ANOTHER BIG BLAST OF COSMIC DISCS: 6 AMAZING CD'S FROM CLEAN FEED (HERB ROBERTSON ALL-STARS, MARK RESSER SOLO, PAAL NILSSON-LOVE QT. w/ EVAN PARKER, MICHAEL BLAKE TRIO), EVAN PARKER'S ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC BAND, from MILES DAVIS 'CELLAR DOOR' 6 CD BOXSET PRE-ORDER, 5 FROM CUNEIFORM (CLAUDIA QUINTET, HOPPER'S NDIO, DJAM KARET, MATS/MORGEN & FORGAS BAND), A BOXLOAD OF DISCS FROM KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI, HILMAR JENSSON/EYVIND KANG QT., MARCLAY/TONE/WOLFF TRIO, 6 FROM PSF (HAINO KEIJI SOLO & TRIO w/ THE RUINS, KOARU ABE...), MATTHEW HERBERT plus HISTORIC DISCS & DVD'S from SUNRA ARKESTRA, ALBERT AYLER, BOB DYLAN, THE STOOGES, T.REX, MERRY-GO-ROUND, SECRET OYSTER, TREES and even more...
but first a couple of announcements

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Vision Artists for New Orleans
Tuesday September 20, 2005
Arts for Art, Inc. and the Angel Orensanz Foundation present
A Jazz and Creative Music All-Star Benefit for the Artists of New Orleans
Angel Orensanz Center for the Arts, 172 Norfolk St (just S. Of Houston) 5:30pm to midnight
Donation $30 or for those who can afford $100


Order of Appearance beginning at 5:30 pm:

The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra with Rob Brown, Sabir Mateen, Darryl Foster, Dave Sewelson, Roy Campbell, Lewis Barnes, Matt Lavelle, Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, Dave Hofstra, William Parker, Andrew Barker, Leena Conquest Masada w/ Dave Douglas Greg Cohen, Kenny Wollesen and John Zorn
Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey, Patricia Nicholson
Bill Dixon solo trpt
Henry Grimes, Oliver Lake, Ted Daniel, Cooper-Moore
Muhal Richard Abrams solo piano
Kidd Jordan, Clyde Kerr, Reggie Workman, Kali Z. Fasteau, Hamid Drake + poet Amiri Baraka
Tri-Factor, w/ Hamiet Bluiett, Billy Bang & Kahil El-Zabar + poet Quincy Troupe
Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Charles Gayle, Roy Campbell, Hamid Drake
Jazz Passengers with Deborah Harry and Elvis Costello
Yo La Tengo with Other Dimensions in Music
Emcees Steve Buscemi, Steve Dalachinsky & Patricia Nicholson

From 4pm till 5pm $15 admission
2 New York High Schools
Humanities Preparatory and James Baldwin
Students from the 2 schools will perform work developed with Vision artists and teachers, Bob Craddock, Lan Ding Liu, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Matthew Shipp and Guillermo E. Brown
We will also be accepting donations of canned food, water, diapers, and clothing. each performance will be from 10 mins to 30mins in length


Proceeds from the events will go to New Orleans artists


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*Special Saturday September 17th FREE INSTORE performance AT 8 PM by RAOUL BJORKENHEIM & ANDERS NILSSON SCANDINAVIAN GUITAR GREAT DUO!
FILMING FOR A DOCUMENTARY with FREE CHAMPAGNE!!! DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!!!

Sunday September 18th- here at Downtown Music Gallery - 13 Monroe St. in The Village
6pm - ANNA HOMLER & PETER JACQUEMYN - Avant vocal wizard & acoustic bass great! Rare appearance by our favorite west coast vocalist & Peter Kowald collaborator!
7pm - NATE WOOLEY & RICARDO ARIAS - micro-tonal trumpeter & balloon player!


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THE LARGE DIW & AVANT CD SALE CONTINUES.OVER THIRTY TITLES HAVE ALREADY SOLD OUT FOR GOOD AT THIS POINT

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AND NOW FOR A TREASURE CHEST OF GREAT DISCS, NEW & OLD...


EVAN PARKER ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE - The Eleventh Hour (ECM 1924; USA) Evan Parker soprano saxophone, voice; Philipp Wachsmann violin, live electronics; Paul Lytton percussion, live electronics; Agusti Fernandez piano, prepared piano; Adam Linson double-bass; Lawrence Casserley signal processing instrument, persussion, voice; Joel Ryan sample and signal processing; Walter Prati computer processing; Richard Barrett sampling keyboard, live electronics; Paul Obermayer sampling keyboard, live electronics; Marco Vecchi sound projection
CD $17



SIX ASTOUNDING NEW DISCS FROM THE WONDERFUL FOLKS AT CLEAN FEED:

HERB ROBERTSON NY DOWNTOWN ALLSTARS With TIM BERNE/SYLVIE COURVOISIER/MARK DRESSER/TOM RAINEY - Elaboration (Clean Feed 42; Portugal) A new Herb Robertson release is always cause for celebration, at least in my household. There's always that anticipation to see what he's done this time. Ever since his first JMT releases in the mid-80s, (Transparency and X-Cerpts, both done with his early quartet of Tim Berne, Lindsay Horner and Joey Barron) Robertson has always delivered something different that discriminating listeners can sink their ears into. He released a superb album of Bud Powell compositions arranged for brass sextet and rhythm. His trio with bassist Dominic Duval and drummer Jay Rosen (a killer rhythm duo) put out a pair of records that specialized in free improvisation in its purest form yet could also essay a stunning rendition of that hoary old chestnut Deep Purple. Robertson has led large ensembles in free improv blowouts (Knudstock 2000) and he's shared duo space with drummers (Phil Haynes on Ritual) and fellow trumpet players (Paul Smoker on drummer Jay Rosen's Drums And Bugles).
In addition to being a creative leader, Robertson has also been the consummate sideman. When Paul Smoker needed a fellow trumpeter for his brass trio recording Brass Reality, Robertson got the call. When, back in 1992, Joe Fonda and Michael Jefry Stevens were forming their long lasting group (Fonda/ Stevens Group), they needed a trumpet player who could play as outside as the music went, yet still be mindful of the tradition from which their music sprung. Robertson was the prime candidate. According to bassist Fonda, Herbie was always the first choice. Which brings us to Elaboration. For this date, he's assembled a new ensemble, Herb Robertson's Downtown All-Stars, a group handpicked from the illustrious list of players he's performed with in the past.
CD $17

PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE With EVAN PARKER/STEN SANDELL/INGEBRIGT HAKER FLATEN - Townorchestrahouse (Clean Feed 41; Portugal) Drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and bass player Ingebrigt Haker Flaten know how to rock, as we hear in Raoul Bjorkenheim's Scorch Trio record, Luggumt, with all its metal energy, where they interpret the White Stripes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and PJ Harvey; with Mats Gustafsson's The Thing; or kicking ass in partnership with the rock band Cato Salsa Experience, with Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love serving as the basis for their jamming. In addition to that, we can recognize from the way they understand the world of sound and in the voicings they use a strong influence of contemporary 'classical' music, and of more avant-garde, experimental practices. Some of the things we hear Nilssen-Love do in Townorchestrahouse could have been composed by Xenakis. But in fact these pieces have not even been composed: they are all improvised and they are his personal vision, cherished by the likes of Peter Brotzmann or Ken Vandermark.
Similarly, pianist Sten Sandell is in superb form in these recordings, always reminding us of his other explorations in music, using sampler and electronics, Tibetan throat singing, and the Indian harmonium, in addition to the piano, in contexts that vary from a kind of neo-progressive rock with folk colors to post-Henry Cowell New Music. His piano playing might have Cecil Taylor as a reference, but it is more universal, constantly traveling in and out of jazz. Evan Parker is the prototype of the kind of musician I'm talking about: he's one of the biggest names in freely improvised music, in a plurality of forms, from his more conventional trio with Barry Guy and Paul Lytton to the Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, and from his collaborations with the post-post-modernist project Spring Heel Jack to those with the dub of Jah Wobble. But he's also a complete jazz virtuoso of the tenor and soprano saxophones.
This is jazz played by a quartet of incredible musicians who do not play jazz only, and this is felt from beginning to end. The future of jazz courses through this record, with its fresh vocabulary and broadened frontiers. It is played by Europeans, not Americans, but that is the consequence of the globalization of culture in the first years of the 21st century: everyone in the planet is called to renew our common heritage, and the truth is that jazz belongs now to the public, international domain. Have a good listen, wherever you are.
CD $17

