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Thursday, 24 May
KELAN PHILIP COHRAN & THE HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE
Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Honest Jon's Records
CD // £9.99
Cat. Number: HJRCD65
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At Eighty Five, jazz legend Philip Cohran is doing pretty well. Keeping busy in his adopted hometown of Chicago he’s still a regular sight around town, and by the sounds of this latest album, recorded last summer, he’s not lost any of his edge. Cohran is still best known for lending his expertise to Sun Ra’s Arkestra, most notably contributing zither to ‘Angels and Demons at Play’. Over the last umpteen years however his focus has been on his Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, where he (accompanied by no less than eight of his family) has managed to stumble across a unique… Read more
KELAN PHILIP COHRAN & THE HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE
Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Honest Jon's Records
2LP // £11.99
Cat. Number: HJRLP65
Recommended release
At Eighty Five, jazz legend Philip Cohran is doing pretty well. Keeping busy in his adopted hometown of Chicago he’s still a regular sight around town, and by the sounds of this latest album, recorded last summer, he’s not lost any of his edge. Cohran is still best known for lending his expertise to Sun Ra’s Arkestra, most notably contributing zither to ‘Angels and Demons at Play’. Over the last umpteen years however his focus has been on his Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, where he (accompanied by no less than eight of his family) has managed to stumble across a uniq… Read more
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*9 classic Saturn LP releases from Sun Ra on 7 CDs in an individually numbered box set limited to just 500* All these albums are great, all of them quite different from one another and all featuring a lot of electric keyboards and Moog from the boss. The albums are: Disco 3000, Sleeping Beauty, On Jupiter, Beyond the Purple Star Zone, Oblique Parallax, Horizon, Nidhamu, Dark Myth Equation Visitation The Antique Blacks. All beautifully packaged in three-fold digipacks.
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*A ltd edition reissue in dramatic new, orange dayglo packaging of the double full-session version of the legendary Saturn classic* A single CD issue of the infamous Sun Ra concert recorded at the Teatro Ciak in Milan, Italy, on January 23rd 1978, Disco 3000 features playing from John Gilmore (tenor sax, drums and vocals), Luqman Ali (drums and vocals) and Michael Ray (trumpet and vocals) with Ra spreading himself between piano, organ, moog, "rhythm machine" and vocals. On Disco 3000 Sun Ra alloys his star-gazing free-jazz tendencies with the intoxicating rumble of electronic music, From the arping bloops and introductory ch… Read more
ROBERT WYATT
The End Of An Ear (Remastered Edition)
ESOTERIC RECORDINGS
CD // £10.99
Cat. Number: ECLEC2324
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"Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce a newly remastered edition of the legendary debut solo album by Robert Wyatt. Recorded in August 1970 whilst Wyatt was still a member of Soft Machine, his first solo outing was a blend of Jazz and Experimental music that he had pioneered on his composition ‘Moon in June’ on Soft Machine’s “Third” album. The sessions for “The End Of An Ear” saw Robert Wyatt joined by guests such as Dave Sinclair of Caravan and Soft Machine alumni Mark Charig and Elton Dean among others. This Esoteric Recordings reissue has been newly remastered from the original master tapes and features a booklet that fully restores all original album artwork with a new essay."Monday, 21 May
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The only thing predictable about Harmonia Records is how, well, unpredictable it is. Its latest offering, from Pekka Airaksinen, is one of its strongest offerings to date, comprising seven electronic investigations of varying tempos and temperaments but all curiously addictive. At its best, Other Power sounds like Raymond Scott, BoC and Position Normal trying to make jazz fusion together, and almost succeeding, as on the terrific 'SImha' or 'Suvarnabhasagarbha'. Fans of those artists, as well as Moon Wiring Club, Karl Lindh, Public Information, etc should investigate - records this eccentric rarely hang together so convincingly and compellingly. A totally unexpected treat.Monday, 14 May
ANDROMEDA MEGA EXPRESS ORCHESTRA
Alien Transistor
MP3 Download // £5.99
FLAC Download // £6.99
Cat. Number: N29
Once you get over the truly horrible name, you might find that this latest from the Notwist-affiliated Alien Transistor imprint is really rather great. Coming from the massive, sprawling Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra there’s a sense that it might get confused with all those heads involved, but there’s a focus and intensity on show here that pulls things together just before it gets too lost. Electronics, jazz, world music and chamber music collide to arrive on a sound that is rather hard to put your finger on, yet manages somehow to avoid coming across as pretentious. About that name though…. Hmmm.
