**Latest addition to the DMG staff is the charming Okkyung Lee - an amazing new cellist in town - bright and filled with that adventurous spirit to check out even more gigs than me and play with the best of the downtown scene!! In the short time that she's been in town, she has played in two of Zorn's Cobras, done a conduction with Butch Morris, a gig and recording session with Eyvind Kang (another coming up) and gigged with Laura Cromwell, Andrew DeAngelis, Mike Pride and many more. Okkyung works here at DMG on Mon & Tues and will also be working for the great Mode Records label.

This Sunday February 4th she will debut her new trio with Eyal Maoz on guitar & toys and Daniel Kelly on keyboards & sampler here at DMG at 7pm for free - so don't miss it!! Stephanie Stone says that Okkyung's unique approach to the cello reminds her of early Zorn collaborator & violinist - Polly Bradfield - a higher compliment I can't think of!

A FEW NEW RELEASES FOR FEBRUARY 2nd 2001:

1.PETER BROTZMANN TRIO-Live at Nefertiti (Ayler Disc 4) With Peeter Uuskyla - great Scandanavian drummer! Another heavy trio session with German tenor sax god... $15.

2.NICK DIDKOVSKY & GUIGOU CHENEVIER-Body Parts (Vand' Oeuvre 0020) Completely twisted collaboration with Dr. Nerve's lead guitar hero and former drummer for Etron Fou and currently Volapuk!!! $12.

3.SAM RIVERS TRIO-Firestorm (Rivbea 50102) Second powerful trio release form tenor/soprano/flute/piano legend, loft-space owner and big band leader!! $13.

4.RAY RUSSELL TRIO-Running Man (Akarma 111) Fourth historic reissue from British out-jazz electric guitar legend & hero of Jim O'Rourke & Alan Licht!! $15.

5.AMY DENIO & FRANCISCO LOPEZ-Belle Confusion 00 (Absolute 002) Amy is the golden voiced prog vocalist/bassist/saxist for the Tonedogs, Curlew, EC Nudes, the Science Group and currently the Danubians! Francisco is from Argentina and manipulates Amy's voice in a myriad of unusual ways!! $14.

6.PLURAMON-Bit Sand Riders (Mille Plateaux 91) Sampling wizard, electronics guru and Erstwhile sound explorer Markus Schmickler remixes Mogwai, Hecker, High Llamas, Sensorama, Matmos, Lee Ranaldo, Merzbow & Cristian Vogel!?! $15.

7.HENRI CHOPIN-Le Corpsbis & Co. (Nepless 1001) An impressive document of poetry concrete - electronic explorations of the voice and vocal abstractions mutated and manipulated. Recently praised in The Wire. Limited copies left for $14.

REISSUES & RESTOCKS from INTAKT & REPERTOIRE:

Just restocked most of the Intakt label - this includes all cds by the outstanding London Jazz Composers Orchestra led by contrabass god Barry Guy, most David Moss titles, 'Strings' & 'Songs' by Dr. Chadbourne, most cds by Koch-Schutz-Studer, and many titles from piano goddess Irene Schweizer!! All singles cds are $15. & double cds $27.

Speaking of our good bubby Dr. Chadbourne, also in this week will be 5 early titles from Eugene's late 70's Parachute records period for the first time on cd like 'The English Channel/2000 Statues" w/ Zorn, Frith, Tom Cora, Davey Williams, Wayne Horvitz... complete list will appear next week! Each w/ unreleased tracks & will cost $14.

All Knitting Factory cds will now sell for $10. each, as long as supplies or the Knit lasts. We are kidding, we love the Knit & always wish them well. There are many great titles on their label, so stock up while you can.

A FEW TITLES FROM THE GREAT PROG/PSYCH REISSUE LABEL REPERTIORE EACH GOES FOR $15.:

8.CHRIS McGREGOR'S-Brotherhood of Breath (4468) Colossal big band effort which combined South Afrikan avant-jazz & gospel with the best of the British avant-jazz heroes - featuring Blue Notes: Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Louis Moholo & Harry Miller plus John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Nick Evans, Marc Charig, Harry Beckett, Mike Osborne & Malcolm Griffiths - completely essential & astounding from 1971!!!!

9.BATTERED ORNAMENTS-Mantle-Piece (4405) Essential rock/jazz/blues/psych gem from Pete Brown (Jack Bruce's lyricist), Chris Spedding, George Khan (saxist on Robert Wyatt's 'Ruth') from 1969 and completely unique, they turned into Piblokto!?! Now includes 2 bonus trax!

10.CRESSIDA-Asylum (4105) Second nifty rock/jazz/bluesy release from wonderful British sextet from 1971 on the Vertigo label. Sort-of like Steamhammer! Groovy organ, mellotron, flute and head arrangements.

11.(U.K.) KALEIDISCOPE-Tangerine Dream (7074) One of the best early British psychedelic pop bands - angelic, twee, swell studio effects, lovely vocal harmonies, from the summer of love year - 1967 and including 6 bonus tracks - their second was even better!!

12.CLARK-HUTCHINSON-A=MK 2 (7081) Brilliant & bizarre British duo who helped create their version of raga-rock - cosmic-modal-Eastern-blues-jam from a mere duo playing a variety of guitars, bass, saxes, percussion & keyboards - hard to believe that no studio effects were utilized - from 1969 and still ahead of their time!

13.CLARK HUTCHINSON-Retribution (7088) Second release and now a quartet with rhythm team - includes their wacky FM staple "Free to be Stoned" and still jamming away with loads of wailing blues rock lead guitar fury!!

14.CORNUCOPIA-Full Horn (7049) Over-the-top German psuedo-prog unit from 1973 Brain records release with some heavy Vanilla Fudge influence in spots. Horns and long-winded jams. Rather hokey at first, but starting to grow on me. They only made one lp before they gave up. Probably a good idea.

15.THE GREEN RAY-s/t (Father Yod 15) Fabulous psychedelic Help Yourself reunion (ex-members of Man) jam-fest from mid 90's! $12