NEW GOODIES from SAM RIVERS' RIVBEA ORCHESTRA, SABIR MATEEN'S SHAPES, MYSTERIUM (w/ STEVE SWELL & DANIEL CARTER), SPIRITWORLD DVD [w/ OLUTEMI THOMAS/WILLIAM PARKER/JOE McPHEE/LISA SOKOLOV], RASHIED ALI, DAVE BURRELL & BILLY MARTIN, SONNY SIMMONS

GEORGE STEELTOE ENSEMBLE [featuring: MICHAEL BARKER/DANIEL CARTER/THOMAS CLARK, etc.] LP ONLY, FOUR NEW DISCS FROM SUBLIME FREQUENCIES, DONALD MCPHERSON & TETUZI AKIYAMA, BARDO POND, IMI KOLLEKTIEF [JEAN-MARC CHARMIER/ALIPIO C NETO/ELS VANDWEYER/JOAO HASSELBERG/RUI GONCALVES], PIERRE-YVES MARTEL

...PLUS, HISTORIC RECORDINGS FROM HORACE TAPSCOTT TRIO, SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA, SCORCH TRIO, ARTHUR RUSSELL, 2 CONVENTUM & 3 MANEIGE REISSUES from PROG QUEBEC, A HAT-NOW COMPOSERS & POSTCARDS LABEL SALE, TONY ALLEN & EDIP AKBAYRAM and AJAX BEAUREGARD!

PLUS... RECENT 'HAT NOW' CONTEMPORARY COMPOSER RECORDINGS AT 40% OFF OUR EVERYDAY PRICES!!!



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THE VISION FEST XI CONTINUES UNTIL THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH & IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER INCREDIBLE FESTIVAL OF ARTISTIC DELIGHTS...

AND CLICK HERE FOR BLG's REVIEW OF THE 23rd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL MUSIQUE ACTUELLE VICTORIAVILLE!


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DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY IS SPONSORING ANOTHER INCREDIBLE CONCERT IN JUST TWO WEEKS:

THE VERY FIRST NEW YORK PERFORMANCE of CANTERBURY LEGENDS:

HATFIELD & THE NORTH!!

FEATURING :
PHIL MILLER (MATCHING MOLE, NATIONAL HEALTH & IN CAHOOTS) on LEAD GUITAR
RICHARD SINCLAIR (CARAVAN & CARAVAN OF DREAMS) on BASS & LEAD VOCALS
PIP PYLE (GONG & NATIONAL HEALTH) on DRUMS and
ALEX MAGUIRE (ELTON DEAN BAND) on KEYBOARDS!

SUNDAY, JUNE 25th from 8 -10 pm at THE BOWERY POETRY CLUB!
308 Bowery between Houston & Bleecker Sts., across from CBGB's
Tickets are $20 & can be purchased on-line through

http://www.virtuous.com/events/v/78460746

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JUST ADDED:
Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
34 Ave A (between 2nd and 3rd Sts)
Tonight - Friday, June 16th -Midnite to 2AM
DENNIS GONZALEZ YELLS AT EELS + RODRIGO AMADO & REMI ALVAREZ!
VISION AFTER-FEST COOL OUT!


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SABIR MATEEN'S SHAPES TEXTURES AND SOUND ENSEMBLE - Prophecies Come To Pass: Live At Zebulon ('577' Records 7; USA) Featuring Sabir Mateen on saxes, flute & clarinet, Matt Lavelle on trumpets, flugel & cornet, Steve Swell on trombone, Matt Heyner on contrabass and Michael T.A. Thompson on drums. Here's a fine new disc from Federico Ughi's great 577 label featuring a great local all-star quintet. Rather than just another free/jazz session, we find our local heroes getting into a great groove-fest with inspired solos from all five members. "Sekasso Blues" is an earthy, bluesy intro with Sabir's feisty tenor sax, Lavelle's spirited muted trumpet (cornet?) and Steve Swell's burning trombone. While each horn player takes a great solo, the another horn punctuates with short, quick, tight blasts underneath. "The Beauty Within" begins freely with just the bass and drums, slowly the the horns come in swirling around one another. - BLG
CD $14



A DMG EXCLUSIVE!!

SAM RIVERS' RIVBEA ORCHESTRA - Aurora (Rivbea Sound; USA) If you missed the Vision Fest 2006 performance of this group...-well, here's the same lineup on record in the studio! Composer/tenor and soprano sax, and flautist Rivers with a 15 piece orchestra including Rex Wertz and Charlie DeChant on tenor saxes; Jeff Rupert and Dan Boissy on alto saxes; Dalton Hagler on baritone sax; Tom Permerter, John Castleman, Todd Beals, and Mike Iapichino on trumpets; Keith Oshiro, Dave Sheffield, and Jerry Edwards on trombones; Willie Clark on tuba; Doug Matthews on bass, and Anthony Cole on drums! Blow by blow review by our own BLG next week... if you can wait that long?@!?!
CD $16

see farther below for four great recordings featuring Sam Rivers on SALE FOR $10!!!



...AND ANOTHER DMG EXCLUSIVE!!!

RASHIED ALI'S LATEST QUINTET HAS RELEASED THEIR STUDIO WORK - WITH COVERS OF TUNES BY DON CHERRY, FRANK LOWE, JAMES BLOOD ULMER, JACO PASTORIUS, WAYNE SHORTER, THELONIOUS MONK, BILLY STRAYHORN - AS TWO LAVISH INDIVIDUAL VOLUMES...

RASHIED ALI QUINTET - Judgement Day Vol 1 (Survival 121; USA) With Jumaane Smith trumpet, Lawrence Clark tenor sax, Greg Murphy piano, Joris Teepe bass. Originals by members of the band as well as tunes by Cherry, Blood Ulmer, Lowe, Shorter, and Pastorius
CD $16

RASHIED ALI QUINTET - Judgement Day Vol 2 (Survival 122; USA) With Jumaane Smith trumpet, Lawrence Clark tenor sax, Greg Murphy piano, Joris Teepe bass. Originals by members of the band as well as tunes by Cherry, Blood Ulmer, Monk, and Strayhorn.
CD $16

And the seldom seen 2001 release is back in stock!...

RASHIED ALI QUINTET With RAVI COLTRANE - No One In Particular (Survival 100; USA) With Gene Shimosato guitar, Ravi Coltrane tenor and soprano saxes, Matt Garrison bass, Greg Murphy piano. Originals by members of the band including Ravi as well as tunes by Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, and Sonelius Smith!
CD $15


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MYSTERIUM [DANIEL CARTER/STEVE SWELL/ERIC EIGNER/TERENCE MURREN/GIL SELINGER] - For Quintet [2 CD set] (Eavesdrop 002; USA) This is the second disc by Mysterium and this version features Steve Swell on trombone & organ, Daniel Carter on trumpet, flute saxes & clarinet, Gil Selinger on cellos & organ, Terrence Murren on basses and Eric Eigner on drums, percussion & clarinet. - Review next week
2 CD set for $22

also available...

