THE STONE BENEFIT DISC IS FINALLY HERE!

BRIGHTEN UP WITH NEW DISCS FROM SATOKO FUJII QT, SUSAN ALCORN, ODYSSEY [THE BAND]...

HISTORIC DISCS FROM MASSACRE, SKELETON CREW, SOFT MACHINE, GONG & CARAVAN, HARRY MILLER, TONIC [THE PERFORMANCE SPACE...

EXPLODING CUSTOMER, ROBERT GELLMAN, DECISION DREAM, CHUCK BETTIS, KOH, LARS GORAN-ULANDER TRIO plus THE FONOTONE RECORDS & GOODBYE, BABYLON BOX SETS!


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THE STONE'S INCREDIBLE JAPANESE FESTIVAL CONTINUES:

12/16 Friday - 8 and 10 pm - FUSHITSUSHA!
Haino Keiji (voice, guitar, perc) Trevor Dunn (bass) Mike Pride (drums)

12/17 Saturday - 8 and 10 pm
Haino Keiji (voice, guitar, percussion) & Yoshida Tatsuya (drums, voice)


December 18 to December 24
YOSHIDA TATSUYA Festival

2/18 Sunday
8 pm - Yoshida Tatsuya (drums) & Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
10 pm - Yoshida Tatsuya (drums) Jamie Saft (piano, organ)

12/20 Tuesday
8 pm - Yoshida Tatsuya (drums), John Zorn (sax) & special guest Elliott Sharp
10 pm - Yoshida Tatsuya Solo Concert (drums, voice, keyboards, guitar, sampler)

12/21 Wednesday - 8 and 10 pm
Korekyojinn - Yoshida Tatsuya (drums) Trevor Dunn (bass) Jon Madof (guitar)

12/22 Thursday - 8 and 10 pm - Ron Ruins -
Yoshida Tatsuya (drums) Ron Anderson (guitar) Jesse Krakow (bass)

12/23 Friday
8 pm - Ruins Alone - Yoshida Tatsuya with guest Shanir Blumenkranz (bass)
10 pm - Ruins Alone - Yoshida Tatsuya (drums, sampler, voice) with guest Timothy Dahl (bass)

12/24 Saturday - 8 and 10 pm
Yoshida Tatsuya (drums) & Otomo Yoshihide (guitar, turntables, electronics)

December 25 to December 30 - OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Festival
see www.thestonenyc.com for the rest of the schedule


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Just Added to the DMG Free In-Store Music Series

Special Monday Night Performance - This Monday December 19th at 7pm:
NICOLE MITCHELL & DAVID BOYKINS - Extraordinary & flute & sax duo! Ms. Mitchell is a gifted flutist & composer & member of the AACM and Mr. Boykins is a legendary Chicago saxist who rarely comes to town!

This Sunday, December 18th, here at DMG at 6pm for free:
ERI YAMAMOTO & DANIEL CARTER - piano & multi-horns duo!
Eri played some superb piano on William Parker's 'Luc's Lantern' disc and Daniel Carter remains the hardest working player in the downtown scene!


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And now for this week's treasures:

ZORN/DOUGLAS/PATTON/BURGER/LASWELL/PEROWSKY - The Stone/ Issue One (Tzadik 0002) It's finally here and it is a wonderful thing! The extraordinary one-time meeting features John Zorn on alto sax, Dave Douglas on trumpet, Mike Patton on vocal sounds & manipulations, Rob Burger on organ & electric piano, Bill Laswell on bass and Ben Perowsky on drums. This is an incredible 8-part suite that flows together just right. It opens with a sublime, hypnotic 'In a Silent Way'-like vibe, distant organ and electric piano, lovely bass, tasty whispered vocals and nice mallet work. The second part ("Interlude 1") features the ridiculously cool and twisted vocal shenanigans of Mike Patton, short and to the point. "Part One" is actually a Masada tune with Bill Laswell providing that great bass line, sorta like a Masada dub/groove. Both Zorn and Dave Douglas play together magically, their horns locked in a superb embrace, as they bend and stretch their notes around one another. "Interlude 2" is just those two horns and Patton's vocals dancing around each other and spitting out those fractured notes. "Part Two" is the long track with some incredible playing from Dave and John, both taking superb solos, with some simmering organ and electric piano from Mr. Burger and more of the great bass groove from Bill. Laswell sounds wonderful through, playing some of the best, most melodic and enchanting bass we've heard from him recently. Dave's exquisite muted trumpet on "Postlude" is sublime and stunning in its beauty with Zorn's selective sax squeaks weaving intricately around him. "Coda" closes this grand disc with some incredible fuzz bass from Bill and some heavy duty multiphonic, circular sax from our main man. Mainly this great duo section will help to get us prepared for that New Year's Day gig by Painkiller (Zorn, Laswell, Patton, Submerged & Licata) at Tonic. An immense conclusion to an astonishing CD! - BLG

MAIL ORDER:
Unsigned CD for $20

ALSO, a Special Edition Signed by John Zorn, limited to 1000 copies [#'d 000 - 999] is available exclusively from - CD for $30

INSTORE:
The signed edition is $32 if using a card, or [a discount of] $30 if paying cash
The un-signed edition is $21 if using a card, or [a discount of] $20 if paying cash

[NYS Sales Tax DOES apply to all in-store purchases, as well as all NY State mail orders]


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SATOKO FUJII QUARTET - Angelina (Libra 204-014; Japan) Third thunderous quartet date from Satoko's grand Japanese quartet featuring Natsuki Tamura on trumpet, Satoko Fujii on piano & compositions, Takeharu Hayakawa on electric bass and Tatsuya Yoshida (from Ruins) on drums. This quartet is different from any of Satoko's other bands, due to the addition of that mind-blowing Ruins rhythm team, Takeharu and Tatsuya, who push the quartet into more aggressive and spirited terrain. The beginning of "An Alligator in Your wallet" is closer to progressive rock than it is to jazz, with a great deal of complex lines that tightly executed. Still, "Collage - In the Night", is a more laid back and melodic piece with some lovely trumpet from Natsuki and elegant piano from Satoko. In the second half they move into freer space with even more inspired playing from all four players. Satoko does a great job of writing challenging, quick-changing, progressive/jazz/rock music that this daredevil quartet excels at playing. Their electric bassist is featured in a few sections, he too has a most impressive ability to pull off much intricate passages and take the occasional inspired solo. "Cicada" includes some amazing trio sections, first trumpet fronted then piano led, with each trio weaving their lines grandly around one another, before they get back to more complex charted areas. As always, Satoko Fujii and her extraordinary quartet deliver the goods and keep all of us smiling. - BLG
CD $18

