We here at DMG are amazed by the world-wide response to our ANNETTE PEACOCK updates this month and are truly looking forward to her in-store performance this Saturday, December 16th at 6pm at our humble store at 13 Monroe St. in the Village! Annette will be signing copies of her exquisite new ECM cd 'An Acrobat's Heart' and we will also have copies of her rare self-produced albums and cds both autographed and unsigned versions as well. This is Annette's first performance in NYC in about 20 years and it is a truly historic occasion! Special thanks to Sarah & Les from ECM for their help and our old friend & current member of the DMG staff - Manny Maris!!

1.MATT SHIPP QUARTET-New Orbit (Thirsty Ear 57095) Featuring Wadada Leo Smith, William Parker & Gerald Cleaver! Excellent, restrained and cosmic! $14.

2.ELLERY ESKELIN-ANDREA PARKINS-JIM BLACK-The Secret Museum (Hatology 552) Recorded 11/99 and perhaps final magnificent trio date for Hat Art! $16.

3.DEREK BAILEY-GAVIN BRYARS-TONY OXLEY-Joseph Holbrooke '98 (Incus 39) First historic reunion performance since the early days of British free-improv in 1966 for this incredible all-star trio of guitar/acoustic bass/drums!! $17.

4.DEREK BAILEY & KEIJI HAINO-Songs (Incus 40) Guitar and voice improv duo from two masters of international, cross-cultural, free-form, weirdness! $17.

5.CLUSONE 3-An Hour With (Hatology 554) Featuring Michael Moore, Ernst Reijseger and Han Bennink!! Final blow-out from this incredible Amsterdam-based trio who never cease to amaze from the sublime to the ridiculous, mainstream to free-jazz and beyond! Recorded March 1998. $16.

6.HAN BENNINK & STEVE BERESFORD-In Ed a Mo (ICP 37) Even more wacky improv from this wonderful drums and piano duo from February 2000!! $18.

7.ALAN SILVA & OLUYEMI THOMAS-Transmissions (Eremite 27) Featuring Alan Silva on contrabass & Oluyemi on bass clarinet & c-melody sax! Alan Silva was/is one the giants of free-jazz acoustic bass since the 60's and Oluyemi is the magical mystery man of the west coast and also an extraordinary musician! $14.

8.IVO PERELMAN-WILBER MORRIS-MICHAEL WIMBERLY-The Eye Listens (Boxholder 12) Ivo is an outstanding tenor saxist, Brazilian-born & NY based, was ill and off the scene for a while. He is back to blow us away once more!! Cd release sets at the Knit this Saturday at the Knit's Inter-Active Sound Stage at 8 & 10pm! $14.

9.BILL COLE-Duets and Solos-Volume 1 (Boxholder 11) Featuring Cooper-Moore, William Parker, Warren Smith and Bill Cole on various exotic reed instruments! Second superb endeavor for the consistently fine Boxholder label! $14.

10.MARCO ENEIDI-WILLIAM PARKER-DONALD ROBINSON-cherry box (Eremite 025) Marco is a fabulous and often intense alto sax great who used to play in numerous bands with William Parker. He currently resides in the Bay area and has played with the late, great Glenn Spearman along with super drummer Donald Robinson (from What We Live). This is a mind-blowing live date from Mills College in September of 1998! $14.

11.KEITH YAUN 4TET-Amen Improvisations on Messiaen (Boxholder 10) Featuring Bern Nix & Keith Yaun on guitars, Mat Maneri on violin & John McClellan on drums! Cerebral, swirling and mystifying avant-jazz for two great guitarists, violinist & drummer mostly from Boston! Cd release set at the Knit's Old Office Mon Dec 18 at 10pm! $14.

12.JONAS HELLBORG-SHAWN LANE-V. SELVAGANESH-Good People in Times of Evil (Bardo 40) Superb and surprisingly laid back world-class, power trio with the current Shakti percussion hero and these ever amazing el. bass & guitar gods! Hopefully in stock soon. $14.

13.JOE McPHEE & HAMID DRAKE-Emancipation Proclamation (Okka 036) Joe plays pocket trumpet & tenor sax and Hamid is one of the finest drummers we have! This is the first duo meeting between two giants of modern jazz at the Empty Bottle! $13.

14.[KEN VANDERMARK] SCHOOL DAYS-Crossing Division (Okka 037) Featuring Ken on reeds, Jeb Bishop on trombone and the Norwegian rhythm team of Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten & Paal Nilssen-Love! Strong quartet date from this first meeting! $13.

15.RON ANDERSON-Anything is Possible (Megaphone 022) Old pal, world traveler and gonzo guitar great Ron Anderson has played with Rat at Rat R, the Molecules & The Ruins during his long career! Here he improvises with some 20 plus players including Shelley Hirsch, Totsuya Yoshida, Daniel Carter, Gino Robair, Elliott Levin, Al Margolis (If, Bwana), Dave Slusser, John Myers and 99 Hooker! This is some crazy shit! $12.

16.WHITE OUT-Drunken Little Mass (Ecstatic Peace 96) Longtime downtown noise/improv duo featuring Lin Culbertson on analogue synth, autoharp & treated voice, Tom Surgal on drums & percussion (Thurston Moore collaborator & director) plus special guest Jim O'Rourke on powerbook computer & guitar! Impressive! $14.

