my book this is a hard-core keeper; probably the best record I heard this month. High recommended! "Doom Ribbons is a band from Asheville, North Carolina, featuring multi-intrumentalist/vocalist James Owen and guitarist Shane Perlowin (Ahleuchatistas). The Violence The Violence is Doom Ribbons' debut album. It is a beautiful and haunting opus and a lament for humanity's folly. An ambitious conceptual work over three years in the making, it moves from ambient soundscapes, to epic world beat, to acoustic psychedelia, to tension-building post rock, to noise, to nuanced sound-collage, and it features guest musicians Meghan Mulhearn on violin, Tyler Kittle on tenor sax, Simon Goldberg on trumpet, August Hoerr on accordion, and Joseph Burkett on upright bass." RIYL: Terry Riley, Bob Fripp, Autechre, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Fred Frith, Bob Ostertag, Konono, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Edgard Varese, Ennio Morricone, Henry Cowell, John Cage, Colleen, The Beach Boys, Moondog" You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ England-The Last of the Jubblies $10.00 (special) While they last, this is 45% off the usual price! This rarities collection by this great 'one and done' UK symphonic rock band has unavailable for many years and makes a welcome return here. "England have been described as "the last of the great '70s symphonic prog bands." Drenched in Mellotron and influenced by Yes and Genesis, their Garden Shed is one of the best-loved albums to have emerged from the 1970s UK progressive scene. Last Of The Jubblies is a collection of rare non-album recordings by the band, and a treat for their many fans, showcasing their inimitable songwriting and intricate instrumental work. Includes liner notes." [Relics] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Brian Eno-1971-1977: The Man Who Fell To Earth NTSC (all region) DVD $17.00 "The first ever film about one of the most influential characters in the history of modern music. Musician, composer, producer, music theorist, singer and visual artist; probably best known for his early work with Roxy Music, his production duties for U2 & Coldplay, and as one of the principal innovators of ambient music. This documentary film - the first ever about Eno - explores his life, career and music between the years 1971 & 1977, the period that some view as his golden age. Featuring numerous exclusive interviews, contributions from a range of musicians, writers, collaborators and friends - plus performance and studio film and an abundance of the most exceptional music ever created." [Sexy Intellectual] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Flied Egg-Good Bye $10.00 (special) A reissue of a stupidly rare Japanese psych/heavy album, originally released on Japanese Vertigo in 1972. They were a short-lived offshoot of Strawberry Path. "The 2nd and last album from Flied Egg, also originally released in 1972 on Japanese Vertigo. It's a theoretical live album, with a miraculously heavier "rockin" sound than Dr. Siegel's Fried Egg Shooting Machine. Number of tracks with the word "woman" in the title? A mere one. But don't let that lessen the sensational experience of your your brain cells slowly killing themselves off one by one as this stoner-magnet spins in your player." [Bamboo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Grobschnitt-Die Grobschnitt Story 0 : 2 x CDs $18.00 Back in stock This is an amazing archival release of early and unreleased Grobschnitt, recorded just before they recorded their first album. These are pretty much perfect quality recordings that include much of the material that would be featured on their first album but there are also many unreleased pieces too. Additionally you get some live material, including a version of Die Sinfonie which is over 30' long and which Grobschnitt fans know can be considered sort of a early proto-version of Solar Music! This would be great under any circumstances, but the 1st Grobschnitt album has never been released on CD, so this is like having a better and bigger version! [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Grobschnitt-Die Grobschnitt Story 1 : 2 x CDs $18.00 This was originally released nearly 20 years ago by Eroc, and consists of previously unreleased live and studio recordings, but it has been out of print for a decade; nice to see it available again! "We are writing the year 1994 and it's time to tell a story - the story of a band and the history of their time. For those who took part in it, and for the ones who never had the chance to do so and would give anything to experience how the spotlight's turned on for the legend among the bands of German Rock History. They were the best. They were indescribable. Never again a non-commercial German band managed to crowd the places with audience like Grobschnitt did with their unique performance combining music and theatre, adventures and fun, and dream and reality. This new issue of The Grobschnitt-Story was remastered with the latest technical achievements and now finally transfers the recordings of our long history how it always was intended." [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Grobschnitt-Die Grobschnitt Story 2 : 2 x CDs $18.00 This was originally released nearly 15 years ago by Eroc, and consists of previously unreleased live and studio recordings, but it has been out of print for a decade; nice to see it available again! "It's 1998 and time to continue the story. And above all it gets more and more important to introduce the picture of a band which is still considered by so many as "the best German live act", to all those who never had the chance to experience this legend live on stage. There was always a discrepancy between Grobschnitt's albums and their live performances. The often uttered statement "you never come across on record as you do live" definitely had it's right. On one hand a studio recording only shows a freezeframe of a working process done with more or less perfection, while performances in front of a living audience are completely different from "performances" in a soundproof recording-room. Like most of Rock History's bands, Grobschnitt also succumbed to this fact. On the other hand there were two basic differences that raised Grobschnitt above many other groups: Grobschnitt offered much more than "only" music on stage. And Grobschnitt existed that long, so several generations of fans only got to know their specific timeframe. Hardly any fan who enjoyed THE CREW rocking in 1968 and 1969 the Beat-Festivals at the Vestlandhalle in Recklinghausen, still attended the debut performance of Rockpommel's Land in 1976. And nobody who experienced Grobschnitt's live performances with two drummers in 1971 sang along when they played "Der Weg nach Haus" at their very last concert ever on 4th of December 1989 at Hagen City Hall. Many of those who still consider themselves as absolute die-hard-fans never saw "Baer" on bass guitar (1970 til 1975) or "Mist" on keyboards (1973 til 1982) live on stage because they joined in later. And others never could experience the band live. This makes it even more important to create with the Grobschnitt-Story a comprehensive insight, to get rid of rumours, conjecture and envy. Grobschnitt were not (only) the "Sauerland Lunatics". In addition to that they scarcely were those typical impassive representatives of clumsy Teuton music somebody somewhen branded as "Krautrock". Also it is inappropriate to consider them a late 60s hippie-commune of hempseed brains. Over decades Grobschnitt were to a great extent an unbelievable hard working creative bond of talented musicians with ideas in many cases far ahead of their time. It is kind of idle when nowaday's generations are chasing acts who try to cover up their helplessness with e.g. martial affectation and fireeffects and thereby always keep their eyes on the profit. Grobschnitt set the stages on fire right from the beginning using nothing but fun and music to light them up. Promotion and money were no matter at all. Grobschnitt-Story 2 therefore provides further insights to the show, the backstage area and soundexamples that were unreleased up to this day for reasons whatsoever. So the chronic of "canned" Grobschnitt gets longer, more colourful and much more complex and thereby further approaches the actual character of this unique band, that offers material for at least 1000 stories."-Eroc, September 1998 [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kuni Kawachi and Flower Travelling Band-Love Suki Daikirai/Kirikyogen $10.00 (special) "This is a two-fer reissue of early '70s Japanese underground rock albums Love Suki Daikirai and Kirikyogen, featuring Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travelling Band. Recorded in 1970, the tone of Kirikyogen is cast in a shadow, and it seeps through the pores of each track, with titles such as "Graveyard Of Love" and "Works Composed Mainly By Humans." However, this ain't some pointless posturing... this is an LP that carries that weight, while remembering to bring a pocket full of cool-ass riffs, super-heavy Hammond, bouncin' bass and far-out vox. LP opener, "Kirikyogen" teases in the intro with stop/start bass and organ before dropping into Grade A heavy funk-psych prog rock. It's completely irresistible. There's a whiff of the weirdness of early English prog records, but crucially, these kids were still into Hendrix too, remembering that no matter how good you are on guitar, you still gotta bring something to the dancefloor. Love Suki Daikirai released in 1972 is more straight-up dreamy psychedelia. Kawachi plays piano, celesta, Hammond organ, Rocksichord, Harpsichord, various percussions, and sings. Kimio Mizutani (A Path Through Haze, Love Live Life +1) contributes acoustic and electric guitars." "...the appearance on lead vocals of Akira 'Joe' Yamanaka has guaranteed Kirikyogen a rightful place in rock'n'roll history, and a more genuinely listenable Japrock art statement you'd be hard pressed to find."-Julian Cope [Bamboo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Denny King-Evil Wind is Blowing $10.00 (special) While they last, this is 45% off the regular price! So, I am in the middle of reading John French's book about the Magic Band ("Through the Eyes of Magic") and one of the things it is giving me an appreciation of is the guitarwork of the original two guitarists in the Magic Band, Doug Moon and especially Alex St. Claire Snouffer. Other than his appearances with the Magic Band, this blues-based album is the only other appearance of Alex and Doug. "It was during this time that Alex was involved in the recording of the Evil Wind Is Blowing album (released in 1972) by another Lancaster musician working on the bar circuit - Denny King. Well worth checking out this is a great blues-based album with many Beefheart/Magic Band overtones. Doug Moon appears on harmonica. Alex, as ever plays fine slide guitar, plus some trumpet as well as getting a production and co-writing credit."-John French "This superb blues-rock album was issued on Little Richard's Specialty label in the summer of 1972, and has barely been heard since. Featuring the distinctive singing and guitar of Wisconsin-native King, backed by early Captain Beefheart sidemen Alex St. Claire and Doug Moon, it's a lost genre classic with unusually fine musicianship and an odd vibe all of its own. Includes biographical liner notes." "King's vocals are in a Beefheart-out-of-Howlin' Wolf mode ... The album features cool harmonica and really hot slide guitar (courtesy of ex-Beefheart sideman Alex St. Claire). The rhythm section is stellar too."-The Acid Archives [Axis] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Niagara-Niagara/S.U.B./Afire 3 x CDs $19.00 Back in stock and lower-priced too! Niagra released 3 albums (two on United Artists) in Germany in the heady early Krautrock days. The first album is a all percussion album (that's all percussion, not all drum solos). The second album adds other musicians/instruments as does the third, but all are very percussive-oriented and feature a lot of groove. "Austrian Klaus Weiss (former Friedrich Gulda musician and leader of his own orchestra) moved to Munich in the early-70's. Himself a drummer, he became fascinated with the possibility of creating a drum orchestra out of the wealth of Munich drummers, thus Niagara was born featuring percussionists from all backgrounds. With just one track per side the debut Niagra offered an energetic and highly charged percussion music combining rock, jazz and African cultures into a most complex music. Obviously, such an album was destined to very limited appeal and thus further Niagara offerings featured other instruments turning Niagara into a percussive fronted fusion band, in the realms of Embryo and Passport, but with a much bigger jazz-groove sound."-The Crack in the Cosmic Egg [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Nordagust-In the Mist of Morning $16.00 This is the 1st release by a Norwegian symphonic rock band who draw from the great legacy of modern Scandanavian symphonic groups like Anglagard and Wobbler (what? I need to list them?). The sound features beautiful, soaring, guitar leads, mellotron and other keyboards, and a dark, melancholy symphonic moodiness which is reflected in the sorrowful vocals. There's also cool folk touches like dulcimer and more. As nice and as brooding as you would hope for! "The name "Nordagust" comes from a myth, and acording to that myth Nordagust was the spirit of the north wind. The spirit was said to be extremely wise, and was supposed to have insight in all things. The spirit was also called "the grieving souls spirit". The band Nordagust was formed in 1999, but the members have played together more or less since 1994. The idea of Nordagust was basically to use the wistful, bewitching and recklessness of Norwegian folk music, and to intergrate this with a form of heavy rock music. With this as a starting point, we have made music from our own impressions and experience. This has of course been done before, but we try hard to find our own expression, with weight on a soulful atmosphere and organic dynamics, above precision and virtuosity." [Karisma] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Eberhard Schoener-Bali-Agung CD + NTSC (all region) DVD $19.00 One of a small number of Kosmiche classics by this composer and keyboardist. The CD has been out before, although I haven't seen it in many ages, but no one has seen the film in decades and decades! This is a quietly extraordinary release; highly recommended! "Eberhard Schoener is hailed as the first German musician to own a "Big Moog" system, and was also amongst the first musicians to do an album of purely synthesizer music.... Another innovation was the unique fusion of Gamelan music, synthesizers and drums, on the extraordinary BALI-AGÚNG."-The Crack in the Cosmic Egg "The island Bali in the Indian Ocean became perhaps the most important chapter in the musical life of Eberhard Schoener. There he found something he had not seen before, - at least not in the Western civilized world he lived in - and he felt a strong desire for empirical music. Feeling is the credo in Eberhard's music. He is a musician who concluded that things can arise out of the feeling of the moment and that he must have the courage to go for it. "In modern music", he says "feelings were immediately dismissed as kitsch". Eberhard owes the discovery of Bali to Johannes Schaaf, who first brought him to this island but he really got to know Bali through the Swiss artist Theo Meier who introduced Eberhard to his longtime friend, the Prince Agung Raka in Saba. Eberhard extended all his antennae and drank in the Balinese life. Agung Raka introduced him to the gamelan music. Gamelan is not only referring to a style of music but also to the instruments used to create it. Most gamelan instruments are beaten with a hammer made of wood or horn. Mainly, they consist of metallophones with bars made of bronze, gongs and drums. Depending on the style, flutes and xylophone might also be added. In the old days, every village and every aristocrat has had its / his own gamelan. Eberhard observing how Agung Raka treated his musicians, with precision and patience, Eberhard learned not to make decisions for the musicians, but simply to accompany them instead.....After several visits to Bali, it was clear to Eberhard that he and the gamelan orchestra of Prince Agung Raka would do something new. He spoke with drummer Pete York about it. A composition of traditional gamelan sounds, with Pete's rhythm and Eberhard's sensitive electronics, it would be exciting. He also wanted to film a documentary about how the musicians approach each other with their different attitudes towards the other's conception. The film not only shows what happens, but it also interprets the music through images, a complex interaction and an opportunity to perform his music and bring it to a spiritual place. In 1975, Eberhard Schoener bundled up the cables for his Moog and traveled to Bali with all the necessary equipment, along with Pete York, two engineers and a cameraman to the city of Denpasar in Bali....Under the title "Bali Agung -or - The Other Time" the documentary was shown on German TV. Eberhard was awarded by the German evening newspaper DIE ZEIT in February 1976 with "the Star of the week". The LP was positively received . DIE ZEIT wrote, "The result is something entirely new: floating sounds and hard rhythms, both contemplative as a very exciting music of a very own kind". Meanwhile, Eberhard pursued his aim of a joint tour. He went to Bali several times in the summertime to organize the documents for the musician's outward voyage." [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Eberhard Schoener-Flashback $16.00 This is the best known of his works...mainly because his backing band was The Police (then completely unknown). It mostly sounds like Eberhard, but you can hear a little bit of The Police in it too. Funny! " He is a tall man in his fifties with romantic wisps of grey hair framing an interestingly lugubrious face. His face looks like an eighteenth century aristocrat who has somehow been displaced into the twentieth. It was Andy Summers, The Police's guitarist who had introduced us all years ago. Andy brought Stewart Copeland and me to Munich in 1977 to work with this unusual director. Eberhard Schoener needed a band of versatile musicians to take part in a show that he was creating. We had only recently formed The Police and were desperately in need of funds to keep our venturous dreams of stardom alive. Hence, a couple of weeks working in Germany as part of (as Andy described it) 'a multi media extravaganza of lasers, circus, rock, classical and electronic music, with ballet dancers and a mime artist' was too seductive to refuse not to mention extremely well paid. We were on the next plane out, not quite sure what we were in for but none the less excited. Eberhard's urbane cosmopolitanism, his old fashioned German addiction to romanticism and his insistence that modern life could still be an adventure inspired me greatly, as he really seemed to be a man born in those days."-Sting [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Eberhard Schoener-Trance-Formation $16.00 One of a small number of Kosmiche classics by this composer and keyboardist. The CD has been out before, although I haven't seen it in many ages, but it makes a welcome return. The combination of Andy Summers' guitar with a small rock band and nearly 'monesterial' vocals make this a really great album. This is a quietly (and sometimes not so quietly) deep release; highly recommended! "Eberhard Schoener is hailed as the first German musician to own a "Big Moog" system, and was also amongst the first musicians to do an album of purely synthesizer music... "-The Crack in the Cosmic Egg "Back then, I was interested in creating kind of shifting musical layers, a means to let the chorus - almost canonical - come in at certain intervals, like in "Frame of Mind", the first track on the LP. This had an incredible effect. We had to be very technically clever, because computers did not exist at that time. So we made tape loops - some as long as 10 meters - and threaded them through the EMI-studio recording and each one had to be started at a fixed interval. Technically speaking, this was a really crazy project and I believe, no record has ever been produced this way before. The whole studio looked like a maze. There were tapes all over the room, hanging on wall ledges or on broomsticks. When I had finished, the time difference of "Frame of Mind", was caused by the different starts of the tapes, I said to Andy, and Nippy Noya, the percussionist, "Forget about the beat, forget the tact! Play just as you feel. I want to have a complete obliteration of the bar." There should be a big bow - a phenomenon, as Celibidache would have called it - that generates a maelstrom. In "Falling into a Trance", I turned to the "Black & Decker" principle. We named it the "Black & Decker" principle alluding to the advertisement in which the company name is pronounced in a furiously fast, choppy rhythm. The Moog synthesizer had a sequencer. This sequencer allowed us to repeat certain melodies, thus causing the "Black & Decker" effect. There were many attempts needed before the computer generated sounds like this specific rattle. We were nominated for the" German Record Prize", as the "Black & Decker" -principle was something completely new. Later, when I visited a New York nightclub on Long Island, I heard some music and thought, "Oh, my God, I know that sound!"' I asked the DJ and then he said:"Munich sound". I then bought that record, it was number one on the U.S. charts at that time. When I returned to Germany, I asked my former technician Robert Wedel: "This, I heard in America, the current number one record on the U.S. charts. Did you pass this effect on to someone else?". "Yes," he answered, "to Giorgio Moroder. I didn't know he wanted to use it for himself. Moroder, producer and composer, had added a woman's voice to the track, I think it was Donna Summer.'"-Eberhard Schoener [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ La Stelle di Mario Schifano-Dedicato a... $10.00 (special) While they last, this is 45% off the regular price! "Mario Schifano was a leading Italian pop artist, and a friend of The Rolling Stones and other prominent 1960s countercultural figures. Inspired by Andy Warhol's association with The Velvet Underground, in 1967 he decided to sponsor a band. The album that resulted combines a lengthy improvisation with five shorter, psychedelic-influenced tracks, and is a landmark in the development of Italian rock. Pressed in tiny quantities, it was released in November 1967 (with artwork designed by Schifano), and original copies have sold for thousands of Euros, making this long-awaited CD reissue especially welcome. Includes background notes." "The only (true) italian psychedelic album. The first track is one of the most experimental tour de force of those years (the early Pink Floyd meet Zappa and John Cage?)and a stunning, powerful piece of absurd music. Side 2 is much more traditional, but some songs (Susan Song, Molto Lontano) have delicate melodies and are superbly arranged."-rateyourmusic.com [Relics] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Trees-The Garden Of Jane Delawney (expanded/remastered) $15.00 Back in stock First album of two by this short-lived UK folk rock band. At their best, they combine fine folk rock with good psychedelic touches and a guitarist who is reminsicent of the great Popol Vuh guitarist Daniel Fichelscher! If you dig this sort of thing, you will enjoy this. "Trees play folk rock comparable to bands like Fairport Convention or Mellow Candle. Beautiful compositions with a good balance between acoustic and electric pieces. Electric and acoustic guitar are the principal instruments. The vocals are handled by an excellent female vocalist. Sheer beauty reigns on this album. The melancholic title track is out of this world. An incredible folk rock classic."-Gnosis/Sjef Oeller [Sony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ulver-Wars of the Roses $15.00 Ulver were a Norwegian black metal band who turned into a oddball, soundtracky-noir band and who nabbed Daniel O'Sullivan from Guapo and are now a simply indescribable band! "It’s astonishing to look at where Ulver are today and to think back to where they have come from. These eclectic Norwegians began their life as a black metal band heavily influenced by their national folklore. Nowadays they are a genre-busting electronica act. Of course the notorious black metal scene, in Norway especially, is not well known for its overwhelming tolerance for other musical creeds...quite the opposite. Along their bumpy ride Ulver have had to put up constantly with the purists scoffing at their departure from the black metal scene that spawned them. Everyone else who has given them a listen in this time meanwhile has been astonished by their musical explorations. From the trip-hop of 'Perdition City' to the ambience of 'Shadows of the Sun', Ulver have been at the forefront of cutting edge electronic music now for over a decade. The long-awaited 'Wars of the Roses' is the first release by the band since they became a regular touring act again in 2009, and since English multi-instrumentalist Daniel O’Sullivan joined to make the act a quartet; a quartet that has made a masterpiece... For the musical purist this album is undeniably going to be a little bit of a tricky ride. It is not altogether easy to figure out what you’re actually hearing at any one moment on this record. The now trademark Ulver array of electronic scribbles, only broadened with the arrival of O’Sullivan in the ranks, are combined with flashes of recognisable instruments. The best example of this wide array of sounds comes in closer 'Stone Angels' which is the only song on the record that could really be accused, completely fairly, of not being so much a song as a purely experimental piece. Featuring O’Sullivan reading a poem by Keith Waldrop over a swell of ambient soundscapes, 'Stone Angels' stretches on for a whole fourteen minutes although, for this listener at least, it is a fourteen minutes that floats by in a haze of glorious tranquillity. For some the closing track will be an inconvenience or unnecessarily artsy touch to the record but in fact sums up some of what is most brilliant about it. There is restraint and texture, light and shade, art and song. No, it actually does not matter one bit that there are no prominent guitars or indeed that there is an absence of prominent instrumentation at all for the majority of the running time; this is still an effort of musical genius. In fact, this is probably the best album that 2011 will see."-stereoboard.com [KScope] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Wobbler-Rites at Dawn $18.00 Third from one of the best retro-symphonic rock bands today, Wobbler emerged with their first album in the early 00s and their sound instantly gained them an international following. This new one veers a bit closer to the classic Yes sound than their past works, but its still recognizably Wobbler. But they are definitely kidding themselves about one thing below: Girlfriends will *not* like this. "Norway's kings of symphonic prog, Wobbler, arrogantly sidestep the whole debate of "prog" versus progressive. Since it's dubious whether rock has anywhere left to progress anyway, they have instead chosen simply to celebrate the rainbow-colored fireworks, the airy-fairy themes, the danger and the drama and the joy of pure music that made prog what it really was, and still can be: An exhilarating musical spectacle, a gladiator match of major chord crescendos and mini-moog glissandos. Wobbler's third album, Rites at Dawn, is a case in point. It's a no-holds-barred declaration of love to the progressive giants. It's all here - Lars Fredrik Frøislie's overblown arsenal of every analog synth known to man, played with Wakemanesque flair and Emersonian hubris. Andreas Prestmo's soaring vocals, delivering at times delicate, fragile melodies and at times joyous, triumphant multi-part harmonies that would make CSN proud. The vibrant, stinging guitar of Morten Eriksen, the - you guessed it - thundering Rickenbacker bass of Kristian Hultgren, and finally Martin Kneppen's drumming, which manages that neat and esoteric 70's trick of making even impossible time signatures swing and swagger. Rites at Dawn is a major step forward for Wobbler. As songwriters they have matured. Even though the music is as complex as ever, it flows and breathes in a whole new way, and the addition of Andreas' vocals adds a very human, and dare we say emotional, element to the songs. The album somehow pulls off being both challenging and adventurous, but at the same time accessible and downright infectious. Even though this is the kind of prog connoisseurs will stroke their beards appreciatively to, it is also prog their girlfriends will like. And you really can't ask for more than that." You can hear their music here: http://www.youtube.com/watch? http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Below are six (!!!) new Cuneiform releases and a re-printing of an out of print classic, which are not going to be generally released for another few weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a small fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. Afuche-Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match $15.00 "An evolving local group with a cacophonous yet catchy approach..." – The New Yorker “Afuche’s palpable onstage energy is key to the unique corner the band has carved for itself in the ever-saturated Brooklyn music scene.” - Jezebel Music Based out of Brooklyn, NY and creating a group sound that is truly their own, Afuche is a band that needs to be heard by lovers of adventurous, modern progressive music! Formed by Ruben Sindo Acosta & Zach Ryalls in 2008, they have been adding to the ensemble and evolving their sound by writing, performing, and touring non-stop – it was at one of their many shows where we found them and watched their continued development with keen interest. Afuche is a 5 piece band featuring Ruben on keyboard, vocals and percussion, Zach on guitar, Denny Tek on bass, Andrew Carrico on baritone sax and Max Jaffe on drum. Taking their cues from Can, The Dirty Projectors, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, James Brown, Tortoise, as well as African and Afro-Cuban music, they take these musical influences as a base and apply their own group sound to it and bend it all into a hybrid, original and very progressive contemporary rock music that is interestingly complex without losing its inviting quality; most of all Afuche is a lot of fun. Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match is a showcase of a group whose sound is more than the sum of its parts. Recorded mainly live in the studio with minimal textural overdubs in one day, it is Afuche presenting their work with just as you would experience it at one of their lively and exciting shows. The fearless intensity and the strong group dynamic in the playing - extremely notable in such a young band - pours through the speakers; their sound is catchy and mesmerizing and will have you moving in ways you never thought possible! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cheer-Accident-No Ifs, Ands or Dogs $15.00 "Tons of weird rock records have streamed out of Chicago over the past two decades, but none have blended pop smarts and avant-garde impulses as skillfully as this marvelous brainteaser of an album..." – Time Out New York Emerging from the incredibly diverse crucible of music that is Chicago, Cheer-Accident embodies and re-affirms the “promises made” by previous generations of progressive rock, post-punk, and post rock bands—the creation of a thoroughly new rock-based music. There are bands with pretty melodies, bands that rock, bands that dazzle with exalted technique, bands that make you laugh, and bands aiming to perplex even the most intrepid listener. Cheer-Accident is all those things and more, truly a band for the 21st century. Cheer-Accident wrap creativeness inside an inviting enigma of honeyed vocals, harmonious pop melody, and thorny dissonance. They have the rare ability to synthesize and juxtapose pure pop, thundering rock, and avant-garde complexity and ambiguity, intuition and intellect, sweetness and sarcasm, to create a stunning signature sound.No Ifs, Ands, or Dogs, Cheer-Accident’s 17th album is a kaleidoscopic, inclusive trip into a musical madhouse that you’ll want to stay lost within. The core membership of the ever-shifting organism that is Cheer-Accident remains Thymme Jones (vocals, keyboards, brass, synth, drums); Carmen Armillas (vocals), Alex Perkolup (vocals, bass, guitar), and Jeff Libersher (vocals, guitar, keys, trumpet, bass), with able and many assists from D. Bayne (trombone, keyboards), Andrea Faught (vocals, keyboards), and Lise Gilly (saxophones), among others. Everyone makes significant and important and wonderful contributions, but since the vocalist is always the focal point in bands, I want to mention that Carmen is a real find, with a powerfully emotive voice; she really lends a huge presence to this album, working beautifully with Thymme and Jeff and the rest. The songs on No Ifs… run the gamut of everything that makes Cheer-Accident an exceptional band: prickly, lurching psychedelia with honeyed singing, quizzical Steve Reich-meets-King Crimson rockers, and sweetly peculiar soft-pop a la Beach Boys and Free Design. This diversity does not denote dilettantism, however; Cheer Accident empowers and devotes itself to whatever style, mode, or genre it absorbs. Even after a few listens, regardless of stylistic diversity displayed during No Ifs, Ands or Dogs is the commitment to primo performance of the album/music/concept as a whole — songs often lead into one another, going from a self-contained song to a introduction (or a coda) depending on where you are or where your focus is in the listening. After the critical acclaim and expanded audience that greeted Cheer-Accident after the release of Fear Draws Misfortune, the group responded as they always do; by a reinvention of their sound. A wonderful album that is – as usual - also something completely different! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gösta Berlings Saga-Glue Works $15.00 "Masterpiece…or thereabouts: 5/5" – Lowcut Magazine "This is hypnotic, robotic, thankfully long and yet somehow, so damn soulful. Also, I haven’t heard a Fender Rhodes being played like this since like forever....It doesn’t get better than this." – Deaf Sparrow Named after one of the most notable Swedish books of all time, Gösta Berlings Saga are currently one of Sweden's most notable bands. The group are a modern instrumental rock band and their style combines post-rock, progressive rock, minimalism, avant-rock, collage/sound and more, all recorded and combined with unusual and interesting studio techniques. The four members of Gösta Berlings Saga, with their diverse musical backgrounds and personalities find a common focal point in the music they create together. Each individual effort is melted into the pot and glued together with the rest to create something greater together. The collage as a working method; Soft glued to rough. Epic glued to tiny. Minimalism glued to maximalism, all to create a new whole. For their third album and their first for Cuneiform, they have created an album that is highly and creatively produced. The solid backbone of the band is always the focus and the core: Alexander Skepp (drums and percussion), Einar Baldursson (guitars), David Lundberg (Fender Rhodes, synthesizers and Mellotron), Gabriel Hermansson (bass). With the engineering and production work of Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, White Willow, etc) the band has created a truly all-embracing and forward thinking album. The disc is packed with creative and surprising flourishes from guest musicians performing on French horn, musical saw, cello, trumpet and more. There is always a lot going on that makes Glue Works much more than 'merely' a document of band performing; the group is performing extremely well, but the production work incorporates many unique elements into the album in surprising ways. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Rhizome CD + NTSC (all region) DVD + download coupon $15.00 "In 1973, a rock guitarist and an electronic knob-twiddler released a revered and trail-blazing document in contemporary ambient music: Robert Fripp and Brian Eno's No Pussyfooting. Thirty-five years later, guitarist Richard Pinhas and noise artist Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) have formed the 21st century version of the concept." – Brandon Wu/Washington City Paper It's interesting that Brandon Wu compares the work of Richard Pinhas and Merzbow to Fripp and Eno. At the time it was recorded, No Pussyfooting was considered to be practically 'noise' (sound familiar?) and Robert Fripp has gone on record about how the record label didn't want to release the album because it would affect the commercial impact of these artsts. Yet, with time, the work the duo did was absorbed into the greater musical universe - if not into the mainstream - and its influence continues to this day. While it's never safe to predict the future, perhaps the unlikely but also quite logical meeting of Richard's billowing clouds of guitarwork with Masami's well considered sonic assault will also prove to be influencial upon the larger musical universe. In any event, this recording from September, 2010, expands upon their first studio meeting, Keio Line and offers an obvious follow-up, as well as new twists to the sound. The first pressing of Rhizome also includes a number of bonuses not available after the initial pressing: a bonus DVD of a generous excerpt of the duo's performance at the Sonic Circuits festival as well as a download coupon for their performance in Paris, November 12, 2008. "A surprising meeting of minds and one of the strongest CDs I've heard in a while." – Musicworks [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 blue vinyl edition lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $18.00 "...arguably one of the finest works in either artist’s canon; hypnotic like Harmonia and monumental like Mountains. ... 4 stars" – Spencer Grady, Record Collector "Merzbow’s collaboration with French pioneer Richard Pinhas features some of his best music and gleefully amplifies the psychedelic tendencies of both composers." – Luke Schleicher, Laughter "...an album of ambient soundscapes that prove noise can indeed be beautiful, and that it's possible to dispense with conventional constructs of rhythm, melody and harmony yet still create something both musical and profound...it's...quite extraordinary just how appealing it is." – John Kelman, All About Jazz In 2007, guitarist and rock electronics innovator Richard Pinhas performed in Tokyo and then performed a duo concert with notorious 'noise' artist Merzbow. Both men were so excited by the duo concert, they immediately booked studio time to make the recordings that became their first duo release Keio Line. The duo continue to perform together; this concert performance and recording was their first meeting together after Keio Line. It was recorded at Les Instants Chavirés in Paris on November 12, 2008. Even though they had only worked together for a very short time the year before, the duo had already established a recognizable sound with Richard's metronic and spacey guitar figures being worked over by Merzbow's electronic mayhem in a glorious, psychedelic death spiral. Paris 2008 is a vinyl-only release; the first vinyl released by Cuneiform in over 20 years! There are only 500 copies made and there will not be a repress; this lp edition is the only way to buy this in a physical format. The lp comes with a digital download card for the music and if you buy it from Cuneiform, your copy will be on beautiful blue vinyl; there are only 100 blue copies! You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 blue vinyl edition lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for outside of the USA) $25.00 http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Wadada Leo Smith/Organic-Heart's Reflection 2 x CDs $21.00 "Organic’s music is a swirling roar, part fusion and part jazz rock orchestra, like a combination of Burnt Sugar and Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats Ensemble. – The Wire, February 2010 cover story "Organic’s music is powerfully electric and electronic in nature; fiery and interactive in character; contemporary, spiritual and politically conscious, its creative energy is heartfelt and connected with the human feeling." – Wadada Leo Smith Although he made his reputation over decades and decades of work in the free jazz and improvised music realm and as a early member of Chicago's hugely influencial AACM (the Association for the Advancement of Creative Music), trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has long been interested in larger ensembles and electric music as well. Heart’s Reflections is a bold double-disc set that features Wadada Leo Smith's Organic, a predominately electric, fourteen-piece group, a band most notable for a lineup marked by four guitarists. In addition to Smith, who plays both acoustic and electric trumpet, the extraordinary lineup on Heart’s Reflection includes: Brandon Ross, Michael Gregory, Lamar Smith, and Josh Gerowitz on guitar; Skuli Sverrisson and John Lindberg on bass; Angelica Sanchez on acoustic and electric piano; Stephanie Smith on violin; Casey Anderson on alto saxophone; Casey Butler on tenor saxophone; Mark Trayle and Charlie Burgin on laptops; and Pheeroan AkLaff on drums. For a record by such a large group, at times the sound is surprisingly sparse and delicate - both qualities that have long marked Smith's work, while at other times, it sizzles and stomps! There a strong melodies and strong solos throughout; this is not a big band blow-out, but a carefully scored and worked out set of compositions. Though longtime listeners who haven't followed Wadada's work in the last decade might be surprised at times by the fierceness of Organic’s rhythm section, Heart’s Reflections is nonetheless marked by the trumpeter’s usual touchstones: long sustained notes, occasional clipped phrases, and a tough-to-define playfulness that infuses all of his work. Coming across like the next evolutionary step after Miles Davis’ electric era, Heart’s Reflection is a vibrant set that harkens back to the blues influence of Smith’s Mississippi childhood, and looks forward to still-developing realms of noise and electronics. The album fuses a galaxy of influences into a natural and accessible form, offering an ideal entry point into Smith’s vast oeuvre. Heart’s Reflections should appeal to fans of groove-oriented jazz, as well as rock and electronics audiences with a taste for adventure. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phil Miller-Cutting Both Ways $15.00 Back in print after several years of unavailability. Phil Miller made his name as guitarist with the legendary Canterbury bands Delivery, Matching Mole, Hatfield & the North and National Health. After the demise of National Health, he began preparing for a solo career that began with Cutting Both Ways and continues to this day. This was the first album released under his own name, and the first album to feature his band In Cahoots, who are pretty much of a supergroup themselves: Hugh Hopper-bass (Soft Machine), Elton Dean-saxes (Soft Machine), Peter Lemer-keyboards (Gilgamesh, Mike Oldfield, Pierre Moerlen's Gong) & Pip Pyle-drums (Gong, Hatfield, National Health). Additionally, two tracks are multi-overdubbed meetings between Phil and keyboardist Dave Stewart (Egg, Hatfield, National Health) and Barbara Gaskin (Hatfield). Canterbury jazz/rock of the highest order. "This album comprises two aspects of my compositional output. The first is represented by the four pieces recorded by my band, In Cahoots, and the second by the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave Stewart. In Cahoots has toured Europe extensively in the past two years. The music recorded here is largely a result of the live-in-the-studio approach. This contrasts with the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave. Here the orientation is towards multi-tracking, utilizing the latests developments in music technology."– Phil Miller [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA & Canada only) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $74.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for customers outside of the USA and Canada) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $88.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA only) 5 CDs/1 vinyl lp (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD/1 vinyl lp) $91.00 Save $12.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 6 new Cuneiform titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow CD, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow vinyl lp, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): GUTBUCKET http://blurt-online.com/ UZ JSME DOMA http://blurt-online.com/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ AFUCHE May 21 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY (record release show - opening for Tune-Yards) JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti May 6 - Democracy Center - 45 Mt. Auburn St. - Harvard Sq, Cambridge, MA - $8.00 June 17 - Zumix - 260 Sumner St. - East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777 - 8:00 pm November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CHEER-ACCIDENT June 4 - Le Grattoir - 11 blvd. Kelsch 88400 - Gerardmer, France June 5 - Musique Action Festival - Nancy, France June 6 - tba June 7 - tba June 8 - Immerhin - Bahnhofplatz 2 (Posthalle) - 97080 Würzburg, Germany June 9 - Schokoladen - Ackerstr. 169 - Berlin, Germany June 10 - tba - Basel, Switzerland June 11 - tba - Zurich, Switzerland (?) June 12 tba June 13 - Mogambo - Plaza Jose Maria Sert, 15, 20018 - San Sebastian, Spain: June 14 - Rock And Pop - Calle de Albasanz, 79 - Madrid, Spain June 15 - La Ley Seca - Calle de Sevilla, 2 - 50006, Zaragosa, Spain June 16 - Moog - Calle Arc del Teatre, 3 - 08001, Barcelona, Spain June 17 - La Route du Son - 1 allée Montesquieu, 64140 - Pau, France June 18 - tba - Paris, France (?) CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE June 25 - Doctor Nerve (with Jersey Band and Turn Around Norman) - The Windup Space - 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855 GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA May 11 - Special - Oulu - Finland May 12 - Dynamo - Turku - Finland May 13 - Korijaamo - Helsinki - Finland May 14 - Telakka - Tampere - Finland May 28 - TeaterStudio Lederman - Stockholm, Sweden (record release show!) GUTBUCKET May 9 - Redcat - Los Angeles, CA (Gutbucket chamber orchestra) May 10 - Revolution Cafe - San Francisco, CA May 11 - Cafe Van Kleef - Oakland, CA May 12 - Hotel Utah - San Francisco, CA May 13 - Secret Society Lounge - Portland, OR May 14 - Cafe Racer - Seattle, WA May 22 - Local 269 - NYC, NY November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK MAHAVISHNU PROJECT May 11 - World Cafe Live - 3025 Walnut Street - Philadelphia PA 19104 (215) 222.1400 May 13 - Iridium - 1650 Broadway (at 50th St) - NYC, NY (212) 582-2121 (8 and 10 pm) May 14 - River Street Jazz Cafe - 665 N River St. - Plains, PA (570) 822.2992 May 27 - The 8 x 10 Club - 10 East Cross Street - Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 625.2000 June 10 - Bearsville Theatre - 291 Tinker St. - Woodstock, NY (845) 679.4406 THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND June 3 - The Falcoln - 1348 Rte 9w - Marlboro, NY 12542 (845) 236-7970 August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) RICHARD PINHAS May 20 - F.I.M.A.V - Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada (with Wolf Eyes and Merzbow!) for the rest of the tour, Richard will be performing in a duo with Duncan Pinhas May 26 - The Boat - 158 Augusta Ave - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 9:00 pm May 27 - The Shop art and performance studio - 4314 Main St. - Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (with: Ga'an, Forget the Times, Michael Johnsen) / 8:00 - 11:00 pm / $8.00 - all ages May 28 - tbc - Detroit May 29 - The Strutt - 773 West Michigan - Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 492-7200 (with Unitard, Forget the Times, Boron Nuzzle) showtime: 9:00 / $8.00 18+ May 30 - The Abbey - Chicago, IL (with Magas + Scum Ra (featuring Plastic Crimewave and Kathy of Spires That In The Sunset Rise) + Mark Solotroff - doors 8:00/show 8:30 - $10.00 / $12.00 at door June 1 - The Happy Dog - 5801 Detroit Avenue - Cleveland, OH June 3 - (tbc) Soft House at the Copycat Bldg - 5TH FLOOR - 1511 Guilford Street- Baltimore, MD / $7.00 June 4 - The Schoolhouse - 330 Ellery St (at Broadway) Bushwick, Brooklyn (subway: J, M to Flushing; G to Broadway) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL May 7 - St Clement’s Church - Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 9JF - UK - doors at 6:45/band on at 7:45. Tickets £10.00 - click here to get tickets in advance JASON ROBINSON November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE May 20 - Barbés, 376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY - (347) 422-0248, 8 - 9:30pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THINKING PLAGUE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UZ JSME DOMA September 3 and 4 - the 17th annual Progday - Storybook Farm - Chapel Hill, North Carolina (many more shows to be added - watch this space) ZEVIOUS November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music six nights per week (they are closed on Mondays). There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. Watch this space for updates to the schedule. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 - set order not yet decided - so far confirmed are: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - November 16 - November 16 - November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet November 20 - The Muffins November 20 - November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague November 23 - David Borden November 23 - Jason Robinson/Janus band November 25 - November 25 - November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - Ergo November 29 - Motor Totemists Guild November 29 - Upsilon Acrux November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket Also: SInce there will be so many musicians coming in for the NYC gigs, we are working on setting up a 2 day festival in DC or Baltimore for a number of the bands. Location and venue to be determined. This will occur on Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20. This is still in the very early planning stages, but the idea is to have 5 bands per day over 2 days (i.e. 10 acts). When we know who is playing where and when and feel comfortable posting it, it will be posted. But this is still many months away. Watch this space. ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : ABRETE GANDUL-Enjambre Sismico (new on Fading/AltrOck) JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes ELTON DEAN'S NINESENSE-Ninesense Suite (finally! recorded 6/20/81 and long rumored to be released, this show from the band's final tour finally makes it out!) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! JEAN PHILLIPE GOUDE-Drones (reissue of a minor classic synthi release) JAKKO JAKSZYK/MEL COLLINS/ROBERT FRIPP/TONY LEVIN/GAVIN HARRISON-A Scarcity of Miracles (they aren't calling this "KING CRIMSON", but this sure looks like a winner....) KARI IKONEN and KARIKKO-The Helsinki Suite (incredibly great, 2nd album by this wonderful Finnish jazz/rock group) ISOTOPE-Isotope -Illusion -Deep End (the 3 very excellent albums by this '2nd generation' UK jazz/rock group, led by Gary Boyle; these have been very hard to get for some time. Reissued by Esoteric) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) ROB MAZUREK/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND-Tres Cabecase Loucuras THE NERVE INSTITUTE-Architects of Flesh-Density (on AltrOck) OCTOBER EQUUS-Saturnal (3rd avant-progressive release by this very good, very interesting Spanish band. On AltrOck) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) SKE-1000 Autumnni (solo release by a member of Yugen that aims for the Canterbury sound. On AltrOck) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) ZOMBI-Escape Velocity (new release from this always great and always entertaining synth/drums duo) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp132.net/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: Ashra-New Age Of Earth $11.00 Back in stock! This album, recorded in 1978 in Berlin, and originally released in 1977 on Virgin, marks the first time Manuel Gottsching used the name Ashra (as opposed to Ash Ra Tempel). This was also possibly the first time that the term "new age" was used on a record! It's another completely wonderful, flowing, spacey album, featuring just Manuel performing on sequencer, keyboards and a lot of guitar. He did one more great one after this, Blackouts. I totally love Manuel's work; when he's on, he might be my absolute favorite of the Berlin scenesters. Highly recommended if you dig this stuff. [Virgin] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kevin Ayers - The Radio Sessions 2 x 180 gram vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) $16.00 Beautifully packaged collection of Kevin's most interesting/best radio sessions (made from the original radio tapes in storage at the BBC and in wonderful sound quality). This is the complete surviving tapes from 1970-1972. Features: Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill, Mick Fincher, David Bedford and more. Gatefold sleeve. [Turning Point] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bang on a Can-Music for Airports Live $10.00 "In 1978, Brian Eno put out Music for Airports, his first 'ambient' album. It was a four-part piece, composed in the studio, devoid of all but the most basic aspects of song, challenging listeners to re-imagine what music might be. Twenty years later, Bang on a Can All-Stars created their own version of the work with live musicians, all the while staying true to the source by working with Eno. It was released on record in 1998 to wide acclaim. Ten years later, Cantaloupe Music released a live version of Music for Airports as a digital-only release. To this day, the All-Stars frequently perform the classic work live. Of such a live performance, the Village Voice remarked, 'It was beautiful, and best enjoyed while lying flat on your back and staring straight up, through the palm trees and the sunroof to the deep night outside, with the neighboring, towering buildings overhead appearing to curve inward around you as breathy keyboards slowly gave way to meandering clarinet'. The Bang on a Can All-Stars, with their unparalleled musicality, their international touring, award-winning cds and far ranging commissioning programs, have become one of the most powerful ambassadors for contemporary music in the world. For all their efforts, Musical America recognized the All-Stars in 2004 as Ensemble of the Year. 'One of the most visceral performing groups around', the London Independent raved." [Canaloupe] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Beardfish-Fran En Plats du ej Kan Se... $25.00 Back in stock; this Swedish release is always hard to find and hard to stock. We've finally got a decent supply. This 2003 release is Beardfish's first album. The band are a quintet: Robert Hansen-bass, David Zackrisson-guitar, tapes, vocals, Magnus Östrgren-drums, Rikard Sjöblom-vocals, guitar, piano and Stefan Aronsson-organ, Moog, vocals. It's a very good, heavy, 1970s-styled progressive rock album - almost a progressive hard-rock styled album, but with more progressive than hard rock elements. You can definitely hear traces of similar Scandanavian bands like Trettioåariga Kriget, November, etc, but, as I said, with a more progressive slant, even though there's some outstanding heavy organ and guitar work. Vocals are very good too. This isn't as ambitious of an album as their newer double, The Sane Day, but I think I actually like this one better in terms of just enjoying it. [Progress] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Beardfish-Mammoth CD + NTSC (all region) DVD $13.00 Back in stock! Beardfish have come a very, very long way from their Swedish-only, very Zappa-like, self-released albums to being signed to one of the larger/more visible progressive rock-oriented labels. This is their sixth album and they continue to somehow manage to blend complexity and a lot of elements of progressive rock without sounding retro or like they wish it was 1973. This really nice set includes their new studio album, as well as a fantastic bonus in the form of a nearly 2-hour long live video! [Superball] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Anne Briggs-Nottinghamshire Tales 180 gram vinyl lp $12.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) "There are few female folk singers with the natural talent of Anne Briggs, and although she never became a major star (mostly because she wasn't interested) it is difficult to overstate her influence on the British folk scene of the '60s and '70s. (i.e. Pentangle, Fairport Convention). Discovered in a local club in 1962 before she had even turned 18, she was soon touring all over the British Isles, living the troubador's life and influencing a generation of young folk musicians wherever she went. She went on to release three solo albums between 1971 and 1973 before tragically abandoning the music scene forever. Brilliant musicians who walk away from their career at their creative peak are few and far between, but that is exactly what Anne Briggs did...and fans and fellow musicians have been begging her to go back into the recording studio ever since! This is her third and last solo album, recorded in 1973 and finally released in the '90s as Sing A Song For You. Anne was pregnant for her second child at the time of these recordings and already living off the coast of Scotland in the Hebrides islands, as far from the London music scene as possible! Not surprisingly, given Briggs' talent, the album has since become known as 'lost classic'. Accompanied by 'Ragged Robin' a folk rock band assembled by Steve Ashley (with Richard Byers on mandolin and lead guitar, Brian Diprose on bass, and John Thompson on drums), these brilliant versions of British folk standards and original material, are delivered with the kind of rare sincerity and natural vocal ability that slices through time, straight to the soul." [Vinyl Lovers] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Caravan-Caravan $9.00 (special) Back in stock While they last, this is over 50% off the regular price! Newly reissued in the Decca/Deram series, this title has been remastered from the original master tapes. This is the band's previously very hard to find debut from 1968, featuring the classic lineup (Dave Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hasting, Richard Coughlin + Jimmy Hastings). It has their usual sound with a more psychedelic air. And fairly unbelievably dated sound effects as well! Includes both the stereo and mono versions of the album complete (some serious sonic differences, as well as the single version of "Hello Hello". ABSOLUTELY a 1968 psychedelic/progressive classic! [Universal] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Discipline-Live Days 2 x CDs $23.00 A relatively recent release of two disc's worth of live recordings from Discipline's 90s live shows - shows I saw several times and was always blown away by - which includes live versions of all of Unfolded Like Staircase as well as a bunch of less known/seldom heard or performed works. "At last we are privileged to bring you this superb double live set from one of our favourite groups. By going through their collection of live concerts we have been able to chose the best performances which include all their classics together with unreleased rare versions and unrecorded tracks exclusive to this release. All are taken from top quality recordings and then mastered for brilliant sound quality. Close your eyes and the band are there in the room with you. Opening with the previously unreleased Mickey Mouse Man which was regularly played live but for some reason never recorded in the studio. Then a stunning near 20 minute Before The Storm concluding with the great lead guitar ending of Blueprint. Circuitry, another lost track, is then followed by the epic classic Canto IV from Progday 95 - a brilliant version with sublime guitar work and great vocal performance. Next the unreleased Homegrown, with its long storming guitar solo finish. When The Walls Are Down and Safe In Your Vision are accompanied by a rarely played live version of Systems. Disc 2 has a great live version of Crutches followed by the rarely heard unreleased Wrists showing the group did listen to early Genesis. Into The Dream is the epic 20 minute tour de force with the group on top form in this rarely heard performance from 1998's Progday festival. Diminished, another unreleased track, completes the CD along with Carmilla, The Nursery Year and Between Me And The End. Over 150 minutes of the best in progressive rock with wonderful songs, exciting instrumental sections, outstanding guitar work, sublime vocals, great keyboards and a rhythm section that is one of the best. With a very detailed booklet containing lots of unreleased photos this package is a must for all Discipline. fans. For those not familiar with this great band here is an opportunity to catch up on one of the very finest at their best live." [Cyclops] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Matthias Eick-Skala $17.00 Mathias Eick: trumpet, vibraphone, guitar, bass; Tore Brunborg: tenor saxophone; Andreas Ulvo: piano; Morten Qvenild: keyboards; Audun Erlien: electric bass; Torstein Lofthus: drums; Gard Nilssen: drums; Sidsel Walstad: harp "Mathias Eick’s intensely melodic trumpet occupies the centre-stage in this album of self-penned tunes which will appeal to an audience beyond “jazz”. Against the powerful backdrops offered by his sleek, modern band, driven by two drummers, he delivers richly lyrical soliloquies." [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Faust-Faust Faust - So Far 180 gram vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) $30.00 The classic 1st album by Faust. Upon its release in 1971, it really looked and SOUNDED like nothing else. Intelligent and crafty use of the studio in a way that no one else in rock other than Frank Zappaa was doing (and it sounds nothing like The Mothers). While I actually *enjoy* some of their other works more, none of their other albums were as radical and shocked the scene as much as this one. As the man in England who owns the label would say, "recommended!" [Polydor] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jean-Philippe Goude-Drones (expanded) $15.00 This was the third solo album (but the first one most people have ever heard), originally released in 1980, by this excellent Weidorje/Richard Pinhas keyboardist/synthesist. It's an excellent, Zeuhl-ish progressive/fusion album and it features a wide number of great guests: François Auger, Didier Batard, Klaus Blasquiz, Michel Ettori, Patrick Gauthier, Alain and Yvon Guillard, François Ovide, Bernard Baganotti, Richard Pinhas, Gérard Prévost, Jean-Louis Rizet, David Rose, Kirk Rust, Patrick Tillman and others! I know that those names alone were enough to get the blood flowing of fans of French progressive rock! And it's an excellent album! Features a bonus track that was recorded for the album, but wouldn't fit, as well as a large, in depth booklet. Recommended! "Goude’s proto-electronica cosmic loops and moog melodies now find themselves coupled with tough prog drum beats and other elements of rock music; "Drônes" mixes solo keyboard pieces like ‘Coma’ and ‘Duo’ with group oriented pieces: ‘Dies Irae’ is a Zeuhl rock scorcher; ‘Machine’ uses a string quartet as the foundation for synthesizer musings by Goude and Richard Pinhas; ‘Trepidanse’ is a playful piece for dueling synthesizers. Although the Weidorje influence is evident on some numbers, Jean-Philippe Goude takes his music well beyond the Zeuhl trend. He offers a very personal approach to music, which contributed to the album's initial success, and has ensured that its cult status has lasted until the present day." [Lion] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kenny Hakansson-2117 M. Above Sea Level $21.00 This 1995 release is Swedish legendary guitarist Kenny's 3rd solo album. Kenny is best known for providing the guitarwork on the classic era Bo Hansson albums, as well as being the original guitarist in one of the earliest Swedish psychedelic bands, the Mecki Mark Men as well as Baby Grandmothers. Finally, he is also the leader and driving force behind the legendary and still great ensemble Kebnekajse. On this album, recorded at home, Kenny performs on all manner of guitars and bass and is joined by drummer Jorgen Ringqvist. [Silence] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jono El Grande-Phantom Stimulance $18.00 "This is the third full-length release by Jon Andreas Håtun aka Jono El Grande, a self-taught composer, musician, conductor and prankster who remains an outsider on the far margin of the Norwegian experimental music scene. He released his debut mini-album Utopian Dances in 1999, a collection of absurdist instrumentals recorded at home using not much more than a workstation synth. 2003 saw the release of Fevergreens, an album that drew upon classic progressive rock, film music, easy listening and a variety of pop idioms and featured a 9-piece orchestra. 2009's Neo Dada was a masterstroke; brimming with creative ideas, odd turns, weird combinations of sounds and instruments, complex time signatures and a healthy dose of pure musical joy, all mysteriously sugared with melodic hooks that would stick to your brain like any annoying pop tune. As far as musical form and content goes, this can be said to continue with Phantom Stimulance. It's put together to celebrate Jono's 15 years as a composer and performer and 10 years as a band leader, but it's not a mere compilation. Recorded in Athletic Studio, home to great analog recordings by Supersilent, Motorpsycho, Scorch Trio and countless others, it's a collection of new versions of stage favorites and previously-unreleased songs as well as a brand-new song. Jono lists movements like Rock In Opposition and the Canterbury Scene and artists and composers like Frank Zappa, Stravinsky, Magma, Henry Cow and Gentle Giant as inspirational sources but has established his own signature with his latest releases and stage shows. Instrumentations and arrangements have become more adventurous, he has picked up the electric guitar again and successfully added a rougher edge to the ensemble sound." [Run Grammofon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kilimanjaro Dark Jazz Ensemble-From the Stairwell $26.00 The fourth release by this continuously interesting UK band who combine very modern electronica with jazz and progressive elements to come up with something new, fresh and unusual. They say about themselves: 'A creepy crawly electronic jazz combo, creating soundtracks for non-existing movies ; Dark, exotic and mysterious. Fusing analog and digital flawlessly, giving them a totally unique and original sound. Film Noir futurism'. "If you like Barry Adamson, Angelo Badalamenti, Bohren Und Der Club of Gore, or any of the other albums made by TKDE or their alter ego Mount Fuji Doomjazz Ensemble, then you'll like this. It's for patient people only, or for patient moods, at least. There's a lot going on here and much of it ferments slowly, so you should not expect instant gratification. And don't expect any gratification at all if you're trying to listen to this in somewhere where you're interrupted frequently. Turn off the lights, play this, and don't expect to be lulled to sleep. It's a scary beast, but a subtle one at that."-Dan Bergevin [KDJE] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Knocker Jungle-Knocker Jungle (expanded) $8.00 (special) "2008 reissue of perhaps the rarest album on Ember Records. The band had already taken their collaboration as far as their individual musical tastes would allow and had split before it was released. Further, due to an "offensive hand signal" inside the cover, many shops refused to stock it. As a result it was completely withdrawn from sale almost immediately after release, with only a tiny handful of pressings ever sold! Adding to this veneer of mystery is that very little is known about the artists prior to the release of the album and certainly not after. Beyond a Spanish only single containing two tracks from the album, and gigs in the seedy confines of Wardour Street's "The Temple", the duo have proved to be immune from the Google age. It is this scarcity that seems to be stoking the flames of interest and adding to the mystic!" " Well there certainly seems to have been a bit of a deluge of rediscovered/lost classics being released in recent years and we can add this to the ever lengthening line. I approached this album with a little suspicion and wariness but found myself very pleasantly surprised. From the opening track I found the album to be packed very lovable tunes and an easy-going carefree hippy vibe that gives the disc great character. At eighteen tracks and some fifty minutes in length it is a pretty substantial work and is surprisingly consistent in quality throughout with, to my mind, only a few tracks that could be considered merely pleasant filler. What does it sound like? Well saying that the influence of the Beatles and Dylan can be heard is like saying that 'it sounds like music' so I would say that I could hear early T-Rex, Donovan and at least one track('where I belong')that would fit neatly onto Love's "Forever Changes". Here's the strange thing though, I actually feel this music will appeal more strongly to fans of Devandra Banhart(if only his last album were this good)or Six Organs of Admittance, than those who are into the music of the time('68-'72)and looking to unearth another 'lost gem' in the style of Nick Drake/Judee Sill/Bill Fay. Having said that if you enjoyed Gary Higgins or Linda Perhacs this may well appeal. Some will find the production a little murky and some of the track edits could have been done with more care but these flaws in presentation are easily counter-balanced by the enjoyment provided by the music."-William J. Walker [Acrobat] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Volker Kriegel-Octember Variations(24-bit remaster) $16.00 First time ever for this very good jazz/rock album on CD! Guitarist Volker Kriegel was an important part of the German jazz/rock scene in its earliest, most exciting days. This was his fifth album, from 1976, and it brings together a fine grouping of musicians: Volker Kriegel (electric guitar), Alan Skidmore (tenor), Ack van Rooyen (trumpet), Thomas Bettermann (keyboards), Hans Peter Stroer (bass), Nippy Noya (percussion), etc. This is not as great as his earlier MPS releases; the bloom was fading from the rose of early, adventurous jazz/rock, but this is still a great listen. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Volker Kriegel-Topical Harvest (24-bit remaster) $16.00 First time ever for this very good jazz/rock album on CD! Guitarist Volker Kriegel was an important part of the German jazz/rock scene in its earliest, most exciting days. This was his fourth album, from 1975, and it brings together a fine grouping of German musicians: Volker Kriegel (electric guitar), Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone), Rainer Brüninghaus (electric piano and keyboards), Hans Peter Stroer (bass, etc), Peter Giger (drums and percussion), etc. This is not as great as his earlier MPS releases; the bloom was fading from the rose of early, adventurous jazz/rock, but this is still a great listen. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rolf Kuhn/Joachim Kuhn Quintet-Transfiguration (24-bit remaster) $12.00 A great price on this first-time-ever CD issue of this rare 1967 Saba Records release (which I actually have an original of). Rolf performs on clarinet and bass clarinet, Joachim is on piano and also here are Karl Berger (vibes), Bab Guerin (bass) and Aldo Romano (drums). The sound is exploratory jazz of the period; the opening, long track features bass clarinet and with the vibes and the drums and bass sound, you could imagine it as an outtake from the 1963 Douglas sessions by Eric Dolphy. This is a goodie! [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rolf Kuhn-More, More, More & More: The Artist's Selection (24-bit remaster) $12.00 This collects a fine, broad swath of clarinetist and composer Rolf's 70s work, which leans towards electric jazz, as you would expect from the time period covered. A good way to check out his jazz/rock work. Lots of long tracks here and the CD is over 75' long! You'll hear performers like: Joachim Kuhn, Wolfgang Dauner, Philip Catherine, Albert Manglesdorff, Randy Brecker, Gerd Dudek, Charlie Mariano, Herb Geller, Alan Skidmore and many more here. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rolf Kuhn-Symphonic Swampfire (24-bit remaster) $12.00 A great price on this first-time-ever CD issue of this rare 1978 MPS release. It's a big-band jazz rock album with an impressive cast: Rolf and Joachim Kuhn (clarinets and piano/synths), Charlie Mariano-sax, Philip Catherine-guitars, NHOP-bass, Bruno Castellucci-drums + additional musicians and brass and strings. This is a good-but-getting-quite-late- http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Peter Lemer Quintet-Local Colour 180 gram vinyl lp $12.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) This 1966 recording by one of the founding members of the Little Theatre Club (thereby one of the founding members of the English free jazz movement) is considered one of the first recordings of UK free jazz. A pretty amazing lineup: Nisar Ahmad Khan-tenor sax, John Surman (making his recording debut! on baritone and soprano sax), Peter Lemer (piano), Tony Reeves (bass), Jon Hiseman (drums). "British pianist Peter Lemer is one of the U.K. jazz scene's primary links between '60s free jazz and '70s fusion, but his sole album as a leader, recorded in 1966, sticks closely to the former. Lemer, a former student of Paul Bley, opens the set with a rattling version of Carla Bley's "Ictus," then runs through a program of originals that run from fairly "out" ("City" has some absolutely frenzied free blowing by saxophonists Nisar Ahmad Khan and John Surman, accompanied at one point by Lemer banging on the top of his piano) to relatively restrained (the melody of "Frowville" wouldn't sound out of place on a Dave Brubeck album). Although Lemer's often highly rhythmic piano playing drives the band, Khan and Surman are the stars of the album, taking most of the solos. (The bass solo comes late in "In the Out" -- have your fast-forward finger ready accordingly, but don't miss the remarkable Khan/Surman duel right after.) Even the most experimental pieces, however, keep the traditional theme-solos-theme structure, so Local Colour is the sort of album that's useful for the free jazz novice. It's just traditional enough that it's not scary, but neither is it so traditional that it's boring. It's a shame this group didn't get a chance to record more."-Stewart Mason/All Music Guide [Get Back] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Albert Mangelsdorff-Live (24-bit remaster) 2 x CDs $27.00 This reissues two trio live recordings by monster (I mean MONSTER) trombonist Mangelsdorff. Disc one is "Trilogie - Live" featuring Jaco Pastorius and Alphonse Mouzon from November 6, 1976 and disc two is "Live in Montreux" featuring J.F. Jenny-Clark and Ronald Shannon Jackson. Two interesting groups backing him and there's tons of the amazing multi-phonics that Albert was known for. Did you ever want to hear the first drummer for Weather Report playing with the third bassist of Weather Report? Well, now you can! [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mark McGuire-A Young Person's Guide to Mark McGuire 2 x CDs $23.00 This release is by one of the mainstays of the great Emeralds. That alone tells you (1) what to expect and (2) that this release is worth great consideration! "A Young Person's Guide To Mark McGuire collects together some of this Emeralds member's best works, previously-released on a number of limited edition CD-Rs and tape releases over the last 4 years. Although only 24 years of age, McGuire has racked up an impressive canon which most artists twice his age would have problems delivering. With his expert use of loops and layers, as well a superb ear for killer melody hooks, makes AYPGTMM simply an essential collection. Electric and acoustic guitar, vocals, tapes, and guitar-synthesizer performed and recorded by Mark McGuire 2007-2010." [Editions Mego] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dave Pike Set-Four Reasons (24-bit remaster) $16.00 First time ever on CD for this trippy and 1969-style funky jazz album. Dave was known early for combining jazz with psychedelia and rock (iirc, he recorded a version of Zappa's "Mother People" in 1968!) and this is a modestly successful and very early (August, 1969 - in other words before or at the same time as Miles was formulating Bitches Brew) electric jazz album. This has some nice leads by Volker Kriegel (who also plays sitar, man!), plus there is bass and electric bass and drums. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dave Pike Set-Salomao (24-bit remaster) $16.00 First time ever on CD! Vibest Dave Pike leads a great band: Eberhard Weber (bass), Marc Hellman (drums) and secret weapon Volker Kriegel (guitar) + a Brazilian percussion section. This is a 'fusion' album of Brazilian style rhythms and jazz/rock, recorded in Rio de Janeiro in mid 1972. There's some really excellent work from all and especially from Volker. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Relogios de Frederico-Chumbo Grosso $18.00 Back in stock! The Brazilian band Relogios de Frederico (The Clocks of Frederico) has been in existence since 1998. A septet who are very complex and unique, this was their second album, released in 2003. This was has a lot of vocals over a complex music network, but there's also a lot of instrumental passages, where they strut their stuff. [CFD] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Relogios de Frederico-Faskner $18.00 Back in stock! The Brazilian band Relogios de Frederico (The Clocks of Frederico) has been in existence since 1998. A septet who are very complex and unique, this, their third album, is widely considered to be their best by fans of avant-progressive rock. All instrumental, this features crazy rhythms, interesting ideas, great solos and a sound that reminds me a lot in some ways (just *some*; they aren't a copy band) of late period Etron Fou. Start here and be thrilled and if you love this as much as I do, you'll probably also want their others, even if they aren't as immediately entrancing. This one is highly recommended! [CFD] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Relogios de Frederico-Quatro Centesimos de Semitom $18.00 Back in stock! The Brazilian band Relogios de Frederico (The Clocks of Frederico) has been in existence since 1998. A septet who are very complex and unique, this is their first album, released in 2000. Lots of vocals on top of really complex music; this is very different than Faskner, but it's really fantastic as well. They definitely have a unique voice. The official hype says, "like Gentle Giant signing Arrigo Barnabé' s music." [CFD] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Hans-Joachim Roedelius-Momenti Felici (expanded) $18.00 "Bureau B reissues Momenti Felici by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, originally released in 1987 on the Virgin label Venture. Since the early '80s, Roedelius had more or less dispensed with electronics, focusing increasingly on the grand piano. He also collaborated with various combinations of musicians to create a new kind of music, vastly different from Cluster and Harmonia aesthetics. For Roedelius, it was not only a period of reorientation in musical terms, but also geographically: Austria was now his home. "Tu Felix Austria" (trans. "Oh, Happy Austria"), a time-honored Austrian campaign slogan, became his very own motto in no time at all. The pleasure he derived from playing the piano and meeting musicians on the same wavelength did the rest: an enthusiastic Roedelius allowed new impressions and discoveries to flow virtually unfiltered into his music. Momenti Felici is one of the finest examples hereof. With characteristically exuberant inventiveness, Roedelius tickles the ivories lightheartedly, or, entering into a more pensive mood, seems to caress the keys. With saxophonist Alexander Czjzek dueting on some of the pieces, Roedelius shuffles a pack of disciplined compositions and carefree improvisations. In this respect, Momenti Felici most closely resembles Jardin Au Fou. On closer listening, however, the length of time between the two albums can be discerned. Roedelius honed both his compositional and, more than anything, his playing skills in the lengthy period in between. Naturally, Momenti Felici saw Roedelius distance himself further still from the electronic scene. The signs had been there on his preceding albums and this release simply removed any last vestige of doubt. Roedelius had, in any case, long since found a new audience, who continue to follow him avidly today. With the passage of time, many of his companions from earlier days have come to realize that a beautiful melody and a rich piano chord can be just as pleasing to the ear as pure tones and rhythm machines. Includes three previously-unreleased bonus tracks." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sun Ra-Piano Recital, November 24, 1977, Teatro La Fenice 180 gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $12.00 (special) "Not much to say, really - except that you are not likely to find another solo piano jazz record with such a stylistic scope, such humor, such swing, such depth, such beauty, such anger, such blues. The incredible Sun Ra and his vision really shines."-T Bekken "Sun Ra was often written off as a so-so keyboard player (probably by people who didn't listen to him much!). Fortunately, his enormous catalogue proves otherwise, and no recording does so more definitively than this Solo Piano Recital. It is pure delight to hear Ra dig deeply into this program of his own compositions and jazz standards, pulling them apart with great joy and then rearranging the pieces into delightful tapestries of sound. Purists may not like what he does to "St. Louis Blues," but his great ability to _do it_ cannot be denied. You will hear echoes in his playing of the entire range of piano jazz from Jelly Roll Morton all the way up to Cecil Taylor. Sun Ra recorded solo all too infrequently. Of the solo recordings I have heard I consider this the best, the fullest, the most delightful. It's a recording I will be able to use to convince those who doubt Sunny's celestial abilities. It's that good -- really."-Glenn Becker [Vinyl Lovers] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sündenfall II-Sündenfall II vinyl lp - numbered edition of 1,000 (due to size and weight, this price for USA only; outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted) $27.00 Sündenfall II from the Kevelaer area at the Lower Rhine played a mixture of folk and jazz, influenced by Jethro Tull. While their predecessors, Sündenfall, exclusively dedicated themselves to jazz, the group included folk after a change in line-up and band name (following the example of Amon Düül II). In 1972, Hubert Schmitz invited the band into his Trepitia film and sound studio in Alpen-Drüpt for free recordings, as he wanted to test the newly installed equipment after a recent move into the new location. Thus the recordings were made for the album "Sündenfall II" (Trefiton HS 1017), which was released in a small edition of 200 copies at the end of 1972. Today it is sold at a price of about €500 to €1000 in mint condition. The track "Montpellier", chosen for the sampler on hand, stands out due to the distinctive trumpet play both at the beginning and at the end." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jannick Top-Infernal Machina $29.00 Back in stock! Here is something big that has been quietly brewing in the land of Zeuhl for some time now and was finally released for Jannick's appearance at les Tritonales in Paris. Bassist Jannick, best known for his playing in the 1974 edition of Magma and then co-leading Magma (as VanderTop) in 1976, has finally put together his definitive take on a zeuhl-related solo project. This large-ish ensemble includes Jannick-bass, cello, cellobass, percussion and voices, Natalia Ermlova, Veronika Boulytcheva and Klaus Blasquiz-vocals, Stella Vander, Himiko Paganotti, Antoine Paganotti-backing vocals, James McGaw, François Delfin, Thibault Abrial, Jim Grandcamp-guitars, Damien Schmitt, Christian Vander-drums, Marc Chantereau-percussion, Mathias Lecomte-grand piano and Fabien Colella-keyboards and computer. A single piece with 12 movements, the album starts slowly with a gradually intensifying buildup. The voices have a 'Mystere de voix Bulgares' kinda sound, which they keep, no matter how heavy it all gets. By the time of the 3rd movement, it's pretty heavy and by the time of the 4th movement, Klaus is singing solo over heavy growling bass, grand piano and noise and it's pretty evil. By the time of the 5th movement and onward, it's gotten unbelievably heavy and reminsicent of De Futura turned inside out and...well, do I really have to write more? You want this. [HM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Tetragon-Stretch vinyl lp - numbered edition of 1,000 (due to size and weight, this price for USA only; outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted) $27.00 "Tetragon, successor of Trikolon, were founded in Osnabrück (Lower Saxony) in the spring of 1971. They released their first and only LP, “Nature”, in that very year. It came out as CD on Musea in 1995. At the end of 1971, Tetragon recorded in a Hamburg studio five long tracks in their well-proven style for their second LP, the release of which, however, failed. Fortunately, the master tape has survived until the present day, so that now, 38 years past schedule, the work is released on CD. Three of the five songs have been written by the band itself, one by Eddie Harris (“Listen here”) and one by John McLaughlin (“Dragon song”). The two latter ones had already been worked on by Brian Auger. Especially remarkable are Hendrik Schaper’s exceptional play on keyboards and Jürgen Jaehner’s hot guitar play. The other two, however, are their equals in skill and talent." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Colin Vallon/Patrice Moret/Samuel Rohrer-Rruga $18.00 Colin Vallon: piano Patrice Moret: double-bass Samuel Rohrer: drums "“Rruga”, meaning ‘path’, ‘road’ or ‘journey’ in Albanian, is the evocative title of the ECM debut by the trio of pianist Colin Vallon, bassist Patrice Moret and drummer Samuel Rohrer. After shared musical experiences on the Swiss jazz scene, they began their trio journey five years ago, and have grown into one of Europe’s most promising bands, shaping a rugged and individual music, inspired by songs and singers, and by the music of the Caucasus region as well as by the jazz tradition. Challenging conventions of the modern jazz piano trio, the instrumentalists meet on equal terms as the music is created, arranged and developed collectively." [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Weather Report-Live in Berlin 1975 CD + NTSC (all region) DVD $27.00 I'm a big Weather Report fan of their earlier period, although after a certain point, they lose me a little bit (but then again, most fusion going into the late 70s loses me a bit). But this is an wonderful archival release (released for the very first time) of a late period peak for the group. Recorded November 6, 1975 at the Berliner Jazztage, this presents the group somewhere between Mysterious Traveller and Tale Spinnin'. Featured are Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Alex Acuña and Chester Thompson. The sound is great (obviously *LOUD*, but great) and the visuals are excellent for the time period. The only complaint I could possibly think of is that it is only 42' long. But that's a very small thing to bitch about. Highly recommended. [Made in Germany] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Yes-The Revealing Science of God NTSC (all region) DVD $15.00 "This DVD features performances by Yes that were filmed in Budapest, Hungary for television 1998. The performances features hits such as "Owner of a lonely heart" "Long distance runaround", "Rhythm of love" "I've Seen All Good People" and "The revealing science of God" plus many others." Track Listing * Firebird suite * Siberian khatru * Rhythm of love * America * Open your eyes * And you and I * Heart of the sunrise * Mood for a day * Diary of a man who vanished * Clap * From the balcony * Wonderous stories * Igor Khoroshev solo * Long distance runaround * Whitefish * Owner of a lonely heart * The revealing science of God * I've seen all good people * Roundabout * Starship trooper [XXL] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Zombi-Escape Velocity $13.00 Totally bitchin' new one from this great synthi/prog/retro/futuristic duo of Steve Moore (a million ARP, Moog, Elka, Korg, etc keyboards) and A.E. Paterra (drums and Moogs). Here are the fat sequencer sounds and runs of Heldon circa "Interface" combined with the stripped down approach of D.A.F. (who also stole Pinhas' fat Moog soundz) with heavy proggy keyboard leads that you could compare to Goblin's. These guys are totally fun and no one sounds like this. A monster soundtrack album in search of a movie good enough for it! And dig the amazingly spot-on, Hipgnosis/Storm Thorgerson cover homage/parody of his work circa Alan Parson's Project. [Relapse] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Zombi-Escape Velocity vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for USA only; outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted) $20.00 Beautiful, limited edition color vinyl pressing and you can GAWK at the great Hipgnosis-hommage cover in all its full size glory! Totally bitchin' new one from this great synthi/prog/retro/futuristic duo of Steve Moore (a million ARP, Moog, Elka, Korg, etc keyboards) and A.E. Paterra (drums and Moogs). Here are the fat sequencer sounds and runs of Heldon circa "Interface" combined with the stripped down approach of D.A.F. (who also stole Pinhas' fat Moog soundz) with heavy proggy keyboard leads that you could compare to Goblin's. These guys are totally fun and no one sounds like this. A monster soundtrack album in search of a movie good enough for it! And dig the amazingly spot-on, Hipgnosis/Storm Thorgerson cover homage/parody of his work circa Alan Parson's Project. [Relapse] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Below are six (!!!) new Cuneiform releases and a re-printing of an out of print classic, which are not going to be generally released for another few weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a small fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. Afuche-Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match $15.00 "An evolving local group with a cacophonous yet catchy approach..." – The New Yorker “Afuche’s palpable onstage energy is key to the unique corner the band has carved for itself in the ever-saturated Brooklyn music scene.” - Jezebel Music Based out of Brooklyn, NY and creating a group sound that is truly their own, Afuche is a band that needs to be heard by lovers of adventurous, modern progressive music! Formed by Ruben Sindo Acosta & Zach Ryalls in 2008, they have been adding to the ensemble and evolving their sound by writing, performing, and touring non-stop – it was at one of their many shows where we found them and watched their continued development with keen interest. Afuche is a 5 piece band featuring Ruben on keyboard, vocals and percussion, Zach on guitar, Denny Tek on bass, Andrew Carrico on baritone sax and Max Jaffe on drum. Taking their cues from Can, The Dirty Projectors, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, James Brown, Tortoise, as well as African and Afro-Cuban music, they take these musical influences as a base and apply their own group sound to it and bend it all into a hybrid, original and very progressive contemporary rock music that is interestingly complex without losing its inviting quality; most of all Afuche is a lot of fun. Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match is a showcase of a group whose sound is more than the sum of its parts. Recorded mainly live in the studio with minimal textural overdubs in one day, it is Afuche presenting their work with just as you would experience it at one of their lively and exciting shows. The fearless intensity and the strong group dynamic in the playing - extremely notable in such a young band - pours through the speakers; their sound is catchy and mesmerizing and will have you moving in ways you never thought possible! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cheer-Accident-No Ifs, Ands or Dogs $15.00 "Tons of weird rock records have streamed out of Chicago over the past two decades, but none have blended pop smarts and avant-garde impulses as skillfully as this marvelous brainteaser of an album..." – Time Out New York Emerging from the incredibly diverse crucible of music that is Chicago, Cheer-Accident embodies and re-affirms the “promises made” by previous generations of progressive rock, post-punk, and post rock bands—the creation of a thoroughly new rock-based music. There are bands with pretty melodies, bands that rock, bands that dazzle with exalted technique, bands that make you laugh, and bands aiming to perplex even the most intrepid listener. Cheer-Accident is all those things and more, truly a band for the 21st century. Cheer-Accident wrap creativeness inside an inviting enigma of honeyed vocals, harmonious pop melody, and thorny dissonance. They have the rare ability to synthesize and juxtapose pure pop, thundering rock, and avant-garde complexity and ambiguity, intuition and intellect, sweetness and sarcasm, to create a stunning signature sound.No Ifs, Ands, or Dogs, Cheer-Accident’s 17th album is a kaleidoscopic, inclusive trip into a musical madhouse that you’ll want to stay lost within. The core membership of the ever-shifting organism that is Cheer-Accident remains Thymme Jones (vocals, keyboards, brass, synth, drums); Carmen Armillas (vocals), Alex Perkolup (vocals, bass, guitar), and Jeff Libersher (vocals, guitar, keys, trumpet, bass), with able and many assists from D. Bayne (trombone, keyboards), Andrea Faught (vocals, keyboards), and Lise Gilly (saxophones), among others. Everyone makes significant and important and wonderful contributions, but since the vocalist is always the focal point in bands, I want to mention that Carmen is a real find, with a powerfully emotive voice; she really lends a huge presence to this album, working beautifully with Thymme and Jeff and the rest. The songs on No Ifs… run the gamut of everything that makes Cheer-Accident an exceptional band: prickly, lurching psychedelia with honeyed singing, quizzical Steve Reich-meets-King Crimson rockers, and sweetly peculiar soft-pop a la Beach Boys and Free Design. This diversity does not denote dilettantism, however; Cheer Accident empowers and devotes itself to whatever style, mode, or genre it absorbs. Even after a few listens, regardless of stylistic diversity displayed during No Ifs, Ands or Dogs is the commitment to primo performance of the album/music/concept as a whole — songs often lead into one another, going from a self-contained song to a introduction (or a coda) depending on where you are or where your focus is in the listening. After the critical acclaim and expanded audience that greeted Cheer-Accident after the release of Fear Draws Misfortune, the group responded as they always do; by a reinvention of their sound. A wonderful album that is – as usual - also something completely different! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gösta Berlings Saga-Glue Works $15.00 "Masterpiece…or thereabouts: 5/5" – Lowcut Magazine "This is hypnotic, robotic, thankfully long and yet somehow, so damn soulful. Also, I haven’t heard a Fender Rhodes being played like this since like forever....It doesn’t get better than this." – Deaf Sparrow Named after one of the most notable Swedish books of all time, Gösta Berlings Saga are currently one of Sweden's most notable bands. The group are a modern instrumental rock band and their style combines post-rock, progressive rock, minimalism, avant-rock, collage/sound and more, all recorded and combined with unusual and interesting studio techniques. The four members of Gösta Berlings Saga, with their diverse musical backgrounds and personalities find a common focal point in the music they create together. Each individual effort is melted into the pot and glued together with the rest to create something greater together. The collage as a working method; Soft glued to rough. Epic glued to tiny. Minimalism glued to maximalism, all to create a new whole. For their third album and their first for Cuneiform, they have created an album that is highly and creatively produced. The solid backbone of the band is always the focus and the core: Alexander Skepp (drums and percussion), Einar Baldursson (guitars), David Lundberg (Fender Rhodes, synthesizers and Mellotron), Gabriel Hermansson (bass). With the engineering and production work of Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, White Willow, etc) the band has created a truly all-embracing and forward thinking album. The disc is packed with creative and surprising flourishes from guest musicians performing on French horn, musical saw, cello, trumpet and more. There is always a lot going on that makes Glue Works much more than 'merely' a document of band performing; the group is performing extremely well, but the production work incorporates many unique elements into the album in surprising ways. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Rhizome CD + NTSC (all region) DVD + download coupon $15.00 "In 1973, a rock guitarist and an electronic knob-twiddler released a revered and trail-blazing document in contemporary ambient music: Robert Fripp and Brian Eno's No Pussyfooting. Thirty-five years later, guitarist Richard Pinhas and noise artist Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) have formed the 21st century version of the concept." – Brandon Wu/Washington City Paper It's interesting that Brandon Wu compares the work of Richard Pinhas and Merzbow to Fripp and Eno. At the time it was recorded, No Pussyfooting was considered to be practically 'noise' (sound familiar?) and Robert Fripp has gone on record about how the record label didn't want to release the album because it would affect the commercial impact of these artsts. Yet, with time, the work the duo did was absorbed into the greater musical universe - if not into the mainstream - and its influence continues to this day. While it's never safe to predict the future, perhaps the unlikely but also quite logical meeting of Richard's billowing clouds of guitarwork with Masami's well considered sonic assault will also prove to be influencial upon the larger musical universe. In any event, this recording from September, 2010, expands upon their first studio meeting, Keio Line and offers an obvious follow-up, as well as new twists to the sound. The first pressing of Rhizome also includes a number of bonuses not available after the initial pressing: a bonus DVD of a generous excerpt of the duo's performance at the Sonic Circuits festival as well as a download coupon for their performance in Paris, November 12, 2008. "A surprising meeting of minds and one of the strongest CDs I've heard in a while." – Musicworks [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 blue vinyl edition lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $18.00 "...arguably one of the finest works in either artist’s canon; hypnotic like Harmonia and monumental like Mountains. ... 4 stars" – Spencer Grady, Record Collector "Merzbow’s collaboration with French pioneer Richard Pinhas features some of his best music and gleefully amplifies the psychedelic tendencies of both composers." – Luke Schleicher, Laughter "...an album of ambient soundscapes that prove noise can indeed be beautiful, and that it's possible to dispense with conventional constructs of rhythm, melody and harmony yet still create something both musical and profound...it's...quite extraordinary just how appealing it is." – John Kelman, All About Jazz In 2007, guitarist and rock electronics innovator Richard Pinhas performed in Tokyo and then performed a duo concert with notorious 'noise' artist Merzbow. Both men were so excited by the duo concert, they immediately booked studio time to make the recordings that became their first duo release Keio Line. The duo continue to perform together; this concert performance and recording was their first meeting together after Keio Line. It was recorded at Les Instants Chavirés in Paris on November 12, 2008. Even though they had only worked together for a very short time the year before, the duo had already established a recognizable sound with Richard's metronic and spacey guitar figures being worked over by Merzbow's electronic mayhem in a glorious, psychedelic death spiral. Paris 2008 is a vinyl-only release; the first vinyl released by Cuneiform in over 20 years! There are only 500 copies made and there will not be a repress; this lp edition is the only way to buy this in a physical format. The lp comes with a digital download card for the music and if you buy it from Cuneiform, your copy will be on beautiful blue vinyl; there are only 100 blue copies! You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 blue vinyl edition lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for outside of the USA) $25.00 http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Wadada Leo Smith/Organic-Heart's Reflection 2 x CDs $21.00 "Organic’s music is a swirling roar, part fusion and part jazz rock orchestra, like a combination of Burnt Sugar and Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats Ensemble. – The Wire, February 2010 cover story "Organic’s music is powerfully electric and electronic in nature; fiery and interactive in character; contemporary, spiritual and politically conscious, its creative energy is heartfelt and connected with the human feeling." – Wadada Leo Smith Although he made his reputation over decades and decades of work in the free jazz and improvised music realm and as a early member of Chicago's hugely influencial AACM (the Association for the Advancement of Creative Music), trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has long been interested in larger ensembles and electric music as well. Heart’s Reflections is a bold double-disc set that features Wadada Leo Smith's Organic, a predominately electric, fourteen-piece group, a band most notable for a lineup marked by four guitarists. In addition to Smith, who plays both acoustic and electric trumpet, the extraordinary lineup on Heart’s Reflection includes: Brandon Ross, Michael Gregory, Lamar Smith, and Josh Gerowitz on guitar; Skuli Sverrisson and John Lindberg on bass; Angelica Sanchez on acoustic and electric piano; Stephanie Smith on violin; Casey Anderson on alto saxophone; Casey Butler on tenor saxophone; Mark Trayle and Charlie Burgin on laptops; and Pheeroan AkLaff on drums. For a record by such a large group, at times the sound is surprisingly sparse and delicate - both qualities that have long marked Smith's work, while at other times, it sizzles and stomps! There a strong melodies and strong solos throughout; this is not a big band blow-out, but a carefully scored and worked out set of compositions. Though longtime listeners who haven't followed Wadada's work in the last decade might be surprised at times by the fierceness of Organic’s rhythm section, Heart’s Reflections is nonetheless marked by the trumpeter’s usual touchstones: long sustained notes, occasional clipped phrases, and a tough-to-define playfulness that infuses all of his work. Coming across like the next evolutionary step after Miles Davis’ electric era, Heart’s Reflection is a vibrant set that harkens back to the blues influence of Smith’s Mississippi childhood, and looks forward to still-developing realms of noise and electronics. The album fuses a galaxy of influences into a natural and accessible form, offering an ideal entry point into Smith’s vast oeuvre. Heart’s Reflections should appeal to fans of groove-oriented jazz, as well as rock and electronics audiences with a taste for adventure. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phil Miller-Cutting Both Ways $15.00 Back in print after several years of unavailability. Phil Miller made his name as guitarist with the legendary Canterbury bands Delivery, Matching Mole, Hatfield & the North and National Health. After the demise of National Health, he began preparing for a solo career that began with Cutting Both Ways and continues to this day. This was the first album released under his own name, and the first album to feature his band In Cahoots, who are pretty much of a supergroup themselves: Hugh Hopper-bass (Soft Machine), Elton Dean-saxes (Soft Machine), Peter Lemer-keyboards (Gilgamesh, Mike Oldfield, Pierre Moerlen's Gong) & Pip Pyle-drums (Gong, Hatfield, National Health). Additionally, two tracks are multi-overdubbed meetings between Phil and keyboardist Dave Stewart (Egg, Hatfield, National Health) and Barbara Gaskin (Hatfield). Canterbury jazz/rock of the highest order. "This album comprises two aspects of my compositional output. The first is represented by the four pieces recorded by my band, In Cahoots, and the second by the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave Stewart. In Cahoots has toured Europe extensively in the past two years. The music recorded here is largely a result of the live-in-the-studio approach. This contrasts with the two pieces recorded in collaboration with Dave. Here the orientation is towards multi-tracking, utilizing the latests developments in music technology."– Phil Miller [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA & Canada only) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $74.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for customers outside of the USA and Canada) 5 CDs (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD) $88.00 Save $10.