April 26th Newsletter
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  • Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu – New York Live !
    Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu – New York Live !
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    Side One recorded October 24, 80, Live at the Public Theatre, N.Y.C. Side Two recorded April 2, 1981, Live at Studio Henry, N.Y.C. Label: Cadence Jazz Records – CJR 1006 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lester Bowie – Fast Last!
    Lester Bowie – Fast Last!
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    “As is often true of a Lester Bowie record, this set has surpising moments and a liberal use of absurd humor, along with some fine playing. Certainly one would not […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Raymond Boni, Claude Bernard ‎– Pot-Pourri Pour Parce Que
    Raymond Boni, Claude Bernard ‎– Pot-Pourri Pour Parce Que
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    A9 Recorded live at Riverbop, Paris, April 16th 1977. All other tracks recorded live at La Vielle Grille, Paris, April 17th 1977. Label: Hat Hut Records – G Format: Vinyl, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Vario II – Vario II
    Vario II – Vario II
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    Recorded June 1980 at Historisches Museum, Hannover. Label: Moers Music – momu 01084 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Germany Released: 1980 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Antonello Salis ‎– Orange Juice / Nice Food
    Antonello Salis ‎– Orange Juice / Nice Food
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    Recorded Live on Monday February 4, 1980 at Untere Mensa der Universität Zürich. Label: Hat Hut – hat Hut TEN Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Switzerland Released: 1980 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Vinny Golia Trio – … In The Right Order …
    The Vinny Golia Trio – … In The Right Order …
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    “On this fine all-around showcase, a two-LP set from his Nine Winds label, Vinny Golia gets a chance to really stretch out in a trio with bassist Roberto Miranda and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Vinny Golia Quintet – Out For Blood
    The Vinny Golia Quintet – Out For Blood
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    “This is an exciting free bop album. Vinny Golia (who switches between tenor, baritone, soprano, and sopranino) teams up with the witty and extroverted trombonist Mike Vlatkovich, pianist [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Richard Ramirez & MSBR – Negative / Offensive
    Richard Ramirez & MSBR – Negative / Offensive
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    (A tribute to The New Blockaders (A celebration of the influential) Anti) artists Richard & P.D. Rupenus, TNB. Dedicated to the memory of Koji Tano. Collaboration release. Each artist [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Colin Potter – A Skeleton / Cupboard Situation
    Colin Potter – A Skeleton / Cupboard Situation
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    Compiled from his early ICR releases and compilation tracks all recorded/released from the years of 1978-1983. Label: Vinyl-On-Demand – VOD 35 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Germany [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • COUM Transmissions – Sugarmorphoses
    COUM Transmissions – Sugarmorphoses
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    “Sugarmorphoses was recorded in 1974 solely by Genesis P-Orridge within the COUM Transmissions headquarters, joyfully known as the Ho Ho Funhouse, and are some of the most compelling [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Asmus Tietchens – Teils Teils
    Asmus Tietchens – Teils Teils
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    “The first track of this is the side-long “Teilmenge 20,” which begins as a set of indecipherable static electricity clicks that are quite warm and engaging, which quickly [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Andrew Liles – Miscellany Deluxe (Souvenirs Perdus D’antan)
    Andrew Liles – Miscellany Deluxe (Souvenirs Perdus D’antan)
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    “Miscellany Deluxe was originally released as a 13 CDR box set in 2003. Eleven of the albums included in the box were later made available as individual downloads in 2011. […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Malcolm Neon – 1980 – 1985
    Malcolm Neon – 1980 – 1985
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    “Nowadays a member of Datblygu, who are still active and apparently played ATP Prestatyn in 2016, Malcolm’s early work fizzes with a raw outsider quality that’s hard to ignore, and […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Aaron Dilloway / Carlos Giffoni – Live At The No Fun Fest 2007
    Aaron Dilloway / Carlos Giffoni – Live At The No Fun Fest 2007
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    “Full no fun 2007 live sets, from Giffoni and Dilloway recorded to the best possible quality.Total tape mangling, and Analog Synth destruction.” – No Fun. Label: No Fun [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Astro / Hiroshi Hasegawa – Live At Muryoku Muzen Temple
    Astro / Hiroshi Hasegawa – Live At Muryoku Muzen Temple
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    “This is the companion release to the Astro CD titled The Echo At the Purple Dawn being released at the same time on Important Records. Astro, of course, is the […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Willem Breuker Kollektief – S/T
    Willem Breuker Kollektief – S/T
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    Recorded at Right Track, New York City Oct. 31, 1983 Label: About Time Records – AT-1006 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress Country: US Released: VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Current 93 Dreamt By Andrew Liles – Like Swallowing Eclipses
    Current 93 Dreamt By Andrew Liles – Like Swallowing Eclipses