MARK DRESSER - Unveil: Solo Bass (Clean Feed 43; Portugal) One of the best contrabassists to ever grace the stage and the studio. Review next week.
CD $17

MICHAEL BLAKE TRIO With BEN ALLISON/JEFF BALLARD - Right Before Your Very Ears (Clean Feed 44; Portugal)
CD $17.00

JEAN-MARC FOLTZ/BRUNO CHEVILLON - Cette Opacite (Clean Feed 45; Portugal) Jean-Marc Foltz ( bass and Bd clarinets), Bruno Chevillon (double bass) When, at Jazz Mulhouse 2004, in Alsace, at the end of August, at another of his memorable festivals, Bruno Chevillon gave me a CD-R with a recording of his duo with Jean Marc Folz at the Jazz D'Or festival in Strasbourg in 2003, where the pairing made its debut, under the directorship of Philippe Ochen, I immediately felt that this dialogue between such credible musicians was a taste of new things to come. After hearing the recording, with its surprising technical quality, preserving the whole truth of this musical event, I had no hesitation in programming them for Jazz em Agosto 2005 at the Gulbenkian Foundation, and I also raised the possibility of releasing the recording with the producer Pedro Costa, mentor of the respected Clean Feed label. With a reputation built up through word of mouth, the precious music of Foltz and Chevillon has finally stepped out into the daylight, on disc and in concert, in one of the best loved formations of contemporary jazz: interaction deux, only possible with exceptional musicians. Folz and Chevillon, who played together in the quintet of the pianist Stephen Oliva, are also prime challengers for supremacy in their respective instruments, clarinets and bass, woodwind and strings, a field where Europe, and France in particular, can boast the finest exponents. Cette Opacite, the title chosen for the disc, subtle in its meaning, will also reveal the deep and artless affinity between the two musicians, a great gift to be shared.
CD $17

MI3 [PANDELIS KARAYORGIS/NATE McBRIDE/CURT NEWTON] - We Will Make A Home For You (Clean Feed 39; Portugal) In the winter of 2002 Nate McBride and I started a weekly jazz and improvised music series at the Abbey Lounge in Cambridge, Mass., which he named "mim" (for modern improvised music). Curt Newton, with whom we both had a longstanding musical relationship, joined us in forming the mi3 trio, the house band for that series. (The mim series ran weekly until that summer at the Abbey. In the fall of 2002, it relocated to the 'Artists At Large' gallery in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, where Nate continued to run it until he left for Chicago in the summer of 2004.)
We chose to use the electric piano partly out of necessity, since the Abbey had no piano, and partly out of curiosity for the effect it would have on our music. We processed the Fender Rhodes sound using some pedals that Nate lent me; a vintage Mutron, a Wah pedal, and a distortion pedal. It was very exciting for me to work with the long sustain, volume and timbral variety the Rhodes could offer when combined with these pedals. This was an opportunity to explore something different, and the discoveries in sound and texture energized us all to try new musical ideas. In the following season we continued playing from time to time at the mim's new location, and we also did a two-month weekly run there as part of the 'mim residency' series, performing with this electric trio through the spring of 2004. Parts of this CD were recorded live both at the Abbey Lounge and at the 'Artists At Large' gallery. Nate contributed some of the more intriguing repertoire choices on this CD, especially the Hasaan and Dolphy selections, to which we added compositions by Thelonious Monk and some originals.
CD $17



NEW FROM HILMAR JENSSON..

NAPOLI 23 [HILMAR JENSSON/EYVIND KANG/SKULI SVERRISON/MATTHIAS MD HEMSTOCK] - Napoli 23 (SMJ 5; EEC) You might wanna call it "eastern jazz", You might wanna call it "experimental", you might wanna call it "acoustic+electronics", but we just call it "great". A new calm and beautiful CD, like a massage to your overworked brain. Features all new music composed and played by Eyvind Kang (violas), Hilmar Jensson (guitar, electronics), Skuli Sverrisson (baritone guitar, electric+acoustic basses, treatments+electronics) and Matthias MD Hemstock (drums, electronics).
CD $17

AND LIMITED RESTOCK ON THIS ONE...

HILMAR JENSSON With TIM BERNE/CHRIS SPEED/JIM BLACK et al - Dofinn (Jazzis 103; EEC) Featuring Hilmar on guitar, Tim Berne, Chris Speed & Andrew D'Angelo on saxes & clarinets, Skuli Sverrisson on bass and Jim Black on drums. Excellent and adventurous early studio effort (from 1995) from one our favorite guitarists and nearly impossible to find in the US until now. Great playing, strong compositions and spirited playing by all! We just got Hilmar's last dozen copies, I believe, so grab this quick, before it disappears one
again. CD $17


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ADVANCE PRE-ORDER PRICE FOR THIS SPECTACULAR ITEM [ships 9/27]

MILES DAVIS - Vol 8: The Cellar Door [Live-Evil] Sessions 1970 [6 CD Box Set] (Columbia Legacy 93614; USA) "This group could not only stand the fire; they could walk over hot fucking coals!...In other words, angels, this is THE SHIT! If I hear better music than this in 2005 - hell, in the next ten years - I won't even believe it!" - Jason Vivens, Signal To Noise
Everything in the vaults that Columbia recorded at the live Cellar Door shows - unedited!!! Liner notes in the book consist of essays by each of the players - Keith Jarrett, Gary Bartz, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, Michael Henderson, and John McLaughlin.
Miles Davis (tp, wah tp); Gary Bartz (ss, as); Keith Jarrett (el. p, org); Michael Henderson (el. b); Jack DeJohnette (d); Airto Moreira (cuica, guiro, cabaca, shaker, cowbell, agogo bells, sheep bells, vibraslap, perc, bamboo fl, whistle, voc)....and John McLaughlin (gtr) added on the night of the 19th!
Until now, the Bartz-Jarrett-Henderson-DeJohnette-Moreira band on its own had never been heard on official releases, aside from some cuts on the Live-Evil album.
DECEMBER 16, 1970 - 1st set & "Inamorata" from 2nd set (Disc 1) [For unknown reasons, Airto Moreira is not really audible on the material recorded on December 16th.]
DECEMBER 17, 1970 - 2nd set (Disc 2)
DECEMBER 18, 1970 - 2nd set (Disc 3) & 3rd set (Disc 4)
DECEMBER 19, 1970 - 2nd set (Disc 5) & 3rd set (Disc 6): John McLaughlin (g) is added to the ensemble for BOTH SETS this night [some of these recordings found their way onto the Live-Evil double album in a severely edited form] And once again, like we said for the Jack Johnson box two years ago..
"EXTREME RECOMMENDATION !!!"- Bruce Gallanter;
"MILES [AND McLAUGHLIN] FANS: GET OUT YOUR BLOOD THINNER - TO AVOID A STROKE!!!" - Mannylunch

CD $ 95.00 PREORDER price until 9/23 [then it will be $105]


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NEW ON STEVE FEIGENBAUM'S 'CUNEIFORM', THE GREAT PROGRESSIVE LABEL!!