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 5 new Cuneiform CD titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cuneiform new release bundle (for USA only) 5 CDs/1 vinyl lp (3 single CDs/1 CD + DVD set/1 double CD/1 vinyl lp) $91.00 Save $12.00 (in costs + postage combined), when you buy this package of all 6 new Cuneiform titles (Afuche, Cheer-Accident, Gosta Berlings Saaga, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow CD, Richard Pinhas and Merzbow vinyl lp, Wadada Leo Smith's Organic). Thank you! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): THE CLAUDIA QUINTET http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/ GUTBUCKET http://latimesblogs.latimes. NEW YORK ART QUARTET http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ RICHARD PINHAS and MERZBOW http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ AFUCHE May 21 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY (record release show - opening for Tune-Yards) JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti June 17 - Zumix - 260 Sumner St. - East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777 - 8:00 pm November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CHEER-ACCIDENT June 4 - Le Grattoir - 11 blvd. Kelsch 88400 - Gerardmer, France June 5 - Musique Action Festival - Nancy, France June 6 - tba June 7 - tba June 8 - Immerhin - Bahnhofplatz 2 (Posthalle) - 97080 Würzburg, Germany June 9 - Schokoladen - Ackerstr. 169 - Berlin, Germany June 10 - tba - Basel, Switzerland June 11 - tba - Zurich, Switzerland (?) June 12 tba June 13 - Mogambo - Plaza Jose Maria Sert, 15, 20018 - San Sebastian, Spain: June 14 - Rock And Pop - Calle de Albasanz, 79 - Madrid, Spain June 15 - La Ley Seca - Calle de Sevilla, 2 - 50006, Zaragosa, Spain June 16 - Moog - Calle Arc del Teatre, 3 - 08001, Barcelona, Spain June 17 - La Route du Son - 1 allée Montesquieu, 64140 - Pau, France June 18 - tba - Paris, France (?) CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE June 25 - Doctor Nerve (with Jersey Band and Turn Around Norman) - The Windup Space - 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855 GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA May 28 - TeaterStudio Lederman - Stockholm, Sweden (record release show!) GUTBUCKET May 22 - Local 269 - NYC, NY November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK MAHAVISHNU PROJECT May 27 - The 8 x 10 Club - 10 East Cross Street - Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 625.2000 June 10 - Bearsville Theatre - 291 Tinker St. - Woodstock, NY (845) 679.4406 THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND June 3 - The Falcoln - 1348 Rte 9w - Marlboro, NY 12542 (845) 236-7970 August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) RICHARD PINHAS May 20 - F.I.M.A.V - Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada (with Wolf Eyes and Merzbow!) for the rest of the tour, Richard will be performing in a duo with Duncan Pinhas May 26 - The Boat - 158 Augusta Ave - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 9:00 pm May 27 - The Shop art and performance studio - 4314 Main St. - Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (with: Ga'an, Forget the Times, Michael Johnsen) / 8:00 - 11:00 pm / $8.00 - all ages May 28 - tbc - Detroit May 29 - The Strutt - 773 West Michigan - Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 492-7200 (with Unitard, Forget the Times, Boron Nuzzle) showtime: 9:00 / $8.00 18+ May 30 - The Abbey - Chicago, IL (with Magas + Scum Ra (featuring Plastic Crimewave and Kathy of Spires That In The Sunset Rise) + Mark Solotroff - doors 8:00/show 8:30 - $10.00 / $12.00 at door June 1 - The Happy Dog - 5801 Detroit Avenue - Cleveland, OH June 3 - (tbc) Soft House at the Copycat Bldg - 5TH FLOOR - 1511 Guilford Street- Baltimore, MD / $7.00 June 4 - The Schoolhouse - 330 Ellery St (at Broadway) Bushwick, Brooklyn (subway: J, M to Flushing; G to Broadway) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France JASON ROBINSON November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE May 20 - Barbés, 376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY - (347) 422-0248, 8 - 9:30pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THINKING PLAGUE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UZ JSME DOMA September 3 and 4 - the 17th annual Progday - Storybook Farm - Chapel Hill, North Carolina (many more shows to be added - watch this space) ZEVIOUS November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ Rest in Peace: Cornell Dupree (R'n'B and funky jazz guitarist *supreme*.) John Walker (guitarist and singer with The Walker Brothers) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : ABRETE GANDUL-Enjambre Sismico (new on Fading/AltrOck) JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling-sixth album and YES it is a vocal album(!!!) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes ELTON DEAN'S NINESENSE-Ninesense Suite (finally! recorded 6/20/81 and long rumored to be released, this show from the band's final tour finally makes it out!) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! JAKKO JAKSZYK/MEL COLLINS/ROBERT FRIPP/TONY LEVIN/GAVIN HARRISON-A Scarcity of Miracles (they aren't calling this "KING CRIMSON", but this sure looks like a winner....) KARI IKONEN and KARIKKO-The Helsinki Suite (incredibly great, 2nd album by this wonderful Finnish jazz/rock group) ISOTOPE-Isotope -Illusion -Deep End (the 3 very excellent albums by this '2nd generation' UK jazz/rock group, led by Gary Boyle; these have been very hard to get for some time. Reissued by Esoteric) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) ROB MAZUREK/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND-Tres Cabecase Loucuras THE NERVE INSTITUTE-Architects of Flesh-Density (on AltrOck) OCTOBER EQUUS-Saturnal (3rd avant-progressive release by this very good, very interesting Spanish band. On AltrOck) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) SKE-1000 Autumnni (solo release by a member of Yugen that aims for the Canterbury sound. On AltrOck) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp171.net/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown-Varmint HQ 180-gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $18.00 Back in stock. A wonderfully recorded, all analog-recording, carefully mastered and published on high-quality vinyl. Whoo-hah! Have at it, vinyl hounds. Led by vibraphonist and composer Jason Adasiewicz [a-dah-shev-its], Varmint is Rolldown's second release. A prolific member of Chicago's jazz and improvised music scene, Jason is quickly gaining widespread recognition through his extensive work as a sideman as well as such high-profile honors as his strong showing in DownBeat's 2007, 2008 and 2009 "Critics' Poll – Rising Star" Vibes category. < I first heard Jason when he sent me Rolldown's first album and some live shows by the band, all of which impressed me and we stayed in touch. When I heard Varmint, I knew we had to work together on this one!<br> The band has been active for over 5 years and features stalwarts from Chicago's vibrant jazz/new music community: Jason Adasiewicz: vibraphone Josh Berman: cornet Aram Shelton: alto saxophone & clarinet Jason Roebke: bass Frank Rosaly: drums. Their sound combines Blue Note's classic, avant-leaning '60s albums with contemporary drive, swing, energy, and attack. The music on Varmint is swinging and accessible but also very modern and forward-looking. Recommended if you like: Jackie McLean, Bobby Hutcherson, Andrew Hill, Grachan Moncur III as well as other, newer, equally good things that make Stanley Crouch shake his fists skyward and shout aloud, “This isn’t jazz”. "Their second album, Varmint, shows growth exactly where it was needed. The compositions are better developed, the playing more relaxed and fluid, and the record better represents the quintet's onstage spirit...one gets the feeling that the musicians really enjoy taking the various routes that are made open to them by Adasiewicz's compositions.... Smart and playful, Varmint, reminds me of those cartoons where that cwazy wabbit Bugs Bunny alwasy outsmarted Elmer Fudd." (four stars) – Downbeat "Vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz is emerging as one of the most interesting bandleaders and composers in modern creative improvised jazz. ...Adasiewicz has assembled a quintet of astounding musical proportion and depth, playing his tricky music that seems to have no limits of imagination, wit or wisdom." – All Music Guide [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Alvarius B.-Baroque Primitiva CD + 36 page hardbound book $20.00 This is the latest (and one of the best) solo albums by Alan Bishop (guitarist for Sun City Girls). Features a kinda amazing cover that I definitely dreamed about when I was 16, as well as a hardcover book, all at a pretty reasonable price considering how nice this is. "A much-needed CD issue of an LP, released this last February in microquantities. The dastardly minds behind this project, a first spurt from the reactivated Poon Village label, have collaborated on the new package as well. And it is a deluxe eye-swim through various forms of feminine beauty, its 32-page booklet displaying images that look as though they were found in a smoky catacomb carved into the hills of Charlestown. By my count, Baroque Primitiva is the sixth album by Alvarius B. and is, like its predecessors, a deep dive through mysterious waters. The 11 tracks here were recorded at various sessions over the course of several years and range from 'Humor Police' (a track imagining what Syd Barrett might have sounded like had he been a devotee of Rembetika) to a trippily Beatles-damaged version of 'You Only Live Twice' (the sole surviving shard of the aborted Alvarius B. Plays The Bond Songbook project). Baroque Primitiva is the first long-format telegram from Alvarius B. since he lost his mothership (the Sun City Girls, with whom he employed his slave name, Alan Bishop) and it also feels like his most consistently non-acerbic -- perhaps even most beauty-oriented -- work. The songs often have a meditative pace, filled with gorgeous lo-fi blends of vocals, guitar, bass and keys. Eyvind Kang guests on several tracks, but the bulk of the material was broadcast direct from the naked soul of Alvarius B., which turns out to be a warmer, sweeter place than you might imagine. And while this CD will be available for a tad longer than the 30 seconds the LP lasted, a set as thoroughly gorgeous as this will not linger. Take a deep breath of its magic and go for it. Why deny yourself such bountiful pleasures?" --Byron Coley [Abduction] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Areknames-In Case of Loss $18.00 Third album by this Italian quartet (keyboards/vocals, guitars, bass, drums + guest). I had heard them touted as a strongly VDGG-influenced outfit, and maybe that's true for the 1st two, but I gotta say, while I totally enjoyed this, I sure don't hear VDGG here. It does have a slightly cool, dark, retro vibe though I don't hear any particular group that they are taking it from, which makes it even more than slightly cool! "Areknames is one of Italy's premier modern-day progressive rock bands. Look no further than their triumphant 3rd album "In Case of Loss" released by Black Widow Records. Areknames are led by composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Michele Epifani, who handles the Hammond organ, piano, mellotron, synths, harpsichord, acoustic and electric guitars as well as the recorder. Their second album "Love Hate Round Trip" was a dark and often agitated album which won the band both awards and a dedicated fanbase. Here they have upped the ante considerably with an album that should become known as their "breakthrough" work, as I have to believe any modern prog fan who hears this is going to be convinced and very pleased. While I've not heard their debut, the sound on the second album was pretty rough and aggressive with abrasive sax and a heavier VDGG vibe (and I mean all of that in a good way.) Here the sound has evolved with the injection of a strain of spacey serenity. There is still plenty of doomy mood and heaviness to be enjoyed, but there is a new sense of melodic confidence which has established itself. Right from the first track I noticed that there was something more refined going on and was reminded instantly of Anekdoten's "A Time of Day" sound more than the VDGG one I was expecting. This music soars on a melancholic breeze rather than being knocked around by turbulent gusts. "beached" is not unlike modern Porcupine Tree in some ways, with infectious groove and building pressures in rhythm and numerous spacey keyboard textures, though the comparison stops there. (The Areknames sound remains in-tact and far less commercial than the Steven Wilson sound.) Somewhat dreary but pleasing vocal melodies ride on top before it closes with e-piano over mellotron and light guitar notes. The album's vast mid section covers a swell of compositional ideas, one right after the other, which at any given moment could remind the listener of Cryme/Foxtrot era Genesis, a raging Deep Purple jam ("a new song"), or the brooding, crashing-waves heaviness of Giant Squid's Metridium Fields, the latter courtesy of the violin/cello presence atop thick, murky prog rock. By the time we get to the 21 minute long epic closer "the very last number," it may be wise to take a breather and listen with fresh ears. This is one of those albums that is so compositionally dense I really recommend listening in sections at first, so that each section is able to be absorbed by fresh ears. The 8-part mammoth Areknames closing suite begins with the sound of child's voices and eerily sparse keys before a tentative, peeking-around-corners bass guitar sneaks up on us. After a cool sax solo the piece builds into an epic jam best described as stormy waters, as a clash between powerful saxophone, guitar, and keyboards. These battles have plenty of time to expand and contract over 20 minutes so this is truly a joy for listeners who enjoy the lengthy instrumental piece. The ending is a delightful bit of harpsichord..."-progarchives. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kevin Ayers-What More Can I Say... $7.00 (special) Special while they last! This is 60% off the regular price! Collated from a number of boxes of home recordings left at Lady June's house after Kevin moved out and they were saved from the rubbish bin by G.F. Fitz-Gerald. While the sound quality is generally suprisingly excellent, this is definitely geared towards folks who are already fans. But if you are a big fan of his 1969-1974 solo works, then this could be of huge interest. "Kevin Ayers listened to this recently discovered collection of his private demo recordings and out-takes, and found them to be a refreshing reminder of a musical innocence, unique to the nineteen seventies. Much more than nuggets from a golden era, these songs remain compellingly personal in their simplicity, and sit alongside sunny instrumentals featuring friends David Bedford, Mike Oldfield, Archie Leggett (1944 – 1997) and Robert Wyatt. Of special note is the fourteen minute private demonstration for the Doctor Dream suite, a stunning 'audio letter' synopsis with acoustic performances and wry commentary. Never has Kevin Ayers' voice and guitar been captured in such natural intimacy. These beautifully recorded reel-to-reel tapes are an indispensable portrait of an artist as a young man. Or to convey the response from manager Tim Shepard, 'This is Kevin's Holy Grail!" What more can we say?'" [Reel Recordings] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bryan and the Haggards-Pretend It's the End Of the World $12.00 They call themselves "New York‘s Most Decorated Avant-Country Instrumental Merle Haggard Cover Band", and who am I to argue with that designation? "Pretend lt's the End of the World is the debut album by Bryan and the Haggards, but these five musicians have a long history of performing together. Their music, under the leadership of guitarist Jon Lundbom as "Big V Chord," has been hailed as a "unique and exciting brand ofjazz fusion." This same quintet, led by tenor saxophonist Bryan Murray, here explores the music of Merle Haggard as an instrumental avant-country cover band. Guitarist Jon Lundbom was first exposed to the music of Merle Haggard by a friend who described the emotional and transcendental power it had for him. After being quickly won over himself, Lundbom passed his newfound love of this music on to the other members of his band. Murray, even more deeply affected than Lundbom, quickly began transcribing some of the tunes for the quintet to play. "Bryan and the Haggards" came into being as a discrete ensemble during a two-year hiatus for "Big V Chord." In 2007 and 2008, Murray became the de facto leader of the group, organizing rehearsals and performances and arranging the new repertoire. The melodies and harmonies of many of Haggard's compositions have proven themselves to be ideal vehicles for the type of music and improvisation that this quintet enjoys. ln addition to providing an atypical framework for jazz, Bryan and the Haggards have discovered that the music of Merle Haggard transcends genre and among the most important produced in America. Bryan and the Haggards' approach varies from straight-ahead jazz interpretation to total deconstruction, all while relying on the power and simplicity of the source material. This expansive musical landscape includes lyrical saxophone crooning, cascading scales, flourishes of melody, stringent noise, dissonant multiphonics, inconsistent tempi, and strong two-beat grooves, executed by five musicians with 6 years of experience playing together. The ensemble's chemistry and longevity afford them the ability to wander far and wide, always certain that they will be able to find their way home. Personnel: Featuring: Bryan Murray - Tenor Sax, Jon lrabagon - Alto Sax, Jon Lundbom - Guitar, Moppa Elliott - Bass, Danny Flscher - Drums [Hot Cup] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Buon Vecchio Charlie-Buon Vecchio Charlie (mini-lp sleeve) $21.00 Not only was this 'one and done' Italian band's only recording, recorded in 1972 quite good, but it gained the additional allure/intrigue of not being released until it came out in the early 90s for the very first time! "One of the bands mentioned here that had no records released during their lifespan, Buon Vecchio Charlie had an album ready, but it was only recently unearthed....The band was formed in Rome in 1970 with a five-piece line-up featuring, along with Calabrò, Centofanti and Sangiorgio, bass player Walter Bernardi and percussionist Carlo Visca. After some first demos they could record with the new six-piece line-up the tracks for an album in Suono label's (of Opus Avantra fame) recording studio near Venice in 1972, with the help of Venetian Power guitarist Claes Cornelius, also an important session man at the time. Despite the good quality, and the interest shown for the band by many producers, the album never saw the light and was shelved until its first CD release in 1990 in a limited pressing. The LP is very well made, and with a better production it could have been a classic in its style. Dominated by the flute, with strong classical influences, like in the opening Venite giù al fiume it's still an original work, with very interesting moments. The band split after the recording, probably disillusioned by the lack of chances connected to their album release. Almost all the musicians kept playing: guitarist Benson released some solo albums and is still active and popular in the Rome area, keyboardist Centofanti followed his career with singer-songwriter Claudio Baglioni and in Libra, while three of the others, Calabrò, Sangiorgio and Damiani, formed with two other musicians a jazz-rock group called Bauhaus." [AMS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robert Genco-Beyond the Life (expanded/mini-lp sleeve) $21.00 "Drummer from Calabria, Roberto Genco recorded and privately released his only album, Beyond the life (Oltre la vita) in 1977. With an excellent technical and recording quality, considering it's a private production, the LP is in the jazz-rock style, and contains five long tracks with English lyrics, sung by Genco himself, helped from very good musicians like guitarist Giorgio Cocilovo and sax and flute player Hugo Heredia. A very nice record, sadly little known..."-Italianprog.com "1 9 7 7 : w a s t h e y e a r i n w h i c h I t a l i a n p r o g r e s s i v e r o c k w a s c l o s i n g i t s v i t a l c y c l e , t o u g h t h e r e w e r e s t i l l t w o m a s t e r p i e c e s o f i t s k i n d t o b e r e l e a s e d : o n e i s t h e f a m o u s L o c a n d a d e l l e F a t e , w h i l e t h e s e c o n d a n d w a s l e f t f o r t o o l o n g i n t h e v a u l t s , a s i t h a s n e v e r b e e n r e i s s u e d f o r a l m o s t 4 0 y e a r s : w e t a l k o f R o b e r t G e n c o Ô ø Ω s Ô ø Ω B e y o n d t h e l i f e Ô ø Ω . G i v e n t h a t t h e d r u m m e r R o b e r t G e n c o m u s t n o t b e c o n f u s e d w i t h R o b e r t G e n c o o f ' G e n c o P u r o a n d c o , " B e y o n d t h e L i f e i s a w o n d e r f u l p r o g r o c k a l b u m , w h e r e t h e d r u m m e r b l e n d s I t a l i a n p r o g , w i t h a n u l t r a - s o p h i s t i c a t e d j a z z - r o c k . T h e i n f l u e n c e s a r e k a l e i d o s c o p i c , w i t h t h e o p e n i n g t r a c k ( A n g o s c i a ) t h a t r u n s t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s o f j a z z p r o g a t i t s b e s t : J a m e s S e n e s e a n d N a p o l i C e n t r a l e , O s a n n a , b u t a l s o P e r i g e o . T h e t i t l e t r a c k " B e y o n d t h e L i f e c o u l d a l m o s t b e d e s c r i b e d a s a t r i b u t e t o t h e P F M , w h i l e " A l l r e c o m p o s e s " i s p r o g r o c k c l o s e t o Y e s a n d G e n e s i s . T h e B - s i d e i s a l o n g s u i t e w h i c h s u m m a r i z e s t h e i n f l u e n c e s c i t e d b e f o r e , b y a d d i n g f l a v o r s o f C h i c k C o r e a , D e d a l u s , C a n z o n i e r e d e l L a z i o , b u t w i t h a n e x t r e m e l y p r o g r e s s i v e d r u m m i n g . A g e m o f r a r e b e a u t y , f i n a l l y r e d i s c o v e r e d ! P a p e r s le e v e p a c k a g e w i t h e x t e n d e d l i n e r n o t e s . W i t h t w o b o n u s t r a c k s ! " [AMS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jerry Hahn-and his Quintet $6.00 (special) Hahn was the guitarist with John Handy's acclaimed group of 1964/65, which was kinda ahead of it's time in it's stretched out pieces and faint electric touches (Hahn's guitar and violinist Michael White's work). Michael White also appears on this 1967 album, as does Noel Jewkes (tenor and flute), Ron McClure (bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums). "A fun session with great players -- Hahn, Jack DeJohnette, Mike White, Ron McClure and especially Noel Jewkes. Philip Elwood calls Jewkes one of the very best reed players in the San Francisco Bay Area, and his work here on sax and flute are the real highlights. I know there are relatively unsung musicians all around the world, but players of Jewkes quality should not go unheard."-Mark Hazell [Arhoolie] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ George Haslam-Once Upon a Time in Argentina 2 x CDs $27.00 "This is a double CD package, the 2 discs presenting 2 distinct projects. Disc One, which is actually called "Once Upon a Time in Argentina" is by a quartet including 2 percussionists. This unconventional line-up reflects what I think is the importance of rhythm in the music. In fact the whole continuous story comprises various chapters linked by different rhythms, none of which were pre-planned but were created in the studio by the combination of 2 percussionists of very different styles." Personnel: Juan Carlos Martello, drum kit Jorge Savelon, percussion, Ruben Ferrero, piano, pianica, percussion and voice, George Haslam baritone sax, tarogato. "Disc Two is again a studio recording, this time by a saxophone quartet - "The Walter Thiers Memorial Saxophone Quartet". The history of jazz in Argentina and the place it holds to day is deeply indebted to the work of Walter Thiers. Walter was that rare sort of guy you meet here and there, an absolute fanatic who devoted his life to his love of the music and expressed this by helping the musicians and making things happen. All 4 members of the Quartet have reason to remember him with love and gratitude." The Walter Thiers Memorial Saxophone Quartet" Pablo Ledesma soprano, Sergio Paolucci alto, Daniel Harari tenor and George Haslam baritone [SLAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jack O' The Clock-Rare Weather (band released CDR) $11.00 This is the group's first album. Fred Frith had this to say about their second album: Jack o’the Clock are an unbelievably great band, Damon Waitkus is an extraordinarily courageous composer, and this is some of the freshest and most surprising music I’ve heard since, well, since their first record. Hallelujah!"-Fred Frith. Now you can hear that first one, although I do suggest you start with "How are We Doing and Who Will Tell Us?" "Jack O’ The Clock brings a quietly giddy sort of energy to the possibilities that spring up where American folk songwriting meets experimental music. The group's sound, a jangly mix of concert-hall agility, acoustic rock drive, and junk shop scouring, is characterized by innovative arrangements for combinations of instruments you are not likely to have heard elsewhere–psaltery, banjo, and bassoon, over a bed of electric bass and bundt pans, for example–made possible by the varied musical experience and multi-instrumentalism of its five members, who have played everything from new music to art metal to fingerstyle folk to free improvisation, sometimes in the same concert. This is primarily, however, a band entranced by and dedicated to songs, which it crafts with resolute attention to voice, melody, and storytelling. You cannot be in a hurry if you want to digest this music: each song demands a certain amount of time and attention to burn its particular place and mood into the listener's mind, though it is not particularly unsmiling or difficult music to listen to. These songs are embodiments of the small, magisterial, inane, inspired, and pedestrian voices of everyday people and headlines bubbling up from a deep sleep. Bits of unwritten myth. Your weird neighbors and internalized relatives talking back at you. Jack O' The Clock's recordings go beyond the group's live sound to incorporate on-location percussion, found sounds, clandestinely taped monologues, citynoise, and all manner of insects and birds, as well as a handful of guest musicians and singers. The production of "Rare Weather" predates the group's current lineup, featuring founding members Damon Waitkus, Emily Packard, Nicci Reisnour and Jordan Glenn, with guest vocals by Marty McGinn, Shauna Jones, and Kris Drickey, trombone by Andy Strain, clarinets by Jon Russell, and Arp Odyssey by Dave McNally." [JOTC] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Labyrinto Di Specchi-Hanblecheya $18.00 "'Porcupine Tree meets Pholas Dactylus?' Well, that's how their label Lizard Records describes them! Labirinto di Specchi (Labyrinth of Mirrors) is a band from Siena who've been around since about 2005. "Hanblecheya" is their proper full-length debut released on Lizard Records. The band consists of regulars Gabriele Marroni, Filippo Menconi, Andrea Valerio, Raffaele Crezzini, and Michele Sanchini, and the liner notes list many collaborators as well. One of those collabs is none other than Paolo Carelli, vocalist of the legendary Pholas Dactylus band of the RPI heyday. Lizard's Loris Furlan apparently arranged to connect them with Carelli. Just as Museo Rosenbach's Lupo Galifi brought experience and musical wisdom to this year's sensation Il Tempio Delle Clessidre, Carelli is great in his role with Labirinto. He told a web reviewer that he was moved to work with the band, saying "They are all students, very young, and in their eyes I saw a light, a desire to create." "Hanblecheya" is a word which refers to the desire for an Indian vision quest, a ritual of enlightenment, if I understand correctly. It's a fitting theme for the enticing music found within this adventurous album. The album is not easy to pigeonhole and it incorporates a wide range of audio delights. I suppose one can start by calling it a mixture of modern electronic and psych-rock, with lesser elements of post-rock, folk, fusion, avant, relaxing ambient textures, and even raga in one or two spots. These diverse morsels are then merged with the classical element of the strings, the lovely sad melodies of the piano, and the dramatic recitational vocal style of Carelli, these latter elements fitting well under the stylistic genes of the RPI. They don't exactly mimic any one band I could name, but I will say that they make me think of Battiato, Il Babau & I Maledetti Cretini, Mappe Nootiche, Il Paese dei Balocchi, and Djam Karet to name a few. The album unfolds like a low altitude flight, traveling great distances over changing landscapes. Tribal hand percussions behind soft piano and spacey, echoing guitar chords and phased effects. Acoustic guitars teaming with haunting cello, beautiful crescendos of strings, guitars, and a dynamic rhythm section. Dramatic vocal narrations over avant-garde sections building to great tension. Emotional releases from fiery guitar solos easing back to tranquil piano playing. It's a turbulent and often stormy feeling, even menacing at times, but finding respite when you need it. And it's not all serious. There are some playful moments as well. There is one track which borrows heavily from the great rock themes of Zeppelin's "Achilles Last Stand." Whether this was intentional or not I have no idea, but I do know it's pretty damn cool and Zep fans will spot it right away. The album also sports a 19 minute epic track called "Follia" which will not disappoint the headphones/dark room set."-progarchives.com You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Music for Land and Water (expanded/remaster) $11.00 "Remastered by Greg Davis from the installation tapes made during the 1983 performance, this archival recording of a day-long open air concert in Seattle’s Seward Park was originally issued on cassette and has been sought and shared by collectors of early Northwest ambient/electronic works for nearly 30 years. Remastered with a bonus track from the performance tapes." "It would be a big mistake to pass off Kerry Leimer’s 1983 tape ‘Music For Land And Water’ as simply ‘new age’. Certainly in its slow-burning beauty and near blissful mood there are similarities between Leimer’s work and the then-popular new age movement, but ‘Music For Land And Water’ is far more complex than you might expect. The music is stated as having been ‘produced specifically for performance and installation’, and this was achieved by a system of looping tape players shifting naturally with the music itself. This system is not unlike that which Eno pioneered on his early ambient records, and here works with Leimer’s compositions in perfect harmony. The sense of slowly-evolving, floating calm is made all the more enjoyable by the saturated tape sounds (now gloriously remastered by Autumn boss Greg Davis) and while Eno might be the primary reference point, I can even hear the sickly drum machines and synth work of early electro pop in ‘Go Slowly’. A clear highlight is the utterly gorgeous ‘Very Tired’, which pitches molasses-slow synthesizer pads against echoing guitar and electric piano, giving an early blueprint for Harold Budd, and more recently Rameses III. Utterly gorgeous and somehow out-of-time entirely, ‘Music For Land And Water’ is an unmissable vault discovery. Don’t sleep on this one, sleep alongside it."—Boomkat [Autumn] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord-Accomplish Jazz $9.00 "Pure jazz with rock attitude...Yes, Big Five Chord do accomplish jazz; a very new jazz." - Mark Corroto, 'All About Jazz' "Lundbom doesn't fit the boxes that music is so conveniently placed in. His music is just as free as it's funky. It's both old-fashioned and ultramodern, avant-garde and mainstream. Simply put, it's good music, which invites active participation. Accomplished jazz indeed." - Jakob Baekgaard, 'All About Jazz' After a three year hiatus during which the band developed its alter-ego "Bryan and the Haggards," Big V Chord are back! Bouncing wildly between genres, their music walks a line between structural adherence and free improvisation, infusing Lundbom's music with a healthy dose of intense, virtuosic improvisation and an uncanny ability to hold its center. The new album features four original compositions by Lundbom, running the gamut from the soft, slippery, and romantic notes of “Phoenetics” to the brash, rocky, and dissonant tones of “Baluba, Baluba.” “Accomplish Jazz” also features a cover “of The Christian Life,” originally recorded by the Louvin Brothers on 1960's “Satan is Real.” Jon considers himself a composer as much as a guitarist, channelling the compositions and improvisational structures of Eric Dolphy, John Cage, and John Zorn as much as the guitar playing of Derek Bailey, Marc Ducret, Nels Cline, and John Scofield." Featuring Jon Lundbom (guitar), Jon Irabagon (alto saxophone), Bryan Murray (tenor saxophone), Moppa Elliott (bass), Danny Fischer (drums). [Hot Cup] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord-Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! $12.00 "Hardbop + Zeppelin + Schoenberg" - Dave Madden, SLUG Magazine "Forward-thinking, boundary-stretching jazz" - Eric Snider, Creative Loafing "Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! s marks Lundbom's second album for Hot Cup (following 2009's “Accomplish Jazz”) and fourth album overall. Over the past eight years of performance and three previous recordings, Big Five Chord has built a vibrant following for their riotous mix of jazz, rock, and improvised music. Lundbom's guitar playing – often harsh and aggressive, even sometimes brutal – demonstrates a palpable dedication to and distinctly unique take on melody, phrasing, and structure. Ever more, Lundbom seems to be arriving at a singular, idiosyncratic voice saying something new and meaningful on the instrument. In the press, Lundbom's playing is often compared to such luminaries as Marc Ducret, Derek Bailey, John Scofield, and a young John MacLaughlin (“Extrapolation”)." Featuring Jon Lundbom (guitar), Jon Irabagon (alto saxophone), Bryan Murray (tenor saxophone), Moppa Elliott (bass), and Danny Fischer (drums) with Matt Kanelos (keyboards) [Hot Cup] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Magma-Mythes et Legendes, Volume One NTSC (all region) DVD $18.00 Back in stock! While they last, we have perfect, new copies for $14.00 off the regular price. What's the difference between these copies and the copies we are selling for $32.00? $14.00 (bada-bing!). In May, 2005, Magma took over the Parisian club "Le Triton" for four weeks with an ambitious, over the top project; a retrospective of 35 years of Magma music, showcasing some of their best known pieces from 1970 to the present. The four sold-out weeks were a major success. This is the first of a series of four DVDs which capture the best of these performances for the world beyond Le Triton to enjoy them. The band here includes the current line-up of Magma (Christian Vander, Stella Vander, James Mac Gaw, Emmanuel Borghi, Philippe Bussonnet, Isabelle Feuillebois, Antoine Paganotti, Himiko Paganotti), special guest Klaus Blasquiz (vocals) and a 3-piece saxophone section. The emphasis here is on the period 1970-1972 (Kobaia, 1001 Degrees Centigrade & the earliest versions of MDK). Tracks are: Malaria, Stoah, "Iss" Lansei Doai, Aurae, Kobaia, Theusz Hamtaahk 1st movement, Sowiloi, KMX B12. Total time is over two hours and this is beyond unbelievably wonderful. Highly recommended. [Seventh] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Magma-Mythes et Legends, Volume Two NTSC (all region) DVD $34.00 Back in stock! While they last, we have perfect, new copies for $14.00 off the regular price. What's the difference between these copies and the copies we are selling for $32.00? $14.00 (bada-bing!). In May, 2005, Magma took over the wonderful Parisian club "Le Triton" for four weeks with an ambitious, over the top project; a retrospective of 35 years of Magma music, showcasing some of their best known pieces from 1970 to the present. The four sold-out weeks were a major success. This is the second of a series of four DVDs which capture the best of these performances for the world beyond Le Triton to enjoy them. The band here includes the current line-up of Magma (Christian Vander, Stella Vander, James Mac Gaw, Emmanuel Borghi, Philippe Bussonnet, Isabelle Feuillebois, Antoine Paganotti, Himiko Paganotti) with guest Klaus Blasquiz on vocals and very special guest - yes, really! - Jannick Top (bass). The emphasis here is on the very great and intense period 1973-1974. Tracks are: Wurdah Itah (almost 50'!), Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh, Suite for violincelle, Quadrivium, De Futura. Total time is just under two hours and this is beyond unbelievably wonderful. Highly recommended. [Seventh] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Charlie Mariano-Mirror $6.00 (special) This reissues a 1972 'electric jazz' album by saxist Mariano, who even by this early date had already left his bebop roots far behind and was exploring current musics, as well as being a pace-setter in terms of incorporating 'ethnic music' influences and instrumentation into his work. "Charlie Mariano was a soprano sax player who worked with Mingus on his avant-big band assault, The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady in 1963. By the 70s, the wall between rock and jazz came down, and when Mariano was not working with German fusion bugs Embryo, he made albums like Mirror. This is rocked up jazz played with electric pianos, which Mariano sails over in Coltranian loops. Don't come expecting the avant funk fusion Miles was working at this time, but this is no mellow CTI trip either. Mirror is not merely jazz with electric keyboards. The improvisation impulse of the music is surely outi of jazz, but the interplay and variations in textures--listen to how the drummer uses his cymbals--is straight from art rock. None of which matters much, other than to describe. These musicians surely were not thinking of genre names when they were cooking along this great music, and the best move you can make is to hear it"-William Nicolas [Wounded Bird] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Motorpsycho-Roadwork Vol. 4: Intrepid Skronk $18.00 "This is the latest installment in Motorpsycho's ongoing series of live documents, Roadwork. It was recorded across Europe over a three-year period spanning 2008-2010, and is the first live record released featuring the Snah/Bent/Kenneth line-up of the band. As finding a complete show fit for release proved difficult, and modern technology makes it real easy to fake a chronology that would work well from a listener's point of view, Roadwork Vol. 4: Intrepid Skronk is a collection of moments from the last several tours Motorpsycho's undertaken since Kenneth Kapstad joined on drums in 2007, and features material from all phases of their career. The previous installment in this series, Vol 3.: The Four Norsemen Of The Apocalypse, released as part of the Haircuts DVD in 2007, was a recording of the Snah/Bent/Geb/Baard line-up of the band recorded at the Paradiso in Amsterdam in 2003. It documented a band disintegrating from ceaseless touring and ever-increasing differences of ambition: flaming out, but still bravely trying to -- and in parts actually managing to -- connect with the muse. Let's just say the tension is tangible. This is a different cup of tea. This is a living, breathing muscle-car of a rock band in full flight, stretching the limits of their imaginations (and sometimes the patience of their audience!) by going someplace new as often as possible -- creating a new collective identity for themselves and reimagining the material in the process. The focus of the two volumes -- and the series as a whole -- is the same though: the improvising rock band. The versions of the songs contained herein all have one thing in common: they are all really different from the studio incarnations of themselves. "All Is Loneliness," an acoustic five minute hymn in its original state on Demon Box (1993), is here an 18-minute electric behemoth slouching towards ...eh, Haarlem (?) to be born anew. The somewhat stilted orchestral psych version of "Landslide" from the 2002 Phanerothyme album has become something altogether more organic and jazzy here, and "Arnie Hassle"'s kozmic kayaking escapades from Heavy Metal Fruit had grown into epic proportions by the time it hit Leipzig in the summer of 2010. It's this kind of reinvention that is the focus of everything going on here, and although the adrenalin wins out in places and the kinetic energy the boys amass sometimes becomes almost too much for them to handle, the power trio's antics make for an exciting listen. Riding the tiger indeed, the band sometimes tethers on the brink of fusion, jazz-rock, and other forms, but mostly manages to rein in the beast on the right side of taste. Mostly." [Rune Grammofon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Operachina-Operchina $15.00 "Oprachina is a neologism made up of the two words opra (opera) and china (bowed), meaning alienating, back-breaking work. Coined in the first half of the 20th century, the term features in the Italian version of the "Internationale" as well as other tracts of the period. Oprachina are committed to the continuous pursuit of an equilibrium between written passages and free improvisation, helping to develop a contemporary musical language. Their first creation, "The Jazz Farm" (2007), published under the Creative Commons licence, was hailed at the 2009 Cannes Midem as the most popular Italian album by the Jamendo portal (200.000 web downloads). In 2010 critic Giordano Selini included Oprachina among the top ten bands in Italian jazz. Personnel: Massimo Bognetti: Guitars. Directs the Etnofonie school of music. Errico De Fabritiis: Saxes. Committed to improvised and contemporary music, he has figured in Musica Jazz magazine's "Top Ten" of musician-revelations in 2009 and 2010. Fabio Fochesato: Bass guitar, double bass, arrangements. Has his fingers in various musical languages, from jazz to rock, world music to classic and contemporary music. Adriano Galinari: Percussion. Has collaborated with many Italian and foreign musicians, including the never-to-be-forgotten Massimo Urbani. [SLAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Orchestra Panica-Journey to Devotion $18.00 O.P. is a duo of guitar and keyboards plus some guests that give some tracks a full band sound and other tracks that are much more spacious. They are an offshoot of the (now disbanded) Zita Ensemble. This has a very live sound but also a very manipulated sound (think 'loops'!) and the biggest influences are ambient music, minimalism and perhaps some aspects of the German "kosmiche' school (I mainly think of aspects of Manuel Gottsching). Really good: check out the sounds on the link below! "I was devoted after one journey alone...Not much info could I find on this Italian outfit, and what I did was in Italian, such as here. The little info in English I found was here and it says this: "ORCHESTRA PANICA is a new project from Luca Vicenzi (guitar, Zita Ensemble) and Francesco Agostini (keyboards, programming). Psychedelia, Steve Reich minimalism and Miles Davis electric jazz are the main influences. Inspired by the surrealistic art of Alejandro Jodorowsky." Despite their name, Orchestra Panica's music has nothing remotely hysteric or agitated in it. It's in fact a down-tempo/ambient/post-rock jazzy and psychedelic album, filled with gorgeous soundscapes and charming, haunting short melodies. It is calm, relaxed, but not devoid of richness of subtle sounds and delicate motions of tender notes. This is the kind of album you put on at the end of a long day and relax to. This is an album you put on during a sleepless night when burdens interrupt your circadian rhythm, when you wish you were away from your daily routine; all for the chance to be transported away from from it with the magic created by this beautiful music."-hangingsounds blog You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phideaux-Doomsday Afternoon $11.00 "Doomsday Afternoon is 2007's opus from Phideaux Xavier and co-horts. This dystopic concept album is part deux of a projected trilogy which began with The Great Leap and is purportedly to conclude with an album entitled Infernal in 2012. Possibly the most overtly "progressive rock" in the Phideaux ouevre." [Bloodfish] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phideaux-Snowtorch (mini-lp sleeve) $12.00 Back in stock! "Another weird conceptual album from Phideaux Xavier and cohorts. This time the album is basically one long song with many twists and turns. A long form composition extolling the virtues of DNA and life and culture. Gorgeous melodies, heavy instrumental passages and thoughtful surreal lyrics." Phideaux Xavier has been releasing interesting, modern symphonic rock/progressive albums for a while now. This is his eighth album, released in a lovely, gatefold mini-lp sleeve, and like the well received "Number Seven", he has a huge band band (10 musicians, including himself) plus two guests. I saw them about 3 months ago and it was a fine show. His stage presence was excellent and the music was an impressive show of proggy music that didn't sound old and had its own strong vision and showed a lot of class. Good singing and fine playing from everyone, with great, well thought out touches throughout. If you had to compare it to anyone of the 'old school', I guess you could compare it JUST a bit to Genesis, but like I said, it has its own vision. Engaging and enjoyable and smart. [Bloodfish] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Les Rallizes Denudes/Hadaka No Rallizes-Yodo-Go-a-Go-Go/ "Seemingly endless sonic flame-throwers of phased white noise streak across your inner landscape, as stupidly loud and overly-backlit lead guitar emissions perpetrated by a perpetually be-shaded longhair pummel the similarly be-shaded but barely adequate musical backing that sags and creaks under the wattage. Occasionally, lead vocals of a singular variety are provided by said be-shaded mad axeman, whose paranoid personality ensures all songs are delivered in a voice of querulous subterranean gargling from beyond the valley of Alan Vega… My giddy aunt, what’s this, then, a Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy from the Underworld? A rough guide to Japrock’s most intuitive non-career movers? Has the world’s most revolutionary rock’n’roll band released a compilation album of leader Mizutani’s most frequently requested tracks due to overwhelming popular demand? Ja, mein hairies, this certainly seems to be the case. For, with the arrival of this superb Flightless Bird compilation, obsessive fans of Les Rallizes Denudés (are there any other kinds?) finally have a proper ‘early career’ overview of Mizutani & Co. at their fingertips, a 70-minute-long super distillation of this most contrary of band’s choicest musical moves executed between 1967-82, a superb sounding and partly/mostly chronological trawl through the freaked out and perpetually-yelping mindscape of singer and avant-avalanche guitar monger Mizutani, and his sinister-yet-interchangeable pool of black clad world-to-rights acolytes."-Head Heritage [10th Avenue] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mikel Rouse-A Lincoln Portrait vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $8.00 Since everything old is new again, and since we've been selling a lot of vinyl recently and I was poking around in the back of the warehouse, I found these brand new, still sealed, perfect copies of Cuneiform #13, which was never reissued on lp or CD; you can buy mp3s of it (the rights long ago reverted back to Mikel), but you can't buy it in physical format any other way. Like many of our early works, this is a new rock release from the amazingly fertile new-music scene that was the downtown York scene of the 1980s. This album incorporates elements of minimalism, progressive rock and arty who-knows-what-to-call-it. It features the recording debut of saxist Ellery Eskelin and is still a great listen 25 years later. "Mikel Rouse Broken Consort's third release finds the combo more experimental than ever. Recorded after Rouse's groudbreaking Quorum for Linn Drum machine, the ensemble couldn't resist showing that the device could be used for something other than square 4/4 beats. A Lincoln Portrait also features the recording debut of avante sax genius Ellery Eskelin on soprano sax. The track Quick Thrust, a twelve tone row piece, exemplifies the wild fusion of styles that are all over this recording. Upon its release, Vogue Magazine said: "Rouse's boundary-breaking music has him poised on the cusp of our musical future." Upon its release, A Lincoln Portrait got an A- in the Village Voice, the same week that the newly released Tirez Tirez album Against All Flags received Pop Album of the Week in the New York Times." [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Runaway Totem-Le Roi du Monde $18.00 "Runaway Totem is proud to announce that the third and final movement of 4 Elements 5, Le Roi Du Monde will be published in March 2011. This album marks the end of the First Symphony NOUS. In order to complete the album, given its complexity and importance, two new Elements are descended. Current Elements: CAHÅL DE BÊTÊL Guitars, Voice, Keyboards, Synth and Sampler TIPHERET Drums, Percussions, Kettle-drum and Keyboards DAUNO Telluric Bass ISSIRIAS MOIRA DUSATTI Vocals RAFFAELLO RE-TUZ REGOLI Voice, Diplophonic voices and Obliquitions ANBIS-UR MARCO ZANFEI Electronic Piano, Keyboards This last Album is so important that a new Entity descended on this World, in order to support Runaway Totem with its Work. We’re talking about Modern Totem Ensemble. Runaway Totem is the Star, and Modern Totem Ensemble is a Planet orbiting around it. It’s like other Planets, that during the Time will show themselves and descend on this World." [RTR] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Stormy Suite $18.00 This is a collection of interpretations of songs by various Italian artists of works by Stormy Six. There is almost no information about this album on the web and what little there is is in Italian. I did a translation and it made very little sense, but *apparently*, this record came out years after it was actually initially planned for some reason and may have even been planned before the group reformed! Anyway, if you know and love the Stormy's, then this 14-track album is well worth hearing and sheds a very different light on their songs. [Erosha] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Christian Vander Trio-65!/Jour Apres Jour 2 x CDs $22.00 Before C.V. jump-started Magma back into life, one of his main activities during the late 1980s and early 1990s was his trio with Philippe Dardell-double bass and Emmanuel Borghi-piano. When I saw them in the 90s, I thought it would be the only time I would ever see Vander play drums! And they (and he) were excellent. Their sound (as given away by one of the titles of their two albums included here) was jazz ala '65 Impulse Coltrane, with Coltrane going for a coffee off the bandstand. This is their two, long out of print albums reissued with 3 previously unreleased tracks from their very first session in 1988, just to make those of you who already own this stuff feel the need to buy it again. I realize that this is a jazz album that will mostly sell to rock people who are fans of Magma, but by any stretch of the imagination, these are both excellent jazz releases; if buying this because you love Magma gets you interested in Impulse-era John Coltrane/McCoy Tyner and you go exploring from there, I guess that isn't any worse than my being 16 and buying an Eric Dolphy record because I adored The Mothers of Invention and wanted to hear what the dedicatee of the Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue actually sounded like! [Seventh] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Zu & Eugene Chadbourne-The Zu Side of Eugene Chadbourne $15.00 This title is long, long, long out of print and a bit rare now, but we have it at normal pricing! "For this endeavor the mad Doctor Chadbourne performs with a deliciously irreverent pianoless Italian quartet. More structured than some of the other recordings by Chadbourne, this one enjoys the impressive trumpet sounds of Ray Pacci, who seems to anticipate the guitarist's every move and adds a sort of Lester Bowie sound to the proceedings. Pacci effectively uses mutes and grows, plus short emphatic blasts and guttural blats, to pave his way. At times sounding a touch like late Miles, at others like Bowie, while always forging his own path, the trumpeter leads the procession with pomp and glory. With Jacopo Battaglia's hard core drumming and Massino Popillo's strong bass, the results are usually exciting and even thrilling at times. Overcoming some of the rambling that has characterized some of Chadbourne's earlier projects, this one is highly focused post-modern jazz mixed with a touch of avant-fusion. Chadbourne's electric guitar churns away and he leads the ensemble through dangerous terrain with barely a glitch."-Steve Loewy/All Music Guide [New Tone] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): CARLO DE ROSA'S CROSS-FADE http://londonjazz.blogspot. GUTBUCKET (explain how to argue about food) http://alarmpress.com/34669/ THE STICK MEN http://www. ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 AFUCHE May 21 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY (record release show - opening for Tune-Yards) AHLEUCHATISTAS June 5 - The Blind Tiger - 2115 Walker Avenue - Greensboro North Carolina 27403 (336) 272-9888 June 7 - 405 1/2 West Rosemary St - Chapel Hill, NC 27516 June 8 - Velvet Lounge - 915 U St, NW - Washington, DC 20002 June 9 - Highwire Gallery - 2040 Frankford Ave - Philadelphia, PA June 10 - Douglass Street Music Collective - 295 Douglass St. - Brooklyn, NY 11217 (this show is a special improvised collaboration with bassist Trevor Dunn!) June 11 - Coco 66 - 66 Greenpoint Ave - Brooklyn, NY 11222 June 17 - Roxaboxen Exhibitions - Chicago, IL BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti June 17 - Zumix - 260 Sumner St. - East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777 - 8:00 pm November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD June 29 - Issue Project Room - 232 3rd Street, 3rd Floor - Brooklyn, NY 11215 November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CHEER-ACCIDENT June 4 - Le Grattoir - 11 blvd. Kelsch 88400 - Gerardmer, France June 5 - Musique Action Festival - Nancy, France June 6 - tba June 7 - tba June 8 - Immerhin - Bahnhofplatz 2 (Posthalle) - 97080 Würzburg, Germany June 9 - Schokoladen - Ackerstr. 169 - Berlin, Germany June 10 - tba - Basel, Switzerland June 11 - tba - Zurich, Switzerland (?) June 12 tba June 13 - Mogambo - Plaza Jose Maria Sert, 15, 20018 - San Sebastian, Spain: June 14 - La Faena II - c/Alfonso Gomez no. 35 Callejon - Madrid, SpainLA FAENA II Address: C/ Alfonso Gómez nº 35 callejón, [al ladito del metro Suanzes (L5)] June 15 - La Ley Seca - Calle de Sevilla, 2 - 50006, Zaragosa, Spain June 16 - Moog - Calle Arc del Teatre, 3 - 08001, Barcelona, Spain June 17 - La Route du Son - 1 allée Montesquieu, 64140 - Pau, France June 18 - tba - Paris, France (?) CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE June 25 - Doctor Nerve (with Jersey Band and Turn Around Norman) - The Windup Space - 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855 August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA May 28 - TeaterStudio Lederman - Stockholm, Sweden (record release show!) GUTBUCKET May 22 - Local 269 - NYC, NY November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK MAHAVISHNU PROJECT May 27 - The 8 x 10 Club - 10 East Cross Street - Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 625.2000 June 10 - Bearsville Theatre - 291 Tinker St. - Woodstock, NY (845) 679.4406 THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND June 3 - The Falcoln - 1348 Rte 9w - Marlboro, NY 12542 (845) 236-7970 August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) RICHARD PINHAS May 26 - The Boat - 158 Augusta Ave - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 9:00 pm May 27 - The Shop art and performance studio - 4314 Main St. - Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (with: Ga'an, Forget the Times, Michael Johnsen) / 8:00 - 11:00 pm / $8.00 - all ages May 28 - tbc - Detroit May 29 - The Strutt - 773 West Michigan - Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 492-7200 (with Unitard, Forget the Times, Boron Nuzzle) showtime: 9:00 / $8.00 18+ May 30 - The Abbey - Chicago, IL (with Magas + Scum Ra (featuring Plastic Crimewave and Kathy of Spires That In The Sunset Rise) + Mark Solotroff - doors 8:00/show 8:30 - $10.00 / $12.00 at door June 1 - The Happy Dog - 5801 Detroit Avenue - Cleveland, OH June 3 - (Soft House at the Copycat Bldg - 5TH FLOOR - 1511 Guilford Street- Baltimore, MD / 8:00 pm doors / 8:30 show $7.00 June 4 - The Schoolhouse - 330 Ellery St (at Broadway) Bushwick, Brooklyn (subway: J, M to Flushing; G to Broadway) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France JASON ROBINSON November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THINKING PLAGUE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UZ JSME DOMA September 3 and 4 - the 17th annual Progday - Storybook Farm - Chapel Hill, North Carolina (many more shows to be added - watch this space) ZEVIOUS November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music six nights per week (they are closed on Mondays). There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. Watch this space for updates to the schedule. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 - set order not yet decided - so far confirmed are: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - November 16 - Richard Leo Johnson and Gregg Bendian November 16 - November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet November 20 - The Muffins November 20 - November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague November 23 - David Borden November 23 - Jason Robinson/Janus band November 25 - Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade November 25 - Dead Cat Bounce November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - Ergo November 29 - Motor Totemists Guild November 29 - Upsilon Acrux November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling-sixth album and YES it is a vocal album(!!!) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes ELTON DEAN'S NINESENSE-Ninesense Suite (finally! recorded 6/20/81 and long rumored to be released, this show from the band's final tour finally makes it out!) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! JAKKO JAKSZYK/MEL COLLINS/ROBERT FRIPP/TONY LEVIN/GAVIN HARRISON-A Scarcity of Miracles (they aren't calling this "KING CRIMSON", but this sure looks like a winner....) KARI IKONEN and KARIKKO-The Helsinki Suite (incredibly great, 2nd album by this wonderful Finnish jazz/rock group) ISOTOPE-Isotope -Illusion -Deep End (the 3 very excellent albums by this '2nd generation' UK jazz/rock group, led by Gary Boyle; these have been very hard to get for some time. Reissued by Esoteric) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) ROB MAZUREK/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND-Tres Cabecase Loucuras ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp130.net/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: --------First off....FOUR new titles from AltrOck and Fading------- Abrete Gandul-Enjambre Sismico $18.00 This is the second release by this Chilean instrumental progressive quartet of keyboards, guitar, bass and drums. Their first album was quite good although it passed by sort of un-noticed and it's nice that they are back on a higher-profile label to give it another shot! "Marked by an evident Crimso vein, both in the harmonical geometries and in general for the sound, the band proposes an instrumental formula that ranges over ethereal atmospheres and granitic tangles, a perfect synthesis of electric and electronic, in an ongoing game of references between guitars, keyboards and the sax of Leo Aries (Akinetón Retard, from Chile as well). Thanks to a solid technic and solo skills, Abrete Gandul shows the possibility of a genuinely eclectic and perfectly recognizable approach." References: King Crimson, Magma, Akineton Retard [Fading] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Nerve Institute-Architechts of Flesh Density $18.00 "Behind the name of Nerve Institute actually hides the genius of Mike Judge alone, composer and multi-instrumentalist (and a writer as well) from Kansas City, creator and collaborator of many projects with a clearly avant and experimental mark. Architets of Flesh-Density is a proper one man album: Judge composes, sings and plays all the instruments, skillfully and without the typical naïveté of some self-sufficient productions. RIO, Zappa, avant-prog and contemporary music have a clear influence. As in the previous album Ficciones (released as Sinthome), Judge is inspired by other extramusical worlds: in this case, Alain Robbe-Grillet's writing and G.W. Pabst's cinema. A lively work, result of a deep and relentless compositional research." References: Simon Steensland, The Underground Railroad, Frank Zappa. [AltrOck] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ October Equus-Saturnal $18.00 The third release from this Spanish 'modern R.I.O.' styled group and definitely their most assured so far. While most of the characters from their previous releases remain Angel Ontalva (guitar and compositions), Victor Rodriguez (keyboards and compositions) and Amanda Pazos Cosse (bass), two new members from Planeta Imaginario have joined the group: drummer Vasco Trilla and saxist Alfonso Muñoz. Also here are saxist Fran Mangas and cellist Pablo Ortega. Having seven pieces available to them really allows them to expand out on the orchestrations of what was already impressively fiendish and sometimes quite dark writing. A fine, world-class ensemble! Highly recommended. "With Saturnal October Equus from Madrid establish themselves as the point of reference for the iberic avant-prog scene. Edgy, hypnotic, fascinating, often with a leaden atmosphere, sometimes even gloomy, the album explores intricate harmonic solutions, in an endless counterpoint between Angél Ontalva's guitar (author of the remarkable CD artwork too), saxophone and keyboards. The result is greatly solid, with unexpected melodic passages which can be considered in the middle between Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson and Henry Cow structural density. The thirteen tracks of Saturnal show a dizzy chasing of ideas, carried out with conviction and care of details." References: Henry Cow, King Crimson, Univers Zero, Present [AltrOck] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ske-1000 Autumni $18.00 Paolo Botta - who has been nicknamed 'Ske' his entire life - is the keyboardist from Yugen and on his first solo album, 14 additional musicians join in, but the focus is always squarely on Ske's keyboards and also his compositions. The sales sheet stresses the 'Canterbury sound' evoked here and I do hear a bit of that, but if it is Canterbury, it's Yugen filtered through Canterbury. There's a lot going on here and one play isn't enough to really judge it fairly, so find a relaxing time, have a favorite beverage in a comfortable chair and give it a few listens! "1000 Autunni is the first solo album by Paolo 'Ske' Botta, keyboard player from Yugen and French TV. From these twelve tracks an unexpected compositional maturity comes out, able to alternate with great conviction different styles, from a more traditional sympho-prog (Gentle Giant, Genesis, Anglagard) to Canterbury and bolder avant-prog (Picchio dal Pozzo, Henry Cow, Hatfield and the North). The presence of various Yugen members (just to mention a few, Fasoli, Cipollone, Zago) confirm the "chamber rock" setting of the album: beside the unmistakable Botta's vintage sounds (Hammond, Arp, Rhodes, mellotron, but with no retro complacency) you can find violin, harp, voice, reeds and woodwinds, percussions, and a sophisticated sound treatment. Among the guests, Pierre Wawzryniak and Fabrice Toussaint from the French jazz/rock band Camembert. This is an extremely enjoyable surprise, that will satisfy the most demanding palates." References: Canterbury sound, Anglagard, Hatfield and the North, Yugen, Picchio dal Pozzo. [Fading] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ -----------------Five great titles from Clean Feed----------------- Ralph Alessi and This Against That-Wiry Strong $17.00 Ralph Alessi, trumpet / Ravi Coltrane, saxophone / Andy Milne, piano / Drew Gress, double bass / Mark Ferber, drums This is a great release, with excellent performances and a lot of drama; the music swings, but it often doesn't go where you expect it to! Ralph, Ravi and Drew's work I already knew well - I didn't know Andy or Mark, but everyone plays just unbelievably here. Highly recommended! "Do you believe in a separation between mainstream jazz and the avant-garde? "Wiry Strong" could be labeled as the former, but the music from this new release is fresh and has a profound energy suggestive of the urgent things in life. What else would we expect from trumpeter Ralph Alessi, someone who has had a significant presence in some of the better "new jazz" made in new york city over the past 15 years with notable innovators like Steve Coleman, Don Byron, Uri Caine and Jason Moran? With such collaborators like saxophonists Ravi Coltrane and Tim Berne (both involved in this CD, one as a member of the band, the other co-producing it) Alessi isn't really against anything or in favor of something; he acts as a bridge uniting these seemingly disparate worlds of jazz. Here, we find a loving respect for the tradition, but also a commitment to take jazz to the next step. This is post-bop in its most refined manifestation, boiling hot but elegant, performed by an all star cast of musicians: Andy Milne (piano), Drew Gress (bass) Mark Ferber (drums), the afore mentioned Mr. Coltrane and the leader of this compelling musical statement, Ralph Alessi (trumpet/composer). Enjoy!" [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ BassDrumBone-The Other Parade $17.00 Mark Helias, double bass / Gerry Hemingway, drums / Ray Anderson, trombone. "After thirty-four years, a good idea – another reconvening of three of the most intriguing and inspiring musicians of the creative jazz scene, namely Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway and Ray Anderson – who have continuously developed into one of the best units in the planet devoted to imaginative combinations between the composed and the improvised. By now every public presentation and recording by BassDrumBone is something worthy of our full attention. Once again, there are many good reasons to dive into this fantastic musical world. With this new release of "The Other Parade", the double bassist, the drummer and the trombonist embrace the "Afro-American continuum" (to use Braxton's terminology), in their own unique and authentic way– with tracks such as "Blue Light Down the Line" and "King Louisian" which flow from the river of blues song and the deep root of Louisiana rhythms and melodies. Simply put, this is one of those CDs which make a jazz music language very much of the present, alive and invigorated. You can't miss it. If you do, you lose a fundamental piece of what is happening in the music of our time." [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bruno Chevillon/Tim Berne-Old and Unwise $17.00 Bruno Chevillon, double bass / Tim Berne, alto saxophone. "It's one of the ironies of life that the more you learn during your time on this planet, the more you realize how little you really know. Perhaps that is the ultimate wisdom... OLD & UNWISE is two veterans of improvised music – American saxophonist Tim Berne and French double-bassist Bruno Chevillon – facing the known and the unknowns, tête-à-tête; it's a record of one afternoon in the studio, in Portugal – the pair improvising freely and totally, exploring sound, spinning tales in the moment. There was nothing, then there was music, for keeps. One minute that music can seem as if the listener stumbled through the Amazon jungle to find two shamans keening in some ritual, charming snakes, casting a spell; other tracks can sound like off-kilter seductions, as if they were noir love songs from the back alley of another world. There are melodies from the bass, rhythms from the alto sax, and vice-versa; there is humor, there is beauty – it rumbles, it sings, it's intoxicating. Such duets demand rare intimacy, the one-on-one communication forcing each player to open up, unable to rely on group interplay. The format has always appealed to Berne, with his past duo encounters including discs with guitarist Bill Frisell, pianist Marilyn Crispell, cellist Hank Roberts and bassist Michael Formanek. Previously, Berne and Chevillon developed chemistry together in bands led by guitarist Marc Ducret and violinist Dominique Pifarély, although the two originally met long before – in 1983, in Avignon, when Chevillon was a photographer and Berne was on his first tour of Europe. "I love Bruno's playing – it's this great combination of the organic and the virtuosic. His arco playing is insanely good. A lot of people know him from playing with Louis Sclavis for so long, but Bruno was actually a late-starter, another thing we have in common." Chevillon and Berne went into the studio in Lisbon after three live gigs, improvising every note on the spot in the most fluid manner, as the saxophonist recalls: "We went in at 2:30, and by 5:00, I was out body-surfing." The musical result is marked by distilled concision. Berne explains: "An audience makes things more visceral, the feedback stoking your ego, getting the adrenaline going. But the studio vibe with Bruno was concentrated. We would hit on a central idea, milk it and then out, no circling around." The end product was mastered by technical whiz David Torn and packaged with artwork by Steve Byram, two longtime Berne confreres. But the music is presented exactly as it happened on the day, in order with no edits. "We set up in a big, high-ceilinged room, natural with no headphones, and we just played," Berne says. "It's very old-school. In a good way."–Bradley Bambarger [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Michael Dessen Trio-Forget the Pixel $17.00 Michael Dessen, trombone and electronics / Christopher Tordini, bass / Dan Weiss, drums. "Though outside the New York spotlight, California-based trombonist Michael Dessen has crafted a unique body of music, garnering a steady stream of acclaim for his work as a leader and for his collaborations with some of the best musicians on the scene today. Critics praised his previous trio release on Clean Feed for its compositional range, creative use of electronics, and above all the musicians' extraordinary playing. Instead of rushing out a follow-up, Dessen spent two years simmering new music, letting the materials mature organically, and the result is worth the wait: Forget The Pixel, a cycle of seven diverse pieces, integrates an astonishing array of grooves, colors and textures, grounded by intricate compositional details and adventurous improvisations. With Dessen on trombone and laptop joined by drummer Dan Weiss and bassist Chris Tordini, the trio revels in vibrant lines, but can also spin fascinating landscapes out of microscopic details, bringing different types of temporal flow into a rich conversation. Weiss, acclaimed for his own groups as well as his sideman work with musicians like Rudresh Mahanthappa and Dave Binney, cracks open Dessen's compositions with his phenomenal rhythmic fluency and imagination as well as an acute sense of color. Tordini, also an important contributor to emerging NY scenes as well a sideman to masters like Greg Osby, grounds the music with his rich sound and his patient, compositional touch. Finding the threads between raucous play and delicate abstractions, Forget the Pixel is an absorbing journey." [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Daniel Levin-Inner Landscape $17.00 Daniel Levin, cello. "Daniel Levin is "a samurai with a calligrapher’s brush in his hand instead of a sword,” writes Ed Hazell in his liner notes for Inner Landscape. It couldn't be truer: this is improvised music with force and grace in equal measure. The music on Inner Landscape reveals myriad dimensions in a split-second; some are undoubtedly idiomatic, namely jazzy or proto-classical; others are totally unclassifiable. The result is transcendent and uplifting, a singularly unique and personal statement. On his trio and quartet records, Levin has already shown that he is one of the most important and original voices on the cello. What we have here on his first solo record is further confirmation of that status. Considering that this complete musician is also a talented composer, the path taken of free improvisation, with no discernable safety net, resulted in a personal challenge. The truth is he improvises "compositionally," a not very common talent. "Spontaneity" and "formal complexity" aren't usually associated with one another, but Levin has the rare ability to combine the two, so a whole world opens up to our ears. Inner Landscape will certainly be considered a referential album in years to come. What we have here is an historical edition." [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ -------------------Three new releases from Tzadik------------------ Artichaut Orkestra-T For Teresa $13.00 "Featuring four young musicians of diverse artistic backgrounds, the Artichaut Orkestra is a fabulous new ensemble out of Toulouse, France. Led by a colleague of the great modern klezmer David Krakauer, they brilliantly mix jazz, klezmer and classical music, blending the energy of rock with the unpredictable creativity of improvisation. Their debut recording presents eight original compositions of delicacy, strength and a touch of madness. Original new Jewish music from a new generation of 21st century klezmers." [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ George Lewis-Les Excercices Spirituels $13.00 "Composer, scholar, computer wizard and trombonist extraordinaire George Lewis is one of the world's most distinguished musicians, and Les Exercices Spirituels is one of his greatest and most ambitious CDs to date. Featuring three new chamber compositions (two from 2010) performed by three brilliant New Music ensembles the music blends composition, improvisation and electronic processing into a dynamic and compelling new aggregate. The title piece is one of Lewis' true masterpieces, a colorful and dynamic composition with a philosophical base that moves from moment to moment with elegance and endless fascination. It receives a definitive performance by the Ensemble Erik Satie. Coupled here with Hello Mary Lou for large ensemble and electronics and Ikons, an acoustic octet written for the Vancouver Olympiad, this is a CD that will be discussed and listened to for many years to come. Fascinating." [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Les Rhinoceros-Les Rhinoceros $13.00 Rockville, MD? ROCKVILLE, MD? Who *are* these guys? I never heard of them or any of the players, except one of the guests here. Popping this on, what I hear is very good, very fresh, hard to describe and recommended! "Hailing from the Washington, DC area, the young band Les Rhinoceros delivers a crazy world in sound, blending aspects of rock, world music, noise, ambient and jazz. The trio of teenagers was formed in 2008 while the players were still in high school, and has developed since then into an intense and wildly imaginative group that takes music to its extremes. Emotional, minimalistic, intense and grooving, this is music that goes beyond imagination to the edges of sanity. The group continues their sonic experiments by adding unusual instruments into the traditional rock band setting." [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------------------------------ Christian Brewer-Seesaw $11.00 "Christian is one of the most lyrical and soulful alto players to have emerged from the UK in recent years. Loved for his melodic playing and pure tone, he has risen to prominence on the British jazz scene. He is now a regular at London's prestigious Ronnie Scotts and both he and his band are in great demand. His musical roots besides jazz also include funk and groove orientated music. This has lead to commercial work with reggae trombonist Rico Rodriguez, Push, Paul Weller, Otis Grand and the Ragga Twins amongst many others. This diversity has enriched his musical outlook and is evident in his style of playing and composing, whilst never compromising the authenticity of the jazz." [Basho] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dasputnik-Cyclokosmia $16.00 This is the second release from this Finnish spacerock/progressive rock outfit and it moves into quite different territory than their (very good) first. Whereas their first one was much more a spacerock album and heavy, this one combines the drive of spacerock with jazz/rock and even Scandanavian folk music influences into a killer whole that I would hope will appeal to spacerock fans but also beyond just spacerock fans. Instrumentation is guitars, keyboards, saxes bass and drums. These guys are really flying under the radar it seems, but they have now put out two really fine and really different from each other releaes in a short time. Hopefully this one will raise their profile a bit. Highly recommended! [DS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Elton Dean's Ninesense-Ninesense Suite $19.00 A previously unreleased, great sounding release by Elton's fantastic, Brotherhood of Breath-influenced nonet Ninesense from their very final tour would be amazing enough on its own, but this is actually even more than that. This has their performance of June 20, 1981, which is over 40' + a 37' long trio show from April 24, 1982 by Harry Beckett, Harry Miller and Louis Moholo! Essential Brit-jazz from the archives and absolutely worth it! [Jazzwerkstatt] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dialeto-Chromatic Freedom $10.00 "Dialeto is an Art-Rock / Prog-rock band formed in Brazil in 1987 by Nelson Coelho on guitar and vocals, Andrei Ivanovic on fretless bass and Miguel Angel on drums and backing vocals. Dialeto’s music has a wide range of influences coming from progressive rock, hard rock, fusion, jazz, eastern folk and even contemporary music with a special interest in unusual harmonies, melodies and rhythms and a great taste for jamming and improvising. Names like King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Mahavishnu Orchestra has usually been remembered by reviewers to connect Dialeto’s music to the great masters music. After the release of the first album “Will Exist Forever” in 2008, recovering the songs from the 90’s, the band has returned to stage and studio and is now releasing the album “Chromatic Freedom” with exciting new compositions. As the album’s name may suggest, the band explore the twelve note scale, known as chromatic scale, in the realm of modal music. This way, when improvising, every note is possible and the musician is totally free to follow his intuition, developing melodies driven only by expressiveness and emotion. This concept, derived from Béla Bartók's music and adapted to rock instrumentation and attitude, can be heard in songs such as: "Chromatic Freedom", "Dialeto". "We Got it All", "Está no Ar", "Falsa Valsa", "Train of Destruction" and "Divided by Zero"." [VPB] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bill Dixon-Envoi $14.00 This was Bill Dixon's final concert, recorded just a month before he dided. It features a number of trumpeters who held him and his work in great esteem, and they do their utmost to pay proper tribute to him and his music. Bill Dixon - trompette, composition, direction Stephen Haynes - trompette, cornet, bugle Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet, bugle Rob Mazurek - cornet Graham Haynes - cornet, bugle Glynis Loman - violoncelle Michel Côté - clarinette contrabasse Ken Filiano - contrebasse Warren Smith - vibraphone, batterie, percussion [Victo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kit Downes-Quiet Tiger $9.00 T h e s e c o n d a l b u m f r o m B B C A w a r d - w i n n i n g p i a n i s t / c o m p o s e r , K i t D o w n e s a n d t h e f o l l o w - u p t o h i s M e r c u r y P r i z e n o m i n a t e d d e b u t a l b u m G o l d e n . D o w n e s i s o n e o f t h e m o s t b r i l l i a n t m u s i c i a n s o f h i s g e n e r a t i o n . A g i f t e d c o m p o s e r a n d s p a r k l i n g i m p r o v i s e r , w h o b r i n g s a n u n d e r - s t a t e d v e r v e a n d e a r t h y b r i l l i a n c e t o t h e m u s i c . Q u i e t T i g e r i s a p t l y t i t l e d c a p t u r i n g t h e g e n t l e c h a r i s m a o f D o w n e s p l a y i n g a n d h i s t h o u g h t f u l b r i l l i a n c e . D a r k e r a n d m o r e t e x t u r e d t h a n i t s p r e d e c e s s o r , Q u i e t T i g e r a g a i n f e a t u r e s t h e K i t D o w n e s T r i o - b a s s i s t C a l u m G o u r l a y , d r u m m e r J a m e s M a d d r e n a s w e l l a s s p e c i a l g u e s t s A d r i e n D e n n e f e l d o n c e l l o a n d J a m e s A l l s o p p o n t e n o r s a x o p h o n e a n d b a s s - c l a r i n e t . T h e r a p p o r t b e t w e e n t h e t r i o i s c l e a r b u t t h e e x t r a voicings r e a l l y b r i n g D o w n e s' m u s i c i n t o f o c u s , e x p a n d i n g h i s m u s i c a l p a l a t e w i t h a r i c h e r , d e e p e r , m o r e e x p r e s s i v e s o u n d t h a t p e r f e c t l y c o m p l e m e n t s h i s e v o c a t i v e n a r r a t i v e s a n d e x p l o s i v e i m p r o v i s a t i o n a l j o u r n e y s . " [Basho] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Guiseppe Frippi-Desert Wind $10.00 "Giuseppe Frippi's current solo project were conceived as an opportunity to explore some intense and intimate musical tendencies which were somehow attenuated in the previous collective work, that in this new context can rise out with all their strength and content. So in this work appears transparent his passion for oriental music, psychedelic atmospheres, jazz and blues, prog rock, ambient music and Brazilian rhythms. In order to blend this unique cocktail of influences, Frippi invited to join this project two great friends and musical partners: the legendary João Parahyba (founding member of the trio Mocotó, participating in recordings and tours with big names of Brazilian Popular Music as Vinicius De Morais and Toquinho, Ivan Lins Cesar Camargo Mariano, Jorge Benjor and Suba, among others) to play percussions and Celio Barros, bass virtuoso and composer, with a large instrumental work in the field of free improvisation, jazz and Brazilian Popular Music. The result is a unique fusion of complex rhythmic textures performed by J. Parahyba anchored in the grooves and inspired melodies of Celio Barros in which the guitars of G. Frippi can freely flow, creating sometimes dense, other ethereal and delicate atmospheres." [Voiceprint Brazil] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Herd of Instinct-Herd of Instinct $13.00 Djam Karet have started a new label not merely to release their own work but to be a real record label and release other artist's work. Good luck fellas! This include some really high profile guests like Gavin Harrison, Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto, etc. It's a very good King Crimson/Gordian Knot-styled, multi-guitar with multi-layers release that features a lot of really great Warr guitar stuff. "In hot pursuit of the darkened, serpentine corridors of contemporary instrumental Progressive Rock music comes Texas' own Herd of Instinct and their 2011 debut CD. Four years in the making, this self-titled release is truly for fans of King Crimson, Steve Tibbetts, Djam Karet and big picture music. Pushing the limits of their own creativity, Herd of Instinct draws from a vast source of influences: multi-cultural music, literary clues, Horror and cinematic film scores, and obscure elements of Rock, Avant-garde, Electronic, Prog, and Psychedelic music. Recording sessions took place in Texas, North Carolina, and various global locations, from 2007-2010. As a live unit, Herd of Instinct performs as a trio, but during this recording process, the band decided to expand into a large-scale entity featuring many guest musicians including Dave Streett, whose secret treaties with such luminaries as Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel), Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, XTC), Gayle Ellett (Djam Karet), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), and Markus Reuter (Tuner) helped bring these all-star musicians into the Herd. The results are very provocative as evidenced by such songs as "Room Without Shadows," the lysergic "Road To Asheville," the schizoid-frenzy of "Anamnesis," the pagan majesty of "Hex," and the beautiful "Blood Sky" (the albums' lone vocal piece, courtesy of Kris Swenson). With looping samples provided by Steve Tibbetts, impeccable production, deep compositions, and impressive performances by all of the musicians involved, Herd of Instinct is a well-crafted, landmark debut album." [Firepool] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Invisible Opera Company Of Tibet-UFO Planante $10.00 "Guitarrist Fabio Golfetti (Violeta de Outono, Gong Global Family) runs an international career under the name INVISIBLE OPERA COMPANY OF TIBET, which is a concept based on an idea by Daevid Allen (Gong, Soft Machine): to connect artists from different countries. Invisible Opera´s first appearance was in 1968 in a Parisian cafe, with Daevid Allen & Gilli Smyth. In the 90´s, Invisible Opera reappeared in Australia with Russel Hibbs, in England with Brian Zero, and in Brazil, with Fabio Golfetti, conjuring a comprehensive sound which goes from free-jazz to space-rock, exploring also electronic music and ambient sounds. IOCT´s Brazilian version has put out 3 albums in England through Voiceprint Records: Cosmic Dance (1992), Glissando Spirit (1997) e Glissando Spirit Live (2006), besides a large amount of alternative recordings. The group´s new incarnation includes Fabio Golfetti (guitars, effects, voice), Gabriel Costa (bass) and Fred Barley (drums, voice) – all of them featured on the recently released CD/DVD Gong Global Family - Live in Brazil. The trio has just released a new album, entitled UFO Planante, which carries on the purpose of melting rock, jazz, space sounds, noise, oriental music and improvisations. From psychedelic landscapes to raging rhythmic explosions, through the oniric ambiences perpetrated by Fabio´s glissando guitar, the album invites the listener to a soundtrip through different distant places. Not to be missed." [Voiceprint Brazil] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jane-Eternity $16.00 This is a surprisingly really good, new release from Germany progressive rock band Jane. This has the typical Jane spacious/spacey/progressive- http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Henry Kaiser-Everything Forever $80.00 Henry Kaiser is a great guitarist and a versatile guitarist. He can and does do a lot of things, including really crazy out stuff. But he also has done some really lovely meditative/trance stuff, of which this is the latest. Nice as can be! Highly recommended! "It had been bothering me for a while that my last electric solo guitar piece on CD, A LITTLE STROKE OF LIGHT, was only 70 minutes long; when a CD can hold 80 minutes. I remedy that here with a new solo CD, featuring an 80 minute guitar solo. One take, no overdubbing, live performance. What's going on musically and conceptually here for me is: Terry Riley + Evan Parker + Malagasy Tromba trance music + Xenakis type attitude towards stochastically sprayed-out clouds of notes (though quite consonant, in this case) + square wave modulation of delay times with a couple of 30 year old Lexicon digital delays + staying away from rock guitar language and gestures + Persian music structural concepts of "gushes" + some structural ideas from the music of Robbie Basho; that were also likely to have been inspired by Persian music.... When I recorded the 70 minute solo last year, it seemed like 10 minutes had passed, subjectively speaking. This 80 minute solo felt like a 3 hour solo, while I was playing. The two projects are quite different, and I am super happy with both of them. I guess you can listen to these as background music, or in the car on a long drive. But I think they do hold up to close attention also, if a listener can maintain that kinda attention for 80 minutes. I used my strat with a true temperament neck, which produces nearly just intonation; in combination with the just 5ths and 4ths from the square wave modulation of the delays' clock rates, I can almost reach some of the areas of just intonation electronic solo performance that I loved so much on Terry Riley's just-intoned organ works like SHRI CAMEL and PERSIAN SURGERY DERVISHES."- Henry Kaiser [HK] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The La Drivers Union Por Por Group-Honk Horn Music of Ghana $6.00 (special) I can't really describe this because it's basically indescribable, but I'll try. Por Por music is music for honk horns (think that horn on your old bicycle with a rubber bulb) that developed by truck drivers in Ghana. The music features vocal chants, percussive beats (played on whatever hunks of metal happened to be handy) and the all-important squeeze horns. Think bicycle horn + Konono No 1 + Steve Reich + noise + dance music. Comes with a huge booklet of notes and photos. This music shows that ideas and inspiration and great results are ultimately not dependant on expensive tools. At least not always. "This album is touted as "a world premier" of Por Por (pronounced paaw paaw) music with squeeze-bulb honk horns, bells, drums, and voices. It was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Ghana's independence on March 6, 1957. First, a note about the individual who researched, recorded, annotated and photographed the project. Steven Feld is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Music at the University of New Mexico. His research principally concerns the anthropology of sound and voice. Studying global sounds of the rainforest, Greek Macedonia, Africa and more for over three decades, he has been recognized for lifetime achievement in the field of ethnomusicology. The squeeze bulb circular brass car horn was first brought to Ghana by Indian traders. Dating to the early-1940s, Por Por is a type of music of timber truck drivers in Accra. Horns and percussion insured protection of disabled vehicles after dark. As a flat tire was being pumped up, others would surround the vehicle and bang out support and scare off animals. The music's format resembles elephant tusk or African horn ensembles, but it has a distinctive tire-pumping dance accompaniment with a variety of African rhythms (agbadza, kolo, ogeh, adowa, kpanlogo). The extensive liner notes by Professor Feld also acknowledge the influence of big band and jazz music in its development, and one might even hear some jazz horn riffs. Por Por became ritualistic for exclusive performance at the funerals for other transport workers. On this album, Por Por music is played by the La Drivers Union. "Mammy wagon" was the name given to the original open-sided wooden trucks that were often filled with women transporting agricultural products like yam and cassava. Because the vehicles were declared too unsafe for inner-city transport in the 1960, the Drivers Union now operates trotros or minibuses for Accra's public transport. The songs of the La Drivers Union Por Por Group are about conflict, struggle, praise, love, poverty, sorrow, and generally life's circumstances. This is a unique kind of rhythmic world music that clearly had its origins in materials at hand, as well as a need to use it for protection and to now simply sound off in a celebratory manner. The album ends with the lively group honking up some "Por Por Horn-to-Horn Fireworks" in celebration of their nation's independence."-Joe Ross [Folkways] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Lazuli-4603 Battements $16.00 "Lazuli, a band from the south of France, was formed in 1998. Somewhere between progressive rock and electro-world, poetry and travel, the remarkable music of Lazuli is a clever mixture of different musical styles visiting new territories with a rather unusual instrumentation: marimba, French Horn, percussions, drum, guitars, vocals... But also and especially a unique instrument created by leader Claude Leonetti: the Léode*. For Lazuli's musicians, songs are canvases on which they mix colors to paint their own world. The floating voice, playing with words, sings out ‘man’ in all of his facets. Lazuli brings atypical notes of originality to France's musical scene and now carries them across it’s borders... On stage, Lazuli uplifts and bewitches... " [Bzzz] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Little Richard-The Collection $6.00 (special) Yeah, I know what you all are thinking, but of the first wave of US rock and rollers, I would venture to say that Mr. Richard Penniman was the wildest and his music has held up remarkably well for being 55 years old since the earliest of these tracks were recorded. This is all the hits that you would ever expect on a 18 song compilation now matter what the price, all of which are the original recordings from 1956-1958. This has Rip It Up, Rady Teddy, Long Tall Sally, The Girld Can't Help It, Good Golly Miss Molly, Keep A Knockin', Lucille and of course, all together now: A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop A-Lop BAM BOOM - Tutti Frutti! [TRB] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Charles Mingus-Mingus in Wonderland $4.00 (special) A truly unbelievable price on this swinging minor classic by Charles and a small band (Booker Ervin, John Handy, Richard Wyands and Dannie Richmond). "This CD...finds bassist/leader Charles Mingus really pushing altoist John Handy and tenor-saxophonist Booker Ervin on four lengthy selections, highlighted by "Nostalgia in Times Square" and "No Private Income Blues." The music is advanced bop that looks toward the upcoming innovations of the avant-garde and is frequently quite exciting."-Scott Yannow/All Music Guide [Blue Note] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Orme-La Via Della Seta $18.00 Back in stock! One of the longest lived and consistantly good Italian progressive rock bands return with a new lineup and a new album, which "is in line with their characteristic sonorities: symphonic, romantic progressive rock." It's a concept album about the ancient Silk Road, through which people of different cultures and nationalites have met, made commerce and found a commonality in their shared experiences as people. The album features original members (the drummer - 45 years and counting) long standing members (the keyboardist - 20 years!) and new members (most notably vocalist Jimmy Spitaleri, best known for his work with the classic Italian band Metamorphoses). The first pressing is a limited edition of a 6 panel digipack with a separate booklet. The cover depicts a map and uses a special paper to reproduce the look of ancient parchment maps. "Like the Phoenix, like the cat with seven lives, like the Highlander, Le Orme are reborn and return every time more extraordinary and exciting than ever. Some misunderstanding had undermined the existence of the progressive group longest in history but with an incredible backlash drummer Michi Dei Rossi has taken over the situation firmly and well, giving new life to one of the most amazing legends that Italian music remembers. Le Orme, [a band] that with the album Collage (1971) started the progressive music [movement] and [created] a turning point in Italian society, rise from their ashes with an exciting concept album for the ages. Le Orme enrich their outstanding creative work that continues with yet another unstoppable [album], [following] the path along the streets of symphonic rock, progressive and romantic; this path which, over 45 years, has given birth masterpiece albums such as Collage, Uomo Di Pezza, Felona E Sorona, Contrappunti, Florian ... today is more alive now than never. All this demonstrates that the project, thanks to the affection the fans have shown over the years, will continue for a long, long time with the quality that distinguishes them. Yesterday, today and tomorrow only Le Orme!" [Love Music] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Presto Ballet-Invisible Places $16.00 "Third album from former Metal Church guitarist Kurt Vanderhoof continues to pay homage to 70s progressive rock. No metal to be found here - just straight up prog goodness with a keyboardist (Kerry Shacklett) that channels Jurgen Fritz! In fact the whole affair sounds very reminiscent of classic period Triumvirat with of course lots of guitar. Vocalist Ronny Munroe reminds quite a bit of Roye Albrighton. Some touches of AOR crop up only to be beaten back down with a wicked synth or guitar solo. The band goes out of their way to point out that they only use analog gear here and you will hear Hammond organ, Mellotron, and synths in all their glory. The band is now 3 for 3. Highest recommendation."-Ken Golden [SAOL] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rigoni/Schoenherz-Victor (remaster) $16.00 Originally released in 1975, this is a classic progressive rock album that is very much of the time and the scene. It was a double-album with gatefold sleeve and giant 24 page booklet (all of which are reproduced in this package) the album is even subtitled "A Symphonic Poem"! It's a concept album performed on keyboards and drums with the addition of a full band and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Academy Choir! They sure don't make budgets for recordings like they used to! This ends up sounding somewhere between 'progressive hard rock with an orchestra' (think early Deep Purple with the Royal Philharmonic) and German symphonic rock with an orchestra (like if Nektar had ever recorded with an orchestra). [MIG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jorge Lopez Ruiz 5-De Prepo $8.00 (special) Back in stock for the final time; the label is long out of business and the all stocks of this title (cheap and full priced) are long gone. Don't miss this great one! Led by bassist Jorge Lopez Ruiz, this 1972 session shows the influence that the jazz/rock and electric jazz had throughout the jazz world. This formerly quite rare (and soon to be rare again, as it is out of print) album has Argentianian musicians, far removed geographically from any 'mainstream' of jazz and who were grounded in modern jazz and hardbop, adopting the language of electric jazz and adapting to it quite successfully. It even includes a track dedicated to Miroslav Vitous with fuzz contrabass, so it's pretty obvious that the are referencing Miles and Weather Report, possibly early Weather Report even moreso, as the instrumentation is very close to their early sound. Early, excellent jazz/rock from a country you wouldn't necessarily expect it to come from, with lots of Fender Rhodes, soprano sax, clarinet and flute, electric and acoustic bass, percussion and drums. Really nice, hard to come by and available while they last at a great price! Highly recommended! [What Music] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ray Russell Quartet-Dragon Hill (SBM remaster)$15.00 This is truly a 'back of the warehouse' find of a small number of this long out of print CD reissue of a UK Brit-jazz/out music classic! This will be your only chance without spending 2-3 times this price on eBay... Despite the high quality of his playing, Russell is a mostly forgotten guitarist who was part of the UK jazz explosion in the late 60's and early 70's and someone who has continued to make music up until today, some of it very excellent, if not as 'out' as what he previously did. This is Ray's 2nd album from 1969, which has been a serious collector's item for decades! The personnel is: Ray Russell-guitar, Roy Fry-piano, Ron Mathewson-bass and Alan Rushton-drums, with 2 tracks (15') adding: Harry Beckett-trumpet/flugelhorn, Bud Parkes-trumpet, Donald Beichtol-trombone and Lyn Dobson (soon to join Soft Machine) on saxes. Ray plays with a free abandon not heard at this time in 'jazz' except for the wildest early work of Sonny Sharrock and possibly John McLaughlin. A worthwhile excursion down a largely forgotten path. Excellent price on this now out of print reissue on Columbia's pretty short lived "British Jazz Reissue Series", this is SBM mastered from the original tapes for the best possible sound and has the original notes and some short new notes as well by Ray. Last copies in existence anywhere! [Columbia] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Klaus Schulze-La Vie Electronique 9 : 3 x CDs $22.00 In the 1990s, when most of his best known material wasn't generally available, there were 3 huge archival sets of all unreleased material of his work released. This series will take these long out of print archival releases, add yet more unreleased material, and put them into chronological order! This is the ninth in the series; this is a gigantic amount of music at a great price. "The three tracks on the first CD are a complete Schulze concert in Budapest on the 21st of October 1982 in a huge sports arena, with Rainer Bloss on additional keyboards, but mainly he plays the electric piano. This was the only concert that was actually done from a scheduled tour through south-east Europe, together with Tangerine Dream, Rick Wakeman, KS, and Classix Noveaux with Thomas Dolby. For some reasons this tour never did happen, except for a few independent lone concerts. Such as this one. The first title played in the Hungarian capital is based on Klaus' famous "Ludwig" title from the album "X". The second Budapest title "Peg Leg Dance" is a very hectic and techno-like piece. Here I suggest two things: first, press your "loudness" button, and second, watch for Klaus' famous Minimoog solo. "Die spirituelle Kraft des Augenblicks" (The spiritual power of the moment) is still the Budapest concert. The encore. The announcement is made by Klaus Schulze. The studio track "Verblüffe sie!" is a bizarre and astonishing piece of music with its heavy beginning and soft ending. It must have been recorded by Klaus around 1985, ...because it's from a PCM recording and Klaus used that recording tool only during the mid eighties. "Seltsam statisch": I found this on a tape that was marked "Katowice 1983". Marks, notes, or titles written on Schulze's tape boxes are only sparsely in relation to the actual music which is to find on the tape. This is another of such misleading cases; I doubt that it was recorded at Katowice or any other concert during Klaus' outstanding tour of Poland. It is most likely a studio recording from around this period. The long steady beat is kind of hypnotic. "Kompromisslose Invention" is a track from a tape called "KS Solo Session LP" - whatever means this again. It is just abstract and heavy sounds, and it's done as perfectly as only KS can do it. Recorded in the mid 80s. It's far from being à la mode... but who knows what will be fashionable in the next season? "National Radio Waves" I found again on a PCM cassette with no further inscription except for the word: "Interessant". I love those helpful hints! It was recorded by KS in his studio in Hambühren, again during the mid eighties. It's probably just the "PPG Wave 2" and the rhythm computer. "The Midas Touch" is nothing but a very catchy rhythm (have I already mentioned that KS is a master with rhythm?), some sounds, and a voice (certainly not Klaus'), and again it's from the mid eighties."-Klaus D. Mueller, May 2008 [MIG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 AFUCHE June 27 - Blue Note Jazz Festival Vol 2: This Is Jazz? - Mercury Lounge - 217 E Houston St # A - New York, NY 10002-1021 / (212) 260-4700 AHLEUCHATISTAS June 5 - The Blind Tiger - 2115 Walker Avenue - Greensboro North Carolina 27403 (336) 272-9888 June 7 - Nightlight - 405 1/2 West Rosemary St - Chapel Hill, NC 27516 June 8 - Velvet Lounge - 915 U St, NW - Washington, DC 20002 June 9 - Highwire Gallery - 2040 Frankford Ave - Philadelphia, PA June 10 - Douglass Street Music Collective - 295 Douglass St. - Brooklyn, NY 11217 (this show is a special improvised collaboration with bassist Trevor Dunn!) June 11 - Coco 66 - 66 Greenpoint Ave - Brooklyn, NY 11222 June 17 - Roxaboxen Exhibitions - Chicago, IL June 18 - Floating Laboratories - 4528 Ohio St. - Saint Louis MO 63111 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti June 17 - Zumix - 260 Sumner St. - East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777 - 8:00 pm November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD June 29 - Issue Project Room - 232 3rd Street, 3rd Floor - Brooklyn, NY 11215 November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CHEER-ACCIDENT June 4 - Le Grattoir - 11 blvd. Kelsch 88400 - Gerardmer, France June 5 - Musique Action Festival - Nancy, France June 6 - tba June 7 - tba June 8 - Immerhin - Bahnhofplatz 2 (Posthalle) - 97080 Würzburg, Germany June 9 - Schokoladen - Ackerstr. 169 - Berlin, Germany June 10 - Hirscheneck - Lindenberg 23 - 4058 Basel, Switzerland June 11 - tba - Zurich, Switzerland (?) June 12 tba June 13 - Mogambo - Plaza Jose Maria Sert, 15, 20018 - San Sebastian, Spain: June 14 - La Faena II - c/Alfonso Gomez no. 35 Callejon - Madrid, SpainLA FAENA II Address: C/ Alfonso Gómez nº 35 callejón, [al ladito del metro Suanzes (L5)] June 15 - La Ley Seca - Calle de Sevilla, 2 - 50006, Zaragosa, Spain June 16 - Moog - Calle Arc del Teatre, 3 - 08001, Barcelona, Spain June 17 - La Route du Son - 1 allée Montesquieu, 64140 - Pau, France June 18 - tba - Paris, France (?) June 25 - The Hideout - 1354 West Wabansia - Chicago, IL CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE June 25 - Doctor Nerve (with Jersey Band and Turn Around Norman) - The Windup Space - 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855 August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA May 28 - TeaterStudio Lederman - Stockholm, Sweden (record release show!) GUTBUCKET November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK MAHAVISHNU PROJECT May 27 - The 8 x 10 Club - 10 East Cross Street - Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 625.2000 June 10 - Bearsville Theatre - 291 Tinker St. - Woodstock, NY (845) 679.4406 THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND June 3 - The Falcoln - 1348 Rte 9w - Marlboro, NY 12542 (845) 236-7970 August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) RICHARD PINHAS May 29 - The Strutt - 773 West Michigan - Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 492-7200 (with Unitard, Forget the Times, Boron Nuzzle) showtime: 9:00 / $8.00 18+ May 30 - The Abbey - Chicago, IL (with Magas + Scum Ra (featuring Plastic Crimewave and Kathy of Spires That In The Sunset Rise) + Mark Solotroff - doors 8:00/show 8:30 - $10.00 / $12.00 at door June 1 - The Happy Dog - 5801 Detroit Avenue - Cleveland, OH June 3 - Soft House at the Copycat Bldg - 5TH FLOOR - 1511 Guilford Avenue - Baltimore, MD (with Steve Moore of Zombi) 8:00 pm doors / 8:30 show - buy tickets here or here or here June 4 - The Schoolhouse - 330 Ellery St (at Broadway) Bushwick, Brooklyn (subway: J, M to Flushing; G to Broadway) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France JASON ROBINSON November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THINKING PLAGUE November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UZ JSME DOMA September 3 and 4 - the 17th annual Progday - Storybook Farm - Chapel Hill, North Carolina (many more shows to be added - watch this space) ZEVIOUS June 8 - Legion - 790 Metropolitan Avenue - Brooklyn, NY (with El Drugstore, Mother Night, and Time Columns) July 21 - The Charleston - 174 Bedford Ave - Brooklyn, NY (with El Drugstore and A f**king Elephant) August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and tba) November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling-sixth album and YES it is a vocal album(!!!) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! JAKKO JAKSZYK/MEL COLLINS/ROBERT FRIPP/TONY LEVIN/GAVIN HARRISON-A Scarcity of Miracles (they aren't calling this "KING CRIMSON", but this sure looks like a winner....) KARI IKONEN and KARIKKO-The Helsinki Suite (incredibly great, 2nd album by this wonderful Finnish jazz/rock group) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) ROB MAZUREK/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND-Tres Cabecase Loucuras ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp112.net/archive_ |