MYSTERIUM [DANIEL CARTER/MORGAN CRAFT/ERIC EIGNER] - Mysterium (Eavesdrop 001; USA) Local reeds & trumpet hero, Daniel Carter, needs no introduction as he is the busiest of all downtown improvisers, playing with just about everybody at some point, no matter what genre they're dealing with. Morgan Craft plays stunt guitar with Burnt Sugar, as well as a duo called Rough Americana with DJ Mutamassik. Eric Eigner plays extended drumset & clarinet, released this cd, yet I hadn't heard of him before this. Well recorded and balanced, this is high end improv that moves quickly through focused, constantly changing dialogue. Daniel begins with some cautious flute before switching to relaxed muted trumpet as Morgan spins short connected lines of warped guitar and sampled (tape?) weirdness. Eric moves effortlessly through different styles, fractured jazz, funky snippets and free eruptions. Morgan also dips into the heavy Hendrix bag at times, as well as inserting a wide variety of mutant guitar soundscapes. He is a perfect foil for Daniel Carter who also is in constant motion between horns and styles. There are moments when things quiet down with some somber, floating tenor sax and delicate guitar & fragile percussion, which balances the more intense eruptions that never last too long. There is a sublime, organic flow and thread of close listening going on here as each of these long pieces evolve through different sections. - BLG
CD $14


SPIRITWORLD [OLUYEMI THOMAS/WILLIAM PARKER/JOE McPHEE/LISA SOKOLOV]//JEFF SCHLANGER// ROBERT O'HAIRE, dir. - Spiritworld Live At The Cue Art Foundation//Jeff Schlanger musicWitness: Genesis & Testimony [DVD] (Straw2Gold 04; USA) Two wonderful films - a 75 minute concert by Spiritworld and a 30 minute documentary on painter/sculptor Jeff Schlanger - produced and directed by Robert O'Haire! If you don't know West Coast mystery man, Oluyemi Thomas, well, you really should. Oluyemi plays bass clarinet, C-melody sax, flutes & musette and is one the most spirited horn players to emerge from the Bay Area scene. He has a wonderful duo/trio/quartet with his wife and extended vocalist Ijeoma called Positive Knowledge. They will be here at DMG on July 23rd. This superb DVD captures a special performance with bassist & ethnic multi-instrumentalist, William Parker, multi-reedsman & trumpeter, Joe McPhee on soprano sax, the great out/jazz singer Lisa Sokolov and Mr. Thomas.
DVD $18


GEORGE STEELTOE ENSEMBLE [MICHAEL BARKER/DANIEL CARTER/THOMAS CLARK] - Church Of Yuh [LP only] (Heat Retention 14; USA)
LP $10 (Limited Edition of 500)


DAVE BURRELL & BILLY MARTIN - Consequences (Amulet 22; USA) Featuring Dave Burrell on piano & Billy Martin on drums & percussion. Their set at the Vision Fest earlier this week (6/13/06) was a splendid blend of styles, grooves and ideas from the long history of jazz. They pushed each other in different unexpected directions and both took their time to develop theme. Longer review soon.
CD $14


SONNY SIMMONS - I'll See You When You Get There (Jazzaway 025; EEC) Featuring Sonny Simmons on alto sax & English horn, Anders Aarum on piano (2 tracks), Mats Eilertsen on double bass and Ole Thomas Kolberg on drums. All original compositions by the legendary saxist, Sonny Simmons, plus Monk's " 'Round Midnight" and the standard, "Tenderly".
CD $17


IMI KOLLEKTIEF [JEAN-MARC CHARMIER/ALIPIO C NETO/ELS VANDWEYER/JOAO HASSELBERG/RUI GONCALVES] - Snug As A Gun (clean feed 59; Portugal) Alipio played here at DMG last Sunday with Herb Robertson, Ken Filiano & Michael Thompson and they were fantastic! This is Alipio'a fabulous quintet from Portugal. Review next week.
CD $17


PIERRE-YVES MARTEL - Engagement & Confrontation (AM 148; Canada) With these 18 tracks of solo music for prepared contrabass recorded in October, 2005 by a young Montreal musician, we have a perfect example of a trend in contemporary music that I find endlessly rewarding, familiar acoustic instruments put under a microscope to reveal unfamiliar possibilities. Martel is an example of a musician who's drawn a personal cartography of nooks and crannies in their instrument's potential sound space, and it's in the solo format that we can hear their naked vocabulary and organizational impulses without any musical compromises. Averaging around 3 minutes apiece, these are miniatures that allow Martel to present a huge range of approaches; it's possibly the most varied solo contrabass disc I've encountered. At the same time, the timbral and structural variety within each piece obviates a "catalog" effect. For short passages we hear rare shades of bow pressure recalling Fernando Grillo's Fluvine or Stefano Scodanibbio's Scelsi interpretations, and other restrained fixations echo the outstanding solo works of Domenico Sciajno, Michael Bullock, Tetsu Saitoh, Kazue Sawai, etc. Both non-repeating and repeating structures are employed, the former offering the joy of ephemeral glimpses of mystery sounds and the latter conveying the feeling of strange machines carrying out their strange lives in the middle of a short film by the Brothers Quay. Though the music was created via improvisation without overdubs or electronic processing, Martel achieves some grainy, static-like textures and unnatural harmonies that vaguely feel electronic. Much of the credit goes to the multiple close-miking recording techniques used, with as many as 10 (!) microphones collating heterogenous sound events. One can imagine Martel sometimes rapidly moving from one attack to another at a different location on his oversized fiddle, and several tracks have a semi-regular alternation between contrasting timbres that creates an illusion of ensemble interplay, with the kind of tightness of timing that can only come from a single nervous system overseeing an array of sounds, much like a drumkitter weaves the contrasting timbres of different cymbals, drums, etc. A truly captivating disc from start to finish! - Michael Anton Parker
CD $14


BARDO POND - Ticket Crystals (ATP 021; USA) Philadelphia's Bardo Pond return in June 2006 with Ticket Crystals -- their sixth studio album and second for ATP Recordings. Completing a trilogy of work -- first embarked on with 2001's Dilate and centered with 2003's On the Ellipse -- Ticket Crystals resumes the quintet's signature doom tempo, multi-layered drones; while introducing a lighter pastoral, even Tudor-like feel, which rallies throughout against the band's youthful riff petulance. Recorded over two years at the band's home studio, a handful of the tracks first came to light on Bardo Pond's 2003 live UK dates alongside kindred spirits and former label mates, Mogwai. Tracking down the elusive balance between extensive improvisation and acutely structured arrangements, Ticket Crystals includes the spellbinding "Moonshine" (a ten-minute plus ethereal expedition that immediately recalls the acoustic intricacy of Led Zeppelin III coupled with the contemporary quirkiness of Cocorosie) and live favorite and album opener, "Destroying Angel," which only just manages to contain the sheer force of the brothers Gibbons' amplification and vocalist and flautist Isobel Sollenberger's haunting and occasionally terrifying tones. Also featured on the album is the band's unique reworking of The Beatles' White Album classic, "Cry Baby Cry," which was originally recorded for and broadcast by the BBC as part of their commemoration of the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death.
CD $15


DONALD MCPHERSON & TETUZI AKIYAMA - Vinegar & Rum (Bo Weavil 012; UK) "Recorded in New Zealand in 2004, is the duo recording of New Zealand guitarist Donald McPherson and Japanese guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama. A beautiful meeting of 2 virtuoso acoustic guitarists, both thoroughly schooled in the vast world of improvising. Donald McPherson, a native New Zealander has been playing the guitar since the tender age of 12, he studied at the Otago Art School in the '80s and in the '90s he released a number of extremely limited lathe-cut folk records. Tetuzi Akiyama is often associated with the improvising community in Tokyo generated around Tokyo's Off Site venue. But to Tetuzi's sound owes just as much to the country blues guitarists of the '30s. His sound has taken the blues form into a new world of minimalist improvisations. His loose playing side steps the usual clichØs of the guitar in both the free improv and traditional folk scenes. Tetuzi has a varied number of very different projects from free improvisations, working with musicians across the globe, to hard minimalist electric blues boogies, a startling example can be found on Idea Records 'Don't Forget To Boogie' LP and Headz live CD version. This record finds Tetuzi and Donald playing melodic folk improvisations that grow and morph into compositions that on each listening uncover some new layer of beauty. Both playing on acoustic guitar, they have a level of communication and understanding of each others playing, that allows a musical connection to grow and blossom into a full-length recording of delicate melodic mayhem. And the CD is limited to 1000, there are two extra tracks on the CD that do not appear on the vinyl version."
CD $17




NEW FROM SUBLIME FREQUENCIES:

PHI TA KHON - Ghosts of ISAN [DVD] (Sublime Frequencies 026; USA) Masks and outfits made of coconut husks, rice steamers, shredded rags and clanging bells transform participants of Thailand's Phi Ta Khon festival into ghosts, devils, demons, and spirits unleashed for a bacchanal. Outrageous wooden phalluses and plenty of rice whiskey heighten licentious behavior as Mo Lam -- Thai country groove music -- blasts from makeshift bands in the back of pickup trucks. Described as "The Mardi Gras from Hell" and "Thai Halloween," Phi Ta Khon is a ghost festival that takes place every year in the Isan province of Northern Thailand. Meaning "ghosts with human eyes" or "ghosts follow people," Phi Ta Khon features magnificent costumes, ornate masks, decorative phallic icons, strange ceremonies, drinking, dancing, and endless addictive Mo Lam music in higher doses than most souls can process. A mind-blowing and obscure tradition hidden within the Indochine peninsula. Filmed on location by Robert Millis and Richard Bishop in June 2004, Phi Ta Khon: Ghosts of Isan, is shot from the perspective of a participant, ensuring an intense and immersive experience for the viewer. The DVD includes an 8-page insert with extensive liner notes, full color images and a short bonus film of Thai spirit house details (spirit houses are everywhere in Thailand and are said to be the abodes of departed loved ones, relatives and guardian spirits). Robert Millis is a member of Climax Golden Twins and also created the Harmika Yab Yum: Folk Sounds of Nepal CD for Sublime Frequencies in 2005." NTSC format for North America, all regions, color, 75 minutes.
DVD - $20

VA: Ethnic Minority Music of Northeast Cambodia (Sublime Frequencies 027; USA) For the first time ever from this part of the world, here is a recording that documents the ceremonial animist music from the mysterious tribal villages of Northeast Cambodia. The Tampoans, Krungs, Kavets, Braos, and Jaras of Ratanakiri Province and the Phnongs in Mondolkiri Province have been living amidst each other in this region for centuries, preserving and expanding their unique cultural heritage, sometimes at peace and other times in conflict with one another or with foreign invaders. The music includes hypnotic gong ensembles, guitar ballads, bamboo flute and unique local instrumentation such as the gungteng (a 10-string instrument comprised of a bamboo tube holding 10 metallic strings with a dried gourd as resonator) and the mum (a unique one-string Krung instrument bowed with a bamboo using the mouth as a resonator, attached by a string between the instrument and the mouth). The superb singing styles and vocals present throughout are absolutely mesmerizing. These tracks sound like nothing you've heard before, all magnificently documented, transporting the listener into the heart of each performance. Recorded on location by Laurent Jenneau over a 2-year period from 2003-2005 with his revealing liner notes and a detailed tracklist included within.
CD - $14

VA: Radio Thailand: Transmissions from the Tropical Kingdom [2 CD Set] (Sublime Frequencies 028) This 2CD set is an exhaustive collection of Thai Radio transmissions recorded over a 15-year period from 1989 to 2004. These 23 collage tracks have been assembled and distilled from dozens of cassette and mini-disc recordings captured on location from the capital of Bangkok to Chaing Mai and Isan Province in the north to Hat Yai in the south. The music presented here is relentlessly mystifying and seductive: Molam, Luk Thung, Kantrum, folk and pop, classic Thai guitar rock, antique ballads, novelty tunes, traditional ceremonial music and other miscellaneous styles rarely heard outside the Kingdom. Also featured are various commercials, DJs, radio IDs, news reports, mysterious folk radio, language lessons, sacred chants, bumper cues and plenty of audio anomalies only the sheer genius of Thai Radio can supply. Tune in to the amazing audio experience of Thailand's Tropical Kingdom!
2 CD Set - $17

VA: Radio Algeria (Sublime Frequencies 029) Radio Algeria is a multi-dimensional assembly of audio culture from the Mediterranean coast to the undefined border areas of the Sahara Desert and beyond. This is perhaps the most diverse collection of the Algerian listening experience ever presented featuring raw Berber folk, modern Arabic pop, sacred Islamic traditional, Andalusian orchestral, Guesba (the origin of Rai), classic early Rai, Khabyle, Tuareg, Saharaui, and hybrid music styles influenced by Europeans to the north and sub-Saharan Africa to the south. The presence of French culture is a relevant factor in some of these tracks as modern history would suggest and the language is still spoken by a large portion of the population. No English is spoken on Algerian-produced radio. Collected, assembled and edited in 2005 from AM, FM, and shortwave broadcasts recorded in Algeria, there are radio finds here that defy categorization. Excerpts of bumper music, DJ announcements, advertisements, and radio station IDs reinforce the transitions between the musical segments throughout this production.
CD - $14



SCORCH TRIO [RAOUL BJORKENHEIM/INGEBRIGT HAKER FLATEN/PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE] - Luggumt: Expanded Edition [2 LP set; ltd ed of 500 copies] (Rune Grammofon 2040; EEC) [THIS DOUBLE LP CONTAINS AN XTRA 4 CUTS NOT FOUND ON THE CD EDITION!] This is the second dynamic disc from Scorch Trio and we haven't heard a power trio this amazing since the Jimi Hendrix Experience or Cream or maybe even the Nels Cline Singers! Current legends, Scorch Trio is/are guitar god Raoul Bjorkenheim on electric guitar and electric viola da gamba, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on contrabass & Fender bass and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums & percussion. Although our good pal Raoul presently lives in NY, he is from Finland, while his two in-demand rhythm team cohorts come from Norway. Raoul remains one of most innovative and distinctive electric guitarists on the planet, having worked with Edward Vesala, Krakatua (both on ECM) plus he has a great disc on Cuneiform and that marvelous duo with Lukas Ligeti on TUM, from earlier this year. Immensely inventive bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten and powerhouse drummer Paal Nilssen-Love have also worked with Mats Gustafsson in The Thing, amongst other Scandinavian greats. 'Luggumt' explodes right from the beginning and is an immensely powerful offering. When we played it loud in our store last Saturday afternoon, everyone in the store (including guitarist Andy Summers from the Police) jumped and screamed with delight saying, "Who the fuck is this!?!" This righteous platter begins and ends with a fire-spitting electric guitar power trio eruption that will knock you off your feet. The three central pieces quiet things down a bit, yet remain spirited and inventive throughout, often spooky and filled with suspense. Raoul really knows how to make his guitar talk, scream and blast away the doldrums of modern life. Ingebrigt and Paal are a perfect match and also never cease to amaze us as well. Check out their two solo efforts if you can locate them, Ingebrigt's solo effort is the only one we can offer. Word is that this here Scorch Trio might just do a tour here sometime soon. We can only hope and bide our precious time with this massive offering in hand. - BLG
2 LP set for $25



FINALLY ON CD!

HORACE TAPSCOTT - Live at Lobero Vol. I: Expanded Edition (NimbusWest 2370; USA) Featuring Roberto Miranda on contrabass and Sonship (Woody Theus) on drums!! This CD includes bonus material not found on the original Vol 1 LP [nor on the Vol 2 LP] for a total playing time of 70 minutes!
CD $13 7 for 6 SALE




LATEST IN THE LINE OF REMASTERED-FROM-THE-MASTER-TAPE ESP 'SUN RA' ALBUMS!!!

SUN RA & His ARKESTRA - Concert for the Comet Kohoutek (ESP Disk 3033; USA) "Recorded on December 22, 1973 in New York City at the famous Town Hall, this eclectic ESPDisk-sponsored celebration of the Comet Kohoutek featured a fire eater, talking drums, and dancers in platform shoes, in addition to Sun Ra's Arkestra. After taking the stage ninety minutes late, the band expertly navigates its way through cosmic free playing, big-band romps, and didactic vocal numbers. Compared to the original pressing, this re-issue is digitally remastered by Joe Phillips and includes brief liner notes by ESP label founder Bernard Stollman."
CD $14

Other recently remastered ESP Sun Ra CDs still available..

