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„This audacious power trio delivers the sort of sonic blast that hasn’t been felt since bassist Bill Laswell’s ’80s bands Massacre and Last Exit. In Finnish guitar wiz and sonic…
„One of Portland’s brightest lights.“ – Downbeat // „Says more than most singer-songwriters—without any words at all.“ – Willamette Week // „A truly unconventional approach to improvised music that puts…
Just Us is the LONG awaited reissue of Elton Dean’s very first solo album, recorded & released in 1971, while he was still a member of Soft Machine. In addition…
1984 was always a musical oddity, and it may be a little incoherent and self-indulgent at times, but it has held up well over time, and still contains music of…
„One of the great soprano saxists of all time.“ – All Music Guide // „…a trombonist of such sweeping power and majesty that he transcends all styles.“ – The New…
„On a day when your transmission drops to the asphalt and the humidity’s enough to fry brains, Oren Ambarchi’s resonating, disembodied guitarisms establish a soothing alternate universe.“– Pitchfork Media “Nearly…
„The master guitarist’s avant-garde playmates have included Stampfel, Pulnoc, Beefheart, the Beefheart repertory band Fast ‚N‘ Bulbous, and bigger weirdos than that. So for him, this re-creation of pre-Code animator…
„This 1977 debut release laid the groundwork for Tibbetts‘ extraordinary ECM albums; stunning 12 string chops, eccentric, fascinating tape effects and a consistent sense of spiritual dimension.“ – Guitar Player…
For me personally, Happy The Man was the greatest symphonic rock band that the US ever produced. Their greatness lay in their excellent musicianship and their willingness to really ‚push…
„Le Rex has energy and verve in abundance…robust and adventurous, this is an ensemble not to be missed.“ – Columbia, SC Free Times // „…this Swiss combo mixes it up…
„ swirling, psychedelic, gypsy-tinged art-rock masterpiece…“ – New York Music Daily „I spent about 6 years writing for this record. I’ve trashed dozens of tunes along the way. This record…
2014 sees Mercury Prize nominated rock-jazzers Led Bib celebrate their 10th Anniversary with the release of their fifth studio album, and third for American label Cuneiform, ‚The People in Your…
For years Mike Johnson was certain that the master tapes for Thinking Plague’s first two albums were long lost. They recently surfaced & made Early Plague Years possible. Thinking Plague…
Soft Machine were one of first and one of the greatest jazz/rock bands of all time. Their importance and influence was especially great in Europe, where they influenced several generations…
"Great writing and ensemble playing. Deep thoughtful solos." – Jack DeJohnette All in all, a super strongly individual stylists playing deep, dark, muscular music with a remarkably wide appeal." –…
Robert Creeley was one of America’s greatest living poets; he was the link between the Beat poets of Greenwich Village and those of Black Mountain College. Creeley has long acknowledged…
Palermo’s three originals more than hold their own. The title of “Dirty White Bucks” might suggest a nod to Zappa’s obsession with 1950s teen culture, but it’s not a Ruben…
„Whipsmart geek-prog with sax up front and catchy as all get out. Klezmer tunes and tempos. The addition of post-punk jaggedness helps to make this the sort of thing that…
I Just Did Say Something is the fourth release (and Cuneiform’s first) by this very excellent, free-bop style quintet, with members who come from well known ensembles in their native…
„This is an exquisite album in which the musicianship is deft. The all original compositions are clear and thoughtful in their arrangement. I would highly recommend this album to fans…
„Although this is the debut recording from Israeli band Ahvak, the music is tight, complex, and mature — not the sort of result normally associated with a fledgling band. But…
„Algernon is one of those bands…that is pushing the boundaries of rock…and more to the perimeters. They obviously don’t care if it can be pegged to a genre, they only…
„Smith is working at his highest level since the mid ’70s. This quartet – with its combination of maturity, craftsmanship, and sense of adventure – is the perfect band to…
„Guapo take classic prog tropes and revivify them…brazenly and gloriously, it brandishes all the hallmarks of golden-era prog rock, but given a steroid boost and stripped of ego.“ – The…
„Cartwright is best known as the leader of the adventurous rock/jazz group Curlew. This recording is a change of pace from that sound, even if it is not a new…
„..influenced by Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Earth, Wind & Fire. (They are) tight and precise and seem capable of playing absolutely anything with great gusto…the Mats/Morgan…
„…Sonar’s idiosyncratic sound world…once you are in, you don’t want to leave…“ – Nik Bärtsch (pianist, composer and ECM recording artist) // „A really fascinating blend of art-rock, groove-based minimalism…
„One of the most successful combinations of booty-shaking & brain-stimulating music to be released this year!“ – Splendid // “Boston’s own rabble of horn players and drummers bring a positively…
„You’d never mistake Claudia for anyone else.” – DownBeat // “Sensing the tipping point where improvisation undermines a composer’s intentions, or composition imprisons good improvisers, is the challenge for musicians…
„A sometimes beautiful album … references a theme of rootless wandering and displacement running as an undercurrent throughout the CD.“ – AllMusic // „Janel and Anthony are an important step…
„I…was stunned by his Hendrix meets late era Coltrane approach.“ – Guitar Moderne // „Despite the boilingly hot drive…influenced by Cream, Lifetime, the Jimi Hendrix Experience (and perhaps more notionally…
„Guitars crunch, slash, crash and bang through a bundle of hard driving prog rock cookers. Think 1973 and King Crimson…“- Keyboard // „Djam Karet took the two main drivers of…
Das ist das große Thema in dieser Zeit. Wie unterstützen wir die Musiker/Innen, die von Ihren Konzerten leben müssen und das auch nur mehr schlecht als recht. Später ist dazu…
„Djam Karet took the two main drivers of their music, hard-edged guitar work and electronic ambient, and forcibly separated them…this was…the ultimate defining moment for Djam Karet, as it proved…
„This is great Hopper writing, fantastic psychedelic music with a hint of experimentation. Delta Flora is one of the most beautiful records to have come out in 1999…“ – Francois…
„Tons of weird rock records have streamed out of Chicago over the past two decades, but none have blended pop smarts and avant-garde impulses as skillfully as this marvelous brainteaser…
„A single Phil Miller album is, in 1988, a greater event than ten Miles Davis albums. More!“ -Puls (Norway) // „…like a 90’s version of Brand X.“ -Pulse. Guitarist and…
„A major statement by a very fine band“ – The Wire // „…in the fine tradition of the Art Ensemble, Roland Kirk, or Mingus at his most out; solid intuitive,…
„…a brilliant achievement, highly recommended to any fan of electronic music, past or present. Play it loud and often.“ – Goldmine // The nine pieces on this 75 minute CD…
„Edit Peptide is gloriously wacky, yet amazingly concise and jaw-droppingly tight.“ – DPRP // „Edit Peptide is a dense album filled with musical twists and turns. This is math-rock with…
„…a turbulent masterpiece that leaves a residue of angst lingering long after the CD ends.“ – Alternative Press After co-founding Univers Zero in 1974 and co-leading that group through their…
On the Winter Solstice of 2014 – the Northern Hemisphere’s longest night of the year – composer, bandleader & percussionist Adam Rudolph convened 11 of New York City’s finest and…
On Avanti! Miriodor have climbed their highest peak yet and now stand patiently waiting for you to discover them.“– David Lynch/All Music Guide Fortuitously placed under the sign of number…
“The sound of Brown vs Brown is original, fresh and deserves your great attention.” – Jazzenzo // “No category fits them perfectly, whether punk, jazz, free, avant-garde…open to any influences…
“Zevious split the difference between the Tony Williams Lifetime and the 80s Downtown scene… algebraic music feel wholly organic , almost swinging.“ – Jazz Times // „…Zevious is for anyone…
„I’m not sure where Doctor Nerve is going sometimes, but they sure are in a hurry to get there.“ Doctor Nerve is a rock band that has been annihilating the…
„…the Microscopic Septet served notice that they remain one of New York’s most distinctive and entertaining groups.“ – All About Jazz New York // „…a wildly idiosyncratic, devastatingly accomplished ensemble.“…
“…fantastically innovative music.“ – Exposé // But there are several moments of serene beauty as well, in particular the limpid Steve Adams composition that ends the program. Highly recommended.“ –…
„…a mind-bending, eclectic and challenging sonic stream that doesn’t contain even a shred of pretentiousness, but is full of creativity, individuality, expressivity and outside of the box thinking.“ – Igloo…