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FIRST OFF: By the time you read this, I will be on a short vacation. Simon and Candice will be holding down the Wayside fort and orders will be processed and shipped out as usual. While I will have email during some of the time and while Simon will be able to read my email box, it would be smart if you write to Simon directly if you have any questions between now and the 20th. He's at: [email protected] This also means that there will be no new release list next week (Monday, June 20). They will resume on Monday, June 27. Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: BB&C-Veil $18.00 "BB&C is an explosive three-headed monster featuring New York City alto saxophonist Tim Berne, downtown drummer Jim Black and the ever-exploring Nels Cline on guitar. Their debut CD 'The Veil" is from a live recording at The Stone in New York City. Combining elements of avant-garde jazz, skronk rock, heavy metal, and other uncategorizabe influences, BB&C is a collaboration between three international jazz pioneers. Nels Cline is popularly known as a member of Wilco, however the New York guitarist has been steadily building an international profile for his genre-defying style for several decades, exploring jazz, avant garde, rock, country and noise with the likes of Thurston Moore, John Zorn, and of course The Nels Cline Singers. Tim Berne's soulful body of work is carving a new musical language which continues to push the boundaries and possibilities of jazz. Virtuosic drummer Jim Black is celebrated worldwide for his limitless technique and innovative concepts. With a highly individual approach to jazz drumming, his style has expanded to include Balkan rhythms, rock songcraft and laptop soundscapes." [Cryptogramophone] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Era Di Acquario-Antolgia (mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 This is a limited edition, mini-lp sleeve reissue of a quite rare 1973 Italian progressive rock album, being reissued here for the second time after being out of print for a very long time. Era Di Acquario were a trio from Palermo, and were one of the few important bands to hail from Sicily. The band featured: Michele Seffer (vocals, guitar, bass), Angelo Giordano (flute, sax, vocals) & Pippo Cataldo (drums, percussion, vocals). Despite the title being "Anthology", this was not an anthology, but was their only album. There is a lot of acoustic guitar work and flute, so the emphasis is on the soft, dreamy side of progressive rock. [BMG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Estradasphere-Palace of Mirrors Live NTSC (all region) DVD $18.00 Back in stock! A very cool, odd, unique and unclassifiable band. This has over two hours of live concert footage and a production documentary. The entire running time is 160 minutes. "Estradasphere is a band of multi-instrumentalists from an unlikely variety of musical backgrounds: jazz, classical and metal. Estradasphere's current album, Palace of Mirrors, showcases a cinematic music and production that connotes a narrative that cuts across time, space, and genre. Their live show is an extension of the surreal sci-fi storyline alluded to in the music. Now with the release of their upcoming DVD - which was a year in the making and truly captures that beguiling and explosive live show on film -- the band plans to continue striving for the next plateau in their evolutionary career." "This DVD reaches into the core of the ‘Palace of Mirrors’ concept. A true retrospective of the band's evolution from forming a new lineup to creating and performing ‘ Palace of Mirrors’ in its entirety. A deep insight into the recording, compositional and rehearsal processes of the band leading up to the album’s release. An intense integration of artful cinematography with only the best highlights from the ‘Palace of Mirrors’ tours. This DVD also has an entire set of previously unreleased live material spanning Estradasphere's range of eclectic tastes."-Jason Schimmel/Estradasphere [The End] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Farmers by Nature-Out of This World's Distortions $14.00 "Farmers By Nature is drummer Gerald Cleaver, bassist William Parker, and pianist Craig Taborn -- a fully-improvising unit, a complete musical collective. Each of these men are highly regarded & admired composers and bandleaders in their own right; their coming together to create new music is always an auspicious and deeply fruitful occasion. Superbly attuned listeners and masterful players of their respective instruments, they are without question one of the finest improvising units/musical groups in the world today. Out of This World's Distortions references the winsome beauty & powerful, uncorrupted, graceful elegance that arises still, even through the horrors that are perpetrated every day by humans against the Earth and one another. FBN create a sonic ecosystem that reflects this magnificence: sowing seeds of sound and bringing them to blossom, fully inviting in the process. Once again they have created an immersive experience yielding awe-inspiring magic. This album was recorded almost exactly 2 years to the date of their highly acclaimed debut Farmers By Nature (AUM053) from which they take their group name. The album proceeds/flows exactly as it was performed in the studio that day, opening with an exquisite elegy to the late great saxophonist Fred Anderson (who passed the evening before the recording) and closing with an impeccably mesmerizing cosmic pulse piece. The entirety of the album is simply stunning." [Aum Fidelity] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Festa Mobile-Dario Di Viaggio Della Festa Mobile mini-lp sleeve $20.00 Limited edition, miniature lp-sleeve reissue of this classic 1973 album which has not been available on CD for about a decade. From Rome, this was their only album, & it featured lots of keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and vocals. It mixed a jazzy/fusion keyboard style with a more straight-forwards Italian early 70's progressive sound. Not long after this album came out, the band broke up and 3 of the members went onto become Il Baricentro, which highlighted the fusion tendencies of these musicians even more! [BMG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Formula 3-Sognando 3 Risognando (mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 First time ever in a mini-lp sleeve from Italy and the first time available in many years. "One of the most popular bands in Italy at the beginning of the 70's, not only among rock fans because of their long collaboration with singer Lucio Battisti who took them to the newly formed Numero Uno label producing their first album....On the third album, Sognando e risognando from 1972, the band included some original compositions, along with the usual Mogol-Battisti tracks, and the result is probably their best work ever. The best track here was a 10:30 minutes long version of the title track (a song already recorded by Lucio Battisti), but even the Aeternum suite is noteworthy."-italianprog.com [Sony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Catherine Christer Hennix-The Electric Harpsichord CD + book $22.00 "Known to the very few, The Electric Harpsichord is possibly THE obscure masterpiece of early American minimalism. Recorded live in 1976 after many years of study under the guidance of Pandit Pran Nath and La Monte Young, it has finally found the perfect home in the Die Schachtel catalog, now in an elegant white boxed 56-page book+CD edition, that gives the work the space and merit it deserves as a unique work of art, complete with two poems by La Monte Young especially written for this edition, and an extensive essay by Henry Flynt. An improvisation performed on just intonation-tuned keyboards put through time-lag accumulators similar to those used by Terry Riley, Hennix has produced one of the most remarkable pieces of music to emerge from the La Monte Young school of minimalism. A Sweden-born composer, who studied in the tradition of Xenakis and Stockhausen in the 1960s, Hennix met La Monte Young and Hindustani raga master Pandit Pran Nath at the Nuits du Fondation Maeght festival in 1970, and pursued studies with both men during the 1970s. While the use of the time-lag in Riley's works such as "A Rainbow In Curved Air" results in an experience of blissful, focused, samadhi-like calm, Hennix's drone work has more in common with the chaotic fluxes of psychedelic experience or the mandalas of Tibetan Buddhism. This is a moving eternity, a pulsating, shifting-something like a raga perhaps, insofar as a raga is a specific deity invoked into sound, fluttering inside the matrix of the drone. Catherine Christer Hennix: keyboard and custom sine wave generators. Recorded live at Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden." "In every media, the work of Christer Hennix shows extraordinary mastery of the interrelationship between Eastern and Western thought."-La Monte Young "Hennix's The Electric Harpsichord is a gigantic piece, a killer, a work which exists outside of style or genre. It is unbelievable. It creates blocks of sound that move in and out of each other to create the effects. It is a pure, perfect piece of music that resonates and resounds and creates a universe that it is impossible by other means. In our primitive and unenlightened culture it becomes a work of transcendent power."-Glenn Branca How is it that this beautiful, semi-legendary piece has languished in the shadows until now? Beats the sh*t outta me."-Byron Coley [Die Schachtel] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kari Ikonen/Karikko-The Helsinski Suite $16.00 Lemme tell you something; no one is more excited about a new album by this group than me. A couple of years ago, I saw this group who I was completely unfamiliar with); the Finnish group Karikko, led by pianist Kari Ikonen. This new one straddles a bit more towards jazz and jazz/rock and has a bit less emphasis on the ECM-isms of the first album. Great melodies, tricky rhythms and a superb band: Kari Ikonen: piano, rhodes, moog Laurent Blondiau: trumpet, flugelhorn Sonny Heinilä: flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone Vincent Courtois: cello Ulf Krokfors: double bass Mika Kallio: drums "The Helsinski Suite is the third album from Karikko. It is part tribute to the one-of-a-kind atmosphere of the Finnish capital and part showcase for the ensemble’s unique voice, as well as a vehicle for the compositions of Kari Ikonen. The six-member ensemble, established by Ikonen over a decade ago, here interpret a suite of six of the pianist’s own compositions as well as a classic Ellington standard. Here are a few words from Ikonen himself about the themes of the album, the compositions and the group." [Eclipse] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Lars Lach'n Jonsson-Songs Between Cities and Waterholes CDEP $4.00 (special) Super cheap price on this; the first song alone makes this well worth buying! "Seemingly "only" a project of Lars "Lach'n" Jonsson, this time with Chris Cutler, Sten Sandell and Niklas Billstrom, the later being one of Bauta recording engineers. Four tracks of which one could be easily ascribed to certain member of the project. This seems to be made of left over material for Sounds From the Cities of Decay by Lach'n and Music From a Waterhole by Sandell. One song by Lach'n, two by Sandell and one remake of 13th century trouvere song, sounding like a cross between sounds of both two maestros. Besides that three tracks are recorded live with superb sound. For my money important additive to Bauta collection and something one should get after he has put down Lach'n's solo output and Sandell's Waterhole."-Nenad Kobal/Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock [Bauta] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Lee Konitz/Brad Mehldau/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian-Live at Birdland $18.00 Lee Konitz-alto saxophone Brad Mehldau-piano Charlie Haden-double-bass Paul Motian-drums "A quartet of master musicians and a programme of jazz classics. “Live At Birdland” presents the finest moments from two inspired nights at New York’s legendary club, as Konitz, Mehldau, Haden and Motian play “Lover Man”, “Lullaby Of Birdland”, “Solar”, “I Fall In Love Too Easily”, “You Stepped Out Of A Dream” and “Oleo” with freedom, tenderness, and a love of melody that only jazz’s greatest improvisers can propose." "If you're trying to imagine what jazz sounds like in a dream state, Lee Konitz's "Live at Birdland" will get you there..."-Evan Haga, JazzTimes [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Libra-Musica E Parole (mini-lp) $20.00 This is a limited edition, digipack reissue of a quite rare Italian progressive rock album that has never been generally available on CD before. Libra first came to attention opening up for Banco during their 1975 Italian tour, and this 1975 album was their first release, and shows them working in a sort-of P.F.M. vein. Motown signed them to a nine album deal, but all they eventually did was to release Musica E Parole in an English language version called 'Winter's Day Nightmare'. A second tier Italian goodie. [Sony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Meredith Monk-Songs of Ascension $18.00 Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble-voices Todd Reynolds Quartet-string quartet The M6 voices Montclair State University Singers "'Songs of Ascension' is a major new recording from composer Meredith Monk and her vocal ensemble. Written in 2008, it is conceived as a continuous composition, a departure from Monk’s earlier collaged or episodic extended works. In recent years Meredith Monk’s been expanding into the worlds of orchestra and string quartet. On “Songs of Ascension” she teams up with a string quartet of New York players well versed in new music. With winds, percussion and two vocal groups added to her already extraordinary singers, this is one of Monk’s most musically ambitious ventures. Voices and instruments are paired and balanced against each other to an extent rare in her music. Inspirations for the work included the Song of Ascents, a group of psalms said to have been sung during pilgrimages, and a timely invitation to perform at an 8-story tower designed by visual artist Ann Hamilton. “Songs of Ascension” finds Monk playing with the musical, sonic, metaphysical and literal connotations of upward movement." “If Monk is seeking a place in the classical firmament, classical music has much to learn from her.”- Alex Ross, The New Yorker [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Steve Moore-Zero-Point Field/Frigia 12" vinyl EP $13.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Steve Moore is 1/2 of the great synth/drum duo Zombi and I saw him open for Richard Pinhas last week. While meeting him we picked up excactly 10 copies of this extremely hard to locate 12" title from him. It's released in an extremely limited edition of 300 copies and it basically has the Zombi sound with a bit of techno beatology mixed in. As it says below, it's a glittering, zooming bit of electronic music. Highly recommended. "Steve Moore (Zombie, Lovelock) has already left a trail of glittering, laser-flecked 12”s in his wake; forming an early 80s gingerbread trail that leads to this: a very definite embrace of the birth of Tecno. "Zero-Point Field" is a disarmingly menacing epic-- a sweeping night drive of drones, celestial chords, and the ceaseless 4/4 machine that keeps it all propelling forward. Hitting the same leather-lined autobahn that Carl Craig traverses so well, this glories in the build-up without ever doing anything so crass as to ‘drop’."-alteredzones.com [LIES] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Joe Morris-Traits $14.00 "All improvised quartet music by four acclaimed leaders in free jazz and improvised music. The superior collective interplay on this recording is matched by the individual virtuosity of the four players, each a master voice on their respective instruments. Led by the driving energy and instantly formal playing of Joe Morris on bass, who makes his deepest case yet to be considered one of the great bassists in free music, this amazing group operates as a model of collective interaction creating spontaneously realized pieces that are vivid, grooving, driving, soulful, adventurous, demanding and richly rewarding. The two lead voices on saxophone, Petr Cancura and Jim Hobbs each display complete command of their instruments and push them to new and beautiful places that are rooted in the tradition of saxophone music. All of this is held down by the deeply rooted and energetic drive of master drummer Luther Gray, whose playing on this recording is nothing short of heroic. At once encompassing what must be considered the history of free music drumming in every statement he makes, Gray commands tremendous force and renders it with graceful musical poise." [Riti] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Joe Morris/Augusti Fernandez-Ambrosia $14.00 "A state-of-the-art duo recording from two masters of improvised music. Joe Morris (guitar) and Agustí Fernández (piano) create new musical vistas using rich melodic invention, resulting in completely unique and unprecedented sounds that challenge the ear and enhance the spirit. These two listen closely and approach their music as inventive virtuosos, constantly breaking new ground on their instruments and arriving at a place of originality that could only happen right now. Ambrosia was recorded October 20th 2010 at Firehouse 12 Studios in Morris's hometown of New Haven, Connecticut and mixed the next month at FCM Studios in Fernandez's hometown of Barcelona, Spain, the amazing audio on this recording captures every minute detail and timbre that emerges from the two instruments, highlighting the constant stream of musical invention. This CD also represents the current state of improvised music as it exists in the Global community of musicians. Morris and Fernández are each widely considered to be leading voices in improvised music in the US and Europe. Their individual artistry and versatility seem limitless. Combined they have performed with nearly all of the best-known figures in improvised music." [Riti] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Museo Rosenbach-Zarathustra (mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 Back in stock! Why this classic of Italian progressive rock went out of print for a numbers of years is something I can not fathom, but here it is again in a nice, mini-lp sleeve. This really is one of the classic Italian progressive rock albums of all time. Encased in a dark, evil sleeve, this has stunning keyboard work & much more. In the grand tradition.One of the classic Italian progressive rock albums of all time. Encased in a dark, evil sleeve, this has stunning keyboard work & much more. In the grand tradition. [Ricordi] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Orme-Felona e Serona (expanded/remaster) 2 x CDs $30.00 In the heyday of progressive rock, there was a concerted effort, especially with the Italian groups, to break them into the bigtime in the USA. The general perception was that to do that, they had to sing in English with English lyrics. Which led to - in my opinion - a lot of 'spaghetti English sung', somewhat inferior versions of really great classics of Italian progressive rock that for some Americans represent the way they heard these great albums and stir great nostalgia in their loins. One of the best done of these jobs was the English language version of Orme's masterwork, which featured lyrics specifically written for the project by Peter Hammill. This version was released in the UK on Charisma in the mid 70s and went out of print reasonably soon and has never been available since. Until now. "Felona e Sorona" is a concept album that finally consacrated the trio as one of the most important Italian Pop-Rock band of the seventies and became a constant best-seller in their catalog, both in Italy and abroad. This new edition realized 38 years on from the original album features the remastered original album, and for the first time, the English version, output only for the UK market for the label CHARISMA owned by Tony Stratton-Smith. The brand new CD in English "and Felona Sorona" is a rarity! "Felona e Sorona" DELUXE EDITION offers it for the first time on CD the original lyrics written specifically at the time by Peter Hammill. The double CD Deluxe has been remastered and comes packaged in a stylish digipack which contains a booklet with rare photos, and depicting the three members of the band in the studio during recording, also known the discography in Italian and English by journalists and Giammetti Mario Ernesto De Pascale." "Le Orme's fifth release, Felona e Sorona, is generally considered their masterwork...As with any ambitious project such as this, there is plenty for the listener to sink their teeth into. Many dynamic changes between the singer- songwriter tendencies of Aldo Tagliapietra and the bombastic keyboards of Tony Pagliuca. Overall, another classic Le Orme album and a must listen."-Tom Hayes/Gnosis [Universal] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Offenbach-Tabarnac 2 x CDs $21.00 Offenbach were a long lived Quebeçois progressive / progressive hard band whose history reaches back into the early 60s. This is their fourth album and was originally a double and is included here with tons of bonus live material. "This first time reissue of Offenbach 4th album (released in 1975), recorded live during the filming of the movie Tabarnac by Claude Faraldo, contains nearly 2 hours of live music from a tour in France and Holland in 1974, including 5 live bonus tracks totalling around 38 minutes more of music than the original album!" [ProgQuebec] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Osanna-Palepoli $11.00 (special) Back in stock! "Palepoli begins with a pounding medieval drum, which turns out to be the messenger of great things to come. Flute and distant children's voices appear shortly. Next the full band is faded in, playing at full power in a heavy, up tempo, folk rock part that is followed by a raucous guitar solo. The mood slows down and a longer spacey, pastoral part follows with beautiful mellotron playing (a bit like King Crimson). The tension builds again after several minutes with guitar and dual flute leads, which develop into a more symphonic rock melody. This constant variation of styles continues throughout the album - flute/guitar lead hard rock, dreamy mellotron parts, spacey symphonic progressive, occasionally rather chaotic free rock sections, etc. Just like the Semiramis album, they play with infectious energy and great intensity. Palepoli covers a wide range of styles, moods, and tempo variations, and Osanna handle these diverse modes of playing superbly. An ultimate classic!"-Sjef Oellers/Gnosis http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Richard Pinhas and Merzbow-Paris 2008 vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $18.00 "...arguably one of the finest works in either artist’s canon; hypnotic like Harmonia and monumental like Mountains. ... 4 stars" – Spencer Grady, Record Collector "Merzbow’s collaboration with French pioneer Richard Pinhas features some of his best music and gleefully amplifies the psychedelic tendencies of both composers." – Luke Schleicher, Laughter "...an album of ambient soundscapes that prove noise can indeed be beautiful, and that it's possible to dispense with conventional constructs of rhythm, melody and harmony yet still create something both musical and profound...it's...quite extraordinary just how appealing it is." – John Kelman, All About Jazz, In 2007, guitarist and rock electronics innovator Richard Pinhas performed in Tokyo and then performed a duo concert with notorious 'noise' artist Merzbow. Both men were so excited by the duo concert, they immediately booked studio time to make the recordings that became their first duo release Keio Line. The duo continue to perform together; this concert performance and recording was their first meeting together after Keio Line. It was recorded at Les Instants Chavirés in Paris on November 12, 2008. Even though they had only worked together for a very short time the year before, the duo had already established a recognizable sound with Richard's metronic and spacey guitar figures being worked over by Merzbow's electronic mayhem in a glorious, psychedelic death spiral. Paris 2008 is a vinyl-only release; the first vinyl released by Cuneiform in over 20 years! There are only 500 copies made and there will not be a repress; this lp edition is the only way to buy this in a physical format. The lp comes with a digital download card for the music. This strictly limited edition, one time pressing is: 100 x blue vinyl (all sold out now) and 400 x black vinyl. You can hear a track from the record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Procol Harum-The Well's on Fire $8.00 (special) "On their first album of new material since 1991, The Well's on Fire is a return to form for Procol Harum. The band has shed most of the production gloss that dated The Prodigal Stranger and gets back to a beefier rock-based sound, resulting in their finest album in nearly 30 years. By the time you get to the chorus of "An Old English Dream" (the album's first track), you know you've locked onto the classic Procol arsenal -- capable of packing plenty of keyboard, drums, and guitar punch. The band is comfortable and unashamed to be working within the classic rock idiom, and their unique blend of progressive and R&B influences is still evident. The playing is tight and lively. "Every Dog Will Have His Day" shows they haven't lost their sense of playful humor, while truly revelling in bouncy R&B rock. Some songs -- like the regal "A Robe of Silk" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" -- are more than respectable throwbacks to Shine on Brightly and Home-era material. Matthew Fisher's unmistakable rock organ will undoubtedly have listeners experiencing nostalgic flashbacks. The album isn't merely a nostalgia trip, however. "The Blink of an Eye," a message song about September 11, adopts a more modern R&B-laced adult contemporary groove, as does the "The Question." "Shadow Boxed" breaks the mold a bit with a strong up-tempo staccato pulse (it's almost danceable), and "The Wall Street Blues" rocks out over a clever blues piano riff. "So Far Behind" makes a grab for modern rock pop grooviness, but is still at heart a typical Procol rocker. On tunes like "This World Is Rich," a stately, emotionally powerful Brooker piano ballad, instead of trying to sound too commercial or go for a carbon copy of their classic sound, the band is adept at blending the new with the old. Knowing nods to the past do abound, from Fisher's organ to the "Repent Walpurgis"-style prog rock instrumental that closes the album, "Weisselklenzenacht." It seems as if Procol is finally acknowledging its "elder statesmen" status among the pantheon of classic prog rockers, and is comfortable with the role. Keith Reid's lyrics may not be as obscure as the old days, but they remain heady and full of social conscience, and on "The Emperor's New Clothes" he recaptures his sense of drama and poetic acuity. Gary Brooker's voice is aging like fine wine and shows no signs of wearing out. "The Vip Room" is a fine blue-tinged rocker featuring guitarist Geoff Whitehorn, who fills the shoes of ex-guitarists Robin Trower and Mick Grabham competently. In short, the band plays with a renewed sense of purpose. With the core of Brooker, Reid, and Fisher intact (sadly, B.J. Wilson's dramatic drumming can never be replaced), this sounds like the Procol Harum you're used to, and is arguably their best album since Exotic Birds and Fruit. Rarely do you get the sense that a band with this much road behind them still has legs. While Procol Harum may not claim a whole lot of new fans with this outing, they should be able to corral many older fans back to the fold, and they have demonstrated that they're capable of making relevant music again."-Jim Esch/All Music Guide [Eagle] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Prog Exhibition 7 CDs + 4 NTSC (all region) DVDs box set (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $120.00 They are HERE!!!! This is really kind of amazing; there was a big festival in November 2010 in Rome with a huge number of legendary Italian progressive rock bands, some with very high profile guests, as well as some excellent current bands. This is 9 hours of the festival captured both sonically and visually and it's a totally insane lineup. Featured are: * Premiata Forneria Marconi with guest Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) * Banco del Mutuo Soccorso with guest John Wetton (King Crimson, UK) * Aldo Tagliapietra/Tony Pagliuca/Tolo Marton (current and former Orme members) with guest David Cross (King Crimson) * The Trip * Osanna with guests David Jackson (Van der Graaf Generator) and Gianni Leone (Balletto di Bronzo) * Nuova Raccomandata Ricevuta di Ritorno with guest Thijs van Leer (Focus) * Maschera di Cera * Periferia del Mondo * Sinestesia * Abash This box set also features a book of photos from the shows. It's a bit over the top, but the music it is honoring and capturing for all time was often a bit over the top too, and this set is a worthy reminder of why the Italian scene still creates huge excitement all these years later; and it's even reasonably priced for how much is contained within. "40 years after the birth of music genre, the box set is destined to become a collector's item for all lovers of progressive rock: the wonderful opportunity to live again not just a concert, but an unforgettable live music show which has already entered in the history of music." [Immaginifica] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Prog Exhibition 7 CDs/4 NTSC (all region) DVDs box set (due to size and weight, this price for outside of the USA) $128.00 They are HERE! This is really kind of amazing; there was a big festival in November 2010 in Rome with a huge number of legendary Italian progressive rock bands, some with very high profile guests, as well as some excellent current bands. This is 9 hours of the festival captured both sonically and visually and it's a totally insane lineup. Featured are: * Premiata Forneria Marconi with guest Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) * Banco del Mutuo Soccorso with guest John Wetton (King Crimson, UK) * Aldo Tagliapietra/Tony Pagliuca/Tolo Marton (current and former Orme members) with guest David Cross (King Crimson) * The Trip * Osanna with guests David Jackson (Van der Graaf Generator) and Gianni Leone (Balletto di Bronzo) * Nuova Raccomandata Ricevuta di Ritorno with guest Thijs van Leer (Focus) * Maschera di Cera * Periferia del Mondo * Sinestesia * Abash This box set also features a book of photos from the shows. It's a bit over the top, but the music it is honoring and capturing for all time was often a bit over the top too, and this set is a worthy reminder of why the Italian scene still creates huge excitement all these years later; and it's even reasonably priced for how much is contained within. "40 years after the birth of music genre, the box set is destined to become a collector's item for all lovers of progressive rock: the wonderful opportunity to live again not just a concert, but an unforgettable live music show which has already entered in the history of music." [Immaginifica] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Qluster-Fragen $18.00 "Kluster -- Cluster -- and now Qluster. Fragen documents the extraordinary shedding of skin of one of the most important German electronic groups. Hans-Joachim Roedelius was there from the beginning (1969), with Onnen Bock taking the place of Dieter Moebius. Little need be said about Roedelius, whose collaborations with Konrad Schnitzler, Cluster and Harmonia earned him a worldwide reputation as a pioneer of electronic music. Onnen Bock (born in 1974), a qualified musician and sound installationist, played a part in the Zeitkratzer ensemble, worked together with the likes of Christina Kubisch and was a sound engineer for the Berlin Philharmonic. Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Onnen Bock are Qluster. The two artists have been meeting up to explore new musical directions together since 2007. Fragen is the first part of an exceptional trilogy, a grandiose new beginning, backed up by 40 years of tradition. Two fundamental decisions, borne of an acutely refined sense of musical self-conception, have shaped Qluster: the use of analog keyboards only and a focus on improvisation through vibrant playing technique. Qluster have jettisoned all forms of ballast pertaining to music and sound. Roedelius and Bock develop their musical aesthetic through seven impressionistic pictures, an aesthetic which borders on ascetic rigor. And yet each piece is motivated by something deeply human, a playful element setting the tone. Qluster's modus operandi guides the listener towards peaceful, pale blue rooms where airy veils of suspended matter sparkle, as if floating gently to and fro on the breeze. Beyond the veils one senses further rooms, in colors which have lost their names and become sound. To be perfectly clear: Qluster's music is not psychedelic, neither in the traditional, nor in a wider sense. This is no meditative soundtrack for a "journey to the inner self." In its own way, however, it does represent a trip to the realms of utopia, where particularly careful listening is required in order to appreciate the music in all its richness and splendor." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Rascal Reporters-The Foul-Tempered Clavier $9.00 (special) While they last, you can get this great album for over 30% off the regular price. The Rascal Reporters have been making music for over 25 years, but they work very slowly, & this is their l-o-n-g anticipated 2001 work, which was their last 'physical' release. The complexity of the compositions & ideas here will thrill and astonish fans of rehearsal intensive rock. The opening track is so wonderful that even at 2:15, it's almost alone worth the price of the album. Dave Newhouse (The Muffins) also appears wonderfully here. [Pleasant Green] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rascal Reporters-Purple Entrapment $9.00 While they last, you can get this album for over 30% off the regular price. This is an even stranger than usual 1995 release from the Rascals. Includes the very depressing "Down On The Pharm" and other dities. "After a long absence following their 'Happy Accidents' album, these were the first new recordings from Michigan's Rascal Reporters in several years, and both their own and Wafer Face Records' first compact disc release (1995). This CD is an amazing wealth of catchy melodies, rhythms and ideas from America's preeminent challengers to the European heavyweight progressive tradition. Recalling the best moments of early Genesis, Egg and even the Beach Boys, the Rascal Reporters make sense of the seemingly oceanic gulch between experimental music and beautiful song writing. Perhaps the duo's best work to date; certainly their most diverse!" [Wafer Face] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rascal Reporters-Ridin' On A Bummer $9.00 (special) While they last, you can get this great album for over 30% off the regular price. This was their 3rd release, but their first on lp. The complexity of the compositions & ideas here will thrill and astonish fans of rehearsal intensive rock. With guests Fred Frith, Tim Hodgkinson and Dave Newhouse and Steve Gore's very self-effacing and factually correct liner notes - (I remember all this weird, dopey sh*t going down at that time) that tell the story and the self-generated controversy of this album. Highly recommended. "Steve Gore and Steve Kretzmer released 450 vinyl copies of Ridin' On A Bummer, the Oak Park, Michigan duo's third full-length work. Good luck finding one today. That product of countless hours of composition and laborious home studio sessions quickly sold out,almost exclusively through mail-order; there was no second pressing. Detroit was safe again, until now. Here, for the first time, is the complete original release; re-mixed, re-edited, and re-mastered. Thirty minutes of previously unissued bonus material has been added: a retrospective collection from the Rascal Reporters studio archives, including "Paper Love," a long-lost song intended for the ill-fated double-LP version of Ridin' On A Bummer!" [Hebbardesque] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rascal Reporters-We're God $9.00 (special) While they last, you can get this album for over 30% off the regular price. The Rascal Reporters have been making music for over 25 years. This was their 2nd public release, originally released only on cassette in the very early 80's as a very limited edition. It includes some very good bonus tracks, including their 7" single! Very good, & fans should own this, but folks unfamiliar with them should start with Foul Tempered Klavier or Happy Accidents. [Water Face] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rashomon-Ashcan Copy (Film Music Volume 3) vinyl lp $32.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) New, vinyl-only release made in a limited edition of only 150 copies (and already sold out!) by Matt Thompson, who was an important part of Guapo during their Black Oni and Five Suns era, although this is quite different. "Rashomon is the brainchild of London-based Matt Thompson. A founding member of Guapo, he has been developing the Film Music series under the Rashomon name since 2004. Over a year in the making, Ashcan Copy (Film Music Vol.3) contains interpretations of music from unreleased films from Italy, Japan and the USA (among others), dating from the 1950s to 1970s and sourced from film archives across Europe. These eight tracks expand on the source material to include elements of noise, folk, psychedelia, prog and jazz noir, while still remaining faithful to their origins. Unavailable in any other format and largely unknown until now, this music can at last be heard." [Hlava] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rigoni/Schoenherz-Victor (remaster) $16.00 Back in stock! Originally released in 1975, this is a classic progressive rock album that is very much of the time and the scene. It was a double-album with gatefold sleeve and giant 24 page booklet (all of which are reproduced in this package) the album is even subtitled "A Symphonic Poem"! It's a concept album performed on keyboards and drums with the addition of a full band and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Academy Choir! They sure don't make budgets for recordings like they used to! This ends up sounding somewhere between 'progressive hard rock with an orchestra' (think early Deep Purple with the Royal Philharmonic) and German symphonic rock with an orchestra (like if Nektar had ever recorded with an orchestra). [MIG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Volare-Memoirs.... $9.00 (special) While they last, you can get this great album for over 30% off the regular price. While this excellent, sadly short-lived, Canterbury-style group unfortunately have not returned from the dead, this is the next best thing. It features all five tracks from their debut cassette-only release, newly remixed, (& featuring a cellist in addition to their usual keyboards, guitar, bass & drums), an outtake from the Uncertainty sessions, a live track & a song never recorded until 6/99, when the band regrouped to record it! While not as uniformly great as their only album released during their lifetime, The Uncertainty Principle, it's still very good & the last ever music to be heard from this excellent, all instrumental, Canterbury-style progressive rock/fusion band. [Pleasant Green] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ David S. Ware/Cooper-Moore/William Parker/Muhammad Ali-Planetary Unknown $14.00 "Planetary Unknown documents an epic occurrence and its commercial release is itself the same. Major circles arc together and synchronize anew here. Mighty majestic, mackadocious! David S. Ware and company raise the bar on artistic heights, in all disciplines, world-wide, once again. In late November 2010, four men arrived at Brooklyn's Systems Two Studio to record an album. The web of musical, personal and spiritual connections that brought them together at that particular time and place is a modern jazz parable. Ware and Cooper-Moore shared formative years in Boston, where they talked and played music all day, until in 1973 the pull of New York's jazz scene called them home. Cooper-Moore, Ware and William Parker were heavyweights of the Downtown loft scene, playing spaces like Ali's Alley and Studio Rivbea, experiences that equipped Ware and Parker for the extended periods each would spend within the Cecil Taylor Unit, and for their eighteen years of artistic refinement and growth inside the David S. Ware Quartet. Muhammad Ali, an early loft regular and drummer on Albert Ayler's Music Is The Healing Force of the Universe and Alan Shorter's Orgasm, had already relocated to Paris with Frank Wright, when, in 1976, Cecil Taylor's Unit came to town. Ware met Ali on that visit, and both men made a mental note that one day they must play together. Ali's presence here is a direct blood-link back to the birth of free music in America ? it was his brother, the late and much-missed Rashied Ali, who replaced Elvin Jones in the John Coltrane Quartet and with whom Coltrane recorded Interstellar Space, his catalytic 1967 album of saxophone/percussion duos, a fraternal inheritance respectfully acknowledged here in Ware and Ali's duo 'Duality Is One'. Imagine the scene as all those shared histories came together inside that Brooklyn studio space. 'Muhammad was already playing when I walked into the studio,' Ware recalls. 'I heard him live for the first time at that moment and thought, man, he is carrying the whole history of jazz drums in his playing.' 'The last 100 years of jazz, there was our rehearsal [for this record]' Ware explains. Let's get it on record now that this music is created as a way of learning about the future." 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Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): AFUCHE http://sacvs.wordpress.com/ THE MICROSCOPIC SEPTET http://londonjazz.blogspot. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/ PLANETA IMAGINARIO (interview) http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ WADADA LEO SMITH http://www.artsjournal.com/ http://somethingelsereviews. JOHN SURMAN http://www.dustedmagazine.com/ UZ JSME DOMA http://blurt-online.com/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 AFUCHE June 27 - Blue Note Jazz Festival Vol 2: This Is Jazz? - Mercury Lounge - 217 E Houston St # A - New York, NY 10002-1021 / (212) 260-4700 July 28 - Cake Shop - NY,NY (with The Suite Unraveling) AHLEUCHATISTAS June 11 - Coco 66 - 66 Greenpoint Ave - Brooklyn, NY 11222 June 17 - Roxaboxen Exhibitions - 2130 W. 21st - Pilsen, Chicago, IL June 18 - Floating Laboratories - 4528 Ohio St. - Saint Louis MO 63111 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti June 17 - Zumix - 260 Sumner St. - East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777 - 8:00 pm November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD June 29 - Issue Project Room - 232 3rd Street, 3rd Floor - Brooklyn, NY 11215 November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CHEER-ACCIDENT June 11 - Foret de Plainfaing - Rocchesson, France (this is a birthday party in the middle of the forest...but it is open to the public) June 12 tba June 13 - Mogambo - Plaza Jose Maria Sert, 15, 20018 - San Sebastian, Spain: June 14 - La Faena II - c/Alfonso Gomez no. 35 Callejon - Madrid, Spain June 15 - La Ley Seca - Calle de Sevilla, 2 - 50006, Zaragosa, Spain June 16 - Moog - Calle Arc del Teatre, 3 - 08001, Barcelona, Spain June 17 - La Route du Son - 1 allée Montesquieu, 64140 - Pau, France June 18 - Le Vaiolon Dingue - 1, rue Lebrun - 44000 Nantes, France June 25 - The Hideout - 1354 West Wabansia - Chicago, IL CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE July 22 - Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia St - NY, NY November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE June 25 - Doctor Nerve (with Jersey Band and Turn Around Norman) - The Windup Space - 12 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201 (410) 244-8855 August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GUTBUCKET July 7 - Blaze Festival at the Barbican FreeStage - London, England July 9 - Blaze Festival at Vortext Club - London, UK (sometime in the afternoon) July 9 - Saturday, July 9 - Paris Jazz Festival - Paris, France (sometime in the evening) August 10 - Berkshire Fringe Festival 30 Live! - Great Barrington, MAhttp://berkshirefringe.org/ November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - tba November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK MAHAVISHNU PROJECT July 14 - Iridium - 1650 Broadway (at 50th St.) - New York, NY (212) 582.2121 July 15 - Havana New Hope - 105 S. Main Street - New Hope PA 19104 (215) 862.9897 MOTOR TOTEMISTS GUILD November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH June 17 - SoundOn Festival of Modern Music - La Jolla, CA August 7 - WLS's Organic - Gulbenkian Musica – Jazz em Agosto - Anfiteatro ao Ar Livre - Lisbon, Portgual August 20 and 21 - Summer Festival at The Huntington - Pasadena CA September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 composotions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - tba November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UZ JSME DOMA September 3 and 4 - the 17th annual Progday - Storybook Farm - Chapel Hill, NC (many more shows to be added - watch this space) ZEVIOUS July 21 - The Charleston - 174 Bedford Ave - Brooklyn, NY (with El Drugstore and A f**king Elephant) August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and tba) November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Rest in Peace: Martin Rushent (engineer and producer for many great 70s and 80s acts: Gentle Giant, David Bowie, XTC, The Stranglers, Buzzcocks, etc) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling- What Is the Beautiful? (and YES it is a vocal album!!!) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! JAKKO JAKSZYK/MEL COLLINS/ROBERT FRIPP/TONY LEVIN/GAVIN HARRISON-A Scarcity of Miracles (they aren't calling this "KING CRIMSON", but this sure looks like a winner....) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) ROB MAZUREK/SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND-Tres Cabecase Loucuras ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp200.net/archive_ _____________________________ |
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Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.-Live as a Troubadour vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $20.00 "First ever live acoustic recordings from The Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO. LP edition limited to 1000 copies. Recorded live in Nagoya. Design by Kawabata Sachiko. Features acoustic versions of fan favorites 'Pink Lady Lemonade' & 'La Novia' among others." [Important] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Discipline-Live Days 2 x CDs $23.00 Back in stock! A relatively recent release of two disc's worth of live recordings from Discipline's 90s live shows - shows I saw several times and was always blown away by - which includes live versions of all of Unfolded Like Staircase as well as a bunch of less known/seldom heard or performed works. "At last we are privileged to bring you this superb double live set from one of our favourite groups. By going through their collection of live concerts we have been able to chose the best performances which include all their classics together with unreleased rare versions and unrecorded tracks exclusive to this release. All are taken from top quality recordings and then mastered for brilliant sound quality. Close your eyes and the band are there in the room with you. Opening with the previously unreleased Mickey Mouse Man which was regularly played live but for some reason never recorded in the studio. Then a stunning near 20 minute Before The Storm concluding with the great lead guitar ending of Blueprint. Circuitry, another lost track, is then followed by the epic classic Canto IV from Progday 95 - a brilliant version with sublime guitar work and great vocal performance. Next the unreleased Homegrown, with its long storming guitar solo finish. When The Walls Are Down and Safe In Your Vision are accompanied by a rarely played live version of Systems. Disc 2 has a great live version of Crutches followed by the rarely heard unreleased Wrists showing the group did listen to early Genesis. Into The Dream is the epic 20 minute tour de force with the group on top form in this rarely heard performance from 1998's Progday festival. Diminished, another unreleased track, completes the CD along with Carmilla, The Nursery Year and Between Me And The End. Over 150 minutes of the best in progressive rock with wonderful songs, exciting instrumental sections, outstanding guitar work, sublime vocals, great keyboards and a rhythm section that is one of the best. With a very detailed booklet containing lots of unreleased photos this package is a must for all Discipline. fans. For those not familiar with this great band here is an opportunity to catch up on one of the very finest at their best live." [Cyclops] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gong-Live au Bataclan 1973 (mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 A reprint in a nice mini-lp sleeve in a limited edition of 999 copies of this excellent quality, live recording of Gong in May, 1973. The lineup is: Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Francis Linon. This was available throughout the 90s, but has been unavailable for some time now and if you don't already own this, this is a great release! [Mantra] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gong-Live at Sheffield 1974 (mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 A reprint in a nice mini-lp sleeve in a limited edition of 999 copies of this excellent quality, live recording of Gong in 1974. The lineup is: Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Francis Linon. This was available throughout the 90s, but has been unavailable for some time now and if you don't already own this, this is a great release! [Mantra] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kenny Hakansson-Spinglekar och Ganglatar $22.00 Kenny Hakansson was the great guitarist with Baby Grandmothers, Bo Hansson and Kebnekajse, among others. Right around the time that Kebnekajse was winding down for the 1st time (they've since returned stornger than ever with two new albums!), Kenny recorded this album at home in 1977/78. It's a solo, overdubbed selection of electrified traditional folk tunes, so it fits right in with the Kebnekajse feel. [Silence] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Hawkwind-Live Legends (aka Live Bedrock TV) NTSC (all region) DVD $9.00 In 1990, Central TV in the UK had a number of 'classic rock bands' reform for the sake of documenting and broadcasting their performances. There were some real good ones including Caravan (original lineup), Hatfield and the North and this Hawkwind performance. You gotta remember that when this was done, DVDs weren't ubiquitous and there wasn't any way to see this stuff except for this show and people were hugely excited about this rare opportunity to see these musicians and bands. 1990 wasn't excactly a high point for Hawkwind in general, but given this opportunity, the group really rose to the occaision, with a great and very short-lived (and otherwise not documented?) line-up of: Dave Brock, Alan Davey, Harvey Bainbridge, Richard Chadwick, Simon House and Bridget Wishart. The quality is excellent as is the performance and the song selection. If you don't already own this, you know what to do! [Classic Rock Legends] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kami Quintet-Les Forces du Mouvement $15.00 There is no shortage of great music out there. The situation for musicians gets worse and worse; less CDs can be sold, less places to play, less money to the musicians and yet...the music perseveres! This is hammered home to me this week by this great French, mostly instrumental electric jazz quintet of guitar, saxes, trombone, bass and drums, with guest appearances on alto sax, tenor and soprano sax, keyboards and vocals. This is interesting, creative, jazz with electric flourishes and it is as good as anything out there. Take a moment and listen to the myspace samples and give this a chance! Highly recommended. [Medicis] You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dave King Trucking Company-Good Old Light $16.00 This is a new group by the drummer of The Bad Plus and it's quite a lineup: Erik Fratzke - guitar, Dave King - drums, Adam Linz - bass, Chris Speed - tenor saxophone. Very cool to see the under-valued Chris Speed land this high profile gig and the album's great! "After its debut last spring during the Walker’s “King for 2 Days” fest, the Dave King Trucking Company has proven to be more than just a one-way ride. The jazz quartet’s namesake drummer is taking the sly, laid-back, avant-jazz group out for another spin between his Village Vanguard residency and European tour dates with the Bad Plus. Here, he plays with his Happy Apple cohort Erik Fratzke on guitar, Adam Linz on standup bass and New Yorker Chris Speed on reed instruments."-Chris Riemenschneider [Sunnyside] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kompost3-Kompost3 $16.00 Living in Washington DC has some perks. One of them is the shows that various embassies put on. The Austrian Embassy is particularly active and I've seen a number of interesting things there over the years. When I saw the description of this quartet and the instrumentation (trumpet, Fender Rhodes/organ/piano/keyboards, bass/electric bass, drums and electronics), I said to myself, "Ah, this is going to be the Austrian Led Bib", and I went down to see them and I basically had guessed exactly correctly. Kompost3 perform a modern and exciting and smeary/out take on electric jazz. This is their debut and it's as good as anything in the vein I have heard this year. If you don't mind that your jazz/rock doesn't sound like its the 1970s anymore, this is for you. Self released by the group in a very nice digipack, this is almost impossible to find Highly recommended. [Laub] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Volker Kriegel-Inside: Missing Link 2 x CDs $26.00 Back in stock! First time ever for this great jazz/rock album on CD! Guitarist Volker Kriegel was an important part of the German jazz/rock scene in its earliest, most exciting days. This was his third album, originally released as a double lp on MPS in 1972 and it brings together a fantastic group of English and German musicians: Volker Kriegel (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, octave guitar), Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone) Alan Skidmore (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Heinz Sauer (tenor saxophone), John Taylor (electric piano), Eberhard Weber (bass), Cees See (percussion, voice, flutes, effects), John Marshall (drums). Man. They don't make line-ups like that any more. This is early, exploratory, spacey/spacious jazz/rock of very high quality; if this even sounds like it's your thing, lemme tell you something...it's your thing! [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Volker Kriegel-Lift! (24-bit remaster) $16.00 Back in stock First time ever for this great jazz/rock album on CD! Guitarist Volker Kriegel was an important part of the German jazz/rock scene in its earliest, most exciting days. This was his fourth album, originally released on MPS in 1973 and like his previous album, Inside: Missing Link, it brings together a fantastic group of English and German musicians: Volker Kriegel (electric and acoustic guitars), Stan Sulzman (soprano sax and flute), Zbigniew Seifert (electric violin), John Taylor (electric piano), Eberhard Weber (bass and cello), Cees See (percussion), John Marshall (drums). Man. They don't make line-ups like that any more. This is early, exploratory, spacey/spacious jazz/rock of very high quality; if this even sounds like it's your thing, lemme tell you something...it's your thing. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Volker Kriegel-Psychedelic Jazz Guitar (remaster) $10.00 Back in stock! If you've been curious about work of German jazz/rock guitar pioneer Volker Kriegel, but haven't wanted to plunge into one of the full albums, this nicely priced sampler disc from the years 1969-1978 is just the ticket. Includes tons of great personnel and tracks from: Octember Variations, Lift!, Tropical Harvest, Elastic Menu, Infr-Red, Noisy Silence, Spectrum, Live at the Philharmonie and Mild Maniac. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Albert Mangelsdorff-A Jazz Tune I Hope (24-bit remaster) $11.00 Back in stock! For those who have heard that trombonist Albert only plays free music, this album is a good introduction to what he does. A great band: Wolfgang Dauner - piano, Eddie Gomez - bass, and Elvin Jones - drums. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Albert Mangelsdorff-The Wide Point (24-bit remaster) $11.00 Back in stock! While the term 'power trio' is usually applied to guitar/bass/drum outfits, I think that it might also apply here! Albert Mangelsdorff-awesome trombone, Palle Danielsson-killer bass, Elvin Jones-monster drums! [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Joni Mitchell-Painting With Words and Music NTSC (region 1) DVD $6.00 (special) This is a 1998 concert - recorded live in front of a small audience at a circular soundstage, which allows for excellent camera work and sound - lets you see some of her more mature work from excellent if under-rated albums like Hejira and Turbulent Indigo. This was recorded shortly before her self-imposed retirement from new recordings and it features a great band: Brian Blade, Mark Isham, Larry Klein, and Greg Leisz. There's some older, 60's material here, but the majority of this is from her more interesting (to me) later work. Songs: Big Yellow Taxi, Just Like This Train, Night Ride Home, Crazy Cries of Love, Harry's House, Black Crow, Amelia, Hejira, Sex Kills, The Magdelene Laundries, Moon at the Window, Face Lift, Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, Trouble Man, Nothing Can Be Done, Song for Sharon, Woodstock, Dream Land. [Eagle Rock] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Noekk-The Water Sprite $15.00 This is the offshoot of the goth/death metal group Embyrium, who faded out in 2002. The two guys behind Embyrium founded symphonic rock project shortly after and released this in 2005. It's solidly symphonic rock, but you can hear very modern overtones in the playing and the fact that these musicians came from the metal worlds; the way the drummer plays, the tone of the guitar, etc. Having said that, this is truly dripping with mellotron, even though it's crossed with something much heavier. As my pal Ken said, "the result is something that sounds like Wobbler crossed with Candlemass". "This is my second- favorite release of 2005, behind Wobbler's Hinterland. Great 70's style progressive music with a hint of metallic guitar added for dynamics. The vocalist ranges between almost operatic to a sound similar to Ronnie James Dio that is very effective with this type of music. Remeniscent of Anglagard with more vocals and heavy riffs. Also some similarities to Agalloch without the death vocals. I found myself humming some of the melodies for days afterward, especially the cover of Dead Can Dance's "How Fortunate The Man With None" and a tune inspired by Tolkien, "TB's Notion." Every song is enjoyable, some quite complex (the title track) and others somewhat simple but very memorable. I enjoy bands that sound as if they are from the 70's without being so contrived. This German duo succeeds very well and puts down some memorable, artistic moments as well.Highly recommended along with the heavier follow-up The Grimalkin."-Jeffrey Eisenheimer [Prophesy] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Noekk-The Grimalkin $15.00 This is the offshoot of the goth/death metal group Embyrium, who faded out in 2002. The two guys behind Embyrium founded symphonic rock project shortly after and released their first in 2005 with this one following in 2006. It's solidly symphonic rock, but you can hear very modern overtones in the playing and the fact that these musicians came from the metal worlds; the way the drummer plays, the tone of the guitar, etc. Having said that, this is truly dripping with mellotron, even though it's crossed with something much heavier. As my pal Ken said, "the result is something that sounds like Wobbler crossed with Candlemass". [Prophesy] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Noekk-The Minstrel's Curse $15.00 This is the offshoot of the goth/death metal group Embyrium, who faded out in 2002. The two guys behind Embyrium founded symphonic rock project shortly after and released their first in 2005 with this, their third and most recent as of this writing., emerging in 2008. It's solidly symphonic rock, but you can hear very modern overtones in the playing and the fact that these musicians came from the metal worlds; the way the drummer plays, the tone of the guitar, etc. Having said that, this is truly dripping with mellotron, even though it's crossed with something much heavier. As my pal Ken said, "the result is something that sounds like Wobbler crossed with Candlemass". [Prophesy] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dave Pike Set-Four Reasons (24-bit remaster) $16.00 Back in stock! First time ever on CD for this trippy and 1969-style funky jazz album. Dave was known early for combining jazz with psychedelia and rock (iirc, he recorded a version of Zappa's "Mother People" in 1968!) and this is a modestly successful and very early (August, 1969 - in other words before or at the same time as Miles was formulating Bitches Brew) electric jazz album. This has some nice leads by Volker Kriegel (who also plays sitar, man!), plus there is bass and electric bass and drums. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dave Pike Set-Salomao (24-bit remaster) $16.00 First time ever on CD! Vibest Dave Pike leads a great band: Eberhard Weber (bass), Marc Hellman (drums) and secret weapon Volker Kriegel (guitar) + a Brazilian percussion section. This is a 'fusion' album of Brazilian style rhythms and jazz/rock, recorded in Rio de Janeiro in mid 1972. There's some really excellent work from all and especially from Volker. [MPS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Procol Harum-In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir NTSC (all region) DVD $6.00 (special) Not only is this 2006 live performance quite good and very well captured, but it includes a really strong bonus feature, which is six tracks from a 1974 Danish TV special. Highly recommended for fans. "Just when you might have thought that Gary Brooker and company had decided to pack it in, here they come again with their most satisfying DVD to date. Procol Harum: In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra & Choir is not just aurally and visually spectacular, it is essential listening and viewing for any Procol Harum fan. So you look at the playlist and say to yourself that you have heard it all before. Well, no you haven't. That is because there are fresh arrangements to old favorites that will just stun you and the way the band meshes with the orchestra and choir is a joy to hear. Then there is the setting of the grounds of Ledreborg Castle that assures you that you are experiencing something culturally important. Its tough to select favorites since every song is nearly flawlessly performed, but there are some highlights: the oft-disparaged Something Magic is powerfully transformed here; the new arrangement for Homburg oozes sophistication; The VIP Room comes alive in a way you can't imagine; Fires ( Which Burnt Brightly) fairly outshines the original; Nothing But the Truth stirs the soul and the crowd; A Salty Dog assumes a new majesty; An Old English Dream brings a new appreciation for its lyrical power; and a fresh take on A Whiter Shade of Pale will leave you agape. The biggest surprise is a tour de force performance of the rare Sympathy For the Hard of Hearing which is given additional heft by Brooker's comments on the song before its performance. The encore songs, Whaling Stories and Conquistador wind up the show in grand fashion. That is not all. Those who buy this DVD are treated to an intimate live performance of six mid-period songs filmed for Danish TV in 1974. Each song is a gem and the players at that time include the legendary B J Wilson on drums. You could not ask for better value."-Kurt Harding [Eagle] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Eliane Radigue-Transamorem - Transmortem $15.00 Transamorem - Transmortem (1973) is for ARP Synthesizer. "'Transamorem - Transmortem' was premiered on March 9, 1974 at The Kitchen in NYC, where the music programmer at the time was Rhys Chatham - this was right before his guitar phase. During this period, "Transamorem - Transmortem" was presented along with other compositions by Eliane Radigue in a linear mode of listening, although the piece had originally been conceived, during its composition, as a sound installation. Of course, both modes of listening are possible, and each works marvelously in its own way. In their original form, Eliane Radigue's works are magnetic tapes. After being played a few times in public, the tape disappears to its case until a release proposal makes it available again through a disc. During this period Eliane Radigue's compositions became fairly long, some lasting over an hour. Because the tracks could not be edited for some obvious reasons, a vinyl release was unthinkable. It was only in the 90's, with the advent of the CD format, that the long compositions of Eliane Radigue were made available (with the exception of the "Song of Milarepa" LP on Lovely Music, a work already divided into multiple movements and thus able to be fit onto two sides of an LP). For these reasons, the work of Eliane Radigue remained virtually unknown for twenty years - from the 70's to the 90's. It was in 2004, when she accepted my aid in digitizing her archives, along with Lionel Marchetti, that I discovered "Transamoren - Transmortem." Immediately, I was awed by the majestic grace of this very long tangle of frequencies, this set of seemingly unchanging tones, whose variations are of a delicate subtlety...." [Important] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Roedelius-Piano Piano (expanded) $18.00 "Originally released in 1991 on the Italian label Materiali Sonori. In classical music, "pp" (piano piano = pianissimo) is a dynamic indication of particularly soft music. And Piano Piano is a very soft, quiet album. Roedelius assumes the role of a fairytale character with his piano music, transported to a strange, fantastical landscape where, filled with awe and amazement, he tries to get his bearings. What he sees, feels and senses here is not always of this world. Many impressions come from the dark within, others from who knows where. Roedelius strikes a hesitant figure in these realms, cautiously, delicately exploring his immediate and distant environs, much like a child transfixed by astonishment. And yet Piano Piano is anything but child-like. Initial comparisons were drawn between the piano music of Roedelius and that of Eric Satie. This was no more accurate than the erroneous "ambient" label pinned to his material. Satie's compositions were based on rigid formalism -- Roedelius strives to free himself from the restrictive corset of form, while "ambient" belies the careful listening which is required to appreciate his to the full. Nor does Piano Piano sit halfway between Satie and ambient, instead tracing Roedelius' own stylistic path into musical territory which he alone can reveal to us, the listeners. All we have to do is follow him. His music is quiet and focused, but to call it contemplative or even meditative would also be wide of the mark: not all music which draws us out of ourselves is accompanied by spiritual pomp, as the fewest fairytales whisper of eternity or the afterlife. Beauty and profoundness belong to this world, like Roedelius himself. What he has to tell us is indeed whimsical and, at times, wonderful. His ability to awaken images and dreams in us is nothing short of miraculous. Roedelius offers us a little book of fairytales with Piano Piano and, as the old chestnut would have it, every fairytale contains a generous portion of reality. Includes three bonus tracks (over 20') (CD-only) and liner notes by Asmus Tietchens." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Roedelius-Piano Piano 180 gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $19.00 "Originally released in 1991 on the Italian label Materiali Sonori. In classical music, "pp" (piano piano = pianissimo) is a dynamic indication of particularly soft music. And Piano Piano is a very soft, quiet album. Roedelius assumes the role of a fairytale character with his piano music, transported to a strange, fantastical landscape where, filled with awe and amazement, he tries to get his bearings. What he sees, feels and senses here is not always of this world. Many impressions come from the dark within, others from who knows where. Roedelius strikes a hesitant figure in these realms, cautiously, delicately exploring his immediate and distant environs, much like a child transfixed by astonishment. And yet Piano Piano is anything but child-like. Initial comparisons were drawn between the piano music of Roedelius and that of Eric Satie. This was no more accurate than the erroneous "ambient" label pinned to his material. Satie's compositions were based on rigid formalism -- Roedelius strives to free himself from the restrictive corset of form, while "ambient" belies the careful listening which is required to appreciate his to the full. Nor does Piano Piano sit halfway between Satie and ambient, instead tracing Roedelius' own stylistic path into musical territory which he alone can reveal to us, the listeners. All we have to do is follow him. His music is quiet and focused, but to call it contemplative or even meditative would also be wide of the mark: not all music which draws us out of ourselves is accompanied by spiritual pomp, as the fewest fairytales whisper of eternity or the afterlife. Beauty and profoundness belong to this world, like Roedelius himself. What he has to tell us is indeed whimsical and, at times, wonderful. His ability to awaken images and dreams in us is nothing short of miraculous. Roedelius offers us a little book of fairytales with Piano Piano and, as the old chestnut would have it, every fairytale contains a generous portion of reality." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ You-Electric Day (expanded) $18.00 First-time ever reissue of this late, small classic of the Berlin school of electronic music! The CD includes 30' of previously unreleased bonus tracks! "Very nice album of Berlin School electronic music. Harald Grosskopf produced and contributed drum parts under Lhan Gopal pseudonym. Ulrich Weber's guitar and Harald Grosskopf's drums integrate wonderfully with various analog synthesizers and sequencers used here. Music is rooted in Berlin School, but still manages to be original and at times borders on experimental. Subsequent albums are all worthwhile as well. I don't know how this band managed to be obscure with such high quality recordings."-rateyourmusic.com [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ You-Electric Day 180 gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $19.00 First-time ever reissue of this late, small classic of the Berlin school of electronic music! "Very nice album of Berlin School electronic music. Harald Grosskopf produced and contributed drum parts under Lhan Gopal pseudonym. Ulrich Weber's guitar and Harald Grosskopf's drums integrate wonderfully with various analog synthesizers and sequencers used here. Music is rooted in Berlin School, but still manages to be original and at times borders on experimental. Subsequent albums are all worthwhile as well. I don't know how this band managed to be obscure with such high quality recordings."-rateyourmusic.com [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ You-Time Code (expanded) $18.00 First-time ever reissue of this early, small classic of the Berlin school of electronic music meets proto electronica! The CD includes 10' of previously unreleased bonus tracks! "As synthesizers grew more popular from the mid-'70s onwards, an increasing number of groups swapped the classic instruments of a rock band for sequencers and synthesizers. Pioneers (and paragons) of this electronically-created music included, of course, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Manuel Göttsching et al, who represent the "Berliner Schule" (in contrast to the Düsseldorfer Schule which developed around Kraftwerk and company). A hitherto less celebrated, yet outstanding exponent of the Berliner Schule was the Krefeld combo YOU (Udo Hanten, Albin Meskes). Their debut album Electric Day immediately launched YOU into the elite echelon of Germany's electronic music scene. It would take four years for them to deliver their sophomore LP, entitled Time Code. If Electric Day was characterized by Harald Grosskopf's pulsating drums and Uli Weber's solo guitar, Time Code emerged as an altogether more electronic affair, with both Grosskopf and Weber having left the project. Reduced to a duo, YOU largely remained faithful to their style, but expanded upon it. Time Code displays more range and variation than its predecessor. Downtempo and faster numbers alternate and sugar-sweet melodies are followed by expanses of ominously dark or crystal-clear synthesizers. Hanten and Meskes' new sound was further refined by the use of drum computers and the omission of guitar. The album perfectly illustrates the transition of electronic music from the 1970s to the 1980s. Sequencer patterns owe much to the legacy of the Berlin School (Berliner Schule), while the synthesizer and drum computer sounds heralded the advent of the new decade. The level of interest and excitement was particularly high in Italy, where songs from the album featured heavily on the radio. Listeners were clearly impressed by "Live Line," which has resurfaced in various techno productions over the past 20 years, either as a cover (by Diolac Duvai, for example), or as "Elektro Message" (by Gigi D'Agostino). This reissue comes with two CD-only bonus tracks." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ You-Time Code 180 gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $19.00 First-time ever reissue of this early, small classic of the Berlin school of electronic music meets proto electronica! "As synthesizers grew more popular from the mid-'70s onwards, an increasing number of groups swapped the classic instruments of a rock band for sequencers and synthesizers. Pioneers (and paragons) of this electronically-created music included, of course, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Manuel Göttsching et al, who represent the "Berliner Schule" (in contrast to the Düsseldorfer Schule which developed around Kraftwerk and company). A hitherto less celebrated, yet outstanding exponent of the Berliner Schule was the Krefeld combo YOU (Udo Hanten, Albin Meskes). Their debut album Electric Day immediately launched YOU into the elite echelon of Germany's electronic music scene. It would take four years for them to deliver their sophomore LP, entitled Time Code. If Electric Day was characterized by Harald Grosskopf's pulsating drums and Uli Weber's solo guitar, Time Code emerged as an altogether more electronic affair, with both Grosskopf and Weber having left the project. Reduced to a duo, YOU largely remained faithful to their style, but expanded upon it. Time Code displays more range and variation than its predecessor. Downtempo and faster numbers alternate and sugar-sweet melodies are followed by expanses of ominously dark or crystal-clear synthesizers. Hanten and Meskes' new sound was further refined by the use of drum computers and the omission of guitar. The album perfectly illustrates the transition of electronic music from the 1970s to the 1980s. Sequencer patterns owe much to the legacy of the Berlin School (Berliner Schule), while the synthesizer and drum computer sounds heralded the advent of the new decade. The level of interest and excitement was particularly high in Italy, where songs from the album featured heavily on the radio. Listeners were clearly impressed by "Live Line," which has resurfaced in various techno productions over the past 20 years, either as a cover (by Diolac Duvai, for example), or as "Elektro Message" (by Gigi D'Agostino). This reissue comes with two CD-only bonus tracks." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): JASON ADASIEWICZ http://www.chicagoreader.com/ DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD http://www.nytimes.com/2011/ BROWN VS BROWN http://touchingextremes. CHEER-ACCIDENT http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/ THE CLAUDIA QUINTET (interview with John Hollenbeck) http://www.newmusicbox.org/ LED BIB http://frederickbernas. CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS FADE http://jazztruth.blogspot.com/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - Baltimore, MD AFUCHE July 28 - Cake Shop - NY,NY (with The Suite Unraveling) BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - Baltimore, MD DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE July 22 - Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia St - NY, NY November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) GUTBUCKET July 9 - Blaze Festival at Vortext Club - London, UK (sometime in the afternoon) July 9 - Saturday, July 9 - Paris Jazz Festival - Paris, France (sometime in the evening) (free!) August 10 - Berkshire Fringe Festival 30 Live! - Great Barrington, MAhttp://berkshirefringe.org/ November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Baltimore, MD November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB July 10 - Swanage Jazz Festival - Swanage, UK August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK MAHAVISHNU PROJECT July 14 - Iridium - 1650 Broadway (at 50th St.) - New York, NY (212) 582.2121 July 15 - Havana New Hope - 105 S. Main Street - New Hope PA 19104 (215) 862.9897 MICROSCOPIC SEPTET September 6 - The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St - New York NY 10016 (212) 545 8000 (no advance sales) - 3 sets, from 7:00 pm MOTOR TOTEMISTS GUILD November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 THE MUFFINS November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - Baltimore, MD PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Baltimore, MD November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH August 7 - WLS's Organic - Gulbenkian Musica – Jazz em Agosto - Anfiteatro ao Ar Livre - Lisbon, Portgual August 20 and 21 - Summer Festival at The Huntington - Pasadena CA September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Baltimore, MD November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UZ JSME DOMA September 3 and 4 - the 17th annual Progday - Storybook Farm - Chapel Hill, NC (many more shows to be added - watch this space) ZEVIOUS July 21 - The Charleston - 174 Bedford Ave - Brooklyn, NY (with El Drugstore and A f**king Elephant) August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and Baltimore, MD) November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music six nights per week (they are closed on Mondays). There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. Watch this space for updates to the schedule. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 - so far confirmed are: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - November 16 - Richard Leo Johnson and Gregg Bendian November 16 - Joel Forrester's Secret Identity (with special Microscopic Septet guests added) November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet November 20 - The Muffins November 20 - Upsilon Acrux November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague November 23 - David Borden November 23 - Jason Robinson/Janus band November 25 - Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade November 25 - Dead Cat Bounce November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - Rattlemouth November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - Ergo (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) November 29 - Motor Totemists Guild November 29 - Doctor Nerve November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket Also: Since there will be so many musicians coming in for the NYC gigs, we are setting up a small festival. It will take place in Baltimore, MD. It will occur on Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20. We plan to have 5 bands per day over 2 days (i.e. 10 acts). There will be a 'rock' day and a 'jazz' day. Here are the known performers - more to be added: Saturday, November 19 ('rock day') Hamster Theatre Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores Thinking Plague Sunday, November 20 ('jazz day') Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown The Claudia Quintet Positive Catastrophe When we have more information confirmed, including more acts confirmed, venue confirmation, ticket pre-sales and etc, we will post it here. Watch this space and thank you for your interest. ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling- What Is the Beautiful? (and YES it is a vocal album!!!) DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) G.F. FITZ-GERALD and LOL COXHILL-Poppy Seed Affair 2 x CDs + DVD (from Reel Recordings, includes Robert Wyatt on drums) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND featuring Rob Mazurek-Tres Cabecase Loucuras (totally wonderful, catchy, feel-good jazz/electronica/Brazilian album. Very contemporary and just a corker) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL-City 21 (film soundtrack) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp121.net/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in in the last week - either new releases or restockings of items that have been unavailable: ------Let's start with six new and great summer Clean Feed titles------ Harris Eisenstadt-September Trio $17.00 Harris Eisenstadt, drums, compositions / Ellery Eskelin, tenor saxophone / Angelica Sanchez, piano. "With the jazz drumming tradition well assimilated, a first-hand knowledge of West African rhythms (he studied with local masters from Gambia, Ghana and Senegal) and a compositional vision of his own going as far as the contemporary classical field, Harris Eisenstadt has turned very rapidly into one of the most interesting, and in demand, musicians of the present international scene. Capable of making the most complex structure sound as if it was simple, and to forge intricate and crazy polyrhythmic patterns as if it were easy, here we have a clear case of someone who escapes the conventional divisions between the mainstream and the avant-garde – his music is innovative, but rooted in history. September Trio is Eisenstadt's new project with tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin and pianist Angelica Sanchez, the first already an established and notable figure in the creative jazz field, the other a rising talent from whom we expect much. Together they propose us a music full of detail and energy, corresponding to a solid concept. The future is in the making here." [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ EMJO-Live in Coimbra $17.00 Conductor: Izidor Leitinger / Trumpets: Benny Brown, Matthias Schriefl, Igor Matkovic_, Alexander Hartman and Susana Santos Silva / Saxophones: Uwe Steinmetz, Jaka Kopac, Philipp Gropper, Jure Pukl and Elmano Coelho Trombones: Lars Arens, Jörn Marcussen-Wulff, Paulo Perfeito and Rui Bandeira / Piano: Kaja Draksler / Guitar: Jani Moder / Double bass: Robert Jukic_ and André Carvalho / Drums: Tobias Backhaus. "Prepare yourself for a big surprise. The European Movement Jazz Orchestra may be formed by young musicians still in the beginning of their very promissing careers, but what they offer here is a fantastically performed, fresh, enthusiastic and very pertinent vision of the big band model. With German, Slovenian and Portuguese participants, this project founded in the context of the European Union was started in 2007 and uses only original compositions writen by the people involved. Among the top soloists are trumpeters Matthias Schriefl and Susana Santos Silva, alto saxophonist Uwe Steinmetz, tenor saxophonists Phillipp Gropper and Jure Pukl, trombonists Lars Arens and Joern Marcussen-Wulff, pianist Kaja Draksler and drummer Tobias Backhaus. The pieces are signed by Jurgen Friedrich, Jure Pukl, Paulo Perfeito, Robert Jukic, Kaja Draksler and Matthias Schriefl. The conductor in this live recording (at the Portuguese festival Jazz ao Centro) is Izidor Leitinger and the music heard corresponds entirely to the EMJO program of intentions: it's what is being called “European jazz”. Jazz with an European spirit, diverse but globally identified, either because of its “classical” feeling, or because it incorporates popular or folk motifs, like the “blasmusik” of the German fanfares. Curious enough?" [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Simon Fell Ensemble-Positions and Descriptions – Simon Fell Composition No. 75 Jim Denley, piccolo, concert, alto and bass flutes / Andrew Sparling, Eb, Bb and bass clarinets / Alex Ward, Bb clarinet / Tim Berne, alto saxophone / Damien Royannais, baritone saxophone, Eb tubax / Chris Batchelor, trumpet / Joby Burgess, tuned and concert percussion / Rhodri Davies, harps / Philip Thomas, piano, celesta / Joe Morris, electric guitar / Steve Beresford, electronics, conduction / Mifune Tsuji, violin / Philip Joseph, theremin / Simon H. Fell, double bass, electronics / Mark Sanders, drums / Clark Rundell, conductor. "Only in a recording by Simon H. Fell could you find such disparate musicians as Tim Berne, Joe Morris, Rhodri Davies, Jim Denley, Alex Ward and Steve Beresford, coming from the many tendencies existing in the jazz and freely improvised music fields. Fell himself is an example of dexterity: you can find him playing in a variety of contexts, from free jazz to both the old and new schools of the so-called "non-diomaticism", often incorporating elements of contemporary classical music and even rock. Separately, or all at once. This is the case in "Positions & Descriptions – Composition no 75", another development of his idiosyncratic orchestral concepts; this one resulting from a special circumstance: it was commissioned by BBC Radio 3. The structure of the (open, but complex) score is classical, organized by movements, and these by "positions","commentaries" and "descriptions", with a rondo and a final coda. The relative conventionality of the suite format is contrasted by the materials, and in terms of resources the paradoxes keep moving things along: pre-recorded electronic elements are crossed by solo and ensemble improvisations, an occasional waltz or tango emerges in the middle of something rooted in the minds of Charles Mingus and Pierre Boulez, and free flights have the contraposition of the quotations inserted; for instance, there's a bit of Webern's "Variations for Orchestra Op. 30" somewhere for you to find. What has all this to do with the tradition established by Duke Ellington? More than you might think. The difference resides only in the fact that this is the big band music of the 21st century. Remarkable!" [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Thomas Heberer-Klippe $17.00 Thomas Heberer, trumpet, quarter-tone trumpet / Joachim Badenhorst, clarinet, bass-clarinet / Pascal Niggenkemper, bass "Although a broad term, most people associate a specific set of dos and don'ts with jazz, most of them unseparable from the African-American experience. Artists like trumpeter Thomas Heberer--a German living in New York City--challenge those seemingly holy rules by not trying to pretend; he simply is himself: A man raised and educated in Europe. Thomas' music certainly owes something to the jazz canon but instead of being limited and exclusive, his approach is broad and inclusive, a branch of world music. His art is coming from the gut as much as from the brain; it doesn't distinguish between high-brow and low-brow: think Leadbelly, Louis, Ornette, Gesualdo, Bach and Stockhausen, all at the same time. Heberer's trio Clarino with Belgian clarinetist Joachim Badenhorst and French-German bassist Pascal Niggenkemper--both New York colleagues--exclusively plays originals written in Thomas' innovative Cookbooknotation, "a code that brings a fresh and very personal approach to blending improvisation and composition," as the artist explains. "It does so by implementing the idea of instant memory. Shaped according to a specific set of rules, musical units are improvised and memorized on the fly, and later reintroduced into the musical process--sometimes modified, sometimes not." Thomas Heberer is one of the most interesting brassmen today, garnering credit for his excellent and innovative work, both as a trumpeter and a rare practitioner of the quarter-tone trumpet. A longtime member of Misha Mengelberg's Instant Composers Pool, Thomas has collaborated with most everybody in the field in the last 20 years. Some of his more recent employers include: Han Bennink, Karl Berger, Peter Broetzmann and Eugene Chadbourne. The title of this CD, "Klippe" ("cliff" in English) is a metaphor for the music being "on the edge"; it's about respecting and knowing the past while being fearlessly ready to jump off the cliff into unknown territory, enjoying the adrenaline rush along the way. These great musicians, coming from Europe and living in the US, prove that jazz is not only an international affair these days, but that the future of this beautiful art form depends as much on the expats as it does on the "homies." [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gerry Heminway Quintet-Riptide $17.00 Oscar Noriega, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet / Ellery Eskelin, tenor saxophone / Terrence McManus, guitars / Kermit Driscoll, acoustic bass and electric bass guitar / Gerry Hemingway drums, harmonica. "This new quintet led by Gerry Hemingway has evolved from Hemingway's long standing compositional platform that began in 1985 with the recording of "Outerbridge Crossing" and has enjoyed numerous incarnations while retaining its penchant for an integrative compositional/improvisational ensemble approach. What that adds up to is a compositional practice that has refined a way to frame the individual member's unique sonic, interpretive and improvisational vocabulary with pieces that are detailed, structured and rich with content. The character of the music is multi-faceted, from coloristic subtlety to visceral intensity, sometimes the groove is deep and other times the rhythmic interplay is elaborate and mischievous. The group mixes well established players with some of the most exciting emerging talent of the New York scene including multi-reedist Oscar Noriega, guitarist Terrence McManus who join Hemingway's long time associates, Ellery Eskelin on tenor saxophone and Kermit Driscoll on both acoustic bass and electric bass guitar. The material from this CD mixes new settings of two previously recorded quintet works with seven new works. For those unfamiliar with the legacy of Gerry Hemingway's extraordinary quintet work, now spanning twenty-six years, "Riptide" will serve as a wonderful introduction, and for those who have followed his past work will be more than delighted with this new quintet setting. With intelligent and insightful notes by writer Brian Morton and meticulously produced by Hemingway this richly detailed recording is a must-have CD to any collector of today's creative music." [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Motif-Art Transplant $17.00 Axel Dörner, trumpet and slide trumpet / Atle Nymo, tenor saxophone and bass clarinet (track 6) / Håvard Wiik, piano / Håkon Mjåset Johansen, drums / Ole Morten Vågan, double bass. "Considering what we read somewhere in the package notes, this recording is a "smertzenfrei art transplantation". Don't ask what does this means – you'll understand when listening to the CD, but will always be uncapable to put it into words. The only thing you'll be able to argument is the consideration that this "transplantation" has more to do with vital organs than skin: it's deep and essential, not a cosmetic manipulation of apparencies. Involved are Atle Nymo, Havard Wiik, Ole Morten Vagan and Hakon Mjaset Johansen, some of the most notable improvisers in the Norwish scene, and a very special guest, German trumpet innovator Axel Dorner. The music inside is the kind you can expect from a Motif release: a mind-blowing post-bop journey with a Charles Mingus flavor, incorporating some avant-garde vocabularies and techniques, from free jazz to contemporary classical, and rhythm patterns from rock (there's a Frank Zappa influence all around, also present in the humouristic side of this proposal) and electronica (Squarepusher? Aphex Twin?). Every track results in a surprise, and a true gem. "Art Transplant" is a strong candidate for the 2011 best albums list, and surely you don't want to miss it." [Clean Feed] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------------------------------ Horacee Arnold-Tales Of The Exonerated Flea $12.00 This very good jazz/rock album was rescued from obscurity about 5-7 years ago and reissued. We carried it and it was a great seller until the label reissuing it folded and it became an expensive collector's item. Now it's reissued once more and it's still sounds great; try not to miss it this time!! Really nice and great to see this rather fantastic and also rather obscure 1974 fusion album reissued on CD for the first time, and legitimately, from the Columbia master tapes. Horacee plays drums and is joined by a huge cast of fusion and jazz allstars, like Jan Hammer-Moog, pianos (Jan is all over the album, playing great lines) Rick Laird-bass, David Friedman-vibes, Ralph Towner-12 string guitar, Dom Um Romao-percussion, Art Webb-flutes, Sonny Fortune-saxes, John Abercrombie-electric guitar, etc. Fusion fans should run-not-walk for this one. [Wounded Bird] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Horacee Arnold-Tribe $12.00 This is the first-ever CD reissue of this album, originally released in 1972 and the first of his albums on Columbia. This is a very good album, although it should be mentioned that unlike his second release, Tales of the Exonerated Flea, this is more of a jazz album than a jazz/rock album. It's got a great cast: Horacee Arnold-drums, Joe Farrell-flutes, soprano sax, Ralph Towner-12-string guitar, Billy Harper-tenor sax, David Friedman-mallet percussion, George Mraz-bass and Ralph MacDonald-Latin percussion. [Wounded Bird] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Iva Bittova-Divna Slecinka $11.00 (special) A MAJOR talent on violin & voice, Iva writes charming, folk/gypsy influenced songs that could be NO other performer. A beautiful, sparse, solo recording of violin & voice. I love her work and this is probably my single favorite by her and that's saying something. At this price, this is a must-must own (at least for me!) [BMG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Blue Sausage Infant-Negative Space 180 gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $17.00 BSI is Chester Hawkins + guests Jeff Barsky (Insect Factory) (guitar), Mike Shanahan (drums) and Jason Mullinax (Pilesar) (percussion). All are part of the vibrant and active DC-area noise/sound/Sonic-Circuit scene. This is a beautifully packaged (nice illustration!) 180 gram, color vinyl release in a limited edition of 500, filled with modern-day takes on the Kosmiche/Krautrock sound. "A strong mix of kosmische electronics, heavy spacerock, and deep analog drone. Sprawling long-form psychedelic excursions with a nod towards the experimental side of 70s Krautrock, but with roots firmly planted in 21st century strangeness!" [Zeromoon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Cambodia Rock Spectacular: Groove Club Vol. 2 CD + hardbound book $16.00 Historically and sociologically fascinating and the large book tells the whole story, as best it can be reconstructed. Conditionally recommended. "The story is the same for both of our Groove Club volumes of Cambodian music: people in Cambodia kept hold of this music on pain of death, their small hoards of forbidden vinyl putting them constantly in danger of the “killing fields”. That we even know of such a testament to the power of this music is a bit of a miracle. The rarest of rare grooves. Our deluxe CD versions are packaged in hardbound casebooks, with a 36-page booklet filled with rare photos and the heart-wrenching stories of the most beloved artists in the Khmer Rock movement. There were no deluxe studios for the musicians who recorded the devastating tracks contained on these deluxe CDs. Nothing so grand. Most of these tracks were recorded live, with traditional instruments finding a place alongside any keyboards or guitars that could be found. And yet, it was these experiments of Khmer rock musicians which transformed the nightlife of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh—and which many years later have seduced countless listeners around the world with their groovy sound. Alas, in 1975 came an entirely different type of transformation: the rise to power in Cambodia of the fanatical, anti-Western Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot. Within roughly four years, implementing their “concept of Year Zero,” Pot and his regime were responsible for the deaths of an estimated two million Cambodians, many in the notorious “killing fields.” Even the most famous and beloved Khmer musicians could not escape. Sinn Sisamouth (“the Emperor of Khmer Music”), Ros Sereysothea (“The Golden Voice of the Royal Capital”), and Pan Ron—all featured on this collection—met their deaths at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Cambodian rock music is (rightfully) adored in Cambodia. The music is wild and anarchic, rhythmic and undulating (in an “Ethiopiques” way, we’d say), or sweet and lyrical, but always moving, and with that deep soulfulness (regardless of actual musical genre or style) that singles out the best music. We have assembled what we consider to be the most definitive collection of classic Cambodian rock music to appear thus far—without the later overdubs that confuse the mind, without the artificial speeding up of tracks that often has marred compilations over the years; what you’ll find here are crucial Khmer rock tracks, made available in the best possible sound, assembled with love and respect for the artists who made the Khmer rock scene as thrilling as we find it to be." [Lion] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Cambodia Rock Spectacular: Groove Club Vol. 3 CD + hardbound book $16.00 Historically and sociologically fascinating and the large book tells the whole story, as best it can be reconstructed. Conditionally recommended. "The story is the same for both of our Groove Club volumes of Cambodian music: people in Cambodia kept hold of this music on pain of death, their small hoards of forbidden vinyl putting them constantly in danger of the “killing fields”. That we even know of such a testament to the power of this music is a bit of a miracle. The rarest of rare grooves. Our deluxe CD versions are packaged in hardbound casebooks, with a 36-page booklet filled with rare photos and the heart-wrenching stories of the most beloved artists in the Khmer Rock movement. There were no deluxe studios for the musicians who recorded the devastating tracks contained on these deluxe CDs. Nothing so grand. Most of these tracks were recorded live, with traditional instruments finding a place alongside any keyboards or guitars that could be found. And yet, it was these experiments of Khmer rock musicians which transformed the nightlife of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh—and which many years later have seduced countless listeners around the world with their groovy sound. Alas, in 1975 came an entirely different type of transformation: the rise to power in Cambodia of the fanatical, anti-Western Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot. Within roughly four years, implementing their “concept of Year Zero,” Pot and his regime were responsible for the deaths of an estimated two million Cambodians, many in the notorious “killing fields.” Even the most famous and beloved Khmer musicians could not escape. Sinn Sisamouth (“the Emperor of Khmer Music”), Ros Sereysothea (“The Golden Voice of the Royal Capital”), and Pan Ron—all featured on this collection—met their deaths at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Cambodian rock music is (rightfully) adored in Cambodia. The music is wild and anarchic, rhythmic and undulating (in an “Ethiopiques” way, we’d say), or sweet and lyrical, but always moving, and with that deep soulfulness (regardless of actual musical genre or style) that singles out the best music. We have assembled what we consider to be the most definitive collection of classic Cambodian rock music to appear thus far—without the later overdubs that confuse the mind, without the artificial speeding up of tracks that often has marred compilations over the years; what you’ll find here are crucial Khmer rock tracks, made available in the best possible sound, assembled with love and respect for the artists who made the Khmer rock scene as thrilling as we find it to be." [Lion] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Philip Corner-Pieces From The Past: By Philip Corner For The Violin of Malcolm Goldstein $13.00 "It has been a while in the works, but finally Pogus can proudly announce the release of this wonderful disc. Five works spanning 30 plus years by experimental composer Philip Corner, interpreted by his friend and fellow composer and utterly amazing violinist Malcolm Goldstein. These works consist of early pieces with notes (!) though not notated in the traditional, linear way, as well as later pieces with graphic and/or verbal notation as with the gamelan series. And the graphically notated scores themselves are quite lovely. Four of the works are from live performances - and they are "must hears" (as of course is the fifth recording - The Gold Stone - taken from the out of print Sounding the New Violin by Goldstein. The interpretation/ performances are intense - and magical - and should be savored. The long friendship and working relationship of these two are probably best summed up by Goldstein: "I have had the pleasure & honor of playing Philip's music since the early 1960's…. Always his music opened up new dimensions for me; compositional structures that incorporated a variety of improvisation frameworks, with sonic materials that focused the performer within the full spectrum of sound-texture qualities, that invited the musician to participate in the realization of the music and revealed unique realms of music making/thinking." Amen to that. [Pogus] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Curt Cress Clan-Curt Cress Clan $11.00 (special) Special while they last, this is 40% off the regular price! This is the first time that this band's one and only album has been released on CD. Fondly remember by fans of the 70s fusion sound, Curt was the drummer for Passport during their best period. The album was released in 1976 and it featured Curt Cress (drums, percussion), Dave King (bass), Volker Kriegel (guitars), Kristian Schultze (keyboards), Ack van Rooyen (flugelhorn). IMO, this isn't as great as the best Passport albums, but fans of that band, as well as that sound, will be thrilled that this is finally available again, 35 years later! [Sirena] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Miles Davis-Aura $7.00 (special) IMO, this is the last really good Miles Davis album and it followed a number of not very good ones and was followed by more not very good ones. Of course the label sat on it for years before it finally came out. Is it unbelivably brilliant? No, but it's really good and Palle Mikkelborg's charts are very fine and John McLaughlin is obviously happy to be playing again with his old boss. And it's stupid cheap. So....recommended! "Miles' last recording for the Columbia label before heading for the financial allure of Warner Bros. in the mid-'80s was not released until 1989. This critic's guess is because largely they had no idea what to do with it. Unlike anything else in his catalog, Aura is a ten-part suite composed by Danish flügelhornist Palle Mikkelborg as a tribute. Influenced deeply by serialism and the inspiration of Gil Evans, Mikkelborg composed a theme from ten notes based on the letters of Davis' first and last names. The notes yielded a chord, which led him through the work. Employing a full orchestra and the guitar talents of former Davis collaborator John McLaughlin and famed European bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson, Aura's sections are named for the color spectrum, with the addition of white and "electric red." The music is an amalgam of classical impressionism, European new music, jazz, rock, electronic, and other genres. As a tribute and separate orchestral work, it's quite moving and beautiful, full of moody interludes and evocations of nuance, color, texture, and dynamic. With Davis added, soloing in his trademark muted, rounded warmth, the music becomes almost breathtaking. The Gil Evans influence is everywhere apparent in the way strings segue into keyboards and float there until the trumpet or wind section comes for them and brings them home. It's easy to be cynical about a work like this, and call it a pastiche of Miles clichés. Far harder is it to place the entirety of Davis' career in one place and hear it expressed with so much warmth and elegance, because that career was so mercurial. Mikkelborg gave Miles a fine parting gift when he left Columbia, and listeners are so very fortunate for his generosity."