SUN RA & His ARKESTRA - Nothing Is... [aka Dancing Shadows] (ESP Disk 4024; USA) "Recorded during the 1966 tour of New York State colleges by celebrated classical engineer David Jones, this version of Nothing Is CONTAINS OVER 20 MINUTES OF NEWLY DISCOVERED MATERIAL from the same date as the original album. Live set recorded during what many consider to be Sun Ra's most interesting period."Featured Artists: Sun Ra - piano and clavoline; John Gilmore - tenor sax; Marshall Allen - alto sax and oboe; Pat Patrick - baritone sax; Robert Cummings - baritone clarinet; Teddy Nance - trombone; Ali Hassan - trombone; Clifford Jarvis - drums; Ronnie Boykins - bass and tuba; James Jackson - log drum and flute; Carl Nimrod - sun horn and gong.
CD $14

SUN RA & His SOLAR ARKESTRA - Vol 3: Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra (ESP Disk 4002; USA) NEVER PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED IN ANY FORM! Sun Ra: piano, tuned bongos & clavioline; Marshall Allen: alto sax, piccolo & flute; Pat Patrick: bari sax; Walter Miller: trumpet, John Gilmore: tenor sax; Robert Cummings: bass clarinet; Ronnie Boykins: bass; Roger Blank: drums, with all reeds players also playing some percussion. 'Heliocentric Worlds Volume 3' is the continuation of the 'Heliocentric Worlds Volume 2' session, recorded the same day and with the same personnel and the tapes had been lost for nearly 40 years. Recently, the tapes were discovered, digitally re-mastered, and are now available for the first time! Sun Ra's feisty octet sound quite cosmic on this feisty treat. Sound quality is superb and well balanced, with a series of impressive horn solos, one after the other, eventually spinning quickly like demons dancing together on the wonderful opening epic, "intercosmosis". Sun Ra plays some quietly mind-blowing double keyboards on the title track. "world worlds" features some truly twisted horn harmonies, perfect to take us outside of the usual realms and also some elegant tenor sax stylings from John Gilmore. "interplanetary travelers" closes our space journey with some incredible free/jazz explosiveness, the stereo mix is balanced just right, making this sound like it was recorded yesterday, instead of forty years ago! This is indeed the Sun Ra treasure that many of us have been waiting for! - BLG
CD $14

SUN RA & His SOLAR ARKESTRA - Vol 1&2: Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra (ESP Disk 4026; USA) [This much improved 2006 transfer has now replaced the previous 2004 (cat #4005) transfer] Both albums together on one CD! Sun Ra: piano, tuned bongos, clavioline; Marshall Allen: alto sax, pic, flute; Pat Patrick: bar sax; Walter Miller: tpt; John Gilmore: t sax; Robert Cummings: b clrnt; Ronnie Boykins: bass; Roger Blank: perc; Other percussion instruments played by Pat Patrick, John Gilmore. Marshall Allen, and Robert Cummings. 1965 was an important time in the shaping of the definitive music formula for the Sun Ra Arkestra. It was these recordings that brought Sun Ra to the forefront of the free improvisation movement as a leader and an innovator." Remastered from original tapes...and this time with a truly proper transfer!
CD $16




SIX FABULOUS REISSUES FROM THE GREAT PROGQUEBEC LABEL:

CONVENTUM [RENE LUSSIER/ANDRE DUCHESNE/BERNARD CORMIER/JACQUES LAURIN] - A L'Affut D'Un Complot/Live: Au Centre D'Essai Le Conventum (ProgQuebec 12; Canada) all of the L'Afflut album + cuts from the live Au Centre album. "Great Canadian intricate, guitar-based music that is heavily influenced by folk music, as well as the Quebecois progressive scene at the time (this was released in 1977). Unavailable for years, then reissued on lp, then deleted, then reissued on CD, then deleted and now available again. Phew. This is the band where Rene Lussier and Andre Duchesne got their start. This has a significant amount of live material added (same as the original CD issue, so if you have that, you don't need this reissue) and a great 16-page booklet. Contains all of the L'Afflut album + cuts from the live Au Centre album."
CD $15

CONVENTUM [RENE LUSSIER/ANDRE DUCHESNE/BERNARD CORMIER/JACQUES LAURIN] - Le Bureau Central Des Utopies (ProgQuebec 13; Canada) includes 2 bonus cuts!"Great Canadian intricate, guitar-based music that is heavily influenced by folk music, as well as the Quebecois progressive scene at the time (this was released in 1977). Unavailable for years, then reissued on lp, then deleted, then reissued on CD, then deleted and now available again. Phew. This is the band where Rene Lussier and Andre Duchesne got their start and you can hear the origins of the sound that Andre developed to a greater extend in Les 4 Guitarists of the Apocalypse here! The guests include multi-reedsman Jerome Derome and bassist Pierre Cartier, both of whom would lead their own ensembles for the Ambiances Magnatiques label. This has some bonus material (same as the original CD issue, so if you have that, you don't need this reissue) and a great 16-page booklet." "For me, this ranks amongst the best folk/prog I've heard. Often sublime, exquisite writing and magical playing. Mostly instrumental and completely enchanting. What is interesting is that there is no found drummer here, yet this music consistently complete and quietly engaging ." - BLG
CD $15

JEROME LANGLOIS - Molignak (ProgQuebec 08; Canada)
CD $15

MANEIGE - Live A Leveche, 1975 (ProgQuebec 07; Canada) "Fantastic to see this release by this great, popular-in-their-day-but-now-forgotten Quebecois band. The band were a six piece instrumental band, somewhere between jazz/rock and progressive rock. The musicians played flutes/saxes/piano, mallet percussion/piano piano/clarinet/guitar, guitar/synths, bass and drums. "This release combines two group presentations, showcasing the entire line-up from the band's golden age. The entire November 22nd, 1975 concert at leveche (Hotel Nelson, Old Montreal) takes up the bulk of this release. Most of the recordings from this concert have remained unreleased ever since CKVL-FM simultaneously broadcast the show on air. Two more pieces appear as bonus tracks from a previous CKVL-FM live broadcast from January 6th, 1974. Simultaneously recorded at Studio Tempo, one of the compositions makes its debut appearance here, never before released in any form. Quite simply, this release chronicles the group at its creative peak." Recommended to anyone interested in the Quebecois scene." - Steve Feigenbaum/Wayside. Includes two bonus cuts!
CD $15

MANEIGE - Livre Service (Self Service) (ProgQuebec 10; Canada) "Following the success of "Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle", Maneige records another studio album featuring a similar style of fusion, 1978's "Libre service - Self-service". What results is a logical follow-up to the previous release's amalgamation of fusion, funk and progressive that characterizes this era in the band's history. This CD reissue contains the 10 original tracks which have been recently remastered, plus bonus live material culled from this same era (featured on the 1979 album "Composite"), as well as a 12-page booklet full of photos."
CD $15

MANEIGE - Ni Vent...NI Nouvelle (ProgQuebec 09; Canada) includes four bonus cuts! Following the departure of Jerome Langlois, Maneige launches its` second era. The band gravitates towards more concise and accessible compositions, melding classical, jazz and rock influences. The first result is 1977's "Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle", a successful and unique style of fusion, which remains one of the bands' high points amongst their fans. This new CD reissue contains the 10 original tracks that have been recently remastered, plus bonus live material culled from this same era (featured on the 1979 album "Composite"), as well as a 12-page booklet full of photos and Includes four bonus cuts.
CD $15



TONY ALLEN - Lagos No Shaking (Astralwerks 51322; USA) "Since leaving Fela Kuti in the late '70s, Tony Allen has created a distinctive name for himself acting as bandleader, composer, and husky, rapping vocalist on a string of groundbreaking albums. He pushes the boundaries of African, rock, jazz and hip hop music, recording with the likes of Manu Dibango, King Sunny Ade and Blur/Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn. Now with his brand new album for Honest Jons, Tony Allen returns to Lagos, one of the world's steamiest capitals of rhythm, for his most powerful, personal and all-African album to date, Lagos No Shaking. Drawing on Lagos' diverse musical traditions, Lagos No Shaking (slang for 'Lagos is doing OK') brings together several generations of musical talents into a bristling brew of unsurpassed rhythm. Collaborators include extraordinary 76 year-old vocalist Fatai Rolling Dollar, and legendary saxophonists Baba Ani and Show Boy from Fela Kuti's Afrika 70 and Egypt 80 line-ups."
CD $16


EDIP AKBAYRAM - Edip Akbayram [2 CD Set] (Shadoks 067; Germany) First readily available reissue/compilation of material by this famous Turkish psych musician from the early '70s. Edip Akbayram is the top of the BIG three of Turkish delights (Erkin Koray, Baris Mancho & Edip). This release includes the best psych tracks from his first two albums and many singles -- 22 tracks, 90 minutes of music. His band Dostlar formed the songs into something which takes you on an Eastern trip, full of fuzz guitar, electric sax and great percussions. Edip's dark voice makes you shiver and you feel like dancing right away. This is as good as Erkin Koray -- deeply spiritual and charged with politically powerful lyrics. This release stands as one of the Shadoks reissue classics.
2 CD Set - $18

AJAX BEAUREGARD - Deaf Priscilla (Shadoks 068; Germany) Perhaps one of the best American psych gems Shadoks ever laid their hands on. The album was recorded in April 1968 at Western Sound Recorders L.A. for a famous surf label, but was never released. Perhaps better than Public Nuisance and as good as Brain Police from Rockadelic, this album is a milestone such as Cold Sun's Dark Shadow. There isn't one track that is lacking energy (and there are 14 great ones, plus 4 bonus tracks never issued before) -- songs such as "Loneliness Is A Sometime Thing," "Dead Woman Blues" and "Deaf Priscilla" are outstanding highlights. Perfect vocals, tons of fuzz guitar and tough lyrics. We will love this album forever.
CD - $15


LOUIS SCLAVIS & JEAN-MARC MONTERA - Roman (FMP 127; Germany) Featuring Louis Sclavis on soprano sax, clarinet & bass clarinet and Jean-Marc Montera on guitar, table-top guitar & electronics. Although both of these fine musicians are French and of the same generation, they've had much different paths. Mr. Sclavis is certainly the most adventurous clarinetist to come from Europe, with more than two dozen discs as a leader (on Label Bleu, ECM & Victo) or as a collaborator. Mr. Montera seems to be on very few discs, with one early solo disc on FMP and a later one on Grob. I've been fortunate to see/hear Sclavis live at Victo on a half dozens occasions throughout the years, as well as playing two nights at Tonic last year. I remember Montera from just one set at the Cooler in NYC with Thurston Moore. While each of Sclavis' discs on ECM is well thought out or composed, his discs on Victo are mainly improvised.
'Roman' also sounds pretty much an improvised affair, with little jazz influences or preparation. It is often dark and moody, with Jean-Marc sculpting his noisy, bent notes and various distortion devices for his electric guitar(s). Jean-Marc also plays some strong, fractured acoustic guitar that works well with the clarinet or soprano sax. Even Louis sounds like a much different player, using his soprano sax or clarinets for harsh and strange textures. Much of this has a tentative, solemn vibe, like the calm before a big storm. - BLG
CD $20


ARTHUR RUSSELL - First Thought Best Thought [3 LP set] (Audika 6000; USA) 3LP all instrumental compilation including the long out of print "Instrumentals" Volume 2 and Tower Of Meaning with over 45 minutes of previously unreleased material. "Instrumentals" Volume 1 (previously unreleased); "Instrumentals" Volume 2; Reach One (previously unreleased); Tower Of Meaning; Sketch For The Face Of Helen (previously unreleased) Initially intended to be performed in one 48 hour cycle, 'Instrumentals' was in fact only performed in excerpts a handful of times as a work in progress. The legendary performances captured here live in New York at The Kitchen and Franklin St. Arts Center include the cream of that eras downtown new music scene including Ernie Brooks, Rhys Chatham, Jon Gibson, Peter Gordon, Garrett List, Andy Paley, Dave Van Tiegham, and Peter Zummo.
'Reach One' is one of Arthur's earliest compositions dating back to 1973. The hypnotic soundscape was written and performed for two Fender Rhodes pianos. One of the holy grails in Arthur's discography, 'Tower Of Meaning' is a beautiful and stunningly moving orchestral work. Conducted by the late Julius Eastman, 'Tower Of Meaning' was originally released in a limited private edition of only 320 copies. 'Sketch For The Face Of Helen' shares only the same titlle as the previously released excerpt from 1981 and is totally different. The version here clocks in just under ten minutes with Arthur using an electronic tone generator, keyboard, and an ambient recording of a rumbling tugboat.
"FIRST THOUGHT BEST THOUGHT" is an essential collection of the lost instrumental treasures from Arthur's vast archive and brings the genius of Arthur Russell's legacy closer into focus. Packaged with a 16 page color booklet + O-card of archival images and essays by former Modern Lover Ernie Brooks and Audika's Steve Knutson.
3 LP set for $28
Also available as a 2CD set for $22




AND, IN HONOR OF SAM RIVERS WE'VE GOT SALE PRICES ON THESE GREAT 'POSTCARD' LABEL TITLES HE'S FEATURED ON
[...OK, OK! So We Slipped in a Peacock/Frisell duet! We're sure you won't mind!]

JULIAN PRIESTER/SAM RIVERS - Hints On Light And Shadow (Postcards 1017; USA) On Hints on Light and Shadow, maestros Julian Priester and Sam Rivers mesh their free-spirited instincts with electronics that enlarge the palette and electrify the proceedings, a brass and reed fantasy distilled to its pure, swinging, melodic essence. This unprecedented duet session blends the music of two masters of jazz and free (who have played and developed with, and contributed to, the music of everyone from T-Bone Walker and Billie Holliday to Miles, Cecil Taylor, and Herbie Hancock, and on through the distant music galaxies of Sun Ra) with the fresh, post modern, hipper-than-now electronics of Seattle's Tucker Martine. Together they achieve the highest level of improvisational feel and thought, in a manner rarely, if ever, attempted on a recording
CD $10.00 7 for 6 SALE.

REGGIE WORKMAN With SAM RIVERS/JULIAN PRIESTER/GERRY HEMINGWAY et al - Cerebral Caverns (Postcards 1010; USA) Incorporating his straight-ahead and free jazz influences with both his classical and his Eastern music sensitivities, maestro Reggie Workman has taken the next exciting step beyond Summit Conference fast forward into the musical future. To a heady mix of traditional jazz instrumentation, he has added the texture and flavors of harp, tablas, and electronics. By varying the combination of players from piece to piece, Workman has produced a kaleidoscope of differing textures on Cerebral Caverns, using this broad and changing palette to create a compelling disc which never fails to rivet the listener's attention
CD $10.00 7 for 6 SALE.

REGGIE WORKMAN With ANDREW HILL/SAM RIVERS/JULIAN PRIESTER/PHEEROAN AkLAFF - Summit Conference (Postcards 1003; USA) Legendary bassist Reggie Workman steps out front on Summit Conference to lead an all-star ensemble. The Philadelphia native who came to prominence with John Coltrane and who has backed a virtual who's who of jazz for the past 30 years is joined on Summit Conference by two generations of the avant-garde elite: Sam Rivers and Andrew Hill are musically matched with Julian Priester and Pheeroan akLaff. This evocative recording never stops burning and never stops exploring.
CD $10.00 7 for 6 SALE.

BRUCE DITMAS With SAM RIVERS/PAUL BLEY/JOHN ABERCROMBIE - What If (Postcards 1007; USA) Bruce Ditmas, as geniuses as diverse as Gil Evans, the Brecker Brothers, Paul Bley, Pat Metheny, and Barbra Streisand could attest, has "live time:" you just can't sit still when he plays drums. On What If, his debut disc as a leader, he and John Abercrombie, Paul Bley, Sam Rivers, And Dominic Richards create music that both is forward-looking and pays its respects to every jazz epoch that's ever been. What If swings like mad throughout and, along the way, visits some extraordinarily compelling and vivid musical vistas.
CD $10.00 7 for 6 SALE.

GARY PEACOCK & BILL FRISELL - Just So Happens (Postcards 1005; USA) Just So Happens presents the fascinating combination of legendary bassist Gary Peacock with eclectic guitarist Bill Frisell. Together, they create original duet compositions, play a poignant, affecting version of "Good Morning Heartache," and surprise the listener with fresh interpretations of two traditional American tunes, "Home on the Range" and "Red River Valley". Just So Happens also features Peacock playing bowed bass for the first time on a recording since his work with Albert Ayler in the 1960's.
CD $10.00 7 for 6 SALE.