KOH YAMABUKI With SATOKO FUJII/TED REICHMAN - Yamabuki (Libra 203-012; Japan) Koh is a charming singer and here she collaborates with Satoko Fujii on piano and Ted Reichman on accordion. On the opening piece, "Sola", Satoko plays mostly inside the piano with some objects as Koh stretches out her notes pure and clear. Satoko's piano is rich, melodic and quite haunting. Koh is singing in Japanese and it sounds as if she is singing a touching ballad. Satoko's lovely piano and Ted Reichman's eerie, yet melancholy accordion both surround and support Koh's precious voice just right. The songs seem to come from an older tradition with their quaint, Broadway-like melodies. Koh reminds me at times of Laura Nyro, perhaps a bit more quirky. Since I don't know what she is singing about, the feelings and emotions in her voice do still come through. What I find most amazing is that this disc brings out something quite different from Satoko Fujii than we've ever heard, her playing is just so warm, exquisite, rich and touching it is hard to believe that she also spars with master drummer Tatsuya Yoshida. This is certainly much different than anything DMG has offered, yet in some ways it is as creative as the more instrumental music that we usually sell.
CD $18


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FRITH, CORA, AND LASWELL FANS REJOICE! TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL RECORDINGS IN THE HISTORY OF AVANT-GARDE 'DOWNTOWN' PLAYERS GROUPS HAVE FINALLY BEEN REISSUED ON FRITH'S 'FRED' RECORDS!!!

SKELETON CREW [FRED FRITH/TOM CORA/ZEENA PARKINS] - Learn To Talk/The Country Of Blinds...Plus [2 CD set] (Fred FRO 08-09/ReR) All of the 'Learn To Talk' [Frith & Cora] and 'the Country Of Blinds' album [Frith/Cora/Parkins] plus 10 tracks of previously unreleased material! A timely reissue of two timeless classics. On the first CD it's just Fred Frith and Tom Cora, the legendary two man crew who somehow - in real time, not with endless overdubs! - managed to play all their own instruments (cello, bass, electric guitar, violin, casio) and sing - as well as, between them, constructing the drum parts - dislocated into elements with each of them having bits of the kit. This made for some fantastic - and normally unplayable parts - most drummers having only one brain. No one sounded like Skeleton Crew, ever. Devious, complicated, brutally simple, always unexpected, turning on a dime, this was not just a pop band but a tocsin, a call to arms - and in a short recorded life it produced a catalogue of invention that is still breathtaking today. On the second album, the inspired addition of Zeena Parkins (keyboards, accordion, more drums, more vocals) led to some of the best music of the decade. The recording was rawer, more urgent, the songs standing out in sharp relief; every part essential. And yet - it's a puzzle almost impossible to unravel: how on earth did they ever evolve those dislocated parts and still make them fit so perfectly together? Did I mention the texts? So much to the point, so good. And where are the Skeleton Crews today when we really need them? Both CDs are here, in full, re-mastered by Fred and with 10 extra unreleased tracks - each as good as anything on the official albums.
Skeleton Crew broke up in 1986. Fred and Zeena have continued to collaborate in a number of different contexts, Tom went on to stardom with The Ex and his own band Roof, before tragically falling to cancer in 1998. He is sorely missed...
"A 'tour de force' for Tom Cora and Fred Frith and Zeena Parkins. This planet ain't got enough thumbs when it comes to raising them for this. One of our all-time favorites!!!" - BLG, MannyLunch, Mikey IQ Jones... and just about anyone you might commune with!
2 CD set for $23

MASSACRE [FRED FRITH/BILL LASWELL/FRED MAHER] - Killing Time...Plus (Fred FRO 10/ReR) This newly mastered edition has even more extra cuts [6] than the barely-seen Swiss RecRec edition [4] of '93! In contrast to previous LP and CD releases, the (13) Killing Time LP cuts, re-mastered from the original 1/4" mix tape in 2005, are heard here as originally intended, at the correct speed and pitch [shades of Kind Of Blue!], and without added reverb.
Amazing prog/post-punk power trio feat: Fred Frith, and Bill Laswell & Fred Maher (both from Material), Fred Frith met Bill Laswell and Fred Maher (along with Michael Beinhorn) then known as the Zu Band, on the first day he arrived in New York in 1978. They were rehearsing his song Moeris Dancing [Art Bears] in the basement of Giorgio Gomelsky's Zu Space. There was an instant rapport. Some time later, when Peter Blegvad was looking for an opening band for his Valentine's day concert at Soundscape, Frith invited Bill and Fred to join him in a power trio.
The band was an instant success, and soon they were performing all over the city, in the Mudd Club, Danceteria, the Peppermint Lounge, Inroads, CBGB, Hurrah, and many others. This was a time when the worlds of rock, funk, jazz, and improvisation were colliding, and there were many venues willing to host the results without much idea of what was going on, other than that it was new, hip, energetic, and drew crowds. The Zu Band had become Material in 1979, and Frith was intimately involved in their first recording, playing guitar and violin, helping with arrangements, and mixing many of the songs alongside Martin Bisi. Along with Material and Massacre, George Cartwright's Curlew, Rudolph Gray's Blue Humans, Elliott Sharp, Borbetomagus, and many other shorter lived bands were exploring different aspects of a similar terrain, some mare jazz-derived, some more dance-oriented, some dealing with ecstatic noise. Massacre's territory was perhaps most closely aligned with punk, and indeed the critics coined the term punk jazz to describe most of the above groups. Massacre's pieces were often very short, always very loud, and involved intricate heads that opened into high-energy explorations of rhythm and timbre. When they performed at progressive rock venues in France in early 1981 it was like a blast of fresh air whose impact was deeply felt and long-lasting.
Massacre's new life is still ongoing and they have developed into something very different, reflecting the diverse experiences that the three members have had since the early eighties. Robert Wyatt described a recent performance as demonstrating 'complete authority'. The roots of that authority can clearly be heard on 'Killing Time', a record that for many at the time changed everything, and which represents a true milestone in the history of experimental rock. )!!!! One of MannyLunch's Top Ten Frith [and Laswell] recording picks; extreme recommendations from BLG... and just about anyone you might commune with!
CD $14