CLAUDIA QUINTET [JOHN HOLLENBECK et al] - Semi-Formal (Cuneiform 217) The Claudia Quintet is proof positive that the pessimists were wrong: jazz is not dead, despite being embalmed by major labels and confined by some musicians to dead ends. In the works of this sensational NY-based, 'jazz and beyond' ensemble, jazz has broken through its rigid shell and been reborn in shimmering and beautifully alluring new form. It lives and breathes in music that melds influences from classical minimalism, new music composition, and progressive and post-rock with an astonishingly fresh jazz sensibility. Whatever one wants to call their music, it has very striking original, unique and attractive qualities. This is a slowly unfolding album; group leader/drummer/composer John Hollenbeck has specifically stated that this album is "...a 'listener's record' - a record that might not make perfect sense when individual tracks are listened to randomly on one's ipod shuffle or on a writer's deadline.... In the end, despite cultural pressure to create an instant "hit", "The Claudia Quintet creates a fresh, distinctive sound while it obliterates barriers between jazz, classical and progressive rock."-DownBeat.
CD $13

NDIO [w/ HUGH HOPPER] - AirBack (Cuneiform 216) NDIO was formed from the ashes of the Holland-based Hugh Hopper Band. Some time after the Hopper Band disbanded, saxophonist Frank van der Kooij, a key member from the start, asked Hopper to join a project under his leadership. Frank also invited two other Hopper Band alumni to join: British trombonist Robert Jarvis, and drummer Pieter Bast. Three other Dutch musicians rounded out the ensemble: guitarist Niels Brouwer, keyboardist Paul Maassen. Van der Kooij named this new project NDIO; as he recalls: "The history of NDIO starts of course with the long cooperation between Hugh Hopper and myself in the Hugh Hopper Band, which did its first concert in spring 1985 in Breda, Holland; many concerts in Europe followed. In 2000 I wanted to create a new working formula in which I would have more possibilities of creating my own atmosphere so I invited a lot of old and new musicians to form several new groups. Of course one of these musicians was Hugh again!
CD $13

DJAM KARET - Recollection Harvest (Cuneiform 219) With Recollection Harvest, Djam Karet has again succeeded in making a powerful and beautiful album of progressive rock. Recollection Harvest is also a landmark in the band's restless sonic evolution. In the band's own words, "Never content to just sit on our ass, we worked diligently to explore a more melodic and orchestrated vision of high energy progressive rock. Deeply disturbing atmospheres and netherworlds await." Acoustic guitars, generous use of vintage analog synths and mellotrons, and the use of 2 bass players for compositional ideas, are paired along with familiar aspects of the Djam Karet sound: ripping dual lead guitars, a dynamic pounding rhythm section, and electronic treated field recordings and soundscapes. Recollection Harvest is the band's 16th studio recording, and is actually two albums combined on a single CD. The first half, "Recollection Harvest," is Djam Karet's most extensive foray into high energy melodic rock underpinned by vintage and modern keyboards.
"All the cliches ever used about instrumental prog rock at its best would be appropriate here: 'soaring,' 'anthemic,' 'powerful,' 'gorgeous,' 'cosmic,' and so on...that's good news for anyone who wants to revisit the glory days of the genre or find out why this type of music still has so many fans.... Their music has a sweeping, epic sound very much in the tradition ..."-Bill Tilland, All Music Guide.
CD $13

FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA - Soleil 12 (Cuneiform 218) The Forgas Band Phenomena is led by composer and drummer Patrick Forgas, who has been hailed as "the French answer to the Canterbury scene" since he first burst upon the scene in 1977 with his "Cocktail" album, which featured members of Magma and Zao. Due to bad luck and bad circumstances, he fell out of the music scene for a great number of years, re-emerging with the very wonderful Forgas Band Phenomena about a decade ago. For their third album, and their first for Cuneiform, Patrick leads an 8 piece instrumental ensemble (dual saxes, trumpet, violin, guitar, keyboards, bass and drums) through epic-length, complex and melodic compositions that mix ambitious progressive structures and inspired soloing. In addition to the many Canterbury comparisons, I also hear a lot in common with the band that Frank Zappa led with George Duke & Jean-Luc Ponty; great tunes and arrangements in a fusion style with excellent 'jazz' soloing. Interestingly, two of the pieces are greatly re-arranged vers "Flexing my authority, I strong armed a copy of Soleil 12 out of the Cuneiform head honcho. It is absolutely drop dead amazing. Canterbury fans will shit themselves when they hear this disc. I can't stop playing it. Amazing, Amazing, Amazing."-Ken Golden/The Laser's Edge.
"...thoroughly composed jazz-rock brimming with purpose at every twist and turn. The large number of instruments allowed for a great variety of expression, as they tended not to play all at once. Think Arti E Mestieri arranged for a jazz orchestra and you get a rough idea (of what this is about). I can't say enough about how good these guys are."-Sean McFee/Expose.
CD $13

MATS/MORGAN BAND [MATS OBERG/MORGAN AGREN] - Thanks For Flying With Us (Cuneiform 215; USA) [Japanese edition with bonus 2nd disc. This is the special edition made for Japan of the Mats/Morgan band's seventh album. In addition to the regular CD, there is a 2nd CDEP included that is about 22' long of material from Morgan's archive of live and studio work, all mixed together to flow as one long track.]
Mats Oberg (keyboards) and Morgan Agren (drums) first began playing together 25 years ago (!!) when Mats was 11 and Morgan was 15. Originally very influenced by Frank Zappa, they actually played with Zappa in 1988, but while some of the Zappa influence remains, they have long since found their own voices. In the mid 90's, they began releasing CDs on Morgan's UAE label, eventually forming a stable band, which has been amazing audiences in Europe and the USA since 2001, and which consists of Mats and Robert Elovsson-keyboards, Jimmy Agren-guitar, Tommy Thordsson-bass and Morgan-drums. All players with superb playing ability, the quintet plays as a well-honed, cohesive unit, with more developed compositions than in earlier works, showing the band arriving at its own voice in progressive jazz/rock, with a modern-sounding blend of complexity, composition, chops and beats. Thanks For Flying With Us is their seventh album, and their first release outside of Sweden
"They played unbelievable, just unbelievable."-Frank Zappa
"Remarkable technical expertise and playing skills"-Bill Bruford
"Absolutely unbelievable, they drove me right out of my mind, it was so good. Buy their albums."-Mike Keneally
CD $13



CIRCLE - Forest (No Quarter 10) "Formed in 1991, Circle is the most visible and prolific name in the Finnish rock underground. With Forest the band have touched on their most accessible sound yet with four lengthy, percussive heavy songs that navigate through dark Kraut-inspired rhythms, whispered vocals and hypnotic repetition."
CD $13

SECRET OYSTER - Vidunderlige Kaelling (Laser's Edge 1043) "Under exclusive world-wide license from Sony Denmark, The Laser's Edge is pleased to re-launch their long heralded reissue series with the first of six titles from the legendary Danish jazz-rock ensemble Secret Oyster. Considered a 'supergroup' by the Danish rock press, Secret Oyster originally formed in 1973. Notable members include Karsten Vogel (sax) and Jess Staehr (bass) from Burnin' Red Ivanhoe, Kenneth Knudsen (keyboards) and Ole Streenberg (drums) from Coronarias Dans, and guitarist Claus Bohling of Hurdy Gurdy. In 1975 Secret Oyster was commissioned by noted Danish choreographer Flemming Flindt to create the music for Vidunderlige Kaelling, the provocative ballet based on the erotic poetry of Jens August Schade. With contributions from ECM recording artist Palle Mikkelborg and Kasper Winding, the recording sessions resulted in their 3rd album, also released the following year in the USA as Astarte. Thirty years later it is considered a jazz rock classic that will appeal to fans of Soft Machine, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Return To Forever. This marks the first time that the Secret Oyster catalog has appeared in the compact disc format. With the co-operation of the band, Vidunderlige Kaelling features three previously unreleased bonus tracks and new liner notes from Karsten Vogel."
CD $14


HARRIS EISENSTADT - The Soul And Gone (482 Music 1042; USA)
CD $14

JIM HALL/ENRICO PIERANUNZI - Duologues (CAM 5009; USA)
CD $15

CHRISTIAN MARCLAY/YASUNAO TONE/CHRISTIAN WOLFF - Event (Asphodel 2032; USA) Music performed for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company on January 29, 1998, at the Flynn Theatre for the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont. "Originally recorded in early 1998 when it was improvised for a performance of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Event is a three way tug of war of formats. Marclay using his trademarked turntables and records, Tone with prepared CDs and CD players and Christian Wolff utilizing a cassette recorder/player (plus bass, various percussion and a melodica). The result is an ocean of screams, bleets, chirps, howls and drones with each player stepping into the spotlight periodically and seamlessly. Just as tides ebb and flow, so does the 'trichotomy' of these three wise men."
CD $14

MATTHEW HERBERT - Plat Du Jour (Accidental 19) In the days before sampling, avant-garde musicians were always hitting unlikely objects to create sound or splicing bits of tape together. But modern digital technology has made it relatively easy to make music out of literally anything, like Matmos sampling plastic surgery in 2001. For Plat du Jour, Matthew Herbert turned to foods, their production processes and cooking methods, most obviously on the cheeping, whisk-powered 'The Truncated Life of a Modern Industrialized Chicken'. Elsewhere, there are tracks made from recordings of salmon milling around, cans of Coke fizzing and beet sugars crystallizing. Pitched somewhere between conceptual art and political statement, this six track EP also features 'Brief Field Recordings Of London Sewers', ' These Branded Waters', 'Early Demo Of 365 People Eating An Apple In Spain And England', 'Hidden Sugars' and the wicked Dani Siciliano led 'Celebrity'.
CD $16