(The above 5 titles can be combined with any and all found at http://72.43.108.54/Searching/WWW_DMG_Search.cgi?cdsale to get you a free 7th CD for every 6 you pay for. So CHECK IT OUT!)


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FOR A VERY LIMITED TIME ONLY

These RECENT 'HAT NOW' Contemporary Composer recordings are available at 40% off.
Only people who see this newsletter will know about the price break - they are still listed at regular price on our online database
SALE ENDS JUNE 30th - or when quantities run out - whichever comes first!

DIETER AMMANN - The Freedom Of Speech (Hat [now] 158; Switzerland) Dieter Ammann says about himself that he works extremely slowly; sometimes he just manages to finish one bar a day, sometimes he isn't moving ahead at all because he has scruples about putting down the next note. It goes without saying that you can't do a lot of commissions in this way, and yet Ammann has still created a small, easy-to-grasp and expressive oeuvre over the past twelve years. This slow creative process not only seems to be inconsistent with the very lively and highly gestural musical language at first, on the face of it it also seems to be inconsistent with the background of this composer, who as an active musician grew up with jazz and rock and above all improvised music as well. - Thomas Meyer
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]

CORNELIUS CARDEW - Material (Hat [now] 150; Switzerland) Featuring an ensemble from Chicago with Jim Baker, Jeb Bishop, Guillermo Gregorio, Fred Longberg-Holm, Jeff Parker, Carrie Biolio, Michael Cameron, Lou Mallozzi, Jen Paulson, Warren Po and Amy Williams with Art Lange conducting. To say that British avant-garde composer was rather enigmatic, would be putting it mildly. He improvised with the legendary UK ensemble AMM in the mid-sixties and worked for years on his difficult to play and open to interpretation scores. His most popular piece, "Treatise", consists of 193 pages of unexplained graphic drawings. Thus recordings of his pieces are pretty rare. The organizer and conductor here (as on the Hat [Now] version of "Treatise") is jazz and new music journalist Art Lange. His lengthy liner notes do an illuminating job of explaining how much work went into the preparation of this cd and what actually went on at the session, there were many visual occurrences that would be lost without a game card. The instrumentation includes, synth, electronics, spoken word (from Emily Dickinson or Gertrude Stein), crackle-box, vibes, trombone, bass, sax, guitar, piano, viola and guitar. 'Material' consists of five pieces "composed" by Mr. Cardew. Each requires a different explanation of how it was interpreted here. The music is often minimal, creaky, fragile, eerie and filled suspense and subtle drama. An obvious labor of love and hard work make this a most special offering on numerous fronts, so read the notes and be prepared for your journey within the world of Cornelius Cardew.
Among the things I find especially attractive - sometimes frustrating, but seductive and rewarding - about Cardew's works in this period is the fact that these scores are gleefully experimental. (They) are purposely confusing, sometimes contradictory, and open to interpretation to the point where the performers must make many compositional choices on their own, sometimes gently guided by the composer, other times not. - Art Lange
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]

MORTON FELDMAN/STEFFEN SCHLEIERMACHER - Early Piano Works (Hat [now] 138; Switzerland) "For each ecstatic instant / We must an anguish pay / In keen and quivering ratio / To the ecstasy." It almost seems as if Emily Dickinson could have been describing the early piano music of Morton Feldman when she wrote those lines nearly one-hundred-and-fifty years ago. Certainly, the uncommonly short, acutely concentrated, unadorned and vulnerable pieces Feldman composed between 1950 and 1964 each span just an "ecstatic instant" - a brief, heightened experience measured not according to time but intensity and awareness. - Art Lange
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]

MORTON FELDMAN/PETER RUNDEL/PELLEGRINI STRING QUARTET - Violin & String Quartet [2 CD set] (Hat [now] 137; Switzerland) Neither has been identified by some as an opera (it was commissioned by the Rome Opera) but it makes use of none of the conventions of traditional opera. There is no story, no mise-en-scene. The intensity results from emotional/aesthetic tension, not plot manipulation or character confrontation. The music does not attempt to accompany or depict the text in the usual fashion; instead Feldman has created a kind of musical equivalent to the environment that Beckett's words suggest, invoking the same atmosphere and sharing a similar vision. - Art Lange
2 CD set PRICE BREAK: $16 [normally $26]

MORTON FELDMAN/IVES ENSEMBLE - String Quartet (II) [4 CD set] (Hat [now] 144; Switzerland) The complexity of Feldman's assemblage assures unfamiliarity and initial discomfort on the part of the listener. If we're not meant to hear continuity, or structure, or order, what can we hear? The answer depends, more than ever, on individual perception. There is movement, and stasis. Lines are drawn, thicken, thin out, and disappear. Phrases stretch like taffy. Shapes congeal, morph, and dissolve. Threads tangle and untangle. Sections are joined into blocks of fabric, then are cut into new blocks. Episodes, or fragments, appear, are abandoned, reappear. Notes breathe in and out, or push and pull like brush strokes. The sound creates its own form, its own metaphors, its own meaning. What are they? That's your job. How, and why, they got that way is another story. - Art Lange
4 CD set PRICE BREAK: $22 [normally $37]

GUILLERMO GREGORIO - Faktura (Hat [now] 146; Switzerland) Gregorio with Jeb Bishop, Fred Lohnberg-Holm, Jeff Parker, Carrie Biolo, Kyle Bruckmann, Michael Cameron et al. "Faktura is consciously to select material and use it expediently without halting the movement of the construction or limiting its tectonic." - Alexei Gan, 1922
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]

LIZA LIM/ENSEMBLE FUR NEUE MUSIK ZURICH - The Heart's Ear (Hat [now] 148; Switzerland) Liza Lim belongs to a new class of composers whose artistic approach is destined to undermine centuries-old Eurocentrism once and for all: though adapting "Western" techniques to a degree, they seek spiritual orientation in other cultures. It is an organic paradigm shift with totally new artistic results. Liza Lim ,too, is well-acquainted with the key European traditions and techniques. She studied with Ton de Leeuw in Amsterdam, is familiar with the scores of a Brian Ferneyhough and attended Summer Courses in Darmstadt, even going on to teach there. But her sources of inspiration and the roots of her musical language are largely Asian. This already becomes clear from the sonorities of her works. - Max Nyffeler
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]

RICHARD RIJNVOS/IVES ENSEMBLE - Block Beuys (Hat [now] 147; Switzerland) In 1990 Richard Rijnvos was invited to the German city of Darmstadt to be a guest composer at the new music summer courses held there every two years. During a free moment he escaped from the courses and discovered one of Darmstadt's greatest treasures, the installation in the Hessisches Landesmuseum known as the 'Block Beuys'.
This collection of work by the German visual artist Joseph Beuys (1921-86) consists of about 270 objects arranged in seven rooms of varying sizes, and contains most of the forms and materials which Beuys habitually used - metal, felt, accretions of fat and food, machinery, newspaper. Rijnvos's Block Beuys, begun five years after his Darmstadt encounter, is his response to the collection.
Mr. Rijnvos is a Netherlands based composer who studied with Brian Ferneyhough and has received much recognition for his compositions performed by such groups as Ensemble Modern, InterContemporain and the BBC Symphony, 'Block Beuys' was inspired by a museum installation by Joseph Beuys, which consists of about 270 objects arranged in seven rooms. They piece is broken into four long parts for different rooms. "Raum 1" features a tape of the rusty, metallic sounds of bowed piano strings with eleven instrumentalists, like the first room of the installation the overall vibes is one eerie spaciousness with sounds carefully placed in the sonic environment. "Raum 2" adds ten more musicians and like 'Room 2', everything is in a state of flux, somewhat abrasive and occasionally terrifying. Intense sounds leap from the speakers, erupting in a violent upheaval, yet still cautious and stark in certain sections. 'Raum 3' features a tape of Beuy's voice from a lecture he gave, the voice providing cues for the musicians. The music consists of a series of percussive outbursts which occur mostly by hitting, dropping and the friction of the materials used. Quite disturbing and most effective. "Raum 4" features a varying sinister drones which slowly bend shape with playful piano and percussion dialogue slowly dancing on top. An immensely intriguing work that will take some time to fully absorb.
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]