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ROBERT GELLMAN - Debut: ABC No Rio, 8-21-05 [CD-R] (Sachimay Interventions 17) This a fine recording of electric guitarist Robert Gellman's first-ever live solo performance, recorded at the C.O.M.A. Series, ABC No Rio, New York City, on August 21, 2005. Self-taught on his instrument, Gellman conjures a sound in which angular, percussive note clusters dance atop a slowly shifting drone. Bluesy, snaky, sneaky, and spacious. A distinctive improvisational voice.
"Robert Gellman is a new friend of DMG and is completely self-taught. We've talked at length and I know he digs the true challenge of free improv, both as a listener and as a player. He playing is quite odd, unique in his approach as he searches for sounds that are free of clichØs or obvious influences. He sounds a bit like later period John Fahey, when he played electric guitar. His tapping, note-bending and space between phrases are his own. He blurs the line between not knowing and knowing well what exactly he is doing, as occasional snippets of melody shine through the fractured density of twisted notes. At 23 minutes, this is just the right length to appreciate his unique sound and approach to music/noise making." - BLG
CD $3

SUSAN ALCORN With JOE McPHEE/ANDREA PARKINS et al - Concentration: High Zero Festival 2004 (Recorded 017; USA) With Karen Stackpole, Le Quan Ninh, Audrey Chen, Todd Whitman, Jesse Quatro, Jason Willett, Joe McPhee, Andrea Parkins
"After the tremendous response Alcorn's groundbreaking solo pedal steel guitar albums have received, finally we have a document of the other side to her musicality as an adventurous ensemble improvisor who can go pretty far out when the interactional moment calls for it. When it comes to representing her flexibility, it's hard to imagine a better program than this selection of highlights from several hours of music recorded during the 2004 edition of High Zero, Baltimore's annual festival of radical improvised music experimentalism, where Alcorn's pedal steel was the center of gravity for some extremely diverse one-shot collaborations. On display here is the truly open-ended spirit of High Zero, where it's just as natural to hear Alcorn's heart-aching 3-minute free ballad with Joe McPhee's soprano sax as the implausible 11-minute quartet piece layering her sheets of gorgeous distorted microtonal guitar sound with chunks and slabs of textural mischief from sound-provocateur Jason Willett, post-Brotzmann miracle-tone tenor sax pungence from Todd Whitman, and vocalist Jesse Quattro's guitar-pedal-processed primal free melody and screams. Alcorn, Andrea Parkins, and Audrey Chen are rare spirits whose convergence was fate's clockwork. 23 minutes of their private trio recording sessions are presented here across three pieces covering everything from warm accordion/cello/pedal-steel drones to a terrifying trio climax unleashing Chen's vocal passions, most of the session tending towards slow, subtle timbral and harmonic blending. Parkins is in peak form here with ingenious sampler/electronics passages in equal balance to her signature soulful accordion architecture. This would be a richly satisfying disc to challenge and surprise Alcorn (and Parkins) fans if that's all there was, but this disc contains a 23-minute piece that will send shockwaves to every corner of the contemporary music world, a true once-in-a-lifetime synergy of master improvisors and possibly the greatest piece of music to transpire in the 7-year history of the festival. It was one of the ultimate dream lineups: Susan Alcorn (!), Joe McPhee (!), Karen Stackpole (!), and Le Quan Ninh (!). You can pinch yourself now. Metallophonic wisps from cymbals, tamtams, gongs, and metal sheets (KS). ECSTATIC QUIET FAST soprano sax (JMcP) in simultaneous contrast to CRAWLING layered acoustic drone textures (SA + KS + LQN). Long threads of shifting overtones from pedal steel and spectral/frictional percussion (LQN + KS). Tender soprano sax jazz balladry (JMcP) in places it's never been before. Tibetan Buddhist ritual orchestra catharsis. Arcs, undulations, long breaths, heart-stopping pauses. The now-mythical extended percussion duet between LQN and KS, at once kinetic and textural. These are just hints about irreducible sound complexities and extended forms that fulfill the ultimate potential of collective improvisation to create works of art transcending anything that could be conceived in advance. This disc will probably sell out very quickly as word leaks out about this historic Alcorn/McPhee/Stackpole/Ninh work, so I'd recommend grabbing a copy right away." -Michael Anton Parker
CD $14.

STEVE HARRIS ZAUM SEXTET - The Little Flash Of Letting Go: Live At The Spitz (Spitz 01; UK) review soon
CD $14

EXPLODING CUSTOMER - Live at Tampere Jazz happening (Ayler Records 031/Norway) Second great disc on Ayler Records from Exploding Customer who feature Martin Kuchen on alto & tenor sax, Tomas Hallonsten on trumpet, Benjamin Quigley on bass and Kjell Nordeson on drums. Review next week.
CD for $19

LARS-GORAN ULANDER TRIO - Live at Glenn Miller Cafe (Ayler Records 013) Featuring Lars-Goran Ulander on alto sax, Palle Danielsson on bass and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums. Review next week.
CD for $19

LEE RANALDO & LEAH SINGER - Drift [DVD] (Plexifilm 022) "Drift is a collaboration started in 1991 between visual artist Leah Singer and musician and poet Lee Ranaldo. Drift is an immersive sonic/visual environment consisting of music, sounds and texts by Ranaldo in response to two 16mm analytical film projectors performed in real time by Singer. Much as a DJ scratches a vinyl record, Singer manipulates her films in a live improvisation with Ranaldo's guitar, poetry and soundscapes. Drift is presented with a 5.1 surround sound mix and is accompanied by a 112-page book of full-color images and poetry, a conversation with Ranaldo and Singer, and texts by experimental filmmaker Jonas Mekas, artists Sam Durant and Tom Leeser, writer/musician Alan Licht, curator Roland Spekle and 'Drift' exhibition curator Lea Rekow." 1.33:1; All-Region NTSC.
DVD for $28

DECISION DREAM - Steamroom Variations (Red Toucan 9328/Canada) Superb Swedish-based trio featuring Magnus Alexanderson on electric guitar & loops, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells on Fichter electric double bass & more loops and Anthony "Tony" Bianco on drums. This is a mixed trio, with each member from a different geographical place. I am unfamiliar with the guitarist here, but I do know Mr. Parker Wells quite well from his years playing with Machine Gun, legendary improv jazz/rock/noise quintet from New Brunswick, NJ that featured Bob Musso on guitar and the late Thomas Chapin on sax. Jair-Rohm has been living in Sweden for the better part of a decade. Drum wiz Tony Bianco is another American, who has been living in the UK for quite a while and has played with Paul Dunmall and Dave Liebman.
'Steamroom Variations' was recorded at Steamroom Studios in London and this trio had only played together a couple of times, although it is hard to tell from the way they play so well together. This trio excels at that free/fusion, high flying, spinning in waves and rumbling intense spirit. The first long piece sounds like the Scorch Trio with more electronic manipulation going. The rhythm team is powerful and massive in sound with the guitarist slowly adding his sonic seasoning to the storm. Magnus, the guitarist, plays layers of buzzing notes, often fractured by the use of a volume pedal. Considering that no one from this trio is very well known, they are certainly as great as any other free/jazz/rock power trio that anyone could mention. There is a strong balancing act going on here as Jair-Rohm's bass erupts ominously, sometimes bouncing on the strings, locking in the waves with Tony's monster drums as Magnus surfs on top, riding the waves as they crash on the shores of our minds. The loops and electronic effects are also well used, creating eerie sound to evoke the free spirits within. Fans of the Scorch Trio take note, this one's definitely for you! - BLG
CD for $15


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ADVANCE PRE-ORDER PRICE FOR THIS SPECTACULAR ITEM [ships 12/20]

DELAYED FOR THREE MONTHS - NOW PROMISED TO BE IN STOCK RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!!

MILES DAVIS - Vol 8: The Cellar Door [Live-Evil] Sessions 1970 [6 CD Box Set] (Columbia Legacy 93614) "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 added on the final night! 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]

6 CD set for $ 95.00 PREORDER price until 12/19 [after it will be $105]


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CHUCK BETTIS & FRIENDS - Community Of Commotion (North East Indie #36) Featuring Chuck Bettis on laptop & vocals, Ikue Mori, DJ Toshio Kajiwara, Audrey Chen (cello & vox) and Tim Barnes, plus another eight players. Chuck is a new member of the downtown network, having worked with Ikue Mori and done a few of Zorn's monthly improv nights at The Stone. This is mostly a studio recording, with three lives pieces (two recorded at Tonic). The majority of musicians here play electronics/synth, vocals or the odd percussion instrument. Colleen Kinsella does some charming sung/spoken vocals on "Playful Moaner" with subtle electronics swirling around her voice. "Mood Orifice" features a fascinating trio with Chuck, Ikue Mori and DJ Toshio on laptops, electronics and/or turntables. All tracks are either duos or trios with Chuck on laptop and his own weird vocals on three tracks. You got to love a title called, "Deathmetal Dancehall", where Chuck does some twisted (manipulated) screaming over some great drum machine beats. On "Atheist Revolt", Chuck takes some drum n' bass grooves and high speed metal guitar and turns them inside out. On each piece the main instrument is improvised laptop and on each piece Chuck explores a different sonic approach. Hence, each piece is interesting in different ways, nothing is too dense or cluttered. Let's welcome Chuck Bettis to the ever-evolving downtown scene and pat him on the back for a fine new disc. - BLG
CD for $10


PRIMA MATERIA - The Tail of the Tiger (Die Schachtel 010/Italy) [not to be mistaken for the recent jazz grouping with Louis Belogenis and Rashied Ali]
"As is the case with La Monte Young's Theater of Eternal Music, David Hyke's Harmonic Choir and Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening Band, Roberto Laneri has had a life long penchant for the droning mysteriosa of the Sound Current and with the Prima Materia ensemble he has expressed it in a disciplined, expansive and singular way." -- Terry Riley, 2005. "In 1977 an obscure Italian private label issued a record that sounded like it came from outer space. A long and dense trance-inducing drone of sustained notes, rich with overtones and harmonic embellishments, coming from a space so vast and unexplored that seemed almost of non-human, even electronic nature. Paradoxically, each and any molecule of that sound was produced using only the most original and archaic instrument, the human voice. The name of the group was Prima Materia (First Matter), a project that took shape in 1973 in San Diego, and the record The Tail of the Tiger was issued by the Ananda label, owned by Roberto Laneri, Alvin Curran and Giacinto Scelsi. The record soon disappeared and over the years it became almost a legend among collectors and experimental music lovers. The musicians of the group Prima Materia individually researched and developed unusual vocal techniques (originally used in Tantric rituals in North India, Mongolia and Tibet), based upon the use of overtones coupled with a special state of inner concentration, which was the essential condition for both the emission and control of long-sustained and complex vocal sounds. Their capacity to sustain a note for what seems an eternity, and then continue to provide endless variations generated a continuous and sustained drone of sound, in which the overtones are clearly perceived. This unique compact disk presents the complete The Tail of the Tiger recordings in a digitally remastered version, including two live concerts held in 1974 in Berlin and in 1976 in Rome. A totally fascinating journey into the realm of pure sound. Deluxe digipak CD, complete with an 8-page informative booklet plus an astounding 16-page exploration of 'visual overtones' printed on tracing paper in full color."
CD for $24


ALDO CLEMENTI - Punctum Contra Punctum (Die Schachtel 012/Italy) "On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Die Schachtel is proud to present Punctum Contra Punctum, a deluxe compact disc box dedicated to Aldo Clementi, one of the most important figures of Italian music of the 20th century. Born in Sicily in 1925, he studied piano and later composition under the guidance of teachers such as Goffredo Petrassi and Bruno Maderna, who also introduced him to electronic music at the RAI Studio of Phonology in Milan. Like many composers of the period, he employed serial technique early in his work, to abandon it later on in favor of a very personal, ingenious and unique method for creating new music. Blessed with extraordinary skills of invention and assimilation, Clementi may be the one living composer for whom 'genius' is not too strong a word. His musical language is extremely articulate and profound, resulting in a fascination with obsessive repetitions, collages, canons, and incredibly complex rhythmic textures which have to be heard to be believed. At the same time his music maintains to stay fresh, dynamic and highly enjoyable. A must-have for all the modern music lovers, and a great discovery for the most adventurous and prepared listener. The CD box -- silver-foil design on a matte white paper CD-box edition, complete with a lovingly designed 64-page booklet in English and Italian.
CD for $24


ODYSSEY THE BAND [JAMES BLOOD ULMER/CHARLES BURNHAM/WARREN BENBOW] - Back in Time (Pi Recordings 18) Odyssey features Blood on guitar & vocals, Charles Burnham on violin and Warren Benbow on drums. This is grand return of Blood's fantastic Odyssey trio, who once had a fine studio debut on Columbia and later live reunion disc on Knit Works, both sadly out-of-print. Although, as a solo artist, Blood's records are rather inconsistent, from amazing to mediocre, his band projects (Music Rev Ensemble, Phalanx & Odyssey) are consistently strong. Both previous Odyssey discs were great, this one just might be their best yet. Righteously recorded by Bob Musso, this has that great earthy, down home sound. Each piece has that great blues/funk groove. Mr. Burham's electric violin always speaks the truth, a perfect match for Blood's sensuous electric guitar. Burnham uses that wah-wah pedal to make his violin sing and speak the gospel. Although there is no bassist here, there is none needed as the trio are so well integrated into one unified sound. Blood only sings on a few songs here and each one is superb and selectively chosen. What is great is that this trio sounds like no other, their sound is completely unique. Although there a few spirited solos here and there, it is more the way the trio groove together and that makes this so special. It is rare when a band blurs the lines between dance music and sit-down listening music, but this great trio does it best and that has got to make you smile. - BLG
CD for $15

MICHAEL ATTIAS - Credo (Clean Feed 51/Portugal) Featuring Michael Attias on alto & bari saxes, Reut Regev on trombone, Chris Lightcap on bass & Igal Foni on drums plus guests Mark Taylor on French horn and Sam Bardfeld on violin. Israeli-born and American raised saxist, Michael Attias, has lived in Paris, Israel and currently in Brooklyn. His music embraces these different cultures and each of his bands explores a different blend. This is Michael's second superb offering this year, actually recorded in 1999, but unreleased until now. This wonderful quartet+ includes two other fine Israeli musicians, Ms. Reut Regev on trombone and Igal Foni on drums, who has worked with Avram Fefer.
'Credo' opens with the title track, which has an odd, complex theme, and then leaps into hyperdrive with an incredible alto sax solo from Michael, a thoughtful solo from Reut on 'bone and intricate parts for the rest of the band to navigate. The piece constantly shifts between tempos and sections, with Sam Bardfeld playing a fine, somewhat out violin solo. Many of these pieces shift between difficult sections that keep these players on their toes throughout. Igal Foni is very sharp and quite impressive, as he must play different patterns simultaneously connecting intricate sections of each piece. Another interesting idea that Michael likes to explore is the way he splits the sextet up into subsections. On "Hot Mountain Song", The sax, trombone and French horn play one part as the violin solos and plays against them with a counter-melody. Each piece provides a different challenge for the players as they balance shifting parts against inspired solos. Mr. Attias' writing remains intriguing throughout as he spins his web of interconnections and solos for himself and for all of the fine musicians he has gathered for this most successful work. - BLG
CD for $17

SCOTT DuBOIS QUINTET With DAVE LIEBMAN - Monsoon (SoulNote 121409; Italy) Featuring Scott Dubois on electric & acoustic guitars, Dave Liebman, Loren Stillman & Jason Rigby on saxes, Thomas Morgan on bass & Mark Ferber on drums. This is an incredible debut disc from former Chicago based guitarist Scott DuBois, who moved to NYC in 1996. I hadn't heard of Mr. DuBois before this, although I am familiar with all of the players in his great quintet, except for Jason Rigby. Special guest Dave Liebman and Jason Rigby both play tenor & soprano saxes and are on separate tracks. "Lost Silence" features Scott on acoustic guitar and Liebman on soprano sax. The mesmerizing middle-eastern sorta groove is a gas and Scott and Dave through lines of notes back and forth, with Loren also swerving lusciously on soprano as well. The swell raga-like groove of "Rain on Rain" features Liebman on Indian flute, with some sublime soprano from Loren and spacious mallet work from Mark. Both Liebman on soprano and Scott on electric take superb solos, with Scott sounding somewhat like early John McLaughlin. Scott composed all of the tunes here and each is enchanting in different ways. He excels at writing intricate parts where the the rhythm team (guitar/bass/drums) will play one line while the 2 reeds play different interlocking parts. On the (aptly titled) title piece, "Monsoon" both Loren and Jason play their saxes with that great slow burning fire together, their slightly bent harmonies bittersweet. The wonderful three-part "Acceptance Suite" is rich in mystical harmonies, as the saxes and guitar float together like an oasis in the desert. This is a consistently intriguing disc from a fine new jazz guitarist and gifted composer named Scott DuBois. Remember that name and check out this CD. - BLG
CD $15

ANTHONY BRAXTON QUINTET - (London) 2004 (Leo LR 449) Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London by the BBC with impeccably great sound quality, this is a smoking hour of Composition 343 performed in two parts by some of Braxton's heavyweight collaborators. I guess it's not often that avant-garde improvisors perform in front of 2000 people, so there must've been some serious electricity in the air; each of these five musicians is in astonishingly great form here. I could list dozens of passages where Chris Dahlgren's doublebass locks into an unconventional technique with kinetic urgency, no surprise for listeners familiar with his uncommonly creative trio with Jay Rosen and Briggan Krauss. I could wax ad nauseum about Taylor Ho Bynum's explosive trumpet smears and scurries, his timbral flexibility, his unexpected layers of sound hidden inside the ensemble. Or I could regale you with the highlights of Satoshi Takeishi's expansive globally-informed timbral palette--the ticks and tocks of various drums, the metallic fervor of Chinese cymbals. Known for work in more conservative contexts, it's a real treat to hear him pushed to the limits of split-second detail here. Or I could make the argument that Mary Halvorson has truly come into her own as a post-jazz guitar hero--as much as I've been completely blown-away by her fusion-meets-math-rock playing with Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant, it's not until hearing the unbridled ingenuity and virtuosity she uses to tie these Braxtonian knots that it's really sunk in how ridiculously talented she is. Check out the subtle fuzz tone and textural effects she slips in out of the blue as a departure from her main mode of Morris-inspired spiky, jagged note-sprinting and spring-coil squiggles. And if there was any question about what Braxton can do on a saxophone, this disc is enough to settle it. This is pointillistic, scrabbling, irregular, quick-thinking, cat-and-mouse post-jazz hyper-complexity full of parallel soloing and tricky unison themes that burst of nowhere. The thematic density is comparable to Parker/Guy/Lytton while still retaining frequent idiomatic references to the pulse and melody structures of jazz. Braxton has created a post-jazz compositonal framework in which timbre can be parametrically equal to pulse and melody and in which structural roles are equally distributed among the ensemble, and these are musicians who can and do realize its potential. This ranks with albums like New York Fall 1974 and Quartet (Dortmund) 1976 as one of Braxton's finest post-jazz masterpieces, an anomaly in his ongoing development of Ghost Trance Music. I'm flabbergasted. -Michael Anton Parker
CD $17




ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS, RESTOCKS, AND REISSUES


LIVE AT TONIC [V.A.] - Vol 1 (Tonic 001; USA) PRICE BREAK: LAST COPIES FOR $14!!!
Limited edition of 2000 copies. Contains previously ureleased live cuts from such groups as Emergency ( 10 minutes from John Zorn, John Medeski, Marc Ribot, Ben Perowski which has never had any other recordings released!); Dougie Bown's Peninsula; Derek Bailey & Min Xiao-Fen; Arto Lindsay; Friedlander/Courvoisier/Mori; Susie Ibarra Trio; Mazzacane Connors & Kim Gordon; Z'ev/Mori/Keiji; Joey Baron & Vince Cantuaria; and Raz Mesinai & Marina Rosenfeld.
WHEN THEY'RE GONE, THAT'S IT!
CD $15



GREAT PERFORMANCES and RECORDING QUALITY ON THESE CANTERBURY ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS!!!:

SOFT MACHINE [MIKE RATLEDGE/JOHN MARSHALL/ROY BABBINGTON/KARL JENKINS/JOHN ETHERIDGE] - British Tour '75 (MLP 10; UK) Features prog rock specialists SOFT MACHINE recorded In Concert originally for a live radio broadcast at Nottingham University in October 1975. Over 78 minutes, this amazing previously un-released live recording, captures the band touring Britain between the releases of the 1975 album Bundles and Softs in 1976. The set list includes fifteen tracks containing numbers from both these albums plus three new numbers comprising over 30 minutes of previously un-recorded material.
The quality is superb as the CD was mastered straight from the original record tape with the assistance of guitarist John Etheridge who along with drummer John Marshall writes sleeve notes in a 16-page booklet containing many previously unseen photos of the band from award winning Italian photographer Guido Harari.
"It is rare to here great fusion records from as late as 1975, when fusion's appeal had soured for many of us due to it becoming more commercial and totally speed driven. That said, Soft Machine's incredible 'Bundles' studio album and now this fantastic live set from 1975, show that fusion could still be exciting and vital, without resorting to cliches or grandstanding. This is lengthy (78+ minutes) and astonishing tour-de-force." - BLG
CD $17

CARAVAN [PYE HASTINGS/RICHARD COUGHLAN/GEOFF RICHARDSON/MIKE WEDGWOOD/JAN SCHELHAAS] - Live UK Tour 1975 (MLP 03; UK) This special live recording of CARAVAN was made during a period of transition for the band. After several line-up changes and the end of their present recording contract, Caravan decided to tour playing a selection of classic cuts from their back catalogue plus some of the latest songs from the 1975 album 'Cunning Stunts'. This in concert set was recorded for a live UK radio broadcast and the band are in fine form with a more loose, jazzier feel.
CD $17

GONG - Live In Sherwood Forest '75 (MLP 09; UK) A new discovered previously un-released live recording from 1975 by post-Daevid Allen instrumental GONG [later to be called Pierre Moerlin's Gong]. Recorded at Nottingham University on 25th November 1975 for a live radio broadcast, the band includes solo star guitarist STEVE HILLAGE on the last date of his final tour with the band before he embarked on a successful solo career. This 78 minute live recording includes GONG playing tracks from Steve Hillage`s upcoming hit solo album FISH RISING, songs from the 1976 album SHAMAL and several tracks from the 1974 YOU album. The CD includes a 12-page booklet with rare live photos and sleeve notes from the band. Mastered with the assistance of Bass player and record producer-Mike Howlett (OMD), the clarity and energy of this live recording is top quality.
CD $17



Finally restocked:

HARRY MILLER - The collection 1941-1983: Children At Play/Family Affair/Bracknell Breakdown/In Conference/Down South [3 CD Box Set] (Ogun HMCD 1/2/3; UK) [Feat. KEITH TIPPETT/MIKE OSBORNE/LOUIS MOHOLO/RADU MALFATTI/WILLEM BREUKER/TREVOR WATTS/SEAN BERGIN/HAN BENNINK/MARC CHARIG/MALCOLM GRIFFITHS/JULIE TIPPETTS [DRISCOLL]/WOLTER WIERBOS] - THESE ARE LAST COPIES, complete with individual CD covers and the booklet, but you must cut out and assemble the outer slipcase from the last few printed - but not diecut - provided by Ogun.
"In December of 1975 - I interviewed Hugh Hopper & Gary Boyle who were both in Isotope at that point, at some record company office in London. At the end of the interview Hugh asks if I would like to go visit Robert Wyatt and Alfreda that night? Having not got the permission to speak with Robert from Virgin due to his illness, I was flabberghasted! Spent a long evening chatting and listening to music with Robert, Alfie, Hugh & Sean Murphy (Soft Machine engineer). The first record Robert played was an acoustic bass solo effort by Harry Miller - South African expatriate and member of the legendary Blue Notes - forced out of their troubled homeland for being a mixed (race) jazz quintet! They moved to London in the early 60's and changed the modern jazz scene there in many ways! Each member of the Blue Notes was a force to be reckoned with - leader & pianist Chris MacGregor, Dudu Pukwana on alto sax, Mongezi Fesa on trumpets, Johnny Dyani on bass and Louis Moholo on drums!! Harry played with many of the British heavyweight out-jazz heroes- Mike Westbrook, John Surman, Mike Osbourne?! At the end of the sixties, he ended up again the former Blue Notes' cohorts in the astonishing Brotherhood of Breath who also included the cream of the UK avant-jazz - Evan Parker, Gary Windo, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Nick Evans & Radu Malfatti. Inexplicably and tragically - all members of the Blue Notes have since passed away except for Louis Moholo. Only two of the four regular Brotherhood of Breath releases ('s/t' & 'Live at Willisau') remain in print, with a third (live) cd to be released by Cuneiform later this year. The Blue Notes & BoB have a devoted & ever-growing following thanks to renewed interest (I have long championed this scene) and books like 'Innovations in British Jazz' for helping keep the flame burning! Which brings us to this marvelous & important box set - a memorial to Harry Miller by his wife Hazel who helped him run the fabulous Ogun label!The Collection' is an extraordinary three cd set and beautiful booklet filled with the kind and instructive words by fellow musicians and journalists. The three cds contain three lps with Harry as the leader (of Isipingo), an astounding duo record with Radu Malfatti on trombone and that one legendary solo bass release - 'Children at Play' from 1974! Harry also plays some hand percussion and flute on this jewel - but it is the soulful, glowing, passionate and resonant contrabass playing which continues to make us feel good now and in days to come! This offering goes from gentle to fierce to extended bass explorations to a child-like folk tune. Still, there is a certain folky/funky/earthy quality to this and other South African jazz - even if the location has changed completely. A quarter century since I last reckoned with this and it still rings true. The duo lp with trombonist Radu Malfatti is something else entirely! It was recorded live & first released in 1978. This is British/Euro free/improv at its finest - captured marvelously so that each sound can be held and fathomed without distraction. Beginning with many small sounds very slowly naturally occurring assembling babbling bubbling softly from the start and building the dialogue into conversation. Still fresh and timeless.
The first group album is Isipingo's 'Family Affair' from '77 and featuring a stellar sextet with Mike Osbourne on alto sax, Malcolm Griffiths on trombone, Mark Charig on trumpet, Keith Tippett (the master!) on piano & Louis Moholo on drums! What a line-up of giants! This music starts the heart a' fluttering with that wonderful South African gospelish funky jive groove saute-ing our souls! Moholo reminds me of Ed Blackwell with his distinctive second-line/out-jazz swing! This is happy music and each musician comes up with joyous solos inspired by the swell, hypnotic songs. When Mike Osborne finally explodes, everyone reaches for the stars, the break-neck pace pushes all into the stream. Keith Tippett is a marvel throughout - forever astonishing us with his cosmic harp-like flurries! The rhythm team does an impossible and ridiculous job of spinning in hyper-drive lightning flashes surprising us all! From only one year later we get a much different sextet with only the rhythm team in tact. 'In Conference' features Willem Breuker (leader of The Kollektief) and Trevor Watts (SME & Amalgam) on saxes plus special treat Julie Tippett on vocals! It continues down a similar path of robust freedom and intense energy - soaring from the first note, both sax players spin long note-bending webs of notes - the (Tippett fronted) rhythm team often burn - pushing hard on both saxes! "Orange Grove" has that infectious jive/groove once more with Harry's bass buzzing like mad at the center! Both saxists go for broke - playing powerful solos that swing with lyrical abandon at first, but later head for the stratosphere. Julie doesn't even appear until the second side of this lp - but does fit so well with this explosive sextet. The fifth and final lp is called 'down south' from the last year of Harry's life - 1983 - featuring a part Dutch unit with Sean Bergin on saxes, Mark Charig on cornet, Walter Weirbos on trombone and the wackiest drummer of them all - Han Bennink! Even with a whole new selection of players, the spirit is still there! The three horns remain inspired and ever-spinning throughout. Han put his silly schtick aside and plays truly inspired for the entire cd!?! The Harry Miller 'Collection' is a true blessing, since all five of these lps have long been out-of-print and each is an incredible work in its own right! " - BLG
3 CD set and bklt for $40