SIGNAL TO NOISE - Issue 39/Fall 2005 [Articles on Joe Mcphee, Rob Mazurek, The Dead C., Xiu Xiu, Gang Of Four, James Finn, Kyle Bruckmann, Christopher O'Riley, plus a dozen live festival reviews and hundreds of CD reviews!!
MAGAZINE $5



NEW ON JAPAN'S 'PSF' [PSYCHEDELIC SPEED FREAKS] LABEL:

KAORU ABE - Winter 1972 (PSF 158; Japan) Kaoru Abe: alto saxophone. "The long-awaited official reissue of the rarest of all recordings by mercurial, live fast and die young alto hero Kaoru Abe. Originally released sometime in 1973 or 1974 on the Sound Works label out of Osaka, this was a bootleg LP of Abe in full-flowing solo action. The records came in a plain white sleeve, the label makes no mention of Abe's name, and they came with a very high price tag for the time. Needless to say, this has since become a laughably rare record, unseen by even the most dedicated of Abe collectors. Rarity aside, this is an utterly thrilling missive from Abe's most uncompromising and satisfying period. As yet untrammelled by self-abuse, his utterly distinctive voice on alto rings swift, clear and true, scattering diamond shards of light in its wake. Stunningly concentrated and sure-footed - it needs to be heard." - Alan Cummings.
CD $20

SANHEDOLIN [HAINO KEIJI & THE RUINS] - Manjoicchi wa muko (PSF 162; Japan) "Sanhedolin are a ludicrously amped-up and heavy new power trio, featuring Keiji Haino, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins) and Mitsuru Nasuno (Ruins). Haino brings aggressive anguish and all-consuming black fire, Yoshida and Nasuno supply a sack-full of convulsive time-shifting and complex kinetic acceleration. Haino and Yoshida have been working together on and off for the past three or four years in a number of duo and trio contexts, including a tour of China and Taiwan. They have built up the kind of instinctual response and rapport that only comes with extended playing. A previous trio formation including Hisashi Sasaki (ex Ruins) seems to have bitten the dust, and in its place we have the newly named Sanhedolin. Speed-deranged progressive metal of spectacular and ridiculous heights." - Alan Cummings.
CD $20

HAINO KEIJI - Global Ancient Atmosphere (PSF 8021; Japan) Keiji Haino (drums). "Rhythm, duration and silence lie at the foundation of all of Haino's music. After a clutch of documents of his hair-raising solo performances for both acoustic and electric percussion, this latest album presents Haino's first recorded outing behind a regular drumkit. Haino has long desired to release a solo drum album, and he has been playing a regular kit occasionally live for several decades now. Global Ancient Atmosphere (the alternative Japanese title means 'These signs, a sealed beginning') contains nine tracks that showcase an austere yet thrilling investigation of attack and decay on nothing less than the molecular level. As inimitable, and as life-affirming as ever." - Alan Cummings.
CD $20

MUNEHIRO NARITA - Narita (PSF 161; Japan) "First solo album by High Rise and Kyoaku no Intention six-string speed meister Munehiro Narita. Featuring a guest appearance by Takashi Ueno of Mahel Shalal Hash Baz, Tenniscoats, and a couple of dozen Majikick-related units fame. With High Rise currently on extended vacation, Narita has been burning up stages across Tokyo in his aggressive, free-jazz inflected improv rock unit Kyoaku no Intentions, and more recently in naked solo style. The time is definitely right, after over twenty years in Tokyo's premier lysergic garage psych outfits, for Narita to unleash a solo album. Serious students of Narita's guitar style will have noticed that for all its surface rock grime and ton-up speed thrills, it has always been a structurally complex thing drawing upon free jazz and free improv methodologies as much as greaser grunt. Even so, for those expecting a conflagration of demon-speed riffs and slash 'n' burn avant-garde dynamics, Narita will come as something of a surprise. He has deconstructed the most thrilling elements of rock guitar's pyrotechnics - wah-wahed smears, slowed down slides, sensual string bends - and retooled them into service of a far more subtle improvised psychedelia. Tonally it sounds like nothing else, rocked out and avanted up, meditative and impassioned cool all at once, Derrida with a Marshall stack." - Alan Cummings.
CD $20

PSF & ALCHEMY [V.A.] - 20th Anniversary Live (PSF 160; Japan) "In 2004, Tokyo's PSF and Osaka's Alchemy labels, twin pillars of the Japanese noise, punk, psychedelic, whatever underground celebrated two decades of against-all-odds paradigm deformation, world domination, and unrepentant synapse mangling. To commemorate the occasion, two joint concerts were held at The Doors and Super Deluxe in Tokyo, bringing together luminaries from both labels in a celebration of freedom spirit and independent thinking. Some of the most exciting music from these concerts arose out of audacious and inspired one-off collaborations. Thus, free guitarist Kazuo Imai joins pro-wrestling noisicians Incapacitants in the volume tag-team to end them all; Kan Mikami and Jojo Hiroshige get together to compare buzz-cuts and one-man against the universe philosophical approaches; and Junko (Hijokaidan) researches upper register oxygen levels with alto terrorist Masayoshi Urabe; and trembling late night atmospherics are deep-mined to sensual and sensitive effect by Go Hirano and Maher & Majikick stalwart Takashi Ueno. The multi-faceted beauty and creative power of the Japanese underground."
CD $20

KAZUKI TOMOKAWA - Itsuka Tooku O Miteita (PSF 8019; Japan) "Compilation of new and previously released tracks from Kazuki Tomokawa, Japan's god of emotionally transcendent song. Tomokawa's convulsive and passionate songs have recently graced films by two of Japan's most notorious directors, legendary underground director Koji Wakamatsu (whose career dates back to the early sixties) and Takashi Miike, the current enfant terrible of weird and ultra-violent genre flicks. Tomokawa's appearance playing himself in Miike's time-travelling samurai vengeance movie IZO in particular has stunned festival audiences - the violent, cathartic and irrational beauty of his songs chimes perfectly with the film's mood. Twelve tracks in total, including 'Pistol' the amazing title-track from IZO, previously only available as part of the PSF 13 CD boxset (PSFD-134 / 146). Also includes three entirely new tracks, and three radical re-recordings." - Alan Cummings.
CD $20



INCREDIBLE NEW ITEMS FROM JAPAN'S AMAZING ELECTRIC/TRONIC GUITARIST KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI ...
WHOM SOME OF YOU KNOW ALREADY KNOW FROM HIS RECORDS: WITH HANS REICHEL [SUNDOWN]; THE GROUP 'SYNAPSE' WITH HACO, IKUE MORI, AND AKI ONDA [RAW]; WITH NED ROTHENBERG & SAMM BENNETT IN R.U.B. [ARE YOU BE]; AND WITH BRETT LARNER & JOELLE LEANDRE [NO DAY RISING] - all of which we try to have in stock at all times as well!

ALTERED STATES [KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/NATSUNO MITSURU/YOSHIGAKI YASUHIRO] - Bluffs [2 CD set] (Innocent 011/012; Japan)
CD $25

KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/TASUYA YOSHIDA - Hercules' Icy Club (Tone Industria 011; Japan)
CD $20

KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/TASUYA YOSHIDA - Improvisations [2 CD set] (Magaibutsu 24/25; Japan)
CD $25

THIXOTROP [KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/FRANZ HAUTZINGER/HELGE HINTEREGGER] - Comfort Of Madness (innocent records 010; Japan)
CD $18

KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI & GENE COLEMAN - Storobo Imp. (False Walls 04; USA)
CD $15

PHANTASMAGORIA [KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI et al] - Phantasmagoria (innocent records 007; Japan) Uchihashi guitar with Iwata Kou alto sax, Eazki Masafumi trumpet, Ando Makiko trombone, Kojima Takashi sampler, Inada Makoto contrabass, Ichiraku Yoshimitsu drums
CD $18

...AND LIMITED RESTOCKS OF THE FOLLOWING UCHIHASHI TITLES...