17.CHARLES CURTIS-Ultra Violet Light/Sleep (Squealer 029) Curtis is a both a classical cellist and noise guitarist who has worked with LaMonte Young, Donald Miller, Alan Licht and Kramer! Minimalist masterwork or the Velvets meet John Cage?!? Reviewed by our webhost David Beardsley in the January newsletter. 2cd set for $17.

18.VITO RICCI-Musique D'Ameubiement (self-produced) Solo analogue synth weirdness from longtime downtown musician who has played with Steve Dalachinsky and Joe Gallant's Illuminati! $12.

19.VITO RICCI-fourteen VIEWS from my window one winter (self-produced) Featuring Lise Vachon on voice, Martin Goldray on piano and the Say No More String Quartet. Vito plays wrench guitar and is a formidable composer, Lise has a fine voice, the text-poems come from Steve Dalachinsky, Yuko Otomo and Ann Rower. $12.

20.JONATHAN HARVEY-Bhakti (Montaigne 782127) This is Mr. Harvey's second Ircam comission, performed by the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and considered his electroacoustic masterwork! Inspired by the hymns of the Rig Veda and absolutely transcendent! $14.

21.IANCU DUMITRESCU/ANA-MARIA AVRAM-Soleil Explosant (Edition Modern 1016) Six new works from both of these brilliant and challenging composers for computers, three groups of percussion and the Hyperion Ensemble with tape! $14.

22.CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE-Alloy-Golden 1 (Alga Marghen 035) Historic recordings from the late sixties featuring Charlemagne on alumonium, Tony Conrad on long string drone, saxist Bob Feldman on conch shell & chimes and soprano singer Deborah Glaser on voice. More cosmic and mesmerizing drones! $16.

23.CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE-Continuous Sound Forms-Golden 2 (Alga Marghen 036) Includes the amazing 'Duo Strumming for 2 Harpsichords' (1978) and 'Piano Drone' (1972) for a Bosendorfer Imperial piano! Liquid and dreamy. $16.

24.TERRY RILEY-You're Nogood (Cortical Foundation 05) Fifth and final in the Corti series of historic recordings by Terry Riley of an all night concert in Philly from 1967 in which Terry plundered an obscure R&B tune and mixed it with moog, tape-loops and a feed-back system. First time available and hopefully out soon. A two cd set for $30.

25.ANDREW POPPY-Time at Rest Devouring Its Secret (Source Research 1) Under-recognized and under-recorded British minimalist composer who has been inspired by Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Morton Feldman - creates an electronic work which freezes time and seduces the listener as well! $13.

26.LUIGI NONO-Voices of Protest (mode 87) Featuring three startling vocal works for sopranos, reciters, clarinet, thunder sheets, 8 channel tapes and more voices from the 60's and 1982! Politically inspired texts, experimental vocals and a world torn apart by oppression, the song of the Algerian woman survives as a possibility of freedom. $14.

27.KAIJA SAARIAHO-New Gates (mode 91) Leading Finnish contemporary classical composer featuring four outstanding works for alto flute, cello, harp, piano, clarinet, viola, trumpet, percussion, sampler and synth. Enchanting music performed by the Champ D'Action Belgian new music ensemble. $14.

28.AMON DUUL II-Dance of the Lemmings (Gammarock 83801) An incredible masterwork of psych/prog/pop/electronic weirdness two lp set from 1971 which continues to blow minds today. For Julian Cope and myself - their finest!! $12.

29.AMON DUUL II-Phallus Dei (Gammarock 83807) Their first incredible effort from 1969 - a classic of drug-dazed psych guitar, middle eastern influence and churning trance rock! Includes for the first time four long bonus tracks! A mid-priced import for $12.

30.AMON DUUL II-Carnival in Babylon (Gammarock 83802) Fourth release from 1972 of still perfecting their cosmic, psych/prog coolness! Includes four bonus tracks. $12.

31.THE INSECT TRUST-s/t (Ascension 031) Classic treasure of southern band transplanted to NY in 1968 - ESP free-jazz meets Frisco psych and British folk-rock! Their ranks included Robert Palmer who later became an excellent jazz/rock journalist for the NY Times. $15.

32.THE HUMAN BEINZ-Evolutions (Ascension 030) An overlooked psych-garage gem from this swell 1968 Ohio band whose one hit was "Nobody But Me" covered by The Residents on their first lp. $15.

33.DAVID AXELROD-Songs of Innocence (Ascension 012) Much revered and sampled sixties producer and arranger for the Electric Prunes & Cannonball Adderly! This is his first solo effort from 1968 of his unique orchestral production, psych rock and soundtrack aura. Available on cd and lp for $15.

34.SIGMUND SNOPEK III-Virginia Woolf (Gear Fab 160) Alleged classic Sgt. Pepper influenced solo work from former member of Wisconsin's legendary Bloomsbury People! Outstanding, outlandish and trippy! $13.

35.AFTER ALL-s/t (Gear Fab 161) Fabulous studio effort form this 1970 Florida band very reminiscent of CSN&Y's 'Déjà vu' album! Spacey guitar, great vocal harmonies and strong keyboards! $13.

36.GRAM PARSONS-Another Side of This Life (Sundazed 11092) Excellent early demo recording by the true pioneer of country-rock, Byrds member and Flying Burrito Bros. founder! Gram only recorded two superb solo albums before his tragic death! $14.