-Thom Jurek/All Music Guide [Sony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Devil's Kitchen-Devil's Kitchen vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $25.00 "The first ever release by Devil's Kitchen, perhaps the best of the greatly talented but “forgotten” bands from the legendary San Francisco psychedelic scene of the late 1960’s. This heavy guitar-powered psychedelic four piece band moved from their original Southern Illinois base to the Bay Area during The Summer Of Love. The band came to the attention of Bill Graham and Chet Helms in 1968 and was soon playing on a regular basis at The Fillmore West. A short time later Devil’s Kitchen became the house band at Helms’ Family Dog Ball-room on The Great Highway in San Francisco and remained there in that capacity from the spring of 1968 until the summer of 1970. Devil’s Kitchen played all the major venues in The Bay Area and Los Angeles during this time period, opening for and playing frequently with many very well-known bands, including The Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Santana, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Allman Brothers, Big Brother And The Holding Company with Janis, The Charlatans and many, many others. The band spurned a recording contract offer from Mercury Records in 1968, displeased with the lack of creative control offered them by the label. Consequently, they never released any recordings. There are eight original unreleased tracks on this album and all were taken from the original master tapes that were recorded in 1969 at The Family Dog Ballroom On The Great Highway in San Francisco and the Sierra Sound Recording Studio in Berkeley. The music has a great and unmistakable late 60’s acid-drenched West Coast guitar-driven blues-psych sound with snakey electric slide and roaring fuzz guitar throughout, provided by the talented Robbie Stokes who later went on to play with Quicksilver Messenger Service and appeared on Mickey Hart’s 1972 “Rolling Thunder” LP, just to mention two of his many musical credits. The discovery of these master tapes and this subsequent release of Devil’s Kitchen’s first full length album, more than forty years after the recordings were made, is an exciting find for the collectors of obscure 60’s psychedelia. How a great band like this remained under the radar and unreleased for all these years is mystifying. Limited pressing of 1,000 hand-numbered copies. Welcome again to the great San Francisco sound of the late 1960’s!" [Lysergic] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Fairport Convention-From Cropredy to Portmeirion $7.00 (special) "Winter Tour of the UK 1989. This disc is a nice sampler of a Fairport show. The line-up here is Simon Nicol: Lead vocals & acoustic guitar, Dave Pegg: Bass guitar, mandolin, vocals and funny faces. Ric Sanders: Violin. Dave Mattacks: Drums & keyboards and Maartin Allcock plays eveything else. The show I attended was over three hours in length at Toads Place in Portland, Maine in May 89. Lots of new material was played, Red & Gold had not been released in the USA at time. The power and excellence of the band five feet in front of me and in top form left a goofy grin on my face for the entire show. This CD represents a moment in time and it is a good purchase even though more of the show should have been presented here. "Bird From The Mountian", features Dave Pegg in fine vocal form. "London River", sounds better live than the version on "Red & Gold". "Portmeiron" showcases Ric's outstanding playing and stage antics. Simon sings "From A Distance" years ahead of Bette Midler ruining the tune. Things wrap up in a medley of "Lark / Matty Groves / Juggler". Of course "Meet On the Ledge" is the encore. Recommended."-Philip S. Wolf [Eagle] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jerry Goodman & Jan Hammer-Like Children $13.00 Uneven but ultimately pretty good post-Mahavishnu Orchestra release by 2/5ths of the band, with the two musicians playing all instruments via overdubbing. "Something very wonderful was achieved by these two Mahavisnu Orchestra alumni's at the time both released their first solo album together,in fact at all. Here we're not only dealing with two master musicians in their creative prime but who are able and ready to present that creativity in such a way that it makes a huge impact on the listener,in a concise way too. For one thing Jan Hammer is one of the greatest composers in the fusion world. I'm not sure if many people are as aware of that as they should be. It's on this album that Jan's way with the moog probe synthesizer began to be fully explored:the signiture sound he developed on albums such as Oh Yeah? really developed here and on every track he exercises it in some way along with his rhodes playing. Jerry Goodman is a welcome guest violinist and composer and does great at both. In the end it's more or less Jan's show in a lot of ways even if it is a collaborative effort. "Country And Eastern Music" is a great track to kick off on as it's both funky and it rocks and does so with plenty of energy to spare. "No Fear" is all Hammer's show on the synthesizer he really lets go on this heavy space groove. Both "I Remember Me" and "Night" are both great and dreamy compositions that allow the melody to develope in sometimes the same dark kind of way that they had in to duo's old group. They are some of the most vital compositions and melodies in his backlog. "Earth (Still Our Only Home)" gets very deeply into this bassy funk style with minimal vocals that come in and out. "Topeka" as Jerry's only solo composition here and showcases more of the rock influence of this album. Former Mahavisnu co-member Rick Laird provides "Stepping Stones" which extends on that dreamy quality. "Full Moon Boogie" too does a great job crossing the bridges between jazz-funk and rock. "Giving In Gently/I Wonder" brings everything together that makes the album great into one grand finale. Overlooked in a lot of ways for many years this is a tremendous album not only for this duo but for the fact it acted as such a powerful jumpstart to Jam Hammer's spectacular solo career yet to come."-Andre Grindel [Wounded Bird] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ io 0.0.1 beta++-io 0.0.1 beta++ $15.00 io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself), Han-earl Park (guitar), Bruce Coates (alto and sopranino saxophones) and Franziska Schroeder (soprano saxophone). "An extraordinary meeting between human and machine improvisers. Featuring the machine musician io 0.0.1 beta++ with guitarist Han-earl Park and saxophonists Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder. Constructed by Han-earl Park, io 0.0.1 beta++ is a modern-day musical automaton. It is not an instrument to be played but a non-human artificial musician that performs alongside its human counterparts. Seemingly jerry-rigged, constructed from ad-hoc components including plumbing, kitchenware, speakers and missile switches, io 0.0.1 beta++ celebrates the material and corporeal." [SLAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Henry Kaiser-A Little Stroke of Light $9.00 Back in stock! This is the release that Henry was referring to in the notes to Everything Forever when he said he regretted releasing something only 70' long. Well, I'm gonna stick up for 70'. 70' can be a good thing. This CD, for example, is a very good thing. It shows a real consolidation of the many styles that HK enjoys playing in and brings them all together into this wild but still meditative solo guitar piece. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Henry Kaiser-Everything Forever $9.00 Back in stock! Henry Kaiser is a great guitarist and a versatile guitarist. He can and does do a lot of things, including really crazy, out stuff. But he also has done some really lovely meditative/trance stuff, of which this is the latest. Nice as can be! Highly recommended! "It had been bothering me for a while that my last electric solo guitar piece on CD, A LITTLE STROKE OF LIGHT, was only 70 minutes long; when a CD can hold 80 minutes. I remedy that here with a new solo CD, featuring an 80 minute guitar solo. One take, no overdubbing, live performance. What's going on musically and conceptually here for me is: Terry Riley + Evan Parker + Malagasy Tromba trance music + Xenakis type attitude towards stochastically sprayed-out clouds of notes (though quite consonant, in this case) + square wave modulation of delay times with a couple of 30 year old Lexicon digital delays + staying away from rock guitar language and gestures + Persian music structural concepts of "gushes" + some structural ideas from the music of Robbie Basho; that were also likely to have been inspired by Persian music.... When I recorded the 70 minute solo last year, it seemed like 10 minutes had passed, subjectively speaking. This 80 minute solo felt like a 3 hour solo, while I was playing. The two projects are quite different, and I am super happy with both of them. I guess you can listen to these as background music, or in the car on a long drive. But I think they do hold up to close attention also, if a listener can maintain that kinda attention for 80 minutes. I used my strat with a true temperament neck, which produces nearly just intonation; in combination with the just 5ths and 4ths from the square wave modulation of the delays' clock rates, I can almost reach some of the areas of just intonation electronic solo performance that I loved so much on Terry Riley's just-intoned organ works like SHRI CAMEL and PERSIAN SURGERY DERVISHES."- Henry Kaiser [HK] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Henry Kaiser-Solo Acoustic on Beardsell Guitars $9.00 This is exactly what it says it is - Henry performing solo and acoustically on guitars (pretty damn wild guitars) made by luthier Allan Beardsell. Honestly (is Henry looking?) I think I slighly prefer Henry's electric work generally, but this still hits a pretty sweet spot. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Charlie Morrow-Toot! 3 x CDs $25.00 "Charlie Morrow (b. 1942) is a sound artist, composer, sound poet, event maker. Charlie Morrow is a conceptualist whose music and sound work explores many styles and forms, from events for media and public spaces to commercial soundtracks, new media productions, museum installations and programming for broadcast and festivals. Assembling expert project groups, Morrow employs a collaborative style that fuses arts, artists, and environment. Charlie Morrow, for an artist who has been making music for over 50 years, has been vastly underrepresented on recordings. This 3CD retrospective set attempts to rectify that situation to some degree. The 15 works on these discs span the years from 1957-2007 and include: Morrow's first major work, 'Very Slow Gabrieli,' a super slow motion performance of G. Gabrieli's 'Sonata Pian e Forte' for double brass ensemble; 'Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves,' a beautiful polychromatic, almost tactile collage where chattering sparrows and mellifluous songbirds join the measured undulations of devotional voices. Brass rings out over cradles of bells, doves coo, gulls mew and the wash of the tide ushers in the late medieval intricacies of dulcimer, recorder and viol. You can experience the sound made by herds of instruments through the two instances of Wave Music included in this set. As well as environmental works, chanting pieces, audio collages, and so much more." [Experimental Intermedia] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Passport-Doldinger $12.00 The very first (and in some ways one of the/the very best) Passport album. Klaus Doldinger was a well respected sax player in the German jazz world during the 1960s, but like so many other jazzmen, Miles Davis' jazz/rock explosion hit him hard and he formed Passport; one of the very first German jazz/rock outfit and recorded this album in 1971. He performs on tenor, alto & soprano sax, Fender Rhodes piano and Moog synths. He is joined by fellow reedman Olaf Kubler on saxes and flute, Jimmy Jackson (Embryo and Amon Düül II) on organ, Lothar Meid (Amon Düül II) on bass and Udo Lindenberg on drums. It's a really nice album that kind of does what you might expect from who is playing on it; it combines the early jazz/rock sound with bits of the Krautrock sound. This is a really good album and is one of their best, imo. [Wounded Bird] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Stefano Pastor/Ari Poutianen-North South Dial $15.00 Stefano Pastor violin, synthesizer & Ari Poutiainen violin. "A very original CD by Italian violinist and multi-instrumentalist Stefano Pastor, winner at Top Jazz 2010, and Finnish violinist and educator Ari Poutiainen. The violin duo is a rarity in jazz; here two masters of the instrument create music of warmth, passion and a level of sensitivity that reaches out to the listener." [SLAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Antonio Quijano Quartet-Songs from Another Blue Planet $15.00 Antonio Quijano bass; Paul Dunmall soprano & tenor saxophones, clarinet, chanter; Philip Gibbs guitar; Marco Anderson, piano; plus Jonathan Scott, djembe on track 6. "The Antonio Quijano Quartet is an international collaboration that explores the fringes of improvised music in a variety of settings. This creative union features musicians who are totally committed to the art of improvisation and have had the audacity to come up with a voice of their own. The players' collective credits include Alice Coltrane, Steve Vai, Johnny Guitar Watson, Eddie Gomez, John Patitucci, William Parker, John Serry & Andy Sheppard, and their own musical preferences merge to form a style where jazz, lounge, ambient and hip hop are all identifiable. So don't be surprised if free turns funky, and then funky gets swinging, because this quartet is from another blue planet." [SLAM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Radio Massacre International-City 21 $16.00 Interestingly enough, this release is a soundtrack to a documentary. There are 4 long-ish tracks (short by their standards, but still) and a bunch of very short tracks. But it still sounds like them! "Artistic director Chris Zelov was in the audience of our Gatherings show of 2007 in Philadelphia, PA and as a result of what he heard, commissioned the band to provide soundtrack music. Preparatory writing was undertaken & these ideas were worked up alongside several improvisations atthe recording sessions. We wrote to a series of specific scene lengths and briefs, with the idea that the music's presence would underscore the narative. These pieces were then re-edited as the documentary entered its final cut. This album is a selection of music from the finished film, placed in this order for a coherent listening experience." [Northern Echo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Edgard Varese-The Varese Album 2 x CDs $15.00 I think most readers here are familiar with how Edgard Varese was a huge influence on the very young Frank Zappa. So, when I became interested in Zappa, I became interested in Varese and picked this up when I was in high school. It's a fine collection of his recordings for the Columbia catalog and includes all of his major works. [Wounded Bird] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): BROWN VS BROWN http://www.dprp.net/reviews/ CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ http://www.thejazzmann.com/ http://londonjazz.blogspot. MATS/MORGAN BAND http://www.dprp.net/reviews/ MIRIODOR http://www.dprp.net/reviews/ RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL http://www.dprp.net/reviews/ JASON ROBINSON http://www.thejazzmann.com/ JOHN SURMAN http://www.thejazzmann.com/ UNIVERS ZERO http://www.dprp.net/reviews/ http://www.dprp.net/reviews/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE July 28 - Cake Shop - NY,NY (with The Suite Unraveling) BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI October 22 - Mexicains Sans Frontieres - Grand Rapids, MI October 23 - Blue Wisp Jazz Club - Cincinnati, OH October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA October 25 - The Hub - Dubuque, IA October 26 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA October 26 - University of Iowa - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI October 28 - Audio For the Arts - Madison, WI October 30 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE July 22 - Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia St - NY, NY November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) GUTBUCKET August 10 - Berkshire Fringe Festival 30 Live! - Great Barrington, MAhttp://berkshirefringe.org/ November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK MAHAVISHNU PROJECT July 15 - Havana New Hope - 105 S. Main Street - New Hope PA 19104 (215) 862.9897 MICROSCOPIC SEPTET August 28 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 September 6 - The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St - New York NY 10016 (212) 545 8000 (no advance sales) - 3 sets, from 7:00 pm MOTOR TOTEMISTS GUILD November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH August 7 - WLS's Organic - Gulbenkian Musica – Jazz em Agosto - Anfiteatro ao Ar Livre - Lisbon, Portgual August 20 and 21 - Summer Festival at The Huntington - Pasadena CA September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS July 21 - The Charleston - 174 Bedford Ave - Brooklyn, NY (with El Drugstore and A f**king Elephant) August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and Baltimore, MD) November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music six nights per week (they are closed on Mondays). There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. Watch this space for updates to the schedule. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 - so far confirmed are: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - November 16 - Richard Leo Johnson and Gregg Bendian November 16 - Joel Forrester's Secret Identity (with special Microscopic Septet guests added) November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet November 20 - November 20 - Upsilon Acrux November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague November 23 - David Borden November 23 - Jason Robinson/Janus band November 25 - Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade November 25 - Dead Cat Bounce November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - Rattlemouth November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - Ergo (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) November 29 - Motor Totemists Guild November 29 - Doctor Nerve November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket Also: Since there will be so many musicians coming in for the NYC gigs, we are setting up a small festival. It will take place in Baltimore, MD. It will occur on Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20. There will be a 'rock' day and a 'jazz' day. Here are the known performers - listed in alphabetical order - more to be added: Saturday, November 19 ('rock day') to be held at Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 Hamster Theatre [Dave Willey (accordion, guitar), Jon Stubbs (trombone, keyboards), Mark Harris (winds, reeds, vocal), Mike Johnson (guitar), Brian MacDougal (bass), Raoul Rossiter (drums)] Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores [Alec K. Redfearn (accordion, vocals), Frank Difficult (objects) Orion Rigel Dommisse (organ, vocals), Matt McLaren (percussion), Christopher Sadlers (contrabass), Ann Schattle (horn)] Thinking Plague [Mike Johnson (guitar), Mark Harris (reeds & flute), Dave Willey (bass), Elaine di Falco (voice), Kimara Sajn (keyboards), Robin Chestnut (drums)] Upsilon Acrux [Paul Lai (guitar) Noah Guevara (guitar) Mark Kimbrell (drums) Dylan Fujioka (drums)] – – – Sunday, November 20 ('jazz day') to be held at An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown [Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)] The Claudia Quintet [Drew Gress (bass) John Hollenbeck (drums) Matt Moran (vibes) Ted Reichman (accordion) Chris Speed (reeds)] Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade [Matt Steckler, Jared Sims, Terry Goss, Charlie Kohlhase (woodwinds); Dave Ambrosio (bass); Bill Carbone (drums)] Positive Catastrophe [Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet, co-leader), Abraham Gomez-Delgado (percussion, voice, co-leader), Kamala Sankaram (voice, accordion), Mark Taylor (french horn), Reut Regev (trombone), Matt Bauder (tenor saxophone), Michael Attias (baritone saxophone), Pete Fitzpatrick (electric guitar), Alvaro Benavides (electric bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums)] When we have more information confirmed, including more acts confirmed, ticket sales and etc, we will post it here. Watch this space and thank you for your interest. ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Rest in Peace: Travis Bean (guitar builder and manufacturer; his aluminum-necked instruments found favor with many players in the 70s) François 'Faton' Cahen (great French pianist and a founding member of Magma and Zao and thereby a founding member of the French avant garde rock and electric jazz scenes) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling- What Is the Beautiful? DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) G.F. FITZ-GERALD and LOL COXHILL-Poppy Seed Affair 2 x CDs + DVD (from Reel Recordings, includes Robert Wyatt on drums) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND featuring Rob Mazurek-Tres Cabecase Loucuras (totally wonderful, catchy, feel-good jazz/electronica/Brazilian album. Very contemporary and just a corker) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL-City 21 (film soundtrack) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp46.net/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: ....but FIRST we want to make you aware of the stupendous sale we are running on the Palace of Lights label. Established in the early 1980s by K. Leimer, the label has a large number of excellent, ambient-music titles. For the next few weeks ONLY, we are offering these titles at 40% OFF the regular price! You can see the full sale here: http://www.waysidemusic.com/ and here are the individual albums that make up the sale - these titles are normally $11.00 each, but for the next little while - and while they last - you can get them for $6.60 each!: Marc Barreca-Subterrane $6.60 "Composed with layers of computer processed, chopped and looped sounds including samples from field recordings, as well as studio recordings of accordion and other acoustic and electronic instruments Subterrane merges acoustic with electronic sensibilities into a singular music of timbral and textural sleight-of-hand. Source sounds include trains, subways, glass bottles, bamboo and bronze percussion instruments, rattles, and other folk instruments. For “Twilight Reprise” samples from his 1980 Palace of Lights album, Twilight, are recycled and reprocessed. Other pieces also include recycled slices from previous live and studio recordings but bear little resemblance to the earlier pieces from which they are borrowed. Mastered by Taylor Deupree." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Closed System Potentials $6.60 "Leimer uses piano tape loops, moog synths, guitars and other things to weave his spells of tranquility. It's easy to compare him to Eno but it would be unfair to say that "CSP" is Enoesque because he gives it a quality that is entirely his own founding. Unhurried portals of music linger awhile...then drift away. The most disappointing point for me was the pressing...If ever there was music for the cosmos, this is it. Serene machines indeed. Never boring like so much of the Fripp-Eno loop sequences here is a cycle of infinitely moving parts, an album where every track is interesting to hear without resorting to any electronic trickery which must be really tempting at times. Overall a graceful album of rare beauty."-Contemporary Keyboard [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Degraded Certainties $6.60 "Extensively manipulated audio files, layered elements combined from multiple versions of shared sources, edited, reshaped envelopes and extended periods of dust collecting resulted in six pieces of minimalist / process music. Layered by arbitrarily ordering differing tone clusters at differing durations then articulated by differing voices degraded certainties uses signal reprocessing as the principal technique in determining the music’s timbre and form. Ranging in temper from the elegiac “hommage” to the steady-state “angoisse” and the referential “allotropy”, degraded certainties abandons drone and ambient by emphasizing fuller contrasts, shifts in character and a deeply detailed soundfield. With contributions from Gregory Taylor and Taylor Deupree." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Imposed Order $6.60 "...K. Leimer creates similar sound mosaics, albeit with a greater dynamic range and rhythmic drive. He’s been putting out records since 1979 on his Palace of Lights label, sort of a Windham Hill of electronic music. As a Brian Eno disciple, Leimer is also concerned with shaping sound via tape, but he also uses the synthesizer. Imposed Order alternates between a tropical hi-tech sound of pounding percussion-loop rhythms and zooming Doppler effects within atmospheric tone poems. A lone guitar chord, a whispering flue tone, a chorus of train whistles crying down an infinite tunnel – these are the fragments from which Leimer constructs his music. Leimer details each sonic adventure as carefully as Tolkien detailed his Middle Earth. There’s an organic feel to Leimer’s music, and a sense that living beings exist here, however alien."-John Diliberto/Downbeat [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Lesser Epitomes $6.60 Another handsomely packaged album of ambient music by this U.S. pioneer of the style. "Lesser Epitomes is process music for active or passive listening. The pieces are derived from the aleatoric reordering of discreet, compatible musical components in relationships that emulate typical theme and variation. The end results were reprocessed into deliberately modified versions or left as is. The three principal pieces are indexed for random shuffle during replay. Such random reordering is recommended. Principal voicing for all the pieces derive from "Nine Approximations" which is built on cello, viola and oboe. "Nonadaptive Layers" and "Naïve Music" utilize fragments from "Nine Approximations" in addition to signal reprocessing, field recordings and synthesized voices." "Taken as a whole 70-minute body of music or dissecting the 21 individual parts, Lesser Epitomes is a textured collection of sound that has much more to offer than most releases in the electronic/ambient/drone genre. In other words, there's much more than your standard background music here. Pull up a chair on your front porch the next time you have a clear, starry night, pour yourself a nice glass of wine, crank up Lesser Epitomes, and let your mind roam."-Pete Pardo, Sea of Tranquility [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-The Listening Room CDR $6.60 "As pure, unadulterated ambient music, Leimer’s new disc, The Listening Room, acquits itself admirably, a plaintive, resonant balance of questing tones and beauteous drones that is a cousin in many respects to Steve Roach’s Quiet Music. Both recordings drink deep of spartan, contemplative moods, and both successfully invoke remembrance, yearning, reflection and melancholy – warm, lovely, the sensibilities on display here resolve themselves in a studied, even ‘classical’ manner. Then on Brittle Soft, his other 2002 outing, Leimer mixes his metaphors with guitarist Tyler Boley, whose echoes of Richard Pinhas burnishes the icy-smooth surfaces with a markedly chrome sheen. It appears Leimer’s migrating from formerly translucent territory; this is ambient with teeth."-Darren Bergstein [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Music for Land and Water (expanded/remaster) $6.60 "Remastered by Greg Davis from the installation tapes made during the 1983 performance, this archival recording of a day-long open air concert in Seattle’s Seward Park was originally issued on cassette and has been sought and shared by collectors of early Northwest ambient/electronic works for nearly 30 years. Remastered with a bonus track from the performance tapes." "It would be a big mistake to pass off Kerry Leimer’s 1983 tape ‘Music For Land And Water’ as simply ‘new age’. Certainly in its slow-burning beauty and near blissful mood there are similarities between Leimer’s work and the then-popular new age movement, but ‘Music For Land And Water’ is far more complex than you might expect. The music is stated as having been ‘produced specifically for performance and installation’, and this was achieved by a system of looping tape players shifting naturally with the music itself. This system is not unlike that which Eno pioneered on his early ambient records, and here works with Leimer’s compositions in perfect harmony. The sense of slowly-evolving, floating calm is made all the more enjoyable by the saturated tape sounds (now gloriously remastered by Autumn boss Greg Davis) and while Eno might be the primary reference point, I can even hear the sickly drum machines and synth work of early electro pop in ‘Go Slowly’. A clear highlight is the utterly gorgeous ‘Very Tired’, which pitches molasses-slow synthesizer pads against echoing guitar and electric piano, giving an early blueprint for Harold Budd, and more recently Rameses III. Utterly gorgeous and somehow out-of-time entirely, ‘Music For Land And Water’ is an unmissable vault discovery. Don’t sleep on this one, sleep alongside it."—Boomkat [Autumn] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Statistical Truth $6.60 "K. Leimer, that neglected minimalist soundscaper is back with another smartly-packaged record, and it's a dandy, the sort of disc that begs the question as to why he isn't one of the Nobel Laureates of ambient already. Self-released on Leimer's own Palace of Lights label, Statistical Truth - or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Heavenly Music Corporation - inverts the fundamental role models of the last 25 years (Eno, and with Fripp, plus Hassell, Debussey, and Satie) and in so doing, recalibrates them to destigmafy the modern drone while repelling the new age. It's a tight balance, but Leimer and his one-man arsenal of electronics pulls it off with the delicate touch of a glass-blower and sharp eye of a diamond jeweler. Yes, these preening, stately drones are practically opulent, as if radiating bright light from within that's reflected back and then back again, the currents set into motion by brusque synthetic tradewinds. The sparse tonal hues of "Requiem Fields," "Usable Spectrum," even the clacking rhythms, weird modular squiggles and urgent bass inebriating "Anterior"'s mesas doesn't upset the disc's sense of wondrous longing throughout. Truth be told, this is music that positively aches."-Maxwell Oz/EI magazine [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-The Useless Lesson $6.60 Sixth album, in beautiful low-key packaging, by this ambient electronic pioneer. "The Useless Lesson includes collaborations with Leo Abrahams, (solo artist and guitarist on Brian Eno’s Another Day on Earth) Dwight Ashley (Nepenthe artist) and phonographer Anode. The music is comprised of constructed and deconstructed pieces juxtaposed to disclose the contrasts and commonality of organizing and recognizing sound. To emphasize the attractions and repulsions of these two poles the ensembles used in each case differ broadly. The constructed – composed – pieces are mostly for string trio and are traditional and surface-oriented, placing their emphasis on the interaction of separate voices. Set in contrast with collaborative, steady-state and hybrid pieces which are heuristic, synthetic and process-derived – deconstructed – to form a solid, gapless atmosphere of densely packed voices that listeners may or may not wish to de-strand...music of The Useless Lesson is mostly derived from considering the differences in acting on those things that are learned and acting on more spontaneous impulses." "Elegant and dreamy, The Useless Lesson teaches listeners that — with proper balance and vision — experimental electronic and contemporary classical music can, indeed, reside on the same aural plane. In fact, in Leimer’s hands, the union makes perfect sense."-Michael Popke/Sea of Tranquility [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer/Savant-The Neo-Realist (at Risk) $6.60 "The spectre of Eno also looms over K. Leimer and his Palace of Lights crew from Seattle who make up Savant. Many of the same techniques are used, but instead of ritual trances, Savant has developed a pan-ethnic techno-dub music. Origins are blurred on Shadow In Deceit with African percussion bouncing across the stereo field while the guitars make like Japanese kotos and chimes. Using Words has a backwards vocal track played over a Moroccan rhythm with bent, carnival-mirror guitars. Throughout, electronic and acoustic sounds are clouded through a maze of unidentified taped sounds that fade in and out of the mix. It’s centered by throbbing ostinato bass lines and punchy, syncopated percussives."-John Diliberto [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Steve Peters-Occasional Music $6.60 "All of this music was either made for various collaborative projects, or eventually found its way into them. None of it is much like the work I usually do on my own, but this is why I enjoy working on assignment: externally imposed parameters lead to unexpected results." "..stunningly gorgeous. This is music that emphatically does not attempt seduction; it is reticent, modest, and requires attentiveness. For that reason alone, it is truly beautiful... Peters’ music has in abundance what I miss in so much new American music: strong commitment to an aesthetic goal, and adherence to that goal without compromise." – Evan Johnson, Sequenza21/ "The music is unadorned and plain-spoken, with no artifice whatsoever." – Raymond Tuttle, Classical Net "Peters’s approach to melody and harmony...offers the striking purity of renaissance polyphony; a rigorous attention to the effects of moving and simultaneous intervals. Indeed, behind the West Coast spaciousness of this work, there seems to lurk the mind of a composer as scientific and intellectual in approach as American progenitor Charles Ives." – Kevin Macneil Brown, Dusted [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gregory Taylor-Amalgam: Aluminum/Hydrogen $6.60 This is a beautifully packaged and presented album of a bit noisy and extremely cool ambient music. This was recorded in a single live performance in Madison, WI in 2006. "When two cultures meet it can be a collision or a marriage. Gregory Taylor’s deep, 25-year love affair with the music of Java has evolved into a new synthesis of tradition and innovation, moving way beyond imitation into an uncharted wilderness. Amalgam begins with bell-like tones in a digital approximation of a gamelan, but gradually veers into long, non-percussive synthesizer tones, in slendro scales, with structures as informed by Basil Kirchin or Philip Glass as gamelan. This completely unique cross-polination is subtle and rich, paradoxically evoking the beauty and languidity of Indonesian culture while delving increasingly into noisy and discordant synthesizer voices. It is remarkable how the spirit of Java remains intact as the music progresses from tradition to sublime innovation."-Robert Carlberg "His first CD for PoL, Amalgam: Aluminum / Hydrogen proves to be a marriage of buoyancy and structure. It is a single unedited recording of a live improvised performance by a radiaL virtuoso that unites the tunings and epicyclic forms of gamelan music that characterized Taylor’s 80s cassette culture releases with the timbres and aural surfaces of glitch, ambient and lowercase musics." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gregory Taylor-Dua Belas $6.60 I don't know anything about Taylor, but I gotta say that this is one of the very best ambient sound CDs I have heard in a very long time. "dua_belas' title — Indonesian for “the twelve” — and tracknames hints at what awaits within before even the first moment that separates it from silence: imagined territories of otherness. Although Gregory Taylor returns to the tunings and reticulated surfaces that marked his first Palace of Lights release Amalgam: Aluminum / Hydrogen, this collection live and studio work constitutes varied interwoven vignettes that describe a new and different landscape altogether — a postcolonial steampunk orchestra of the Royal Courts whose graceful retinue of real/virtual/analog/digital synthesizers accompany a shadow play of appropriated tales that shimmer, grind, twist and morph in the humming air." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------- Various Artists-1946: The R&B Hits $7.00 Great compilation of rockin' and fun tracks (22 full length) from the earliest days of r'n'b, when it was released all on 78s and the players were coming out of the jazz and bebop school and creating the music that led directly to rock & roll. Conditionally highly recommended! Features: 1. Buzz Me 2. Honeydripper 3. Driftin' Blues 4. Voo-It! Voo-It! 5. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop 6. R.M. Blues 7. Got A Right To Cry 8. I Know 9. Tanya 10. Route 66 Kicks 11. Shorty's Got To Go 12. Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) 13. I Know Who Threw The Wiskey (In The Well) 14. My Gal's A Jockey 15. Choo Choo Ch'boogie 16. Sunny Road 17. Playful Baby 18. So Glad You're Mine 19. Gotta Gimme What'cha Got 20. Ain't That Just Like A Woman 21. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens 22. Let The Good Times Roll [Indigo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bryan Beller-Wednesday Night Live $15.00 "A raw, powerful, intimate live document of the Bryan Beller Band 2010 touring lineup playing a 45-minute set at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles, plus two bonus tracks from other shows. Rick Musallam (guitar), Griff Peters (guitar), Mike Keneally (keyboard, guitar), Bryan Beller (bass), Joe Travers (drums). Bassist/composer and sideman extraordinaire Bryan Beller (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Mike Keneally) will release his solo project s first live album, Wednesday Night Live, on March 31, 2011. It s a raw, in-your-face, up-close-and-personal recording of Beller s 2010 live band at the world famous Baked Potato in Los Angeles, and a serious statement from an artist who s quickly establishing himself as one of the elite bass playing and compositional voices in the rock/jazz fusion scene today. It started modestly, with Beller s band opening for longtime compatriot Mike Keneally s band using the same five musicians (including themselves) for five shows in the Northeast. The plan was for the Keneally/Beller They re Both The Same Band tour to then hit the west coast, but scheduling got sticky. We were able to confirm one date that worked for everyone: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at The Baked Potato, says Beller, who turns 40 this May. And I said, screw it, let s record it and see what happens. This is what happened. The album is Beller s 6-song, 45-minute live set from the tour, plus bonus material consisting of a performance of View from the WesFest 2 benefit concert, and a rowdy, live-to-two-track rendition of Cave Dweller from the Thanks In Advance record release gig. Beller already has two critically acclaimed studio releases under his belt: 2003 s View ( A solo album so good it makes you wonder why he bothered doing anything else. Bill Leigh, Bass Player ) and 2008 s Thanks in Advance ( A bonafide entry for bass album of the year. Chris Jisi, Bass Player). With a collection of intricately composed, multi-track layered tunes in his repertoire, and a true touring band for the first time in his career, Beller saw the issue of live vs. studio arrangements as a balancing act. I see myself as a rock/jazz fusion artist, with the rock part coming first. And I remember going to see Pink Floyd shows and wanting to see them honor the songs and individual parts I loved so much, while at the same time digging it when they stretched out in certain spots. That s the balance I wanted the band to strike. So you ll hear little parts and even some solos of mine that stay close to the record version, because I consider them a part of the song to some extent, and I want to honor that. But there s also a lot of room to push the boundaries when we want to, and having such great players and friends in the band guys I know and trust deeply, like Rick, Griff, Joe and Mike just makes those moments extra special. Though there s plenty of intensity in the funk/fusion workouts Greasy Wheel and Seven Percent Grade (to say nothing of the emotional low-to-high rollercoaster segue of Life Story and Get Things Done ), Beller s landmark ten-minute composition Love Terror Adrenaline/Break Through stands out as the set s high point. We re talking about a studio cut with tons of tracks and layers and overdubs, and an impossibly complex melody played by Mike Keneally, and we condensed it into a five-piece arrangement that I m quite proud of. The band played their asses off on that. They played their asses off all night. That s why I wanted to put this out because I think the way they played this material really deserves to be heard." [Onion Boy] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ketil Bjørnstad-Early Piano Music 2 x CDs $20.00 "With Ketil Bjørnstad's Early Piano Music, the albums Preludes Vols. 1 & 2 and Pianology from the mid-1980s are once again becoming available. These recordings have been unavailable since the mid-'90s, and have been very much in demand. Ketil Bjørnstad: "People have been asking me for many years why these recordings are not being re-released. It is very gratifying that Hubro is releasing them now, and this also serves as a reminder that even if you develop and change throughout the years, there are some central concepts which can be pursued throughout life and which are closer to you than any others. For me, these are mainly melody, harmony and structure. And the amazing possibilities inherent in improvisation." These three albums are from the middle period of Ketil Bjørnstad's career, and were recorded in 1984 and 1987. The music evokes imagery, and like so much of Bjørnstad's music, it straddles the border between classical and jazz. All the music on the records has been composed, but there is plenty of space for improvisation. In the 1970s and '80s, Ketil Bjørnstad enjoyed considerable success with several large-scale, ambitious recording projects for the Norwegian market, including Leve Patagonia, Tidevann and Aniara. His collaboration with Manfred Eicher and ECM, which would bring his music to a large, international audience, did not begin until 1993 with the album Water Stories. "My decision to produce both Preludes 1 & 2 and Pianology myself was probably due to the fact that I was in the process of developing a new artistic idiom," says Bjørnstad in the liner notes. "All of the major projects in which I had been involved had demanded a great deal of time and energy, and I began to focus on a more minimalist idiom. I rediscovered the pleasure of exploring the grand piano, and was once again reminded of the extraordinary richness of the instrument's sound, especially in a small and naked format." He finds a close interconnection between these two recordings and the music he later recorded for ECM. Several of the preludes are found in a larger format on later recordings such as The Sea (1995). The 24 compositions in total that constitute Preludes 1 & 2 were written by Bjørnstad in 1984. They were first released on two LPs by the Norwegian underground label Uniton, which is most renowned for its releases with Holy Toy, Conrad Schnitzler, Fra Lippo Lippi and Harold Budd. "I recorded them in two different studios a few months apart. The first twelve were recorded in the summer of 1984 at the newly opened Rainbow Studio, which had not yet gone digital, with sound technician Espen Dahl. I recorded the next twelve at Rosenborg Studio in February 1985, with my old friend Hans Petter Danielsen. This was our last project together after years of collaboration." Preludes 1 & 2 were later released as a CD set on Bjørnstad's own label, Hermitage, and the Japanese label September, in 1993. Pianology was first released by the Norwegian label Hete Blikk in 1987, and re-issued on Hermitage and September in 1994. "I recorded Pianology in 1987, and as far as I recall it was one of the first digital recordings made by Jan Erik Kongshaug in his already-famous Rainbow Studio. The Steinway Model C in the studio, which I really loved, enabled me to work in an even more minimalist idiom.'" [Hubro] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ David Borden/James Ferraro/Samuel Godin/Laurel Halo/Daniel Lopatin - FRKWYS Volume 7 $13.00 Very cool to see/hear the hipster world picking up on David Borden's work and giving him some well-deserved props for his pioneering work in electronic music. This has a great homage to the Folkway's catalog (Freakways!) and the Freakways series brings together veteran and new experiemtnal musicians. The music is droney, spacey and excellent and will bring a smile to your face! "The full-length player of FRKWYS Vol. 7 features pieces improvised in various forms by David Borden, James Ferraro, Samuel Godin, Laurel Halo, and Daniel Lopatin. When Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never, Ford & Lopatin) and RVNG Intl. began discussing this FRKWYS collaboration, Borden's work in Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. and his seminal Music For Amplified Keyboard Instruments album were mutually / ecstatically acknowledged. While rooted in academia, Borden's minimalist compositions deal in natural themes, evoking expansive environments. The idea to grow the project to include additional collaborators was inspired both by Borden's accomplishments in ensemble improvisation and by a basic desire for collective energy and levity. Atlantic Sound Studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn became the meeting destination for Lopatin and Borden, alongside musicians Halo, Godin, and Ferraro. Over two days in August 2010, the ensemble played infinitely. During tour breaks the following fall and winter, the endless hours of recordings were paired down to the selections of FRKWYS Vol. 7. The music of the album represents full session takes, edited only for time. The cosmically dense but dynamic nature of the recording reveals the diverse ingredients seasoning the spatial stew. "People of Wind" Parts 1 and 2 were amongst first takes from the two-day session. The pieces exhibit the ensemble in early harmony, allowing each other textural counterpoint play while avoiding rigidity. "Internet Gospel" Parts 1 and 2 demonstrate the players at ease and taking turns at solo accompaniments, ending in a Fourth World freak out. "Twilight Pacific" and "Just a Little Pollution" are compiled from middle points of the session - structured statements in solidarity. gtThe limited edition LP version of FRKWYS Vol. 7 is packaged in black jackets with a two-color adhesive wrap." [RVNG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ David Borden/James Ferraro/Samuel Godin/Laurel Halo/Daniel Lopatin - FRKWYS Volume 7 vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $19.00 "The full-length player of FRKWYS Vol. 7 features pieces improvised in various forms by David Borden, James Ferraro, Samuel Godin, Laurel Halo, and Daniel Lopatin. When Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never, Ford & Lopatin) and RVNG Intl. began discussing this FRKWYS collaboration, Borden's work in Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. and his seminal Music For Amplified Keyboard Instruments album were mutually / ecstatically acknowledged. While rooted in academia, Borden's minimalist compositions deal in natural themes, evoking expansive environments. The idea to grow the project to include additional collaborators was inspired both by Borden's accomplishments in ensemble improvisation and by a basic desire for collective energy and levity. Atlantic Sound Studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn became the meeting destination for Lopatin and Borden, alongside musicians Halo, Godin, and Ferraro. Over two days in August 2010, the ensemble played infinitely. During tour breaks the following fall and winter, the endless hours of recordings were paired down to the selections of FRKWYS Vol. 7. The music of the album represents full session takes, edited only for time. The cosmically dense but dynamic nature of the recording reveals the diverse ingredients seasoning the spatial stew. "People of Wind" Parts 1 and 2 were amongst first takes from the two-day session. The pieces exhibit the ensemble in early harmony, allowing each other textural counterpoint play while avoiding rigidity. "Internet Gospel" Parts 1 and 2 demonstrate the players at ease and taking turns at solo accompaniments, ending in a Fourth World freak out. "Twilight Pacific" and "Just a Little Pollution" are compiled from middle points of the session - structured statements in solidarity. The limited edition LP version of FRKWYS Vol. 7 is packaged in black jackets with a two-color adhesive wrap." [RVNG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cornelius Cardew-Works 1960-1970 $17.00 "Performed by John Tilbury (piano), Michael Duch (double bass) and Rhodri Davies (harp). Cornelius Cardew's music of the '60s is arguably from his most creative and experimental period as a composer, beginning with "Autumn 60" and ending with the last paragraphs of "The Great Learning" in 1970. This decade can be divided into two parts, where the first half focuses on indeterminate music and the latter sees a growing emphasis on improvisation. "Treatise" functions as a bridge between these two periods as it contains elements of both. This recording is a document of this duality; a portrait of Cardew leaving the avant-garde he got to know from his work with Stockhausen and Cage, and entering the scene of improvised music as he would get to know it in AMM. Cardew's work with improvisation would culminate with the Scratch Orchestra -- as much a social experiment as a musical one. In the '70s, Cardew left radical music in favor of radical politics. "Autumn 60" is Cardew's first indeterminate score. It is often performed with larger ensembles, but also works well in a smaller format. It was premiered by a quartet consisting of the composer on guitar and John Cage on piano, amongst others. This version was arranged and conducted by John Tilbury. "4th System" is taken from February Pieces, composed between 1959 and 1961. Originally written for solo piano, "4th System" is the last, most open and flexible of these four pieces which were published together in 1961. "Material" is a work for an ensemble of harmony instruments. As in "Autumn 60," letters are used to identify each section (A to Q). These sections of phrases are to be played together and in succession before the performers depart to their own tempo and individual choice of sections to be played. "Solo With Accompaniment" has a complicated accompaniment supporting a relatively simple solo part consisting of a repetition of single notes and a quasi-improvisational middle section. It is one of Cardew's most complex compositions and while the form of the piece seems quite conventional and traditional, ironically it has more sets of rules and examples than any of his other compositions. "Treatise," in which the interpretation is left entirely up to the performer, is undoubtedly Cardew's most famous work, and probably also the most performed of his compositions. In "Treatise," there are no parts indicated by either numbers or letters; only the overall form of this massive 193 page graphic masterpiece is given. "Unintended Piano Music" sounds unlike anything else Cardew produced. It lies somewhere between the most melodic of his experimental music from the '60s and his politically revolutionary music of the '70s. While the rest of the compositions on this CD outline a particular period and style of the composer's music, "Unintended Piano Music" is a form of a musical fragment standing on its own." - "...if you're expecting laptop noise, or even the more hardware store-based variety he played on AMM's first album, let alone communist sing-alongs, you're in for a shock. Performed on piano, double bass and concert harp, it's chamber music -- chamber music that's quite lovely in its own severe fashion."-Dusted [3 db] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Steve Coleman and Five Elements-The Mancy of Sound $14.00 "The Mancy of Sound finds Steve Coleman at his creative peak, incorporating a lifetime of research into African Diasporic culture and cycles found in nature & astronomy into his musical methods. The current edition of his longtime band is perhaps his strongest ever. Of particular note are Jonathan Finlayson, who has been with the group for the last eight years and is one of the most highly regarded young trumpeters in jazz; and Jen Shyu, whose rhythmically incisive and tonally exacting vocals Coleman employs as an equal part in the horn section. Completely defying the traditional role of jazz singing, Shyu’s passionate vocals bring an emotional element to this complex and cutting-edge music. They are backed by an unusual two-drummer rhythm section featuring Tyshawn Sorey and Marcus Gilmore, considered by many to be the state-of-the-art in jazz." Steve Coleman: alto sax, Jonathan Finlayson: trumpet, Tim Albright: trombone, Jen Shyu: vocals, Thomas Morgan: bass, Tyshawn Sorey, Marcus Gilmore: drums, Ramon Garcia Perez: percussion. “As bewitching as anything I’ve ever heard … gorgeous.” — Ben Ratliff, New York Times [Pi] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Wolfgang Dauner-Tribute to the Past $16.00 "No doubt: German piano player and composer Wolfgang Dauner is one of the most important figures of the jazz scene in Germany. He left his footprints by - more than oftenly - breaking new ground. From the early 1960 years on he worked exclusively for the legendary German label SABA and its successor MPS, and recorded many albums in their legendary studios in Villingen/ Black Forest. Finally he returned to where it all began. Dauner went back to the MPS studios and recorded "Tribute To The Past". So Dauner writes his musical autobiography, his pen being the very same Bösendorfer Grand Piano, that he and so many other famous artists used back in the MPS days. And, one can hear this clearly on this album, all three (maestro Dauner, the MPS studio, and the Bösendorfer) are still in very good shape!" [HGBS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Miles Davis-Filles de Kilimanjaro $7.00 (special) This album rather gently began the electric period of Miles' career. Herbie is on half the tracks playing electric piano, while Chick is on the other half on electric piano. 1968 and you can early the earliest traces of rock and funk in his music here. Highly recommended. [Sony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Fire! with Jim O'Rourke-Unreleased? "The second album from this excellent Swedish trio, something of a supergroup with members from already well-known projects. This time they collaborate with the legendary Jim O'Rourke. With their hypnotic, psychedelic jazz of sorts, they have carved out a different sound than any of the groups they are normally associated with, now enhanced by the vital contributions from O'Rourke. Sax player, improviser, composer and fervent record collector, Mats Gustafsson is possibly most known from power-jazz trio The Thing. He has also played more than 1,500 concerts and participated on around 150 records with musicians like Peter Brotzmann, Sonic Youth, Merzbow, Barry Guy, Otomo Yoshihide, Ken Vandermark, Hamid Drake, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Joe McPhee and a host of others simply too many to mention here. Johan Berthling has freelanced in jazz, improvised music, pop, folk and more. He is a founding member of the trio Tape and founded Hapna. Among his current other groups are Animes with David Stackenas and Raymond Strid and Sten Sandell Trio with pianist Sten Sandell and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love. Johan is also working as a record producer. Andreas Werliin, drummer extraordinaire in Wildbirds & Peacedrums, is Fire!'s youngest member and one of the most interesting and acclaimed new percussionists in the creative music scene of Scandinavia. Probably best known as a member of Sonic Youth and Gastr Del Sol, Jim O'Rourke has played with an impressively large number of musicians and produced albums for the likes of Wilco, Sonic Youth, John Fahey, Smog, Beth Orton, Joanna Newsom and Stereolab, to name but a few. Born in Chicago and long associated with the city's experimental and improv scene, he later relocated to New York before moving on to Tokyo where he now lives and works. Mats Gustafsson (baritone saxophone, live electronics, Fender Rhodes), Johan Berthling (electric bass), Andreas Werliin (drums and percussion) and Jim O'Rourke (electric guitar, synthesizer, harmonica)." [Rune Grammofon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Flower Travellin' Band-Made in Japan $18.00 Following critical acclaim but meager record sales in their native Japan after their superb debut album, Satori, Yuya Utchida and his Flower Travellin' Band decamped to Canada following an invitation to open for local jazz-rock outfit Lighthouse. While there, Lighthouse leader and keyboard player Paul Hoffert offered to produce the band's next studio album, the ironically-titled Made In Japan, originally released in 1972, although it must be said, Hoffert's musical vision didn't always reflect the band's. However, Utchida was particularly happy with the results; although again, critical acclaim didn't translate into significant record sales and the band duly parted company following their half-live/half-studio release, Make Up. Numbered, limited edition collector's edition, housed in a gatefold sleeve with slip case and original LP artwork. Digitally remastered. "A less potent collection than those of its predecessor. Which nevertheless meant that it was pretty darn good."-All Music Guide "Flower's follow-up to Satori was confused, disoriented, depressed, self-deprecating ... and a wonderful album!"-Julian Cope, Japrocksampler [Phoenix] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-From the Kitchen Archives No.5: Pianos in The Kitchen $21.00 "Pianos in the Kitchen, the fifth volume of Orange Mountain's series From the Kitchen Archives, features piano music played at New York City's famous venue The Kitchen. Performances include music by Philip Glass (Mad Rush), Meredith Monk (Traveling, Paris), Charlemagne Palestine, Anthony Davis (A Walk Through the Shadow), Harold Budd (Preludes for Solo Piano), and Dennis Russell Davies performing music by Keith Jarrett (Ritual for Solo Piano)." [Orange Mountain] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Grindle Stone-Tone $9.00 "Grindlestone brings together Douglas Erickson and Don Falcone. Their music as Grindlestone is built form manipulations of music performances and found sound — from construction work at Stanford University to an MRI. Don captains Spirits Burning, featuring Daevid Allen (Gong) and members of Hawkwind. He also performed with Thessalonians, Spice Barons, and experimental drum ‘n’ bass band Spaceship Eyes. "Don and Doug have created a space ambient/soundscape/sound… that defies simple categorization.” – Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovation “Some of the best ambient music I’ve heard since the ‘70’s.” – Fred Tafton, Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Prog Rock [Noh Poetry] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Vijay Iyer-Panoptic Modes $14.00 "Pi Recordings is proud to re-issue Grammy Award-nominated pianist Vijay Iyer’s Panoptic Modes. Originally released on the Red Giant label in 2001, this was his third CD as a leader and the one that first launched him to prominence, with rave reviews from the Village Voice and The New Yorker, both of which named it to their best of the year lists. Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa, Stephan Crump, and Derrek Phillips, Panoptic Modes is the CD on which Iyer’s artistic focus and vision really coalesced, giving an early hint of the talents of an artist who has since become one of the most important in jazz." Vijay Iyer: piano/Rudresh Mahanthappa: alto saxophone/Stephan Crump: bass/Derrek Phillips: drums. "His touch is stirring, even emphatic... This band glows with purpose." - Gary Giddins [Pi] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Little Bang Theory-Toy Suites and Themes $11.00 "Little Bang Theory, the Michigan trio featuring Frank Pahl, that performs and records only using toy musical instruments, captured an infectious, wide-eyed youthfulness with bright and cheery arrangements on its 2008 debut album Elementary. The follow-up album, Toy Suites and Themes, while sporting similar instrumentation as its predecessor, is equally satisfying, yet it is a more complicated affair, gently nudging out a surprising amount of emotional complexity from seemingly one-dimensional instruments such as toy pianos, bells and glockenspiels going past their specific associations. For example, Lullaby is an arrangement of the song from the soundtrack of Pan's Labyrinth, capturing the film's unsettling, mysterious mood with skeleton-waltz percussion and plaintive tunes and counterpoint played on a melodica. Toy Suite #5 distills a number of motifs used in the band's modern score that was created to accompany Yasujiro Ozu's 1932 silent film I Was Born, which alternates several times between playfulness and a bittersweet melancholy, portraying the discoveries and disillusionment of the film's schoolchildren. The outfit's magnum opus is included, the 26-minute-long Toy Suite #2, which features some of the most memorable melodies on the album, conveyed with wordless singing and whistling, among the bevy of instruments. Prolific score composer Ennio Morricone's Carillon, from the spaghetti western For a Few Dollars More, is covered with a rendition that recreates the distinctively dreamlike celesta introduction using glockenspiels; with ardent strums and choice flourishes of percussion, it does the original justice, even with its unusual kazoo solo quite possibly the most impassioned kazoo solo ever recorded. For Want of an Orange is another original piece written to accompany a film in this case, it's the incredible stop-motion-animation film The Mascot by Ladislav Starewicz oddly channeling both While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Oh! Susanna. An aural playground, Toy Suites and Themes manages to capture both the joys and the bullies of childhood, and with a poignant depth, it goes even beyond the child's playroom." "A second album for Little Bang Theory, the toy music trio led by Frank Pahl. Cinema is the thread and main influence running throughout this record. There are two official covers (one Morricone and Navarette's 'Lullaby' from Pan's Labyrinth), compositions designed to accompany projects of silent films, and various film music quotes embodied in the two 'Toy Suites' ' 'Toy Suite #2' features 25 minutes of original music with nods mixed in. The album as a whole is gorgeous, of a disarming level of complexity (yet so simple at the same time), often melancholic and western-like (oh Ennio). A tad less funny than the first album, but perhaps more accomplished in the composition department. Let's just say that with this opus, I didn't have time to miss Only a Mother." -Francois Couture [Transmogrification] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Frank Pahl-Music for Architecture $11.00 "To the uninitiated, extended techniques (playing an instrument in a way not originally intended), like plucking a piano's strings or bowing a violin behind its bridge'may seem gimmicky or just plain ridiculous. However, certain extended techniques have been used in classical music for centuries, and they're often part of a modern jazz, new classical, or free improv musician's arsenal of skills. The new album from Frank Pahl'sound artist, score composer, singer/songwriter and instrument inventor, to name a few of his roles'entitled Music for Architecture is centered on the extended technique of prepared piano, which is most often associated with experimental composer John Cage. Pahl has a carefully tricked-out piano with objects'like bottle caps, coins and screws'wedged between its strings, giving him the ability the produce an astounding array of sounds, being a perfect example of the validity of extended techniques and how they can provide a greatly expanded sound vocabulary. With his prepared piano, Pahl generates percussion-like wooden and metallic sounds, unusual buzzes and rattles, and can even impressively approximate a gamelan orchestra. Pahl introduces a few extra instruments at certain times, like a melodica and a chanter, and lends some whistling on 'The Mid-Century Modern Waltz.' The 15-minute 'The Eero Suite' uses themes Pahl created for a documentary about the modernist architect Eero Saarinen, who designed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, and it's the most varied, mysterious piece on the album, with a spacious second half that goes into Harold Budd-esque ambient territory. Music for Architecture has a constant focus on melody and a generally unwavering meter, often strolling through songs using straight eighth notes; the lack of rhythmic diversity may be puzzling, but it actually fits in with the album's architectural theme, suggesting a mathematical precision. The quirky yet inviting album is like a challenge Pahl has offered to himself, to foster creativity by concentrating on the odd instrument of prepared piano, conveying a playful, sometimes wistful spirit." "A simple little record of prepared piano à la Frank Pahl. This project started as a prepared piano music commission for a short documentary by Ed Moore on Eero Saarinen. And turned into a research phase on the instrument. Result: a 15-minute suite for said film, and 16 short instrumental tracks, studio constructs where Pahl (a major composer for toy instruments, automatons and assorted gizmos), uses builds on John Cage's legacy to give to his finely naive art a different body. In the end, Music for Architecture is Pahl music first, prepared piano music second - we're even treated to a whistled melody or two. Very good and something different in the man's discography, like his collaboration with Klimperei (Music for Desserts) was."-Francois Couture [Transmorgrifcation] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Roedelius-Wie das Wispern des Windes $18.00 "The eleventh solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, originally released in 1986 on the small Norwegian label Cicada. If we can agree on 1969 as the year of Cluster's inception, then Roedelius needed a good 17 years to discover the aural qualities and musical beauty of the grand piano for his own compositions. More precisely, he must have become aware of the grand piano during the recording sessions for Jardin Au Fou (1979) and Lustwandel (1981) in Peter Baumann's Paragon studio. Another five years would pass before he built an album entirely around the piano, with electronic elements altogether absent. There is no sign of the Farfisa organ or indeed any of the synthesizers which had previously been such a common feature of Roedelius' solo works. The piano sounds were left untreated. Indeed, he was clearly so fascinated by the sonority and potential of the Bösendorfer grand piano that, a few overdubs notwithstanding, he dispensed with virtually all distinguishing features of his musical approach. On Wie Das Wispern Des Windes, Roedelius played his way into virgin territory, as new to his listeners as it was to him. It's no wonder that Wispern was released not on a specialist electronic label in Germany, but on a small Norwegian label called Cicada. Rarely has the title of a Roedelius album (trans. "Like the whispering of the wind") so poetically and yet so accurately described its content. Roedelius expands his études towards amorphousness; then suddenly, a disarmingly familiar melody appears, from a completely different source, perhaps (Harmonia? Cluster?). To continue the poetic theme of the LP's title, Roedelius is not only listening to the wind, he surrenders to it, allowing himself to be carried hither and thither; effortlessly, weightlessly transported to where the sun shines brightest. In this context, the image of a butterfly may be pushing the metaphor a little too far, but an apposite one nevertheless. Liner notes by Asmus Tietchens." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Klaus Schulze-La Vie Electronique 10: 3 x CDs $19.00 In the 1990s, when most of his best known material wasn't generally available, there were 3 huge archival sets of all unreleased material of his work released. This series will take these long out of print archival releases, add yet more unreleased material, and put them into chronological order! This is the tenth in the series; this is a gigantic amount of music at a great price. "The track “Unheilbar Deutsch” was recorded during a concert at a German radio station in Cologne, in January 1985. The second keyboard player is the studied musician and amicable friend Rainer Bloss, who worked, played, and drank with KS from 1982 to 1986. “Maxxi” is the only maxi single that KS ever did. It was recorded by KS in March 1985, on request from a record company, and "for the discos". Of course, soon afterwards it was deleted from the catalogue. As with many others, I didn't like this track when it first came out; but when I listened to it again while I thought about including it in the “Jubilee Edition” set 12 years later, I started to find it quite appealing. Sometimes music is like young wine, it has to ripen. The tracks from “Walk the Edge” are soundtrack recordings for the American violent crime movie “Walking The Edge” (also known as “The Hard Way”) by director Norbert Meisel. One of the film’s producers was a friend of Klaus, Manfred Menz. KS recorded this soundtrack with the help of Rainer Bloss in May 1985. “Havlandet” is again a soundtrack. It contains ten parts (let’s call them “sketches”) for the Norwegian movie "Havlandet”. KS and Rainer Bloss recorded this soundtrack partly in a Stockholm (Sweden) studio in 1985. The film is by director (and script writer) Lasse Glomm; it’s a drama in the northern snow-covered lands of coastal Norway: a young man is inspired by the northern lights, Aurora Borealis. “Goodwill”. This is one track from a handful of poppy experiments that Klaus did in 1991 as a kind of research exercise on popular music. Most of the results later led to the official Wahnfried album "Trancelation”. Except this one. It sounds like an early version of "After Eleven" from "The Dome Event" album. The three Spanish titles: These are encores from the concerts in Spain in October 1991. I include only the encores because the two long major titles that Klaus played at each of his five Spanish gigs were similar to the music he performed the previous month in London's "Royal Festival Hall" and which have already been released on two Virgin CDs. The Spanish encores were speciallyplanned for this tour. In one of his short announcements Klaus mentions the beautiful concert hall, and therefore I know that the first two encores are from Barcelona. The third track is perhaps from Santiago de Compostela. The recording technique was special: We recorded the music directly from the mixer and in addition with some microphones, to get the atmosphere of the hall and from the audience. Digo que: The Spaniards were a fantastic audience. The interview on CD 2 was, by the way, made during our Spanish tour. The famous Bach title was played and recorded by Klaus in 1992, and remixed by him in 1993. Intended for the CD release “Midi Klassik” (called by the company: "Klaus Schulze Goes Classic"), but not used then because of lack of space. There is another bonus track, “Weiter, weiter!” which is an encore from the concert in the German town of Aachen, from the tour in 1985."-Klaus D. Mueller, May 2008 [MIG] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Brian Settles-Secret Handshake $10.00 "Brian Settles brings his buttery, powerful sax tone to his Engine Studios debut recording, along with a longstanding playing relationship with the musicians who make up his group Central Union. The listener hears mindful improvisation from those years of playing together, and the unexpected compositional dynamics of an inside/outside leader. The record combines two sets—one with piano, bass, and drums (tracked at an opera singers’ rehearsal space near Carnegie Hall) and a smaller more rhythmic session with drums, percussion, and sax. Secret Handshake deftly respects the jazz tradition while trying to extend it at the same time." [Engine] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Pandit Kanwar Sain Trikha-Three Sitar Pieces Plus $6.00 (special) Originally released on John Peel's hippie label endeavor, Mushroom Records, in 1970, this is a straight release of Indian classical music at a great price. [See For Miles] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Yuya Uchida & the Flowers-Challenge! $18.00 "Following his self-imposed exile in Britain, soon-to-be Flower Travellin' Band leader Yuya Uchida embarked on the task of creating a hand-picked band in the hope of achieving a home-grown outfit to rival groups he'd been listening to in London. Legendary guitarist Hideki Ishima was his first recruit, followed by steel guitarist Katshiko Kobayashi and then the bravest move of all, the beautiful vocalist Remi Aso was asked to front the band, now named The Flowers. The band's debut LP, originally released in 1968, completely changed the Japanese musical scene, featuring as it did, hard covers of Big Brother And The Holding Company, Cream and Jefferson Airplane songs, and its ground-breaking cover art, featuring the band's members, including Miss Aso, naked in a cornfield, changed the musical landscape for ever. Digitally remastered. Numbered, limited collector's edition." 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Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): CHEER-ACCIDENT http://www.jazzreview.com/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE July 28 - Cake Shop - NY,NY (with The Suite Unraveling) November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI October 22 - Mexicains Sans Frontieres - Grand Rapids, MI October 23 - Blue Wisp Jazz Club - Cincinnati, OH October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA October 25 - The Hub - Dubuque, IA October 26 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA October 26 - University of Iowa - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI October 28 - Audio For the Arts - Madison, WI October 30 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE July 22 - Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia St - NY, NY November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) GOSTA BERLINGS SAGA August 27 - Strand - Hornstull Strand 4 - Stockholm, Sweden GUTBUCKET August 10 - Berkshire Fringe Festival 30 Live! - Great Barrington, MAhttp://berkshirefringe.org/ November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK MICROSCOPIC SEPTET August 28 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 September 6 - The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St - New York NY 10016 (212) 545 8000 (no advance sales) - 3 sets, from 7:00 pm MOTOR TOTEMISTS GUILD November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH August 7 - WLS's Organic - Gulbenkian Musica – Jazz em Agosto - Anfiteatro ao Ar Livre - Lisbon, Portgual August 20 and 21 - Summer Festival at The Huntington - Pasadena CA September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and Baltimore, MD) November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Rest in Peace: Jerry Ragovoy (Soul music producer and more famously a songwriter who wrote such greats as "Time is on my Side", "Cry Baby", "Piece of my Heart", "Get it While You Can", "Stay with Me" and many others. ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling- What Is the Beautiful? DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) G.F. FITZ-GERALD and LOL COXHILL-Poppy Seed Affair 2 x CDs + DVD (from Reel Recordings, includes Robert Wyatt on drums) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND featuring Rob Mazurek-Tres Cabecase Loucuras (totally wonderful, catchy, feel-good jazz/electronica/Brazilian album. Very contemporary and just a corker) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL-City 21 (film soundtrack) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany TANGERINE DREAM-Zeit (their classic 3rd album with a previously unreleased bonus disc of a concert from the same era) THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp19.net/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: Aardvark-Aardvark (remastered) $18.00 One of the least known bands who recorded for Deram's progressive subsidiary Nova and who released this, their one and only release in 1970. Surprisingly, the group started their life with Simon Kirk and Paul Kossoff in the group before they left to form Free. The rest of the band stayed together and developed into a guitarless quartet, probably realizing that they'd never be able to top Kossoff! They were a quartet of vocals, keyboards, bass and drums. and, naturally, their sound was defined by keyboardist Steve Milliner. Typically nice Esoteric reissue of this very obscure and rare album! [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Acqua Fragile-Acqua Fragile (remastered) $18.00 New, superior, remastered Esoteric edition of this classic Italian band's first album. Acqua Fragile only made 2 albums before they broke up when their singer Bernardo Lanzetti joined P.F.M. They never had too much success during their lifetime, but their albums have a nice sorta P.F.M-styled charm. This is their first album, & most would agree that it's their best. [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Acqua Fragile-Mass-Media Stars (remastered) $18.00 New, superior, remastered Esoteric edition of this classic Italian band's second album. The second of two albums by this Italian group who gave vocalist Bernardo Lanzetti (who joined PFM during their most famous period) to the world. This was released in the USA in the 70s and was available for many years and so many folks have this one from the old days and enjoy it. [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Armada-Beyond the Morning $16.00 Armada were a UK progressive rock band that existed in the early to mid 1970s, but never released any recordings. The label that released this album calls it "UK Prog/Jazz Rock", but believe me, this is progressive rock - with saxes, but prog nonetheless. No one in the band went onto any fame, but the playing (vocals, guitar, bass and electric sax/flute + guest keyboards) is quite good from all. The recordings on this album are obviously rescued from very old cassette dubs of studio sessions; the sound is decent but rough to quite decent but all of it is good enough by far to enjoy if you like that sound. If Armada had gotten a contract and had gotten into a real studio and had this released on a hip label of the time like Vertigo or Harvest, this would be considered a classic of the time and scene. Now it's a pretty cool archival discovery with good notes by Sid Smith telling the entire story of the band. Surprisingly, what this reminds me of more than anything is "Early Recordings from Kansas 1971-1973", the early, archival recordings by Kansas; it has the same electric sax stylings around expanded songs and early 70s UK progressive sound. Anyway, if you are into the Vertigo label sound circa 1972, this is a very cool release. [RPM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Aram Bajakian’s Kef-Aram Bajakian’s Kef $13.00 "Tzadiks’s newest Spotlight series focuses on exemplary young bands with great dedication, passion, talent and imagination. This third release features the debut recording of Brooklyn-based Aram Bajakian’s newest unit Kef, named for the Armenian dance music that combines both traditional and western instruments and influences, often in electrified bands. Aram is a shredding guitar player who is passionately proud of his heritage and is advancing the Kef tradition in very exciting ways by combining modern rock and noise with traditional Armenian forms. The music here rocks hard with exciting rhythms, searing guitar work and beautiful world music melodies, beautifully performed by a brilliant group of young lions." Aram Bajakian: Electric And Acoustic Guitars Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz: Acoustic Bass Tom Swafford: Violin [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Arthur Brown/Vincent Crane-Faster Than the Speed of Light $18.00 First time ever on CD! "One of the great overlooked albums of the 1970s, Faster Than the Speed of Light was the result of a collaboration between legendary Crazy World & Kingdom Come visionary Arthur Brown and his former Crazy World colleague (and Atomic Rooster leader) Vincent Crane. The album was recorded for the German Innovative Communication label at a time when Brown was also collaborating with German Synthesiser genius Klaus Schulze (assuming the guise of Richard Wahnfried) on the album Time Actor. The resulting record was a unique fusion of Brown s amazing vocals and eccentric musical visions and Crane’s innovative keyboard playing and arrangement ideas. This newly re-mastered reissue restores the original album artwork and includes a new essay." [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Arthur Brown/Richard Wahnfried-Time Actor $18.00 First time ever on CD! "One of the great overlooked albums of the 1970s, Time Actor was the result of a collaboration between legendary Crazy World & Kingdom Come visionary Arthur Brown and German Synthesiser and Ambient genius Klaus Schulze, recording under the pseudonym of his alter-ego Richard Wahnfried. The resulting record was a unique fusion of Brown’s amazing vocals and eccentric musical visions and Schulze’s innovative keyboard playing. Originally released on the German Innovative Communication label, Time Actor also features special guest Vincent Crane (who recorded a collaborative album with Arthur Brown for the label during this period). This newly re-mastered reissue restores the original album artwork and includes a new essay." [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Lol Coxhill-Ear of Beholder (expanded/remastered) 2 x CDs $22.00 This release marks the very first time that this title has been reissued complete. Recorded between 1970-1971 and released as a double album on John Peel's Dandelion label, this album set the template for basically everything Lol did later; location-recorded solo works lead into group improvisations lead into strange songs from the 1920s resurrected for piano and voice, into a group of schoolchildren singing "I am the Walrus" into "A Series of Superbly Played Mellotron Codas", etc. etc. etc. Appearing here are Kevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, David Bedford, Pierre Courbois, Jasper van't Hof and Robert Wyatt, among others. Also included are 4 oddball duo tracks, released as singles (!) by Bedford and Coxhill. [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Deep Purple-Masters From The Vault NTSC (all region) DVD $9.00 Here is the earliest known video footage of Deep Purple Mk II (Richie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillian, Roger Glover), performing live on European TV in the early 1970's, one of the great progressive hard rock bands of the very early 70s. Includes Mandrake Root/Speed King/Wring That Neck/Child In Time/No No No/Hallelujah/Highway Star + bonus material from much later. But the main part of this program is quite thrilling. "Deep Purple's Masters from the Vaults contains material from three different sources: 1)Live Performance from Granada Television Studios in England from 1970, 2)Live Performances on German TV from 1971 and/or 72, 3)Live Concert Performance of the Ian Gillan Band from 1989. The Granada footage is the same as Deep Purple Doing Their Thing. There is no additional footage from Doing Their Thing, however, the sound/picture quality is much better than the old videotape that I have. There are 4 songs from this show: Speed King, Child in Time, Wring That Neck, and Mandrake Root. Good Points: The band is scintillating! Ritchie tears it up!!! No doubt about it. Everyone else is so good. To me, this is the best video material of old Deep Purple excluding Smoke On The Water from the Machine Head DVD that was taken from a 1973 TV special. Bad Points: Excluding Child in Time, all the songs were cut down in order to fit into a 30 minute TV program about Deep Purple. It's just too bad that the rest of the songs weren't preserved for future release. The German TV material is the Deep Purple Special Edition EP. The 3 songs are No No No, Highway Star and Hallelujah. No No No is the best. Singing and playing are right on, with Ritchie wearing his Witches hat and looking like a possessed Warlock. Highway Star is pretty good, a song that hadn't been fully conceived yet. No Bach arpeggios from Ritchie here. Hallelujah is lipsynced but is fantastic. The Ian Gillan Band material is much better than I thought it would be. I have always loved Ian's singing and he really delivers the goods here. The band is good but not Deep Purple. Songs are When a Blind Man Cries, Demon's Eye, Lucille and Smoke on the Water. Conclusion: I loved the Granada footage; loved the German TV footage, and though I liked the IGB, they aren't Purple. Also, credits list Hush but it isn't on the DVD. Buy this DVD if you want the best performances from DP Mark II that you can purchase as of this moment."-Patrick Michels [Intense] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ G.F. Fitz-Gerald/Lol Coxhill-The Poppy Seed Affair 2 x CDs/1 NTSC (all region) DVD $32.00 Limited edition of only 500 copies made with no reprintings to be done. "Electric guitar radical G.F. Fitz-Gerald and soprano saxophone subversive Lol Coxhill; dual masters of spontaneous art and intuitive music, unleash The Poppy Seed Affair, a three disc collection for your edification and confoundment. The Poppy Seed Affair film was produced in 1981 by London’s anarch-oholic troupe, The Matchbox Purveyors; Ian Hinchcliffe, Jeff Nuttall, Mark Long, G.F. Fitz-Gerald, Lol Coxhill & Foxy. Inimitable soundtrack by Lol Coxhill, sometimes in trio with drummer Robert Wyatt and bassist Archie Leggett. Now rescued from utter obscurity to DVD (NTSC all region), this comedic tour-de-farce juggles the insane, the inane with a twist of the profane. Complementing this complete experience are two extraordinary compact discs mastered directly from true-to-life tape recordings out of the G.F. Fitz-Gerald archive. Compact Disc One is an intimate, close-mic concert recording of Fitz-Gerald & Coxhill at Newcastle’s Spectro Arts Workshop, 1981. Here the duo’s mercurial genius for spatial sonics is fully displayed. Compact Disc Two collects several works for tape, beginning with Listen Collage, which reconstructs, à la Faust Tapes, random room sounds of bizarre hippie domesticity, bedroom radios, tape recorders and ambient street sounds from London’s Ladbrooke Grove during the spring of 1969. Unmistakably this is a prodigious twenty minute audio adventure unique to its epoch. Following Listen Collage are two extended works for and prepared guitars and sundry effects, leading to the sampled tape loop trip Band In My Head. And lastly, a tape collage for The Matchbox Purveyors’ stage show, The Team. This entire disc transforms the magic of the creative moment into deeply experiential realms for our minds eye. Furthermore, in refusing to impose any impure digital processing whatsoever, these analogue recordings remain en vérité. Few guitarists have so audaciously scaled the sonic heights G.F. Fitz-Gerald has, no other saxophonist sounds as Lol Coxhill does, and Reel Recordings proudly presents a profusion of their unadulterated artistry throughout this rare archival collection. The Poppy Seed Affair is delivered in a numbered limited edition of 500 copies. Warning: May induce hilarity and confused thinking!" [Reel Recordings] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ G.F. Fitz-Gerald/Lol Coxhill-Echoes of Duneden $8.00 (special) While they last, this is over 50% off the regular price! "Gerry F. Fitz-Gerald is a Scottish born guitarist, possessed with kaleidoscopic imagination and commanding ability for improvisational music conversation. Lol Coxhill is a British legend, internationally recognized for his inimitable soprano saxophone sounds and situational performance art. Gerry's discography rests with his psychedelic rock masterpiece Mouseproof, a contribution for Guitar Solos II album (with Fred Frith, Derek Bailey, Hans Reichel), and Coxhill's Fleas in Custard record, while Lol's catalogue is now a published book. In 1975 the duo resided with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, welcoming unsuspecting audiences for "An Evening of Improvised Music and Confused Humor". The concerts were beautifully recorded, and Gerry edited the many hours of music at Tom Newman's barge studio, only to have the resulting program shelved by Virgin Records. These master tapes present Lol's soprano saxophone and Gerry's electric guitar with great accuracy and presence. This is eccentric music making, presented as Three Fairy Dances, brimming with buoyancy and painted with cohesive sound colours. Echoes of Duneden invites an intimate experience to the open hearted listener." [Reel Recordings] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Food-Last Supper $17.00 "The fourth album from this quartet and quite possibly their very best. Brilliantly performed and recorded, it's highlighting the delicate balance between Ballamy and Henriksen's melodic and lyrical playing and the electronic soundscapes they fully started to explore on Veggie. Which speaks volumes when we know that Veggie was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy and received some outstanding reviews, 'this is remarkable, visionary music', (Jazz UK), 'a very important work', (Milkfactory, UK). And lets not forget Mats Eilertsen and Thomas Strønen, one of many excellent rhythm sections currently working in Norwegian jazz." [Rune Grammofon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Food-Veggie $17.00 "This is the third album from the quartet featuring Iain Ballamy (sax), Arve Henriksen (trumpet), Mats Eilertsen (bass) and Thomas Strønen (trommer), produced by Helge Sten (Deathprod). The blend of Ballamy´s distinctive and lyrical saxophone and Henriksen´s breathy trumpet textures is the perfect foil for the entrancing bass and drum trips created by the young rhythm section and Deathprod's electronic soundscaping. Veggie also includes an exclusive track from Deathprod." [Rune Grammofon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jef Gilson-Jef Gilson $18.00 Jef Gilson is known to most here - if he is known at all - for having co-starred on a number of early and very rare albums featuring Christian Vander. But that's not all he has done, and here's your chance to fill in the gaps! "Jazzman Records presents one of the most brilliant and productive jazzmen ever to have lived: French pianist, composer and arranger extraordinaire Jef Gilson. With his career spanning the best part of a century, Gilson has made music with a who's-who of European and American jazz greats, has written, performed on and recorded innumerable film scores, albums and 45s, ran the Palm jazz record label... yet despite all this, the French jazzman remains criminally under-appreciated by so many jazz fans. Look him up on the internet -- there isn't even a Wikipedia entry! Jazzman addresses this unfortunate situation by releasing 19 songs spanning decades of his recording career. High points include the awesome modal masterpiece "Modalité Pour Mimi"; "Chakan" and "Agnus Dei," which feature a cathedral choir, and lesser-known private recordings such as "Valerie's Waltz" and "Valse A Quatre Temps." Jazzman also includes field recordings made on his trip to Madagascar, including a percussive version of the Lloyd Miller favorite "Chant Inca" and an unforgettable version of Pharoah Sanders' cult classic "The Creator Has A Masterplan." All in all, this is one of the finest albums Jazzman Records has made to date. Jef Gilson is now 84 years-old and wheelchair-bound. This album is all about the little-known musical genius, and the label has done their very best to represent his life story with the best of his music. Includes never-before-seen pictures, photos and images as well as exhaustive and extensive original liner notes in both English and French." [Jazzman] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Glows in the Dark-Beach of the War Gods (band-released CDR) $9.00 (special) I saw this great Richmond group whose members also play in other great better and less known ensembles such as Fight the Big Bull, OMBAK, No BS Brass Band, Bio Ritmo, etc. in May, 2010. Led by guitarist and composer Scott Burton, the band also features Reggie Pace (trombone, percussion); John Lilley (tenor and alto saxophone); Cameron Ralston (bass); Scott Clark (drums). They have great themes to play and the soloists are all top drawer; this is the sort of young, DIY group that makes the current jazz scene so amazingly great and so frustrating; great because they are GREAT and frustrating because they are being great and not enough people are listening.... This is a professionally recorded album made in simple packaging; times are hard for good music, y'know! But you get it at a great price and I can not recommend this one enough! "The latest release from Glows in the Dark takes the relationship between music and film way beyond the expected. Following their 2008 debut, Beach of the War Gods is guitarist and leader Scott Burton’s idea of how music can be inspired by movies, and it’s a clear evolution of Glows in the Dark’s sound that is driven by tight grooves and loose improvisations. And for Burton, it’s a way of combining two of his interests just short of scoring a film. Every track -- except one -- is named after the movie that it’s inspired by...In a city as small and filled with talent as Richmond, Virginia, the best musicians are going to play in multiple bands, and that could be said for all five members of Glows in the Dark. But Burton’s compositions along with the versatility of each player allows them to sound true to the band while keeping their unique musical persona. It is really remarkable how different everyone sounds in different bands", Burton says." [GD] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Home Service-Live 1986 $17.00 "After 25 years, the mighty Home Service return with a new live album taken from a recently-discovered 1986 tape. For many fans, the near legendary live Home Service shows were the high-point of British folk-rock. This remarkable recording captures the band at the height of their powers. With trumpeter Paul Archibald replacing the late Howard Evans, the band are reforming for a series of high profile festival appearances (and perhaps some new recording). Other members include: Jonathan Davie (electric bass), Howard Evans (trumpet), Andy Findon (saxophone, clarinet, flute), Michael Gregory (drums, percussion), Steve King (keyboards), John Tams (lead vocals, guitar), Graeme Taylor (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Williams and (trombone)." [Fledg'ling] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mainhorse-Mainhorse $10.00 (special) While they last! $8.00 off the regular price! "Mainhorse would probably be a footnote in rock history and still be residing in the section of record collectors shops were it not for the inclusion of Swiss Keyboard player Patrick Moraz. Mainhorse signed originally to Polydor Records in 1970 and released their self-titled debut in 1971. The album whilst showing immense promise enjoyed only limited success commercially and the band disbanded shortly after the album failed to catapult the band to worldwide stardom. Along with Patrick Moraz the other musician of note was Bryson Graham who would go on to play with Gary Wright in Wonderwheel and then join Wright in a reformed Spooky Tooth in 1972. The Mainhorse album is an unabashed progressive rock album and over the years has built up a sizeable fan base although its scarcity ensures that the price it commands puts it beyond the casual listener. Tracks featured are Pale Sky, Passing Years and the extended More Tea Vicar which is considered a highlight of the album and a good showcase for the style that Patrick Moraz would go on to popularise in Refugee, Yes and his solo work. The album has never been commercially available on CD making this release its debut in that format. Strong demand in the collectors market will ensure sales for this release allied with demand from the large and dedicated Patrick Moraz fan base and fans of progressive rock for which the album has long been a cherished release. The album has been re mastered personally by Patrick Moraz for this release." "At the age of 17 Patrick Moraz (keyboards) bought a ticket, packed his tooth brush and set off for England. He travelled all night by train and boat and somehow ended up in the south coast resort town of Bournemouth. He could not speak English and got a job as a cook. He went to England because all the great bands came from this country. But the Musician’s Union did not allow him to stay and he had to go back to Switzerland. He wasn’t able to return to England until 1969 when he auditioned players for his progressive rock group Mainhorse. He settled on a line-up that included Bryson Graham (drums), Jean Ristori (bass, cello & vocals) and Peter Lockett (lead guitar, violin & vocals). They signed to Polydor records an in 1970 they recorded an album at Deep Purple’s studio in Kingsway. It was not a great succes but they worked on film scores and played club gigs in Germany. Now a lot of years later this same album recorded by Mainhorse has been reissued on CD. When your hear it you recognize the typical style of the late sixties/early seventies. You can also hear that in those days Mr Moraz must have been influenced by Keith Emerson and The Nice and Rick van der Linden’s Ekseption. The same kind of organ sounds can be enjoined. But also the early albums made by Deep Purple came to my mind. Ritchie Blackmore’s typical guitar licks are included on this album. A couple of years later Moraz recorded the Refugee album and some of those keyboard sounds from those recordings I already noticed on a track such as “More Tea Vicar”. Also the free jazz/blues improvisation style which we can enjoy on some of Patrick’s solo albums was already present on this release. The Mainhorse album was certainly not a weak album and showed that all musicians were very talented. Most of all Patrick Moraz as we all found out the following years."-Henri Strik [Voiceprint] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ni Hao!-Marvelous $13.00 "Ni Hao!'s long awaited second release features more delightful music from this powerful rock unit out of Kansai. Now a duo, the music continues the direction of the first release with virtuosic short pieces filled with stop and start precision, dramatic changes and charming vocals." Red Ariko: Sampler, Drums, Vocals Takehisa Ken: Guitar Honzawa Kenji: Sax Lakin’: Chorus Chatani Masayuki: Drums Tsurugi Mikito: Bass U.T.: Chorus Blue Yukari: Bass, Vocals, Etc. [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ October Equus-Saturnal $18.00 Back in stock!! The third release from this Spanish 'modern R.I.O.' styled group and definitely their most assured so far. While most of the characters from their previous releases remain Angel Ontalva (guitar and compositions), Victor Rodriguez (keyboards and compositions) and Amanda Pazos Cosse (bass), two new members from Planeta Imaginario have joined the group: drummer Vasco Trilla and saxist Alfonso Muñoz. Also here are saxist Fran Mangas and cellist Pablo Ortega. Having seven pieces available to them really allows them to expand out on the orchestrations of what was already impressively fiendish and sometimes quite dark writing. A fine, world-class ensemble! Highly recommended. "With Saturnal October Equus from Madrid establish themselves as the point of reference for the iberic avant-prog scene. Edgy, hypnotic, fascinating, often with a leaden atmosphere, sometimes even gloomy, the album explores intricate harmonic solutions, in an endless counterpoint between Angél Ontalva's guitar (author of the remarkable CD artwork too), saxophone and keyboards. The result is greatly solid, with unexpected melodic passages which can be considered in the middle between Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson and Henry Cow structural density. The thirteen tracks of Saturnal show a dizzy chasing of ideas, carried out with conviction and care of details." References: Henry Cow, King Crimson, Univers Zero, Present [AltrOck] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Anthony Phillips-1984 (expanded/remastered) 2 x CDs $11.00 (special) "Anthony Phillips was the original guitarist for Genesis (he played on their first two albums, "From Genesis To Revelation" and "Trespass"). Since leaving the band in 1970, he has embarked on a long, productive solo career, making many brilliant solo albums of all different styles of music: rock, pop, classical, new age, guitar and synth. He is also a master instrumentalist, and one of the finest guitarists and keyboard-players around. Oddly, Phillips' solo career has always seemed to fly just under most people's radar. He has never racked up massive sales, and yet, he HAS racked up more solo album releases than any other former Genesis member---about 25 so far! Picking one album of Anthony's as my personal favorite is *extremely* difficult, as he has so many magnificent albums. But I'm going to pick this one---"1984" (actually released in 1981). With only the most sparing bits of guitar appearing here & there, "1984" is a synthesiser album. And it is also my personal pick for Best Synth Album Of All-Time. (Strange, you say...shouldn't I be giving this honor to Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks? Well, Tony IS the Keyboard King of course, but, truth be told, he's never really recorded a *strictly* synthesiser album in his long musical career, even though the keyboard is always the dominant instrument of Tony's.) "1984" is basically a 35-minute synthesiser suite in two parts, bookended with both a prologue and epilogue piece at both ends. And it is phenomenal. To make a long review short, it is very arguably THE most adventurous album Phillips has ever recorded, as he takes the listener on an amazing journey of sounds, moods, and atmospheres. The music is at turns light & poppy (in particular Prelude '84), but also very dramatic, haunting, and captivating. From beginning to end it is absolutely breathtaking stuff. It's a perfect album to play late at night with the lights out, too. Just put it on and let Anthony sweep you away! There are synth albums, and then there are GREAT synth albums. Anthony Phillips' "1984" is undoubtedly one of the great ones. Yes, it is pretty surprising to be picking "1984" as my personal favorite Anthony Phillips album, when Anthony is most well-known for being a guitarist (and oh, what a guitarist he is). But "1984" is truly something special."-Alan Caylow [Voiceprint] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Anthony Phillips-Wise After the Event (expanded/remastered) 2 x CDs $11.00 (sale) "I have loved this album since it was first released - of course I bought it because I am a Genesis fan. But this is something different - softer, more sensual. This album moves from symphonic prog to pop and I love it all. My favorite? A close call between Wise After the Event and Regrets - what I love most is Anthony playing 12 string guitar - that is always what I like best about his albums. Anyway this is the first time I have owned this on CD and all I can say is that it is as amazing as the original album - terrifically recorded. Truly I think that this is one of the best produced and recorded albums ever. Everything is clear and concise. This includes a second cd that contains tracks that preceded those on the final cd which is interesting in that it shows how albums are created. This album may rate slightly less than five stars on music alone, but the artwork by Peter Cross easily takes it over the top. If you buy it, you will love it."-David Newman [Voiceprint] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Joel Rubin/Uri Caine Duo-Azoy Tsu Tsveyt $13.00 "The first release on Tzadik by one of the most celebrated and skilled clarinetists in the New Jewish Renaissance features Joel Rubin in a surprising and exciting new context—the fascinating and vibrant intersection between Jewish music and jazz. Joined by the versatile virtuoso Uri Caine on piano, they perform a freewheeling repertoire of Old and New World nigunim, cantorial music, klezmer classics and more. A fervent jazz fan since the age of nine, Joel shines like never before in this passionate meeting of modern Jewish masters." Uri Caine: Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ Joel Rubin: Clarinet [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Keith Tippett Octet-From Granite to Wind $20.00 Paul Dunmall tenor & soprano saxes, James Gardiner-Bateman alto sax, Peter Fairclough drums, Kevin Figes alto & baritones saxes, Thad Kelly double bass, Ben Waghorn tenor sax, bass clarinet, Julie Tippetts voice, seed pods, Balinese xylophone, toy xylophone, struck thumb piano, Keith Tippett piano keyboard & interior, pebbles, maraca, woodblocks, music box "Ogun is extremely proud to present a new jazz suite by the internationally acclaimed composer, arranger, improviser and pianist Keith Tippett. “From Granite To Wind” marks the debut of Tippett’s new Octet, which features both old and new collaborators. A continuous performance, “From Granite To Wind” is an evolving flux of different forms and colours, reinterpreting elements of the great jazz tradition through Tippett’s idiosyncratic musical language." [Ogun] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Tudor Lodge-Tudor Lodge (expanded/remastered) $18.00 "One of the most venerated progressive 'freak folk' albums of all time, released in 1970 on Vertigo. Its striking artwork has made it much sought after by collectors but the music is the main attraction -- delicate and rather extravagant, and very original for the time period, characterized by complex arrangements featuring acoustic instruments with an excellent use of flute, acoustic guitars and impeccable vocals. Tudor Lodge were very well known at the time, thanks to their numerous live appearances, in particular at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1971. This Esoteric Recordings reissue restores the original album artwork and had been newly remastered from the original album master tapes. As an added bonus, this reissue includes the rare bonus track The Good Times We Had, the B-side of the band’s only single." [Repertoire] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Nate Wooley/Scott R. Looney/Damon Smith/Weasel Walter-Scowl $11.00 "A powerful, articulate improvised music release by this meeting of new generation West and East Coast American musicians. This quartet explores the outer limits of technique and abstraction while delivering serious impact. Scowl consists of more than 50 minutes of free improvised music by a quartet featuring trumpeter Nate Wooley, pianist Scott R. Looney, bassist Damon Smith and drummer Weasel Walter. The ensemble's music is a distinct sum total of four unique perspectives, drawing on a a wide palette of musical possibilities, dynamics and timbres. The music is fast, clearly delineated, compact and well-orchestrated, drawing from the sound vocabularies of 20th and 21st Century New Music forms. The recording is excellent and is best heard at robust volume on stereo speakers, just like in the good old days of high-fidelity. For fans of Bill Dixon, Evan Parker and Mats Gustafsson" [UgExplode] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Vangelis-Albedo 0.39 $7.00(special)i "This 1976 release by Vangelis appears to be a favorite amongst prog fans. As a prog fan myself, I enjoy this album because the music is very exciting, with great drumming (by Vangelis no less) and dramatic flourishes on banks of synthesizers. Although the dreamier, spacier tracks on Albedo 0.39 are enjoyable, I also like it when Vangelis "cuts loose". Vangelis plays all instruments on this album including bass guitar, various bits of percussion, a full drum kit, xylophone, and a gamelan (on Freefall). Although the exact synthesizers used on the album are not listed, it is likely that (based upon what I have read) some combination of the following synths was used: Minikorg 700S; Roland SH-1000; Roland SH-3A; Korg 800 DV; ARP Odyssey; and ARP sequencer. Non-synth keyboards that I can make out include pipe organ, Rhodes electric piano and acoustic piano. Found sounds on the album include recordings of the speaking clock and conversations between astronauts taken from the Apollo moon landing. Vangelis really plays up a storm on this album and his drumming is pretty darn good. As is the case with his albums, he creates a number of moods with loads of keyboards and synthesizers - speaking of which, his use of sequencers on this album reminds me somewhat of Larry Fast's work around this time. The nine tracks on the album range in length from 1:45 to the excellent two-part Nucleogenesis suite (a little over 12 minutes in length). The moods on the album range from deeply haunting and sad to vigorous and frenzied - I have to say that Albedo 0.39 features a bit more in the way of dynamic contrast than some of his other albums. Overall, there is a sweeping, almost symphonic grandeur to this album that I find very appealing (Alpha is a fine example of this)."-Jeffrey Park [RCA] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Vangelis-Beaubourg $7.00 (special) "Near the end of the seventies Vangelis began experimenting with new directions and this album was the result. A lot of people hate this album but it's always been one of my favorites. It's all synth swooshes of sound criss crossing a direction he would try again with Invisible limits but this is far better. Not unlike Conrad Schnitzler's Contrasts or Klaus Schulze's Dune. But Vangelis's music always has so much emotive sound its hard to see this as a sci-fi epic. Really here he was trying to get away from his usual emotional stuff and go for cyborg sci-fi thing but his own style betrays him a bit. Part one is great part two drags in spots but over all its one of my favorite seventies synth albums and unlike Schnitzler's Contrasts I still own this album."-Mike McAuley [RCA] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Vangelis-Spiral $7.00 (special) "My credentials: Countless hours of listening to electronic music since I was a child. My favourites: Klaus Schulze (the 70's analog albums), Tangerine Dream (the 70's analog albums), Jarre (the first 3 albums), Vangelis (the 70's analog albums). The favourite of my favourites(of the lighter tone space music): Albedo 0.39 and Spiral by Vangelis. Because a review is not helpful if you dont know the taste of the reviewer. I think that the above comments will give you a hint. This album is a recording that belongs to the highest achievements of music as a whole. It is a treasure and I am glad that I was fortunate enough to grow up in an environment that appreciated this kind of music. Vangelis explores the universe with this music and all listeners around the world follow him in a journey through creation, evolution and nucleogenesis. Carl Sagan used this music for his popular TV series "Cosmos"...As I have written in another review for Tangerine Dream, Vangelis is not only a musician. He is a researcher. His studio is not only a music studio but an experimental lab. It is not far from the accelerators that physicist use to unveil the laws of the universe. They do it with mathematics, Vangelis does it with analog synthesizers. It is the same thing. Another thing that adds up to the brilliance of the album and to the musical genius of Vangelis is that he was among the first to explore this kind of technology. He was at the forefront of this "research". Not only he mastered it well but he became the world leader in space music."-Felix Matathias [RCA] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ian Wallace-Happiness with Minimal Side Effects $9.00 (special) "Being a Crimson aficionado and collecting all their stuff I was a bit dubious about this, but it really is rather good and it has Ian McDonald on sax/flute, which is even better. Ian has a pretty decent voice and his drumming is spot on and his songs are top notch. It is VERY crimsonish particularly on 'too much dogma' and 'castaway' (shame the intro didn't last longer) there is mellotron aplenty and it could well fit into 'islands' no problem. There is some Beatle-ish chorus's throughout and the band are tight and if the latter tracks are like Steely Dan with the funky bass lines so what! It does lose its way toward the end, but it is a good and unusual debut album. Actually if you pine for early Crimson or rate Pete Sinfield's 'Still' album, you could do a lot worse than buy this!" [Voiceprint] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Second and final notice: We want to make you aware of the stupendous sale we are running on the Palace of Lights label. Established in the early 1980s by K. Leimer, the label has a large number of excellent, ambient-music titles. For the next few weeks ONLY, we are offering these titles at 40% OFF the regular price! You can see the full sale here: http://www.waysidemusic.com/ and here are the individual albums that make up the sale - these titles are normally $11.00 each, but for the next little while - and while they last - you can get them for $6.60 each!: Marc Barreca-Subterrane $6.60 "Composed with layers of computer processed, chopped and looped sounds including samples from field recordings, as well as studio recordings of accordion and other acoustic and electronic instruments Subterrane merges acoustic with electronic sensibilities into a singular music of timbral and textural sleight-of-hand. Source sounds include trains, subways, glass bottles, bamboo and bronze percussion instruments, rattles, and other folk instruments. For “Twilight Reprise” samples from his 1980 Palace of Lights album, Twilight, are recycled and reprocessed. Other pieces also include recycled slices from previous live and studio recordings but bear little resemblance to the earlier pieces from which they are borrowed. Mastered by Taylor Deupree." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Closed System Potentials $6.60 "Leimer uses piano tape loops, moog synths, guitars and other things to weave his spells of tranquility. It's easy to compare him to Eno but it would be unfair to say that "CSP" is Enoesque because he gives it a quality that is entirely his own founding. Unhurried portals of music linger awhile...then drift away. The most disappointing point for me was the pressing...If ever there was music for the cosmos, this is it. Serene machines indeed. Never boring like so much of the Fripp-Eno loop sequences here is a cycle of infinitely moving parts, an album where every track is interesting to hear without resorting to any electronic trickery which must be really tempting at times. Overall a graceful album of rare beauty."-Contemporary Keyboard [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Degraded Certainties $6.60 "Extensively manipulated audio files, layered elements combined from multiple versions of shared sources, edited, reshaped envelopes and extended periods of dust collecting resulted in six pieces of minimalist / process music. Layered by arbitrarily ordering differing tone clusters at differing durations then articulated by differing voices degraded certainties uses signal reprocessing as the principal technique in determining the music’s timbre and form. Ranging in temper from the elegiac “hommage” to the steady-state “angoisse” and the referential “allotropy”, degraded certainties abandons drone and ambient by emphasizing fuller contrasts, shifts in character and a deeply detailed soundfield. With contributions from Gregory Taylor and Taylor Deupree." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Imposed Order $6.60 "...K. Leimer creates similar sound mosaics, albeit with a greater dynamic range and rhythmic drive. He’s been putting out records since 1979 on his Palace of Lights label, sort of a Windham Hill of electronic music. As a Brian Eno disciple, Leimer is also concerned with shaping sound via tape, but he also uses the synthesizer. Imposed Order alternates between a tropical hi-tech sound of pounding percussion-loop rhythms and zooming Doppler effects within atmospheric tone poems. A lone guitar chord, a whispering flue tone, a chorus of train whistles crying down an infinite tunnel – these are the fragments from which Leimer constructs his music. Leimer details each sonic adventure as carefully as Tolkien detailed his Middle Earth. There’s an organic feel to Leimer’s music, and a sense that living beings exist here, however alien."-John Diliberto/Downbeat [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Lesser Epitomes $6.60 Another handsomely packaged album of ambient music by this U.S. pioneer of the style. "Lesser Epitomes is process music for active or passive listening. The pieces are derived from the aleatoric reordering of discreet, compatible musical components in relationships that emulate typical theme and variation. The end results were reprocessed into deliberately modified versions or left as is. The three principal pieces are indexed for random shuffle during replay. Such random reordering is recommended. Principal voicing for all the pieces derive from "Nine Approximations" which is built on cello, viola and oboe. "Nonadaptive Layers" and "Naïve Music" utilize fragments from "Nine Approximations" in addition to signal reprocessing, field recordings and synthesized voices." "Taken as a whole 70-minute body of music or dissecting the 21 individual parts, Lesser Epitomes is a textured collection of sound that has much more to offer than most releases in the electronic/ambient/drone genre. In other words, there's much more than your standard background music here. Pull up a chair on your front porch the next time you have a clear, starry night, pour yourself a nice glass of wine, crank up Lesser Epitomes, and let your mind roam."-Pete Pardo, Sea of Tranquility [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-The Listening Room CDR $6.60 "As pure, unadulterated ambient music, Leimer’s new disc, The Listening Room, acquits itself admirably, a plaintive, resonant balance of questing tones and beauteous drones that is a cousin in many respects to Steve Roach’s Quiet Music. Both recordings drink deep of spartan, contemplative moods, and both successfully invoke remembrance, yearning, reflection and melancholy – warm, lovely, the sensibilities on display here resolve themselves in a studied, even ‘classical’ manner. Then on Brittle Soft, his other 2002 outing, Leimer mixes his metaphors with guitarist Tyler Boley, whose echoes of Richard Pinhas burnishes the icy-smooth surfaces with a markedly chrome sheen. It appears Leimer’s migrating from formerly translucent territory; this is ambient with teeth."-Darren Bergstein [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Music for Land and Water (expanded/remaster) $6.60 "Remastered by Greg Davis from the installation tapes made during the 1983 performance, this archival recording of a day-long open air concert in Seattle’s Seward Park was originally issued on cassette and has been sought and shared by collectors of early Northwest ambient/electronic works for nearly 30 years. Remastered with a bonus track from the performance tapes." "It would be a big mistake to pass off Kerry Leimer’s 1983 tape ‘Music For Land And Water’ as simply ‘new age’. Certainly in its slow-burning beauty and near blissful mood there are similarities between Leimer’s work and the then-popular new age movement, but ‘Music For Land And Water’ is far more complex than you might expect. The music is stated as having been ‘produced specifically for performance and installation’, and this was achieved by a system of looping tape players shifting naturally with the music itself. This system is not unlike that which Eno pioneered on his early ambient records, and here works with Leimer’s compositions in perfect harmony. The sense of slowly-evolving, floating calm is made all the more enjoyable by the saturated tape sounds (now gloriously remastered by Autumn boss Greg Davis) and while Eno might be the primary reference point, I can even hear the sickly drum machines and synth work of early electro pop in ‘Go Slowly’. A clear highlight is the utterly gorgeous ‘Very Tired’, which pitches molasses-slow synthesizer pads against echoing guitar and electric piano, giving an early blueprint for Harold Budd, and more recently Rameses III. Utterly gorgeous and somehow out-of-time entirely, ‘Music For Land And Water’ is an unmissable vault discovery. Don’t sleep on this one, sleep alongside it."—Boomkat [Autumn] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Statistical Truth $6.60 "K. Leimer, that neglected minimalist soundscaper is back with another smartly-packaged record, and it's a dandy, the sort of disc that begs the question as to why he isn't one of the Nobel Laureates of ambient already. Self-released on Leimer's own Palace of Lights label, Statistical Truth - or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Heavenly Music Corporation - inverts the fundamental role models of the last 25 years (Eno, and with Fripp, plus Hassell, Debussey, and Satie) and in so doing, recalibrates them to destigmafy the modern drone while repelling the new age. It's a tight balance, but Leimer and his one-man arsenal of electronics pulls it off with the delicate touch of a glass-blower and sharp eye of a diamond jeweler. Yes, these preening, stately drones are practically opulent, as if radiating bright light from within that's reflected back and then back again, the currents set into motion by brusque synthetic tradewinds. The sparse tonal hues of "Requiem Fields," "Usable Spectrum," even the clacking rhythms, weird modular squiggles and urgent bass inebriating "Anterior"'s mesas doesn't upset the disc's sense of wondrous longing throughout. Truth be told, this is music that positively aches."-Maxwell Oz/EI magazine [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-The Useless Lesson $6.60 Sixth album, in beautiful low-key packaging, by this ambient electronic pioneer. "The Useless Lesson includes collaborations with Leo Abrahams, (solo artist and guitarist on Brian Eno’s Another Day on Earth) Dwight Ashley (Nepenthe artist) and phonographer Anode. The music is comprised of constructed and deconstructed pieces juxtaposed to disclose the contrasts and commonality of organizing and recognizing sound. To emphasize the attractions and repulsions of these two poles the ensembles used in each case differ broadly. The constructed – composed – pieces are mostly for string trio and are traditional and surface-oriented, placing their emphasis on the interaction of separate voices. Set in contrast with collaborative, steady-state and hybrid pieces which are heuristic, synthetic and process-derived – deconstructed – to form a solid, gapless atmosphere of densely packed voices that listeners may or may not wish to de-strand...music of The Useless Lesson is mostly derived from considering the differences in acting on those things that are learned and acting on more spontaneous impulses." "Elegant and dreamy, The Useless Lesson teaches listeners that — with proper balance and vision — experimental electronic and contemporary classical music can, indeed, reside on the same aural plane. In fact, in Leimer’s hands, the union makes perfect sense."-Michael Popke/Sea of Tranquility [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer/Savant-The Neo-Realist (at Risk) $6.60 "The spectre of Eno also looms over K. Leimer and his Palace of Lights crew from Seattle who make up Savant. Many of the same techniques are used, but instead of ritual trances, Savant has developed a pan-ethnic techno-dub music. Origins are blurred on Shadow In Deceit with African percussion bouncing across the stereo field while the guitars make like Japanese kotos and chimes. Using Words has a backwards vocal track played over a Moroccan rhythm with bent, carnival-mirror guitars. Throughout, electronic and acoustic sounds are clouded through a maze of unidentified taped sounds that fade in and out of the mix. It’s centered by throbbing ostinato bass lines and punchy, syncopated percussives."-John Diliberto [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Steve Peters-Occasional Music $6.60 "All of this music was either made for various collaborative projects, or eventually found its way into them. None of it is much like the work I usually do on my own, but this is why I enjoy working on assignment: externally imposed parameters lead to unexpected results." "..stunningly gorgeous. This is music that emphatically does not attempt seduction; it is reticent, modest, and requires attentiveness. For that reason alone, it is truly beautiful... Peters’ music has in abundance what I miss in so much new American music: strong commitment to an aesthetic goal, and adherence to that goal without compromise." – Evan Johnson, Sequenza21/ "The music is unadorned and plain-spoken, with no artifice whatsoever." – Raymond Tuttle, Classical Net "Peters’s approach to melody and harmony...offers the striking purity of renaissance polyphony; a rigorous attention to the effects of moving and simultaneous intervals. Indeed, behind the West Coast spaciousness of this work, there seems to lurk the mind of a composer as scientific and intellectual in approach as American progenitor Charles Ives." – Kevin Macneil Brown, Dusted [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gregory Taylor-Amalgam: Aluminum/Hydrogen $6.60 This is a beautifully packaged and presented album of a bit noisy and extremely cool ambient music. This was recorded in a single live performance in Madison, WI in 2006. "When two cultures meet it can be a collision or a marriage. Gregory Taylor’s deep, 25-year love affair with the music of Java has evolved into a new synthesis of tradition and innovation, moving way beyond imitation into an uncharted wilderness. Amalgam begins with bell-like tones in a digital approximation of a gamelan, but gradually veers into long, non-percussive synthesizer tones, in slendro scales, with structures as informed by Basil Kirchin or Philip Glass as gamelan. This completely unique cross-polination is subtle and rich, paradoxically evoking the beauty and languidity of Indonesian culture while delving increasingly into noisy and discordant synthesizer voices. It is remarkable how the spirit of Java remains intact as the music progresses from tradition to sublime innovation."-Robert Carlberg "His first CD for PoL, Amalgam: Aluminum / Hydrogen proves to be a marriage of buoyancy and structure. It is a single unedited recording of a live improvised performance by a radiaL virtuoso that unites the tunings and epicyclic forms of gamelan music that characterized Taylor’s 80s cassette culture releases with the timbres and aural surfaces of glitch, ambient and lowercase musics." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gregory Taylor-Dua Belas $6.60 I don't know anything about Taylor, but I gotta say that this is one of the very best ambient sound CDs I have heard in a very long time. "dua_belas' title — Indonesian for “the twelve” — and tracknames hints at what awaits within before even the first moment that separates it from silence: imagined territories of otherness. Although Gregory Taylor returns to the tunings and reticulated surfaces that marked his first Palace of Lights release Amalgam: Aluminum / Hydrogen, this collection live and studio work constitutes varied interwoven vignettes that describe a new and different landscape altogether — a postcolonial steampunk orchestra of the Royal Courts whose graceful retinue of real/virtual/analog/digital synthesizers accompany a shadow play of appropriated tales that shimmer, grind, twist and morph in the humming air." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): AFUCHE http://somethingelsereviews. ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI October 22 - Mexicains Sans Frontieres - Grand Rapids, MI October 23 - Blue Wisp Jazz Club - Cincinnati, OH October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA October 25 - The Hub - Dubuque, IA October 26 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA October 26 - University of Iowa - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI October 28 - Audio For the Arts - Madison, WI October 30 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE July 22 - Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia St - NY, NY November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) FOREVER EINSTEIN November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GOSTA BERLINGS SAGA August 27 - Strand - Hornstull Strand 4 - Stockholm, Sweden GUTBUCKET August 10 - Berkshire Fringe Festival 30 Live! - Great Barrington, MAhttp://berkshirefringe.org/ November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK October 26 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham, UK October 27 - The Ballroom - Canterbury, UK October 28 - Green Door Store - Brighton, UK October 29 - The Firestation - Windsor, UK October 30 - Clare Cellars - Cambridge, UK October 31 - The Vortex - London, UK November 1 - The Vortex - London, UK November 3 - Band on the Wall - Manchester, UK November 4 - The Anvil - Basingstoke, UK November 5 - The Harley - Sheffield, UK November 6 - Lichfield Arts Centre - Lichfield, UK November 10 - Krefeld, Germany November 23 - Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic [more European dates tba] MICROSCOPIC SEPTET August 28 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 September 6 - The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St - New York NY 10016 (212) 545 8000 (no advance sales) - 3 sets, from 7:00 pm ED PALERMO BIG BAND August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH August 7 - WLS's Organic - Gulbenkian Musica – Jazz em Agosto - Anfiteatro ao Ar Livre - Lisbon, Portgual August 20 and 21 - Summer Festival at The Huntington - Pasadena CA September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and Baltimore, MD) November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music six nights per week (they are closed on Mondays). There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. Watch this space for updates to the schedule. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 - so far confirmed are: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - November 16 - Richard Leo Johnson and Gregg Bendian November 16 - Joel Forrester's Secret Identity (with special Microscopic Septet guests added) November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet November 20 - Upsilon Acrux/ Afuche (double header! two bands for one admission!) November 20 - November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague November 23 - David Borden November 23 - Jason Robinson/Janus band November 25 - Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade November 25 - Dead Cat Bounce November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - Rattlemouth November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - Ergo (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) November 29 - Forever Einstein November 29 - Doctor Nerve November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket Also: Since there will be so many musicians coming in for the NYC gigs, we are setting up a small Cuneiform festival. It will take place in Baltimore, MD. It will occur on Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20. There will be a 'rock' day and a 'jazz' day. Here are the performers and venue information, listed in alphabetical order: Saturday, November 19 ('rock day') to be held at Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 Afuche Ruben Sindo Acosta (keyboard, drum, vocals), Zach Ryalls (guitar), Andrew Carrico (baritone sax), Denny Tek (bass), Ian Chang (drums) Birdsongs of the Mesozoic Erik Lindgren (piano), Rick Scott (keyboards), Ken Field (reeds), Michael Bierylo (guitar, computer), Hamster Theatre [Dave Willey (accordion, guitar), Jon Stubbs (trombone, keyboards), Mark Harris (winds, reeds, vocal), Mike Johnson (guitar), Brian MacDougal (bass), Raoul Rossiter (drums)] Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores [Alec K. Redfearn (accordion, vocals), Frank Difficult (objects) Orion Rigel Dommisse (organ, vocals), Matt McLaren (percussion), Christopher Sadlers (contrabass), Ann Schattle (horn)] Thinking Plague [Mike Johnson (guitar), Mark Harris (reeds & flute), Dave Willey (bass), Elaine di Falco (voice), Kimara Sajn (keyboards), Robin Chestnut (drums)] Upsilon Acrux [Paul Lai (guitar) Noah Guevara (guitar) Mark Kimbrell (drums) Dylan Fujioka (drums)] – – – Sunday, November 20 ('jazz day') to be held at An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown [Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)] The Claudia Quintet [Drew Gress (bass) John Hollenbeck (drums) Matt Moran (vibes) Ted Reichman (accordion) Chris Speed (reeds)] Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade [Vijay Iyer (piano) Mark Shim (sax) Carlo De Rosa (bass) Justin Brown (drums)] Ideal Bread [Josh Sinton (baritone sax), Kirk Knuffke (trumpet), tba (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums] Positive Catastrophe [Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet, co-leader), Abraham Gomez-Delgado (percussion, voice, co-leader), Kamala Sankaram (voice, accordion), Mark Taylor (french horn), Reut Regev (trombone), Matt Bauder (tenor saxophone), Michael Attias (baritone saxophone), Pete Fitzpatrick (electric guitar), Alvaro Benavides (electric bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums)] When we have more information confirmed such as ticket sales, hotel info and etc, we will post it here. Please note that a maximum of 65 tickets for each day are available, as these are small, intimate venues. Watch this space and thank you for your interest. ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Rest in Peace: FRANK FOSTER (fine saxman, long time Count Basie bandmember and eventually the group's leader) DAN PEEK (singer/songwriter/founding member of soft rock band America) AMY WINEHOUSE (very talented singer, hugely tragic/pathetic figure) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years - on Esoteric) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling- What Is the Beautiful? DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND featuring Rob Mazurek-Tres Cabecase Loucuras (totally wonderful, catchy, feel-good jazz/electronica/Brazilian album. Very contemporary and just a corker) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp166.com/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: Afuche-I Made Dots (band-released CDR) $13.00 This is the band's first full length album and the album that I was presented by the soundman of a local club where cool bands often play and who saw them and nabbed a copy for me to hear (thanks, Nestor!) and where I first heard their music, before seeing them six months later and then signing them the six months after that. It features a completely different version of the band, with only the two co-founders Zach and Ruben being the same as on their Highly Publicized Digital Boxing Match, less than 2 years later! There's a huge cast here on tons of instruments, including some 'names', such as Peter Evans (Mostly Other People) on trumpet, Abe Gomez-Delgado (Positive Catastrophe) on percussion, Johnny Butler (Scurvy) on sax, etc. The sound is very different and not as laser-focused as their Cuneiform release, but it's a great album with much more orchestration than Boxing Match and if it weren't for my really enjoying this one, they wouldn't have ended up on the label. So that's pretty high praise. This is a professionally printed and packaged CDR release. I just got 20 copies from Ruben and these are the last copies and he isn't going to make more, so when these are gone, they're GONE! [Afuche] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Aquaserge-Ce Tres Cher Serge $11.00 Back in stock! Here's what I know. Aquaserge are a French band who I first heard of when they played at RIO 2010. I didn't go that year, so I didn't see them, but they contacted me about carrying their CD, which they sent me an electronic copy of and which I've been carrying around on my ipod and enjoying and trying to find ever since. Well, we found it and it's a spiffy little package. There isn't too much information here in terms of the musicians. There's keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and really good vocal parts, even though they are more of a instrumental-leaning group. Also found here are lots of guest spots from musicians on trumpet, violin, flute and guitarist Kawabata Mokoto of Acid Mothers Tempel! This album has that irresistible (to me, anyway) zany French character and in a little bit reminds of a more modern Etron Fou/Camembert-era Gong/Jack Dupon with some Beach Boys harmonies! Anyway, highly recommended! [Manimal] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ash Ra Tempel-Ash Ra Tempel (remastered) $25.00 The incredible first album by this legendary Krautrock ensemble, remastered by Manuel Göttsching himself! The incredible power trio (guitar, bass, drums) first effort from 1971 by Germany's Ash Ra Tempel has Manuel Gottsching (guitar), Harmut Enke (bass) and Klaus Schulze (drums - this is before he became a space music pioneer!). Great, over-the-top, psychedelic power rock. [MG Art] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ash Ra Tempel-Schwingungen (remastered) $25.00 The second album by this legendary Krautrock ensemble, remastered by Manuel Göttsching himself! Their 2nd album came out in 1972, & was quite a bit different from the first, as Klaus Schulze had split. So Manuel & Harmut enlisted some other musicians, including drummer Wolfgang Muller and various guests. This one seems a lot more stoned than the first to me... [MG Art] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ash Ra Tempel-Seven Up (remastered) $25.00 The fairly insane third album where Timothy Leary, on the run from the Feds, ends up in Switzerland surrounded by happy hippies. Remastered by Manuel Göttsching himself! Their third album was named after the LSD-laced soft drink that these guys were now ingesting by the caseload. A big psychedelic / spaceout jam type disc, with the side long live track being a real highlight. This does have some pretty great moments (the live side being pretty outstanding overall) (& if you are a fan of stoned hippie f**kery, this could be your favorite of their releases), but I would not personally recommended that you start with this one. The cast: Timothy Leary, Brian Barritt, Liz Elliot, Bettina Hohls (voices), Michael Duwe (voice, flute), Portia Nkomo (voice dubbed during the mix), Manuel Göttsching (guitar, electronics), Hartmut Enke (bass, guitar, electronics), Steve Schroeder (organ, electronics), Dietmar Burmeister (drums), Tommy Engel (drums dubbed during the mix), Klaus D. Mueller (tambourine), Dieter Dierks (synthesizer dubbed during the mix) [MG Art] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ash Ra Tempel-Join Inn (remastered) $25.00 The very good, if somewhat overlooked fourth album by this legendary Krautrock ensemble, remastered by Manuel Göttsching himself! The band's fourth album, this is the first time since their self-titled first that you have the trio of Manuel Gottsching (guitar), Harmut Enke (bass) and Klaus Schulze (drums + keyboards). Additionally, Rossi appears on vocals (sort of a proto 'space whisper' ala Gong). Not an intense album like their first, but still real nice. [MG Art] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ash Ra Tempel-Starring Rosi (remastered) $25.00 The fifth album by this legendary Krautrock ensemble, remastered by Manuel Göttsching himself! "The dubious reputation Starring Rosi has incurred over the years is, to these set of ears, altogether undeserved. The tightening of focus and coherency within these tracks has led to the besmirching of what, taken on it's own terms is an entirely appealing, though admittedly more low key outing. Underpinned by the new rhythm section of Dieter Dierks and Harald Grosskopf and punctuated by Rosi's inimitable narration, the feel throughout is like a soma-soaked tradewind. Breezy warm and thoroughly inviting."-Alternative Press/Eric Lumbleau. [MG Art] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ash Ra Tempel-Inventions For Electric Guitar $25.00 The incredible, classic, sixth and final album by this legendary Krautrock ensemble, remastered by Manuel Göttsching himself! The sixth album by Ash Ra Tempel, this was actually Manuel Gottsching's first solo album. Recorded at home with a Teac 4 track, & released in 1974, it's an absolute classic of echo'd, multi-tracked guitar trance/space-out wizardry. Three long, appropriately named tracks ("Echo Waves," "Quasarsphere," "Pluralis"). This belongs in the collection of anyone interested in space or trance music. "Manuel played his guitar and used a 4 track TEAC A3340, Revox A77 for echoes, WahWah pedal, volume pedal, Sola Sound Fuzz, Schaller Rotosound and Hawaiian steel bar." [MG Art] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Iva Bittova-Superchameleon NTSC (all region) DVD $30.00 Back in stock for the first time in ages. Iva is a wonderful musician, singer and composer and her early experiences as an actress make her a superlative performer. I have been lucky enough to see her live 3 times, but many folks can't, so in it's place is this incredible DVD. Highly recommended. "So much has already been written about Iva Bittova, about her multi-genre music and talent, her success in the Czech Republic and abroad. Once again Iva Bittova is here to surprise us with something new. Superchameleon is Iva Bittova’s debut music DVD. As the title suggests, it reveals many sides of her ever-changing musical character. The DVD is divided into three parts. The first is an exceptional, ninety-minute concert with the New York-based contemporary music ensemble Bang On A Can All-Stars . The concert was recorded in the Palace Akropolis in Prague on 26 March 2006. The concert repertoire is from the BOAC All-Stars and Iva Bittova’s Elida studio album recorded in New York, which won general appreciation and critical approval. The reception to touring Elida in late 2005 prompted the decision to film the performance. However, the programme opened with Iva Bittová – just voice, violin and solo magic – performing material from her past and present. This DVD is preserved proof positive, as never before, of the mesmeric atmosphere she can create and conjure, no matter whether alone on stage or in the good company of New York’s Finest, the BOAC All-Stars, when they become, as it were, her orchestra. Extended piano lines mingle with strings, while clarinet improvisation partners the rabid noise of electric guitar. The outcome is music that is at the same time both sophisticated and direct, no-nonsense sharp and nostalgic. It combines Eastern European classical music and folk customs while the non-traditional connection of Iva Bittová’s vocal parts and piano create inspiring melodies. The concert recording was directed by one of the Czech Republic’s rising stars, Jakub Kohák. Once again, he has succeeded in ennobling the result, lifting the production out of the all-too-frequently sterile concert recording genre, rising to the occasion to capture an unrepeatable symbiosis of visual and audio action and the atmosphere that concert-goers in the Palace Akropolis’ hall witnessed. The DVD’s second, no less important or impressive part is its selections from the Czech Television archives. The result is a treasure trove of 18 carefully selected songs. Totalling some sixty minutes, this material captures Iva Bittova in varying incarnations and in a variety of projects – rock, folk, folkloric and classical. The oldest footage is with the band Manana from 1984. Other performances include collaborations with the Czech string quartet, the Skampovo kvarteto (Skampa Quartet), the Czech band Dunaj, the Dutch group N.B.E. and Pavel Fajt. Naturally, Superchameleon has to include performances from the magisterial White Inferno, which Iva Bittová recorded with Vladimir Vaclavek, and the nigh-legendary popular ballad Zabili, zabili from the ‘mutant musical’ Balada pro banditu (Ballad for a Brigand) and Divadlo na provazku, which she recorded with Miroslav Donutil. The last and shortest part of Superchameleon is an exclusive, 12-minute video-collage created specially for this project. The five-part collage includes footage from her first major film appearance in the film Rosy Dreams also known as Rose-tinted Dreams and an assembly of rare scenes. The whole is a flicker-book of impressions of an indefinable artist." [Indies] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Neil Campbell Collective-Particle Theory $10.00 (special) Special while they last; this price is 1/3rd off the normal price. Sometimes I find the huge amount of talent and interesting music out there in the world to be overwhelming. Just when I think I've heard it all, something totally unheard comes in my mailbox (or more increasingly, streams through my computer). This is one of those unexpected discoveries. Neil Campbell is a composer and on this album he plays classical, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, synths, Wurlitzer electric piano and more. The "collective" consists of cello, drums, bass and vocals, plus a few guests. This is definitely progressive rock, but it's very fresh and very uncontrived and unconventional sounding. The classical-style guitar and cello are especially prominent and define the over-all sound. Some really great, moody melodies are explored. I was VERY impressed. You will be too. "The Neil Campbell Collective’s first album, ‘3 O’Clock Sky’ (2005), was a concept album filled with autumnal and atmospheric songs with a progressive/space rock underpinning. Whilst very well received by critics in progressive and classic rock circles, the Liverpool (UK) based band started to radically develop their sound over the forthcoming year and began work on their second album ‘Particle Theory’ (2007) with a much more experimental approach. Around a year in the making, ‘Particle Theory’, whilst remaining eminently melodic and filled with sumptuous rhythmic, textural and harmonic arrangements, has almost completely abandoned any vestige of conventional song forms. Across the length of the album a small handful of themes are presented, layered and hyper-arranged in an array of wildly diverging contexts, demonstrating an amalgam of styles and references from progressive, post-minimal and ambient music. These stylistic variations allow the musicians to demonstrate their incredible flexibility and skill as performers. A diverse and often virtuosic instrumentation consisting of layered cellos and textured ethereal vocals, EMS analogue synthesizer, classical, electric and acoustic guitars, celtic harp, wurlitzer and grand piano, operatic soprano and theremin is supported by a detailed and often propulsive rhythm section. Composer, virtuoso classical guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Neil Campbell, has invited some of the best musicians Liverpool (European Capital of Culture 2008) has to offer, to contribute and make special guest appearances on the album." You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ornette Coleman-Something Else!!! $6.00 (special) This is the ground zero of modern jazz's recorded efforts of the last 50 years; if you want to hear another recording that had as much influence, you'd have to go back nearly 15 years earlier to Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker's first recordings together in 1945! The basic story is quite well known, how after nearly a decade of serious struggle and disdain by the general music community, Ornette managed to gather a few loyal musicians around him and develop his music. He was invited to perform some of his pieces for record label owner Lester Koenig in the hopes of selling some of his compositions, but Koenig liked his playing and offered him his first studio date, which occurred in early 1958 and is what this album is. By any measure, this is a vital first effort. Highly recommmended. [Contemporary] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Combo FH-Veci/Situace na Strese (expanded/remastered) 2 x CDs $20.00 Back in stock! DING! DING! DING! DING! Veci is a album that Wayside Music used to sell hundreds of in the early 1980s and that many, many people remember fondly, even nearly 30 years later. Combo FH were a RIO-style avant/progressive band who used keyboards, reeds, violin, bassoon, guitars, bass, drums and percussion. This is the very first time that any of this material has been issued on CD and it's all here. You can follow their development from their "Mini Jazz Club" 1st release of 1976, where they are a very good, quirky sorta fusion/progressive band, to their peak in the very early 1980s via singles and their album, onto their shockingly disappointing second album and a lot of demos. It's all here, but you won't want to listen to much beyond the 1st disc. Having said that, this is still reasonably priced even for one disc and this is beautifully done with lots of great photos and (Czech) liner notes. Essential for fans of avant/progressive/RIO-style music. "None of the members of this group were full-time musicians, but they run through 14 brief (1':35" to 4':26"), but very intricate compositions (mostly by keyboardist Daniel Fikejz), as if they were conservatory-trained. Wonderful stuff which, although strongly influenced by Hungarian folk and classical (i.e., Bartok) musics, seems very Zappa-inspired (circa Burnt Weeny Sandwich). The basson is prominent, so the music is superficially reminiscent of Gryphon, at times. I highly recommend this to fans of Zappa, Canterbury sounds, RIO (esp. those of us who enjoy Nimal, Zamla, etc.), and people who like the sound of the bassoon. The music of Combo FH is weird, but not in a pernicious/atonal/chaotic way, so even those of you with more mainstream tastes may like this."-Dave Wayne/Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock [Indies] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Julian Curwin-The Mango Balloon, Volume 1 $16.00 "The Mango Balloon is a project developed in 2010 by Julian Curwin (leader of The Tango Saloon, also a member of The Fantastic Terrific Munkle, Monsieur Camembert and others). It is essentially a stripped-back chamber version of The Tango Saloon, distilling all of the elements of the larger band down to various smaller configurations, mostly quartets. At less than half the size of the full band, the sound is lighter and more laid back, with a style which adds lounge, exotica and continental jazz to The Tango Saloon's tango/western blend. The Tango Saloon has released two albums, displaying a wild mix of tango, spaghetti western and everything in between, with an array of musicians playing everything but the kitchen sink. The self-titled debut was picked up by Mike Patton's Ipecac label in 2006, and 'Transylvania' released locally in 2008. After these two multi-layered cinematic epics, Curwin felt the urge to explore some lighter textures before embarking on album #3. And so The Mango Balloon was born. Aside from six members from The Tango Saloon, the recordings also feature special guests, bringing their own distinct flavour to the music. Volume 1 features Eddie Bronson (from Monsieur Camembert) on clarinets, adding a touch of klezmer to the mix." "With its blitheness, quirkiness and affecting beauty, Curwin's new project carries echoes of figures as diverse as Erik Satie, Nino Rota and Django Reinhardt. The Sydney guitarist has come up with a charming cousin to his other bands, The Tango Saloon and The Fantastic Terrific Munkle, presenting 13 short, quite programmatic pieces that have lovely titles such as Transylvanian Holiday, Candle Dance and Black Desert. The exceptional recording quality catches every nuance of the engaging playing by a band including Eddie Bronson (clarinets), Marcello Maio (accordion, piano) and Sam Golding (tuba, trumpet), plus bass, drums, percussion and the leader's sumptuous acoustic and evocative electric guitars."-John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald, 4th March 2011 [Rufus] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dzyan-Time Machine/Electric Silence $11.00 Back in stock! Two great albums which were legitimately released separately, but have been out of print for a long time, now repackaged in a high-quality pirate edition. An undeservedly obscure German psychedelic jazz/rock band. By the time of these, their 2nd and 3rd albums from the mid 70s, the well known lineup of Eddy Marron (guitars, sitar, zaz, tambura, mellotron, voice), Reinhard Karwatky (bass, superstring, mellotron, synthesizer) & Peter Giger (drums, percussion) came together for this one. Long, trippy tracks featuring Eastern/middle Eastern motifs, jazz fusion power & psychedelic mind expansion. Highly recommended. "When the [original] Dzyan eventually disintegrated, Reinhard Karwatky was the only member remaining. So, he drafted in jazzers Eddy Marron (ex-Jochen Brauer Sextet and Vita Nova) and drummer Lothar Scharf (from Virgo), who didn't stay long, and was in turn replaced by the much more original percussionist Peter Giger. On Time Machine [1973] they played, to quote Eddy Marron: 'in the Kriegel-Doldinger-Association- http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Energit-Energit/Piknik (expanded/remastered) 2 x CDs $20.00 Back in stock! A very, very long time ago in a world that many people probably can not imagine, when I was in High School in 1973-74 or so, I had a pen-pal from BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN in Czechoslovakia and we used to swap records here and there. That was the only way I could hear music from a country that was so far away and so far off the grid. One of the records he sent me was the first album by Energit, who were a pretty excellent jazz-rock band in the vein of Weather Report and whose entire output plus more is reissued here on CD for the very first time! This has both albums, a sampler cut, their "EP mini jazz-club" release and a bunch of live material! Led by guitarist Lubos Andrst, the music here is quite high quality all the way through and you can trace the band's evolution via unreleased live recordings from 1973 as a guitar/bass/drums/vocals psychedelic/progressive quartet to a somewhat Terje Rypdal-sounding power trio in 1974 and then as a more Weather Report-influenced band on their two albums, featuring electric keyboards, guitar, bass, drums (and percussion at times) from the time of their 1st album through their final album and final recordings in 1978. Beautifully done with lots of great photos and (Czech) liner notes. Essential for fans of good, high quality jazz rock with hot guitar. [Indies] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Eskaton-4 Visions (expanded/remastered) $18.00 Back in stock! Emerging in the very late 1970's, Eskaton were one of the very first Zeuhl bands. This was their very first release, which came out originally on cassette only! At this time, the group consisted of three keyboardists (Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizer), two female singers, guitar, bass and drums. They were a fine band and despite the fact that this was their first, this is definitely their best release. This has been remastered by Udi Koomran and also includes 4 bonus tracks. Highly recommended to any Zeuhl fan; this release is one of the best Magma-influenced recordings I know of. [Soleil Zeuhl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gurumaniax-Psy Valley Hill $18.00 This is something a bit special as original Guru Guru members guitarist Ax Genrich and drummer Mani Neumeier with Guy Segers, the monster bassist from mid-period Univers Zero! While you won't necessarily be confused into thinking that this is UFO or Hinten, it does manage to capture some of the very best of that sound! "Mani Neumeier has always relished working with the most diverse of musicians. That was the case in Guru Guru days, and it is very much the same today. For his latest project Gurumaniax, he teamed up with his old colleague Ax Genrich (Guru Guru guitarist from 1970-75) and the bass player Guy Segers (doyen of Belgian avant-garde rock, founder of the key band Univers Zero). So: experience, virtuosity and professionalism to the power of three. Neumeier had been wanting to get something going with Genrich for some time. Indeed, they had shared the stage together on a number of occasions in recent years. Their last session together in the studio, however, took place around 35 years ago. The death of Guru Guru founding member Uli Trepte (track 8 is dedicated to his memory), only served to strengthen Neumeier's resolve. As he points out, who knows for how long either Neumeier himself or Genrich will be able to play their instruments with the same degree of virtuosity which they command today. Still, while the pair of them are blessed with such rude health, feeling not a day older than 50, Mani was determined to give it everything one more time with his old colleague and record the results for posterity. Neumeier and the bassist Guy Segers got to know each other a good year earlier, when they played an improvised gig together with Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple) and Daevid Allen (Gong) at the Zappanale Festival. They hit it off immediately, making Segers a logical choice for the Gurumaniax project. Four days in the studio, three at the mixing desk and the psychedelic diamond was finished. Some song fragments already existed, but most were spontaneous creations of the triumvirate in the studio. Recalling classic Guru Guru highlights such as UFO (1970), Hinten (1971) and KänGuru (1972), the trio launched themselves freely into improvisation, channelled through their psychedelic/progressive/avant- http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Karmakanic-In a Perfect World $12.00 This is the 4th album by Karmakanic, the group led by Flower Kings bassist Jonas Reingold which consists of Jonas Reingold / fretted and fretless bass & backing vocals, Marcus Liliequist / drums, Göran Edman / vocals, Lalle Larsson / keyboards & backing vocals, Nils Erikson / vocals & keyboards, Krister Jonsson / guitars. All can really play, although the standouts on this album for me are the always-amazing Lalle Larsson and Jonas' Chris Squire-influenced bass-work. Lots of vocals, but plenty of instrumental passages as well. [Inside Out] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mahagon-Mahagon/Slunecnice pro Vincenta van Gogha (expanded/remastered) 2 x CDs $20.00 Back in stock! "Mahagon's first album brought together a lot of the best jazz-rock musicians from Prague. The result was a energetic fusion remarkably close to several French groups or the British Canterbury sound (editor's note: NOT true re: Canterbury) (featuring electric violin, electric piano, electric guitar, sax and scat vocals). This is among the best of such albums from Czechoslovakia and a perfect starting point for the curious."-Scented Gardens of the Mind. This reissues the two albums by this group. This has all of their recordings; their two albums and 7 singles. Beautifully done with lots of great photos and (Czech) liner notes. [Indies] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ One Shot-Reforged (expanded/remixed/remastered) $18.00 Back in stock! A reissue of the very first, originally self-titled release by One Shot, which was self-released by the band in a edition of 500. This is a superb release by bassist Philipppe Buissonnet (Magma), keyboardist Emmanuel Borghi (Magma), guitarist James MacGaw (Magma) & drummer Daniel Jeand'heur who does not play with Magma, but he's as great as the others and why would Magma need another drummer? Recorded in one day, with a very live sound. The sound is a very appealing combination of Zeuhl mixed with electric Miles (dig the smoky organ & great Fender Rhodes work) and great guitar work. "This new issue has been re-mixed by James Mac Gaw & Pierre Luzy & was remastered for better dynamics. It has 1 bonus track, recorded the same day as the album & not featured on the first issue. New cover art too." [Soleil Zeuhl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Polyphony-Without Introduction $14.00 First-time ever on legit CD for this lost/obscure/rare progressive rock band from Virginia Beach, VA. This was their only release, which originally came out on a tiny label in 1971! "This was a great, lost find in terms of early progressive rock. A trio comprised of keyboards, guitar and bass, drums and percussion, and from America, no less! This album is very comparable to the very first ELP album, and came out in 1971. Anyone who thinks (like I did) that all of America had its musical head up its you-know-what MUST get a listen to this music. Only 4 tracks make up this one and only release by Polyphony. 1. Crimson Dagger 2. Ariel's Flight 3. Juggernaut 3. 30-Second Thing in 39 Seconds Two of the tracks come in at 13+ and 15+ minutes each, while a third is just over 7 minutes long. The last track (humorously titled) actually clocks in at just over 1:15. The lyrics are off-kilter, enigmatic, and would fit in oh-so-well with those great British and German prog rock bands of the early 70's. If you like ELP, Genesis, or Gentle Giant, do check out this gem of a domestic release, and be proud that not all American musicians were trying to be "the next Eagles" or "the next...[whatever]"."-Robert M. Briggs III [Gear Fab] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Quartet for the End of Space $12.00 "This recording consists of eight electro-acoustic compositions and two pieces by each of the four composers. Pauline Oliveros: 'Mercury Retrograde, 'Cyber Talk.' Francisco Lopez: 'untitled #270,' 'untitled #273.' Doug Van Nort: 'Outer; Inner.' Jonas Braasch: 'Web Doppelganger,' 'Snow Drifts.' The works span a vast sonic terrain, challenging listener and performer alike through a seamless blend of deep listening and absolute noise, moving between ever-fluid improvisation and carefully controlled sound manipulation. The quartet convened for two improvisational sessions between February and May of 2010, with Lopez sitting in on a Triple Point (Oliveros/Van Nort/Braasch) recording session and bringing his finely crafted sonic objects-as-instruments, further spanning the electro-acoustic divide that has become Triple Point's calling. The four later re-formed for their debut concert at the Deep Listening Institute in Kingston, NY in September of 2010. These sessions have since become raw material for the individual artists to construct new visions of this shared sonic body through extensive and thorough evolution of the recordings--personal reflections culled from a collective tapestry." [Pogus] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rock Progressivo Italiano 150 page hardbound book/CD (price for the USA only) $33.00 This title has been out of print for a few years now - when it was available, we sold it by the dozens. Now, we've found the last remaining copies and are selling them at the regular price - but don't wait too long, as we only have a large handful.... Compiled by Paolo Barotto and Marco D'Ubaldo, this is an amazingly nice and opulent package. It features a hardbound, glossy paper, full color 150 page book that is a discography for 1970s Italian progressive rock, with artists, albums, label and catalog numbers and rarity index included for a huge number of bands. And there are tons of photos of the album covers as well as lots of musician/band photos, including ones I had never seen before (and I've seen plenty). In addition, you get a great sampler album with 15 tracks by bands like Area, Cherry Five, Delirium, Metamorfosi, New Trolls, Le Orme, Osage Tribe, Osanna, Panna Fredda, Quella Vecchia Locanda and more, which compliments the book nicely. These bands weren't copying something that came before them; they were creating something new and creating a sound that is still reverberating in 'prog bands' today. This has something for the neophyte (the excellent sampler disc) and for the expert (the discography and photos) and is just extremely nice. [AMK] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rock Progressivo Italiano 150 page hardbound book/CD (price for outside of the USA, due to the heavy weight of this item) $50.00 This title has been out of print for a few years now - when it was available, we sold it by the dozens. Now, we've found the last remaining copies and are selling them at the regular price - but don't wait too long, as we only have a large handful.... Compiled by Paolo Barotto and Marco D'Ubaldo, this is an amazingly nice and opulent package. It features a hardbound, glossy paper, full color 150 page book that is a discography for 1970s Italian progressive rock, with artists, albums, label and catalog numbers and rarity index included for a huge number of bands. And there are tons of photos of the album covers as well as lots of musician/band photos, including ones I had never seen before (and I've seen plenty). In addition, you get a great sampler album with 15 tracks by bands like Area, Cherry Five, Delirium, Metamorfosi, New Trolls, Le Orme, Osage Tribe, Osanna, Panna Fredda, Quella Vecchia Locanda and more, which compliments the book nicely. These bands weren't copying something that came before them; they were creating something new and creating a sound that is still reverberating in 'prog bands' today. This has something for the neophyte (the excellent sampler disc) and for the expert (the discography and photos) and is just extremely nice. [AMK] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Roedelius-Wasser Im Wind 180 gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $19.00 "Of all the Hans-Joachim Roedelius solo releases, this is the one which most closely resembles the work of Cluster. Wasser Im Wind sees Roedelius use a wide variety of musical and sonic ingredients hitherto associated with Cluster, almost as if he sought to erect a monument to the group. Right from the word "go," the familiar sound of the Drummer One rhythm machine can be discerned on the opening track, like a wood gnome crashing his way through the shire; then we hear those hand-played, swirling keyboard patterns so typical of Roedelius; his drifting melodies, with no beginning or end, gone before one has barely recognized them; synthetic sounds recalling the heroic era of the mid-'70s; and occasional glimpses of the shadow of Dieter Moebius as sounds and forms emerge from his cosmos. Might one suggest that Roedelius recorded a Cluster album all by himself? No, absolutely not! The astute listener will note how effortlessly Roedelius performs his balancing act on Wasser Im Wind. The album captures Roedelius on the threshold of something quite new to him. On the one hand, the electronic elements he utilizes recall the Cluster virtues he knew so well, on the other hand, he is already experimenting with a wealth of baroque forms which will come to influence his playing in the future, particularly with regard to the piano. So Wasser Im Wind is no longer the past, nor is it quite the future. Piano features prominently on this LP, but has not yet taken center stage. By inviting the saxophonist Czjzek to join him on three album tracks, Roedelius manages to confuse matters splendidly, as two seemingly incompatible musical notions meet head on. Nevertheless, Roedelius' spirit floats above these waters as well, transforming the listener's initial irritation into baffled amazement." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Scherzoo-01 $18.00 Back in stock! Scherzoo is the new quintet of composer/drummer/multi- "Scherzoo is François Thollot's 3rd CD, with a new band, featuring Anthony Béard (bass), François Mignot (guitar), Jeremy Van Quackebeke (piano), Guillaume Lagache (sax alto) & François Thollot (drums). This is his most accomplished effort so far, the band plays tight & the music is an unlikely fusion of Zeuhl & mid/late period of Soft Machine. 6 tracks (including a 19 minutes re-written version of "Voyage au bout de la nuit" which was part of Thollot's first CD - in 2002, then recorded alone as a multi instrumentist)." [Soleil Zeuhl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Setna-Cycle I $18.00 Back in stock! This band was discovered several years ago when they released a small number of really short musical snippets via their webpage and everyone's zeuhl-radar went into overdrive. Mixing a classic zeuhl sound with an original slant, this features female voice, two keyboardists on Fender Rhodes and mini-Moog, soprano sax, bass and drums/percussion. Guests also appear, including James MacGaw (Magma, One Shot) on guitar. This has a quiet, insistant groove; it never really breaks into something that slays you hard, but, rather, draws you in via the over-all excellence and development of the entire album. Modern zeuhl doesn't get any better; highly recommended! "This new French band has finally his first recording available, after several announcements & an increasing buzz around them. The music is influenced by Offering and the CD has only one long track divided into several sections. Classic line-up, with a superb female singer. Music ranges from dark to quiet, to cristal clear vocals ; at the border of progressive, jazz, zeuhl, pop, atmospheric. A CD to be listened again & again to reveal its magic." [Soleil Zeuhl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Tango Saloon-Transylvania $16.00 Tango Saloon are an Australian band led by Julian Curwin. Some folks may already know them because their first was released on the always interesting Ipecac label. This is their very hard to locate (unless you are in Australia) second album. "Astor Piazzolla meets Ennio Morricone in this tango-flavoured project with a twist of spaghetti western. The Tango Saloon's second album 'Transylvania' uses a similar palate of sounds and styles to the debut on Mike Patton’s Ipecac label, but also branches off into many other areas. Not so much a horror score, rather a "musical postcard" which of course includes some dark and disturbing sounds, but also manages to throw gypsy brass, cha cha and some wild vocal numbers into the mix. 13 tracks imbuing the band's tango/western blend with a touch of vampiric horror. Featuring fourteen of Australia's finest instrumentalists, as well as vocals from Jane Sheldon and Mike Patton." "Although a concept album based on that most enduring of horror icons, Count Dracula, Transylvania isn't a grim, blood-soaked record of shrieking organs and shrill violins. Rather, Tango Saloon leader Julian Curwin has turned to the folk music of Eastern Europe to capture something of the superstitious culture of those dwelling in the shadow of the Carpathians. Transylvania is dark - much darker than the band's 2006 debut - but it never resorts to cheap Halloween trickery to convey its intended mood. Like Secret Chiefs 3 (a band with whom this group share not only a common sensibility but also drummer Danny Heifetz), The Tango Saloon don't craft their tunes from the airless innards of some vast sample library. These are real instruments - trombone, tuba, harpsichord, marimba, accordion, saxophone - being played by real humans. Real, extraordinarily talented humans. Its conceptual nature, widescreen compositions - from the gypsy swing of Dance Of The Dead and Oblivious (There's Something Down There) to the surreal lounge-pop of Dracula Cha Cha (which features vocals from Mike Patton) - and nods to the likes of Angelo Badalamenti and Ennio Morricone make it tempting to describe Transylvania as the score to a non-existent film. But to avoid such a naff cliche, it's better just to say that Transylvania is a richly evocative and beautifully textural record, with a sharp blend of theatricality and restraint that is a credit to its creators and their vision."-Drum Media [TS] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Upsilon Acrux-Volucris Avis Dirae-Arum $10.00 Back in stock. Note that the below was written years before we starting working with them, but basically, I think I got it right even then... There's an interesting subset of bands nowadays, mostly formed by rather young players who grew up in the punk era and play complex and/or very fast and very aggressive progressive rock-informed music that has been tagged "brutal prog". Some are just a bit too brutal for my tastes, but there's a lot of great outfits doing this. One of the best that I've heard is this album, their 4th, which features a five piece band on guitar, moogs, bass and dual drummers and namechecks the following influences: Magma, This Heat, Morbid Angel, Fredrik Thorndendal's Special Defects, Van Halen, Philip Glass, Gamelan music, Henry Cow, Nels Cline Trio, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Albert Marcoeur, Etron Fou Leloublan, Harry Pussy, Faust, Neu!, Morton Subotnick, Ornette Coleman, Hans Reichel. Phew. They forgot Captain Beefheart who features heavily, but yeah, that list seems about right. [Planaria] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Uz Jsme Doma-20 Letu: Live at Archa/Pudding Documentary 2 x PAL (all region) DVDs $26.00 Back in stock for the first time in ages! This is kind of the complete package in terms of this great art-punk-whatever band. The 1st DVD is a recording of the concert celebrating 20 years of the band's activities, recorded at the Prague Archa Theater in October 2005. The concert consisted of two parts: the first one, a forty-minute composition contains extracts of twenty songs from the very beginnings of the band until the album Usi (Ears) and it includes participation of some of the former members of the band. The second part of the DVD is composed of selected songs mostly from the album Cod-Liver Oil, and some older songs in contemporary arrangement, all songs accompanied by a twenty-member mixed choir. The second DVD contains a documentary in Czech, with English subtitles, which compiles dozens of interviews with members of the band, journalists, musicians, actors etc. It also contains various clippings of performances and documents from Czech TV and the bands archive (e.g. live in Bosnia during the Balkan war, live in USA and Japan) photographs and animated movies. [Indies] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Uz Jsme Doma-Spring, Hell, Autumn, Winter PAL (all region) DVD $22.00 This DVD is more for the hard-core fan than the UJD 'newbie', but then again, it's completely unavailable outside of Eastern Europe except from us. This is nearly 3 and a half hours of material. "Spring, Hell, Autumn Winter" is a Czech TV film about the work of Martin Velísek, the band's designer who is responsible for UJD's distinctive look. There's a documentary about the group: "Teplice on a plate," and video archival footage (rough but watchable) from 4 blocks of concerts from the years 1987 (Rockfest), 1992 (San Francisco), 1994 (Petynka), 1997 (Netherlands). Totally cool for fans, but newbies should start with Hollywood or Cod Liver Oil or Caves. [Indies] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ With Eyes Abstract-Return of the Heracleidae (band-released CDR) $7.00 (special) Led by Ryan Miller (guitar and keyboards) and joined by Michael Dillon - drums and Rick Fitts - bass and based out of Portland Oregon. They are a young, modern, avant/psych/brutal-prog-type ensemble who have toured with groups like Behold the Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, Many Arms, etc. and were sent my way by their friends in Zevious. They're definitely in 'that vein', but they are more psychedelic than the groups above to my ears. If you enjoy the bands listed above, you'll undoubtedly really enjoy this. This is a CDR, but it's professionally recorded, mastered and packaged and available at a killer price, so give it a shot! "'Return of The Heracleidae' is the first full length studio album from With Eyes Abstract. The album features 13 tracks of what is commonly remarked as "the craziest prog, math, and space-swamp intergalactic crime-fighting soundtrack you'll ever hear." A bold statement indeed, but one that the band has worked hard to uphold over years of playing in virtually every venue/basement/bar offered by their hometown of Portland, OR. The band's guitarist and primary composer, Ryan Miller, has a style that has been compared to Robert Fripp, Nels Cline and the early playing of John Mclaughlin. This smeared with the group's heavy/dark jazz avant-garde, and progressive tinder and totality that is similar bands like Behold...The Arctopus, Moha! Cheval de Frise, The Cancer Conspiracy, Dysrhythmia, Noxagt, Ephel Duath, and Zs. The band creates a distinct and unmistakable sound with deep roots in early progressive jazz and psychedelic guitar musings. Fans of the aforementioned are sure enjoy." http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Xing Sa-Creation de l'Univers $18.00 Back in stock! Xing Sa is a trio offshoot of Setna, featuring Nicolas Goulay : rhodes / minimoog / organ, Christophe Blondel : fender bass, Nicolas Candé : drums. It's a really good trio Zeuhl/fusion album; maybe think of it as Setna channeling One Shot, but in a more 'proggy way' with lots of great work from all three. Anyone who is looking for something new to scratch that heavy Zeuhl itch can not do better. You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/xingsa [Soleil Zeuhl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Zs-Arms $10.00 Back in stock! I saw Zs in 2006 and they were really amazing and really difficult; four guys (2 guitars, sax, drums) sit in chairs facing each other with VOLUMINOUS amounts of musical scores in front of them. Using head & hand signals as well as the scores, they played a very, very intense, long, loud music that touched on aspects of rock, punk, 20th century composition, improvisation and lord knows what else. It was definitely rock music, but it never actually 'rocked' and it was rock music from Jupiter. As I was watching it and being simultaneously unbelievably impressed as well as overwhelmed, I remember thinking that this must be like what it must have felt like to have seen the Phillip Glass Ensemble in 1971, when no one had ever heard music like this before, yet here was this utterly alien music unfolding before your eyes. Phew! "Zs is the New York band (formed in January 2002) working between the worlds of Avant Rock and New Music. Mostly instrumental, the music often explores the extremes of compositional complexity and virtuosity as well as extended repetition. The sound ranges from “brutal chamber music” to bombastic Prog Rock counterpoint to barely audible breathing sounds to mournful jazz drones. Math rock rhythms, insane time signatures, over the top melodies...it's all here." "(One) of the strongest avant-garde bands in New York. The Zs' songs sputter forth in Morse code dots of percussion and saxophone..."-Ben Sisario, New York Times "Risking hyperbole, this is a high quality document from one of the more interesting, stimulating and intelligent bands in action today. Highly recommended." - Dusted Magazine You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): FAR CORNER http://www.progvisions.nl/ GOSTA BERLINGS SAGA http://www.allmusic.com/album/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE (our latest signing - CD out in September) October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI October 22 - Mexicains Sans Frontieres - Grand Rapids, MI October 23 - Blue Wisp Jazz Club - Cincinnati, OH October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA October 25 - The Hub - Dubuque, IA October 26 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA October 26 - University of Iowa - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI October 28 - Audio For the Arts - Madison, WI October 30 - Hungry Brain - Chicago, IL November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE July 22 - Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia St - NY, NY November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) FOREVER EINSTEIN November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GOSTA BERLINGS SAGA August 27 - Strand - Hornstull Strand 4 - Stockholm, Sweden GUTBUCKET August 10 - Berkshire Fringe Festival 30 Live! - Great Barrington, MAhttp://berkshirefringe.org/ November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK October 26 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham, UK October 27 - The Ballroom - Canterbury, UK October 28 - Green Door Store - Brighton, UK October 29 - The Firestation - Windsor, UK October 30 - Clare Cellars - Cambridge, UK October 31 - The Vortex - London, UK November 1 - The Vortex - London, UK November 3 - Band on the Wall - Manchester, UK November 4 - The Anvil - Basingstoke, UK November 5 - The Harley - Sheffield, UK November 6 - Lichfield Arts Centre - Lichfield, UK November 10 - Krefeld, Germany November 23 - Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic [more European dates tba] MICROSCOPIC SEPTET August 28 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 September 6 - The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St - New York NY 10016 (212) 545 8000 (no advance sales) - 3 sets, from 7:00 pm ED PALERMO BIG BAND August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH August 7 - WLS's Organic - Gulbenkian Musica – Jazz em Agosto - Anfiteatro ao Ar Livre - Lisbon, Portgual August 20 and 21 - Summer Festival at The Huntington - Pasadena CA September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and Baltimore, MD) November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music six nights per week (they are closed on Mondays). There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. Watch this space for updates to the schedule. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 Shows at 8:00 and 10:00 - so far confirmed are: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - November 16 - Richard Leo Johnson and Gregg Bendian November 16 - Joel Forrester's Secret Identity (with special Microscopic Septet guests added) November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet November 20 - Upsilon Acrux/ Afuche (double header! two bands for one admission!) November 20 - November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague November 23 - David Borden November 23 - Jason Robinson/Janus band November 25 - Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade November 25 - Dead Cat Bounce November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - Rattlemouth November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - Ergo (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) November 29 - Forever Einstein November 29 - Doctor Nerve November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket Also: Since there will be so many musicians coming in for the NYC gigs, we are setting up a small Cuneiform festival. It will take place in Baltimore, MD. It will occur on Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20. There will be a 'rock' day and a 'jazz' day. Here are the performers and venue information, listed in alphabetical order: Saturday, November 19 ('rock day') to be held at Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 Afuche Ruben Sindo Acosta (keyboard, drum, vocals), Zach Ryalls (guitar), Andrew Carrico (baritone sax), Denny Tek (bass), Ian Chang (drums) Birdsongs of the Mesozoic Erik Lindgren (piano), Rick Scott (keyboards), Ken Field (reeds), Michael Bierylo (guitar, computer), Hamster Theatre [Dave Willey (accordion, guitar), Jon Stubbs (trombone, keyboards), Mark Harris (winds, reeds, vocal), Mike Johnson (guitar), Brian MacDougal (bass), Raoul Rossiter (drums)] Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores [Alec K. Redfearn (accordion, vocals), Frank Difficult (objects) Orion Rigel Dommisse (organ, vocals), Matt McLaren (percussion), Christopher Sadlers (contrabass), Ann Schattle (horn)] Thinking Plague [Mike Johnson (guitar), Mark Harris (reeds & flute), Dave Willey (bass), Elaine di Falco (voice), Kimara Sajn (keyboards), Robin Chestnut (drums)] Upsilon Acrux [Paul Lai (guitar) Noah Guevara (guitar) Mark Kimbrell (drums) Dylan Fujioka (drums)] – – – Sunday, November 20 ('jazz day') to be held at An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown [Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)] The Claudia Quintet [Drew Gress (bass) John Hollenbeck (drums) Matt Moran (vibes) Ted Reichman (accordion) Chris Speed (reeds)] Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade [Vijay Iyer (piano) Mark Shim (sax) Carlo De Rosa (bass) Justin Brown (drums)] Ideal Bread [Josh Sinton (baritone sax), Kirk Knuffke (trumpet), tba (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums] Positive Catastrophe [Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet, co-leader), Abraham Gomez-Delgado (percussion, voice, co-leader), Kamala Sankaram (voice, accordion), Mark Taylor (french horn), Reut Regev (trombone), Matt Bauder (tenor saxophone), Michael Attias (baritone saxophone), Pete Fitzpatrick (electric guitar), Alvaro Benavides (electric bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums)] When we have more information confirmed such as ticket sales, hotel info and etc, we will post it here. Please note that a maximum of 65 tickets for each day are available, as these are small, intimate venues. Watch this space and thank you for your interest. ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Rest in Peace: Ron van Eck (bassist of Supersister, one of my favorite "Canterbury but not actually *from* Canterbury bands) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years - on Esoteric) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling- What Is the Beautiful? DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes (4 saxophones, double bass and drums; great tunes by the sax quartet with a rhythm section that swings like Mingus!) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MICHAEL GIBBS and the NDR BIG BAND-Back in the Days (how many years has it been since a release by this great arranger and composer?) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND featuring Rob Mazurek-Tres Cabecase Loucuras (totally wonderful, catchy, feel-good jazz/electronica/Brazilian album. Very contemporary and just a corker) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp35.com/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: Anyone's Daughter-Calw Live 2 x CDs $21.00 "It’s now almost 30 years ago to the month since the release of one of the most unusual and greatest albums by a German rock band: Piktors Verwandlungen (Pictor`s Metamorphoses), the third album by south German cult formation, Anyone`s Daughter, came out in spring 1981, an almost 40-minute epic based on the fairytale of the same name by famous German poet, Hermann Hesse. The record is widely considered a masterpiece of German prog rock, packed with grandiose atmospheric music and seemingly magical passages. With more than 30,000 copies sold, Piktors Verwandlungen became the group’s most successful release and an unforgotten classic. So on the 125th anniversary of Hesse’s birth in Summer 2002 it seemed the obvious occasion to perform Piktors Verwandlungen in his birth town of Calw in the Black Forest region." [Tempus Fugit] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kevin Ayers- The Radio Sessions 2 x 180 gram vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) Back in stock and last time back in stock at this special price! Beautifully packaged collection of Kevin's most interesting/best radio sessions (made from the original radio tapes in storage at the BBC and in wonderful sound quality). This is the complete surviving tapes from 1970-1972. Features: Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill, Mick Fincher, David Bedford and more. Gatefold sleeve. [Turning Point] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Count Basie-Basically Basie: Studio dates 1937-1945 : 4 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. Was there ever a more swingin' band than Basie's late 30s/early 40s group? If so, I haven't heard it! This has ALL of the the best material from this monster period in the band's existence. "This killer box set covers most of Basie's best in studio work from 1936 to 1945 when he had the best band around, bar none. We are talking about some of the very best jazz musicians of all time: Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Buck Clayton, Don Byas, Sweets Edison and the monster rhythm section of Freddy Green, Walter Page and Jo Jones. Of course the Count himself was no slouch on the piano and add the vocals of Jimmy Rushing and Helen Humes and you've got 4 discs of music you can listen to over and over again without it ever growing stale. There is simply not a less than very good song in the lot. JSP once again does a fine remastering job."-J Grant [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Between-Contemplation (expanded) $30.00 Recorded in 1976-77, this is their fifth album. Sort of between trance/krautrock and early world music/new-age explorations (before new age turned into vapid pretty noodling). This has nearly 20 minutes of unreleased material! "An excellent album with very own pictures of sound;i would call this nearer to world music than to Kraut; however it´s highly meditative, beautiful and very catchy! Between creates one of the most contemplative musical universes! Great one!" [Intuition] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Between-Dharana (expanded) $30.00 Originally released in 1977, this is their 3rd release. Sort of between trance/krautrock and early world music/new-age explorations (before new age turned into vapid pretty noodling). This includes an excellent, never-before released track called"The Voice Of Silence". Peter Michael Hamel-keyboards & organ, Robert Detree-acoustic guitar, Robert Eliscu-oboe and Cotch Black-percussion. [Ginko] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Between-Silence Beyond Time (expanded) $30.00 Recorded in 1979, this is their sixth and last release. Sort of between trance/krautrock and early world music/new-age explorations (before new age turned into vapid pretty noodling). This has 15 minutes of unreleased material! [Intuition] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Big Elf-Closer to Doom (expanded) $7.00 (special) Special price on the first album by this California retro-hard rock/progressive/stoner-rock band who add all the right touches, including amazingly huge amounts of mellotron, as well as sitar drones, Atomic Rooster Hammond organ, etc. etc. In addition to these influences, they have some pretty good singing and good melodic vocal harmonies on top of all of this. All this plus a beautiful slip-case and a cover than emulates the live disc of Ummagumma. This includes a lot of bonus demo and live tracks (there's a total of 14 tracks), including VDGG's "Theme One"! Similar to Black Bonzo in many ways and really, really good in a totally goofily over-the-top, yet perfectly performed way! [Power Age] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Big Elf-Money Machine (expanded) $7.00 (special) Special price on the second album by this California retro-hard rock/progressive/stoner-rock band who add all the right touches, including amazingly huge amounts of mellotron, as well as sitar drones, Atomic Rooster Hammond organ, etc. etc.. Big Elf are a California retro-hard rock/progressive/stoner-rock band who add all the right touches, including amazingly huge amounts of mellotron, as well as sitar drones, Atomic Rooster Hammond organ, etc. etc. In addition to these influences, they have some pretty good singing and good melodic vocal harmonies on top of all of this. All this plus a beautiful slip-case . This includes their version of Atomic Rooster's "Death Walks Behind You", which shows where they are coming from. Similar to Black Bonzo in many ways and really, really good in a totally goofily over-the-top, yet perfectly performed way! This version has one studio bonus track and four live bonus tracks, including Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf". [Power Age] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Big Elf-Hex $7.00 (special) Special price on the third album by this California retro-hard rock/progressive/stoner-rock band who add all the right touches, including amazingly huge amounts of mellotron, as well as sitar drones, Atomic Rooster Hammond organ, etc. etc. Big Elf are a California retro-hard rock/progressive/stoner-rock band who add all the right touches, including amazingly huge amounts of mellotron, as well as sitar drones, Atomic Rooster Hammond organ, etc. etc. In addition to these influences, they have some pretty good singing and good melodic vocal harmonies on top of all of this. It starts in total Sabbath territory with the opening track, but by the second track, there's heavy, heavy Floyd influences and ... well, it just goes on from there! "Retro-rock was once thought of primarily as merely a bunch of shtick. But with the sound of a good old-fashioned rock band letting it rip in the studio (without a hint of ProTools foolery) becoming increasingly harder to come by during the early 21st century, retro-rock may be looked upon in a different light. Take for instance, Bigelf. If you take a gander inside the 2007 reissue of their 2003 release, Hex, you'll see four impressively hairy gentleman, striking a pose (in front of a mammoth cross, no less) straight off the back cover of an early-'70s Black Sabbath record. As a result, it may be tempting to pass off Bigelf as one of the countless doom metal bands that have made a career out of merely copying Master of Reality. But dig a bit deeper, and you'll find tracks that show "the elf men" have studied their Beatles -- or perhaps more succinctly, ELO -- such as "Rock & Roll Contract," and even a nod to Pink Floyd on "Bats in the Belfry II." But make no mistake, Bigelf are indeed Sab-heads, as evidenced by such delightful metal plodders as the album-opening "Mad Hatter," as well as "Sunshine Suicide" and "Carry the Load."-Greg Prato/All Music Guide [Power Age] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Big Elf-Cheat the Gallows $7.00 (special) By my count, this is the fourth and latest album by this Los Angeles-based progressive hard rock/retro/stoner outfit. Led by keyboardist/vocalist Damon Fox, the band features tons of Hammond organ, Mini-moog, etc. etc. etc. The other musicians on guitars, bass and drums play really well, but are in secondary roles. It's all about the keyboards and the vocals. You'll hear heavy amounts of Atomic Rooster, Pink Floyd, Uriah Heep, early Black Sabbath and The Beatles here. [Power Age] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Boogie Uproar 4 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. Fantastic heaping helping of Texas blues and R'n'B from 1947-1954. This is over four hours of music and 103 tracks! Great vocals, guitar and horn-section work over the boogie beat! [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cluster-Zuckerzeit 180 gram vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $30.00 Beautiful, new replica edition of this great, classic German jazz/rock release. There is no in-print CD edition; this is the only version currently out there! After recording their classic II, the duo of Hans Joachim Roedelius and Didier Moebius joined forces with Michael Rother (ex Neu!) for two fabulous albums as Harmonia. So this, their 2nd album for Brain, was not released until the later 70's, & features slightly more sophisticated electronics & slighly less obvious 'junk' than before. Still a classic, if not reaching quite the dizzying heights of inventiveness of II. [Brain] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Miles Davis-5 Essential Original Albums (remastered) 3 x CDs $10.00 (special) Thanks to the miracle of 50-year copyright in England, here are 5 of Miles' classic 50s albums in one triple-fold, digi-pack package. Included are: 'Round About Midnight, Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess, Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain. [Big Three] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Detroit Blues 4 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. Fantastic heaping helping of blues from Motor City, 1938-1954, Detroit wasn't as famous of a blues town as you might expect from all the talent there and this collection gives you the very best from that city during the time period. [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Duke Ellington-Mrs Clinkscales to the Cotton Club 4 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. This has 96 tracks by the earliest lineup of the Duke Ellington orchestra and there's just some wonderful stuff here. This set covers all of Duke Ellington's recordings from the beginning of his recording career up to early 1929. [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Embryo-Steig Aus 180 gram vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $30.00 Beautiful, new replica edition of this great, classic German jazz/rock release. There is no in-print CD edition; this is the only version currently out there! After recording several albums in the early 1970's, from late 1971 to late 1972 Embryo recorded two albums of jammy rock/jazz fusion, which their then current label refused to release because they thought that the band's 'rock' output had more commercial potential. So the band sold the rights to Brain, who put them out and where they were rightly greeted as classics! A great band here too: Mal Waldron-electric piano (imagine! from Billie Holliday to Embryo!), Jimmy Jackson-mellotron (later of early Passport), organ, Dave King-bass (of Amon Duul II), Edgar Hoffman-violin, Roman Bunka-guitar, Jorg Evers-bass and Christian Burchard-drums, marimba. Wonderful to see this great, oddball fusion record reissued so nicely! [SPV] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Stan Getz-The Smoothest Operator 4 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. This has some of the earliest (and for me, as a confirmed bebopper, some of the very best) work by this very famous, very popular tenor saxist. I have an extensive collection of early Getz and even I was missing stuff that's on this set! "... an excellent overview of the early small group recordings of Stan Getz. The disks are well re-mastered, as one would expect with the careful restoration practices used by JSP. By cut 16 of the first disc in this set, "Stan Gets Along," he shows that he is already a master of the tenor sax and is well on his way to developing the distinctive and lyrical musical voice that earned him the nickname "the Sound." This track also coincides with the first session in this set recorded on magnetic tape rather than the electronic recording technology of the age of 78's when sound engineers were still literally cutting records directly onto wax or metal master discs. The huge advance in recording technology brought by tape-recording, and the remarkably fast development of Stan Getz's own trademark style, which is instantly recognizable, intersect at "Stan Getz Along." The quality of both the sound and the music itself maintains that high standard for the rest of the box."-Gregory Wasson [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gong-Live au Bataclan (mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 Back in stock! A reprint in a nice mini-lp sleeve in a limited edition of 999 copies of this excellent quality, live recording of Gong in May, 1973. The lineup is: Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Francis Linon. This was available throughout the 90s, but has been unavailable for some time now and if you don't already own this, this is a great release! [Mantra] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gong-Live in Sheffield (mini-lp sleeve) $20.00 Back in stock! A reprint in a nice mini-lp sleeve in a limited edition of 999 copies of this excellent quality, live recording of Gong in 1974. The lineup is: Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Francis Linon. This was available throughout the 90s, but has been unavailable for some time now and if you don't already own this, this is a great release! [Mantra] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Grobschnitt-Solar Music Live 180 gram vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $30.00 Beautiful, new replica edition of this great, classic German symphonic rock release. There is no in-print CD edition; this is the only version currently out there! The band's fifth album, and one that a good number of people consider to be the greatest live progressive rock album ever made! "The German group Grobschnitt were one of the more famous bands from the classic 70's Krautrock era. They had a long and varied history that spanned over 20 years and were quite popular in their native Germany. Their music was characterized by theatrical sequences, space rock jamming, a large dose of humor and creative songwriting." Solar Music Live is about Grobschnitt living up to its potential and doing what they do best. Taking album #2 of Ballermann as its base, this live effort adds a whole new energy to the original recording. One of the strongest recordings of its kind - the listener will be hard pressed not to be entranced by its power. Lupo's guitar here is particularly engaging and Eroc's drumming is quite powerful. I cannot recommend this album highly enough. -Tom Hayes/Gnosis [Brain] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jimi Hendrix-Jamming with Jimi 6 x CD box set $45.00 (special) Back in stock! "As anyone with a passing interest in the music of Jimi Hendrix knows, the legendary guitarist died in September 1970 having only released three official studio albums along with the contract-fulfilling Band of Gypsys live album and the 'work in progress,' Cry of Love which was later to make its posthumous appearance. In addition to these, there were hundreds of hours of unreleased material left in the can. These tapes ranged from casual jams to nearly- finished masters, some of which would eventually see the light of day almost twenty years after Hendrix's death. Jimi however was always happy to jam in the studio and from these sessions often came the ideas for new songs. Hendrix never turned down an opportunity to play with whoever was around or even passing the studio at the time. Some of these jams, with the likes of Steve Winwood and Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady, would even find an outlet on albums like Electric Ladyland as the track 'Voodoo Chile' proves. Jimi was also keen on jamming live and often got up on stage and joined many a great artist (the most famous of these spontaneous performances was when he jammed with Cream shortly after arriving in the UK in late 1966) and it was even rumored that he had intended to jam with Sly And The Family Stone on the night that he died. Whenever Jimi was in the studio the tapes always seemed to be rolling and from these tapes we have drawn the best examples of Jimi's artistry in the context of a musician jamming with other like minded musicians. 6 CD set, comprising for the first time ever many of Jimi's unique jams, includes BB King, Buddy Guy, Buddy Miles, Elvin Bishop, Eric Burdon, Lee Oskar, Paul Butterfield, Billy Cox, Mitch Mitchell, Tracy Nelson, Juma Sultan, Larry Lee, Mike Ephron and Jerry Velez. Officially licensed from the estate of Hendrix's former manager, Michael Jeffery. Numbered and limited edition of only 2000 copies worldwide. Over seven and a half hours total playing time." [Voodoo Chile] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jimi Hendrix-Moonbeams & Fairytales 22 x CD box $120.00 (special) Back in stock! This set documents all known (I think) studio, live and broadcast performances from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, from the time the band was founded in late 1966 until the point just before they began work on Axis Bold as Love. TONS of outtakes from "Are You Experienced" and much, much, much more. "22 CDs, all in unique cardboard sleeves. Presented for the first time here in a clamshell box. 32 page booklet with extensive photos and full track details. 372 tracks -- over 23 hours of music. Officially licensed from the estate of Hendrix's former manager, Michael Jeffery." [Rock of Ages] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Lightnin' Hopkins-All the Classics 1946-1951 : 5 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. Just like it says, this is *all* the classics by this legendary blues artists; 120 magnificent sides from a blues master. "Before this I only had "The Complete Aladdin Recordings" which is, also, an excellent compilation. This JSP box set covers the same early recording period as the Aladdin, but goes past the last of the Aladdin sessions in 1948 into the 1949-1951 era. This is all primitive Lightnin', singing and playing with a command and conviction which is totally irresistable. The song writing is excellent and covers an extensive range of topics with a wit and wisdom which is truely amazing! The guitar mastery is, also, true genius as tempos within a song are changed to provide an almost 'song within a song' approach."-Lonnie Fredette [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Izvir-Izvir vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $26.00 "Excellent jazz prog psych band from Yougoslavia 1977. The self-titled debut of Izvir, their only LP to date, is quite a phenomenon of the Yugoslavian Slovenian 1970s jazz-rock. It is one of the rarest albums to find on the market. If you happen to trace it at some Web music online sellers, it is likely that the price will be extremely high. The music is excellent and wonderfully performed jazz-rock with strong funk and progressive rock influences. Dual electric guitars, effective Andrej Konjajev's use of various keyboards like clavinet, organ, el. piano and strong tenor of vocalist Marko Bitenc are main ingredients of this music. Lyrics are mixed in Slovene and Serbo- Croatian languages (a typical combination of many Slovene artists of the time)." [RTV Sjubljana] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Blind Lemon Jefferson-The Complete 4 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. "This album contains all known surviving Jefferson recordings. For blues lovers, having a complete Jefferson set is like having the complete works of Shakespeare. Jefferson's powerful tenor voice and freakish guitar technique would be reason enough, but you get the songs too. "Matchbox Blues," "Black Horse Blues," "Lockstep Blues," and many others are like lyric poetry. The sound quality is about as good as possible considering that almost everything had to be dubbed from worn 78s that defy noise reduction. That does mean that background noise is present on every track in varying amounts. As a bonus, the notes have a touch of ironic humor that doesn't detract from the solid information they present."-Joel Fritz [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Juke Joint Blues 4 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. This is a fantastic selection of 'good time' rhythm and blues from 1943-1956. All killer stuff here. Zappa fans will be amazed to listen to this and hear FOUR separate performances (by four different artists!) on this set (one per disc) where the singer says, "Blow your harmonica son"! [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ T. Lavitz-The Key NTSC (all region) DVD $17.00 "T Lavitz may be best known as the 6 time Grammy nominated keyboardist of The Dixie Dregs, however his complete performance and teaching resumes are both extensive! When he isn't recording or performing live, T teaches at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. This brilliant DVD features a wide range of material including a private piano lesson with T, a mini-concert, the Rock and Beyond video, an instructional DVD-Rom and a range of live clips featuring fellow Dixie Dregs band mates Steve Morse, Rod Morgenstein, Jerry Goodman and Dave LaRue." [TMM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Lenin-Rio Hecho Caceria $16.00 "This young group of lads surged from within the confinements of the New Progressive trend of fusing different styles inside one same composition. They effortlessly combine Avant Prog and Math Rock together with Experimental, Psychedelia, Jazz, and Tango passages, amongst others. This album features a very wide variety of climaxes, intensities, and dazzling constant rhythm changes." You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Blind Willie McTell-The Classic Years 1927-1940 : 4 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. Blind Willie McTell is one of the all-time greatest blues guitarists and singers of all time and his distinctive 12-string guitar mastery and voice make for a singular listening experience. At times, it genuinely sounds like there are two guitarists playing here. This includes the original of Statesboro Blues, made famous by the Allman Brothers (of course), but there's 83 other incredible cuts as well! [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ R. Stevie Moore-Meet the R. Stevie Moore!: An Introduction to the Godfather of Home Recording 2 x vinyl lps $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) Nice, heavy-weight vinyl package - vinyl is the format he began on and vinyl is where he belongs, I think - of some of Stevie's greatest recordings. As some of you may know, the first release on Cuneiform, nearly 30 years ago, was a R. Stevie Moore album; some of the tracks from it appear here! Here's to a rare and eccentric talent. Conditionally highly recommended. "Every song a short story or a miniature play. This is a breathtaking parade of mild mannered hits, just a stone's throw from the telephone booth. So, why didn't RSM ever get the Emmys he deserves? It's a good question. Probably because he's too smart, too original, too funny and way too eccentric. Still the pleasure is here for those that want to listen. Infectious, addictive, and unique."-Chris Cutler "2008 compilation from the 'grandfather of lo-fi recordings' and songwriting genius. Over the last 40 years, the legendary R Stevie Moore (son of Nashville's veteran bass session man Bob) has dedicated his life to the crafting of hundreds of home recorded albums and "sound diaries", most of which have been released on his own self-run label. This comprehensive release, compiled in collaboration with Stevie himself, provides a fascinating introduction to the most accessible areas of his early work, covering material recorded between 1974 and 1986. Far from a complete overview or "Best Of" (an impossible task given the size of his repertoire), it's best viewed as a gateway into a vast, freeform world of music for music's sake - a place where freedom roams, one man is king and just about anything can happen, provided it can be caught on tape." [Get Back] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jelly Roll Morton-1926-1930 : 5 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. As it says on the box "All available recorded work by Jelly Roll Morton from 1926-1930. Genuinely historic recordings of a truly breathtaking quality. Including, where possible, many alterative takes - some heard here for the first time." "Jelly Roll Morton made a lot of exaggerated claims in his life, taking credit for the birth of jazz. No one really believes these claims, but it's amazing how much truth there is to them. For one thing, Jelly Roll Morton revolutionized the form, more than Charlie Parker did and maybe even Louis Armstrong. His early RCA Victor recordings laid much of the music's foundation, particularly the Chicago "Red Hot Peppers" recordings, and Morton himself has been hailed as the first great jazz composer in a long tradition of composers that include Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Wayne Shorter. Simply put, you can't say enough about the greatness and the importance of Morton's music. This collection by JSP is an absolute godsend. As any jazz collector can tell you, these CD's are famous for the meticulous remastering done by jazz archivist/sound expert, John T. R. Davies, and this Jelly Roll Morton box set is one of THE gems of the JSP catalog. It covers pretty much the same recording as the RCA Victor box set, "Centennial," including every track of Morton's best and most famous work with his Red Hot Peppers. JSP's box set is much more preferable than the RCA Victor set for many reasons. First, alternate takes are place on separate discs (RCA stacks them on top of the master take), which makes for better listening. Second, the JSP box is much less expensive. Third and most important of all is sound quality. RCA's box set was released in 1990, and like all it's reissues of that era, it was heavily processed with NoNoise, leaving a squeaky clean sound, but with the high and low end frequencies lopped off. Furthermore, good sources weren't always secured by RCA, so many tracks on their set were taken from analogue tape copies of old source material. The overall result was a muffled, heavily compressed sound that squeezed the life out of the music. It was all the more depressing considering that the music was recorded extraordinarily well for their time. With this JSP box set, Davies secured superior sources, including some rare 78 rpm records from private collections. Furthermore, noise reduction was very minimal, which means there's more surface noise on these CD's, but the liveliness of the sound is simply amazing. Much of this music is essential to any jazz collection, and this box set from JSP is absolutely the best way to attain it. Great music, amazing sound quality, and a great bargain." [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ One Shot-Dark Shot CD + PAL (all region) DVD $30.00 Back in stock! Sort of quietly and without huge notice outside of the specialty arena, One Shot have released a small body of excellent works and are, to my mind at least, one of the premier jazz/rock bands working today! Of course what makes them special and unique is also what makes them different from most jazz/rock, which is, of course, their Zeuhl parentage and background and all that that implies, which is groove, atmosphere and, of course 'just that sound' (the rumbling zeuhl bass, the phase-shifted electric piano, the smokey tones, etc). Happily, more and more people are picking up on this great band and this, their fourth album is one that is hugely anticipated by Waysiders and it's something special as well. Not only is it a new studio album, but it also includes a professionally filmed live concert DVD from January 24, 2008 that includes almost all of the new album as well as two other songs, including a version of the great title song from their last album! There's some interesting interview footage (I liked the part where Emmanuel said "clowns tragic people who are funny onstage and serious or sad offstage. we are reverse clowns; we are completely funny until we get on stage...", but mostly what this is is bassist Philipppe Buissonnet (Magma), keyboardist Emmanuel Borghi (Magma), guitarist James Mac Gaw (Magma) & drummer Daniel Jeand'heaur just playing with fire and verve. Highly recommended. [Le Triton] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Pikacyu Makoto-Om Sweet Home: We Are Shining Stars From Darkside $17.00 "This is the eagerly-awaited debut album from Japanese underground legends Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple/Mainliner) and Pikacyu (Afrirampo). Combining their trademark master musicianship, out-there sonic attack and off-the-wall weirdness, OM Sweet Home: We Are Shining Stars From Darkside is the exciting sound of another legend in the making. Equal parts psychedelia, warped pop, full-on Japnoise and avant-garde passages, it's sure to appeal to their many followers worldwide. Special first edition of 1,000 copies only (for the world) shrink-wrapped CD packaged inside a 350 gram gatefold card sleeve with reverse board printing. Subsequent represses will be in standard packaging. Pikacyu*Makoto is an alliance between two figureheads of underground Japanese psych/pop. No strangers to one another, the pair have not only gigged together with their respective bands but also recorded together, when these two outfits temporarily fused in 2005 to become Acid Mothers Afrirampo (releasing an album of the same name). Now they have distilled their collaboration, all other players being stripped away to leave the core of Pikacyu's manic drums and vocals, and Makoto's schizoid guitar conjurings. OM Sweet Home: We Are Shining Stars From Darkside is unlike anything either culprit has produced before, both structured and freeform, tuneless and beautiful. Pikacyu's drums pummel, jitter, crash and stumble, but steadfastly refuse to groove. She layers her voice several times, competing with maniacally pitch-shifted versions of herself to bring you what is, in their words, "a story about the cosmic shaman Pikacyu vs. the master of the darkness Makoto... including the full love from the universe!!" Makoto attacks his guitar, cloaking himself in reverb to produce a wall of sound, alternating between melody and noise. "OM Marijana FU" resembles field recordings of a gang of lady monks doing chants in the monastery, played back on dying tape Walkmans. Then you're thrown straight into the deep-end of one of the album's epics -- "Birth Star." Those holy women are joined by propulsive drumming, each guitar chord leaving contrails that weave together in a cathedral of reverb, forming a tapestry of noise that threatens to clash but never does. On the frenetic "Wild Rise," the Western listener, ignorant of the language, is eventually left with the impression of wordless chants tapping wells of emotion that lie beyond the reach of vocabulary. The instrumental "Pigamelan-Magamelan" on the other hand, represents a total gear-shift, its dry sound, attack-laden guitar runs and avoidance of time signature invoking the exploding-note theory of Captain Beefheart. "Minakata Loid" brings drums reminiscent of early Four Tet, while the guitar emits high-pitched detonations from the far-end of an empty auditorium. "Back To Your House Over The Rainbow" exposes the knife-edge of Pikacyu's most extreme vocalizations, sounding like the yodels of a spirit trying to escape its own skin." [Riot Season] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Django Reinhardt-Postwar Recordings 1944-1953 : 5 x CDs in slipcase $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) JSP Records are the best label overall I've encountered who work in the field of releasing CDs of old jazz and blues recordings. JSP's releases typically undergo extensive (and very expensive) careful and tasteful manual cleanup, and they have become rightly renowned for the highest possible sound quality considering the source material. These releases all come packaged in full jewel cases (no little paper sleeves here) and have full personnel and reasonable liner notes. Highly recommended. Most jazz folks know Django's famous Hot Club recordings from the early /mid 30s, but after the war two things happened that greatly lessened his popularity; there were huge developments in jazz in the USA that captured everyone's interest and, starting about 1948 or so, Django switched to electric guitar and became somewhat 'bop' influenced. I had read for years about how he 'lost it' once he switched to electric, but I had never heard anything until I heard this set last year. Lemme tell you something - when you listen to tracks on here like Chez Moi and Deccaphonie and especially Impromptu and the surprising amount of 'noise' and 'dissonance' in his solos you'll (a) be amazed that this is from 1953, (b) be amazed that this is the legendary Django Reinhardt, sorta sounding like proto-Johnny McLaughlin and (c) realize that he was entering a late peak in his playing. Sadly he died very shortly after this. "Prior to JSP's systematic chronicling of Reinhardt's complete recordings, there were many, many single and double disc overviews of his work, almost all of which focused on his earlier Hot Club recordings. There's a reason for this -- those early recordings are classics of small-combo swing and guitar jazz. However, that left these wonderful later experiments almost completely unavailable on CD. Django Reinhardt solo, recordings with small groups including both long-time collaborators and new, experiments with electric guitar and flirtations with the then-new style of bebop. Not every experiment works and some of the recordings sound like retreads of his prewar work, but there are many dazzling surprises here. If you have any interest in jazz guitar, small-combo swing, or Django Reinhardt himself, this set is well worth purchasing. You get 5 discs of music, most of which is unavailable elsewhere on CD, and including some of the most "different" sounding recordings in Reinhardt's discography, good remastering, detailed notes on recording dates and session musicians, for a reasonable price tag." [JSP] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes-Live Integral 2 x CDs $9.00 Catherine Ribeiro was one of the best known female vocalists in France during the 1970's. For the time, her albums were quite far out, with excellent and also rather wild singing by Catherine, as well as excellent backing by her superb band Alpes. After a very long time away, this live album, recorded in 2007, finds her in surprisingly good voice. The band is guitar, keyboards, bass and drums and is still quite progressive, with most of the tunes covered being old classics. Not sure that this is where you should start with her work, but then again, there's nothing else available, so... [Nocturne] "The recent Live Catherine Ribeiro and Alpes is a must for all lovers of Ribeiro. The songs are carefully chosen, with her impeccable voice sense still involved." [Nocturne] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Terry Riley-Lisbon Concert 180 gram vinyl 2 x lp set $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) (special) "This gorgeous set of piano improvisations reflects minimalist composer Terry Riley's lifelong study of Indian music. It is an outstanding recording which captures Terry Riley at an inspired peak. Performances of such spontaneous and beautiful music are scarce and even less-frequently performed by the composer himself at such a late stage in an extraordinary career. To sound so inspired and inventive some 40 years after defining minimalist music is quite a feat. Coming from such a consistently brilliant composer, who would expect less?"-Skip Jansen [Vinyl Lovers] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sun Ra-Egypt Strut 180 gram vinyl lp $18.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "In 1983, Sun Ra travelled to Egypt, the land of great African kings and perhaps descendants of an alien race, and therefore, a kind of spiritual homeland for Ra, to record two compositions by the godfather of Egyptian Jazz, percussionist Salah Ragab. The second piece, 'Dawn', is a composition based on an Islamic hymn sung during the Arabic month of Shawall and features Ra playing the Hohner melodica. This record is particularly significant because, despite Ra's enormous discography and tours to all corners of the globe, this is one of the few times he ever recorded with a non- African American musician. Perhaps Ra was intrigued by the fact that the two men shared the same initials? Or perhaps he was drawn to his exceptional talent as a percussionist: knowing Ra, it was probably a little of both. Also includes 'Watusa', recorded live at Il Capo Jazz club in Cairo in January 1984." [Vinyl Lovers] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Universe Divide-Dust Settles on the Odontophobes CDEP (band-released CDR) $8.00 Quite lengthy (nearly 30'), amazingly assured, debut release from a really fine, instrumental, technical metal trio which is an outgrowth of the late Canvas Solaris. Fast moving, well thought out, intricate and well played. Definitely the ghost of Canvas is audible, but there's new directions being pursued as well! If you like the fast 'n' frenetic sound of this style, this is highly recommended. [UD] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Andy West-Rama 1 $8.00 (special) Andy West has done a number of things in his musical lifetime, but he will always be remembered first for his superlative work with the Dixie Dregs/Dregs, one of the US's great jazz/rock bands. "2002 release from the former bass player for the Dixie Dregs. Artists featured are drummers Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Jonathan Mover and Rob Morgenstein (Dregs), Guitarist Toshi Iseda and Mike Keneally (Zappa), keyboardists T. Lavitz (Dregs) & Jens Johansson. Andy West has created a heavy and eclectic progressive monster with elements of Jazz Fusion, Progressive Rock and Industrial Metal." " Driving, thunderous bass lines with intelligently interwoven guitars and keyboards makes for a mouth-watering anticipation of Rama2. Mike Keneally and Rod Morgenstein bring their respective "A" games to this outstanding effort, and the contributing guitarists and guests help create a seamless hour or so of pleasantly in-your-face tunes. Andy West proves that he has become his own man (if he wasn't before), and he's still got the chops and the sound to deliver music welcomed by at least a few denizens of the third mellinnium. Call it prog-rock if you must, but that's not really doing it justice."-Curt Jones [Magna Carta] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE October 4 - Ryles Jazz Club - Cambridge, MA - 8:00 pm / $7.00 October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH - 9:00 pm / $7.00 Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI - 10:00 pm / $10.00 or festival pass October 22 - Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - 10:00 pm / $10.00 October 23 - Surrounded By Reality presents DCB at Audio for the Arts - Madison, WI - 7:30 / $8.00 October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN - 7:30 pm / $10.00 October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA Workshop at School of Music, Russell Hall Rm. 101 (The Jazz Studio) - 3:00-5:00 pm Performance at Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall - 8:00 pm - FREE and open to the public October 26 - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA - Workshop at Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church - 3:30 pm / FREE and open to the public October 26 - The Washington - Burlington, IA - 7:00 pm October 26 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA - 10:00 pm October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE July 22 - Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia St - NY, NY November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) FOREVER EINSTEIN November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GOSTA BERLINGS SAGA August 27 - Strand - Hornstull Strand 4 - Stockholm, Sweden GUTBUCKET August 10 - Berkshire Fringe Festival 30 Live! - Great Barrington, MAhttp://berkshirefringe.org/ November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK October 26 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham, UK October 27 - The Ballroom - Canterbury, UK October 28 - Green Door Store - Brighton, UK October 29 - The Firestation - Windsor, UK October 30 - Clare Cellars - Cambridge, UK October 31 - The Vortex - London, UK November 1 - The Vortex - London, UK November 3 - Band on the Wall - Manchester, UK November 4 - The Anvil - Basingstoke, UK November 5 - The Harley - Sheffield, UK November 6 - Lichfield Arts Centre - Lichfield, UK November 10 - Krefeld, Germany November 23 - Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic [more European dates tba] MAHAVISHNU PROJECT The Mahavishnu Project presents "Maha-coustic": new interpretations of the music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 MICROSCOPIC SEPTET August 28 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 September 6 - The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St - New York NY 10016 (212) 545 8000 (no advance sales) - 3 sets, from 7:00 pm ED PALERMO BIG BAND August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH August 7 - WLS's Organic - Gulbenkian Musica – Jazz em Agosto - Anfiteatro ao Ar Livre - Lisbon, Portgual August 20 and 21 - Summer Festival at The Huntington - Pasadena CA September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and Baltimore, MD) September 4 - ProgDay Festival - Storybook Farm, Chapel Hill, NC - 10:30am - November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ Rest in Peace: NORMAN BARRETT (member of 70s Vertigo band "Gravy Train") JOE (the voice and heart of Flower Travellin' Band) CONRAD SCHNITZLER (founding member of Tangerine Dream. founding member of Kluster. If that isn't enough for him to be in the 'exploratory music hall of fame', I don't know what is. He also continued to make interesting, good, great, lousy, stupid and/or amazing records for the next 40 years after that!) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years - on Esoteric) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling- What Is the Beautiful? DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes (4 saxophones, double bass and drums; great tunes by the sax quartet with a rhythm section that swings like Mingus!) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MICHAEL GIBBS and the NDR BIG BAND-Back in the Days (how many years has it been since a release by this great arranger and composer?) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND featuring Rob Mazurek-Tres Cabecase Loucuras (totally wonderful, catchy, feel-good jazz/electronica/Brazilian album. Very contemporary and just a corker) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp66.com/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: Ainigma-Diluvium $23.00 Back in stock! A fun, loud, heavy progressive hard rock album that was recorded in early 1973. Includes two bonus tracks that total over 23', including a 18' instrumental! It gets sorta boring saying over and over again what a great job Garden of Delights do with their reissues, but, this is another great one by them. "The group was founded in 1972 from Wolfgang Netzer and Michael Klüter and Ainigma exsisted for two years but they have only left for us this wonderful album. The original pressing is one of the hardest to find private releases that came out of Germany and collectors are paying nearly 300$ for the original. The sound of this three-piece is easy to describe: it's total heaviness, very very loud and simply great. I would compare them with Deep Purple or early Uriah Heep. It's organ-based heaviness but also very dreamy, for all those brothers who want to take a psychedelic journey. This album contains five very long tracks and one of my faves is the title-track that is over ten minutes long, where Ainigma are showing the musical abilities. But every track is a killer.The cover of the re-issue is different to the original, but still very fine and it's one of my favourite cover-artworks. When it comes to uncompromising German heavy rock, this is one of the best records of this time. It's sad that this killer band has only released one album." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Antique Seeking Nuns-Careful! It's Tepid CDEP $10.00 Back in stock! Third and final of three releases by this little-known, fine British quartet, consisting of: Joff Winks-guitar and vocals, Matt Baber-Fender Rhodes, synths and piano, Paul Mallyon-drums and Brad Waissman-bass. I was pointed in their direction by Steve Davis, Snooker champion and all around champion of progressive, prog music and he was right! "Right about what?", you may ask. That they were band that managed to take some of the most quintessencially 'British' (and to my mind, the most charming) aspects of UK progressive rock (think the song stylings of Richard Sinclair with Caravan or Hatfield or early Robert Wyatt) and graft them onto a more contemporary sound that is perhaps a bit more avant-progressive in nature as well as including influences that have nothing to do with 'progrock' (Tortoise! Flaming Lips!, etc), all leavened by some Zappa-ish instrumental complexity and assuredness. What do you have? A total winner. If you want the big story of this band (why they released 3 EPs over a 5 year period and why they have now decided to call themselves "Sanguine Hum"...then THIS is the place, because the booklet has 3 pages of tiny type explaining why they have done a bunch of things that are completely silly in terms of career. But more importantly, you get some really, really great music. Highly recommended! "This five track EP, the final release in the bands Triple Burst saga, features some of the very best examples of the Nuns highly progressive instrumental compositions. Over the course of 20 minutes Careful! It’s Tepid unleashes all manner of instrumental combinations. A nostalgic string quartet blends with childlike glockenspiel and chiming guitars in The Foulness! The Stench! Deranged drums and vibraphone manically dance around slide guitar and distorted bass in Dead Cheese, and wobbly synth textures cushion what sounds like a chorus of mandolins and guitars as strange film dialogue interrupts the proceedings in The Bearded Bag Lady. Careful! It’s Tepid is also framed at either end by two songs, Leave Us A Message and Ointment For Flies, songs that are as strange and alien as they are weirdly approachable, especially in the sky high vocal melody of opening track Leave Us A Message that pleads for contact with alien life, or the unsettlingly macabre and epic closer Ointment for Flies. Careful! It’s Tepid makes a fitting finale for the Triple Burst trilogy and the Antique Seeking Nuns in general before the quartet (Joff Winks, Matt Baber, Brad Waissman & Paul Mallyon) bring together all their disparate influences and elements of past and present projects under the new band name Sanguine Hum." [Troopers for Sound] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Antique Seeking Nuns-Double Egg with Chips and Beans (and a Tea) CDEP $10.00 Back in stock! Second of three releases by this little-known, fine British quartet, consisting of: Joff Winks-guitar and vocals, Matt Baber-Fender Rhodes, synths and piano, Paul Mallyon-drums and Brad Waissman-bass. I was pointed in their direction by Steve Davis, Snooker champion and all around champion of progressive, prog music and he was right! "Right about what?", you may ask. That they were band that managed to take some of the most quintessencially 'British' (and to my mind, the most charming) aspects of UK progressive rock (think the song stylings of Richard Sinclair with Caravan or Hatfield or early Robert Wyatt) and graft them onto a more conte mporary sound that is perhaps a bit more avant-progressive in nature as well as including influences that have nothing to do with 'progrock' (Tortoise! Flaming Lips!, etc). What do you have? A total winner. If you want the big story of this band (why they released 3 EPs over a 5 year period and why they have now decided to call themselves "Sanguine Hum"...well, you'll have to buy "Careful, It's Tepid", their third and final release, which has 3 pages of tiny type explaining why they have done a bunch of things that are completely silly in terms of career, but which actually mean nothing to you or me. But if you want great music, just buy this! Highly recommended! "Antique Seeking Nuns was a band project that existed between 2001 and 2009, initially based around the composing/performing duo of Joff Winks and Matt Baber and later expanding to include Paul Mallyon on Drums and Brad Waissman on Bass. The band released three EP’s that stylistically responded to the challenges laid down by artists such as Frank Zappa and Hatfield and the North: music that is cerebral yet heartfelt, often complicated yet still pushing melody to the centre stage, and perhaps most controversially, taking a surreal and understated approach to the lyrics and presentation, often humorous in effect but with no loss in creative impact.Although definitely influenced and perhaps defined by the past, Antique Seeking Nuns can be best viewed alongside artists such as Tortoise and the Flaming Lips: a post-rock group entirely and successfully absorbing its prog-rock influences into something new. An ever growing network of listeners continue to be drawn into the Nuns’ music by the aforementioned off-hand lyrical style of songs such as Double Egg and Little Machines which soften the blow of the more intense pieces such as Shatner’s Bassoon and Dead Cheese that set new standards in adventurous and demanding rock based composition." [Troopers for Sound] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bakery-Momento $9.00 Back in stock! Special while they last - over 45% off the regular price of this psych/blues classic! "Bakery is an Australian rock group from the early 70s with strong strains of blues and psychedelia in their music. Obviously influenced by the wave of late 60s/early 70s beat psych and early progressive rock, Bakery are often imitators or regurgitators of their influences. Momento is the band's second album and even though they were never around long enough to fully create their own sound, they were beginning to do so here. Strains of all sorts of groups inform Bakery's rock: Jefferson Airplane, Family, Procol Harum, and Traffic among many. Bakery are quite dynamic and dramatic with room for some great guitar, organ and flute solos. In fact, as powerful as the vocals are (they remind me a bit of John Mayall), it's these wonderful instrumental sections that really push this forward. True, the occasional boogie number/section might remind one of Pig Pen-era Grateful Dead, but these are all pretty few and far between. This is the sort of album one might call a proto-progressive, although by 1972, this sort of album was already starting to sound dated. To hell with it, I love this sort of thing. Side 2 in particular has some excellent jamming sections. This is one I'd love to see reissued."-Mike McLatchey/Gnosis [Radioactive] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Colosseum-The Complete Reunion Concert $15.00 With Jon Hiseman, Chris Farlowe, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Clem Clempson, Dave Greenslade and Mark Clarke. "In spite of Jon Hiseman's reluctance to reform Colosseum, in the early nineties, the spate of band reissues generated new interest in the band. Whilst on tour in Germany, Hiseman was encouraged to rethink, & a debut reunion concert was arranged in October, 1994." [Masterpieces] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Emerson, Lake and Palmer-40th Anniversary Reunion Concert 2010 NTSC (all region) DVD $17.00 Emerson, Lake & Palmer... are one of the most commercially successful progressive rock bands and from the outset focused on combining classical pieces with rock music. The legendary rock band reunited to celebrate their 40th Anniversary and headlined London's first High Voltage Rock Festival. This was the historic moment when Emerson Lake and Palmer performed for the first time since 1998. This spectacular performance with extravagant special effects and lighting recaptured the magic and musical genius of Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer as they performed their greatest hits in front of thousands of fans and leaving a lasting memory of the stunning musicianship of these three legendary performers." This is two hours long and the set is: * Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression - Part 2 * The Barbarian * Bitches Crystal * Knife Edge * From The Beginning * Touch and Go * Take A Pebble/Tarkus * Farewell to Arms * Lucky Man * Pictures At An Exhibition * Fanfare for the Common Man/drum solo/Rondo [MVD] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Emerson, Lake and Palmer-40th Anniversary Reunion Concert 2010 Blu-ray (all region) $21.00 Emerson, Lake & Palmer... are one of the most commercially successful progressive rock bands and from the outset focused on combining classical pieces with rock music. The legendary rock band reunited to celebrate their 40th Anniversary and headlined London's first High Voltage Rock Festival. This was the historic moment when Emerson Lake and Palmer performed for the first time since 1998. This spectacular performance with extravagant special effects and lighting recaptured the magic and musical genius of Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer as they performed their greatest hits in front of thousands of fans and leaving a lasting memory of the stunning musicianship of these three legendary performers." This is two hours long and the set is: * Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression - Part 2 * The Barbarian * Bitches Crystal * Knife Edge * From The Beginning * Touch and Go * Take A Pebble/Tarkus * Farewell to Arms * Lucky Man * Pictures At An Exhibition * Fanfare for the Common Man/drum solo/Rondo [MVD] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Faithful Breath-Back on my Hill (expanded) $23.00 Back in stock! "The first LP of Faithful Breath, ”Fading Beauty” from 1974, has meanwhile become a classic of symphonic rock and can definitely be recommended. In 1977/1978 they recorded their second album ”Back on my hill” - again including the mellotron - which was released only in 1980, on the Sky label. The long track on the flip side has been played in keeping with the first LP’s style. The first side consists of four shorter tracks already with some hard rock sounds - some few years later Faithful Breath should develop into a real hard rock and metal band. As a bonus track the CD includes ”Die Mörderbiene” (The killer bee) from their 12” EP which had also been released on Sky in 1980. The whole material, including the bonus track, has been drawn from the master tapes." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Fotheringay-Essen 1970 $23.00 After leaving Fairport, Sandy Denny joined up with Trevor Lucas, Jerry Donahue, Pat Donaldson and Gerry Conway and recorded just one album, the beautiful, self-titled debut. It's considered one of the greatest releases of British folk-rock, but the band fell apart pretty quickly. Now comes this amazing discovery which has never even been hinted at! "On Friday, October 23, 1970, they had a gig at the third Essen Pop & Blues festival in the Gruga Hall. The concert was then recorded semi-professionally by the presenter. Now, the tapes have been elaborately re-mastered by Fotheringay guitarist Jerry Donahue who got the most out of the sound that was technically possible. The complete concert is here." This is not a perfect sounding release - this isn't 48 track digital recording and it's definitely 'bootleg-quality' - but it's pretty good for what it is and especially for the time period and you can hear all the musicians and you can hear Sandy. So, conditionally recommended to British folk fans; if you love Sandy, this will hit the spot; it isn't like there are lots of new things to scratch that itch! [Garden of Delights/Thors Hammer] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Fotheringay-Essen 1970 vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $27.00 After leaving Fairport, Sandy Denny joined up with Trevor Lucas, Jerry Donahue, Pat Donaldson and Gerry Conway and recorded just one album, the beautiful, self-titled debut. It's considered one of the greatest releases of British folk-rock, but the band fell apart pretty quickly. Now comes this amazing discovery which has never even been hinted at! "On Friday, October 23, 1970, they had a gig at the third Essen Pop & Blues festival in the Gruga Hall. The concert was then recorded semi-professionally by the presenter. Now, the tapes have been elaborately re-mastered by Fotheringay guitarist Jerry Donahue who got the most out of the sound that was technically possible. The complete concert is here." This is not a perfect sounding release - this isn't 48 track digital recording and it's definitely 'bootleg-quality' - but it's pretty good for what it is and especially for the time period and you can hear all the musicians and you can hear Sandy. So, conditionally recommended to British folk fans; if you love Sandy, this will hit the spot; it isn't like there are lots of new things to scratch that itch! [Garden of Delights/Thors Hammer] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Jean-Philippe Goude-Drones (expanded) $15.00 Back in stock! This was the third solo album (but the first one most people have ever heard), originally released in 1980, by this excellent Weidorje/Richard Pinhas keyboardist/synthesist. It's an excellent, Zeuhl-ish progressive/fusion album and it features a wide number of great guests: François Auger, Didier Batard, Klaus Blasquiz, Michel Ettori, Patrick Gauthier, Alain and Yvon Guillard, François Ovide, Bernard Baganotti, Richard Pinhas, Gérard Prévost, Jean-Louis Rizet, David Rose, Kirk Rust, Patrick Tillman and others! I know that those names alone were enough to get the blood flowing of fans of French progressive rock! And it's an excellent album! Features a bonus track that was recorded for the album, but wouldn't fit, as well as a large, in depth booklet. Recommended! "Goude’s proto-electronica cosmic loops and moog melodies now find themselves coupled with tough prog drum beats and other elements of rock music; "Drônes" mixes solo keyboard pieces like ‘Coma’ and ‘Duo’ with group oriented pieces: ‘Dies Irae’ is a Zeuhl rock scorcher; ‘Machine’ uses a string quartet as the foundation for synthesizer musings by Goude and Richard Pinhas; ‘Trepidanse’ is a playful piece for dueling synthesizers. Although the Weidorje influence is evident on some numbers, Jean-Philippe Goude takes his music well beyond the Zeuhl trend. He offers a very personal approach to music, which contributed to the album's initial success, and has ensured that its cult status has lasted until the present day." [Lion] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-La Confiserie Magique: Groove Club Vol. 1 $16.00 Charming and entertaining and (of course) funny tracks from 'swingin' Paris', 1966-1971. "Fabrice, 17 years old, is a minet, or to say it better, a mod from one of the posh neighbourhoods, the 16th district in Paris and such “golden ghettoes” as Auteuil, Neuilly and Passy. Fab’ likes to have his “ronron at the Dugstore”, as Dutronc sang it (an untranslatable wordplay on ronron, “cat food”, and a minet - “a kitten” - purring). Fabrice attends Henri IV prestigious high-school; his father, a businessman who made a fortune selling plastic flowers, and his mother, a former model from Jacques Fath, are never home – a cosy home indeed! With his Weston shoes, a slim-fitting suit by Renoma and his haircut modelled on those of Anglo-Saxons musicians appearing on French Eps, Fabrice dreams of Carnaby Street and the Sunset Strip. He is not alone: there’s his sister Stéphanie, 16, who wears a fringe, a mock Courrèges dress, a pink Shetland pullover and white boots. Stéphanie reads Salut Les Copains and Mademoiselle Age Tendre, which both fuel her passion for Françoise Hardy, Zouzou, Twiggy and the Beatles. The Groove Club is happy to present twenty-two records that we dug out as a tribute to Fabrice’s kinky faves. We imagine those magic years 1966-71 to have been as you can hear it here — truly decadent pop-sike, as beautiful as the cathedral of Evry... whether it's the arch-hippie Lolita taking us beyond the limits of pop music, singing songs which make one dream of Anicée Alvina riding her bicycle in a red dress... or whether it's sunny and stunning, or brooding and tinged with sadness. And we sense that, paradoxical as it may seem, although we have imagined a parallel cosmos to the Grande Heures of pop culture, we are not far from the truth. Chock full of information, sharing Fabrice's story, as well as providing information about all of the tracks on this painstakingly curated volume of our celebrated Groove Club series. Popisme fantastique!" [Lion] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Herd of Instinct-Heard of Instinct $13.00 FINALLY back in stock! Djam Karet have started a new label not merely to release their own work but to be a real record label and release other artist's work. Good luck fellas! This include some really high profile guests like Gavin Harrison, Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto, etc. It's a very good King Crimson/Gordian Knot-styled, multi-guitar with multi-layers release that features a lot of really great Warr guitar stuff. "In hot pursuit of the darkened, serpentine corridors of contemporary instrumental Progressive Rock music comes Texas' own Herd of Instinct and their 2011 debut CD. Four years in the making, this self-titled release is truly for fans of King Crimson, Steve Tibbetts, Djam Karet and big picture music. Pushing the limits of their own creativity, Herd of Instinct draws from a vast source of influences: multi-cultural music, literary clues, Horror and cinematic film scores, and obscure elements of Rock, Avant-garde, Electronic, Prog, and Psychedelic music. Recording sessions took place in Texas, North Carolina, and various global locations, from 2007-2010. As a live unit, Herd of Instinct performs as a trio, but during this recording process, the band decided to expand into a large-scale entity featuring many guest musicians including Dave Streett, whose secret treaties with such luminaries as Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel), Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, XTC), Gayle Ellett (Djam Karet), Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), and Markus Reuter (Tuner) helped bring these all-star musicians into the Herd. The results are very provocative as evidenced by such songs as "Room Without Shadows," the lysergic "Road To Asheville," the schizoid-frenzy of "Anamnesis," the pagan majesty of "Hex," and the beautiful "Blood Sky" (the albums' lone vocal piece, courtesy of Kris Swenson). With looping samples provided by Steve Tibbetts, impeccable production, deep compositions, and impressive performances by all of the musicians involved, Herd of Instinct is a well-crafted, landmark debut album." [Firepool] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ La Maquina Cinematica-Musica para Pantallas Vacias $16.00 Charming, unexpected and over-all pretty wonderful chamber rock ensemble from Argentina, led by composer and pianist Exequiel Mantega. The basic group consists of piano, clarinet, cello and drums, but on most tracks there is additional instrumentation from some combination of violin, flute, oboe, bass and/or guitar. Such a wonderful sound and a sound that there's so little of in this world. Doesn't sound a bit like them, but if you like Julverne, Univers Zero, Louise Avenue, Aranis, etc, you'll love this. Highly recommended! "The musical treatment is specifically chamber music, as the compositions are written for different groups of acoustic instruments. The album "Music for Empty Screens" is a sample of the different instrumentations that can use the music of this composer...The style of music contained in these works are part of a genre rather "cinema", with colors of Argentine folklore, the tango, and other influences of the music of Uruguay and Brazil, which influenced the music of Buenos Aires some time thus giving rise to a new style concept within this genre." You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Nick Millevoi-Black Figure of a Bird $11.00 "Nick is co-leader of the avant-garde punk-jazz trio Many Arms and with trombonist Dan Blacksberg co-leads the new music duo Archer Spade, who have recently performed works by Roscoe Mitchell and Dave Soldier. Nick is also a member of progressive chamber-pop collective Make A Rising and Hassidic punk band Electric Simcha. As a sideman, Nick has toured with Fugazi bassist Joe Lally, and performed with Gene Coleman, Glenn Branca, and many others. Nick composes regularly for his groups and has also composed a series of six improvisation-based pieces called SHREDfest for various instrumentations, culminating in the release, SHREDfest V by Tiger Asylum Records. Of his work with Many Arms, writer Phil Freeman recently wrote in Burning Ambulance: 'Guitarist Nick Millevoi takes Greg Ginn's misshapen, barbed-wire soloing style as a starting point and injects doses of Derek Bailey, Sonny Sharrock and Mick Barr (Orthrelm, Octis, Krallice) for good measure. He's a fierce player who knows his way around a riff and can tie himself, and the listener, in knots with his contorted, passionate soloing.' Black Figure of a Bird consists of a series of pieces written for the twelve-string electric guitar based upon various alternate tunings. The songs range from the lush and sprawling melodicism of "What Sunlight Does Make It Through” to the noisy, treble-heavy assault of "Bruxer” to the spacious harmonic meditation, "Nothing Forms A Liquid.” The album was masterfully recorded by Philadelphia-based guitarist and engineer, Eric Carbonara. Millevoi recently toured the east coast alongside Toronto-based guitarist Colin Fisher, and has shared bills with Nat Baldwin, Eugene Chadbourne, and Matta Gawa. Brian Rademaekers of Philly.com wrote that Nick's music, 'Bends the perceived limits of the instrument into some twisted places using open tunings and a passionate attack on the frets.'" [New Atlantis] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Missus Beastly-Dr. Aftershave and the Mixed-Pickles (expanded) $23.00 Very long awaited, first-ever CD release of the third Missus Beastly album. After their great, self-titled, Gorilla-adorned, Germany jazz/rock classic second album, there were a lot of changes in personnel, with more and more overlap with the musicians of Embryo, but the quality of the band and their work remained high. "Dr. Aftershave and the mixed-pickles” was Missus Beastly’s third album, which once more presented some mostly instrumental, solid jazz rock. It was at the same time the first album to be released on April, the new self-distributed label run by Missus Beastly, Ton Steine Scherben, Embryo, and Sparifankal. The LP was recorded in the well-known Stuttgart Zuckerfabrik studio (a former sugar refinery) at the beginning of 1976. The two CD bonus tracks were recorded at the Vlotho festivals in 1976 and 1977. At that time, they were presented on the annual festival lp." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Emmanuelle Parrenin-Maison Rose $10.00 Back in stock! A well known female singer from the French folk scene, this album, originally released on the very collectable Balloon Noir label, is a classic gem of proto freak-folk with tons of great hurdy-gurdy and much, much more going on! Personally recommended! "A revelation of a folk album, with songs of incredible beauty & innovative arrangements. It features traditional instruments you've hardly heard before & sometimes touches of the avant-garde. This is one of the best!"-Scented Gardens Of The Mind. [Lion] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Salt Lake City Electric Ensemble-In C (artist-released CDR) $9.00 (special) This is a very electronic, laptop-based rendition of this seminal classic and very adaptable work. Very spacey, low-key ambiance gives this a feel like Klaus Schulze and Radio Massacre International doing their version of this great piece! Beautifully laid back and contemplative. This version is getting a lot of buzz with some people calling it the best version ever; I might not disagree. Highly, highly recommended! Classics of Western music, almost inevitably, recall a certain time and place...Terry Riley's In C is no exception: it recalls the heady, hallucinogen-powered atmosphere of San Francisco during the age of improvisation and experimentation of every type. Because so many works of twentieth-century music were sui generis--and In C is certainly that--it's hard, sometimes, to decide whether or not they evoke a time and place as an element of collective cultural imagination. The Salt Lake Electric Ensemble has addressed this problem head-on in this new and extremely exciting release of Riley's best-known work. Performing on laptops, they aim to update the work and make it speak for a generation of people brought up on the sounds and expression of what I'll call vernacular electronic music. The instruments permit all manner of timbral changes, all sorts of fascinating overlappings, all sorts of compelling rhythmic patterns--much of which, by the way, occurs in real time captured by the recording and not simply programmed in advance. The complicated patterns, in particular, are implicit in Riley's instructions for the work but difficult to realize with an ensemble of musicians with conventional instruments. The result of their work is nothing short of a revelation. They take a slower tempo than customary, which already nudges the piece in the direction of ambient or hip-hop music; percussion appears at certain selected points and sounds remarkably appropriate...while other times there's barely a sense of beat at all; the sounds produced by the instruments are truly contemporary most of the time (one hilarious, very analog-sounding sound is chosen for one of In C's most outre, absurd melodies, and both work to positively reinforce each other). Best of all, the artists of the ensemble have a questing, experimental approach, constantly pushing for new and surprising effects over the hour-long course of the performance. Someday, as more critics and scholars talk about the importance of improvisation (as opposed to fully notated music) in the composition of this time, Terry Riley--alongside many others--will be understood as making a decisive contribution to music history. The Salt Lake Electric Ensemble's recording of In C is already the most important addition to the discography since the premiere recording, and will likewise be recognized as part of a performance tradition that is a vital and remarkably apt expression of the present cultural moment." – Rob Haskins/American Record Guide [SLEE] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sanguine Hum-Diving Bell $16.00 Don't know Sanguing Hum? Sure you do! It's the Antique Seeking Nuns under a new name with a bit of a new direction, but also with their basic sound intact. I was turned onto these guys by Steve Davis, Snooker champion and all around champion of progressive, prog music and he was right! "Right about what?", you may ask. That they were band that managed to take some of the most quintessentially 'British' (and to my mind, the most charming) aspects of UK progressive rock (think the song stylings of Richard Sinclair with Caravan or Hatfield or early Robert Wyatt) and graft them onto a more contemporary sound as well as including influences that have nothing to do with 'progrock' (Flaming Lips!, etc). What do you have? A total winner. Highly recommended. Joff Winks – vocals, guitars, drum programming and samples Matt Baber – Rhodes, synthesizer, percussion, mini drum kit Paul Mallyon – drums, percussion, mini drum kit Brad Waissman – bass "Diving Bell is the first album by Sanguine Hum. This band is a continuation of two earlier bands, Antique Seeking Nuns and the Joff Winks Band, both of which (confusingly) shared the same personnel. Anyone familiar with those two will therefore have expectations. Although allegedly representing a slightly more commercial stance, the Joff Winks band was equally as progressive as the Antique Seeking Nuns, whose latter EPs ("Double Egg with Chips and Beans” and "Careful, it’s Tepid) were massive prog faves of mine over the last two years. The Joff Winks Band’s marvelous "Milo” (from their album Songs for Days) being easily as beautiful and engaging as anything on those two EP releases. All these records are characterised by effortlessly shifting time signatures, by tasteful retro synth motifs, chiming Rhodes (by the bucket load), by guitar work alternatively intricate and virtuoso, and -shock horror- melodic too! The latter frequently absent in modern progressive rock....I guess you can see, I like this band, and I like this album. I suggest you have a listen too."-Nick Loebner [Troopers for Sound] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Shiver-Walpurgis (expanded) $23.00 Back in stock! CD reissue from the master tapes of the only album by this heavy Swiss late 1960's heavy underground cult band, which was originally released in 1969. "A very heavy, world-class psychedelic album. This is one of the rarest album in the world and includes the H.R. Giger's original cover artwork." This Swiss band was a quintet of vocals, organ/piano, guitar, bass and drums. This is an excellent heavy psych release, and this Garden of Delights reissue includes a lot of information about the band and this album, lots of never-seen photos, and 3 bonus tracks that add up to almost 15' of extra material! [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Shiver-Walpurgis vinyl lp (numbered edition of 1,000) (due to size and weight, for sale in the USA only) $27.00 Back in stock! LP reissue from the master tapes of the only album by this heavy Swiss late 1960's heavy underground cult band, which was originally released in 1969. "A very heavy, world-class psychedelic album. This is one of the rarest album in the world and includes the H.R. Giger's original cover artwork." This Swiss band was a quintet of vocals, organ/piano, guitar, bass and drums. This is an excellent heavy psych release. [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Sonic Rock Solstice 2010 NTSC (all region) DVD $14.00 This is a total sonic-attack-overload; a full *four hours* of footage from June 2010's UK space-rock festival! The obvious focus is on the Hawklords, featuring ex Hawks Nik Turner and Ron Tree and they get the most time on the disc, but there are appearances by less and better knowns, including the great, under-heralded Litmus, as well as Darxtar, Quintessence, Omnia Opera, Tea for the Wicked, Dr. hasbeen, Gunslinger, Bridget Wishart, Anubis, Pre-Med and Flutatious. [MVD] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sunbirds-Sunbirds (expanded) $23.00 Ferdinand Povel (flute), Philip Catherine (guitar), Fritz Pauer (piano, organ), Jimmy Woode (bass), Klaus Weiss (drums). First-ever reissue of this obscure BASF 1971 release of jazz/rock (early for jazz/rock on the continent). Sunbirds were a rather surprising conglomeration of younger and older players. Crack in the Cosmic Egg says that it feels "like a spacey Embryo cum Miles Davis"; not a bad place to be! "The fusion group Sunbirds was founded by the jazz musicians Klaus Weiss (drums) and Fritz Pauer (keyboards) in Munich in 1971, when the two of them had already made a name for themselves. They got Ferdinand Povel on flute, Jimmy Woode on bass and the world-famous guitarist Philip Catherine to join them. Due to their good connections, they soon signed a contract with the then newly-founded BASF label. The LP was released in that same year of 1971, simply under the name of “Sunbirds”. The two previously unreleased bonus tracks are from the same master tapes as the album tracks and were recorded at the same time." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sündenfall II-Sündenfall II $23.00 Back in stock! Sündenfall II from the Kevelaer area at the Lower Rhine played a mixture of folk and jazz, influenced by Jethro Tull. While their predecessors, Sündenfall, exclusively dedicated themselves to jazz, the group included folk after a change in line-up and band name (following the example of Amon Düül II). In 1972, Hubert Schmitz invited the band into his Trepitia film and sound studio in Alpen-Drüpt for free recordings, as he wanted to test the newly installed equipment after a recent move into the new location. Thus the recordings were made for the album "Sündenfall II" (Trefiton HS 1017), which was released in a small edition of 200 copies at the end of 1972. Today it is sold at a price of about €500 to €1000 in mint condition. [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Surgery-Ubermorgen (expanded) $23.00 Back in stock! "There are loads of jazz-rock LPs from around 1980. So one could ask oneself why any more of them should be released on CD at all. "Übermorgen" ("The day after tomorrow") by Surgery, however, certainly belongs to the better ones of this genre: sparkling piano runs, contemplative sax parts, a masterly played electric guitar, many good ideas, and a clear and good recording make the album an auditory pleasure. To those detered from German lyrics: Don't worry, the Marl group did without any vocals. At that time, a small edition of 500 copies was released by the artists themselves. It should remain their only album. In collectors' circles it is little known until the present day. The CD was drawn from the master tapes, and the ten bonus tracks of the same style were as yet unreleased." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-9 Eleven : Live at Copenhagen JazzHouse 2 x CDs $12.00 (special) "Avant-prog with lots of samples, loops and electronics. 10 tracks - and all fronted by the saxophones of Karsten Vogel (SECRET OYSTER), violin by Pierre Tassone, and processed guitar by Robin Taylor. Very dynamic, very atmospheric!" Robin Taylor: guitar, electronics Pierre Tassone: violin, electronics Karsten Vogel: saxophones Johan Segerberg: basses, electronics Kalle Mathiesen: drums, electronics "Taylor's Free Universe are a band that needs to be heard, as their dark, dissonant, and "free" sound is just what the progressive jazz/avant-garde scene needs right now. The music of 9 Eleven is fresh, original, and never meanders or bores. Highly recommended!" – Sea of Tranquility [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Art Cinema $8.00 (special) "Robin Taylor's '08 ofshoot is his first attempt ever to record an album full of songs (sung by two female vocalists). Among the fine players we find guitarist Michael Denner and drummer Bjarne Holm (both of MERCYFUL FATE fame), bassist Flemming Muus, and saxophonist Carsten Sindvald. Dark melodic progressive rock with lots of atmosphere." Robin Taylor - guitars; keyboards; percussion Jytte Lindberg – primary lead vocals Louise Nipper – lead & backing vocals Michael Denner – guitars Bjarne Holm – drums Carsten Sindvald – saxophones Flemming Muus Tranberg – bass Jon Hemmersam – guitars Pierre Tassone – violin "Taylor's slight shift in strategy yields abundant dividends." – All About Jazz "A rare case when a relatively simple progressive music is so highly appealing, this album is filled with strong melodies and clever arrangements and would have certainly found its haven at a major label had it been released back in the ‘80s." – progressor.net [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Cloze Test Terror $8.00 (special) "92 album that shows Taylor in his most twisted and experimental shape. Wicked and dark electronical sounds with synths, fretless bass, tapes and diverse instruments. RIO kind of Art-Rock." Robin Taylor: guitars, keys, bass, percussion etc. Jan Marsfeldt: keys Jakob Mygind: saxophone Jacob Christensen: bass Anders Schumann: drums "As for Robin Taylor and his creation as a whole, in my honest opinion, he is undoubtedly one of the most inspired, inventive, and innovative composers of the Progressive Rock movement. If you consider yourself a real connoisseur of progressive music, not to mention ProGfessor, you shouldn't miss the opportunity to enrich your collection with such wonderful albums as those by Taylor's Universe, Robin Taylor and Taylor's Free Universe." – Vitaly Menshikov, ProgressoR [Kling Klang] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Deutsche Schule $8.00 (special) "Taylor's 2006 release is an Art Rock album, that blends Kraut with avant-garde. Very atmospheric, repetitive and - not at least - humorous. A great variety of toy- and 'professional' keyboards go hand in hand with Karsten Vogel's saxophones, together with human voices, machines and sound processions. The music on this much acclaimed CD was inspired by some of the freakier German Krautrock artists of the 70s. " Robin Taylor: keyboards, percussion, ... Karsten Vogel: saxophones Louise Nipper: voice Rasmus Grosell: drums. "This is a CD that will be played over and over". – Prog4You [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Edge of Darkness $8.00 (special) Taylor's millenium album is a very powerful cross-over between free jazz and heavy electronics. Dark and expressive RIO style with great performers like Karsten Vogel, Hugh Steinmetz, drummer Peter Bruun and well-known piano ace, Carsten Dahl. Taylor goes totally avant-garde on this CD." Robin Taylor: processed instruments, electronics etc. Karsten Vogel: saxophone Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet Peter Bruun: drums, percussion Carsten Dahl: piano Jan Fischer: miscellaneous 'Recommended!' Pete Pardo/Sea of Tranquility [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Experimental Health $8.00 (special) "Saxophone legend Karsten Vogel (BURNIN RED IVANHOE, SECRET OYSTER) and Taylor works together for the first time on this '98 album, that by many is regarded as a masterpiece! Complex progressive jazz-rock performed by excellent players." Robin Taylor: guitars, basses, keys, percussion etc. Karsten Vogel: saxophones Rasmus Grosell: drums, percussion etc. Kim Menzer: flute, trombone, saxophone Henning Plannthin: guitar Jan Marsfeldt: keys Jytte Lindberg: voice "Experimental Health is a classic, and comes highly recommended." – GEPR "This album is as good as anything by Hatfield and the North or National Health..." – Dutch Progressive Rock Pages [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Family Shot $8.00 (special) "2004 live-in-the-studio album of improvised music. A drastic and minimalistic album filled with spaced out parts and violent outbursts. TFU are highly competent and undoubtfully one of the leading Danish art-rockers in the new millenium." Robin Taylor - guitar; tapes Kim Menzer - clarinet, trombone Pierre Tassone - processed violin; percussion Peter Friis Nielsen - bass Lars Juul - drums "Recommended!" – Expose [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-File Under Extreme $8.00 (special) The 2002 debut from Robin Taylor's free impro live group. With Karsten Vogel (sax), Pierre Tassone (violin), and a strong rhythm section of young players. Taylor is mainly playing guitar, and the group uses lots of samples, loops and other electronics. Much acclaimed! Robin Taylor: guitar, electronics etc. Karsten Vogel: saxophones etc. Pierre Tassone: violin, electronics Johan Segerberg: double bass, electronics Kalle Mathiesen: drums, samples "File Under Extreme is a pretty remarkable recording. Not since my first encounters with the music of Roger Trigaux` Present, Univers Zero and Art Zoyd have I heard such a distinctive and seamless blend of jazz, metallic progressive rock, free improv, and late 20th Century European classical music. This is definitely a band to watch." – Jazzweekly [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Heart Disc $8.00 (special) "Adventurous and highly experimental avant-prog from Denmark. With Karsten Vogel (BURNIN RED IVANHOE, SECRET OYSTER) on saxes, and Hugh Steinmetz on trumpet - backed by other fine players and lots of electronics." 'This is sonically challenging stuff. It may be hard work, but it is extremely rewarding!" – Kev Rowland/Silhobbit [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Manipulated by Taylor $8.00 (special) A second live recording (autumn '05) from Copenhagen JazzHouse led to this release, after Taylor had done a lot of editing and processing in the studio. Karsten Vogel back in line - together with Tassone, Taylor, Lars Juul (drums), and bass player Klavs Hovman. The music is still improvised - but more calm and at places almost ambient. Robin Taylor - guitars; keyboards; loops Karsten Vogel - saxophones Pierre Tassone - Grand piano; processed violin Lars Juul - drums; electronics Klavs Hovman - acoustic bass; loops [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-November $8.00 (special) "2003 release, and again, this is complex and improvised sounding avant-garde Art Rock style - with keyboards, samples and twisted acid guitars. Very moody - very dark - very ambient - very November ..." "November is an adventurous disc from a very brilliant Danish musician!" – Floyd Bledsoe [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-On-Plugged in Elsinore $8.00 (special) "Taylor's Free Universe recorded live in concert. With 'monster' bass player Peter Friis Nielsen (PETER BRÖTZMANN) sitting in. This rather radical album was nominated for a Danish Music Award as Best Jazz CD in 2004." "Robin Taylor: guitar, electronics Karsten Vogel: saxophone Pierre Tassone: violin, electronics Peter Friis Nielsen: bass Kalle Mathiesen: drums, samples "Rather than reveling in past glories and tinkering with tried and true musical formulas, they have struck out on their own path. TFU`s spontaneous improvisations typically covers a lot of ground, and on their latest cd - On-Plugged in Elsinore - they leave practically no stone unturned." – Jazzweekly [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Once Again $8.00 (special) "2004 album by Danish composer and multi-instrumentalist Robin Taylor and long-time mate Karsten Vogel. A 7-tracker that contains progressive jazz/avant-garde music, filled with beauty. A coherent and impressive album that shows what progressive rock at its best should be about." Robin Taylor: guitars, bass, keys, percussion Karsten Vogel: saxophones, bass clarinet Kim Menzer: didjeridoo Pierre Tassone: violin Louise Nipper: voice Mads Hansen: drums Rasmus Grosell: drums Kalle Mathiesen: drums "Once Again is a pretty cool thigh-slappin' experience." – Sea of Tranquility "For those who like experimental jazz, rock, or fusion, I highly recommend it. Once you make it down the rabbit hole, a world of adventure awaits you." – Music Street Journal [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Oyster's Apprentice $8.00 (special) "Incredible!! Absolutely the best so far by this band, and this time influenced by the legendary Danish jazz-rock band of the '70s, Secret Oyster. Aii tracks are very well structured, have superb instrumental passages, and have an overall very good mood. Absolutely a must if you like jazz-rock fused with prog - without it being too intensive!" Robin Taylor - guitar; keyboards; recorders; percussion Karsten Vogel - saxophones, bass clarinet Jon Hemmersam - guitar; Variax Rasmus Grosell - drums Kalle Mathiesen - drums Lousie Nipper - voice "Robin Taylor satisfies the mainstream without selling out. Oyster's Apprentice should appeal to people regardless of their affiliated party." – Music Street Journal [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Pork $8.00 (special) Another classic TU album. Trumpeter Hugh Steinmetz plays a key role in this landscape of rock, avant-garde and ambience. Beyond the limits of imagination. 9 tracks of desert soundscapes with lots of effected guitar and trumpet. Robin Taylor: guitars, basses, percussion, voice etc. Jan Marsfeldt: keys, voice Mads Hansen: drums, percussion Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet Jytte Lindberg: voice "Colorful, eccentric sounds. The CD moves forward with a nice flow- you don't have the sense of listening to separate tracks, everything kind of segues into everything else. The mood is constantly shifting with the sonic terrain, from serious to playful and back again. Again, colorful, eccentric sounds. That's a good thing. But the best quality of this CD is that it makes you (me, at any rate) want to hear more."-Sam Crain [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Return to Whatever $8.00 (special) "Robin Taylor - composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound manipulator, arranger, producer and record label owner, born 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Started playing guitar at 12. In the 1970s he mainly played bass in several local rock groups. During the decade he also explored the possibilities in sound recording and made experiments with tape recorders. Released his first album in 1991. Formed studio workshop group Taylor's Universe in 1993. Film music (93) and three releases by TU (1994-98) - the latter with a new line-up including Karsten Vogel (of Secret Oyster fame). TU revived in 2004 and continue releasing records. Has continued making solo records with lots of well known Danish players. Formed Taylor's Free Universe in 2000." "2009 release showing much of a new line-up: Carsten Sindvald on saxes, Flemming Muus on bass, and Klaus Thrane on drums. Still with Michael Denner on guitar, and Taylor himself on keyboards and guitar. Progressive jazz-rock with a symphonic twist." "As you would expect the display of musical virtuosity is exquisite!"-Dean Pedley - Sea of Tranquility [Mals] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Samplicity $8.00 (special) "Quite different from Taylor's earlier offerings; this time more calm, hypnotic and even ambient at times. Lots of keyboards, samples and sustained guitars." Robin Taylor: guitars, keys, percussions etc. Karsten Vogel: saxophones Jan Fischer: voice Louise Nipper: voice "Robin Taylor is a master of the minimalist approach to instrumental progressive rock. Samplicity is an excellent model of where progressive rock and jazz should be heading in the new century." – 20th Century Guitar [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Taylor's Universe $8.00 (special) The '94 debut from Taylor's studio based 'super group'. Progressive rock meets jazz fusion meets...??? Robin Taylor: guitars, basses, keys, percussion etc. Jan Marsfeldt: keys Mads Hansen: drums, percussion Jakob Mygind: saxophones Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet Henning Plannthin: guitar Henrik Andersen: guitar "A fine and diverse album, all in all, with many choice moments, but grab `em whilst you can - it`s soon off to some place else." – Facelift [Right] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-Two-Pack 2 x 3" CDs $8.00 (special) "Robin Taylor - composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound manipulator, arranger, producer and record label owner, born 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Started playing guitar at 12. In the 1970s he mainly played bass in several local rock groups. During the decade he also explored the possibilities in sound recording and made experiments with tape recorders. Released his first album in 1991. Formed studio workshop group Taylor's Universe in 1993. Film music (93) and three releases by TU (1994-98) - the latter with a new line-up including Karsten Vogel (of Secret Oyster fame). TU revived in 2004 and continue releasing records. Has continued making solo records with lots of well known Danish players. Formed Taylor's Free Universe in 2000." "Two 3-inch mini CDs in cardboard sleeves paired together (total playing approx. 45 minutes). One containing three tracks recorded in '10 by Taylor - with Jakob Mygind and Carsten Sindvald on saxes, and Klaus Thrane on drums. The other contains two long improvised tracks recorded in '06 by Taylor's Free Universe - and this time with a VERY funky rhythm section. Compared to early '70s Miles Davis." 'Recommended!' Peter Thelen - Expose [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-X Position Vol. 1 $8.00 (special) "An 8-track compilation of left-overs and tracks not fitting the original albums. Highly mind-expanding progressive/Art Rock/RIO/fusion style in Taylor's own league. With Karsten Vogel on sax." [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Robin Taylor-X Position Vol. 2 $8.00 (special) "This second compilation also bears the title 'Projekt '85'. The material was composed - and partly recorded - for an album, that didn't materialize in the mid '80s. It took another twenty years, and here it is. Weird!" [Marvel of Beauty] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Violeta de Outono-Volume 7 $8.00 (special) 40% off the regular price, while they last! "Violeta de Outono´s seventh studio album, "Volume 7" brings a totally renewed sound, featuring Hammond Organ and analog timbres. Recorded live in the studio, this album introduces new members Fernando Cardoso (keyboards) and Gabriel Costa (bass) along with Fabio Golfetti (guitar and vocals) and Claudio Souza (drums). On this album the band keeps on developing their own style, using influences from English bands from the 70's (Camel/Caravan/Soft Machine), with special attention on the Hammond organ. The album features eight new songs, full of lyricism and psychedelia, and includes as a bonus, a .mpg studio video clip. Warmly welcomed by international specialized critics, the album, with its beautiful instrumental passages, is already regarded as one of the band´s best efforts. A well dosed blend of rock, jazz and spacial sounds is what makes this record so unique and pleasing - a tighter and mature work which adds new colours to the band´s classic style." [Rock Symphony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Xhol Caravan-Electrip $23.00 Back in stock! Xhol were one of the earliest Krautrockers, releasing their 1st (this) in 1969, which is issued on CD for the 1st time here. A must own for fans of Krautrock, these guys were unknown & undiscovered until the recent Krautrock revival & are still underappreciated. [Garden Of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Yezda Urfa-Boris $15.00 Back in stock! Finally! 29 years after its 1975 original release in a micro-edition of only 300 (made mainly to try and get themselves a contract with a record label - you can read all the rejection notices in the booklet!), this has finally been reissued. Long considered one of the greatest US prog hard-core rarities, this is one of the more adventurous symphonic rock albums ever made, with influences from Gentle Giant and Yes and more 'oddball' influences too. [Syn-Phonic] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Yezda Urfa-Sacred Baboon $15.00 Back in stock! Finally! An extremely rare '76 lp by a Illinois band influenced by Gentle Giant & other complex progressive bands. Vocals, multi-keyboards, guitar, bass & drums. [Syn-Phonic] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Note that this is the last 10 days for our spectacular, 40% off of the PALACE OF LIGHTS label. At midnight on Wed, August 31, the sale will be over! Established in the early 1980s by K. Leimer, the label has a large number of excellent, ambient-music titles. For the next few weeks ONLY, we are offering these titles at 40% OFF the regular price! You can see the full sale here: http://www.waysidemusic.com/ and here are the individual albums that make up the sale - these titles are normally $11.00 each, but for the next little while - and while they last - you can get them for $6.60 each!: Marc Barreca-Subterrane $6.60 "Composed with layers of computer processed, chopped and looped sounds including samples from field recordings, as well as studio recordings of accordion and other acoustic and electronic instruments Subterrane merges acoustic with electronic sensibilities into a singular music of timbral and textural sleight-of-hand. Source sounds include trains, subways, glass bottles, bamboo and bronze percussion instruments, rattles, and other folk instruments. For "Twilight Reprise” samples from his 1980 Palace of Lights album, Twilight, are recycled and reprocessed. Other pieces also include recycled slices from previous live and studio recordings but bear little resemblance to the earlier pieces from which they are borrowed. Mastered by Taylor Deupree." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Closed System Potentials $6.60 "Leimer uses piano tape loops, moog synths, guitars and other things to weave his spells of tranquility. It's easy to compare him to Eno but it would be unfair to say that "CSP" is Enoesque because he gives it a quality that is entirely his own founding. Unhurried portals of music linger awhile...then drift away. The most disappointing point for me was the pressing...If ever there was music for the cosmos, this is it. Serene machines indeed. Never boring like so much of the Fripp-Eno loop sequences here is a cycle of infinitely moving parts, an album where every track is interesting to hear without resorting to any electronic trickery which must be really tempting at times. Overall a graceful album of rare beauty."-Contemporary Keyboard [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Degraded Certainties $6.60 "Extensively manipulated audio files, layered elements combined from multiple versions of shared sources, edited, reshaped envelopes and extended periods of dust collecting resulted in six pieces of minimalist / process music. Layered by arbitrarily ordering differing tone clusters at differing durations then articulated by differing voices degraded certainties uses signal reprocessing as the principal technique in determining the music’s timbre and form. Ranging in temper from the elegiac "hommage” to the steady-state "angoisse” and the referential "allotropy”, degraded certainties abandons drone and ambient by emphasizing fuller contrasts, shifts in character and a deeply detailed soundfield. With contributions from Gregory Taylor and Taylor Deupree." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Imposed Order $6.60 "...K. Leimer creates similar sound mosaics, albeit with a greater dynamic range and rhythmic drive. He’s been putting out records since 1979 on his Palace of Lights label, sort of a Windham Hill of electronic music. As a Brian Eno disciple, Leimer is also concerned with shaping sound via tape, but he also uses the synthesizer. Imposed Order alternates between a tropical hi-tech sound of pounding percussion-loop rhythms and zooming Doppler effects within atmospheric tone poems. A lone guitar chord, a whispering flue tone, a chorus of train whistles crying down an infinite tunnel – these are the fragments from which Leimer constructs his music. Leimer details each sonic adventure as carefully as Tolkien detailed his Middle Earth. There’s an organic feel to Leimer’s music, and a sense that living beings exist here, however alien."-John Diliberto/Downbeat [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Lesser Epitomes $6.60 Another handsomely packaged album of ambient music by this U.S. pioneer of the style. "Lesser Epitomes is process music for active or passive listening. The pieces are derived from the aleatoric reordering of discreet, compatible musical components in relationships that emulate typical theme and variation. The end results were reprocessed into deliberately modified versions or left as is. The three principal pieces are indexed for random shuffle during replay. Such random reordering is recommended. Principal voicing for all the pieces derive from "Nine Approximations" which is built on cello, viola and oboe. "Nonadaptive Layers" and "Naïve Music" utilize fragments from "Nine Approximations" in addition to signal reprocessing, field recordings and synthesized voices." "Taken as a whole 70-minute body of music or dissecting the 21 individual parts, Lesser Epitomes is a textured collection of sound that has much more to offer than most releases in the electronic/ambient/drone genre. In other words, there's much more than your standard background music here. Pull up a chair on your front porch the next time you have a clear, starry night, pour yourself a nice glass of wine, crank up Lesser Epitomes, and let your mind roam."-Pete Pardo, Sea of Tranquility [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-The Listening Room CDR $6.60 "As pure, unadulterated ambient music, Leimer’s new disc, The Listening Room, acquits itself admirably, a plaintive, resonant balance of questing tones and beauteous drones that is a cousin in many respects to Steve Roach’s Quiet Music. Both recordings drink deep of spartan, contemplative moods, and both successfully invoke remembrance, yearning, reflection and melancholy – warm, lovely, the sensibilities on display here resolve themselves in a studied, even ‘classical’ manner. Then on Brittle Soft, his other 2002 outing, Leimer mixes his metaphors with guitarist Tyler Boley, whose echoes of Richard Pinhas burnishes the icy-smooth surfaces with a markedly chrome sheen. It appears Leimer’s migrating from formerly translucent territory; this is ambient with teeth."-Darren Bergstein [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-Statistical Truth $6.60 "K. Leimer, that neglected minimalist soundscaper is back with another smartly-packaged record, and it's a dandy, the sort of disc that begs the question as to why he isn't one of the Nobel Laureates of ambient already. Self-released on Leimer's own Palace of Lights label, Statistical Truth - or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Heavenly Music Corporation - inverts the fundamental role models of the last 25 years (Eno, and with Fripp, plus Hassell, Debussey, and Satie) and in so doing, recalibrates them to destigmafy the modern drone while repelling the new age. It's a tight balance, but Leimer and his one-man arsenal of electronics pulls it off with the delicate touch of a glass-blower and sharp eye of a diamond jeweler. Yes, these preening, stately drones are practically opulent, as if radiating bright light from within that's reflected back and then back again, the currents set into motion by brusque synthetic tradewinds. The sparse tonal hues of "Requiem Fields," "Usable Spectrum," even the clacking rhythms, weird modular squiggles and urgent bass inebriating "Anterior"'s mesas doesn't upset the disc's sense of wondrous longing throughout. Truth be told, this is music that positively aches."-Maxwell Oz/EI magazine [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer-The Useless Lesson $6.60 Sixth album, in beautiful low-key packaging, by this ambient electronic pioneer. "The Useless Lesson includes collaborations with Leo Abrahams, (solo artist and guitarist on Brian Eno’s Another Day on Earth) Dwight Ashley (Nepenthe artist) and phonographer Anode. The music is comprised of constructed and deconstructed pieces juxtaposed to disclose the contrasts and commonality of organizing and recognizing sound. To emphasize the attractions and repulsions of these two poles the ensembles used in each case differ broadly. The constructed – composed – pieces are mostly for string trio and are traditional and surface-oriented, placing their emphasis on the interaction of separate voices. Set in contrast with collaborative, steady-state and hybrid pieces which are heuristic, synthetic and process-derived – deconstructed – to form a solid, gapless atmosphere of densely packed voices that listeners may or may not wish to de-strand...music of The Useless Lesson is mostly derived from considering the differences in acting on those things that are learned and acting on more spontaneous impulses." "Elegant and dreamy, The Useless Lesson teaches listeners that — with proper balance and vision — experimental electronic and contemporary classical music can, indeed, reside on the same aural plane. In fact, in Leimer’s hands, the union makes perfect sense."-Michael Popke/Sea of Tranquility [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ K. Leimer/Savant-The Neo-Realist (at Risk) $6.60 "The spectre of Eno also looms over K. Leimer and his Palace of Lights crew from Seattle who make up Savant. Many of the same techniques are used, but instead of ritual trances, Savant has developed a pan-ethnic techno-dub music. Origins are blurred on Shadow In Deceit with African percussion bouncing across the stereo field while the guitars make like Japanese kotos and chimes. Using Words has a backwards vocal track played over a Moroccan rhythm with bent, carnival-mirror guitars. Throughout, electronic and acoustic sounds are clouded through a maze of unidentified taped sounds that fade in and out of the mix. It’s centered by throbbing ostinato bass lines and punchy, syncopated percussives."-John Diliberto [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Steve Peters-Occasional Music $6.60 "All of this music was either made for various collaborative projects, or eventually found its way into them. None of it is much like the work I usually do on my own, but this is why I enjoy working on assignment: externally imposed parameters lead to unexpected results." "..stunningly gorgeous. This is music that emphatically does not attempt seduction; it is reticent, modest, and requires attentiveness. For that reason alone, it is truly beautiful... Peters’ music has in abundance what I miss in so much new American music: strong commitment to an aesthetic goal, and adherence to that goal without compromise." – Evan Johnson, Sequenza21/ "The music is unadorned and plain-spoken, with no artifice whatsoever." – Raymond Tuttle, Classical Net "Peters’s approach to melody and harmony...offers the striking purity of renaissance polyphony; a rigorous attention to the effects of moving and simultaneous intervals. Indeed, behind the West Coast spaciousness of this work, there seems to lurk the mind of a composer as scientific and intellectual in approach as American progenitor Charles Ives." – Kevin Macneil Brown, Dusted [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gregory Taylor-Amalgam: Aluminum/Hydrogen $6.60 This is a beautifully packaged and presented album of a bit noisy and extremely cool ambient music. This was recorded in a single live performance in Madison, WI in 2006. "When two cultures meet it can be a collision or a marriage. Gregory Taylor’s deep, 25-year love affair with the music of Java has evolved into a new synthesis of tradition and innovation, moving way beyond imitation into an uncharted wilderness. Amalgam begins with bell-like tones in a digital approximation of a gamelan, but gradually veers into long, non-percussive synthesizer tones, in slendro scales, with structures as informed by Basil Kirchin or Philip Glass as gamelan. This completely unique cross-polination is subtle and rich, paradoxically evoking the beauty and languidity of Indonesian culture while delving increasingly into noisy and discordant synthesizer voices. It is remarkable how the spirit of Java remains intact as the music progresses from tradition to sublime innovation."-Robert Carlberg "His first CD for PoL, Amalgam: Aluminum / Hydrogen proves to be a marriage of buoyancy and structure. It is a single unedited recording of a live improvised performance by a radiaL virtuoso that unites the tunings and epicyclic forms of gamelan music that characterized Taylor’s 80s cassette culture releases with the timbres and aural surfaces of glitch, ambient and lowercase musics." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gregory Taylor-Dua Belas $6.60 I don't know anything about Taylor, but I gotta say that this is one of the very best ambient sound CDs I have heard in a very long time. "dua_belas' title — Indonesian for "the twelve” — and tracknames hints at what awaits within before even the first moment that separates it from silence: imagined territories of otherness. Although Gregory Taylor returns to the tunings and reticulated surfaces that marked his first Palace of Lights release Amalgam: Aluminum / Hydrogen, this collection live and studio work constitutes varied interwoven vignettes that describe a new and different landscape altogether — a postcolonial steampunk orchestra of the Royal Courts whose graceful retinue of real/virtual/analog/digital synthesizers accompany a shadow play of appropriated tales that shimmer, grind, twist and morph in the humming air." [Palace of Lights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE October 4 - Ryles Jazz Club - Cambridge, MA - 8:00 pm / $7.00 October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH - 9:00 pm / $7.00 Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI - 10:00 pm / $10.00 or festival pass October 22 - Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - 10:00 pm / $10.00 October 23 - Surrounded By Reality presents DCB at Audio for the Arts - Madison, WI - 7:30 / $8.00 October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN - 7:30 pm / $10.00 October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA Workshop at School of Music, Russell Hall Rm. 101 (The Jazz Studio) - 3:00-5:00 pm Performance at Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall - 8:00 pm - FREE and open to the public October 26 - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA - Workshop at Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church - 3:30 pm / FREE and open to the public October 26 - The Washington - Burlington, IA - 7:00 pm October 26 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA - 10:00 pm October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE July 22 - Cornelia Street Café - 29 Cornelia St - NY, NY November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE August 17-21 - Zappanale - Bad Nurnberg, Germany November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) FOREVER EINSTEIN November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GOSTA BERLINGS SAGA August 27 - Strand - Hornstull Strand 4 - Stockholm, Sweden GUTBUCKET August 10 - Berkshire Fringe Festival 30 Live! - Great Barrington, MAhttp://berkshirefringe.org/ November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 RICHARD LEO JOHNSON and GREGG BENDIAN November 16 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 LED BIB August 14 - Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Wales, UK October 26 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham, UK October 27 - The Ballroom - Canterbury, UK October 28 - Green Door Store - Brighton, UK October 29 - The Firestation - Windsor, UK October 30 - Clare Cellars - Cambridge, UK October 31 - The Vortex - London, UK November 1 - The Vortex - London, UK November 3 - Band on the Wall - Manchester, UK November 4 - The Anvil - Basingstoke, UK November 5 - The Harley - Sheffield, UK November 6 - Lichfield Arts Centre - Lichfield, UK November 10 - Krefeld, Germany November 23 - Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic [more European dates tba] MAHAVISHNU PROJECT The Mahavishnu Project presents "Maha-coustic": new interpretations of the music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 MICROSCOPIC SEPTET August 28 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 September 6 - The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St - New York NY 10016 (212) 545 8000 (no advance sales) - 3 sets, from 7:00 pm ED PALERMO BIG BAND August 3 - Iridum Jazz Club - 1650 Broadway (51st. St.) - New York, NY - 10019 (212) 582.2121 (this show will feature special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock!) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH August 7 - WLS's Organic - Gulbenkian Musica – Jazz em Agosto - Anfiteatro ao Ar Livre - Lisbon, Portgual August 20 and 21 - Summer Festival at The Huntington - Pasadena CA September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Kung Fu Necktie Club - 1248 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-4602 - (215) 291-4919 November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS August 14 - Cake Shop - 152 Ludlow Street - New York, NY 10002 (with Zvoov and Baltimore, MD) September 4 - ProgDay Festival - Storybook Farm, Chapel Hill, NC - 10:30am November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years - on Esoteric) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! BLIXT: Bill Laswell, Raoul Björkenheim, Morgan Ågren (new powerful power trio - jesus these guys can wail!) CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) THE CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 with special guests Theo Bleckmann and Kurt Elling- What Is the Beautiful? DEAD CAT BOUNCE-Chance Episodes (4 saxophones, double bass and drums; great tunes by the sax quartet with a rhythm section that swings like Mingus!) ELECTRIC ORANGE-Netto FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MICHAEL GIBBS and the NDR BIG BAND-Back in the Days (how many years has it been since a release by this great arranger and composer?) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) -Live (reissue of their amazing live release) ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND featuring Rob Mazurek-Tres Cabecase Loucuras (totally wonderful, catchy, feel-good jazz/electronica/Brazilian album. Very contemporary and just a corker) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) LAURENT VANAY-all the titles, which have never-before been reissued! Including bonus material! DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp61.com/archive_ |
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Happy Labor Day!! First I'm going to shamelessly plug Cuneifest 2011 in Baltimore the weekend of 11/19-11/20. You can see information by clicking on the posters for it at the top of the front of the store. We're already 35% sold out and we'd love to see more of you there! Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: Glenn Branca-Symphony Numbers 8 & 10 Live At The Kitchen NTSC (all region) DVD $13.00 Back in stock and now at a significantly reduced price! This is a great thing to have. 1995 is a little late in the game for Branca's work, but anyone who has had the great pleasure of seeing his ensemble live and loud will appreciate the fact that this exists! "The Branca Ensemble, captured at their biggest & most brutal performing his powerful elegies live in 1995, at NYC's then institution-of-the-moment, The Kitchen. Gorgeous 3-camera live shoot, excellent HEAVY sound courtesy Sir Wharton Tiers, handsome package! Features include liner notes by Tim Holmes, a photo gallery & Branca catalog." About 70' [Atavistic] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ben Craven-Great & Terrible Potions $15.00 Here's what Ben himself had to say, and I can't disagree at all, "If Pink Floyd had recorded a soundtrack for Star Wars, it might sound something like my new album, Great & Terrible Potions", but he also got this quote from Van Dyke Parks, "Seriously well-distilled and blended", which makes it sound more like a fine whiskey than a record! "Having artwork from Roger Dean will give you one large clue to the music within Ben Craven's second release, Great & Terrible Potions. Craven designs, from its early roots, classic progressive rock, and makes no apologies for his indulgence or extravagance. He doesn't have to, really, because he's very good at composing and performing the music he loves. Sometimes light, sometimes intricate, other times symphonic and nearly bombastic, Ben Craven unleashes a pleasing platter of classic melodic prog rock tunes on Great & Terrible Potions. A little old school organ and some interesting drumming inform the clever ear candy of the opening instrumental, and aptly named, Diabolique. For lighter, and lesser complex, fare Nobody Dies Forever in two parts offers simple melodic rock. The first part is weightier with sound fret work, the latter more ethereal and light. Atmospheric space rock meets guitar rock on Ready to Lose, and once more Craven offers a strong guitar solo. The conjurer is another instrumental driven by bright piano work. The longest track, No Specific Harm, widens the progressive: a bold opening begins an arrangement driven by guitar, but made clever by shifting movements. Later, the title track has Floydish feel from opening combination of vocals and piano to the concluding ethereal and solemn guitar solo. For fundamental and classic melodic prog rock Ben Craven's Great & Terrible Potions is a highly creative, entertaining, and nearly flawless work. Strongly recommended, especially if you like your prog old school."-Dangerdog.com [Desert Comb] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Electric Orange-Fleischwerk $18.00 Back in stock! "CD re-issue of the long time sold out vinyl album with 4 bonustracks (yes, the bonusmaterial is about 35 minutes, as long as the normal album!) and comes in nice digipack! It's just another killer album by the best german (neo) Krautrock band!" Electric Orange were a German space rock band who put out a couple of small label albums that were really great and then they signed to Delirium when Delirium was pretty much the kingpin of the 'festival band' scene and put out what I recall was a pretty bad album. After that I lost track of them, but they've been working ever since, even if I missed it. This one reminds me a lot of Pink Floyd without sounding like Pink Floyd - there are parts that rock and a lot of very spacey parts that are developed from improvisation. I have hugely enjoyed their last few and I am hugely enjoying this one. For a band I gave up for dead about 10 years ago, I certainly was completely and utterly wrong. Recommended. You can hear their music here: http://www.myspace.com/ http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Electric Orange-Morbus! $18.00 Back in stock! Electric Orange were a German space rock band who put out a couple of small label albums that were really great and then they signed to Delirium when Delirium was pretty much the kingpin of the 'festival band' scene and put out what I recall was a pretty bad album. After that I lost track of them, but they've been working ever since, even if I missed it. This is their third album since the Delirium days that I know of and it's a great one and is also quite different from the other two (Abgelaufen! and Platte, both of which are great as well). In addition to the usual space-rock and Pink Floyd aspects (which are still here), there's a bit of a heavier vibe going on as well on this one, which strikes me as sort of this space-rock band's take on stoner-rock. I have hugely enjoyed their last two and I am hugely enjoying this one. For a band I gave up for dead about 10 years ago, I certainly was completely and utterly wrong. Recommended. [Sulatron] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Electric Orange-Netto $18.00 Another fine relase from one of my favorite currently active spacerock bands. Is it their best-ever? Hard to say when they've got so many good ones, but it's as good as anything they've done and possibly - yes - it's their best! "Founded in 1992, Electric Orange are one of the best currently active spacerock bands. Founded by keyboardist Dirk Jan Müller- Mellotron, Minimoog, Farfisa Compact, Hammond Organ, Rhodes, Solina and currently also featuring Dirk Bittner: Guitar, Georg Monheim: Drums and Tom Rückwald: Bass, since 1994 Electric Orange have always worked in their own studio, which gives them the freedom to work on their music whenever they want and however they want. Their equipment consists of both old gear from the 60s/70s and new recording technology. Their latest, Netto (2011) Netto was recorded live in their studio; here focused on improvisation, weird freeform freak-outs, hypnotic beats and floating, electronic soundscapes, the results are totally out of time and out of this world and remind the listener more than ever of the spaced out German krautrockbands like Amon Düül II, Tangerine Dream, Gila, Can and Neu!." [Sulatron] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Joel Forrester/Phillip Johnston-Live at The Hillside Club $12.00 Pianist Joel and soprano saxist Phillip have been friends and musical compatriots for over 35 years! The more I become familiar with his work, the more I become convinced that Joel is one of those guys like Dick Hyman who can encompass the entire history of jazz in his playing, but not just the history - also the future. And Phillip is an understated master of the soprano. This is a totally charming and intimate set which bears obvious resemblances to the Microscopic Septet's work (they are the co-leaders of that august ensemble) but also is very different as well. If you're a fan, this is hugely recommended! "In November of 2010, Joel Forrester and Phillip Johnston embarked on a short tour of the West Coast to promote the Microscopic Septet's CD Friday The 13th: The Micros Play Monk. They did radio interviews, and played gigs as a duo, as they had for years, and as part of the promotion of the record played Monk tunes. They really didn't need an excuse, as they had been playing Monk tunes since they first began playing together in the early 70s. Nov 26th 2010 was a special night at The Hillside Club, in Berkeley, California. Despite almost missing the gig after being trapped in San Francisco in a street rally by Critical Mass, they arrived just a little late, and, leapt on stage and began playing. Fortunately the evening was recorded by the artistic director, Bruce Koball (whose day job happens to be as a recording engineer), because it turned out to be a good one. Joel Forrester and Phillip Johnston met in 1974 on East Tenth Street in New York City’s East Village when Joel wandered into Phillip’s apartment, after hearing him practicing Monk’s “Well You Needn’t” from the street. Since that time they have played in trios, quartets, septets, and most notoriously in The Microscopic Septet, which they co-lead. But during the past 35 years they have always continued to play as a duo. This is the first time that what they have done in piano bars and casual sit-in sessions has been documented on record. In a mixed program of Forrester and Monk tunes and a couple of solos, they express with spontaneity and humor the telepathy that comes of playing together off and on for the past 35 years." [Asynchronus] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Philip Glass-NYU Steel Plays Philip Glass $21.00 This is Philip Glass' Piano Etudes No 1-10 as performed on by an ensemble of steel drums! What a great idea and as soon as I heard about it, I knew it would work; Glass' style is perfect for the steel drum and after hearing the album, I am happy to report that not only was I right, but this is one of the fresher albums by Glass in some years. "In 1998, percussionist Jonathan Haas commissioned Philip Glass to compose a concerto. The Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpani has turned out to be one of Glass's most frequently performed concert works. Haas worked closely with Josh Quillen and NYU Steel to create the arrangements and recording of Philip Glass' piano Etudes on steel drums. The result is a fantastic re-imagining of Glass' music, giving new light to the color and structure of this very popular repertoire." [Orange Mountain Music] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kreidler-Tank $18.00 "A simple plan: five days recording, three days mixing. One would hope that after over fifteen years of playing together, we might have acquired a certain degree of dexterity. Even for the last album Mosaik 2014 (Italic, 2009) we shut ourselves into Kreidler's own Shed In The Park studio in Cologne for five days without any warm-up and began recording. The band was geographically divided equally between Berlin (Alex Paulick, Andreas Reihse) and Düsseldorf (Thomas Klein, Detlef Weinrich). The actual recordings took place in September 2010 at Tobias Levin's Electric Avenue Studio in Hamburg. The idea behind the simple plan, of course, is rock'n'roll -- the energy of a live show captured on record. But it must sound good. Especially the drums. And Tobias Levin was the man for the job, a master of miking and a multiplier of the moment. We knew what we wanted: first take, no shake, followed directly by mixing in Kreuzberg with Hannes Bieger, namely analog, on tape. A bit of editing work was needed nevertheless, and in the end the post-production lasted eight days. So what do the pieces mean? Well, the titles may offer a few hints. A dystopia? In some places, perhaps. A positive utopia? In other places, for certain. A description of the present time? Kreidler think in terms of records and in the arithmetic of the great disco albums: NEU! 75, Saint Tropez or Patrick Cowley, examples from the ranks of legendary six-song albums, or the unpolished wildness in Tobias Levin's studio met with the controlled artificiality of Hannes Bieger, all mastered to the appropriate dimensions by Bo Kondren and the unsettling sublimity of Andro Wekua's cover painting. Indeed, Tank does relate to the narrative of Mosaik 2014, but Tank also deals with the break from that narrative. And in some respects, the album recalls our very first effort, Riva from 1994, which may lie in the pace of its development, or the fact that we have tried to keep the structure of the pieces simple and direct, that we used the computer more as a canister, a container or a vessel and less as an operating room. And of course, the fact that Kreidler has once again become a four-piece band, a band with a clear understanding of roles: a drummer, a bassist who can also reach for the guitar, a keyboard player and a man for the electronics."-Kreidler [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ikue Mori/Mark Nauseef/Evan Parker/Bill Laswell-Near Nadir $13.00 Back in stock! "Tzadik is proud to present this historic meeting of four major figures in the new music pantheon, each a master improviser and groundbreaking instrumentalist in their own right. Their work together is symbiotic, telepathic—the music powerful and sensitive, sustaining a hypnotic mood with great attention to detail and subtle nuance. Mixed to perfection by Bill Laswell, this is a landmark recording of electro-acoustic improvisation featuring four pioneers of the genre. Mindblowing!" Bill Laswell: Basses Ikue Mori: Electronics Evan Parker: Soprano Sax Mark Nauseef: Bent Metal, Meditation Bells, Chinese Drums, Woodblocks, Tom-tom [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Polyphony-Without Introduction $14.00 Back in stock! First-time ever on legit CD for this lost/obscure/rare progressive rock band from Virginia Beach, VA. This was their only release, which originally came out on a tiny label in 1971! "This was a great, lost find in terms of early progressive rock. A trio comprised of keyboards, guitar and bass, drums and percussion, and from America, no less! This album is very comparable to the very first ELP album, and came out in 1971. Anyone who thinks (like I did) that all of America had its musical head up its you-know-what MUST get a listen to this music. Only 4 tracks make up this one and only release by Polyphony. 1. Crimson Dagger 2. Ariel's Flight 3. Juggernaut 3. 30-Second Thing in 39 Seconds Two of the tracks come in at 13+ and 15+ minutes each, while a third is just over 7 minutes long. The last track (humorously titled) actually clocks in at just over 1:15. The lyrics are off-kilter, enigmatic, and would fit in oh-so-well with those great British and German prog rock bands of the early 70's. If you like ELP, Genesis, or Gentle Giant, do check out this gem of a domestic release, and be proud that not all American musicians were trying to be "the next Eagles" or "the next...[whatever]"."