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    “The Material on these albums, that has now been dreamt by Andrew Liles, was originally performed and released by Current 93 on the following albums Nature Unveiled, Dogs Blood Rising, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – Viva Negativa! – A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume I
    V/A – Viva Negativa! – A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume I
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    “Viva Negativa! A Tribute To The New Blockaders including. collaborations with/reworkings by 75 avant garde/industrial/noise artists. 2 volumes, 4LPs each. Typically insane presentation [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • V/A – Wahrnehmungen 1980/1981 (Early P16.D4 and related groups, comes with 7″)
    V/A – Wahrnehmungen 1980/1981 (Early P16.D4 and related groups, comes with 7″)
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    “Members of the group p.d. (later renamed p16.d4) founded the label selektion in 1980. Using the name Wahrnehmungen the label released 19 cassettes in 1980/1981. The tapes mostly presented [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sleep Chamber – Sonorous Invokations Ov Brian Jones
    Sleep Chamber – Sonorous Invokations Ov Brian Jones
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    Hallucinogenic sounds Label: Manhood Records – RRR-SC Format: Vinyl, 10″ Country: Italy Released: 1995 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Johnny Osbourne – Never Stop Fighting
    Johnny Osbourne – Never Stop Fighting
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    The follow-up to Johnny Osbourne’s 1980 Fally Lover album, and even though two years have passed, time seems to have stood still here, but that’s not surprising considering this set [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • The Upsetters – Double Seven [Silver Vinyl]
    The Upsetters – Double Seven [Silver Vinyl]
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    Limited numbered edition of 750 copies on silver coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s 1973 album Double Seven marked the development of his Black Ark sound. [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • The 4th Street Orchestra ‎– Ah Who Seh ? Go-Deh !
    The 4th Street Orchestra ‎– Ah Who Seh ? Go-Deh !
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    Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on orange coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Founded in 1971, Matumbi was among the earliest and best British reggae bands. They did, however, [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Augustus Pablo – Thriller
    Augustus Pablo – Thriller
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    Mid 70s Pablo gone absolutely fantastic. Rootsy dub cut after cut.

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Muhal Richard Abrams – Spiral: Live At Montreux 1978
    Muhal Richard Abrams – Spiral: Live At Montreux 1978
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    “Muhal Richard Abrams performs unaccompanied throughout this concert appearance from the 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival. The relatively brief “String Song” features some odd sound [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dennis Brown – Words Of Wisdom
    Dennis Brown – Words Of Wisdom
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    Alongside Culture, Prince Far I, and the DJ Trinity, singer Dennis Brown helped establish the Mighty Two (Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson) production brand during the late 1970s, and he […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Patrick Andy – Vivian Jackson Presents Patrick Andy
    Patrick Andy – Vivian Jackson Presents Patrick Andy
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    The seed for this album comes from a tape compiled but never released by Vivian “Yabby You” Jackson, labelled “The Best Of Patrick Andy”. On the tape were three unreleased […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Jean Genet – What Remains Of A Rembrandt Torn Into Four Equal Pieces And Flushed Down The Toliet
    Jean Genet – What Remains Of A Rembrandt Torn Into Four Equal Pieces And Flushed Down The Toliet
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    Hanuman Books, 10.5 x 7 cm.Softcover. 1988 edition. Light discoloration & foxing to both dustjacket and edges of pages. Noticeable corner crease/warp along upper right corner of front wrap. [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Jean Genet – The Thief’s Journal (Uncorrected Proofs)
    Jean Genet – The Thief’s Journal (Uncorrected Proofs)
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    Grove Press, uncorrected proofs for the 1964 edition, presented in a spiral binder. Staining to & writing on both front and back wraps.Some general wear & discoloration to edges of […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Charles Lloyd New Quartet – Passin’ Thru
    Charles Lloyd New Quartet – Passin’ Thru
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    Though the Charles Lloyd New Quartet has been together for a decade, they haven’t recorded as a group since 2011’s Athens Concert, when the saxophonist was still signed to ECM. […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Eberhard Weber – The Following Morning
    Eberhard Weber – The Following Morning
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    “In some ways this is a more contemplative work, lingering longer upon the tones of the individual instruments. The title track opens with backwards piano and slides into a pensive […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dave McMurray – Grateful Deadication
    Dave McMurray – Grateful Deadication
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    Dave McMurray made his Blue Note debut in 2018 with Music Is Life, an album that focused largely on his own assertive original tunes. Now, the saxophonist returns with Grateful […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cautious Clay – Karpeh