Thursday, 10 May
CD // £12.99"This is the fantastic funky jazz sound of Hilton Felton, and let me tell you that the cool, rhythmic, pulsating drive of this album will get next to your mind. The city of Washington DC claims Hilton Felton, we love him here and we want the rest of the country and the world to know of his amazing talents. Hilton Felton is a monster within himself, he can write, produce and is a wizard on the piano and Hammond B3. This album consists of five tunes recorded over the years 1970 thru '74 for his very own Hilton's Concept record company, and I guarantee you that he and his fellow ba… Read more
"This is the fantastic funky jazz sound of Hilton Felton, and let me tell you that the cool, rhythmic, pulsating drive of this album will get next to your mind. The city of Washington DC claims Hilton Felton, we love him here and we want the rest of the country and the world to know of his amazing talents. Hilton Felton is a monster within himself, he can write, produce and is a wizard on the piano and Hammond B3. This album consists of five tunes recorded over the years 1970 thru '74 for his very own Hilton's Concept record company, and I guarantee you that he and his fellow … Read more
Yes! Netherlands-based Terp Records deliver two honking wild improv sessions from some of the worlds finest, recorded in situ in Ethiopia. A-side captures Ab Baars and Ken Vandermark blazing tenor sax and clarinet fire on Paal Nilssen-Love's tumultuous percussion recorded by The Ex's Andy Moor + Arnold De Boer, December 28, 2009 in the Bateau Ivre, Kazanchis, Addis Abeba. Going solo, Mats Gustafsson extrudes his lungs through a baritone sax in a feat of pure human/animalistic magnitude recorded February 22nd, 2011 in the Yared Music School, Sidist Kilo, Addis Abeba. You'll be peaking like the crowd listening to this, trust us. Recommended!
Monday, 07 May
**Digitally restored reissue of an extremely rare and bewildering electronic spiritual-jazz funk holy grail from 1975. Original copies sell for over $1000. Features a number of self-built instruments and some genuine WTF?! moments. Recommended!** We'll let the Jazzman riff now: "Every once in a while, a record presents itself so defiant in its refusal of categorisation that it becomes the bane of those poor vinyl archaeologists whose business it is to file and classify. The aptly named ‘The Naked Truth’ is one such artefact; a wayfaring stray of an album that weaves its insouciant m… Read more
VARIOUS / THE LOST NOISES OFFICE
Weed Smoker's Dream: 16 Classic Jazz Vocals About Drugs
The Lost Noises Office
MP3 Download // £6.99
FLAC Download // £8.99
Cat. Number: LN048
Review to follow shortly…
Thursday, 03 May
**Digitally restored reissue of an extremely rare and bewildering electronic spiritual-jazz funk holy grail from 1975. Original copies sell for over $1000. Features a number of self-built instruments and some genuine WTF?! moments. Recommended!** We'll let the Jazzman riff now: "Every once in a while, a record presents itself so defiant in its refusal of categorisation that it becomes the bane of those poor vinyl archaeologists whose business it is to file and classify. The aptly named 'The Naked Truth' is one such artefact; a wayfaring stray of an album that weaves its insouciant magic t… Read more
Monday, 30 April
SEBASTIAN ROCHFORD & JEHST
Days and Nights At the Takeaway 4: April
The Leaf Label
MP3 Download // £1.70FLAC Download // £2.50
Cat. Number: DANATT4
Coming from Sebastian Rochford of outré jazz warriors Polar Bear you know you’re in for something good, and this latest in the ‘Days and Nights at the Takeaway’ series is no exception. Featuring underrated Brit rapper Jehst on vocal duties, this is a dedication to classic rap music; dusty breaks and classic-era style emceeing. Rochford takes to this style easily and the overwhelming feeling is one of a darker, grimier 96-era Premier, which is no bad thing at all.