FONOTONE RECORDS [AMERICAN PRIMITIVE V.A.] - Fonotone Records 1956-1969 [5 CD Box] (Dust To Digital 003) Fonotone Records 1956-1969 [5 CD Box] (DTD 003CD). Massive 5CD set of American Primitive music unearthed for the first time (in various styles: Jug Band, Country, Old Time, Blues and Bluegrass), recorded and documented by Joe Bussard's 78-RPM Fonotone label, 1956-1969 - not one track previously on CD before. Incredible package featuring 131 tracks over 5 discs, 160-page perfect-bound book, 17 full-color postcards, 3 record label reproductions in souvenir folder and a nickel-plated Fonotone Records bottle opener(!) - all packaged in a deluxe cigar box. The label that gave us one of the most elaborate packaging presentations of the modern era (Goodbye Babylon, DTD's first release from 2004). What started as a conversation about Fonotone Records metamorphasized into this 5CD box set, for which no stone went unturned. Master reel-to-reel tapes, unplayed for decades but still pristine, were painstakingly remastered; forgotten Kodak slides in old cigar boxes were dusted off and retouched; and musicians of all stripes who had disappeared more than 35 years ago were tracked down. Their stories, and the story of Fonotone, the last 78-RPM record label in the land, are told here with words, pictures and music. Take a look-see, give it a listen, and get a rare portrait of a long-gone America.
5 CD set for $70

WHERE WILL YOU BE CHRISTMAS DAY? [GOSPEL V.A.] - Where Will You Be Christmas Day? - Holiday Series Vol 1 (Dust To Digital 002) 24 Recordings from 1917 - 1959. "Following up last year's critically acclaimed Goodbye, Babylon box set, Dust-to-Digital is proud to announce our new Holiday Series, curated by musicologist Dick Spottswood. Based on his popular radio show in Washington, D.C., our series is initiated with a Christmas Gift, a compact disc full of rare yuletide gems. Just as Goodbye, Babylon showed the many sides of gospel music, this CD shows many sides of Christmas - from Jesus born in the manger to Leroy Carr spending the holiday in jail. Some of the artists featured include Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Butterbeans and Susie, Fiddlin' John Carson, Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers, Lightning Hopkins, Los Jibaros, Kansas City Kitty, Lead Belly, Lord Executor, Maddox Brothers and Rose, and Bessie Smith. Together they provide a stark contrast to the commercialized Christmas we know today..."
CD $15

Also available...

GOODBYE BABYLON [COUNTRY GOSPEL V.A.] - Goodbye, Babylon [6 CD Box set] (Dust To Digital 001) Debut release on this label, an incredible package of early gospel music, in a deluxe handcrafted wooden box (designed by Susan Archie, who was previously responsible for the Grammy-winny Charley Patton boxset on Revanant). 5 CDs featuring 135 songs (1902-1960), 1 CD featuring 25 sermons (1926-1941). Notes and essays by musicologists and scholars. Contributors include Lynn Abbott, David Evans, Ray Funk, Anthony Heilbut, Kip Lornell, Luigi Monge, Paul Oliver, Opal Louis Nations, Bruce Nemerov, Guido van Rijn, Ken Romanowski, Tony Russell, Doug Seroff, Dick Spottswood, Warren Steel, David Tibet, Gayle Dean Wardlow, and Charles Wolfe. 200 page book with Bible verses, complete lyric transcriptions, and notes for each recording, plus over 200 illustrations. Reverently packed in raw cotton and housed in a deluxe 8" x 11" x 2.5" cedar box. "If you're not sure where you'll stand on judgement morning, we have five CDs of guitar evangelists, holiness string bands, jubilee gospel quartets, sacred harp choirs and sanctified jug music to rock your soul plus one CD of shouting sisters and powerful preachers to deliver the message about your starry crown." According to Greil Marcus: "The best country-religious music collection I have ever heard."
6 CD set for $95