ALTERED STATES [KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/NATSUNO MITSURU/YOSHIGAKI YASUHIRO] - 4: Live At The Knitting Factory (Zenbei 003; Japan) The trio of Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar), Nasuno Mitsuru (bass, vocals) & Yoshigaki Yasuhiro (drums), with their intricate, Crimson edge.
CD $20

ALTERED STATES [KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/NATSUNO MITSURU/YOSHIGAKI YASUHIRO] - 6 (Zenbei 005; Japan) ZEN 005 The trio of Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar), Nasuno Mitsuru (bass, vocals) & Yoshigaki Yasuhiro (drums), with their intricate, Crimson edge. "The 6th album from Altered States. Whole studio recording album featuring more of Mitsuru Nasuno's vocal. Psychedelic and rock."
CD $20

ALTERED STATES [KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI/NATSUNO MITSURU/YOSHIGAKI YASUHIRO] - Altered States [1] (Innocent 001; Japan)
CD $18

SAMM BENNETT/KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI - Cold Blowaway Sizeup (Psycho 107; Japan) Fabulous duo improv with former downtowner and Third Person drums & sampler wiz - Samm Bennett, who now resides in Japan. 50 minute limited edition cdr in DVD box
CD $16

HACO/ZEENA PARKINS/SAMM BENNETT/KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI - Kam-Pas-Nel-La (FBI Works/Innocent 101; Japan) Quartet w/ Masahiko Kono
CD $18

SHELLEY HIRSCH & KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI - Duets (Innocent Records 008; Japan) Japanese electric guitar daredevil for Altered States and Phantasmagoria, Kazu was just in town for a few gigs and showed what a wonderful and completely focused improviser he really is. His downtown all-star set with Shelley Hirsch, Christian Marclay, Elliott Sharp, Ned Rothenberg and Bobby Previte on electronic drums at Tonic, was amazing and did not sound improvised, as he helps push those other downtown giants into a highly connected tapestry. Kazu also played an excellent solo set here at DMG, which sounded quite Frith-like in spots and was joined by Shelley Hirsch for a charming (unamplified) encore. Kazu's last set was with Kono (trombone), Nakatani (great percussionist) and Peter Kowald, who tragically passed away later that same night.
Vocalist extraordinaire, Shelley Hirsch, has been an integral part of the downtown scene for more than two decades, is criminally under-recorded and is one of the most charming, engaging, often hilarious and unique vocalists I have ever known. Her second Tzadik cd will be released next month, so with this fabulous live duo offering out this month, it is indeed a joyous occasion for all of us Shelley fans. Her duet with Miya Masaoka last night (10/1/02) at the Peter Kowald Memorial, was wonderful. 'Duets' was recorded at Big Apple in Kobe, Japan, where Kazu lives and begins delicately with Shelley and Kazu quietly performing a quaint ballad. Both Shelley and Kazu have an immense bag of tricks and throw ideas back and forth constantly. As soon as Kazu begins a melodic, pop-like theme, Shelley follows quickly with stream-of-consciousness singing - odd song quotes, gibberish words and sounds, sometimes cute, sometimes silly but always intriguing. When Kazu starts to play quirky jazz-like lines, Shelley begins a song/dialogue about shadows following in a variety of (wacky jazz) characters' voices. When Kazu begins manipulating his guitar with Frith-like objects and electronic devices, Shelley also provides a wealth of bizarre vocal sounds that work just right together. Shelley admits at one point, that "it doesn't matter if you're a bit out of tune, if it comes from your heart". She also uses a sampler to layer some of her vocals as a hypnotic back-up chorus, to her lead vocals. Part of Shelley's charm, is her ability to weave certain words or descriptions of her immediate environment into her ongoing flow, so the audience becomes a part of what is going on in front and around them. Kazu's talent is that he consistently comes up with highly musical lines and ideas, which sound like songs or parts of songs, all of which flow perfectly into a stream of the never-ending tide of fascinating events or stories. Shelley tells the tale of a man from Kobe who saved hundreds of Jews during WWII, exclaiming that "he could be one of your grandfathers" to the audience there. This wondrous duo is indeed an eloquent treasure and joyride of coolness. - BLG
CD $18

KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI - Flect: Solo Electronic Guitar [#4] (innocent records 009; Japan) Kazu is one of Japan's finest electric guitarists, has played in the legendary Altered States and Phantasmagoria, as well as working with downtowners Shelley Hirsch, Ned Rothenberg and Samm Bennett. He came to town last year, played a solo/duo set at DMG and did a wonderful downtown all-star improv set at Tonic. He also sent us a dozen of his previous releases - solos, duos & trios plus a few of the Alter States titles. We still have a few of these left and they will be listed below. 'Flect' is Kazu's fourth solo el. guitar release and it was recorded at Bridge and Big Apple in May of this year. Here Kazu is playing a Godin electric guitar with an Electro-Harmonics delay, Digitech whammy pedal and bass loop station. He calls this 'solo electronic guitar' due to the devices he employs and much of this does sound rather electronic, often it is hard to tell that he is actually playing a guitar. He does come up with a fascinating array of sonic soundscapes which are lusciously recorded and float over the silence without getting too busy. I like the way he loops certain strange patterns and then will improvise an appropriate solo on top. Each piece paints a different often pensive mood and due to the spaciousness, everything has time to breathe and slowly evolve. The devices he uses provide an interesting variety of textures which are never too harsh, giving this entire release an endearing, somber aura. Gently rich and somewhat beautiful in it's own mildly alien way. - BLG
CD $18

KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI - Phosphorescence/Guitar Solo 2 (Zenbei 004; Japan) Uchi now plays a big Gibson guitar & Roland guitar synth - studio date from December of 1996 w/ no overdubs! Front cover only and no tray card.
CD $18

KAZUHISA UCHIHASHI & HANS REICHEL - King Pawns (Zenbei 006; Japan) Outstanding duo improv from two masters - Hans on daxophone/home-made guitar, Uchi on two guitars!
CD $18



SOME OF YOU WILL REMEMBER GIFTED PIANIST ERI YAMAMOTO FROM THE WILLIAM PARKER TRIO RECORDING 'LUC'S LANTERN' HERE ARE TWO OF HER OWN TRIO RECORDINGS...

ERI YAMAMOTO TRIO With ALAN HAMPTON/IKUO TAKEUCHI - Three Feel (Jane Street 02; USA)
CD $15

ERI YAMAMOTO With BEN STREET/IKUO TAKEUCHI - Colors (Jane Street 03; USA)
CD $15



HENRI DUTILLEUX - Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Arte Nova; USA)
CD $10

OLIVIER MESSIAEN - Preludes & Etudes (Arte Nova; USA)
CD $10

TERRY RILEY - Rainbow In Curved Air/Poppy Nogood (Columbia 7315; USA) After several graph compositions and early pattern pieces with jazz ensembles in the late '50s and early '60s (see "Concert for Two Pianists and Tape Recorders" and "Ear Piece" in La Monte Young's book -An Anthology), Riley invented a whole new music which has since gone under many names (minimal music -- a category often applied to sustained pieces as well -- pattern music, phase music, etc.) which is set forth in its purest form in the famous "In C" (1964) (for saxophone and ensemble, CBS MK 7178). "Rainbow in Curved Air" demonstrates the straightforward pattern technique but also has Riley improvising with the patterns, making gorgeous timbre changes on the synthesizers and organs, and presenting contrasting sections that has become the basic structuring of his works ("Candenza on the Night Plain" and other pieces). Scored for large orchestra with extra percussion and electronics, some of this work's seven movements are: "Star Night," "Blue Lotus," "The Earth Below," and "Island of the Rhumba King." ~ "Blue" Gene Tyranny, AMG
CD $12


KONONO NO. 1/THE DEAD C - Split Series #18 [12" ep] (Fat 12050; UK) "Hailing from Kinishasa in The Democratic Republic of The Congo, Konono No.1 marks FatCat's first release of an artist from the African continent. The Congolese refer to this style as 'tradi-modern', meaning electrified traditional music. Konono No.1 was founded over 25 years ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembe (a traditional instrument sometimes called 'sanza' or 'thumb piano', consisting of metal rods attached to a resonator). The band's line-up includes three electric likembes (bass, medium and treble), equipped with hand-made microphones built from magnets salvaged from old car parts, and plugged into amplifiers. The rhythm section uses both traditional and makeshift percussion (pans, pots, car parts), 3 singers, 3 dancers and a sound system. Whilst their repertoire draws largely on Bazombo trance music, the incorporation of originally-unwanted distortions arising through their sound system has led to them developing a unique style which has accidentally connected them with the aesthetics of the most experimental forms of rock and electronic music, as much through their sounds as through their sheer volume and merciless grooves. Formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1987 by guitarists Michael Morley and Bruce Russell, and drummer Robbie Yeats, The Dead C have released nearly 20 albums. Their side of this Split 12" opens with five locked-groove slices of molten, lava-fold noise. Whilst the later 2 tracks witness the trio in live meltdown, the first full track sees a rare-ish return to the band's earlier methods which see-sawed around a tension between the solidity of the song and the disintegrative logic of free improvisation."
12" vinyl ep for $7


EARTH/KK NULL - Tour Split (Important 060) "'Dexamyl,' by Earth and mastered by James Plotkin, is an epic 20-minute classic Earth slow-jam stomp for drums and guitar. Together Carlson and Davies work themselves into a slow and heavy groove so deep and so wide that only Earth can fill it. Conversely, KK Null's two 'Andromeda' tracks, the second which has until now been unreleased and both stretching to the 20-minute mark, both have more in common with the minimalist micro-sound movement than Null's prior work for Important. This split release is packaged in a deluxe matte laminate jacket designed by Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley."
CD for $14



SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA - Live At The Palomino November 1988: In Concert Vol 1 [DVD] (Transparency 170; USA) [NTSC ALL REGION] at the Palomino in North Hollywood, November 5 1988; plus Sun Ra & Don Cherry duet and Sun Ra interview, both from Ben Sidran's cable TV show.
DVD $17

SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA /& With ALL STARS With DON CHERRY/LESTER BOWIE/ARCHIE SHEPP/DON MOYEPHILLY JOE JONES et al - West & East Berlin [DVD] (Transparency 171; USA) [NTSC ALL REGION] Two Complete Sets [45' each!] with the Arkestra from East Berlin in 1986 - AND - 53' broadcast concert from the Philharmonie, West Berlin, October 29 1983, featuring the Sun Ra All Stars: Don Cherry, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Archie Shepp, Lester Bowie, Richard Davis, Clifford Jarvis, Don Moye, Philly Joe Jones; plus two 1986 concerts in East Berlin and a 2' fragment from a French TV broadcast of 1970.
DVD $17



ALBERT AYLER - New Grass (Impulse! 426902; USA) Possibly the most notorious Albert Ayler release and universally misunderstood (i.e., hated) by fans and critics alike. When New Grass was released in 1968 it received a hostile outcry of sellout. Listening to New Grass in hindsight it must be taken into account that even though commercial elements are apparent -- a soul horn section, backup singers, boogaloo drumming from Bernard Purdie, and electric rock bass -- Ayler's vocals and tenor playing could hardly gain commercial radio exposure at any time. It's likely Impulse prodded Ayler to move into a more pronounced blues-oriented sound and he went willingly. Ayler wasn't a stranger to R&B or gutbucket blues; he had started his career playing saxophone with Chicago bluesman Little Walter in the '50s. Ayler's screeching tone remains intact on New Grass but it's mixed with definite R&B riffs like the obvious honkin' nod to "Slippin and Sliddin" on "New Generation." Ayler's attempt to explain himself on the opening track "Message From Albert Ayler" reveals his impending dread over controversy concerning the material. It is a problem many artists face at some point in their careers when trying to move in a different direction, no matter what the reason; they may end up losing a majority of their audience by taking a foreign approach. The fact that this material remains out of print in the United States speaks volumes for the lasting commercial contempt still attributed to this album, not only by fans and critics but the record company. Proving that New Grass wasn't commercial when it was first released and remains less so decades later. ~ Al Campbell, AMG
CD $12

YUSEF LATEEF With REGGIE WORKMAN/GEORGE AVARITAS/JAMES BLACK - Psychicemotus (Impulse! 427002; USA)
CD $12


BOB DYLAN - Bootleg Vol 7: No Direction Home -The Soundtrack [2 CD set] (Sony Legacy; USA) No Direction Home: The Soundtrack comprises rare and unreleased recordings from 1961-1966, as well as revelatory, alternate takes of classic tracks that were unearthed during the making of the film, and will include an extensive booklet with previously unpublished photos, memorabilia and newly commissioned liner notes. Over 400 hours of archived tapes were painstakingly researched for inclusion in the film and on the soundtrack. In keeping with the high-end, deluxe packaging that has helped to define the 'Dylan Bootleg' series, the CD is packaged in a double jewel case alongside a 60-page color book in one hardback slipcase
2 CD set for $25

BOB DYLAN - No Direction Home - The Complete Documentary [2 DVD set] (Paramount; USA) "Bob Dylan is a private man who is notoriously camera shy. The TV interview he gave around the publication of his autobiography, Chronicles, last year was his first in two decades, so there was some surprise when Martin Scorsese announced he was making the definitive TV biopic with the man's full co-operation. It seems that in his sixties, Dylan - who has spent so much of his career laying false trails and telling downright lies about himself - has decided it's time to set the record straight and get his version of his life and times on the record, both in print and on film. And Scorsese, who directed The Last Waltz, the 1977 film about Dylan's former backing group, the Band, was the obvious man to do it.
Almost four hours long, No Direction Home, directed by Martin Scorcese, deals only with the early part of Dylan's career, ending in 1966 and the tumultuous world tour on which he was booed by folk purists unable to accept his new-found rock'n'roll ways. Much longer than the edited version that airs on PBS, it is a riveting piece of film-making that draws on wonderful contemporary footage, much of it previously unseen, as well as revelatory new interviews. Scorsese and his team also turned up a treasure trove of unreleased music, which constitutes the latest volume in the 'official bootleg series' Dylan launched in 1991 to combat the pirates who have conferred on him the dubious honour of being the most bootlegged artist in history." - Observer UK
2 DVD set for $26


THE FRUIT OF THE ORIGINAL SIN [V.A.] - a collection of after-hours preoccupations (Disques Du Crepuscule; USA) Originally released in 1981 as a double LP, and nope, not all tracks made it to CD(?). But you still get the following artists: Peter Gordon, The French Impressionists (Aztec Camera related), Wim Mertens, Cecile Bruynoghe, The Durutti Column, Richard Jobson, Marguerite Duras (interview), DNA (3 tracks that are also on the 'DNA On DNA' CD), The Names, Winston Tong, Orange Juice, Arthur Russell (the track "Sketch For 'Face Of Helen'" -- not available elsewhere), William Burroughs (classic reading excerpt from 1981).
CD $14

T.REX [MARC BOLAN] - Total T.Rex [6 CD set] (Easy Action 001; UK) "A beautiful collector's box set, individually numbered and limited to 5000 copies worldwide. Contains unreleased material from the personal collection of Marc's family for the first time! Features deluxe booklet with notes by drummer Bill Legend and the late Mickey Finn & Steve Currie as well as unpublished photos. This set captures the four piece group at the height of their popularity. Features home demos of Marc and the band working songs out for the legendary Electric Warrior album and features the title track which has never been heard!! Rolan Bolan has overseen this project personally. Disc 1: RADIO SESSIONS 1972: The Marc Bolan Unplugged session, Feb. 1972 L.A; Disc 2: RADIO SESSIONS 1971; Disc 3: LIVE (1971-72); Disc 4: LIVE (1971-72); Disc 5: HOME DEMOS; Disc 6: FILM FOOTAGE - Recorded at the Taverne De L'Olympia, Paris '71, Chateau D'Herouville, Pantoise, France '72, Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone '71"
6 CD set for $58