DANE RUDHYAR//STEFFEN SCHLEIERMACHER - Works For Piano (Hat [now] 140; Switzerland) This is sonic music, not to be analyzed and thought about, but to feel and surrender to in direct experience. It is some of the most spiritual music of the last 100 years, important not only to the progression of the American avant-garde, but to the history of occultism. It is high time we restore it to the place of honor it deserves. - Kyle Gann
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]

DANIEL N SEEL//MORTON FELDMAN/STEFAN WOLPE/WALTER ZIMMERMANN - Four Generations: Piano (Hat [now] 139; Switzerland) It is only fitting that the coda to this recital of most demanding 20th century piano music should only be a quiet epilogue, a sparse and subtle probing of single piano sonorities, but also a creation of the brillant young pianist who manages to do justice to music as different as those of Wolpe, Feldman and Zimmermann. For Daniel N. Seel is not only a of renown, but a prodigious composer, whose oeuvre includes, apart from numerous piano pieces, orchestral music, an opera, scores of various instrumental groupings and performance-oriented pieces. And since Seel is a former student of Walter Zimmermann, this pianissimo finale is also another link in the many aestethic and biographical strands joining Stefan Wolpe, Morton Feldman, Walter Zimmermann and Daniel N. Seel, in spite of all obvious differences between those representatives of four musical generations. - Peter Niklas Wilson
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]

JAMES TENNEY/MAELSTROM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE - Pika-Don (Hat [now] 151; Switzerland) Tenney has often characterized himself as a kind of "tone scientist", that is, one working on an almost microscopic level with the primary materials of sound in order to expand our knowledge of its properties (what makes it what it is) and perceptual identity (how we respond to it). To do so, he has composed music that isolates the components of sound production into their most basic acoustic phenomena; music that explores and illuminates the subatomic pitch relationships within the harmonic series; music that combines these pitches into complexes motivated by systematic patterns or chance procedures. By thus objectifying music, and consequently rejecting its romanticized "self-expressive" nature, Tenney links composition with phenomenology. "The basic idea in phenomenology", he told Gayle Young, "is making a more strenuous effort to see things as they are, depending upon whatever one is focusing on. I think the best scientists and the best artists are precisely that - phenomenologists". - Art Lange
CD PRICE BREAK: $12 [normally $20]


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WE NEVER EXPECTED THE OVERWHELMING POSITIVE RESPONSE WE GOT TO OUR APRIL LISTING OF EUGUENE CHADBOURNE'S 'HOUSE OF CHADULA' Ltd CD-R LABEL! SO WE ASKED HIM TO SEND US OTHER TITLES WE HADN'T LISTED

Dr EUGENE CHABOURNE, THE IMMENSELY TALENTED COMPOSER, MUSICOLOGIST, AND IMPROVISOR/ABUSER OF GUITAR, BANJOS, STRINGED MUTATIONS AND GARDEN IMPLEMENTS
was one of the key driving forces behind the current 'Downtown Music Improvisors Scene', at it's inception in NYC's late '70s along with John Zorn, Tom Cora, Elliott Sharp, Toshinori Kondo, Wayne Horvitz, Polly Bradfield, Leslie Dalaba, and by geographical extension Henry Kaiser, Davey Williams, LaDonna Smith, Bruce Ackley, et al.

He makes each of these releases ONE AT A TIME BY HAND INCLUDING THE COVERS!
AND WHAT CRAZY COVERS THEY ARE! THEY COULD TEACH ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG A THING OR THREE ABOUT MAKING ART OUT OF GARBAGE!]
...WHICH IS WHY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR US GET MORE COPIES - HE CAN ONLY WORK ON THEM AT HOME WHEN MAKING PIT-STOPS IN HIS GLOBETROTTING!

[PS - IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BACK-ORDERED ITEMS REMAINING FROM THE FIRST LISTINGS IN APRIL, PLEASE WRITE TO TELL US IF YOU STILL WANT THEM. OUR NEW POLICY OF CANCELLING BACK-ORDERS AFTER TWO WEEKS FROM YOUR FIRST PARCEL PREVENTS US FROM SENDING THEM AUTOMATICALLY]


THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE AT DMG...

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Bedbugs (Chadula 2000B; USA) New project recorded with jazz septet in Florida; excellent mixture of jazz and insect chamber music. Sax/clarinet/trombone/trumpet horn line up.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Communication Is Overrated: Chasin' The Captain Jack (Chadula 2000C; USA) My mom's memories of the Nazi era are combined with music, and my impressions of the Reagan era. A unique project designed for the Tzadik Jewish Composers series, but as of yet unaccepted. (But we're still lobbying!)
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Homeland Security (Chadula 2002C; USA) Yes, this has actually been out since the end of the last school year, but we neglected to make an official announcement. It is the next chapter in the ongoing series of political protest collections. Many fans are buying it just for the cover, an outrageous photograph taken in Molly Chadbourne's room, which brings new meaning to the concept of "Homeland Security." THIS is the kind of stuff that goes on in my home; what about yours? Musically, it is a collection of originals and covers, some new, some drawn from the archive of unreleased live performances. The cover version of "Jimmy Joe, The Hippiebilly Boy" by Ed Sanders brought this positive response from Sanders the maestro himself: "I was touched by your rendition...even as to repeating my vocal errors." One of the Fugs making vocal errors? Who woulda thought? It is ALL solo except for the final track, a quartet version of Up Against the Wall You Redneck Mother featuring Sicilian trumpeter Roy Paci, harmonica ace Walter Daniels and mandolinist Barry Mitterhof.
CD $14