    Cautious Clay – Karpeh
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    On Cautious Clay’s deeply personal Blue Note debut KARPEH, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer takes an artistic leap forward with an ambitious yet introspective [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Roland Kirk – Introducing Roland Kirk
    Roland Kirk – Introducing Roland Kirk
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    This title is part of GRP’s new Chessmates series, which culls from Chess, Argo, Cadet, Coral, Dot, Decca and associated label analog source materials from the ’50s and ’60s. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jean-Luc Ponty – Civilized Evil
    Jean-Luc Ponty – Civilized Evil
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    All of the titles here make some kind of reference to cosmic issues of good and evil on the planet Earth, but the suggestive wordplay doesn’t make this music much […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Wayne Shorter – Adam’s Apple
    Wayne Shorter – Adam’s Apple
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    With the possible exception of its song, “Footprints,” which would become a jazz standard, Adam’s Apple received quite a bit less attention upon its release than some of the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Frederick Knight – I’ve Been Lonely For So Long
    Frederick Knight – I’ve Been Lonely For So Long
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    The Bessemer, AL native has his finest hour with this, his first and only album for Stax Records. The title track, co-written by his wife Posie, was his biggest hit […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Nduduzo Makhathini – Modes Of Communication: Letters From The Underworlds
    Nduduzo Makhathini – Modes Of Communication: Letters From The Underworlds
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    After collaborations with Wynton Marsalis and Shabaka Hutchings, the visionary South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini is set to release his Blue Note debut Modes of Communication: [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Johnathan Blake – Passage
    Johnathan Blake – Passage
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    Passage captures the arc of personal and collective evolution: the passing from one moment to the next, from one phase into another. Johnathan Blake – “Passage” / Johnathan [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Yusef Lateef – The Gentle Giant
    Yusef Lateef – The Gentle Giant
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    Yusef Lateef’s music from the early ’70s commands large doses of both appeal and skepticism. At a time when funk and fusion were merging with the intensely volatile and distrustful [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – Olé Coltrane
    John Coltrane – Olé Coltrane
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    The complicated rhythm patterns and diverse sonic textures on Olé Coltrane are evidence that John Coltrane was once again charting his own course. His sheer ability as a maverick — […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane & Don Cherry – The Avant-Garde
    John Coltrane & Don Cherry – The Avant-Garde
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    This album is rightfully co-credited to Don Cherry (trumpet), who ably trades blows with John Coltrane (tenor/soprano sax) throughout. The Avant-Garde also boasts the debut studio recording of [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Steve Kuhn Trio – Live At Birdland
    Steve Kuhn Trio – Live At Birdland
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    Steve Kuhn has been recording professionally for close to five decades, most of which time he’s operated stealthily, rarely achieving the level of recognition he so richly deserves for [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Changes Two
    Charles Mingus – Changes Two
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    Along with its companion volume Changes One, this is one of the great sessions from one of the best working bands of the 1970s. Starting with the spirited “Free Cell […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Duke Ellington – The Feeling Of Jazz
    Duke Ellington – The Feeling Of Jazz
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    This is a nice all-around set by the 1962 Duke Ellington Orchestra. Whether it be the lightweight but fun “Taffy Twist,” “I’m Gonna Go Fishin'” (the theme from [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Brubeck Plays Bernstein
    The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Brubeck Plays Bernstein
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    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
    John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
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    One of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing, that at once compiled all of the innovations from his past, spoke […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Blackbyrds – Night Grooves
    The Blackbyrds – Night Grooves
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    Despite the fact that 1989’s Greatest Hits rendered this earlier Fantasy compilation obsolete — Greatest Hits contains all seven songs found here, plus four others — Fantasy [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – My Favorite Things
    John Coltrane – My Favorite Things
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    Although seemingly impossible to comprehend, this landmark jazz date made in 1960 was recorded in less than three days. All the more remarkable is that the same sessions which yielded […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
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    Decent set featuring the highly stylized, often erratic vocalist Lorez Alexandria doing conventional jazz and jazz-centered pop tunes and standards. She’s backed by a capable band, and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz