The 17 minute take of "Bebop" on disc 2 is some of Braxton at his best, going at the speed of sound and warring with Paul Smoker and Misha Mengelberg. I like to imagine that somewhere Bird and Diz are laughing their butts after hearing this.
Gerry Hemingway Quintet Waltzes, Two-Steps & Other Matters of the Heart Last album from the Quintet, a smoker
Aksak Maboul's Un peu de l'ame des bandits (1980). This landmark avant-prog release out of Belgium features Henry Cow's Chris Cutler and Fred Frith. Lots of varied experimentation going on here.
It's everything I can do not to spring for the one vinyl copy I found for $225. And I'm getting weaker.
Oh, that sucks. Forced Exposure had it last week for $140, which is where I grabbed it, but like 2 days later they scrubbed it from the site entirely as opposed to just marking it out of stock. It sounds as good as the CDs I had, which is basically all you can hope for with this sort of thing. Got it cranked right now in between meetings...
Must've been one of the days that I didn't check their site Must be like 5 copies of it worldwide It will come along again, or not. Or I'll give myself the only live once speech and buy it anyway.
Yeah, i find that i only buy a handful of things from them a month, but i too try to check their new releases daily.
Do you mean the Double Heads set? It's great, all blown out scuzzy psych-blues rock; it actually sounds pretty good as well, at least as far as these recordings go. Need to grab a copy of this; when it came out I was still not buying LPs.
There are a couple of releases in what could be thought of as a series. These are early Riley recordings, and they're effectively bootlegs (although well done). Essentially this is a recording of a performance at a time when tape loops were the thing. It's crude, imperfect, and inside a slightly rough outer shell, a real diamond. In fact, we're lucky to have these types of recording. I actually have two copies of this. This one comes in a digipac which does the job. However, the earlier version (same sound quality) was a standard Jewelcase, and is better aesthetically.
I've always wondered if the title "Motorcycle '66: Reflections & Ruminations" is a Bob Dylan reference. Unlikely, but they were both around the Village in the early '60s. Who knows - maybe Dylan was a big booster of the October Revolution in Jazz?
Amelia Cuni – Parampara Festival 13.3.1992 Black Truffle really just doesn't miss. Complete side note, but it might appeal to some frequent visitors on the thread - Alga Marghen is repressing Eliane Radigue's Opus 17, and - per label copy - it's a new and improved pressing. It's my personal favorite album of hers and, despite having the first press, I immediately ordered the new one.
Is their live album good? There's a video at the link you posted of them playing live, and it sounds great
I haven't heard it. It's a Japan only release AFAIK and rather difficult to find in the States. But I have no doubt they're great live, and the album I'm listening to is incredible.