-Robert M. Briggs III [Gear Fab] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Roedelius-Wasser Im Wind $18.00 "Of all the Hans-Joachim Roedelius solo releases, this is the one which most closely resembles the work of Cluster. Wasser Im Wind sees Roedelius use a wide variety of musical and sonic ingredients hitherto associated with Cluster, almost as if he sought to erect a monument to the group. Right from the word "go," the familiar sound of the Drummer One rhythm machine can be discerned on the opening track, like a wood gnome crashing his way through the shire; then we hear those hand-played, swirling keyboard patterns so typical of Roedelius; his drifting melodies, with no beginning or end, gone before one has barely recognized them; synthetic sounds recalling the heroic era of the mid-'70s; and occasional glimpses of the shadow of Dieter Moebius as sounds and forms emerge from his cosmos. Might one suggest that Roedelius recorded a Cluster album all by himself? No, absolutely not! The astute listener will note how effortlessly Roedelius performs his balancing act on Wasser Im Wind. The album captures Roedelius on the threshold of something quite new to him. On the one hand, the electronic elements he utilizes recall the Cluster virtues he knew so well, on the other hand, he is already experimenting with a wealth of baroque forms which will come to influence his playing in the future, particularly with regard to the piano. So Wasser Im Wind is no longer the past, nor is it quite the future. Piano features prominently on this LP, but has not yet taken center stage. By inviting the saxophonist Czjzek to join him on three album tracks, Roedelius manages to confuse matters splendidly, as two seemingly incompatible musical notions meet head on. Nevertheless, Roedelius' spirit floats above these waters as well, transforming the listener's initial irritation into baffled amazement." [Bureau B] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Spokes-Not So Fast $12.00 "The Spokes is a unique wind trio co-led by three composer/instrumentalists, who each have a distinctive musical personality and diverse history on the New York music scene: Andy Biskin (clarinet), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone) and Phillip Johnston (soprano saxophone). All three compose for the group with their own personal approach, but their music is linked by a lyrical sense of melody, a wry sense of humor, and a distinctive, idiosyncratic compositional voice. They each have a substantial history and discography as bandleaders and as sidemen and their footsteps can be traced through the differing threads of the Downtown scene in New York and beyond. On this debut recording — Not So Fast (Strudelmedia, release date 9/2/11) — The Spokes channel influences from early 20th-century chamber music, New Orleans jazz, Third Stream music, Civil War brass bands, and contemporary classical idioms, all delivered with wit and agility (think Jimmy Giuffre’s trios, Debussy’s chamber pieces, or Raymond Scott’s horn section). Also influential are the many groups led by the composers in their individual careers, such as The Microscopic Septet, Trio Tragico, The New Mellow Edwards, Fast ‘N’ Bulbous, and Decoupage." [Strudel Media] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Moe! Staiano-Tape Music vinyl lp $13.00 (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Moe! Staiano is the former percussionist with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, who also had a solo career before joining them and continues to have one! This is something a bit different, as Moe said to me; "It's an album of two of my music concrete pieces that were performed at the San Francisco Tape Music Festival in 2007 and 2009. There was a total of 254 copies pressed with 104 on black/green olive swirl vinyl." "American junk percussionist who will bang on or smash into pieces just about anything he can get his hands on, and somehow make a compelling musical statement out of it. he is also the composer and conductor of the Moe!kestra!, who performs pieces Staiano has written." Track A: Premiered 26th January, 2007, San Francisco at SF Tape Music Festival using a surround system consisting of 16+ speakers while the audience was seated in complete darkness. Sources: Clock shop (Livermore), New York Subways, BART subway (Berkeley), Park Street Bridge (Alameda), dish breaking (Oakland), piano (Livermore). Track B: Premiered 12th October, 2007 at Norcal NoiseFest, Sacramento, in almost darkness and no surround system. Properly performed at SF Tape Music Festival using a surround system consisting of 16+ speakers while the audience was seated in complete darkness, 1st February, 2009, San Francisco. Sources: Highway overpass drilling (Tracy), train, atmospheric freeway, refrigerator, door opening/closing, windmills (Livermore), other unidentified sounds. [DKM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Torax-Titi Rivarola $16.00 "This excellent Argentine Progressive Fusion quartet came to life in the city of Cordoba. It all started with a solid rhythm base blending Funk, Rock, and certain local traditional sounds, always open to different influences akin to their own style. However, their potent and current trademark distinguishes them from everybody else." [Torax] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Simon Fisher Turner-The Great White Silence 2 x CDs $21.00 "Soleilmoon Recordings is proud to release Simon Fisher Turner's epic new soundtrack to Herbert Ponting's silent film The Great White Silence. The film, shot in 1911, is a documentary on Captain Robert F. Scott and his team's doomed attempt to be the first men to reach the South Pole. After nearly two decades of meticulous restoration work the British Film Institute released the film to rave reviews in the British press on May 20, 2011. The film is soon to be issued on DVD and Blu-ray disc in England, and the soundtrack is being released by Soleilmoon. The music consists of two CDs, presented in high-touch packaging, hand printed on premium quality papers. Like every Soleilmoon project, the care and devotion given to this release is second to none, and the quality and craftsman ship are reflected throughout. Simon Fisher Turner has been an actor, a teen idol, a member of the Portsmouth Sinfonia Orchestra, The The, Deux Filles and The King of Luxembourg. He recorded several soundtracks for Derek Jarman and David Lynch, and has recently worked with sculptor Alyson Shotz, music video director Jonathan Glazer and Warp recording artist Mira Calyx." [Soleilmoon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------------------------ Below are five new Cuneiform releases, including one title also available in a beautiful, limited edition vinyl edition, and a re-printing of an out of print classic, all of which are not going to be generally released for another 4 weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a small fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. The Claudia Quintet + 1 featuring Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann-What is the Beautiful? $15.00 For their sixth album, What Is the Beautiful?, The Claudia Quintet brings together the acclaimed compositional approach of leader John Hollenbeck with two of the most important male singers in improvised music, Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann. Elling and Bleckmann recite and sing the poems of avant-garde/proto-beat American poet, Kenneth Patchen, an innovator in his time. "Claudia with vocals?" Yes, Claudia with vocals, and it will probably not surprise anyone who has followed this much-loved, one-of-a-kind ensemble that that it still sounds completely like Claudia...but different! Kurt Elling, probably the most popular male jazz vocalist today, brings to these words – words which are, by turns, funny or poignant or thought-provoking – a hipster swagger somewhere between Ken Nordine and Tom Waits. Theo Bleckmann is, as always, Theo Bleckmann; one of the truly singular and distinctive singers in jazz today. Having both vocalists on board, with their radically different styles, was a brilliant move and gives What is the Beautiful? an tremendously wide sweep. Formed by composer / drummer / arranger John Hollenbeck in 1997, this NYC ensemble’s sound explores the edge without alienating the mainstream, proving that genre-defying music can be for everyone. Over the past decade, the group has released CDs that are critically acclaimed world wide and whose appeal extends well beyond, as well as including traditional jazz audiences. The Claudia Quintet has amazed audiences from Alabama to the Amazon. Their unique sound has inspired dancing hippie girls at a New Mexico noise festival, the avant-garde cognoscenti in the concert halls of Vienna and Sao Paolo, and a generation of young musicians worldwide. In the course of the thousands of miles they have traveled together and hundreds of concerts they’ve played, the Claudia Quintet has evolved and grown, developing a dynamic live sound based on trust and spontaneity. They bring this powerful energy into the studio, where they record the old-fashioned way, live, playing as a band. As on their previous CD, Royal Toast, the Claudia Quintet is again supplemented by a +1, in this case Philadelphia-based pianist Matt Mitchell. His virtuosity and spontaneity make him a perfect fit with the long-running core group – Hollenbeck on drums, Drew Gress on bass, Matt Moran on vibraphone, Ted Reichman on accordion, and Chris Speed on clarinet and tenor sax. [Cuneiform] You can hear their music here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dead Cat Bounce-Chance Episodes $15.00 "Dead Cat Bounce does it all with exquisite writing, the subtle use of a bass-drum rhythm section and above all a definite sense of communication between the members that I am sure will be apparent to even the casual listener. These musicians are not just playing the music on the page, but listening and communing together." – Dave Liebman "Think of Mingus's swirling counterpoint and rhythm shifts with the similarly rich voicings and solo/ensemble balance of the World Saxophone Quartet. What more could you ask for?" – The Boston Phoenix "...these cats are tight and not afraid to spew out some powerful and inventive solos and intricate ensemble playing. Each of the four saxes gets a chance to stretch out on different tunes, but it is often Matt's strong writing and arrangements that stand out." – Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery With a group name presciently stripped from today's headlines, the term 'dead cat bounce' denotes a small, brief recovery in the price of a declining stock ("Even a dead cat will bounce if dropped from a great height"). To the six musicians in Dead Cat Bounce, it signifies one’s dedication to creative rebirth and renewal in jazz even as times, traditions and masters move on. The group has been together for 15 years and Chance Episodes is their fourth album. They consist of Matt Steckler-saxes, flute, Jared Sims-saxes, clarinet, Terry Goss-saxes, Charlie Kohlhase-saxes, Dave Ambrosio-bass, Bill Carbone-drums and is led by Matt who also composes all of the group's material. The compositions are very strong, with engrossing ensemble parts and great multi-horn writing that gives all the reedmen a chance to shine, each in their individual way. DCB are modern but not radical; they are as familiar with Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington as they are with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Steve Coleman; while there are plenty of passages influenced by free music, overall, this is a swingin' group that mixes styles from the entire continuum of jazz. In that sense, they bear a bit of resemblance - if only for their wide range of influence - to another Cuneiform ensemble, The Microscopic Septet. A quick listen to their the sample track will quickly make apparent their appeal and let you know why they were signed by us! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bill Laswell/Raoul Björkenheim/Morgen Ågren-Blixt $15.00 Blixt is the first release by a phenomenal new power trio of three seasoned, world class musicians. Their music touches on many aspects of the most creative history of the power trio in rock music; the unbelievable sounds wrested from normal instruments that the Jimi Hendrix Experience gave to the world, the singular freedom used by Guru Guru and the grafting of together of rock, progressive, jazz and punk that was pioneered by Massacre (and the group in which Bill pretty much began his career). If Cream was the first guitar-led supergroup, Blixt is its present-day aftershock. Five decades on, the sound is heavier and darker, the mix of ingredients more transgressive, the origins of the musicians more global, and the harmonic and rhythmic palettes more complex. But at the core of both Cream and Blixt is an unholy marriage of rock and jazz, riffs and improv, the viscera and the cerebrum. And both bands, at their most confrontational, can peel the ears clean off your head. The three players contribute really nice, simple and powerful heads that the band use as a springboard for their powerful improvisations around the themes. Recorded almost completely live in the studio, the emphasis is on the spontaneity and great musicianship of the players. Guitarist Raoul Björkenheim emerged from Finland in the 1980s with Edward Vesala, started his own group Krakatau who recorded two self-released albums and then recorded two more albums for ECM. We're long-time supporters of his work, having worked with Raoul on Cuneiform for over 15 years. As anyone who has ever seen him perform can tell you, Raoul is a seriously major – if under-appreciated – guitar hero. Most recently, he has kept an active profile with Scorch Trio, with whom he has released 4 albums. Bassist Bill Laswell has been a major figure in creative music for 3 decades as a performer as well as a producer. Emerging as one of the earliest figures in the unbelievably creative 'downtown' sound movement in the late 70s, he produced early 'punk/jazz' classics with Curlew, Material and the aforementioned Massacre. The list of major names in jazz and rock he has worked with since that time is voluminous; his productions and/or the releases he has appeared on have sold millions of copies and some have directly changed the face of popular music. His stamp is on literally hundreds of albums, the majority of them characterized by a sound fusing the energy of punk with the bone-rattling rhythms of dub and funk. Drummer Morgan Ågren was voted the #1 best fusion drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll of 2010! A Grammy Award-winning musician on both sides of the Atlantic for his work with Zappa's Universe, He's one of the most amazing drummers out there today; and there are a lot them vying for that title!. He has worked with keyboardist Mats Öberg as Mats/Morgan for over 30 years (since he was 14 and Mats was 10!) and together they have released 8 albums. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their album here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mats/Morgan Band-Live $15.00 "Swedish jazz/prog rock outfit Mats Morgan Band owe a lot to the more exploratory flirtations between jazz and rock through the 60's and 70's, especially in John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, and more significantly Frank Zappa's work...totally ridiculous fun." – The Silent Ballet "...the playing is unbelievable. These guys are top performers and their chops are brilliant....absolutely a must for fans of experimental music and latter day Zappa."-All About Jazz.com Keyboardist/vocalist Mats Öberg and drummer Morgan Ågren have been playing together for over 30 years, since Mats was 10 and Morgan was 14! They were 'discovered' at a very young age by Frank Zappa and they are musical legends in their native Sweden and beyond, known for their wild and funny musical performances. Live was Mats/Morgan Band's fifth album, the first by the extraordinary expanded lineup of the group (Mats, Eric Carlsson and Robert Elovsson-keyboards, Jimmy Agren-guitar, Tommy Thordsson-bass and Morgan-drums) and the first that I heard by them. Professionally recorded in 1999 at Sweden's well-known Club Fasching, they dazzled the audience with their unbelievable chops and musical audacity, taking the music to the next level! They take their influences and blend them up for something that resembles the metrically difficult music of Egg combined with very adventurous jazz/rock and Zappa influences but performed at blinding speed with insanely assured musical authority...and it's a LIVE recording! If you don't know this group and you only know their reputation, or you have seen all the amazing quotes from other musicians about how great they are, but you didn't know where to get your feet wet, you should definitely start here! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras $15.00 "Limitless in its possibilities." – Rolling Stone "Post digital, post industrial psychedelia." – The Wire "A modern approach to Brazil's tropicalia, that takes into account advances in sound manipulation and engineering. It is street music from the Brazilian subterranean avant-garde and it is confusingly wonderful." - All About Jazz Tres Cabeças Loucuras is the third album by Sao Paulo Underground. It's a very catchy, jazz + electronics album filled with sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds and songs. The group formed around Rob Mazurek (cornet and electronics), a key player in the Chicago post rock/modern jazz scene, who has played with everyone from his own Exploding Star Orchestra and Chicago Underground projects to performing and/or recording with Tortoise, Jim O'Rourke, Pharoah Sanders, and many more and whose work reflects a keen interest in modern, interesting music, both from the jazz and rock traditions. He spent several years living in the Brazil and developing a music that reflected those experiences. While in Brazil he met the co-founder of the group, Mauricio Takara (drums, percussion, cavaquinho [the 'miniature guitar' of Brazil], electronics). Performing and recording their first album as a duo, the gravity of the ensemble pulled in two other musicians: Guilherme Granado (keyboards, electronics, samplers) and Richard Ribeiro (drums). Each of the musicians is an example of the new vanguard in music; Rob in contemporary jazz and forward-looking rock and the 3 Brazilian musicians in updating and modernizing Brazilian musical forms. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. The album has a huge, modern, laptop-laden psychedelic sound which launches Brazil's "Tropicalia' into a new, heavily electronic millennia. One of it's charms is that it is very clear and direct and accessible, but it's also utterly filled with sound! This is the rare, ground-breaking effort that can be absorbed and enjoyed effortlessly; it's just a corker! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $20.00 This is an extremely high-quality vinyl version of this great album; I gotta say that it came out beautiful! It includes a download coupon for the digital version of the music. Limited edition, one time-only pressing of 500 copies, but 300 went directly to the band and there are only 200 for us to sell! Note that both their previous albums had vinyl releases and both vinyl releases sold out in a matter of a few months! "Limitless in its possibilities." – Rolling Stone "Post digital, post industrial psychedelia." – The Wire "A modern approach to Brazil's tropicalia, that takes into account advances in sound manipulation and engineering. It is street music from the Brazilian subterranean avant-garde and it is confusingly wonderful." - All About Jazz Tres Cabeças Loucuras is the third album by Sao Paulo Underground. It's a very catchy, jazz + electronics album filled with sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds and songs. The group formed around Rob Mazurek (cornet and electronics), a key player in the Chicago post rock/modern jazz scene, who has played with everyone from his own Exploding Star Orchestra and Chicago Underground projects to performing and/or recording with Tortoise, Jim O'Rourke, Pharoah Sanders, and many more and whose work reflects a keen interest in modern, interesting music, both from the jazz and rock traditions. He spent several years living in the Brazil and developing a music that reflected those experiences. While in Brazil he met the co-founder of the group, Mauricio Takara (drums, percussion, cavaquinho [the 'miniature guitar' of Brazil], electronics). Performing and recording their first album as a duo, the gravity of the ensemble pulled in two other musicians: Guilherme Granado (keyboards, electronics, samplers) and Richard Ribeiro (drums). Each of the musicians is an example of the new vanguard in music; Rob in contemporary jazz and forward-looking rock and the 3 Brazilian musicians in updating and modernizing Brazilian musical forms. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. The album has a huge, modern, laptop-laden psychedelic sound which launches Brazil's "Tropicalia' into a new, heavily electronic millennia. One of it's charms is that it is very clear and direct and accessible, but it's also utterly filled with sound! This is the rare, ground-breaking effort that can be absorbed and enjoyed effortlessly; it's just a corker! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price orders from outside the USA) $27.00 This is an extremely high-quality vinyl version of this great album; I gotta say that it came out beautiful! It includes a download coupon for the digital version of the music. Limited edition, one time-only pressing of 500 copies, but 300 went directly to the band and there are only 200 for us to sell! Note that both their previous albums had vinyl releases and both vinyl releases sold out in a matter of a few months! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Heldon-Allez Teia $15.00 Allez Teia, originally released in 1975, was Heldon's second album. It is rightly considered an early, trance-inducing, electronic masterpiece. It is also the only album in the Heldon cannon to feature acoustic guitar and while it isn't the predominant instrument, there's some nice sounding work. Overall, I'd say that this is the most trippy and spacey Heldon material, it basically begs for you to break out the bong! It features the trademark 70s Heldon/Pinhas instrumental sound: waves of fuzz-tone, post Frippian guitars, ARP and VCS3 synthesizers, tape loops and mellotron, all building towards a monstrously delirious denouement. A absolutely stone(d) classic of the progressive rock scene of the 70s – searing, instrumental spacemusic, bridging electronics and psychedelic guitar in a legendary fashion. Originally first reissued on CD in 1992 and out of print for several years, this is reissued here in newly upgraded packaging that closely approximates the original, collectable album release. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their album here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ NOTE: We offer special pricing for people buying the five new releases on the label; if you are interested, please see the front of the store and look for the happy piggy bank! ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 19 - Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 19 - Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE October 4 - Ryles Jazz Club - Cambridge, MA - 8:00 pm / $7.00 October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH - 9:00 pm / $7.00 Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI - 10:00 pm / $10.00 or festival pass October 22 - Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - 10:00 pm / $10.00 October 23 - Surrounded By Reality presents DCB at Audio for the Arts - Madison, WI - 7:30 / $8.00 October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN - 7:30 pm / $10.00 October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA Workshop at School of Music, Russell Hall Rm. 101 (The Jazz Studio) - 3:00-5:00 pm Performance at Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall - 8:00 pm - FREE and open to the public October 26 - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA - Workshop at Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church - 3:30 pm / FREE and open to the public October 26 - Blue Moose Tap Housel - Iowa City, IA - 10:00 pm October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) FOREVER EINSTEIN November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GUTBUCKET November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) - 531 North 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 - 7:00 pm sharp (with Thinking Plague, The Red Masque and Syrrah ) November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 LED BIB October 26 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham, UK October 27 - The Ballroom - Canterbury, UK October 28 - Green Door Store - Brighton, UK October 29 - The Firestation - Windsor, UK October 30 - Clare Cellars - Cambridge, UK October 31 - The Vortex - London, UK November 1 - The Vortex - London, UK November 3 - Band on the Wall - Manchester, UK November 4 - The Anvil - Basingstoke, UK November 5 - The Harley - Sheffield, UK November 6 - Lichfield Arts Centre - Lichfield, UK November 10 - Krefeld, Germany November 23 - Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic [more European dates tba] MAHAVISHNU PROJECT The Mahavishnu Project presents "Maha-coustic": new interpretations of the music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 MICROSCOPIC SEPTET September 6 - The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St - New York NY 10016 (212) 545 8000 (no advance sales) - 3 sets, from 7:00 pm ED PALERMO BIG BAND October 5 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) October 6 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) October 7 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE September 7 - Carl Barron's 95th birthday party - City Hall - Cambridge MA (1:00 - 2:00 pm) September 23 - Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery - Cambridge, MA - 7:00 - 10:00 pm September 30 - HONK! Festival kickoff event - Fri 23 Sep, 7-10pm: Cambridge (MA) Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery Johnny D's - Davis Square - Somerville, MA - 10:00 pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ROSWELL RUDD with IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) - 531 North 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 - 7:00 pm sharp (with Hamster Theatre, The Red Masque and Syrrah ) November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS September 4 - ProgDay Festival - Storybook Farm, Chapel Hill, NC - 10:30am November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Rest in Peace: 'Honeyboy' Edwards (one of the very last of the genuine, old school, Delta bluesmen, who actually worked with/knew Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Son House, etc) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years - on Esoteric) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) EIDER STELLAIRE-1st (THE great lost Zeuhl classic - on Soleil Zeuhl, of course) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MICHAEL GIBBS and the NDR BIG BAND-Back in the Days (how many years has it been since a release by this great arranger and composer?) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) MIRIODOR-new album in the early stages... ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) LAURENT VANAY-all the titles, which have never-before been reissued! Including bonus material! DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp124.com/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: Analogy-Analogy (expanded) $23.00 Back in stock! "Analogy are undisputedly among the classic bands of German rock. Their only LP is valued at around US$1400 in prime condition. The magnificent title track "Analogy", from which the band took its name and which is included in the present selection, reminds us of the psychedelic music of early Pink Floyd and is one of the highlights of this musical genre. The band consisted of four German musicians living in Italy at the time, and one Italian, who left the band shortly after the release of their LP because of internal band disputes. A certain part of later Analogy CD and LP publications were initially illegal, but later approved by the band after amicable settlements. Next to numerous pictures, the 32-page colour booklet features a detailed band history and a complete discography with Analogy off-springs. The music was taken from master tapes." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Arteria-Cuatro Visiones $14.00 Arteria are a new, instrumental, avant-progressive Mexican ensemble, led by bassoonist Juan Carlos Ruiz, who was also one of the key musicians of Nazca and Culto sin Nombre. Like Nazca and Culto sin Nombre, the music is hugely influenced by the early sound of Univers Zero. In addition to Juan Carlos, also appearing is Adolfo Zaragoza Cerecero (guitar), Mari Carmen Gaue (electric cello) and former Iconoclasta member Victor Baldovinos (drums) as well as electronic programming, which adds a nice and contemporary (and original) touch to the proceedings here. With Nazca, Juan Carlos was one of the better (and earliest) musicians using the 'UZ' vibe as a base for his own creative explorations and with Arteria, which has the best compositions for one of his groups that I've heard, he's reached a new peak. You need something to scratch that "Heresie" itch? It's right here! Highly recommended. "Juan Carlos Ruiz is a veteran composer, a soul that has given the music and who has left parts of his gut and his heart in some groups like Nazca and Cult With No Name (Culto Sin Nombre), among others. A couple of years ago he began to gestate in the middle of gray, black and white colors, a new group called Arteria, avant-garde quartet that debuts today with this album you have in your hands. Like the music that preceded it, Arteria is a manifestation of the gloom, an announcement, usually ominous, of the horror, of the hollows, of the unfortunate. And in this vocation, Juan Carlos Ruiz is accompanied by MariCarmen Graue, Victor Baldovinos and Adolfo Zaragoza, three players of proven ability but with little affection for indulgent virtuosity. Instead, they have laid their virtues in the hands of the instigator of this project who could not postpone the possibility of becoming a demiurge, who has assumed the task of moving harmoniously the threads of a thin web. In fact, rather than an orchestrator or a leader, the bassoonist is a painter decided to sketch the creepy, to give body and volume to the darkness. It has a track record under his arm where the impressionist landscapes abound, the brush strokes inspired by gothic literature, the stories of a group of authors who, like him, are comfortable living in otherness." [Eibon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Barn Owl-Lost in the Glare $16.00 Fifth album by this excellent, San Francisco-based guitar duo (who previously used harmonium and with this release switch to organ). This is the sort of stoner/drone thing that you either really dig or don't. I dig. "Lost in the Glare is Barn Owl's second album for Thrill Jockey, and follows quickly on the heels of their acclaimed 12" EP Shadowland. Like Shadowland the album was recorded to tape by Phil Manley in San Francisco's Lucky Cat Studios. Lost in the Glare is made up of material composed over the course of a year and recorded in sessions throughout the winter of 2011. At the heart of the album's sound is the dual guitar interaction between Caminiti and Porras, a spiraling web of interlocking gestures that give way to bone rattling, monolithic progressions and dusty drifts. The mostly finger picked guitars weave in and out of each other in precise movements that recall the hypnotic influence of American minimalists. The harmonium that was prevalent on previous recordings has been replaced on Lost in the Glare with the undulations of a Farfisa organ. The songs here are deep, cosmic excursions. Rich in dynamics, the record possesses a transcendental tone through both a densely layered combination of electric and acoustic instruments and walls of melting amplifiers and feedback alchemy. The lines between strict structure and ordered chaos blur as third-eye opening e-bowed drones explode like beams of light and corrode into crumbling distortion, baking tones that sizzle like brittle bones left in the desert sun." [Thrill Jockey] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Barn Owl-Lost in the Glare $18.00 vinyl lp with download code (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Fifth album by this excellent, San Francisco-based guitar duo (who previously used harmonium and with this release switch to organ). This is the sort of stoner/drone thing that you either really dig or don't. I dig. "Lost in the Glare is Barn Owl's second album for Thrill Jockey, and follows quickly on the heels of their acclaimed 12" EP Shadowland. Like Shadowland the album was recorded to tape by Phil Manley in San Francisco's Lucky Cat Studios. Lost in the Glare is made up of material composed over the course of a year and recorded in sessions throughout the winter of 2011. At the heart of the album's sound is the dual guitar interaction between Caminiti and Porras, a spiraling web of interlocking gestures that give way to bone rattling, monolithic progressions and dusty drifts. The mostly finger picked guitars weave in and out of each other in precise movements that recall the hypnotic influence of American minimalists. The harmonium that was prevalent on previous recordings has been replaced on Lost in the Glare with the undulations of a Farfisa organ. The songs here are deep, cosmic excursions. Rich in dynamics, the record possesses a transcendental tone through both a densely layered combination of electric and acoustic instruments and walls of melting amplifiers and feedback alchemy. The lines between strict structure and ordered chaos blur as third-eye opening e-bowed drones explode like beams of light and corrode into crumbling distortion, baking tones that sizzle like brittle bones left in the desert sun." [Thrill Jockey] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic-Faultline vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $18.00 Classic, fourth release by this great US band, pressed by the best-ever pressing plant in the USA, Wakefield, who did all of our releases for us in the 80s. This is new, perfect, 22 year old stock! Still sealed! Birdsongs of the Mesozoic are a superb instrumental 4 piece (multi-keyboards, guitar, electronic percussion, & sax) who combine equal parts progressive rock, pulse, classical, & more into an instantly recognizable whole; no rock band uses interlocking parts as brilliantly as these guys. This continues & builds upon their signature sound that 1st emerged in the early 80's. [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Comfort-Proximity to Temporality vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $20.00 Alessandro Baris (drums, guitars, keyboards, electronics), Leonardo Chirulli (keyboards), Fabio Elia (bass). "Comfort - whose lineup is generally supplemented with multiple guests - is an eleven-year-old collective that have been variously described as post-rock, electronic, jazz, ambient and/or soundtrack. They describe their sound as an exploration between these genres - naturally coming from players of deep and varied musical roots - an in-between where the band operate with 'comfort' and without preconception, where the music becomes the pulse of their instinctive mood. Their most recent release, Sleep Talking Shared, (2009) was described as "intelligent, dexterous, jazzy rocktronica" (The Silent Ballet) with a "staggering diversity in mood and texture" (Tiny Mix Tapes). Exclaim Magazine said "though their scope is broad and guests many, the band is careful to let the instruments breathe and the silences matter". Proximity, the group's third full length, continues to explore among multiple genres and expands on their sound by adding vocals to many tracks. Guests here include Joseph Costa (L'Altra), Lindsay Anderson (L'Altra, Telefon Tel Aviv, Will Oldham), Anna Tomlin (Audrey), and Beppe Scardino (Orange Room, El Gallo Rojo Collective). Comfort recently played the Domino Festival in Brussels and have shared the stage with, among others, Joe Lally, Piano Magic, Do Make Say Think, and Autobam." [482] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Curlew-Live In Berlin vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Classic, live release, pressed by the best-ever pressing plant in the USA, Wakefield, who did all of our releases for us in the 80s. This is new, perfect, 23 year old stock! Still sealed! Led by saxist George Cartwright, Curlew are noted for their sense of fun, great riffing, spirited interplay & the superb musicianship of musical members Tom Cora, Davey Williams, Wayne Horvitz & Pippin Barnett. "Jazz record of the week...one of the best of New York's downtown bands, & this recording captures the group at its most intense, roadhouse best."-The New York Times. [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dies Irae-Dies Irae $16.00 "Produced for the legendary Pilz label and engineered by Conny Planck in 1971. Dies Irae were a heavy progressive group who recorded their sole album for Pilz before the label fell into the hands of Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser. Dominated by blues, 'First' is a heavy progressive effort owing much to the heavy blues sound and occult nature of Black Sabbath's debut album. Song titles such as 'Lucifer', 'Harmagedon Dragonlove', and 'Witches Meeting' display the groups interest in the dark side. The standout track for krautrock fans is sure to be the seven-minute freak out 'Trip'. A spacey track, 'Trip' begins with an outstanding electronic collage which gives way to a peaceful free flowing jam containing acid-drenched celestial vocals. Fans of the heavy progressive sound will find 'Lucifer' and 'Witches Meeting' to be the best cuts. 'Lucifer' contains an ultra aggressive guitar and harmonica riff slightly reminiscent of 'The Wizard' from 'Black Sabbath'. 'Witches Meeting', an extended track encompassing numerous musical sections, contains a rocking guitar solo and a furious ending. As a whole, the album is sure to please most fans with its heavy nature. A must for all Krautrockers—Virus meets McChurch Soundroom. Psychedelic blues-rock at its best!" [Ohrwashl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Erlkoenig-Erlkoenig (expanded) $23.00 Back in stock! "Erlkoenig, named after the famous Goethe poem and originating in Helmstedt on the former inner-German border, played powerful and inventive symphonic rock with occasional lyrics in English. Keyboarder Eckhardt Freynik, author of all the tracks, was the creative head of the band, and one would wish that he had received more recognition for his work as it seems that the world has lost an incredibly gifted musician. The guitar is also highly remarkable. Erlkoenig’s only LP appeared in early 1973 with a circulation of 1000 copies (Resco TST 77678) and is basically known to collectors only. This CD contains four so far unreleased bonus tracks, partly in a different style. Details on the band, who unfortunately failed to make it, are to be found in the 24-page colour booklet. We are proud to say that we have managed to save their work from oblivion." "This relatively short-lived (from 1972-77) obscure German symphonic/kraut band consisted of three members from a band called Paradise on Earth, these were; keyboardist Eckhardt Franke, drummer Michael Brandes and bassist Gunter Armbrecht, when guitarist Friedrich Kruger joined, the band name was changed to ERLKOENIG (taken after the German poem of the same name, written by the famous poet Goethe), this line-up lasted until the band disbanded in 1977. ERLKOENIG played a very interesting and unique blend of krautrock and symphonic rock, it would probably be fair to characterise them as a symphonic prog band with evident krautrock leanings. The music of ERLKOENIG is dominated by the organ skilfully and inventively played by the main composer Eckhardt Franke, much fiercer than your average symphonic prog band. The music is full of intensity, beauty, virtuosity and fairy-tale like imagery. Their output is largely instrumental but when vocals are added it has a very unique and interesting sound as to serve the mysterious nature of the music, and also a very charming German accented pronunciation. Unfortunately ERLKOENIG only released one self-titled LP during their almost 6-year long career; it was released in January 1973. It was originally privately pressed in only 1000 copies, mainly to be sold at concerts. In 2001 it was released on CD on the Garden of Delights label with 4 bonus tracks. It's very unfortunate that ERLKOENIG arn't more known than they are, for the average prog listener there should be a lot of interesting music to seek out. If you like organ-driven music with lot of dynamics and intensity, do yourself a favour, track down a copy of ERLKOENIG's self-titled debut."-Jeppe Scheel/progarchives.com [Garden Of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Free Spirits-Live At The Scene: February 22nd 1967 $18.00 An interesting period piece and yes, they are attempting to fuse jazz and rock, but, honestly Zappa was doing it better at the same time, imo. Reasonably quite ok sound for 45 year old, non-professional recordings. "Featuring the earliest recordings of the young Larry Coryell, this short-lived quintet is widely acclaimed as the first jazz-rock band of all time. Though their landmark 1966 album captures their intense, psychedelic music well, those lucky enough to have seen them in performance maintain that their true power was only communicated live. Taped in their native NYC in February 1967, this warts-and-all live recording captures their fiery sound at its peak, with guest appearances by legendary jazzmen Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker and Joe Beck. This historically important set comes complete with detailed liner notes and rare pictures, making it essential for fans of jazz and psychedelic rock." "Larry Coryell led this group, which made jazz-rock before such a thing existed."-Patrick Lundborg, The Acid Archives "The Free Spirits, a New York group featuring the guitar, songwriting and singing of Larry Coryell, may have been the first band to fuse jazz and rock, investing the early psychedelic sounds of the day with adventurous, jazz-derived improvisation, horns and elastic song structures."-All Music Guide [Sunbeam] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Greylyng-I Keep Silence... $7.00 (special) Second release by a young, avant-garde/progressive rock trio consisting of Jeff Cedrone - guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, electronics, John C. Miller - synthesizers, electronics, tapes, Stephen Zieminski - drums, percussion, mallets. It's definitely 'prog', but it definitely also sounds like today and not 35 years ago prog. Some really nice guitar work, lovely melodies here and there and a constantly exploratory sound-stance makes this well worth your attention and at this amazing price for a brand new work, a no-brainer. Recommended. "Jeff and John formed Greylyng in autumn of 2002 with the simple intent of exploring sound. Having completed a jazz guitar performance BA from Western Conn. St University in 98', Cedrone found himself going back to his progressive/avant- garde/improv '70s roots of experimental rock. Jeff states "I always found tone, texture and sound to be as integral as melody and harmony. This may be why I gravitate towards effects pedals, synths, mellotrons, electric piano and the like.". Upon meeting John C. Miller, Cedrone found a sonic partner with a shared vision but from an entirely different perspective. Having coming from an extensive visual arts background with no formal musical training, Miller explored analog and modular synths, laptop sound design, violin (or whatever else was lying around). Together they formed Greylyng. In 2007 when Greylyng added Stephen. "In Greylyng..." Zieminski states " all of our roles are relative. Its equally valid for any of us to embrace texture, melody, rhythm, sound or space all while embracing the traditional strengths of our instruments". The trio version has led to a fresh outlook on form and composition to be debuted on their sophmore release." "If you enjoy progressive music that can challenge you, rock you and calm you all in one listen, then Greylyng is worthy of your attention... can appeal to the King Crimson prog-rock crowd as well as fans of the ambient/fusion soundworlds of Steve Roach, Robert Rich and Vidna Obmana."-Damon Lucibello "...this is an interesting listen for those who like their prog on the outskirts of the stratosphere."-Pete Pardo - Sea of Tranquility [Dove & Figure] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gurumaniax-Psy Valley Hill $18.00 Back in stock! This is something a bit special as original Guru Guru members guitarist Ax Genrich and drummer Mani Neumeier with Guy Segers, the monster bassist from mid-period Univers Zero! While you won't necessarily be confused into thinking that this is UFO or Hinten, it does manage to capture some of the very best of that sound! "Mani Neumeier has always relished working with the most diverse of musicians. That was the case in Guru Guru days, and it is very much the same today. For his latest project Gurumaniax, he teamed up with his old colleague Ax Genrich (Guru Guru guitarist from 1970-75) and the bass player Guy Segers (doyen of Belgian avant-garde rock, founder of the key band Univers Zero). So: experience, virtuosity and professionalism to the power of three. Neumeier had been wanting to get something going with Genrich for some time. Indeed, they had shared the stage together on a number of occasions in recent years. Their last session together in the studio, however, took place around 35 years ago. The death of Guru Guru founding member Uli Trepte (track 8 is dedicated to his memory), only served to strengthen Neumeier's resolve. As he points out, who knows for how long either Neumeier himself or Genrich will be able to play their instruments with the same degree of virtuosity which they command today. Still, while the pair of them are blessed with such rude health, feeling not a day older than 50, Mani was determined to give it everything one more time with his old colleague and record the results for posterity. Neumeier and the bassist Guy Segers got to know each other a good year earlier, when they played an improvised gig together with Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple) and Daevid Allen (Gong) at the Zappanale Festival. They hit it off immediately, making Segers a logical choice for the Gurumaniax project. Four days in the studio, three at the mixing desk and the psychedelic diamond was finished. Some song fragments already existed, but most were spontaneous creations of the triumvirate in the studio. Recalling classic Guru Guru highlights such as UFO (1970), Hinten (1971) and KänGuru (1972), the trio launched themselves freely into improvisation, channelled through their psychedelic/progressive/avant- http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Hax Cel-Zwai (expanded) $23.00 Back in stock! "Hax Cel came together in Hanover, Germany in late 1971 with the aim of combing classical music (Handel, Albinoni, Bach, Vivaldi & Beethovan) with progressive rock. If it was not the first attempt of that kind...it was certainly a very successful one." This reissue of a very rare original album from 1972, which includes their even rarer single added on for two bonus tracks, was recorded live before an audience on 10/29/72. Surprisingly, this gig was their final show, although it is not clear that the band knew that at the time. So, lucky for everyone that it was recorded and released. Flute, electric piano, bass and drums, with some vocals, but vocals are not the main idea behind the band's music. Typically thorough & well done Garden of Delights reissue with a history, never- before seen photos, etc. [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ In the Country-Sounds & Sights CD + PAL (all region) DVD $20.00 "Ambitious, epic and grand in scale, In The Country's previous album Whiteout was an artistic triumph. Always a very powerful and exciting live act, it was only natural that a concert album should come at this stage of their career, after three studio albums and a number of Norwegian, European and U.S. tours. Originally planned as a concert DVD, In The Country invited video director Claus Arthur Breda-Gulbrandsen to bring a crew to film a couple of Norwegian shows in October 2010. Claus had previously directed two videos for Morten Qvenild's other band, Susanna And The Magical Orchestra. Not content with merely filming these shows, Claus (and the band as well) had bigger ambitions for a more expanded type of film, of which you can see the quite stunning results on the accompanying DVD, with its mysterious Tarkovsky-like dream sequences mixed with Hipgnosis types of images. Rune Grammophon considers this to be one of the finest music films ever produced in Norway and a treatment rarely given to a jazz band of any origin. Looking like something with a much bigger budget, it needs to be said that this is a labor of love from all involved, and especially the director. Also watch out for the hidden video after the film has ended. Apart from selections from all the studio albums, there are three new tracks here including a beautiful interpretation of Mark Knopler's "Brothers In Arms." Morten Qvenild (grand piano, electronics, vocals), Roger Arntzen (double bass, vocals), Pål Hausken (drums, percussion, electronics, vocals), Andreas Mjøs (guitars, vibraphone)." [Rune Grammofon] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Join In-Kentalope Island (expanded) $23.00 Back in stock! An extremely rare 1974 jazz/rock album featuring saxes, keyboards, guitar, bass and drums that I had never even heard of before. In addition to the original album, almost 40' of unreleased live stuff has been added in. The live stuff is only of pretty good sound quality, but some of it is really good musically. "Join In were coming from Marl, a city situated in the Ruhr district area. They were founded in 1968 and changed their style of music quite often. They began with playing blues-rock, then changed to playing hard rock and ended up by playing jazz-rock in the seventies, each style containing progressive elements. Their only LP “Kentalope Island” was released in 1974 (Menga 3302). It is the same label where Think released, too. With Think they were not only in close contact but also exchanged their ideas concerning the music they wanted to play. Join In’s CD was taken from the master tape and has as bonus eight not yet released tracks. In the booklet you can find, along with a lot of photos, valuable information about the band." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Glenn Jones-The Wanting $16.00 "Glenn Jones, a 30+ year devotee of the so called 'American Primitive' school of acoustic steel string guitarists, has been playing guitar since the age of 14. The Wanting, Glenn Jones' first album for Thrill Jockey, was recorded in a fourth floor apartment on Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, overlooking the commuter train line. If you listen carefully to the record, you can occasionally hear trains going by in the background. Reuben Son recorded the album between December 12, 2010, and April 20, 2011. The Wanting was mixed and mastered by long time collaborator Matthew Azevedo. Simply put, The Wanting is a collection of original compositions for solo acoustic steel string guitar, six-string, 10-string and bottleneck, and 5-string open-back banjo." [Thrill Jockey] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Glenn Jones-The Wanting 2 x vinyl lps with gatefold cover and download code (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $22.00 "Glenn Jones, a 30+ year devotee of the so called 'American Primitive' school of acoustic steel string guitarists, has been playing guitar since the age of 14. The Wanting, Glenn Jones' first album for Thrill Jockey, was recorded in a fourth floor apartment on Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, overlooking the commuter train line. If you listen carefully to the record, you can occasionally hear trains going by in the background. Reuben Son recorded the album between December 12, 2010, and April 20, 2011. The Wanting was mixed and mastered by long time collaborator Matthew Azevedo. Simply put, The Wanting is a collection of original compositions for solo acoustic steel string guitar, six-string, 10-string and bottleneck, and 5-string open-back banjo." [Thrill Jockey] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Roland Kovac New Set-The Master Said $23.00 Back in stock! Roland Kovac-keyboards, Siggi Schwabb-guitar, Franz Loffler-bass and Charly Antolini-drums. Recorded in 1971, this is very good, jazzy/jammy type stuff, maybe comparable to Embryo's two Brain albums. "Roland Kovac New Set was the name of a group of Munich studio musicians who recorded several lps of instrumental music on the Selected Sound label from Hamburg. The 2nd (this) and 3rd of these lps (are) full of playful guitar riffs & complex in structure; representitive of good progressive rock of the early 1970's." [Garden Of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Charles Lloyd/Maria Farantouri-Athens Concert 2 x CDs $25.00 Charles Lloyd tenor saxophone, flute, tarogato Maria Farantouri voice Jason Moran piano Reuben Rogers double-bass Eric Harland drums Socratis Sinopoulos lyra Takis Farazis piano "Stunning performance from June, 2010, in front of a huge audience at the open air Odeon of Herodes Atticus, as Charles Lloyd, uniquely-expressive saxophonist, and Maria Farantouri, Greece’s voice of resistance, come together. Friends for some years, this is their first recorded collaboration. Lloyd’s brilliant quartet is on hand - with Jason Moran in especially creative mode - augmented by lyra player Socratis Sinopoulos and second pianist Takis Frazio in a marvelous programme that includes songs by Mikis Theoedorakis, suites of Greek traditional music, Eleni Karaindrou’s “Journey to Kythera” and Lloyd originals including his classic “Dream Weaver”. “Athens Concert” is a major event, a very special live album indeed." [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ikue Mori/Mark Nauseef/Evan Parker/Bill Laswell-Near Nadir $13.00 Back in stock....again! This one is flying out of here! "Tzadik is proud to present this historic meeting of four major figures in the new music pantheon, each a master improviser and groundbreaking instrumentalist in their own right. Their work together is symbiotic, telepathic—the music powerful and sensitive, sustaining a hypnotic mood with great attention to detail and subtle nuance. Mixed to perfection by Bill Laswell, this is a landmark recording of electro-acoustic improvisation featuring four pioneers of the genre. Mindblowing!" Bill Laswell: Basses Ikue Mori: Electronics Evan Parker: Soprano Sax Mark Nauseef: Bent Metal, Meditation Bells, Chinese Drums, Woodblocks, Tom-tom [Tzadik] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ My Silence-It Only Happens at Night vinyl lp + CD (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $20.00 Sharon Van Etten (voice), Nick Butcher (electronics, turntable, guitar, keyboards), Mike Reed (drums, bass, baritone ukulele, editing), Jason Stein (bass clarinet). "..the transformation of free improvisation into delicate meditations that veer naturally from tender, folk-like melodies to controlled chaos. Van Etten's voice is one thread in the gauzy lattice of sound, with Stein's astringent bass clarinet lines punctuating the enchanting mix of disparate samples, noise, bone-dry guitar and uke patterns. Reed's drumming function like a motor, providing a pulse and sometimes adding serious turbulence. **** " - DownBeat "...jagged, beautifully lyrical, and rich in texture, with the band's odd sonic palette - knotty bass clarinet snorts, free drumming, primitive sampling and keyboard - entirely uncompromised." — Peter Margasak, The Chicago Reader "I assembled the trio My Silence specifically for the opportunity to play with two of my favorite improvisers, Nick Butcher and Jason Stein," says Mike Reed. "After one gathering we decided to book studio time and see what we could get. It was another five months before we'd actually play a gig and figure out how to do it live." "It Only Happens at Night was made in three installments over two years. First came a five-hour session of trio improvisations. Reed selected from this material to choose sections that would become the basic tracks of the album. In a second session six months later, additional, composed, parts were recorded either to give the improvisations a song- like quality, or in other instances to further complement the dense, raucous aspects of the improvisations. The recording was thought to be completed until the idea was put forward to add a female voice to some of the material. Reed suggested singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten, who he had recently heard and met and been favorably impressed by. Reed says, "She has a great range, a natural ability to find harmony and a unique ability to craft melody." In a fortunate coincidence, Van Etten and Nick Butcher were old friends from Murpheesborro, TN. Van Etten came to Chicago to layer vocal tracks designed by Reed, as a shadow harmony to bass clarinet, for example, or to harmonize with herself on pre-conceived vocal parts. In other instances she improvised wordless cantor-like passages which allowed the music to appear as if it was always designed to have her in and out of the focal point. After layering this material, Reed further edited down her vocal parts and finally the record was complete. My Silence performs as the trio, sometimes with Van Etten's vocals accompanying via computer (and possibly at some point live, if everyone can be in the same place). The trio has also performed with various guests, including Didier Petit, Devin Hoff, and Matt Schneider. It Only Happens at Night is released on vinyl LP with cd copies inserted in the sleeve." [482] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Nine Days' Wonder-The Best Years Of Our Life? $23.00 Back in stock! A collection of rehearsal tapes, live tapes and outtakes by this German band, from 1971-1975. Over 35' comes from 1971-1972, the time of their 1st album and their best period, but there also includes some work from the time of their 3rd album, Only The Dancers, when David Jackson of Van der Graaf Generator, joined them on their album. "Nine Days’ Wonder, living in a Mannheim community, recorded four LPs on the Bacillus label between 1971 and 1976. Their music is characterised by permanent rhythm changes and breaks, giving the impression of a very restless and nervous mood, definitely influenced by bands such as Mothers of Invention, King Crimson, VDGG, Soft Machine, Supersister, Moving Gelatine Plates and by free jazz. Their first recording effort, originally released in the famous green foam cover, was highly acclaimed. Towards the end, after many changes in their line-up, they produced mainly mainstream music. "The best years of our life?" partly contains unreleased tracks, partly released efforts but in different versions. Walter Seyffer, founder and most important member of the band, explains every detail of their history in the 32-page colour booklet." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ William Parker-Crumbling in the Shadows is Fraulein Miller's Stale Cake 3 x CD box set $29.00 "A strictly limited/one-time only edition of 1000 copies (987 to be exact) specially designed box set containing 3 albums of William Parker solo bass compositions/performances in full tandem with a 48-page booklet of all-new William Parker writings (poems, dreams, meditations and more). Very powerful and profound music and words, through and through. The two principal discs contain new works studio-recorded in August 2010; the third disc reissues Parker's first solo bass album, Testimony, which was originally released in 1995 and has been long since out of print." [Centering] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Poseidon-Found My Way (expanded) $23.00 A progressive rock band with symphonic touches from Karlsruhe, Germany, featuring vocals, guitar, organ/electric piano/synths, bass & drums. This was recorded in 1975, & this this reissue includes 8 bonus tracks, including some funny covers of late 60's/early 70's classic rock songs! "Poseidon, originating from Prussic Acid, were, at the time, by far the best and most famous group in Karlsruhe. Dominant keyboards and perfectly played progressive rock made them a name, both in south-west Germany and abroad. Their only LP "Found my way" of 1975 was a private pressing of 1000 copies and features exclusively self-written material and a great cover artwork. This CD contains eight unreleased live bonus tracks. The 32-page colour booklet describes the band’s history in detail and features many photographs of the group. Many people might know guitarist Wilfried Sahm, who came from and later re-joined Checkpoint Charlie, a band whose style, however, did not find any reflection in Poseidon’s music. Overall, a typical example of German progressive rock of the mid-1970s." [Garden Of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Les Rallizes Denudes-Double Heads 6 x CD box set $70.00 "Between August 1980 and March 1981, Les Rallizes Dénudés (or The Naked Larryz, as the long-lost acetate they are rumored to have recorded for Virgin Records in the mid-'70s dubbed them) played seven concerts in and around Tokyo. Never officially released, illicit ninth generation cassette copies circulated in Japanese fan circles for many years, attaining a whispered, Holy Grail status amongst initiates to the Rallizes cult. High quality soundboard versions were finally released by the secretive Univive label in 2005. Three of the best of these concerts are collected on Double Heads, all recorded at Yaneura, a small club in the teeming neon teen shopping mecca of Shibuya in Tokyo. Together, these three concerts comprise a singularly pivotal moment in Les Rallizes Dénudés' development -- as well as some of the most glacially psychedelic music of their long career. This numbered, limited edition 6CD box set contains a booklet with liner notes. Digitally remastered." "Has a one way trip to the heart of darkness ever been made in a more handsome jalopy?"-Julian Cope [Phoenix] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Michele Rosewoman/Quintessence-The In Side Out $8.00 (special) While they last, this is $6.00 off the usual price. And it's a great album. I've been following the work and albums of composer and pianist Michele Rosewoman for 20 years, ever since hearing her album "Quintessence" and it blowing me away. After some time away from recording (this is her first album since 2000 and her fifth with her quintet Quintessence), she returns with a very strong album that she put out herself. As always, she's got a great band and her piano playing and compositions are as strong as ever. She's showcasing a large amount of her facets as a musician here which is really impressive, although as an album it doesn't necessarily make for the most coherent listening the first time through, so be sure to give this one multiple plays to really get inside of it. Highly recommended. "The In Side Out is stimulating, unpredictable, and groove-centric. Though Michele Rosewoman's recent involvements have included writing big band charts, performing solo piano at Yoshi’s, working with Robin Eubanks' EB3 ensemble, duo concerts with Greg Osby and extensive educational activities including a two-day residency at Berklee School of Music, it’s been six years since the pianist's last recording as a leader. Now the composer/bandleader is back with her evolving Quintessence ensemble — a quintet that has included forward thinkers like saxophonists Greg Osby and Steve Coleman — performing progressive jazz fueled by a distinct mix of funk, avant garde, bop, and Afro-Cuban musical influences. Her new music is harmonically complex, filled with odd-metered tempos and tricky instrument sections; it's enhanced by musicians who pull it all together, including rising saxophonists Miguel Zenon and Mark Shim. Shim’s unique voice is featured heavily throughout the recording, as well as his production of three compositions. His signature growling tenor provides the bite, while Zenon brings smooth lines via alto and soprano. Added is the strong rhythm section of bassist Brad Jones and drummer Derrek Phillips, as well as a few special guests who help articulate the pianist’s prolific ideas. Rosewoman shows plenty of diversity throughout the recording. On the angular funk of “Warm” she trades fluid Nord Electro keyboard licks with Dave Fiuczynski’s groovy electric guitar as the band digs deep into the pocket. On the intricate “Link” she plays a rapid and probing acoustic piano with heady comping and elaborate soloing reminiscent of contemporaries like Edsel Gomez and Geri Allen. “Guapo” is not for the faint of heart: Phillips and Jones hold down a circuitous pattern that takes sudden twists, with Shim delivering a smoking tenor solo; its electronic alter ego, “Guapo Remix,” would feel right at home in dance clubs. It might seem that this myriad of styles would be conflicting, but Rosewoman pulls the threads together nicely, as on “Eshu Laroye,” featuring three-part vocal harmonies and guest performances by percussionists/vocalists Pedro Pablo Martinez and Olu Femi Mitchell. Include the mystique of “The ER,” which is based on a consistent conga pattern, and the brilliance of “Advance Dance,” a commissioned piece featuring labyrinthine tempos and solos. Rosewoman reflects, “I like the mood and the accidents that happen as we hit the cracks of time, the spaces between the spaces between the beats.” The recording ends on a good and funky note with R&B legend Marvin Gaye’s “Life is for Learning,” on which Rosewoman provides sultry vocals. The In Side Out has it all: intellect, spirit, and soul. And it's a fine display of one of jazz’s leading (albeit lesser known) female artists, one who won’t be easily categorized or boxed in."-All About Jazz [Advance Dance] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Salamander-The 10 Commandments 180 gram vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $30.00 Some of you with long memories will remember when Ken Golden rescued this album from total obscurity for the 10th release on Laser's Edge. It's a 1971 UK album that falls between progressive hard rock and proto-progressive sounds. That CD edition sold out many, many years ago, and this has been unavailable for 15 years or more. Now here is your chance, in a limited lp reissue in a four-way foldout poster-style picture cover, mastered directly from the master tapes and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. "First-ever vinyl reissue of this UK 1971 album, originally released on the Youngblood label. Based on The Ten Commandments, though not proven to be Christian rock itself, the album is a nice progressive pop-rock disc showing the influence of Deep Purple and The Moody Blues, with a good dose of organ, guitar and brass. Sounds like: Deep Purple, The Moody Blues, conceptual/orchestral prog with big slabs of organ and bass groove. Fantastic, limited reissue in a four-way foldout poster-type picture cover, housed in a deluxe PVC outer sleeve. 180 gram vinyl, newly-remastered sound from master tapes, including an insert with liner notes by Andy Morten." "This record was something of an enigma -- apparently it never got distributed very widely even in England, where it was recorded and released, and was never officially issued in the United States. The band calls to mind early Deep Purple (pre-Machine Head) in their style, while the record resembles the early progressive efforts of the Moody Blues. This is a concept album built around the Ten Commandments, with each of the ten songs corresponding to a commandment -- it seems like a stretch today, in terms of an effort at reaching a mass audience, but one must remember that 1970 was the era of the original Jesus Christ Superstar album. Salamander take the concept and run with it most effectively, backed by some occasional orchestral accompaniment, but mostly the quartet pounding away, highly melodic and sometimes a bit heavy but always interesting. Dave Titley's guitar work isn't in Ritchie Blackmore's league, but his voice is powerful and expressive, and it's surprising that we haven't heard more from him, and A.B. Benson's keyboard work was of at least the same caliber as Rick van der Linden of Ekseption, or even Jon Lord of this period, and he should have done more that would have been heard."-Bruce Eder/All Music Guide [Guersson] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Skyline-Louise for One Night (expanded) $23.00 Back in stock! "Skyline from the Bielefeld area emerged out of the well-known band Virus; they had, however, hardly anything in common with their predecessor’s music. What they now played was jazz-rock with slight funky influences and English lyrics; altogether much smoother than the music by Virus. Their only LP, “Louise for one night”, was recorded in fall of 1975 and released as a privata pressing in an edition of 500 copies in 1976. Skyline took part in the Vlotho “Umsonst und draußen” (“Free and open air”) festivals 1976 and 1977. They are also represented on the festival LPs with one track on each LP. These two live pieces are bonus tracks to the present CD. Jürgen (George) Kochbeck and Michael Stickdorn, who were to become quite famous in later years and are still working as studio professionals, then took their first steps in the German music business." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Soft Machine-Original Album Classics 5 x CD box set $25.00 Wowie. Ever wanted to take the Soft Machine plunge all at once for really cheap? Here is your chance. This has all of their classic CBS-era albums (Third, Fourth, 5, Six, Seven) in little slipcased box set. Very basic information (but there is a link to a website with full album credits), but here's what you need to know; this is the newly remastered versions from only a couple of years ago (meaning you get the best sound that these have ever appeared in and you even get the bonus track on '5'). If you want to hear me expand/expound more on these, look at my ramblings for the individual discs, but the bottom line is that this is a unbelievable bargain. [Sony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Surgery-Ubermorgen (expanded) $23.00 "There are loads of jazz-rock LPs from around 1980. So one could ask oneself why any more of them should be released on CD at all. "Übermorgen" ("The day after tomorrow") by Surgery, however, certainly belongs to the better ones of this genre: sparkling piano runs, contemplative sax parts, a masterly played electric guitar, many good ideas, and a clear and good recording make the album an auditory pleasure. To those detered from German lyrics: Don't worry, the Marl group did without any vocals. At that time, a small edition of 500 copies was released by the artists themselves. It should remain their only album. In collectors' circles it is little known until the present day. The CD was drawn from the master tapes, and the ten bonus tracks of the same style were as yet unreleased." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Peter James Taylor-Mate vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) $13.00 This is pretty damn awesome; 4-6 guitars plus drums, this takes its inspiration from the best, early work of Glenn Branca and gives it its own twist. This just churns upwards and upwards, heading towards some sort of heavenly ending/orgasmic finish that never arrives/keeps being *just* out of reach, and therefore churns on further. Phew. I always loved this sound and it is surprising that so few took up the mantle; well, Mr Taylor has and we are all the better for it! "Letting several guest musicians loose to interpret his compositions and featuring members of action beat, house of john player, hired muscle. Taylor is a man trying to create the darkest sounding guitar music on record. This album, written for 6 guitars and drums and is a discordant nightmare in the vein of Glenn Branca on acid. Its dark and sometimes epic compositions take no prisoners in its mission to melt your mind. Expect a dense wall of noise that will leave you short of breath and wanting more. This is truly a musician and composer showing a mature, tense sound beyond his past experiences." [Fortissimo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Tetragon-Stretch $23.00 Back in stock! "Tetragon, successor of Trikolon, were founded in Osnabrück (Lower Saxony) in the spring of 1971. They released their first and only LP, “Nature”, in that very year. It came out as CD on Musea in 1995. At the end of 1971, Tetragon recorded in a Hamburg studio five long tracks in their well-proven style for their second LP, the release of which, however, failed. Fortunately, the master tape has survived until the present day, so that now, 38 years past schedule, the work is released on CD. Three of the five songs have been written by the band itself, one by Eddie Harris (“Listen here”) and one by John McLaughlin (“Dragon song”). The two latter ones had already been worked on by Brian Auger. Especially remarkable are Hendrik Schaper’s exceptional play on keyboards and Jürgen Jaehner’s hot guitar play. The other two, however, are their equals in skill and talent." [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Waniyetula-Iron City $23.00 Back in stock! Waniyetula are best known, if at all, for releasing an album in 1983 that has been compared to mid 70s symphonic greats like Yes, Grobschnitt, etc. at a time when there wasn't a lot of that coming out on the marketplace at all! These studio and live recordings, all previously unreleased in good sound quality, are from much earlier and are not at all symphonic rock, although they are definitely 'progressive rock', and fit in nicely into the time period covered. Typically thorough and well-done Garden of Delights job! [Garden of Delights] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------------------------ Below are five new Cuneiform releases, including one title also available in a beautiful, limited edition vinyl edition, and a re-printing of an out of print classic, all of which are not going to be generally released for another 5 weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a ksmall fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. The Claudia Quintet + 1 featuring Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann-What is the Beautiful? $15.00 For their sixth album, What Is the Beautiful?, The Claudia Quintet brings together the acclaimed compositional approach of leader John Hollenbeck with two of the most important male singers in improvised music, Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann. Elling and Bleckmann recite and sing the poems of avant-garde/proto-beat American poet, Kenneth Patchen, an innovator in his time. "Claudia with vocals?" Yes, Claudia with vocals, and it will probably not surprise anyone who has followed this much-loved, one-of-a-kind ensemble that that it still sounds completely like Claudia...but different! Kurt Elling, probably the most popular male jazz vocalist today, brings to these words – words which are, by turns, funny or poignant or thought-provoking – a hipster swagger somewhere between Ken Nordine and Tom Waits. Theo Bleckmann is, as always, Theo Bleckmann; one of the truly singular and distinctive singers in jazz today. Having both vocalists on board, with their radically different styles, was a brilliant move and gives What is the Beautiful? an tremendously wide sweep. Formed by composer / drummer / arranger John Hollenbeck in 1997, this NYC ensemble’s sound explores the edge without alienating the mainstream, proving that genre-defying music can be for everyone. Over the past decade, the group has released CDs that are critically acclaimed world wide and whose appeal extends well beyond, as well as including traditional jazz audiences. The Claudia Quintet has amazed audiences from Alabama to the Amazon. Their unique sound has inspired dancing hippie girls at a New Mexico noise festival, the avant-garde cognoscenti in the concert halls of Vienna and Sao Paolo, and a generation of young musicians worldwide. In the course of the thousands of miles they have traveled together and hundreds of concerts they’ve played, the Claudia Quintet has evolved and grown, developing a dynamic live sound based on trust and spontaneity. They bring this powerful energy into the studio, where they record the old-fashioned way, live, playing as a band. As on their previous CD, Royal Toast, the Claudia Quintet is again supplemented by a +1, in this case Philadelphia-based pianist Matt Mitchell. His virtuosity and spontaneity make him a perfect fit with the long-running core group – Hollenbeck on drums, Drew Gress on bass, Matt Moran on vibraphone, Ted Reichman on accordion, and Chris Speed on clarinet and tenor sax. [Cuneiform] You can hear their music here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dead Cat Bounce-Chance Episodes $15.00 "Dead Cat Bounce does it all with exquisite writing, the subtle use of a bass-drum rhythm section and above all a definite sense of communication between the members that I am sure will be apparent to even the casual listener. These musicians are not just playing the music on the page, but listening and communing together." – Dave Liebman "Think of Mingus's swirling counterpoint and rhythm shifts with the similarly rich voicings and solo/ensemble balance of the World Saxophone Quartet. What more could you ask for?" – The Boston Phoenix "...these cats are tight and not afraid to spew out some powerful and inventive solos and intricate ensemble playing. Each of the four saxes gets a chance to stretch out on different tunes, but it is often Matt's strong writing and arrangements that stand out." – Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery With a group name presciently stripped from today's headlines, the term 'dead cat bounce' denotes a small, brief recovery in the price of a declining stock ("Even a dead cat will bounce if dropped from a great height"). To the six musicians in Dead Cat Bounce, it signifies one’s dedication to creative rebirth and renewal in jazz even as times, traditions and masters move on. The group has been together for 15 years and Chance Episodes is their fourth album. They consist of Matt Steckler-saxes, flute, Jared Sims-saxes, clarinet, Terry Goss-saxes, Charlie Kohlhase-saxes, Dave Ambrosio-bass, Bill Carbone-drums and is led by Matt who also composes all of the group's material. The compositions are very strong, with engrossing ensemble parts and great multi-horn writing that gives all the reedmen a chance to shine, each in their individual way. DCB are modern but not radical; they are as familiar with Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington as they are with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Steve Coleman; while there are plenty of passages influenced by free music, overall, this is a swingin' group that mixes styles from the entire continuum of jazz. In that sense, they bear a bit of resemblance - if only for their wide range of influence - to another Cuneiform ensemble, The Microscopic Septet. A quick listen to their the sample track will quickly make apparent their appeal and let you know why they were signed by us! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bill Laswell/Raoul Björkenheim/Morgen Ågren-Blixt $15.00 Blixt is the first release by a phenomenal new power trio of three seasoned, world class musicians. Their music touches on many aspects of the most creative history of the power trio in rock music; the unbelievable sounds wrested from normal instruments that the Jimi Hendrix Experience gave to the world, the singular freedom used by Guru Guru and the grafting of together of rock, progressive, jazz and punk that was pioneered by Massacre (and the group in which Bill pretty much began his career). If Cream was the first guitar-led supergroup, Blixt is its present-day aftershock. Five decades on, the sound is heavier and darker, the mix of ingredients more transgressive, the origins of the musicians more global, and the harmonic and rhythmic palettes more complex. But at the core of both Cream and Blixt is an unholy marriage of rock and jazz, riffs and improv, the viscera and the cerebrum. And both bands, at their most confrontational, can peel the ears clean off your head. The three players contribute really nice, simple and powerful heads that the band use as a springboard for their powerful improvisations around the themes. Recorded almost completely live in the studio, the emphasis is on the spontaneity and great musicianship of the players. Guitarist Raoul Björkenheim emerged from Finland in the 1980s with Edward Vesala, started his own group Krakatau who recorded two self-released albums and then recorded two more albums for ECM. We're long-time supporters of his work, having worked with Raoul on Cuneiform for over 15 years. As anyone who has ever seen him perform can tell you, Raoul is a seriously major – if under-appreciated – guitar hero. Most recently, he has kept an active profile with Scorch Trio, with whom he has released 4 albums. Bassist Bill Laswell has been a major figure in creative music for 3 decades as a performer as well as a producer. Emerging as one of the earliest figures in the unbelievably creative 'downtown' sound movement in the late 70s, he produced early 'punk/jazz' classics with Curlew, Material and the aforementioned Massacre. The list of major names in jazz and rock he has worked with since that time is voluminous; his productions and/or the releases he has appeared on have sold millions of copies and some have directly changed the face of popular music. His stamp is on literally hundreds of albums, the majority of them characterized by a sound fusing the energy of punk with the bone-rattling rhythms of dub and funk. Drummer Morgan Ågren was voted the #1 best fusion drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll of 2010! A Grammy Award-winning musician on both sides of the Atlantic for his work with Zappa's Universe, He's one of the most amazing drummers out there today; and there are a lot them vying for that title!. He has worked with keyboardist Mats Öberg as Mats/Morgan for over 30 years (since he was 14 and Mats was 10!) and together they have released 8 albums. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their album here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mats/Morgan Band-Live $15.00 "Swedish jazz/prog rock outfit Mats Morgan Band owe a lot to the more exploratory flirtations between jazz and rock through the 60's and 70's, especially in John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, and more significantly Frank Zappa's work...totally ridiculous fun." – The Silent Ballet "...the playing is unbelievable. These guys are top performers and their chops are brilliant....absolutely a must for fans of experimental music and latter day Zappa."-All About Jazz.com Keyboardist/vocalist Mats Öberg and drummer Morgan Ågren have been playing together for over 30 years, since Mats was 10 and Morgan was 14! They were 'discovered' at a very young age by Frank Zappa and they are musical legends in their native Sweden and beyond, known for their wild and funny musical performances. Live was Mats/Morgan Band's fifth album, the first by the extraordinary expanded lineup of the group (Mats, Eric Carlsson and Robert Elovsson-keyboards, Jimmy Agren-guitar, Tommy Thordsson-bass and Morgan-drums) and the first that I heard by them. Professionally recorded in 1999 at Sweden's well-known Club Fasching, they dazzled the audience with their unbelievable chops and musical audacity, taking the music to the next level! They take their influences and blend them up for something that resembles the metrically difficult music of Egg combined with very adventurous jazz/rock and Zappa influences but performed at blinding speed with insanely assured musical authority...and it's a LIVE recording! If you don't know this group and you only know their reputation, or you have seen all the amazing quotes from other musicians about how great they are, but you didn't know where to get your feet wet, you should definitely start here! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras $15.00 "Limitless in its possibilities." – Rolling Stone "Post digital, post industrial psychedelia." – The Wire "A modern approach to Brazil's tropicalia, that takes into account advances in sound manipulation and engineering. It is street music from the Brazilian subterranean avant-garde and it is confusingly wonderful." - All About Jazz Tres Cabeças Loucuras is the third album by Sao Paulo Underground. It's a very catchy, jazz + electronics album filled with sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds and songs. The group formed around Rob Mazurek (cornet and electronics), a key player in the Chicago post rock/modern jazz scene, who has played with everyone from his own Exploding Star Orchestra and Chicago Underground projects to performing and/or recording with Tortoise, Jim O'Rourke, Pharoah Sanders, and many more and whose work reflects a keen interest in modern, interesting music, both from the jazz and rock traditions. He spent several years living in the Brazil and developing a music that reflected those experiences. While in Brazil he met the co-founder of the group, Mauricio Takara (drums, percussion, cavaquinho [the 'miniature guitar' of Brazil], electronics). Performing and recording their first album as a duo, the gravity of the ensemble pulled in two other musicians: Guilherme Granado (keyboards, electronics, samplers) and Richard Ribeiro (drums). Each of the musicians is an example of the new vanguard in music; Rob in contemporary jazz and forward-looking rock and the 3 Brazilian musicians in updating and modernizing Brazilian musical forms. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. The album has a huge, modern, laptop-laden psychedelic sound which launches Brazil's "Tropicalia' into a new, heavily electronic millennia. One of it's charms is that it is very clear and direct and accessible, but it's also utterly filled with sound! This is the rare, ground-breaking effort that can be absorbed and enjoyed effortlessly; it's just a corker! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $20.00 This is an extremely high-quality vinyl version of this great album; I gotta say that it came out beautiful! It includes a download coupon for the digital version of the music. Limited edition, one time-only pressing of 500 copies, but 300 went directly to the band and there are only 200 for us to sell! Note that both their previous albums had vinyl releases and both vinyl releases sold out in a matter of a few months! "Limitless in its possibilities." – Rolling Stone "Post digital, post industrial psychedelia." – The Wire "A modern approach to Brazil's tropicalia, that takes into account advances in sound manipulation and engineering. It is street music from the Brazilian subterranean avant-garde and it is confusingly wonderful." - All About Jazz Tres Cabeças Loucuras is the third album by Sao Paulo Underground. It's a very catchy, jazz + electronics album filled with sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds and songs. The group formed around Rob Mazurek (cornet and electronics), a key player in the Chicago post rock/modern jazz scene, who has played with everyone from his own Exploding Star Orchestra and Chicago Underground projects to performing and/or recording with Tortoise, Jim O'Rourke, Pharoah Sanders, and many more and whose work reflects a keen interest in modern, interesting music, both from the jazz and rock traditions. He spent several years living in the Brazil and developing a music that reflected those experiences. While in Brazil he met the co-founder of the group, Mauricio Takara (drums, percussion, cavaquinho [the 'miniature guitar' of Brazil], electronics). Performing and recording their first album as a duo, the gravity of the ensemble pulled in two other musicians: Guilherme Granado (keyboards, electronics, samplers) and Richard Ribeiro (drums). Each of the musicians is an example of the new vanguard in music; Rob in contemporary jazz and forward-looking rock and the 3 Brazilian musicians in updating and modernizing Brazilian musical forms. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. The album has a huge, modern, laptop-laden psychedelic sound which launches Brazil's "Tropicalia' into a new, heavily electronic millennia. One of it's charms is that it is very clear and direct and accessible, but it's also utterly filled with sound! This is the rare, ground-breaking effort that can be absorbed and enjoyed effortlessly; it's just a corker! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price orders from outside the USA) $27.00 This is an extremely high-quality vinyl version of this great album; I gotta say that it came out beautiful! It includes a download coupon for the digital version of the music. Limited edition, one time-only pressing of 500 copies, but 300 went directly to the band and there are only 200 for us to sell! Note that both their previous albums had vinyl releases and both vinyl releases sold out in a matter of a few months! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Heldon-Allez Teia $15.00 Allez Teia, originally released in 1975, was Heldon's second album. It is rightly considered an early, trance-inducing, electronic masterpiece. It is also the only album in the Heldon cannon to feature acoustic guitar and while it isn't the predominant instrument, there's some nice sounding work. Overall, I'd say that this is the most trippy and spacey Heldon material, it basically begs for you to break out the bong! It features the trademark 70s Heldon/Pinhas instrumental sound: waves of fuzz-tone, post Frippian guitars, ARP and VCS3 synthesizers, tape loops and mellotron, all building towards a monstrously delirious denouement. A absolutely stone(d) classic of the progressive rock scene of the 70s – searing, instrumental spacemusic, bridging electronics and psychedelic guitar in a legendary fashion. Originally first reissued on CD in 1992 and out of print for several years, this is reissued here in newly upgraded packaging that closely approximates the original, collectable album release. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their album here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ NOTE: We offer special pricing for people buying the five new releases on the label; if you are interested, please see the front of the store and look for the happy piggy bank! ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): GOSTA BERLINGS SAGA http://www.expressmilwaukee. RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL http://www.progvisions.nl/ ROSWELL RUDD (a nice overview of his work) http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ JOHN SURMAN http://burningambulance.com/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 19 - Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 October 2 - The Camel - 1621 W. Broad St. - Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 353-4901 October 3 - James Madison University - Concert Hall - 800 S. Main Street - Harrisonburg, VA box office: (540) 568-7000 November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 19 - Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE October 4 - Ryles Jazz Club - Cambridge, MA - 8:00 pm / $7.00 October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH - 9:00 pm / $7.00 Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI - 10:00 pm / $10.00 or festival pass October 22 - Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - 10:00 pm / $10.00 October 23 - Surrounded By Reality presents DCB at Audio for the Arts - Madison, WI - 7:30 / $8.00 October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN - 7:30 pm / $10.00 October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA Workshop at School of Music, Russell Hall Rm. 101 (The Jazz Studio) - 3:00-5:00 pm Performance at Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall - 8:00 pm - FREE and open to the public October 26 - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA - Workshop at Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church - 3:30 pm / FREE and open to the public October 26 - Blue Moose Tap Housel - Iowa City, IA - 10:00 pm October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) FOREVER EINSTEIN November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA November 26 - Sweden Prog Fest - Bryggarsalen, Bryggarsalen (T-Odenplan), Norrtullsgatan 12N - Stockholm, Sweden GUTBUCKET November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) - 531 North 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 - 7:00 pm sharp (with Thinking Plague, The Red Masque and Syrrah ) November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 LED BIB October 26 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham, UK October 27 - The Ballroom - Canterbury, UK October 28 - Green Door Store - Brighton, UK October 29 - The Firestation - Windsor, UK October 30 - Clare Cellars - Cambridge, UK October 31 - The Vortex - London, UK November 1 - The Vortex - London, UK November 3 - Band on the Wall - Manchester, UK November 4 - The Anvil - Basingstoke, UK November 5 - The Harley - Sheffield, UK November 6 - Lichfield Arts Centre - Lichfield, UK November 10 - Krefeld, Germany November 23 - Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic [more European dates tba] MAHAVISHNU PROJECT September 17 - Bearsville Theater - 291 Tinker St. - Woodstock, NY (845) 679-4406 October 13 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 October 19 - Daniel Street Club - 21 Daniel St - Milford CT (203) 877-4446 October 20 - Infinity Hall - 20 Greenwoods Road West - Norfolk, CT 06058 (860) 542-5531 November 20 -The Mahavishnu Project presents "Maha-coustic": new interpretations of the music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND October 5 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) October 6 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) October 7 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE September 23 - Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery - Cambridge, MA - 7:00 - 10:00 pm September 30 - HONK! Festival kickoff event - Fri 23 Sep, 7-10pm: Cambridge (MA) Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery - Johnny D's - Davis Square - Somerville, MA - 10:00 pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ROSWELL RUDD with IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH September 9 - WLS's Golden Quartet - ExB & Akamu Festival - Le Poisson Rouge - NYC, NY October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) - 531 North 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 - 7:00 pm sharp (with Hamster Theatre, The Red Masque and Syrrah ) November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS September 4 - ProgDay Festival - Storybook Farm, Chapel Hill, NC - 10:30am November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CUNEIFORM CURATES THE STONE I was very, very pleased to be contacted by John Zorn and offered the opportunity to book his amazing music space "The Stone" for two weeks in November. The Stone is a great listening space with good sound, comfortable chairs and great music seven nights per week! There are two separate shows per night with a different act at each show and a separate admission to each show. Every cent of your admission money goes to the artists. The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 All shows are $10.00 unless noted. Shows at 8:00 and 10:00: November 15 - Ideal Bread November 15 - Roswell Rudd with Ideal Bread November 16 - Ottokar November 16 - Joel Forrester's Secret Identity (with special Microscopic Septet guests added) November 17 - Revolutionary Snake Ensemble November 17 - Positive Catastrophe November 18 - Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown November 18 - The Claudia Quintet +1 featuring Theo Bleckmann November 20 - Upsilon Acrux/ Afuche (double header! two bands for one admission!) November 20 - The Mahavishnu Project presents "Maha-Acoustic": new interpretations of the music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra ($15.00) November 22 - Hamster Theatre November 22 - Thinking Plague ($15.00) November 23 - David Borden November 23 - Jason Robinson/Janus band November 25 - Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade November 25 - Dead Cat Bounce November 26 - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic November 26 - Rattlemouth November 27 - Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores November 27 - Ergo (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) November 29 - Forever Einstein November 29 - Doctor Nerve November 30 - Zevious November 30 - Gutbucket Also: Since there will be so many musicians coming in for the NYC gigs, we are setting up a small Cuneiform festival. It will take place in Baltimore, MD. It will occur on Saturday November 19 and Sunday November 20. There will be a 'rock' day and a 'jazz' day. Here are the performers and venue information, listed in alphabetical order: Saturday, November 19 ('rock day') to be held at Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 Afuche [Ruben Sindo Acosta (keyboard, drum, vocals), Zach Ryalls (guitar), Andrew Carrico (baritone sax), Denny Tek (bass), Ian Chang (drums)] Hamster Theatre [Dave Willey (accordion, guitar), Jon Stubbs (trombone, keyboards), Mark Harris (winds, reeds, vocal), Mike Johnson (guitar), Brian MacDougal (bass), Raoul Rossiter (drums)] Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores [Alec K. Redfearn (accordion, vocals), Frank Difficult (objects) Orion Rigel Dommisse (organ, vocals), Matt McLaren (percussion), Christopher Sadlers (contrabass), Ann Schattle (horn)] Thinking Plague [Mike Johnson (guitar), Mark Harris (reeds & flute), Dave Willey (bass), Elaine di Falco (voice), Kimara Sajn (keyboards), Robin Chestnut (drums)] Upsilon Acrux [Paul Lai (guitar) Noah Guevara (guitar) Mark Kimbrell (drums) Dylan Fujioka (drums)] Zevious [Mike Eber (guitar), Johnny Deblasse (bass), Jeff Eber (drums)] – – – Sunday, November 20 ('jazz day') to be held at An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown [Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)] The Claudia Quintet + 1 featuring Theo Bleckmann [John Hollenbeck (drums) Matt Moran (vibes) Ted Reichman (accordion) Chris Speed (reeds) Chris Tordini (bass) + Matt Mitchell (piano) and Theo Bleckmann (vocals)] Carlo DeRosa's Cross-Fade [Vijay Iyer (piano) Mark Shim (sax) Carlo De Rosa (bass) Justin Brown (drums)] Ideal Bread [Josh Sinton (baritone sax), Kirk Knuffke (trumpet), Richard Giddens (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums] Positive Catastrophe [Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet, co-leader), Abraham Gomez-Delgado (percussion, voice, co-leader), Kamala Sankaram (voice, accordion), Mark Taylor (french horn), Reut Regev (trombone), Matt Bauder (tenor saxophone), Michael Attias (baritone saxophone), Pete Fitzpatrick (electric guitar), Alvaro Benavides (electric bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums)] ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years - on Esoteric) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) EIDER STELLAIRE-1st (THE great lost Zeuhl classic - on Soleil Zeuhl, of course) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MICHAEL GIBBS and the NDR BIG BAND-Back in the Days (how many years has it been since a release by this great arranger and composer?) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) MIRIODOR-new album in the early stages... ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) LAURENT VANAY-all the titles, which have never-before been reissued! Including bonus material! DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp112.com/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: Various Artists-Best of the Beat Club, Volume 1 NTSC (region 1 & 4) DVD $6.00 This was stupid cheap before, but now it's 1/3 off its regular price! Great price on some classic rock footage; I had forgotten how good Joe Walash was a guitarist (James Gang); it's worth $6.00 just for that! "It was worth Rock’s legendary performers graced the stage of the famed television show Beat Club. Performing on television with no time limitations, these artists were able to pull out all the stops on, what today are, some of their most recognizable songs. This collection brings us back to a period between 1970 and 1972, when these songs began their path to immortality. Tracklisting: 1. DEEP PURPLE - Highway Star 2. THE JAMES GANG - Walk Away 3. JOHNNY WINTER - Mean Town Blues 4. SANTANA - Black Magic Woman 5. PROCOL HARUM - Simple Sister 6. NAZARETH - Morning Dew 7. FREE - All Right Now 8. HUMBLE PIE - For Your Love http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Various Artists-Best of the Beat Club, Volume 2 NTSC (region 1 & 4) DVD $6.00 (special) This was stupid cheap before, but now it's 1/3 off its regular price! Great price on some classic rock footage and some crap. This set isn't as good as the first, but there's some good stuff on this as well. Aren't you glad that Cuneiform licensed the Soft Machine footage from Beat Club before they ended up sandwiched next to the Kiki Dee Band? Robert and Hugh sigh with relief. "Rock’s legendary performers graced the stage of the famed television show Beat Club. Performing on television with no time limitations, these artists were able to pull out all the stops on, what today are, some of their most recognizable songs. This collection brings us back to a period between 1970 and 1972, when these songs began their path to immortality." Tracklisting: 1. JETHRO TULL - Nothing is Easy 2. ALICE COOPER - Eighteen 3. KIKI DEE BAND - I’ve Got the Music In Me 4. JOHNNY RIVERS - Rockin Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu 5. BADFINGER - Come & Get It 6. THE HOLLIES - Look Through Any Window 7. BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE - You Ain’t Seen Nothin Yet 8. DOOBIE BROTHERS – China Grove 9. TEN YEARS AFTER Good Morning Little School Girl 10. CANNED HEAT - Let’s Work Together 11. THREE DOG NIGHT - Try A Little Tenderness http://www.waysidemusic.com/ D'Accord-Helike $16.00 Despite a French-sounding name, D'Accord are a Norwegian prog-rock sextet (vocals and flute, dual keyboards, guitar, bass and drums) and this is their second album. They combine elements of classic progressive rock (I hear Jethro Tull, King Crimson) with a hard-rock edge, and the overall sound is like a 1971 UK progressive/progressive hard rock band, although, unlike, say, Diagonal, this won't actually fool you into thinking it's from 1971! And to further bring us back to 70s esthetics, this is two huge, over 20' long tracks. [Karisma] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dixie Dregs-Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1978 NTSC (Region 1 & 4) DVD $8.00 This is a fantastic, well-worth owning DVD at any price; it's a well shot document of one of the great jazz/rock bands of the 70s and one of the most peculiarly American. Now, while they last, you can snap it up at 45% off the usual price!!! Highly recommended! Pretty wild and wonderful to see this 35 year old professionally made document pop up out of nowhere. This is by the original lineup of the Dixie Dregs, and while the band that Steve Morse leads to this day (now The Dregs) are still quite good, they are really just Steve's band now, instead of a great collective ensemble. This is the incredible, smokin' show that 20' of ended up on "Night of the Living Dregs"; now you can hear AND see the entire show. Highly, highly recommended! "Out of the musically fertile jazz-rock 'fusion' era of the 1970's emerged the Dixie Dregs. Marrying bluegrass with rock sensibilities, baroque pageantry with Celtic undertones, the Dregs soon became a band without peers. By 1978 the band had garnered such critical acclaim as to be invited to perform at the prestigious 11th annual Montreux Jazz Festival...The Dregs turned in a blinding performance of unparalleled magnitude, at once passionate and precise. Here now, for the first time ever, is the complete performance that captivated the Montreux audience on that 23rd day in July, 1978. Rounding out this historic concert are the bands appearances on two of the most influential US musical variety shows: Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert (featuring a dazzling performance of ‘Punk Sandwich’) and Dick Clark’s American Bandstand (featuring Alex Ligertwood on ‘Crank It Up’). The latter appearance was filmed during a short promotional tour in support of their album Industry Standard. So sit back, turn the lights down low, volume up high, and relive the spectacular sights and sounds of the Dixie Dregs live and unfettered in your living room!"-Darren Tucci [Eagle] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Far Out-Nihonjin $18.00 Back in stock! Classic 1971 Japanese psychedelic progressive rock. "Prior to metamorphosing into Far East Family Band, Japan's Far Out released this sole, space-y, guitar-drenched psychedelic prog album in 1971. Although the Floyd influences are highly apparent, the band produces an original sound which defines its own unique identity rather than being a reflection of the British and American bands that were dominating the genre. Although there is a keyboard-dominated opening, synthesizers are relegated to a supporting role, and their sparse presence is restricted to occasional sound effects. The psychedelic ambiance comes largely from the guitars, electric sitars and intelligent percussion. The original album contained just two single-sided tracks, and the intense guitar soloing, fantastic sound effects, including gongs and howling wind drones, combine to create an album of sparse beauty which effortlessly merges exotic Asian instrumentals with a psych sound occasionally reminiscent of Saucerful Of Secrets. Numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies only, housed in a unique LP-replica card wallet." - "...the blend of progressive, psychedelic and Japanese elements creates an interesting mesh that punches this far beyond some imitation Floyd."-All Music Guide [Phoenix] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gong-Gong in the 70's $10.00 (special) Just how this managed to escape notice is - quite honestly - beyond me. But escape notice it did, until Michael Clare told me about it. This is high quality soundboard recordings (not perfect, but very, very high quality bootleg sound) recordings of mostly the Angel's Egg and You-era version of the band (Tim Blake, Steve Hillage, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlin, Gilli Smyth, Daevid Allen) as well as a couple of tracks by the Camembert-era band (Pip Pyle or Mac Poole, Christian Tritsch, Malherbe, Smyth, Allen). At this sale price, every fan needs this, honestly. "Its truly a pity this release has gotten buried and forgotten by the GONG fans. In a way, I cant say I can blame them, with the poor quality of "History and Mystery of Gong" sitting in the release list, as Gong's version of the Beatle's ANTHOLOGY collection. For that matter, the huge number of BEST OF releases, might make those interested in this release, to believe that's what this release holds in store for them. Rest assured, its neither a release of odds and ends with sound quality that makes many of the tracks unlistenable, like HISTORY AND MYSTERY, and its not another BEST OF. This is the GONG FORGOTTEN PIECES, many played live before an audience or at rehersals, with excellent sound quality. The entire album provides a joyful GONG listening experience. The sound quality is a solid "A" all the way thru, even on the sections which contain sax solos without any other musicians playing. The first three songs are live, and the mix is simply perfect. Moerlin's drums are crisp, clear, and stand out. It's when the splice occurs that throws you into the OM RIFF, where you experience the first 8 minutes of NEEDS TO BE HEARD perfection. As far as I'm aware, this is the ONLY place this song exists, and is truly a GONG classic. All the classic GONG bits are here. Swirling synths, sax solos bouncing between Uranus and the song's head, Daevid chanting some mystical incantation, Hillage's amazing guitar pyrotechnics, Mike Howlett's bass managing to anchor it all down to an ostonato bassline. ...If you are a serious GONG fan, basically, you need this album. GONG is one of those 70s space rock-Canterbury bands that have seriously been overlooked by the american audiences, and that's a real shame. If you are a newbie, its probably best to start with CAMBERT ELECTRIQUE, or perhaps YOU. But if you have taste for the Daevid Allen GONG experience already, you'll no doubt love this album."-W.T. Hoffmann [Voiceprint] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Greenslade-Live 1973-1975 $17.00 This was previously available some years ago, but has been unavailable for quite some time. It's pretty much what you would expect of something released so much after the fact: a very good to excellent bootleg sounding of some pretty great material by this dual keyboard + rhythm section prog band from the early 70s. "After the demise of COLOSSEUM in '71, keyboard player Dave GREENSLADE founded his own band GREENSLADE, featuring Tony Reeves (bass), Dave Lawson (keyboards, clarinet, flute) and Andrew McCulloch (drums), he had left KING CRIMSON.. The best introduction to their excellent blend of classic, jazz, rock, blues and symphonic rock is the live-album "Live" (with tracks from '73 and '75) containing their best material: elaborate compositions like "Sundance", Feathered Friends", "Bedside Manners Are Extra" and "Joie De Vivre" and lots of inventive and exciting dual-keyboard play by GREENSLADE and Lawson. The omnipresence of the Mellotron is very pleasant with majestic waves of the violin-Mellotron (like early KING CRIMSON) and glorious eruptions of the sumptuous choir- Mellotron. This live-CD also features some spectacular play on the Minimoog (with pitch bend). It's the most keyboard-loaded album with hints from WAKEMAN, MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND and SUPERTRAMP. In my opinion GREENSLADE deserves more appreciation by the prog rock aficionados, it's a wonderful band to discover!