MP3 Download // £3.50
FLAC Download // £4.50"This is the fantastic funky jazz sound of Hilton Felton, and let me tell you that the cool, rhythmic, pulsating drive of this album will get next to your mind. The city of Washington DC claims Hilton Felton, we love him here and we want the rest of the country and the world to know of his amazing talents. Hilton Felton is a monster within himself, he can write, produce and is a wizard on the piano and Hammond B3. This album consists of five tunes recorded over the years 1970 thru '74 for his very own Hilton's Concept record company, and I guarantee you that he and his fel… Read more
Friday, 20 April
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Monday, 16 April
Oliver Doerell and Roger Doering's revive their much-loved Dictaphone project, last active in the early-mid 2000s on City Centre Offices, for a new album on Sonic Pieces. Joined this time around by Alexander Stolze on violin, they generate a lavishly cinematic sound, at times distinctly Continental, at others given a decidedly Arabic lilt, especially on the gorgeous 'Manami' and 'Soylent Green (1973)'. There are echoes of the micro-level loop-finding experiments of Jan Jelinek, at others the midnight arthouse blues of Julian Neto, but Dictaphone have got their own thing going, and… Read more
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Saturday, 14 April
THOLLEM MCDONAS, WILLIAM PARKER, NELS CLINE
Porter Records
MP3 Download // £3.95FLAC Download // £4.95
Cat. Number: PRCD4068
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Thursday, 12 April
DIZZY GILLESPIE / ASTRUD GILBERTO
The Best Of Perception & Today Records: Limited Edition Sampler
BBE
7" // £6.99
Cat. Number: BBE179SLP
**BBE set the scene for DJ Spinna's 'Best of Perception and Today Records' compilation with two groove jazz masterpieces from Dizzy Gillespie and Astrud Gilberto. A-side is the Mike Longo-penned classic 'Matrix' which features the legendary Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet and is probably best known to folk today as the cut sampled by The Beatnuts for 'World Famous'. B-side is a piece of Brazilian Bossa Jazz magic from Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto - she of 'Girl From Ipanema' fame. She's backed by an all-star cast including Airto Moreira, Billy Cobham, Patrick Adams and Mike Longo and is a cover of Jorge Ben's 'Take It East My Brother Charlie'.
Tuesday, 10 April
Tenderly constructed, new age-y Jazz from Japan. Vusk is guitarist Shingo Sekiguchi and 'Strange Rain, Silent Sea' is his second album under that moniker. He's joined by bassist Daisuke Toi and drummer Michihiro Nakajima on a stripped down but fluidly conversational set of eight instrumental songs, effortlessly flowing between sweetly upbeat and tranquil, atmospheric downbeat with a refined mood. Mastered by Chihei Hatakeyama.
Monday, 09 April
TINO CONTRERAS
El Jazz Mexicano de Tino Contreras
Jazzman
MP3 Download // £6.99FLAC Download // £8.99
Cat. Number: JMANCD043
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KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA
Krzysztof Komeda Quartet 1961: Knife in the Water
Trunk Records
MP3 Download // £3.50
FLAC Download // £4.50
Cat. Number: PD127
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KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA
Krzysztof Komeda: Quartet 1961
Trunk Records
MP3 Download // £3.50FLAC Download // £4.50
Cat. Number: PD126
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Saturday, 07 April
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Monday, 02 April
SEBASTIAN ROCHFORD & LV
Days and Nights at the Takeaway 3: March
The Leaf Label
MP3 Download // £1.70FLAC Download // £2.50
Cat. Number: DANATT3
Polar Bear drummer Sebastian Rochford gets involved with dubstep mavericks LV for Leaf's latest singles club, featuring a frayed and grotty Dub remix from Micachu in her M.A.T.H.E.S. guise. Seb's dope drums are chopped with repetitive vocals on 'Sugah Sweet' to sound like some kind of cyborgian Footwork experiment. The M.A.T.H.E.S. remix eases off on an unhinged, raw textured and (wo)man-handled dub tip.