THE STOOGES [IGGY POP] - Extended Play [CD & DVD] (Easy Action 006; UK) Double EP release on the label that brought us the the Heavy Liquid box. Total of 7 tracks, 3 on a regular CD, 4 on a DVD-Audio 5.1 mix disc. "First ever band-approved audiophile DVD 5.1 surround mix DVD audio release plus a CD disc. Disc 1 contains versions not included in the Heavy Liquid box set, including an exclusive mix of 'I Got A Right' that is not available elsewhere. The whole set is packaged in a luxurious double digipack with unpublished photos. A new Stooges studio album is rumored to be on the way, and interest in one of the few bands that can justify the term 'legendary' has never been higher. CD1 features:. "Hard To Beat" (Rough mix recorded in London 1972) 02. "Head On" (Recorded in Detroit 1973 with Bob Scheff on piano) 03. "I Got a Right" (remixed by Steve Pittis, recorded London 1972). The 2nd disc is a 5.1 DVD-Audio release, all recorded at Olympic Studios 1972, all unreleased - 01. "I Got a Right" (version 1) 02. "Louie Louie" 03. "Gimme Some Skin" 04. "I Got a Right" (version 2). Limited edition of just 5000 numbered copies.
CD + DVD for $16

THOUGHTS AND WORDS - Thoughts and Words (Radioactive 086; EEC) "In mid-'68, five years and three singles into their career as Pandamonium, Bob Ponton and Martin Curtis were fed up. Their history, covered comprehensively in No Presents For Me (RRCD106) saw them at the epicentre of London's psychedelic folk scene and hanging out with the likes of Davy Graham and Sandy Denny and the other Fairport members. Thoughts and Words is a largely upbeat collection of melodic, pensive songs, so unlike the angry and disillusioned vibe that had prevailed in their late '60s output. The duo decided to name the album after a track on the Byrd's Younger Than Yesterday, but were surprised to learn that they had been given the name too! This is the 3rd Pandamonium release on Radioactive, and the 2nd to be mastered directly from the original 2-track 1/4"IPS analogue tapes."
CD $16

JOSEPH - Stoned Aged Man (Radioactive 134; EEC) "This is a rare album indeed and much sought after, originally released on the Scepter label (SPS 574) in 1970 and recorded in Memphis at the legendary American Sound Studios. The 'Joseph' was in fact Joseph Long or Joseph Longeria, discovered by the album's producer and A & R man Steve Tyrell playing in Houston in a battle of the blues competition. This is the only known foray into recording that Longeria made and he was a superb guitar player to boot. Stoned Age Man contains some of weirdest lyrics ever written. Check out 'I Ain't Fattenin' No More Frogs for Snakes' and the eastern 'Cold Biscuits and Fish Heads.' This is an obscure classic that lovers of blues rock should not hesitate to have in their collection... the voice you may ask... well think Roky Erickson, Jim Dandy and Beefheart....you can't really go wrong can you????"
CD $16

THE MERRY-GO-ROUND - Listen Listen: The Definitive Collection (Cherry Red 110; UK) "Of all the cult west coast 1960s groups, perhaps the most talked about and referenced over the last few years have been The Merry Go Round, though bizarrely, the last reissue of their work was a Rhino vinyl best-of in 1984. Boy genius Emitt Rhodes left the drum seat in The Palace Guard to front his own band recruited from the disbanding Gene Clark Group among others. Signing to A&M they quickly scored two hits 'Live' and 'You're A Very Lovely Woman,' and a superb album, getting Emitt covers by such as Fairport Convention, before disbanding as Emitt became more and more interested in recording in his home studio than touring. They had, however, cut a large quantity of material, and when Emitt briefly became a solo star with his home recorded albums on Dunhill, some of it was released by A&M. Here for the first time ever, is a comprehensive anthology of the work of this most enigmatic of L.A. pop groups - one whose links to Gene Clark, The Grass Roots, Paul McCartney, Curt Boettcher and Herb Alpert (on whose 1967 TV special they featured) emerge in the detailed notes."
CD $16

TREES - Garden of Jane Delawney (Columbia 06064; UK) Columbia Rewind reissue from the 90s of the first Trees album, originally issued in 1970. Formed in 1969, folk/rock quintet Trees used a similar blueprint to that pioneered by Fairport Convention, whose influence was unsurprisingly evident in the two Trees albums made for CBS and both released in 1970, The Garden of Jane Delawney, and On The Shore. The most obvious similarity to Fairport was that both groups had a female vocalist, Sandy Denny of Fairport and Celia Humphris. The other members of Trees on the two albums were Bias (short for Tobias) Boshell (bass guitar on the first album and also keyboard player on the second), lead guitarist Barry Clarke, David Costa (12 string and acoustic guitars, dulcimer, mandolin, etc.) and Unwin Brown (drums).
CD $16

TREES - On The Shore (Columbia 84435; UK) Columbia Rewind reissue from the 90s of the 2nd Trees album, also originally issued in 1970. Midline price. "The Trees' second album is so similar to the debut that it's difficult to recommend one above the other. It's more assertive, harder-rocking, and fuller-sounding than the debut, but the principal flaws of overlong songs and patchy original material remain. The taut and dramatic original 'Murdoch' is the highlight, rivaling the first album's 'The Garden of Jane Delawney' as their best track." - Richie Unterberger/AMG.
CD $16


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DMG RECOMMENDED CALENDAR OF GIGS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2005

*Special Saturday September 17th FREE INSTORE performance AT 8 PM by
RAOUL BJORKENHEIM & ANDERS NILSSON SCANDINAVIAN GUITAR GREAT DUO!
FILMING FOR A DOCUMENTARY with FREE CHAMPAGNE!!! DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!!!

Sunday September 18th- here at Downtown Music Gallery - 13 Monroe St. in The Village
6pm - ANNA HOMLER & PETER JACQUEMYN - Avant vocal wizard & acoustic bass great! Rare appearance by our favorite west coast vocalist & Peter Kowald collaborator!
7pm - NATE WOOLEY & RICARDO ARIAS - micro-tonal trumpeter & balloon player!


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The Stone is located at the NW corner of Avenue C & 2nd Street
Performances take place at 8 & 10pm from Tuesday - Sunday nights
There are no advance tickets, first come, first served, there is no phone
There is no food or beverage served, just a serious listening environment
Admission for each set is $10., unless otherwise indicated
Check out the website for The Stone at thestonenyc.com

September 2005 is curated by Roy Campbell, Jr.
Here's the rest of September's schedule:

Fri., Sept. 16th, 8 p.m: Louie Belogenis (tenor saxophone)/ Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute)/ Hilliard Greene (bass)/ Michael Wimberly (drums) (group called Exuberance)

Fri., Sept. 16th, 1O p.m: Guillermo Brown group (personnel t.b.a.)


Sat., Sept. 17th, 8 & 1O p.m: Henry Grimes (bass, violin) & William Parker (bass, possibly African stringed instruments and / or Eastern horns)
Tickets $2O per set ($15 for students and elders), no guests except if Henry or William says so, no recording or filming whatsoever except someone doing so for Henry or William.


Sun., Sept. 18th, 8 p.m: Ras Moshe (reeds) w/ Matthew Heyner (bass)/ Todd Nicholson (bass)/ Jackson Krall (drums)

Sun., Sept. 18th, 1O p.m: Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute)/ Daniel Carter (reeds, brass)/ Sabir Mateen (reeds, flute) (group called Downtown Horns)


Tues., Sept. 2Oth, 8 p.m: David First David First (guitar, laptop) James Fei (alto sax, bass clarinet) "Blue" Gene Tyranny (piano) David First, with James Fei and "Blue" Gene Tyranny, beginning "Rocking Pipeline Witness Apologies to Dennis," a new year-long work dedicated to the memory of his teacher, Dennis Sandole (1917Ø2000).

Tues., Sept. 2Oth, 1O p.m: Kali Fasteau (reeds, piano, electronics, misc. instruments) w/ Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute), William Parker (bass, misc. instruments), Michael Thompson (drums)


Wed., Sept. 21st, 8 p.m: Roy Campbell, Jr. Quartet with Joe McPhee Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute) Joe McPhee (reeds, brass) William Parker (bass) Warren Smith (drums)

Wed., Sept. 21st, 1O p.m: Ursel Schlicht (piano) w/ Robert Dick (flutes)/ Ned Rothenberg (saxophones, clarinets)/ Tomas Ulrich (cello)/ Ken Filiano (bass)/ Klaus Kugel (drums).