-"Erik Neuteboom/progarchives.com [Angel Air] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Hawkwind/Roy Harper/The Enid/Here & Now-Stonehenge 1984 NTSC (all region) DVD $17.00 You get one track by Roy, 3 by the Hawks, 3 by Here & Now and - possibly most interestingly - 2 by The Enid, not so far removed from their late 70s glory and the earliest film footage of them that I am aware of. "This film captures performances from the 1984 Summer Solstice Festival at the historic Stonehenge. This film truly captures the essence of the festival in what proved to be the final time the festival was allowed to take place on the historic site. Some of the tracks included on this DVD are “Rock n Roll Man” by Roy Harper, “Ghost Dance” and “Watching The Grass Grow” by Hawkwind, “Secrets” and “Theatre” by Here and Now, and “Jessica” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by The Enid." [Voiceprint] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Kitaro-Mandala $5.00 (special) Yes, nowadays it's easy to laugh at the image of the long flowing hair of the Japanese man sitting tranquilly cross-legged on the floor, but remember that Kitaro was a founding member of the Far East Family Band in the 70s and an important part of the 1970s Japanese space rock/progressive rock movement. And this 1994 release is definitely one of his very best releases, with passages that definitely recall some of the work of the FEFB; this is definitely closer to space rock than new age nirvana! "Released in 1994, "Mandala" is one of the finest overall release from Japanese synthesist/composer/multi- http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phlox-Rebimine + Voltimine $16.00 Back in stock! I heard a couple of tracks on MySpace and they were really good, so I bought some, but this is an excellent, somewhat noisy (in a good way - it doesn't induce slumber) take on classic jazz rock from Estonia that challenges almost anything else being made today. Keyboards, guitar, sax, bass, drums, percussion. All instrumental. Highly recommended! "The third album by the Estonian jazz-rock/prog group Phlox, “Rebimine + voltimine” (“Tearing and Folding”) is a fast, high energy old school fusion rollercoaster. Although these instrumental compositions are somewhat influenced by Cantebury bands like Soft Machine, etc., also early 70s King Crimson and others, the different tastes of the members of this six-piece combo produce a strange mix, and the result is a unique and colourful picture. The album was recorded with vintage analogue equipment at MKDK Studios, Tallinn, Estonia, providing a soft sound even at the most hard hitting moments, of which there is no shortage. Phlox has been recording and playing since 2000, the line-up has gone through numerous changes and at present features Kristo Roots (g), Pearu Helenurm (kb), Kalle Klein (s), Raivo Prooso (b), Madis Zilmer (d) and Allan Prooso (perc)." [MKDK] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Phlox-Talu $16.00 Back in stock! Long awaited - at least by a number of folks here - new album by this Estonian jazz rock group. They perform in classic style jazz rock (think Weather Report crossed with early Passport with guitars, or a better take on Perigeo, if you want to be more obscure) but who give it enough of their own personality that you won't think that this is from the 70s. Depite being from a small country and being a unknown group, for me, this challenges almost anything else being made today. All instrumental. Highly recommended! Kalle Klein: Saxophone, Raivo Prooso: Bass, Pearu Helenurm: Keyboards, Kristo Roots: Guitar, Madis Zilmer: Drums, Allan Prooso: Percussion guests: Vambola Krigul: vibraphone Maarja Nut: violin Liis Jürgens: harp Ramo Teder: flute [MKDK] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Rallizes Denudes-Heavier Than A Death In The Family (special) $10.00 "Phoenix Records releases the oft-bootlegged Heavier Than A Death In The Family by legendary Japanese rock/psychedelic noise band Les Rallizes Denudés. This "album" is in fact, a blistering assemblage of live performances (all recorded in 1977, except for "People Can Choose," which was recorded in 1973) which sits at an esteemed #3 position on Julian Cope's Japrocksampler top 50 list. Reverb so heavy, it will split your frontal lobe in two. Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies only, housed in a unique LP-replica card wallet." http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Refugee-Refugee/Live in Concert 2 x CDs $10.00 (special) Every note that exists by this group in one package, now very specially priced! A terrifically fun blast from 1974 that I adored when I was in High School. Refugee was the rather short lived progressive rock keyboard power trio of the then unknown Patrick Moraz on a gigantic assortment of keyboards (I seem to remember that the original album on Charisma had a listing of all that Patrick used, but here he is credited with "keyboards") along with the two 'refugees' from The Nice, Lee Jackson on bass and vocals and Brian Davison on drums. Despite this fine start, the band was not to exist more than a year because shortly after a small tour, Patrick got tapped to join Yes, which he did for the Relayer album and tour. Refugee was a great album and I wore out my copy, but until now there has not been a generally available CD version. This was remastered by Jean Ristori and it brought back great memories! Many, many years later, when the s/t studio album was finally released on CD, this decent, listenable, but still very bootleg-quality live recording was also released. You're buying this for the studio album; the live thingy is just a bonus that you may or may not enjoy! [Floating World] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Roxy Music/T. Rex-Live NTSC (region 1 & 4) DVD $7.00 (special) This was already a 'mid-line' dvd, but we've got copies for $4.00 off while they last. This is Roxy Music captured live for German TV from 1972-74. There is one song (All I Want Is You) by the Eddie Jobson version of the band, but the main reason to buy this is the 5 performances by the band with Eno (Do The Strand, Editions of You, In Every Dream Home a Heartache, Remake Remodel and Virginia Plain). This is the complete collection of material with Eno that resides in the vaults of Musik Laden (not everything by Roxy, but everything by Roxy with Eno). The quality is superb and the outfits that the band wear are amazing (dig Andy's 'rock' pants), plus you can see Eno's Revox twirling away as he twists the knobs. A definitive slice of what made the band such a shocking revelation when they burst on the scene in 1972. In addition to the 25' of Roxy material, you get 5 pieces by T. Rex from 1971 and 1973; I think that they are of less interest to most folks reading this, but they are the band at their peak and they are definitely good for a nostalgic peek. [Eagle] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Franca Sacchi-En (limited edition of 500 copies in a deluxe digi-style box) $22.00 I never heard of Francca before, but this is top drawer, very minimal, minimalist music from relatively early in the music's life (late 60s/early 70s). If you dig LaMonte and other proponents of the big drone, you'll really dig this. Conditionally highly recommended. "One of the very few female composers of early electronic music, Franca Sacchi studied at the well-known RAI Studio of Fonologia in Milan in the '60s. She developed the "En-static" principle, which included improvisation, electronic music, ritual, performance, teaching and meditation. Her music focuses mainly on sound, which is treated as raw material and endlessly explored. Sacchi's free concept of duration and deep emotional feeling brings her closer to Eliane Radigue and La Monte Young, especially for the long and sustained tones which are suddenly turned into pulsations and gritty sound textures. Her work was also included in the seminal Broken Music exhibition in Berlin. This lavish, golden CD box + booklet presents her best works in the field of electronic and concrete music from the late '60s to 1972, in a fully remastered edition. CD box (digipack deluxe) in a gold-foil design, complete with a 12-page booklet in Italian and English. Limited edition of 500 copies." [Das Schachtel] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Strawberry Path-When The Raven Has Come To The Earth $10.00 (special) Back in stock! "Another lost gem for lovers of Japanese psych and hard rock, this time from the inspirational '70s prog outfit, Strawberry Path. From its extremely cool front cover to the last track, this is an album that will appeal to garage fans, psych heads, mondo music lovers and acid freaks alike, merging as it does a variety of Western influences, ranging from Jimi Hendrix (check out Shigeru Narumo's hard psych guitar) to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. Originally released in 1971, Strawberry Path were the forerunners of Japanese Flied Egg, one of the most influential Japanese prog bands to emerge in the '70s. This is hard psych rock at its best, and an album which has soared in value over the last few years. Highly collectable and highly listenable. Digitally remastered. Housed in a unique LP-replica gatefold card wallet in a numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies only." [Universal] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sugar Creek-Please Tell A Friend $10.00 (special) "This superb blend of psychedelia, rural rock and acid-tinged folk was recorded in New York in 1969. The band had come together in Ohio earlier in the decade, rising from the ashes of bands named the Infinite Doorknob and Headstone Circus. Sugar Creek contained two future solo hit-makers, Jonathan Edwards and Joe Dolce, but their album failed to connect with the public, despite containing blistering cuts such as "A Million Years," "Memory Tree" and "Night Flash." Nonetheless, it has gone on to develop a significant cult reputation and sells for ever-growing sums on the collectors' market." Overlooked but appealing mix of late '60s West Coast and early 70s-style rock. Two outstanding psych tracks, the good news being that the rest delivers too."-The Acid Archives "A mixture of driving blues-rock ('Old House') and the feedback-propelled ('Where Do You Find The Answer?') and excellent psych outings ('A Million Years'). Personal favorites include the band's psych efforts including 'Memory Tree' and 'Night Flash.' Killer tunes."-Bad Cat Records [Aurora] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Summerhill-Summerhill $10.00 (special) "When the Beatles/Stones/Moodys threw down their Magical/Majesties/Lost Chord gauntlet and topped the charts; garage bands everywhere scrambled and struggled with the new sounds. One such band to admirably answer the call was Summerhill. This cd contains: orchestrated rock, acid guitars, tape loops, sound effects, Everly style harmonies, hippy romanticism and humor. Fitting the bill for the new FM free-format radio. You cannot dance to it, or bang your head and the production seems a bit dated; but, it is still a trip! This truly is an artifact from the "Fuzz,Acid and Flowers" era. Released initially on the Tetragrammaton label(same as Deep Purple's "Tales of Taliesyn")it includes two phenomenally progressive songs: 1. A Soft Voice - a Beatlesque phantasmagoria worthy of the White album 2. The Last Day...I hear you lying to me - early alternative country. I won't say that this was my favorite lp as a teen but it did get played every weekend well up into my late 20's..."-Jerry Dunham [Aurora] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Synergy-Audion $10.00 (special) "Synergy's best album, and one of the truly best electronic instrumental synth albums ever made. All of Larry Fast's (Synergy) works are worthy, and they were certainly original, but this CD has the makings of a true masterpiece. There are elements of so many styles of music here, but all done in an aesthetic, harmonic way. Unlike so many electronic artists and albums of today, Audion contains not only listenable, plesant music, but challenging compositions. If you buy only one Synergy CD, make it this one." Larry Fast has always been an inspiration to all of us who work in the world of composition and synthesis. This album really stretches the limits of the imagination and yet it bridges the gap of classical and avante-garde techniques. Synergy has always been a vehicle for innovation and techniques in recording and synthesis. My favorite is "After The Earthquake" where he paints a facade of determination and unrelenting pride; the piece is fit for a seminar for success. Even with all the technology at hand (at that time) he never fails to realize that the melody and in whole, the composition is still the driving force behind an excellent piece." [Voiceprint] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------------------------ Below are five new Cuneiform releases, including one title also available in a beautiful, limited edition vinyl edition, and a re-printing of an out of print classic, all of which are not going to be generally released for another few weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a ksmall fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. The Claudia Quintet + 1 featuring Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann-What is the Beautiful? $15.00 For their sixth album, What Is the Beautiful?, The Claudia Quintet brings together the acclaimed compositional approach of leader John Hollenbeck with two of the most important male singers in improvised music, Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann. Elling and Bleckmann recite and sing the poems of avant-garde/proto-beat American poet, Kenneth Patchen, an innovator in his time. "Claudia with vocals?" Yes, Claudia with vocals, and it will probably not surprise anyone who has followed this much-loved, one-of-a-kind ensemble that that it still sounds completely like Claudia...but different! Kurt Elling, probably the most popular male jazz vocalist today, brings to these words – words which are, by turns, funny or poignant or thought-provoking – a hipster swagger somewhere between Ken Nordine and Tom Waits. Theo Bleckmann is, as always, Theo Bleckmann; one of the truly singular and distinctive singers in jazz today. Having both vocalists on board, with their radically different styles, was a brilliant move and gives What is the Beautiful? an tremendously wide sweep. Formed by composer / drummer / arranger John Hollenbeck in 1997, this NYC ensemble’s sound explores the edge without alienating the mainstream, proving that genre-defying music can be for everyone. Over the past decade, the group has released CDs that are critically acclaimed world wide and whose appeal extends well beyond, as well as including traditional jazz audiences. The Claudia Quintet has amazed audiences from Alabama to the Amazon. Their unique sound has inspired dancing hippie girls at a New Mexico noise festival, the avant-garde cognoscenti in the concert halls of Vienna and Sao Paolo, and a generation of young musicians worldwide. In the course of the thousands of miles they have traveled together and hundreds of concerts they’ve played, the Claudia Quintet has evolved and grown, developing a dynamic live sound based on trust and spontaneity. They bring this powerful energy into the studio, where they record the old-fashioned way, live, playing as a band. As on their previous CD, Royal Toast, the Claudia Quintet is again supplemented by a +1, in this case Philadelphia-based pianist Matt Mitchell. His virtuosity and spontaneity make him a perfect fit with the long-running core group – Hollenbeck on drums, Drew Gress on bass, Matt Moran on vibraphone, Ted Reichman on accordion, and Chris Speed on clarinet and tenor sax. [Cuneiform] You can hear their music here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dead Cat Bounce-Chance Episodes $15.00 "Dead Cat Bounce does it all with exquisite writing, the subtle use of a bass-drum rhythm section and above all a definite sense of communication between the members that I am sure will be apparent to even the casual listener. These musicians are not just playing the music on the page, but listening and communing together." – Dave Liebman "Think of Mingus's swirling counterpoint and rhythm shifts with the similarly rich voicings and solo/ensemble balance of the World Saxophone Quartet. What more could you ask for?" – The Boston Phoenix "...these cats are tight and not afraid to spew out some powerful and inventive solos and intricate ensemble playing. Each of the four saxes gets a chance to stretch out on different tunes, but it is often Matt's strong writing and arrangements that stand out." – Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery With a group name presciently stripped from today's headlines, the term 'dead cat bounce' denotes a small, brief recovery in the price of a declining stock ("Even a dead cat will bounce if dropped from a great height"). To the six musicians in Dead Cat Bounce, it signifies one’s dedication to creative rebirth and renewal in jazz even as times, traditions and masters move on. The group has been together for 15 years and Chance Episodes is their fourth album. They consist of Matt Steckler-saxes, flute, Jared Sims-saxes, clarinet, Terry Goss-saxes, Charlie Kohlhase-saxes, Dave Ambrosio-bass, Bill Carbone-drums and is led by Matt who also composes all of the group's material. The compositions are very strong, with engrossing ensemble parts and great multi-horn writing that gives all the reedmen a chance to shine, each in their individual way. DCB are modern but not radical; they are as familiar with Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington as they are with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Steve Coleman; while there are plenty of passages influenced by free music, overall, this is a swingin' group that mixes styles from the entire continuum of jazz. In that sense, they bear a bit of resemblance - if only for their wide range of influence - to another Cuneiform ensemble, The Microscopic Septet. A quick listen to their the sample track will quickly make apparent their appeal and let you know why they were signed by us! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bill Laswell/Raoul Björkenheim/Morgen Ågren-Blixt $15.00 Blixt is the first release by a phenomenal new power trio of three seasoned, world class musicians. Their music touches on many aspects of the most creative history of the power trio in rock music; the unbelievable sounds wrested from normal instruments that the Jimi Hendrix Experience gave to the world, the singular freedom used by Guru Guru and the grafting of together of rock, progressive, jazz and punk that was pioneered by Massacre (and the group in which Bill pretty much began his career). If Cream was the first guitar-led supergroup, Blixt is its present-day aftershock. Five decades on, the sound is heavier and darker, the mix of ingredients more transgressive, the origins of the musicians more global, and the harmonic and rhythmic palettes more complex. But at the core of both Cream and Blixt is an unholy marriage of rock and jazz, riffs and improv, the viscera and the cerebrum. And both bands, at their most confrontational, can peel the ears clean off your head. The three players contribute really nice, simple and powerful heads that the band use as a springboard for their powerful improvisations around the themes. Recorded almost completely live in the studio, the emphasis is on the spontaneity and great musicianship of the players. Guitarist Raoul Björkenheim emerged from Finland in the 1980s with Edward Vesala, started his own group Krakatau who recorded two self-released albums and then recorded two more albums for ECM. We're long-time supporters of his work, having worked with Raoul on Cuneiform for over 15 years. As anyone who has ever seen him perform can tell you, Raoul is a seriously major – if under-appreciated – guitar hero. Most recently, he has kept an active profile with Scorch Trio, with whom he has released 4 albums. Bassist Bill Laswell has been a major figure in creative music for 3 decades as a performer as well as a producer. Emerging as one of the earliest figures in the unbelievably creative 'downtown' sound movement in the late 70s, he produced early 'punk/jazz' classics with Curlew, Material and the aforementioned Massacre. The list of major names in jazz and rock he has worked with since that time is voluminous; his productions and/or the releases he has appeared on have sold millions of copies and some have directly changed the face of popular music. His stamp is on literally hundreds of albums, the majority of them characterized by a sound fusing the energy of punk with the bone-rattling rhythms of dub and funk. Drummer Morgan Ågren was voted the #1 best fusion drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll of 2010! A Grammy Award-winning musician on both sides of the Atlantic for his work with Zappa's Universe, He's one of the most amazing drummers out there today; and there are a lot them vying for that title!. He has worked with keyboardist Mats Öberg as Mats/Morgan for over 30 years (since he was 14 and Mats was 10!) and together they have released 8 albums. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their album here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mats/Morgan Band-Live $15.00 "Swedish jazz/prog rock outfit Mats Morgan Band owe a lot to the more exploratory flirtations between jazz and rock through the 60's and 70's, especially in John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, and more significantly Frank Zappa's work...totally ridiculous fun." – The Silent Ballet "...the playing is unbelievable. These guys are top performers and their chops are brilliant....absolutely a must for fans of experimental music and latter day Zappa."-All About Jazz.com Keyboardist/vocalist Mats Öberg and drummer Morgan Ågren have been playing together for over 30 years, since Mats was 10 and Morgan was 14! They were 'discovered' at a very young age by Frank Zappa and they are musical legends in their native Sweden and beyond, known for their wild and funny musical performances. Live was Mats/Morgan Band's fifth album, the first by the extraordinary expanded lineup of the group (Mats, Eric Carlsson and Robert Elovsson-keyboards, Jimmy Agren-guitar, Tommy Thordsson-bass and Morgan-drums) and the first that I heard by them. Professionally recorded in 1999 at Sweden's well-known Club Fasching, they dazzled the audience with their unbelievable chops and musical audacity, taking the music to the next level! They take their influences and blend them up for something that resembles the metrically difficult music of Egg combined with very adventurous jazz/rock and Zappa influences but performed at blinding speed with insanely assured musical authority...and it's a LIVE recording! If you don't know this group and you only know their reputation, or you have seen all the amazing quotes from other musicians about how great they are, but you didn't know where to get your feet wet, you should definitely start here! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras $15.00 "Limitless in its possibilities." – Rolling Stone "Post digital, post industrial psychedelia." – The Wire "A modern approach to Brazil's tropicalia, that takes into account advances in sound manipulation and engineering. It is street music from the Brazilian subterranean avant-garde and it is confusingly wonderful." - All About Jazz Tres Cabeças Loucuras is the third album by Sao Paulo Underground. It's a very catchy, jazz + electronics album filled with sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds and songs. The group formed around Rob Mazurek (cornet and electronics), a key player in the Chicago post rock/modern jazz scene, who has played with everyone from his own Exploding Star Orchestra and Chicago Underground projects to performing and/or recording with Tortoise, Jim O'Rourke, Pharoah Sanders, and many more and whose work reflects a keen interest in modern, interesting music, both from the jazz and rock traditions. He spent several years living in the Brazil and developing a music that reflected those experiences. While in Brazil he met the co-founder of the group, Mauricio Takara (drums, percussion, cavaquinho [the 'miniature guitar' of Brazil], electronics). Performing and recording their first album as a duo, the gravity of the ensemble pulled in two other musicians: Guilherme Granado (keyboards, electronics, samplers) and Richard Ribeiro (drums). Each of the musicians is an example of the new vanguard in music; Rob in contemporary jazz and forward-looking rock and the 3 Brazilian musicians in updating and modernizing Brazilian musical forms. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. The album has a huge, modern, laptop-laden psychedelic sound which launches Brazil's "Tropicalia' into a new, heavily electronic millennia. One of it's charms is that it is very clear and direct and accessible, but it's also utterly filled with sound! This is the rare, ground-breaking effort that can be absorbed and enjoyed effortlessly; it's just a corker! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $20.00 This is an extremely high-quality vinyl version of this great album; I gotta say that it came out beautiful! It includes a download coupon for the digital version of the music. Limited edition, one time-only pressing of 500 copies, but 300 went directly to the band and there are only 200 for us to sell! Note that both their previous albums had vinyl releases and both vinyl releases sold out in a matter of a few months! "Limitless in its possibilities." – Rolling Stone "Post digital, post industrial psychedelia." – The Wire "A modern approach to Brazil's tropicalia, that takes into account advances in sound manipulation and engineering. It is street music from the Brazilian subterranean avant-garde and it is confusingly wonderful." - All About Jazz Tres Cabeças Loucuras is the third album by Sao Paulo Underground. It's a very catchy, jazz + electronics album filled with sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds and songs. The group formed around Rob Mazurek (cornet and electronics), a key player in the Chicago post rock/modern jazz scene, who has played with everyone from his own Exploding Star Orchestra and Chicago Underground projects to performing and/or recording with Tortoise, Jim O'Rourke, Pharoah Sanders, and many more and whose work reflects a keen interest in modern, interesting music, both from the jazz and rock traditions. He spent several years living in the Brazil and developing a music that reflected those experiences. While in Brazil he met the co-founder of the group, Mauricio Takara (drums, percussion, cavaquinho [the 'miniature guitar' of Brazil], electronics). Performing and recording their first album as a duo, the gravity of the ensemble pulled in two other musicians: Guilherme Granado (keyboards, electronics, samplers) and Richard Ribeiro (drums). Each of the musicians is an example of the new vanguard in music; Rob in contemporary jazz and forward-looking rock and the 3 Brazilian musicians in updating and modernizing Brazilian musical forms. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. The album has a huge, modern, laptop-laden psychedelic sound which launches Brazil's "Tropicalia' into a new, heavily electronic millennia. One of it's charms is that it is very clear and direct and accessible, but it's also utterly filled with sound! This is the rare, ground-breaking effort that can be absorbed and enjoyed effortlessly; it's just a corker! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price orders from outside the USA) $27.00 This is an extremely high-quality vinyl version of this great album; I gotta say that it came out beautiful! It includes a download coupon for the digital version of the music. Limited edition, one time-only pressing of 500 copies, but 300 went directly to the band and there are only 200 for us to sell! Note that both their previous albums had vinyl releases and both vinyl releases sold out in a matter of a few months! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Heldon-Allez Teia $15.00 Allez Teia, originally released in 1975, was Heldon's second album. It is rightly considered an early, trance-inducing, electronic masterpiece. It is also the only album in the Heldon cannon to feature acoustic guitar and while it isn't the predominant instrument, there's some nice sounding work. Overall, I'd say that this is the most trippy and spacey Heldon material, it basically begs for you to break out the bong! It features the trademark 70s Heldon/Pinhas instrumental sound: waves of fuzz-tone, post Frippian guitars, ARP and VCS3 synthesizers, tape loops and mellotron, all building towards a monstrously delirious denouement. A absolutely stone(d) classic of the progressive rock scene of the 70s – searing, instrumental spacemusic, bridging electronics and psychedelic guitar in a legendary fashion. Originally first reissued on CD in 1992 and out of print for several years, this is reissued here in newly upgraded packaging that closely approximates the original, collectable album release. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their album here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ NOTE: We offer special pricing for people buying the five new releases on the label; if you are interested, please see the front of the store and look for the happy piggy bank! ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 19 - Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 October 2 - The Camel - 1621 W. Broad St. - Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 353-4901 October 3 - James Madison University - Concert Hall - 800 S. Main Street - Harrisonburg, VA box office: (540) 568-7000 November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 19 - Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE October 4 - Ryles Jazz Club - Cambridge, MA - 8:00 pm / $7.00 October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH - 9:00 pm / $7.00 Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI - 10:00 pm / $10.00 or festival pass October 22 - Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - 10:00 pm / $10.00 October 23 - Surrounded By Reality presents DCB at Audio for the Arts - Madison, WI - 7:30 / $8.00 October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN - 7:30 pm / $10.00 October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA Workshop at School of Music, Russell Hall Rm. 101 (The Jazz Studio) - 3:00-5:00 pm Performance at Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall - 8:00 pm - FREE and open to the public October 26 - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA - Workshop at Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church - 3:30 pm / FREE and open to the public October 26 - Blue Moose Tap Housel - Iowa City, IA - 10:00 pm October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) FOREVER EINSTEIN November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA November 26 - Sweden Prog Fest - Bryggarsalen, Bryggarsalen (T-Odenplan), Norrtullsgatan 12N - Stockholm, Sweden GUTBUCKET November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) - 531 North 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 - 7:00 pm sharp (with Thinking Plague, The Red Masque and Syrrah ) November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 LED BIB October 26 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham, UK October 27 - The Ballroom - Canterbury, UK October 28 - Green Door Store - Brighton, UK October 29 - The Firestation - Windsor, UK October 30 - Clare Cellars - Cambridge, UK October 31 - The Vortex - London, UK November 1 - The Vortex - London, UK November 3 - Band on the Wall - Manchester, UK November 4 - The Anvil - Basingstoke, UK November 5 - The Harley - Sheffield, UK November 6 - Lichfield Arts Centre - Lichfield, UK November 10 - Krefeld, Germany November 23 - Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic [more European dates tba] MAHAVISHNU PROJECT September 17 - Bearsville Theater - 291 Tinker St. - Woodstock, NY (845) 679-4406 October 13 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 October 19 - Daniel Street Club - 21 Daniel St - Milford CT (203) 877-4446 October 20 - Infinity Hall - 20 Greenwoods Road West - Norfolk, CT 06058 (860) 542-5531 November 20 -The Mahavishnu Project presents "Maha-coustic": new interpretations of the music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND October 5 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) October 6 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) October 7 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE September 23 - Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery - Cambridge, MA - 7:00 - 10:00 pm September 30 - HONK! Festival kickoff event - Fri 23 Sep, 7-10pm: Cambridge (MA) Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery - Johnny D's - Davis Square - Somerville, MA - 10:00 pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ROSWELL RUDD with IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) - 531 North 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 - 7:00 pm sharp (with Hamster Theatre, The Red Masque and Syrrah ) November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 23 - The Magic Room - 155 North Beacon Street - Brighton, Massachusetts - (617) 775-4009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Rest in Peace: GRAHAM COLLIER (This important figure of British jazz, a bassist, composer, author and educator died of heart failure in Greece on Sept. 10. He authored several books and released 19 albums, including two on Cuneiform) WADE MAINER (Banjo, Bluegrass and Old Time Music pioneer) ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years - on Esoteric) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) EIDER STELLAIRE-1st (THE great lost Zeuhl classic - on Soleil Zeuhl, of course) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MICHAEL GIBBS and the NDR BIG BAND-Back in the Day (how many years has it been since a release by this great arranger and composer?) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) MIRIODOR-new album in the early stages... ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA-Phoenix (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) LAURENT VANAY-all the titles, which have never-before been reissued! Including bonus material! DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp10.com/archive_ |
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Here's what has come in stock in the last week - either new releases or re-stockings of items that have been unavailable: Two amazing releases from Soleil Zeuhl: Eider Stellaire-1 (expanded/remastered) $18.00 For those who take communion at the altar of Zeuhl, the small but completely excellent Soleil Zeuhl label always deliver the goods. But now, they've completely outdone themselves by finally presenting a reissue of the most desired, never-before-reissued Zeuhl title in existence. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: Eider Stellaire! This is one that no one - I mean NO ONE - who knows anything about the story of this album ever thought would be reissued. Led by drummer and composer Michel Le Bars, this album was recorded and issued in 1981 in a micro private-press of only 300 lps. Michel later joined Christian Vander's post-Magma band Offering. In the late 70s, while developing the material that would soon emerge as this album, Eider Stellaire were often the opening act for Magma; a perfect pairing as both bands shared a similar music vision: the European 20th century classical roots (Bartok, Orff, Stravinsky) mixed with rock energy, the heightened importance of they rhythm section in their musical presentation and wordless female vocals. There were to be two follow up albums, both of which are good, but this is *the* one folks. Lots of 'legends' have grown up around this album and this band, the most famous being that having found god and having felt abandoned by his first god (music), that Michel Le Bars (a) killed himself, (b) killed the band (c) destroyed the tapes (d) other horrible things. What of all of this is or is not true, I can not say (well, I know that Le Bars is alive), but this issue looks and sounds great and it's a real pleasure to offer it to the public. This release not only contains the entire, original album, reissued legitimately for the very first time and sounding shockingly better than the really bad versions floating around as mp3s, but it includes an excellent, 10 minute long, never-heard alternate take of the final track, Nihil. Highly recommended! [Soleil Zeuhl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ One Shot-Live in Tokyo $18.00 Everyone reading Wayside lists should know who these guys are by now, but just in case you don't, One Shot are a tremendous, heavily zeuhl, instrumental jazz/rock band that features 3 musicians taken from the current line up of Magma + a great drummer, playing a very different but still totally amazing music. By now, they have their own distinctive sound and for my money, they are one of the very best jazz/rock bands on the circuit today. Amazing stuff and highly recommended. This is the first recordings available with their new keyboardist (and also now the new keyboardist of Magma), Bruno Ruder. This was recorded in a small club in Tokyo and the sound is big, expansive and really rocking with tremendous dynamics. Having seen this wonderful group live three times, I can definitely state that this is a band that is at their best live, and here - with a new member giving them a different energy than before and having traveled further than they had ever traveled for a series of concerts, they really poured their hearts into this performance. Great to the point of possibly being a definitive release. As always, bassist Philippe Bussonet is a revelation, but the other musicians are as well. Highly recommended. [Soleil Zeuhl] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ --------------- A Technicolor Dream featuring Pink Floyd NTSC (all region) DVD $6.00 Repeat of a multiple-times sell-out of this title. An astonishly low price on this very interesting documentary about the early psychedelic era in London, which features an emphasis on the UFO Club and Pink Floyd. In addition to extremely interesting interviews and archival footage with many of the important protagonists; Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Kevin Ayers, Barry Miles, Joe Boyd, John "Hoppy" Hopkins, etc. (including performances) you get extremely high quality video of 2 of Floyd's promo films from 1967 (The Scarecrow and Arnold Layne) as well as the amazing "The Look of the Week" footage of the group performing Astronomy Domine - yes the entire song! - which is the best-by-far-actual-live-video- "A Technicolor Dream is the story of the Underground movement in the UK during the sixties and leads up to its culmination at The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream, an all night "musical happening" that was held at Alexandra Palace on April 29, 1967. The story takes in CND marches in the early sixties, the foundation of the London Free School and from that the International Times, the UFO Club and the Notting Hill Carnival. There are brand new interviews with Roger Waters and Nick Mason from Pink Floyd, John "Hoppy" Hopkins, Joe Boyd, Kevin Ayers, Barry Miles, Arthur Brown, Phil May from The Pretty Things and many more. All of this is set in a musical context with the music of Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd." [Eagle] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Aardvark-Aardvark (remaster) $17.00 Back in stock! One of the least known bands who recorded for Deram's progressive subsidiary Nova and who released this, their one and only release in 1970. Surprisingly, the group started their life with Simon Kirk and Paul Kossoff in the group before they left to form Free. The rest of the band stayed together and developed into a guitarless quartet, probably realizing that they'd never be able to top Kossoff! They were a quartet of vocals, keyboards, bass and drums. and, naturally, their sound was defined by keyboardist Steve Milliner. Excellent, early UK proto-progressive/progressive rock. Typically nice Esoteric reissue of this very obscure and rare album that deserves to be better known! Highly recommended for fans of that sound. [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Airto-Fingers $13.00 First-ever US release on CD and taken from the original stereo analog master tapes, of this 1973 CTI set by Airto. Nice, Latin-style jazz/rock from the original era. "The 1970s were banner years for Airto Moreira--not only because of his association with Chick Corea's Return to Forever and his work on wife Flora Purim's Milestone dates, but also, because of the generally superb work he did under Creed Taylor's supervision at CTI from 1972-74. One of the five-star gems that the Brazilian percussionist recorded for CTI was Fingers, which employs Purim on percussion and vocals, David Amaro on guitar, Hugo Fattoruso on keyboards and harmonica, Jorge Fattoruso on drums and Ringo Thielmann on electric bass. Produced by Taylor and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's famous New Jersey studio, this LP demonstrates just how exciting and creative 1970s fusion could be. When Moreira and his colleagues blend jazz with Brazilian music, rock and funk on such cuts as "Wind Chant," "Tombo in 7/4" and "Romance of Death," the results are consistently enriching. Fingers is an album to savor."-Alex Henderson/All Music Guide [CTI] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Apryl Fool-Apryl Fool $10.00 (special) "The Apryl Fool was a very accomplished late-'60s band from Japan whose lone, self-titled 1969 album is a great mixture of hard psych and blues-rock. Their best-known track is probably 'The Lost Mother Land, Pt. 1,' which was featured on the Japanese volume of QDK's Love, Peace And Poetry series, certainly one of the most crazed, over-the-top productions and performances in the entire series, with its massively phased and treated vocals and general menace. But that tune is really the anomaly on the album, despite the prevalence of monstrous fuzz guitar on a number of tracks. At their heart, The Apryl Fool seem to be a blues-rock band, although one that was clearly experimenting with the burgeoning psychedelic scene. Tracks like 'Another Time,' 'Honky Tonk Jam,' and Bob Dylan's 'Pledging My Time' are pretty straight blues-rock, and 'April Blues' just adds some fuzz guitar to a boogie-woogie piano bit. The other tracks up the psych quotient considerably, like on 'Tomorrow's Child,' with its Farfisa and wicked fuzz leads, or the aforementioned 'The Lost Mother Land Pt. 1.' There are additional crazy tape effects on 'The Lost Mother Land Pt. 2.' About half the tunes are in English and half in Japanese, but it's all good stuff. Historical footnote: years later, bass player Haruomi Hosono would become a member of one of Japan's most popular music groups ever, Yellow Magic Orchestra." --Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide; Housed in a highly collectable limited edition LP replica card wallet. Includes 4 bonus tracks (The Floral singles). [Bamboo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bryan Beller-Wednesday Night Live $15.00 Back in stock! "A raw, powerful, intimate live document of the Bryan Beller Band 2010 touring lineup playing a 45-minute set at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles, plus two bonus tracks from other shows. Rick Musallam (guitar), Griff Peters (guitar), Mike Keneally (keyboard, guitar), Bryan Beller (bass), Joe Travers (drums). Bassist/composer and sideman extraordinaire Bryan Beller (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Mike Keneally) will release his solo project s first live album, Wednesday Night Live, on March 31, 2011. It s a raw, in-your-face, up-close-and-personal recording of Beller s 2010 live band at the world famous Baked Potato in Los Angeles, and a serious statement from an artist who s quickly establishing himself as one of the elite bass playing and compositional voices in the rock/jazz fusion scene today. It started modestly, with Beller s band opening for longtime compatriot Mike Keneally s band using the same five musicians (including themselves) for five shows in the Northeast. The plan was for the Keneally/Beller They re Both The Same Band tour to then hit the west coast, but scheduling got sticky. We were able to confirm one date that worked for everyone: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at The Baked Potato, says Beller, who turns 40 this May. And I said, screw it, let s record it and see what happens. This is what happened. The album is Beller s 6-song, 45-minute live set from the tour, plus bonus material consisting of a performance of View from the WesFest 2 benefit concert, and a rowdy, live-to-two-track rendition of Cave Dweller from the Thanks In Advance record release gig. Beller already has two critically acclaimed studio releases under his belt: 2003 s View ( A solo album so good it makes you wonder why he bothered doing anything else. Bill Leigh, Bass Player ) and 2008 s Thanks in Advance ( A bonafide entry for bass album of the year. Chris Jisi, Bass Player). With a collection of intricately composed, multi-track layered tunes in his repertoire, and a true touring band for the first time in his career, Beller saw the issue of live vs. studio arrangements as a balancing act. I see myself as a rock/jazz fusion artist, with the rock part coming first. And I remember going to see Pink Floyd shows and wanting to see them honor the songs and individual parts I loved so much, while at the same time digging it when they stretched out in certain spots. That s the balance I wanted the band to strike. So you ll hear little parts and even some solos of mine that stay close to the record version, because I consider them a part of the song to some extent, and I want to honor that. But there s also a lot of room to push the boundaries when we want to, and having such great players and friends in the band guys I know and trust deeply, like Rick, Griff, Joe and Mike just makes those moments extra special. Though there s plenty of intensity in the funk/fusion workouts Greasy Wheel and Seven Percent Grade (to say nothing of the emotional low-to-high rollercoaster segue of Life Story and Get Things Done ), Beller s landmark ten-minute composition Love Terror Adrenaline/Break Through stands out as the set s high point. We re talking about a studio cut with tons of tracks and layers and overdubs, and an impossibly complex melody played by Mike Keneally, and we condensed it into a five-piece arrangement that I m quite proud of. The band played their asses off on that. They played their asses off all night. That s why I wanted to put this out because I think the way they played this material really deserves to be heard." [Onion Boy] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bryan Beller-Wednesday Night Live NTSC (all region) DVD $20.00 "An up-close-and-personal 4-camera document of the Beller band's one-night-only 2010 show at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles, featuring the Wednesday Night Live lineup. Special features include between-song dialogue not present on the CD, additional videos from the Thanks In Advance record release party show, interviews with each of the band members, a rare live video of "See You Next Tuesday" from the very first Bryan Beller Band gig ever, and four new remixes of studio tracks from Beller's first album View, including never-before-heard remixes of "Supermarket People" and "Wildflower". Packaging: DVD digipack longbox." "A raw, powerful, intimate live document of the Bryan Beller Band 2010 touring lineup playing a 45-minute set at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles, plus two bonus tracks from other shows. Rick Musallam (guitar), Griff Peters (guitar), Mike Keneally (keyboard, guitar), Bryan Beller (bass), Joe Travers (drums). Bassist/composer and sideman extraordinaire Bryan Beller (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Mike Keneally) will release his solo project s first live album, Wednesday Night Live, on March 31, 2011. It s a raw, in-your-face, up-close-and-personal recording of Beller s 2010 live band at the world famous Baked Potato in Los Angeles, and a serious statement from an artist who s quickly establishing himself as one of the elite bass playing and compositional voices in the rock/jazz fusion scene today. It started modestly, with Beller s band opening for longtime compatriot Mike Keneally s band using the same five musicians (including themselves) for five shows in the Northeast. The plan was for the Keneally/Beller They re Both The Same Band tour to then hit the west coast, but scheduling got sticky. We were able to confirm one date that worked for everyone: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at The Baked Potato, says Beller, who turns 40 this May. And I said, screw it, let s record it and see what happens. This is what happened. The album is Beller s 6-song, 45-minute live set from the tour, plus bonus material." [Onion Boy] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Gavin Bryars/Philip Jeck/Alter Ego-The Sinking of the Titanic $17.00 Back in stock! This is a special limited edition of 2000 packaged in a special wallet + postcard. This version was recorded at the 49th International Festival of Contemporary Music at The Venice Biennale on 1st October 2005 at the Teatro Maliban. Gavin Bryars - Double Bass Philip Jeck - Turntables Alter Ego - Strings, Brass, Wind, Percussion, Keyboard, Tape Recorder and sound design "Gavin Bryars' 'The Sinking of the Titanic' is, and I say this with confidence, one of the finest pieces of music you could ever wish to own. Written in 1969 it has journeyed through the lands of modern classical, experimental and electronic music netting dedicated followers on its way, and each and every time I hear it I become more convinced of its genius. Bryars wrote the piece to mirror the last moments of the doomed voyage, when the Titanic sunk and famously the band played on. According to survivors the music being played was a rendition of 'Autumn', an Episcopal hymn which forms the basis of Bryars' composition. The notes and phrases from the hymn are worked in and out of the piece, sinking through the waters, effected by time, nostalgia and the cavernous reverberations of the ship itself with each scrape and hiss worked into Bryars' incredible vision. For this special performance of the piece we see Bryars (on double bass) alongside Italian ensemble Alter Ego (not to be confused with the German electronic duo of the same name) and experimental turntablist Philip Jeck, and the result is arguably its most stunning rendition to date. The most noticeable addition is Jeck, whose expertise and unique style seems to fit like the final piece of the puzzle as his crackles and motifs melt into the architecture of the recording as if they had always been there. This additional layer of nostalgia brought forth by these found sounds adds a significant sense of history , forcing the mind back into hazy film footage and decomposed photos, a perfect match for the subject matter. Also of note are Alter Ego, who surprised me with their stunning renditions of Philip Glass recently, and work comparable magic here on Bryars' composition, with their ensemble bringing in the sounds of bottles, tape recorders, laptops and percussion on top of more traditional instruments. The sounds are merged together effortlessly to form a fog of harmony and memory, perfectly melting the themes which Bryars intended his piece to convey in the first place. Really words can't do justice to 'The Sinking of the Titanic', like William Basinski's 'The Disintegration Loops' there is a timelessness, a patience and an ineffable beauty to this music that almost impossible to describe. Unique, flawless and totally essential music."-Boomkat [Touch] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Cavelli Cocchi/Lanzetti/Roversi- "The new debut album by Italian Progressive Rock trio CCLR Cavalli-Cocchi, Lanzetti & Roversi. The trio is fronted by former PFM and Acqua Fragile vocalist Bernardo Lanzetti who is joined by Gigi Cavalli-Cocchi (Mangala Vallis) on drums and percussion and Cristiano Roversi (Moon Garden) on Mellotron, piano and Stick. The trio are also joined on the album by special guest Steve Hackett." This album has a real mellow vibe; don't turn to it expecting a barn-burner. It doesn't do that. It has a very laid-back and mellow vibe with acoustic guitar and mellotron that's a late-night kinda disc (like, say, Celeste). Give it some attention in a quiet time and it will greatly reward. [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ivor Cutler-Looking for Truth with a Pin PAL (all region) DVD $25.00 "The DVD features two enthralling presentations that will delight Cutler's many fans around the world. Looking For The Truth With A Pin â is a fascinating documentary featuring poet, songwriter, performer, painter and writer Ivor Cutler. Includes rare archive footage, personal photographs, interviews with Ivor and contributors including Paul McCartney, Billy Connolly, Neil Innes and Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand. Cutler's Last Stand - Ivor's Cutler's farewell performance at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall in February 2004 in front of an adoring crowd and including songs and poems spanning his career. Cutler is on sparkling form for his last appearance." "What can one say about Ivor Cutler that needn't be said...? He was truly a man of many hats -- quite literally, as you'll see when you (hopefully) watch this incredible documentary -- poet, musician, artist, author of children's stories, teacher...and an inspiration to many. It would take a stony soul indeed not to be at least slightly touched by his gentle, whimsical view of his world. Among the folks reminiscing about Ivor's work and his effect on their lives are Paul McCartney (who had heard Ivor and asked him to appear in the Beatles' 'Magical mystery tour' film), Billy Connolly, Neil Innes, Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge, Peter Brown, Alex Kapranos (of Franz Ferdinand), and others -- as well as Ivor himself. The film offers a wealth of information (since almost none was available previously!) about Ivor's childhood and early adult life. Some of the more poignant recollections of Ivor as well as some of the others are of his time as a teacher -- as I watched this with a friend (who has had little exposure to Ivor's work, but who was captivated by him immediately watching the DVD), we both began to make a comment simultaneously about how wonderful and unforgettable an experience it must have been both for the children he taught AND himself, as teacher. As several of those who knew him said in the film, Ivor had a 'unique' way of looking at the world -- and he was always touched by the openness of children in expressing their thoughts and feelings. Its obvious from his own work that he shared that innocence -- even when dealing with subjects that are more 'adult' in nature, it's there. Throughout the documentary, there are performance clips -- some of which are very rare, from 1950s British television &c, and some from what was called 'Cutler's last stand', his performance from February of 2004, his farewell to the stage. Sadly, he passed away in March of this year (at the age of 83) -- he'll be missed by countless fans...even though he was considered to be an artist with a 'cult following', his admirers are legion. Over the course of his career, he recorded for several major record labels -- and did 21 sessions for the late great British DJ John Peel. Ivor's songs are both melancholic and humorous -- sometimes both in the same song -- and deal with everything from his childhood to his wry observations of everything from insects to birds to nature to people. Nothing was beyond his gaze -- and no one else had quite the take on it that Ivor employed. A brief example (not from this DVD, but it'll give you an idea): The wren hopped around on the cat's tongue, searching for the exit. 'Just wait until I get home', she said -- 'I shall have a tale to relate.'"-Larry Looney [Cherry Red] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dulcimer-Room For Thought $10.00 (special) This very early 1970's UK folk rock band could roughly be compared to Fairport Convention. They only made this one album in 1971, which has always been quite a rarity; this is the unreleased second album which didn't come out for 20 years and which is not quite as strong as the début but still a very solid, enjoyable album. English pastoral folk rock at it's very best. I just wish there were more albums and artists like this. "This legendary folk trio originally formed in Gloucestershire, England in 1967. Having been spotted by the actor Richard Todd, they signed to impresario Larry Page's Nepentha label and released their classic debut album, And I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy, in May 1971. It was well-received, and a follow-up was recorded later that year, entitled Room For Thought. Despite being a fine folk-rock collection and having finished artwork, it went unreleased at the time, and makes its long-awaited return here." "If The Amazing Blondel were the voice of medieval England, then this trio can claim to be the poems of Thomas Hardy set to music, a spiritual evocation of a rural idyll that always had its dark side."-Galactic Ramble [Axis] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Finnegan's Wake-Red (professionally manufactured CDR) $6.00 (special) Red is the seventh album release by this former Belgian now Brazilian-based band/project led by composer Henry Krutzen. "A ten-part chamber suite in D minor, composed by Henry Krutzen and performed brilliantly by his Brazil-based ensemble and a number of virtuoso international guests including Jean-Luc Plouvier (ex-Univers Zero). Built upon the legacy of the great Canterbury scene and RIO bands of the 1970s and 80s yet thoroughly contemporary, Red is Finnegans Wake’s seventh album and its first for Ilse." [Ilse] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Foxx-The Revolt of Emily Young $10.00 (special) "This superb collection of skewed psychedelic pop was produced by Buzz Cason (renowned for his work with Elvis Presley, Jimmy Buffett and others) and made by a Texan quartet. Originally released in May 1970, and billed as "a rock novella," it follows the personal and spiritual development of its heroine, with melodic songs, psychedelic guitar and orchestrations by famed arranger Bergen White. A treat for psych-pop connoisseurs, it makes its long-overdue CD debut here." "This psychedelic concept album is completely solid, full of great songs, interesting ideas and hot performances."-The Acid Archives [Aurora] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Steve Hackett-Beyond the Shrouded Horizon 2 x CDs $15.00 This new 2011 release picks up where Steve's last one, Out of the Tunnel, left off, as much of the material was written during the same writing sessions. In addition to his regular cast of musicians, Chris Squire and Simon Phillips appear. The music is good-quality progressive rock. Everyone plays fine, but the emphasis is on the guitar-work, as it should be and Hackett definitely delivers the goods, guitar-wise. This is the bonus edition that includes six extra tracks on the second disc. [Inside Out] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Haco-Riska $20.00 Back in stock at a lower price! The ex-leader of After Dinner's fourth solo album, this is released only in Japan. Includes a translation of the lyrics and comes in a nice mini-lp sleeve-style package. The music is her usual pastel-colored style that belongs only to her, combined with more electronics/computers/etc. than in the past (remember that she's been working with more improvisors and laptop folks in the 20 years since After Dinner ended). All words and music by Haco. Programming and arrangements by Haco. Haco: vocals, keyboard (2, 3, 5), sampler and rhythm electronics (2-4, 6, 8), guitar (3, 9), metronome (7), binaural microphone (2), field recordings and electromagnetic cellphone sounds (with stereo bugscope) (8), Mari Era: marimba (1), vibraphone (3, 6, 9), percussion (1-6), Makoto Inada: contrabass (2, 5, 7), Masafumi Ezaki: trumpet (2-5), can (5), Hiromichi Sakamoto: cello (3), mamieMU: glass harp (5), Madoka Ichiraku: glockenspiel with effect (8), Yuko Nexus6 and Haco (6): spoken voices, sounds of Skyping, typing, emailing with laptop computers [Arcangelo] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Muffin Men-Muffinz Moovies Volume One PAL (all region) DVD $9.00 (special) The true story of a rock band playing Frank Zappa music around Europe. Life on the road for a no-budget band playing for the love of the music. Told by the band themselves through interviews and live footage featuring special guest performances by Jimmy Carl Black, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner and Ike Willis. Total running time 3 hours 45minutes. Chapter 1: "Early daze" (1990-1992) Chapter 2: "It's not exactly Beethoven is it? (1993) Chapter 3: "Taking the skin off the custard" (Spring 1994) Chapter 4: "Not good for international relations" (July-December 1994) Chapter 5: "Don't not go now (1995) Chapter 6 "Further food feeling fiascos" (1996-1997) Extras: Black Horse (1990) . Ndr (1991) . It Can't Happen Here (1991) . Live Cheese (1993) . Uncle Bunkle In The Land of Dunkle (1993) . Willie (1993) . The Milk Brigade (1994) . Sausages (1994) . Admiral (1995) . "A band of unruly scousers who have spent the last ten years playing every rock dive in europe"-ben watson [MM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mutzie-Light of Your Shadow $10.00 (special) "Mutzie is an absolutely superb although short-lived hard-rock/psych act from Detroit, founded in the end of the 60s by great guitarist and singer Eric "Mutzie" Levenberg supported by his brothers Barry on bass and Andee on keyboards with Marc White on drums. The band appeared on the same bills with the likes of Alice Cooper, Johnny Winter and Allman Brothers, and in 1970 recorded and released their first (and only) album. The album was issued by Sussex, a Hollywood-based so-so label, which went bust in 1975 for tax evasion...The album is an incredible mix of hard rock, acid, urban blues with elements of jazz and funk. Whatever one like in classic rock - heavy organ, mental guitar, manic drumming and singing on the verge of nervous breakdown - he'll find it there. As if it was not enough, the band brought in - quite unexpectedly - an impressive horn section - oboe, clarinet, flute, alto, tenor and soprano sax....Most regretfully the sales of LP were very poor, and "Mutzie" soon disbanded."-Golovanov Alexey "A Detroit outfit who span heavy rock, jazz, blues, soul and psychedelic influences on their album."-Fuzz, Acid & Flowers [Axis] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Nucleus-Nucleus $10.00 (special) "Not to be confused with the British act of the same name, this Canadian quintet arose from the ashes of one of Toronto's most popular '60s bands, The Lords Of London. Their sole album originally appeared in April 1969, and features intense jamming, with plenty of swirling organ and tough guitar. When it failed to sell, they split, with three members going on to form 1970s hitmakers A Foot In Coldwater. This really is rocking early prog like Fuzzy Duck, Warhorse, Atomic Rooster and the like. If you like jamming guitar and Hammond organ, this music feeds that need." "Pretty cool late 60's album here. The first song is a complete acid freak out that can get a tad annoying but still is a bit of a deranged masterpiece. The rest of the album and very experimental, heavy and streches out into some intense jamming. You can hear influences from early Deep Purple in the organ and some latin Santana/Blues Image flavor in the guitar but this band has a very unique sound all their own . Great organ/guitar interplay. Crazy psych freak outs too! Way ahead of its time for being recorded in 1968! Check it out if you ever come across a copy!"-rateyourmusic.com [Axis] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Otolithen-S.O.D. $15.00 Very last copies - found a few hiding behind the dog-biscuits in the back of the cuboard. Hiding behind a shockingly ugly-on-purpose cover is a very fine, very unusual & intriguing album by this duo consisting of Pad Conca (electric bass, effects, foot-triggered percussion and homemade string instrument) and Dirk Bruinsma (of Blast) (electric guitar, saxes, effects, foot-triggered percussion). Difficult, extremely composed, sophisticated music that is reminiscent of Skeleton Crew (due to the line-up) performing the songbooks of Tim Hodgkinson or U Totem (due to the complexity of ideas.) "...Intricate melodies & interplay...music that grows with each listening."-Facelift. [Cuneiform] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Raw Material-Raw Material (expanded) $10.00 (special) First album by a UK proto-progressive outfit that was released in the fall of 1970. Their second album, Time Is, is a minor classic and this isn't as good, but if you want more by them and you dig that 1970 exploratory vibe... This London-based quintet's ambitious and highly entertaining debut touches on psychedelia, progressive rock, jazz and pop, with imaginative arrangements and superb musicianship. Issued on the tiny Evolution label in the autumn of 1970, it sank without trace, with original copies now changing hands for several hundred pounds. It makes its long-awaited return to CD here, including biographical notes. Features 4 bonus tracks from their two UK singles, not on the original album." "One of the best and most accessible underground jazzy prog LPs of the period." - Galactic Ramble [Relics] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dino Saluzzi/Anja Lechner/Felix Saluzzi-Navidad de los Andes $18.00 Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon Anja Lechner, violoncello Felix Saluzzi, tenor saxophone "Cellist Anja Lechner and clarinet and sax man Felix Saluzzi both appeared as soloists on Dino’s orchestral recording “El Encuentro” in 2009, a shared pleasure in the work leading to the formation of the present trio, a group which draws on much musical history. Brothers Dino and Felix have more than 60 years of collaborations behind them. They started making music together as children in Argentina, and Felix frequently plays in Dino’s “family band” projects (as heard on ECM albums including “Mojotoro” and “Juan Condori)”. Anja Lechner has worked closely with Dino since the mid-1990s, beginning with the “Kultrum” alliance between Saluzzi and the Rosamunde Quartet. She has also toured widely in duo with the bandoneonist, and recorded with him on the critically-acclaimed “Ojos Negros” in 2006. “Navidad de Los Andes” (Andean Nativity) has its own distinct character, at once simple and elusive, like the magical realist tales of the region." [ECM] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Santana-Broadcasting Live NTSC (all region) DVD $6.00 This legal but definitely not authorized DVD should be an example to all young musicians to look at what they are signing before they climb on the stage. Having said that, this is the original Santana band (with Mike Shrieve, Dave Brown, etc) at their early peak a bit before and after their revelatory performance at Woodstock and then their huge success with Abraxas. This has the group performing on various tv programs at the time and while the video quality shows its age for 40 year old television broadcasts, it's definitely more than watchable and this is live (not mimed) footage and the playing will remind you just what a breath of exciting, fresh air this band was and how exciting the idea of latin percussion + rock band was in 1969/1970. [Storm Bird] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Sapphire Thinkers-From Within $10.00 (special) "This slice of classic Californian acid sunshine pop, originally recorded in 1969, is finally available on CD again." "A surprisingly good CA-sounding melodic harmony psych trip, instantly likeable and strong enough to hold your attention for repeated plays."-The Acid Archives "A very U.S. West Coast-sounding group ... The album contains pleasant vocal arrangements/harmonies and nice touches of acid and fuzz guitar. Recommended."-Fuzz, Acid & Flowers "Very nice west coast sunshine psych out of L.A. with all the right ingredients -- organ, fuzz, flute, male/female vocals, cool harmonies, etc. Recorded by Sandy Lehmann-Haupt, an original Merry Prankster and sound man on the Pranksters' bus. Quality from start to finish. And yes, those are mushrooms on the cover."-Psychedelic Lion Music Archive [Aurora] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Socrates-Phos $17.00 This 1976 Greek progressive rock release is possibly the best known Greek rock release after "666" by Aphrodite's Child and it's a pretty great one. Like all Greek progressive albums I've heard (I'm not an expert by any means, but I've heard a few), there is a lot of psychedelic influence in their music - even here in 1976, nearly a decade after the 'summer of love'. Socrates were formerly known as Socrates Drank the Conium, but they changed their name with this, their fourth and possibly best album. This is a really good one, blending their psychedelic / progressive leanings with the heavy progressive leanings of keyboardist/producer Vangelis. "Brilliant. Vangelis Papathanassiou lends a hand on this album and Socrates record an masterpiece similar to which Greece and most of the world haven't heard before. First of all, the multi-talented musician added plenty more keyboards to the set turning the blues rock band, with the inclusion of influences of Greek traditional music, into more of a progressive group. Dukakis has left the group before this album and the band consists only of Spathas on guitar (where else?), Tourkoyorgis on bass and vocals, Tradalidis on drums and the great Vangelis on keyboards. What a dream team really? The musicianship is great once more. Actually though the formula for the creation of this album is not that complex (at least not for their brilliance). What Socrates did was to expand the sound of some of their previous songs plus a few new pieces. The result was a genuine artistic achievement. This album if packed with tremendous tracks, all classics in the Greek community. "Starvation", "Queen of the universe", "Killer", "Mountains", "Every dream comes to an end" and "A day in heaven" are masterpieces that any top artist of a bigger market would envy. Phos is considered a cult highlight in Greek (and not only) music history but also one of the most ignored ones of Rock music in general."-rateyourmusic.com [Esoteric] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Soft Machine-Original Album Classics 5 x CD box set $25.00 Back in stock! Wowie. Ever wanted to take the Soft Machine plunge all at once for really cheap? Here is your chance. This has all of their classic CBS-era albums (Third, Fourth, 5, Six, Seven) in little slipcased box set. Very basic information (but there is a link to a website with full album credits), but here's what you need to know; this is the newly remastered versions from only a couple of years ago (meaning you get the best sound that these have ever appeared in and you even get the bonus track on '5'). If you want to hear me expand/expound more on these, look at my ramblings for the individual discs, but the bottom line is that this is a unbelievable bargain. [Sony] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ The Tangent-Comm $12.00 I first heard The Tangent because they originally emerged with a bit of a Canterbury sound (something unusual in the early 2000s) and with former VDGG saxist David Jackson appearing all over their 1st album. Now, it's 8 years later and David and the Canterburyisms are long, long gone. But, you know what? This is a really good, contemporary, somewhat heavy, progressive rock album from a band who know how to put the "rock" into progressive rock. Some nice solos from keyboards and keyboard, but the emphasis was on the songwriting and the songs and rightly so, when they are as strong as this! This basically rocked from beginning to end and I thought it was very fresh and very good! Highly recommended! [Inside Out] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Tangerine Dream-Atem (expanded/remastered) 2 x CDs $22.00 First off, I have to say that I love those three early, pre-Virgin, post-Electronic Meditation albums. They are wonderful, electro-acoustic soundscape albums, done before the technology existed for sequencing, which showed up on their fifth album, when they signed to Virgin. This was their fourth and last for Brain and this newly remastered release includes a previously unreleased live performance from 11/29/73 in Berlin in excellent sound (for the time period). Highly recommended. "Atem was Tangerine Dream's fourth album, released in 1973. In many ways, it marks the group's furthest departure from the world of rock and pop and the closest they ever came to the sound world of the classical avant garde. The opening title track, 'Atem' (the German word for 'breath') clearly builds upon earlier TD material, like 'Alpha Centauri' and 'Zeit', being similar both in scale-it is over 20 minutes long-and style. In many ways, it is an updating of "Electronic Meditation", with Chris Franke's tom-tom drumming providing the main impetus over mostly organ and synth sounds in its early parts, and for its almost organic overtones. 'Atem' is a beautifully structured work and has an exquisite central section, with a quiet heartbeat pattern played on tom toms, over an eerie mellotron loop and some beautifully textured patterns of white noise and, later, throbbing VCS3 sounds. The next track, 'Fauni-Gena' is another largish work (almost 11 mins) which continues in a similar vein. The sound world here is suggestive of the primitive rainforest, with, once more, a haunting mellotron loop over the sounds of exotic birds and other creatures (whether real or synthesised is never obvious) carrying the listener's imagination off to far away times and places. 'Circulation of Events' is another typical early TD meditative piece, featuring sustained organ and synthesiser notes over a rising VCS3 pulse. The final track, 'Wahn' (another German title: this one means 'delusion'-in the sense of that which gives rise to insanity!) is unique in the Tangerine Dream canon, however, in consisting of little beyond vocal utterings (grunts, mutterings, screams, shouts and so on) echoed and reverbed, until a rising percussion line restores some semblance of decorum and a gentle mellotron theme sings the work to a close. This is a track owing more to Ligeti's 'Aventures' and 'Nouvelles Aventures' and works of that ilk, than to anything from the rock or pop world. Perhaps the closest you can get to this nowadays would be Trevor Wishart's 'Vox cycle'. This CD is a remastered release from original master tapes by TD's own Eastgate studio, so is probably as definitive a release as could be achieved. Its analogue origins remain apparent throughout, however, with tape hiss being quite prevalent, especially through the quieter passages, of which this disc has plenty. This needn't put you off, though, as the material more than makes up for these technical shortcomings, and I'm happy to report that the release is free of any particularly disturbing remastering artefacts."-Steve Benner [Reactive] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Ugly Custard-Ugly Custard $10.00 (special) "Recorded in London under an assumed name by legendary session musicians including Alan Parker, Roger Coulam, Herbie Flowers and Clem Cattini, and released with different artwork in Germany and Spain in 1970, before creeping out in the UK the following year, this cult classic is as enigmatic as they come. A moody blend of Hammond organ, distorted electric guitar and funky rhythms, it's also a lost treasure for beat diggers everywhere." "Excellent studio project, strictly instumental, recorded in 1970 for Kaleidoscope by top British session musicians (see below). Collection of 8 covers (Scarboro Fair, My Babe, Hung Upside Down) and original compositions of Alan Parker. Ugly Custard was: Alan Parker - talented guitarist, graduate of Royal Academy of Music, whose other projects include Blue Mink,Hungry Wolf, The Congregation and Collective Consciousness Society. He also appears on numerous albums (uncredited), but one can hear him on Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man", The Walker Brothers and David Bowie's. Next comes Clem Cattini (Clemente Anselmo Cattini) - veteran drummer, who was also with Hungry Wolf and Jeff Beck. Herbie Flowers (bass) recorded with T.Rex. Roger Coulam (organ and keyboards) is also well established name in music. The album was initially produced for continental market (where it appeared with different artwork of blind doll), and then was available in the UK as another good collection of British Library Music (Ugly Custard previously recorded as Alan Hawkshaw's "The Mohawks" - outdated, nostalgic music still full of charm). The great advantage of the album - it is not ruined by sub-standard vocals. In fact, add good vocals to the tracks, and we'll get an accomplished project - better than "revival" or "retro" 70s rock. "-Alexy Golovanov "This is an impressive crew of studio/session musicians ... pairing imaginative arranging with expert playing."-Tapestry Of Delights [Relics] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Tony Williams Lifetime-(Turn It Over) $15.00 Back in stock! The second album by Lifetime, the very early rock/jazz supergroup of Tony Williams-drums, vocals, John McLaughlin-guitar, Jack Bruce-bass and Larry Young-Hammond organ. It never was a good sounding album, but they've remastered it as best they could. Not all of it is good, but the good stuff is mindblowing for 1970. [Verve] http://www.waysidemusic.com/ ------------------------ Below are five new Cuneiform releases, including one title also available in a beautiful, limited edition vinyl edition, and a re-printing of an out of print classic, all of which are not going to be generally released for another couple of weeks, but which you can buy directly from us now. Our releases are available from us to our direct mail customers several weeks before they are generally released or available from other sources. We spend a ksmall fortune on our releases and your direct purchase from us via Wayside Music helps us tremendously and is extremely important to our being able to continue our work and our release schedule; Please don't steal them or make it possible for others to steal them. Thank you for your interest and support of our work. The Claudia Quintet + 1 featuring Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann-What is the Beautiful? $15.00 For their sixth album, What Is the Beautiful?, The Claudia Quintet brings together the acclaimed compositional approach of leader John Hollenbeck with two of the most important male singers in improvised music, Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann. Elling and Bleckmann recite and sing the poems of avant-garde/proto-beat American poet, Kenneth Patchen, an innovator in his time. "Claudia with vocals?" Yes, Claudia with vocals, and it will probably not surprise anyone who has followed this much-loved, one-of-a-kind ensemble that that it still sounds completely like Claudia...but different! Kurt Elling, probably the most popular male jazz vocalist today, brings to these words – words which are, by turns, funny or poignant or thought-provoking – a hipster swagger somewhere between Ken Nordine and Tom Waits. Theo Bleckmann is, as always, Theo Bleckmann; one of the truly singular and distinctive singers in jazz today. Having both vocalists on board, with their radically different styles, was a brilliant move and gives What is the Beautiful? an tremendously wide sweep. Formed by composer / drummer / arranger John Hollenbeck in 1997, this NYC ensemble’s sound explores the edge without alienating the mainstream, proving that genre-defying music can be for everyone. Over the past decade, the group has released CDs that are critically acclaimed world wide and whose appeal extends well beyond, as well as including traditional jazz audiences. The Claudia Quintet has amazed audiences from Alabama to the Amazon. Their unique sound has inspired dancing hippie girls at a New Mexico noise festival, the avant-garde cognoscenti in the concert halls of Vienna and Sao Paolo, and a generation of young musicians worldwide. In the course of the thousands of miles they have traveled together and hundreds of concerts they’ve played, the Claudia Quintet has evolved and grown, developing a dynamic live sound based on trust and spontaneity. They bring this powerful energy into the studio, where they record the old-fashioned way, live, playing as a band. As on their previous CD, Royal Toast, the Claudia Quintet is again supplemented by a +1, in this case Philadelphia-based pianist Matt Mitchell. His virtuosity and spontaneity make him a perfect fit with the long-running core group – Hollenbeck on drums, Drew Gress on bass, Matt Moran on vibraphone, Ted Reichman on accordion, and Chris Speed on clarinet and tenor sax. [Cuneiform] You can hear their music here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Dead Cat Bounce-Chance Episodes $15.00 "Dead Cat Bounce does it all with exquisite writing, the subtle use of a bass-drum rhythm section and above all a definite sense of communication between the members that I am sure will be apparent to even the casual listener. These musicians are not just playing the music on the page, but listening and communing together." – Dave Liebman "Think of Mingus's swirling counterpoint and rhythm shifts with the similarly rich voicings and solo/ensemble balance of the World Saxophone Quartet. What more could you ask for?" – The Boston Phoenix "...these cats are tight and not afraid to spew out some powerful and inventive solos and intricate ensemble playing. Each of the four saxes gets a chance to stretch out on different tunes, but it is often Matt's strong writing and arrangements that stand out." – Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery With a group name presciently stripped from today's headlines, the term 'dead cat bounce' denotes a small, brief recovery in the price of a declining stock ("Even a dead cat will bounce if dropped from a great height"). To the six musicians in Dead Cat Bounce, it signifies one’s dedication to creative rebirth and renewal in jazz even as times, traditions and masters move on. The group has been together for 15 years and Chance Episodes is their fourth album. They consist of Matt Steckler-saxes, flute, Jared Sims-saxes, clarinet, Terry Goss-saxes, Charlie Kohlhase-saxes, Dave Ambrosio-bass, Bill Carbone-drums and is led by Matt who also composes all of the group's material. The compositions are very strong, with engrossing ensemble parts and great multi-horn writing that gives all the reedmen a chance to shine, each in their individual way. DCB are modern but not radical; they are as familiar with Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington as they are with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Steve Coleman; while there are plenty of passages influenced by free music, overall, this is a swingin' group that mixes styles from the entire continuum of jazz. In that sense, they bear a bit of resemblance - if only for their wide range of influence - to another Cuneiform ensemble, The Microscopic Septet. A quick listen to their the sample track will quickly make apparent their appeal and let you know why they were signed by us! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Bill Laswell/Raoul Björkenheim/Morgen Ågren-Blixt $15.00 Blixt is the first release by a phenomenal new power trio of three seasoned, world class musicians. Their music touches on many aspects of the most creative history of the power trio in rock music; the unbelievable sounds wrested from normal instruments that the Jimi Hendrix Experience gave to the world, the singular freedom used by Guru Guru and the grafting of together of rock, progressive, jazz and punk that was pioneered by Massacre (and the group in which Bill pretty much began his career). If Cream was the first guitar-led supergroup, Blixt is its present-day aftershock. Five decades on, the sound is heavier and darker, the mix of ingredients more transgressive, the origins of the musicians more global, and the harmonic and rhythmic palettes more complex. But at the core of both Cream and Blixt is an unholy marriage of rock and jazz, riffs and improv, the viscera and the cerebrum. And both bands, at their most confrontational, can peel the ears clean off your head. The three players contribute really nice, simple and powerful heads that the band use as a springboard for their powerful improvisations around the themes. Recorded almost completely live in the studio, the emphasis is on the spontaneity and great musicianship of the players. Guitarist Raoul Björkenheim emerged from Finland in the 1980s with Edward Vesala, started his own group Krakatau who recorded two self-released albums and then recorded two more albums for ECM. We're long-time supporters of his work, having worked with Raoul on Cuneiform for over 15 years. As anyone who has ever seen him perform can tell you, Raoul is a seriously major – if under-appreciated – guitar hero. Most recently, he has kept an active profile with Scorch Trio, with whom he has released 4 albums. Bassist Bill Laswell has been a major figure in creative music for 3 decades as a performer as well as a producer. Emerging as one of the earliest figures in the unbelievably creative 'downtown' sound movement in the late 70s, he produced early 'punk/jazz' classics with Curlew, Material and the aforementioned Massacre. The list of major names in jazz and rock he has worked with since that time is voluminous; his productions and/or the releases he has appeared on have sold millions of copies and some have directly changed the face of popular music. His stamp is on literally hundreds of albums, the majority of them characterized by a sound fusing the energy of punk with the bone-rattling rhythms of dub and funk. Drummer Morgan Ågren was voted the #1 best fusion drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll of 2010! A Grammy Award-winning musician on both sides of the Atlantic for his work with Zappa's Universe, He's one of the most amazing drummers out there today; and there are a lot them vying for that title!. He has worked with keyboardist Mats Öberg as Mats/Morgan for over 30 years (since he was 14 and Mats was 10!) and together they have released 8 albums. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their album here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Mats/Morgan Band-Live $15.00 "Swedish jazz/prog rock outfit Mats Morgan Band owe a lot to the more exploratory flirtations between jazz and rock through the 60's and 70's, especially in John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, and more significantly Frank Zappa's work...totally ridiculous fun." – The Silent Ballet "...the playing is unbelievable. These guys are top performers and their chops are brilliant....absolutely a must for fans of experimental music and latter day Zappa."-All About Jazz.com Keyboardist/vocalist Mats Öberg and drummer Morgan Ågren have been playing together for over 30 years, since Mats was 10 and Morgan was 14! They were 'discovered' at a very young age by Frank Zappa and they are musical legends in their native Sweden and beyond, known for their wild and funny musical performances. Live was Mats/Morgan Band's fifth album, the first by the extraordinary expanded lineup of the group (Mats, Eric Carlsson and Robert Elovsson-keyboards, Jimmy Agren-guitar, Tommy Thordsson-bass and Morgan-drums) and the first that I heard by them. Professionally recorded in 1999 at Sweden's well-known Club Fasching, they dazzled the audience with their unbelievable chops and musical audacity, taking the music to the next level! They take their influences and blend them up for something that resembles the metrically difficult music of Egg combined with very adventurous jazz/rock and Zappa influences but performed at blinding speed with insanely assured musical authority...and it's a LIVE recording! If you don't know this group and you only know their reputation, or you have seen all the amazing quotes from other musicians about how great they are, but you didn't know where to get your feet wet, you should definitely start here! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras $15.00 "Limitless in its possibilities." – Rolling Stone "Post digital, post industrial psychedelia." – The Wire "A modern approach to Brazil's tropicalia, that takes into account advances in sound manipulation and engineering. It is street music from the Brazilian subterranean avant-garde and it is confusingly wonderful." - All About Jazz Tres Cabeças Loucuras is the third album by Sao Paulo Underground. It's a very catchy, jazz + electronics album filled with sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds and songs. The group formed around Rob Mazurek (cornet and electronics), a key player in the Chicago post rock/modern jazz scene, who has played with everyone from his own Exploding Star Orchestra and Chicago Underground projects to performing and/or recording with Tortoise, Jim O'Rourke, Pharoah Sanders, and many more and whose work reflects a keen interest in modern, interesting music, both from the jazz and rock traditions. He spent several years living in the Brazil and developing a music that reflected those experiences. While in Brazil he met the co-founder of the group, Mauricio Takara (drums, percussion, cavaquinho [the 'miniature guitar' of Brazil], electronics). Performing and recording their first album as a duo, the gravity of the ensemble pulled in two other musicians: Guilherme Granado (keyboards, electronics, samplers) and Richard Ribeiro (drums). Each of the musicians is an example of the new vanguard in music; Rob in contemporary jazz and forward-looking rock and the 3 Brazilian musicians in updating and modernizing Brazilian musical forms. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. The album has a huge, modern, laptop-laden psychedelic sound which launches Brazil's "Tropicalia' into a new, heavily electronic millennia. One of it's charms is that it is very clear and direct and accessible, but it's also utterly filled with sound! This is the rare, ground-breaking effort that can be absorbed and enjoyed effortlessly; it's just a corker! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only) $20.00 This is an extremely high-quality vinyl version of this great album; I gotta say that it came out beautiful! It includes a download coupon for the digital version of the music. Limited edition, one time-only pressing of 500 copies, but 300 went directly to the band and there are only 200 for us to sell! Note that both their previous albums had vinyl releases and both vinyl releases sold out in a matter of a few months! "Limitless in its possibilities." – Rolling Stone "Post digital, post industrial psychedelia." – The Wire "A modern approach to Brazil's tropicalia, that takes into account advances in sound manipulation and engineering. It is street music from the Brazilian subterranean avant-garde and it is confusingly wonderful." - All About Jazz Tres Cabeças Loucuras is the third album by Sao Paulo Underground. It's a very catchy, jazz + electronics album filled with sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds and songs. The group formed around Rob Mazurek (cornet and electronics), a key player in the Chicago post rock/modern jazz scene, who has played with everyone from his own Exploding Star Orchestra and Chicago Underground projects to performing and/or recording with Tortoise, Jim O'Rourke, Pharoah Sanders, and many more and whose work reflects a keen interest in modern, interesting music, both from the jazz and rock traditions. He spent several years living in the Brazil and developing a music that reflected those experiences. While in Brazil he met the co-founder of the group, Mauricio Takara (drums, percussion, cavaquinho [the 'miniature guitar' of Brazil], electronics). Performing and recording their first album as a duo, the gravity of the ensemble pulled in two other musicians: Guilherme Granado (keyboards, electronics, samplers) and Richard Ribeiro (drums). Each of the musicians is an example of the new vanguard in music; Rob in contemporary jazz and forward-looking rock and the 3 Brazilian musicians in updating and modernizing Brazilian musical forms. São Paulo Underground embodies a fascinating musical mixture of Sun Ra-esque cosmic noise and rhythms and phrasing from samba, maracatu, rock and free jazz traditions. The album has a huge, modern, laptop-laden psychedelic sound which launches Brazil's "Tropicalia' into a new, heavily electronic millennia. One of it's charms is that it is very clear and direct and accessible, but it's also utterly filled with sound! This is the rare, ground-breaking effort that can be absorbed and enjoyed effortlessly; it's just a corker! [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their record here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ São Paulo Underground-Três Cabeças Loucuras vinyl lp with download card (due to size and weight, this price orders from outside the USA) $27.00 This is an extremely high-quality vinyl version of this great album; I gotta say that it came out beautiful! It includes a download coupon for the digital version of the music. Limited edition, one time-only pressing of 500 copies, but 300 went directly to the band and there are only 200 for us to sell! Note that both their previous albums had vinyl releases and both vinyl releases sold out in a matter of a few months! http://www.waysidemusic.com/ Heldon-Allez Teia $15.00 Allez Teia, originally released in 1975, was Heldon's second album. It is rightly considered an early, trance-inducing, electronic masterpiece. It is also the only album in the Heldon cannon to feature acoustic guitar and while it isn't the predominant instrument, there's some nice sounding work. Overall, I'd say that this is the most trippy and spacey Heldon material, it basically begs for you to break out the bong! It features the trademark 70s Heldon/Pinhas instrumental sound: waves of fuzz-tone, post Frippian guitars, ARP and VCS3 synthesizers, tape loops and mellotron, all building towards a monstrously delirious denouement. A absolutely stone(d) classic of the progressive rock scene of the 70s – searing, instrumental spacemusic, bridging electronics and psychedelic guitar in a legendary fashion. Originally first reissued on CD in 1992 and out of print for several years, this is reissued here in newly upgraded packaging that closely approximates the original, collectable album release. [Cuneiform] You can hear a track from their album here: http://www.cuneiformrecords. http://www.waysidemusic.com/ NOTE: We offer special pricing for people buying the five new releases on the label; if you are interested, please see the front of the store and look for the happy piggy bank! ---------------------------- Please note: If there are no quotes around the description, that means that we wrote it and you should not use this description without attribution. If there are quotes without attribution, that means that we took the description from the hypesheet/publicity for the release. All other quoted descriptions are attributed. You can order these & many many other items from our on-line store at: http://www.waysidemusic.com You can also fax in your order : (301) 589-1819 or mail in your order to: Wayside Music - P.O. Box 8427 - Silver Spring, MD 20907 - USA We accept cash, checks/moneyorders (as long as they are in US funds payable through a US bank), Discover, Visa and MasterCard credit cards as well as PayPal. ------ Recent reviews (or recently *discovered* reviews) of Cuneiform artists and titles (in English only): WADADA LEO SMITH http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ ------ You can always see which of our artists are on tour and get the links to the venues at: http://www.cuneiformrecords. or http://my.calendars.net/ ------ JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 19 - Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 AFUCHE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CLAUDIA QUINTET + 1 October 2 - The Camel - 1621 W. Broad St. - Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 353-4901 October 3 - James Madison University - Concert Hall - 800 S. Main Street - Harrisonburg, VA box office: (540) 568-7000 November 18 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 19 - Ars Nova Workshop - Philadelphia Art Alliance - 251 S. 18th Street - Philadelphia, PA November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 DEAD CAT BOUNCE October 4 - Ryles Jazz Club - Cambridge, MA - 8:00 pm / $7.00 October 20 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH - 9:00 pm / $7.00 Ocober 21 - Edgefest 2011 - Kerrytown Concert House - Ann Arbor, MI - 10:00 pm / $10.00 or festival pass October 22 - Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - 10:00 pm / $10.00 October 23 - Surrounded By Reality presents DCB at Audio for the Arts - Madison, WI - 7:30 / $8.00 October 24 - Studio Z - St. Paul, MN - 7:30 pm / $10.00 October 25 - University of Northern Iowa - University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA Workshop at School of Music, Russell Hall Rm. 101 (The Jazz Studio) - 3:00-5:00 pm Performance at Bengston Auditorium, Russell Hall - 8:00 pm - FREE and open to the public October 26 - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA - Workshop at Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church - 3:30 pm / FREE and open to the public October 26 - Blue Moose Tap Housel - Iowa City, IA - 10:00 pm October 27 - Sugar Maple - Milwaukee, WI November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 CARLO DEROSA'S CROSS-FADE November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 November 25 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 DOCTOR NERVE November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ERGO November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 (featuring special guest Jason Moran!) FAR CORNER October 22 - Mixers Lounge and Nightclub - 6501 Washington Ave - Racine, WI 53406 (262) 886-5151 as part of the Paul Kopecky memorial concert (with Secret Society Of Starish (opened for Yes in Milwaukee last summer), Spyder XXX, Lyden Moon) FOREVER EINSTEIN November 29 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA November 26 - Sweden Prog Fest - Bryggarsalen, Bryggarsalen (T-Odenplan), Norrtullsgatan 12N - Stockholm, Sweden GUTBUCKET November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 HAMSTER THEATRE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) - 531 North 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 - 7:00 pm sharp (with Thinking Plague, The Red Masque and Syrrah ) November 21 - "An Evening with Hamster Theatre and Thinking Plague: Part-interactive discussion and part 'living room concert'" - Philadelphia, PA. The groups will perform some of their music and will entertain questions and elaborate on topics based on audience input. RSVP here to obtain address November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 LED BIB October 26 - Hare and Hounds - Birmingham, UK October 27 - The Ballroom - Canterbury, UK October 28 - Green Door Store - Brighton, UK October 29 - The Firestation - Windsor, UK October 30 - Clare Cellars - Cambridge, UK October 31 - The Vortex - London, UK November 1 - The Vortex - London, UK November 3 - Band on the Wall - Manchester, UK November 4 - The Anvil - Basingstoke, UK November 5 - The Harley - Sheffield, UK November 6 - Lichfield Arts Centre - Lichfield, UK November 10 - Krefeld, Germany November 23 - Jazz Dock - Prague, Czech Republic [more European dates tba] MAHAVISHNU PROJECT September 17 - Bearsville Theater - 291 Tinker St. - Woodstock, NY (845) 679-4406 October 13 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 October 19 - Daniel Street Club - 21 Daniel St - Milford CT (203) 877-4446 October 20 - Infinity Hall - 20 Greenwoods Road West - Norfolk, CT 06058 (860) 542-5531 November 20 -The Mahavishnu Project presents "Maha-coustic": new interpretations of the music of John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ED PALERMO BIG BAND October 5 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) October 6 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) October 7 - The Iridium - 1650 Broadway (51st) - New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-2121 (with special guests Mike Keneally and Napoleon Murphy Brock) POSITIVE CATASTROPHE November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 November 20 - Cuneifest 2011 - An die Musik LIVE! - 409 North Charles Street - Second Floor - Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Positive Catastrophe's performances made possible through a grant from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works program, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) PRESENT (with Univers Zero and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France RATTLEMOUTH November 26 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ALEC K. REDFEARN and THE EYESORES November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 27 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE September 23 - Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery - Cambridge, MA - 7:00 - 10:00 pm September 30 - HONK! Festival kickoff event - Fri 23 Sep, 7-10pm: Cambridge (MA) Community TV opening celebration and dedication of Karen Aqua Gallery - Johnny D's - Davis Square - Somerville, MA - 10:00 pm November 17 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 JASON ROBINSON's JANUS ENSEMBLE November 23 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ROSWELL RUDD with IDEAL BREAD November 15 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 WADADA LEO SMITH October 28-30 - Redcat - (Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet & Southwest Chamber Music Premiers Ten Freedom Summers: Defining Moments In The History of The United States of American (a collection of 18 compositions centered on the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1964) December 10 - Beyond Baroque Presents the Formalist Quartet Performing Wadada Leo Smith's String Quartets - Venice, California December 15-16 - Roulette - Wadada Leo Smith's December Celebration With 4 ensembles: Golden Quartet,Organic, Silver Orchestra and Mbira String Quartet Plus - Brooklyn, NY / presented by Mutable Music-Kosmic Music THINKING PLAGUE November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) - 531 North 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 - 7:00 pm sharp (with Hamster Theatre, The Red Masque and Syrrah ) November 21 - "An Evening with Thinking Plague and Hamster Theatre: Part-interactive discussion and part 'living room concert'" - Philadelphia, PA. The groups will perform some of their music and will entertain questions and elaborate on topics based on audience input. RSVP here to obtain address November 22 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 UNIVERS ZERO (with Present and Aranis) September 16 - RIO Festival - Cap'Découverte - 81450 LE GARRIC (Carmaux) - France UPSILON ACRUX November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 20 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ZEVIOUS November 19 - Cuneifest 2011 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave., Suite C - Baltimore, MD. 21230 November 30 - The Stone - 16 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street) - NYC, NY 10009 ------ To see Artist News by musicians who have recorded for Cuneiform - provided to us by the musicians themselves and updated every four months, go to: http://www.cuneiformrecords. ------ Thank you! -Coming Soon (or not soon, but eventually, so please be patient!)- (For updates of new items in stock, watch these mailings or check the NEW ARRIVALS section!) : JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN-new, third album AHLEUCHATISTAS-Future Trauma (sixth amazing studio album) PETER BAUMAN- Romance '76 -Transharmonic Nights (available again for the 1st time in many, many years - on Esoteric) BIRDS AND BUILDINGS-Multipurpose Trap (second album! finally)! CAMEMBERT (first full length from this fine French jazz/rock band) CASSIBER (box set with a live DVD as well as unreleased material on CD along with the four albums we already know and love) EIDER STELLAIRE-1st (THE great lost Zeuhl classic - on Soleil Zeuhl, of course) FAR CORNER #3 (finally! and it's a great one - maybe their best!) FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA-a PHENOMENAl new album (#5) which will include a DVD of their NEARFest performance from 2010! MICHAEL GIBBS and the NDR BIG BAND-Back in the Day (how many years has it been since a release by this great arranger and composer?) MATS/MORGAN BAND-new studio album (may still be some time away...) MIRIODOR-new album in the early stages... ONE SHOT-Live in Japan (Soleil Zeuhl) POCKET ORCHESTRA-Phoenix (a reissue of their archival, very out of print release + live material; hooray!) WADADA LEO SMITH-Ten Freedom Summers (huge new work!) SOFT MACHINE LEGACY-Relegation of Pluto/Live in Germany THINKING PLAGUE-Decline and Fall (studio album #6!) LAURENT VANAY-all the titles, which have never-before been reissued! Including bonus material! DAVE WILLEY-Immeasurable Currents (new solo album featuring music composed by Dave Willey, Hugh Hopper, Elaine Di Falco, Mike Johnson, Jeanne Christensen, Deborah Perry. Other musicians involved are Wally Scharrold, Dave Kerman, Farrell Lowe. Music written to the poetry of Dale Willey) ZEVIOUS-album number 3 (and it's gonna be amazing, judging from their shows recently) IF you'd like to view previous New In stock Announcements, they can be found here: http://ymlp10.com/archive_ |
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