DONOVAN - Barabajagal (EMI 73569/UK) 2005 remaster, originally released by Epic Records in 1968. UK-only CD reissue, with 13 bonus tracks (previously released), detailed booklet of notes. "Marking Donovan's 40th year in music, this special anniversary sees the re-release of the classic album Barabajagal, which features all the tracks digitally remastered, plus bonus tracks. The album epitomises his time as one of the UK's greatest singers. Includes the tracks 'Barabajagal,' 'Superlungs My Supergirl,' 'Where Is She' and many more."
CD for $16

MY MIND GOES HIGH - Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults/various (WEA 74708/UK)' My Mind Goes High' gathers 24 psych pop treasures released between 1966 and 1969, none of which are available on the Nuggets box sets. The album also comes with a 22-page booklet, with colour photos and detailed track notes." Artists: Baker Knight and the Knightmares, The Misty Wizards, The Next Exit, The Collectors, Adrian Pride, The Association, The World Column, Tom Northcott, John Wonderling, Ellen Marguiles, Jeff Thomas, M.C.2., Brass Buttons, The Salt, Kim Fowley, The Electric Prunes, The Bonniwell Music Machine, The Tokens, Noel Harrison, Lee Mallory, The Glass Family, The Holy Mackerel, The Monkees, and The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.
CD for $18


YETI: #3 [BOOK & CD] (Yeti 003) 244 page 6" by 9" matte gloss journal (gorgeous metallic cover), comes with a packed-as-possible CD of unreleased/ rare music fastened to inside back cover. CD CONTENTS: Unreleased music by Devendra Banhart (3 songs), Henry Flynt, Steffen Basho-Junghans, the Mad Scene, the Lights, Dan Melchior, Ian Nagoski, World, Birdbrain, the Apes, Dead Science, the Robot Ate Me, the Blues Goblins, KRMTX, the Postal Service, Iron & Wine, Jolie Holland, Colin Meloy from the Decemberists (a Morrissey cover), Haley Bonar, the Dream Lovers and Timesbold, plus rare tracks by Washington Phillips and the Fruit Bats (during their incarnation as I, Rowboat). BOOK CONTENTS: Unpublished interview with William S. Burroughs conducted in 1997 by Alan "Love in Vain" Greenberg; R.J. Smith's discovery of a hard-boiled anonymous crime scene reporter from 1940s African-American Los Angeles; rad felt-tip drawings by Mark Dwinell from Bright; Erik Davis on "West Coast art and spiritual collage"; Naomi Yang on her design work; comics by Jeffrey Brown, Jason Miles, Souther Salazar and Carson Ellis; diaristic photo letters by Michael Galinsky; a selection of Blood Ninja's finest AIM conversations; a 'lost' manifesto by Henry Flynt; many pages of photos of modern Vietnam by Charles Peterson; the editor's interview with a discharged marine who may or may not be conning him; the 9-page "Apes Guide to Apes" (where the band the Apes tells in picture form what it is like to be the Apes); Nate Lippens on Eileen Myles; a parable by Steve Arntson; interviews with Neko Case, Schneider TM, Devendra Banhart and Timesbold; plus Goldcard in conversation with the Blues Goblins (Sam from Quasi). Full page illustrations by some of today's most excellent graphic artists--Sammy Harkham, Carson Ellis, Jeffrey Brown, Jordan Crane, Eric Reynolds, Gregg Einhorn and E*Rock--accompany each article.
Book & CD for $13


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HERE'S A SHORT LIST OF DMG RECOMMENDED GIGS FOR DECEMBER:

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


December 25 to December 30 is the OTOMO YOSHIHIDE Festival

12/25 Sunday
8 pm - Otomo Solo-turntable without records - Otomo Yoshihide (turntables)
10 pm - Double Tatsuya Quartet: Otomo Yoshihide (guitar) Kato Hideki (bass) Yoshida Tatsuya (drums) Nakamura Tatsuya (drums) - A very special holiday event featuring two dynamic punk/jazz drummers from Tokyo: Yoshida Tatsuya and Nakamura Tatsuya!

12/26 Monday
8 pm - Otomo Solo - Otomo Yoshihide (acoustic guitar)
10 pm - Otomo Solo - Otomo Yoshihide (electric guitar)

12/27 Tuesday
8 pm - Otomo Quartet - Otomo Yoshihide (guitar) John Zorn (sax) Bill Laswell (bass) Nakamura Tatsuya (drums)
10pm - Otomo Quintet - Otomo Yoshihide (guitar) John Zorn (sax) Bill Laswell (bass) Nakamura Tatsuya (drums) djToshio (turntables)

12/28 Wednesday
8 pm - Otomo Quartet - Otomo Yoshihide (guitar) Margarita Garcia (bass) Sean Meehan (percussion) Tim Barnes (percussion)
10 pm - Core Anode - Otomo Yoshihide (guitar) Tim Barnes (drums) Nakamura Tatsuya (drums) and others
12/29 Thursday
8 pm - Otomo Yoshihide (electronics) Yasunao Tone (electronics)
10 pm - Portable Orchestra - Otomo Yoshihide (conductor) Matt Welch (toys) Jeremiah Cymerman (toys) Tim Keiper (toys) and ensemble

12/30 Friday
8 pm - Electronic Duo Otomo Yoshihide (electronics) Ikue Mori (electronics) 10 pm - Electronic Trio - Otomo Yoshihide (electronics) Ikue Mori (electronics) Yasunao Tone (electronics)


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Tonic is located at 107 Norfolk St. (Bet. Delancey & Rivington Sts.)

Mon Dec 19th-
8pm - Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra

Tues Dec 20th - 8 & 10pm-
Mark Dresser & Roswell Rudd Duo plus Mark Dresser and Friends with Marty Ehrlich (saxophone), Mark Helias (bass), Denman Maroney (piano) & Mike Sarin (drums)

Wed Dec 21st -
8pm - OKKYUNG LEE/SYLVIE COURVOISIER/ANTHONY BURR/JOHN HOLLENBECK!
10pm - HARRIET TUBMAN!

Wed Dec 28th-
Sonny Simmons, Bern Nix, Daniel Carter, Adam Lane, Andrew Barker, Mike Fortune & Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut!



NEW YEAR'S EVE (12/31) AT TONIC:

[separate admission] 7pm - HEMOPHILIAC followed by ELECTRIC MASADA
[separate admission] 10pm- ELECTRIC MASADA w/ MIKE PATTON, followed at 1am by MARC RIBOT'S CERAMIC DOG!!!

NEW YEAR'S DAY (1/1/06) AT TONIC:
PAINKILLER!!! - JOHN ZORN, BILL LASWELL, MIKE PATTON, SUBMERGED & GUY LICATA! At 10pm -

What a way to end the year & bring in a new one!


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