Thurs., Sept. 22nd, 8 p.m: Dee Pop (drums) w/ Hayes Greenfield (reeds)/ Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute)/ William Parker (bass, misc. instruments)

Thurs., Sept. 22nd, 1O p.m: Kazuhisa Uchihashi, guitar & daxophone with Mark Feldman, violin & Ned Rothenberg, woodwinds.
Folks who have heard Uchihashi know he is a tremendous musician with his own creative voice. Folks who haven't heard him can cure that condition this evening..... (ned)


Fri. & Sat., Sept. 23rd & 24th, 8 & 1O p.m. each night: John Coltrane birthday celebration, w/ Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute)/ Louie Belogenis (tenor saxophone/ Andrew Bemkey (piano, clarinet)/ Reggie Workman (bass)/ Rashied Ali (drums)


Sun., Sept. 25th, 8 & 1O p.m: John Lindberg (bass) w/ Baikida Carroll (trumpet)/ Steve Gorn (bansuri flute, soprano saxophone, clarinet)/ Susie Ibarra (drums, perc)


Tues., Sept. 27th, 8 p.m: Ehran Elisha (drums) w/ Haim Elisha (piano)/ Sam Bardfeld (violin)/ David Bindman (tenor saxophone)/ Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute)/ Ken Filiano (bass) (group called Kinetic Music)

Tues., Sept. 27th, 1O p.m: Matt Lavelle (trumpet) w/ Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute)/ Lewis "Flip" Barnes (trumpet)/ William Parker (bass, misc. instruments)/ Michael Thompson (drums) (group called Trumpet Nemesis)


Wed., Sept. 28th, 8 p.m: Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute), w/ Daniel Carter (reeds, brass)/ William Parker (bass, misc. instruments)/ Rashid Bakr (drums (group called Other Dimensions in Music)

Wed., Sept. 28th, 1O p.m: Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute), w/ Steve Swell (trombone)/ Sabir Mateen (reeds, flute)/ Hilliard Greene (bass)/ Klaus Kugel (drums)


Thurs., Sept. 29th [Roy's b'day], 8 p.m: Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpets, flugelhorn, flute), w/ Andrew Bemkey (piano, clarinet)/ Chris Sullivan (bass)/ Michael Thompson (drums) (group called TAZZ), special guests Steve Dalachinsky & Tyrone Henderson (spoken word)

Thurs., Sept. 29th, 1O p.m: Sabir Mateen (reeds, flute) w/ [?]


Fri., Sept. 3Oth, 8 p.m: Newman Taylor Baker (solo drums & perc)

Fri., Sept. 3Oth, 1O p.m: Rob Brown (alto saxophone) w/ Steve Swell (trombone)/ Joe Morris (bass)/ Luther Gray (drums).


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THE "ANTHONY BRAXTON AT 60" RETROSPECTIVE FESTIVAL begins this week, with Braxton giving a Solo saxophone concert on Thursday night, 9/15 at 8pm in Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown CT.

Friday 9/16, 8pm (same venue) will see the world premiere of Braxton's Composition 103 for 7 trumpets, and the U.S. premiere of his new electro-acoustic "Diamond Curtain/Wall Trio" with Anthony Braxton (reeds, electronics, composition), Taylor Ho Bynum (brass), and Tom Crean (electric guitar).

Saturday 9/17, 8pm (same venue) is a special 2-set performance of Braxton's new 12tet, an exploratory group that debuted at the Free Music Festival in Belgium last month:
Anthony Braxton (reeds, electronics, compositions), Taylor Ho Bynum (brass), Andrew Raffo Dewar (reeds), Elizabeth Panzer (harp), Jessica Pavone (viola, violin), Jane Rigler (flutes), Reut Regev (trombone), Jay Rozen (tuba), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), Aaron Siegel (percussion), Carl Testa (contrabass), Libby Van Cleve (oboe, english horn).

The full festival schedule is available here: http://www.braxtonat60.tk

All of these concerts are just $10 full price, $8 students/seniors, so come out and see some great music! Call 860-685-3355,
or email: boxoffice@wesleyan.edu to reserve your tickets.

andrew raffo dewar
music department
wesleyan university
middletown, ct 06459 usa
email: freemovementarts[at]gmail[dot]com
http://www.freemovementarts.com


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ErstQuake 2 (Erstwhile Label Festival)
Collective: Unconscious, NYC, 279 Church St., 212-254-5277

Friday, September 23:
Mark Wastell/Tim Barnes
Keith Rowe/Tomas Korber
Julien Ottavi/Dion Workman
Joe Colley/Jason Lescalleet
Keith Rowe/Toshimaru Nakamura

Saturday, September 24:
Joe Colley solo
Toshimaru Nakamura/Taku Unami/Sean Meehan
Tomas Korber/Tim Barnes
nmperign/Jason Lescalleet
Keith Rowe/Julien Ottavi

Sunday, September 25:
Greg Kelley/David Daniell/Sean Meehan
Keith Rowe/Mark Wastell
Taku Unami/Margarida Garcia
Tomas Korber/Julien Ottavi
Toshimaru Nakamura/Mark Wastell/Tim Barnes

Festival pass: $50 for all 3 nights plus $2 service charge
Single night admission: $20 plus $1 service charge
Advance tix available by PayPal to erstrecs@aol.com (no paper tickets will be issued, please tell me the name/names to put on the admission list along with your payment).

In addition, there will be a matinee show at the same venue, Sunday at 2:30 PM, Daniel Menche and Hive Mind, two separate sets, $5, no advance tix (not included in the festival pass, this is separate). - Tickets are almost gone, so order them now!

Erstwhile is one of the most important and influential experimental music labels to emerge in the past decade. Forget about those tired & predictable festivals like CMJ and check this festival out for some truly challenging music! - BLG


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THE NEW YORK JEWISH MUSIC & HERITAGE FESTIVAL - September 13-25, 2005

This is an outstanding and vast festival that will be all over New York for two weeks. Curated by Michael Dorf. Check out the entire schedule at http://www.oyhoo.com/nyjmhf2k5/13.html


Here are some highlights:

CHARMING HOSTESS - Sun Sept 18th at 10pm at Bowery Poetry Club

ALICE SVIGALS & MIKVEH - Mon Sept 19th at 7:30 - at Satalla - 37 W. 26th St.

PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER PERFORMS WITH THE ELIAS LADINO ENSEMBLE - Wed Sept 21st at 7:30 - at JCC of Manhattan - 334 Amsterdam at 76th St.

MODULAR MOODS INTRODUCES THE SOUNDS OF THE EAST WITH SARAH AROESTE, MICHAL COHEN, EYAL MAOZ (new Tzadik CD out soon) AND DJ HANDLER - at 6:30 at Joe's Pub on Sat Sept 24th

JEWZAPALOOZA FESTIVAL - Sun Sept 25th from 11am at Riverside Park (at 72nd St.) for free and featuring PHAROAH'S DAUGHTER, KLEZMER BRUNCH ALL-STARS, JUEZ, AVISHAI COHEN, BLUE FRINGE and more!


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HERE'S SOME REASONS TO MAKE TRAVEL PLANS FOR NEW YORK CITY IN THE COMING MONTHS
[like ROY CAMPBELL'S AMAZING LINEUP FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AT THE STONE WASN'T ENOUGH?!?!]...




*ADAM RUDOLPH'S 'DON CHERRY CELEBRATION' OCT 1st-23rd at THE STONE
A Who's Who of Jazz turns out to perform! See schedule in our Gig Listings below


*and the last week of October at THE STONE is curated by BILL LASWELL
...and, yes, HE WILL BE PLAYING!!!




*And, coming up in December

FRIDAY DECEMBER 2nd, 10PM - 12 MIDNITE, at BOWERY POETRY CLUB, 308 BOWERY
$20 admission covers both sets

DMG'S MANNY 'LUNCH' MARIS 49th BIRTHDAY BASH with an incredible DOUBLE HEADER!

JOHN ZORN & SURPRISE GUEST!!! at 10 PM sharp

THE SCORCH TRIO!!! [RAOUL BJORKENHEIM/INGEBRIGT HAKER FLATEN/PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE]
at 10:45 PM sharp

This is the first, and only, U.S. performance of the amazing SCORCH TRIO, whose two albums have had a powerful hold on everyone who's heard them in our store, and obviously the word has spread quickly internationally, 'cause so many of you who get this newsletter have gotten to hear those CDs, and the response has been universally ecstatic!
We already have heard from over a dozen people across the country who are flying in for this one!!!
If you're anywhere near NYC, be there!!!



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