6.08.2012
5.13.2012
John Fahey - Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (1963)
My favorite Fahey. This is the original 1963 version, not the 1967 re-recorded version, so it's got that haunting lo-fi production and back room reverb.
256
Gelo - Havin' It My Way (1993)
The only thing more surprising than the hilarious cover on this one is how good the music actually is. As the story goes, Gelo was just another Cali gangsta who decided to record an album, and somehow got two sides of killer P-Funk beats to do his thing over. Released on the collectible SMG Solar Music Group label. Great stuff.
192
Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games (1973)
One of the best from the Strata-East label, this is a deep soul jazz experience that many call the lesser-known companion album to Coltrane's A Love Supreme.
320
4.26.2012
4.19.2012
Graeme Jefferies - Messages For The Cakekitchen (1987)
I don't usually do this, but after just one listen I was so enchanted by this album that I felt the need to post it immediately. Graeme Jefferies is a musician from New Zealand who recorded this album for Flying Nun in 1987, and boy is it good. Check it.
VBR
4.15.2012
The Bulletproof Tiger - You Wanna Kiss About It? (2011)
Great melodic math rock from Toronto. Definitely makes my ever expanding best of 2011 list.
Check out their bandcamp: http://thebulletprooftiger.bandcamp.com/
320
3.26.2012
Edward Artemyev - Zerkalo & Stalker
As requested, here is Edward Artemyev's awesome soundtrack to Andrei Tarkovsky's "Stalker," along with his soundtrack for "Mirror" (Possibly my favorite Tarkovsky film). From the Toei Music bootleg series.
VBR
3.20.2012
The Funkees - Point of No Return
Spectacular funk rock album from Nigeria. Readily available on the blogosphere but I'm just posting it in anticipation of the new Funkees comp that will be released by Soundway on April 10 called "Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro-Rock Exponents 1973-1977." Definitely grab a copy if you like this, considering how rare (and therefore expensive) this album is.
J Rock - Streetwize (1991)
Wow I don't know what to say except that I've been pretty obsessed with this for the last few weeks. It's early 90s New York hip hop with extremely funky beats and a drolly amateurish delivery which never fails to bring a smile to my face. Here's his entire bio from his last.fm page:
"As good friend of DJ Premier he made one album in the year 1991. After the album he went to jail and DJ Premier never heard of him again."
All humor aside, I am amazed that this album isn't more popular (It certainly fetches a hefty price on the collectors market though)
2.29.2012
2.26.2012
Victor Jara - Canto Libre (1970)
Victor Jara was a Chilean freedom fighter, activist and poet who became a hero throughout Latin America after his death in 1973, when he was tortured and killed in the Chile Stadium along with many others during the Chilean Coup. This is the CD reissue of a collection of songs that showcases his interest in a wide range of Latin American musical traditions. Incredibly moving and highly recommended.
2.23.2012
Michel Chion - Requiem (1978)
Another masterpiece from the INA-GRM catalogue. One of the most famous (and best) Musique Concrète albums ever.
2.21.2012
The Awakening - Mirage (1973)
CD reissue of one of the most sought-after albums from the famous and highly-collectable Black Jazz Records.
Asylum Party - Picture One (1988)
Solid bit of gloomy Post-Punk from '88. I much prefer this to their equally well-known Borderline LP for some reason.
Benny Maupin - Jewel in the Lotus (1974)
Gorgeous textures and spacey, free arrangements from this jazz ensemble fronted by ex-Headhunters reed man Benny Maupin. Released on ECM, also featuring Herbie Hancock, Charles Sullivan, Buster Williams, Bill Summers, and Frederick Waits.
2.20.2012
Underground Resistance - Codebreaker (1997), World 2 World (1992), Final Frontier (1992)
If there is no band more mythical than Faust, as Julian Cope has said concerning Krautrock, surely when it comes to Detroit Techno, there is none more mythical than Underground Resistance. Whether it was their habit to conceal their identities in front of the media or their cult following among righteous techno acolytes, Underground Resistance were a central pillar of Detroit Techno's second wave, and whose broad catalogue, especially these three releases, live on as Techno landmarks.
VBR2.19.2012
Asmus Tietchens - Formen Letzter Hausmusik (1984)
Monumental experimental recordings-- clangorous, haunting, industrial soundscapes mixed with the austerity of modern classical compositions, by way of Mr. Tietchens' utterly unique approach to sonic sculpture. If Musique Concrète, or experimental music in general interests you, I highly recommend this.
2.17.2012
Howard McGhee - Trumpet at Tempo
One of the most important trumpeters of the bebop era on this (CD Reissue) of this hardish to find album.
2.11.2012
Wax - 10001, 20002, 30003 (2008-2010)
The first three quality 12"s from the much talked about Wax (the moniker of René Pawlowitz of Shed fame) released on limited edition white label pressings.
Deux Filles - Silence & Wisdom (1983)
Ethereal, haunting, delicate. These are all adjectives that can be used to describe this amazing and curious set of songs by the mysterious French group Deux Filles, allegedly fronted by Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule on vocals. CD reissue.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)