CAMPER VAN CHADBOURNE [EUGENE CHADBOURNE & CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN] - Eugene Von Beethoven's 69th SinFunny (Chadula 1989B; USA) w/ Camper Van Chadbourne, Bruce Ackley, Graham Connah. Recorded live at the Knitting Factory in 1989 with most of Camper Van Beethoven (and credited to "Eugene Van Beethoven"), Sin Funny packs close to 80 minutes of music on one disc. The program kicks off with an excellent original ("Let's Go Back in Time") before touching on songs from prior albums ("Ollie's Playhouse," "In the Cemetary"), indulging in cover song craziness (Roger Miller's "Reincarnation," an unrecognizable version of the Beatles' "I'm a Loser"), and foisting upon listeners an excruciating four-part "Rake Quartet." A number of jazz compositions by the likes of Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Eric Dolphy are put through the blender, and the result is one of Chadbourne's more challenging albums. Sin Funny exhibits quirky talent and vision galore, but can be an endurance test with its epic length and tendency toward avant jams. ~ Greg Adams, AMG
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - "Normalized" (Chadula 1998B/Chadponk 10; USA) Eugene seems to be entering the David Murray-Steve Lacy-Anthony Braxton sweepstakes for the ridiculous number of recent releases he has done in recent years. This cd is the fifth one on House of Chadponk in the past few months. This cd is a complete solo live gig from Normal, Illinois on March 5th of this year-just 2 months ago! Sixteen bloody tracks and all but two are covers of the usual suspects-from Gram Parsons, Capt. Beefheart, Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Johnny Paycheck to Monk, Eric Satie and Rogers & Hart. Dr. Chad plays his customary banjo, acoustic guitar and sings in his distinctive country twang-on-acid or speed style. One gem of recent gigs is included here- a bluegrass version of Beefheart's spoken word piece-"Dust Blows Forward"!! A rake solo gives us some funny/demented noise to bathe in, followed by two Thelonius Monk covers, done in a reflective way. Eugene even throws in a couple of great psych/garage gems for all of aging hippies to dig-"Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White" & "Are You Experienced?" on fuzztone acoustic! This was a particularly focused & successful set, where all of these extremely different covers flow together as one solid stream of consciousness performance. I just got back from more yet another great evening of Chadbourne lunacy with two members of Camper van Beethoven at the Knit OO, never ending fun. Dr. Chad is curating Tonic in August, so be prepared for mucho surprises like four bluegrass nights & a guitar fest with dozens of amazing pickers. Where does it end?!? Check out this fine collection of "Normalized" grooviness - BLG
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE INSECT & WESTERN PARTY - Intellectual & Emotional World of the Cockroach (Chadula 1997A/Chadponk 08; USA) Doesn't Eugene ever sleep? Five cds in two months? Jeez!?! Once more Dr. Chad edits a swirling mass of solo/duo/trio & groups into a seamless symphony of cockroach inspired insanity. The cast this time includes Leslie Ross, Carrie Shull, Charles Waters (of Gold Sparkle), Ted Reichman, Barry Mitterhof, Evan Gallagher, Brian Richie & Gino Robair (Splatter Trio). This work is a never - ending journey through the web of insect heaven & hell. Like humanity, cockroaches also have their own world, based on systems of survival, a thread unifies their world to ours, this music/journey also seems held together by a similar thread or flow of events. Eugene throws in a few moments of comic relief, but an aura of hushed desperation pervades, an avant glue jigsaw puzzle is what it appears as. It is said that the cockroach is the only creature that will survive nuclear annihilation, the only survivors. I once had a vision that takes place just after WWIII - the remnants of mankind are floating on a raft out in the ocean, on the shore all that is left are myriads of mutated cockroaches waving goodbye to what's left of humanity. This could be the soundtrack of that future movie. - BLG
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - The President He Is Insane (Chadula 1984A; USA) This is a reissue of the Iridescent vinyl production, one of the Doc's craziest, and also the debut recording of his protest song material. (Circa the Reagan era). Some additional material is added including the notorious, never released tune about Jeffrey Dahmer, "Screw a Corpse with a Naked Dick."
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With EVAN JOHNS & THE H BOMBS - Vermin of the Blues (Chadula 1986B; USA) This is an excellent studio album from the mid-'80s. Held together by a country-rock theme (and suitably recorded in Austin, TX), Vermin of the Blues features as the backing band Evan Johns & His H-Bombs. They rock and follow the Doctor through his roundabout adventures. Folk, rockabilly, freak rock, free improv: No boundary remains uncrossed. Songs like "We Tried to Make a Record," "Tongue Tied Jill," "God made Country Music for Good People Like Y'All," and "I Hate the Man Who Runs This Bar" are performed in a pretty straightforward fashion. The tongue-in-cheek lyrics and exceptional energy of the performances are what will prevent you from taking them for genuine country-rock anthems. Yet, nothing tops "Vermin of the Blues," in which Chadbourne literally howls his lyrics to the moon -- funny and impeccable. "Johnny Cash in the Phillipines" revisits "Ring of Fire." Chadbourne couldn't resist slipping in tape collages. Serving as occasional interludes are excerpts from a radio broadcast during which he demonstrated the electric rake. A couple of songs also feature tape overdubs, in particular the "Rockabilly Medley," where things get more chaotic (an obligatory inclusion?). Great band, great studio, a particularly happy-go-lucky set list, all piloted by the outrageous Doctor: This one's a keeper. ~ Francois Couture, AMG
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With the VIOLENT FEMMES - Corpses Of Foreign War (Chadula 1986A; USA) Chadbourne joins forces with the Violent Femmes for some typical fare, albeit played with a bit more smoothness and more of a rockish edge than many of his other projects. As is often the case, Chadbourne's at his best performing cover versions of songs for which he has a deep affinity, in this instance several by Phil Ochs. When he launches into "I'm Gonna Say It Now," one hears all the youthful conviction the song demands without any of the forced wackiness that mars much of his own work. He does a similarly admirable job on Mingus' "Fables of Faubus" and, a piece surely right up his alley, "Der Fuehrer's Face," the latter complete with various digestive sound effects....possibly one of the better places for the innocent listener to begin with this unusual musician. ~ Brian Olewnick, AMG
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH - Vol 1 (Chadula 1989A; USA) Never released in its entirety due to mistake at mastering facility, now back in all its glory. With Lenny Kaye, Doug and David Henderson, Chris Turner, a/o Good rock & country material.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH - Vol 2 (Chadula 1990A; USA) Collector's items previously released on singles and anthologies are collected to provide more in depth coverage of several years of musical anthropology involving some of the most warped players in the United States.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH - Vol 3: Miles On The Road (Chadula 1991B; USA) The public demands more documentation of the strange adventures of the Chadbourne Baptist Church, an outfit that rang in the '90s with a great deal of smoke, fire and brimstone. Join Chris Turner, David Doyle, Bob Jordan and many others in a new volume, that among other things, focuses on Miles Davis tributes. No Yo here! We have received great feedback about the decision to provide extensive documentation of one of my most interesting periods, the Chadbourne Baptist Church era. Part musical freakshow, part social happening, for several years this was a brave attempt to fuse the concept of a regular band with all the weirdos one might have access to on the road. We reach a kind of zenith here in the infamous gig from Al's Bar in LA, where members of the audience rushed home to get their own instruments. The meat of volume three features one of the best Baptist Church line ups in concert, including harmonica virtuoso Chris Turner, but we also get an example of the twisted audio pleasures I created back in the early 90s. Not satisfied with the din created in Al's Bar, I actually overdubbed an entire other Baptist Church "meeting" on top of it. The series will continue!
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Chad-Born Again (Chadula 1991A; USA) This collection of mostly folk and free jazz protest material recorded at a good studio in Louisville, Kentucky was put on the roster and then dropped by at least half a dozen alternative labels in the '80s-Alternative Tentacles, Brand X, Rec Rec, you name it. Part of the glory of the home CD-burning era is to be able to release, in their original form, examples of some of my best work that never saw the light of the day originally due to the old bad luck and trouble.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With HAN BENNINK et al - Nijmegen Hassen Hunt (Chadula 1990D; USA) Varied collection includes notorious bar fight, Han Bennink, and more. New version has proper CD index and better cover art, and most important, the name Nijmegen spelled right!! Tot ziens!
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Any Other Suggestions? (Chadula 1998A; USA) The plain b&w homegrown cover & notes inside illustrate the extreme reaction from Eugene's audiences, with a cute thank-you note from a kid at a sleep-away camp where Eugene performed to the description of the horrors of an audience that just doesn't get it, where Eugene must resort to drastic measures to get their attention. This cd seems to be a live solo compilation from a variety of sources, the info included is purposefully sketchy. Dr. Chad has selected much jazzy and often laid back material, with covers by Mingus, Monk, Muddy Waters & Steppenwolf. Eugene's solo sets are often stream-of-consciousness affairs, where he begins with a mellow version of a jazz standard like "The Song is You" which eventually mutates into a gonzo over-the-top burst of super-fast picking & noise explosions of distortion & feedback on the guitar & voice. Does he go too far out sometimes? I guess that depends on how much noise you can deal with or how high you are. Speaking of noise, also included here are segments featuring (old favorites) the plunger & the rake & even some balloon action - this is some sick shit! One highlight is Eugene's finger-snappin' cool vocal version of Monk's "In Walked Bud" which goes into a cosmic-haze-echo version of Muddy Waters' "Rollin' Stone." The are a number of fine moments of comic relief in which the mic catches an escapee from a straight-jacket and wackiness from the streets in a Chadbourne documentary. Another high-point is his heartfelt & frantic cover of Steppenwolf's "The Pusher" - one of the greatest (anti) drug tunes of all time - a wise choice. Overall this work is pretty focused & flowing, as nutty as it gets. - BLG
CD $14

...AND, RESTOCKS OF THESE PREVIOUSLY LISTED CHADULA RELEASES...

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With JOHN ZORN/HENRY KAISER/POLLY BRADFIELD/BRUCE ACKLEY - Vision-Ease (Chadula 1977C; USA) I used to work so hard over my written compositions in this period, first scoring them, then rehearsing them painstakingly, then struggling to get recordings made. Inevitably everyone would be totally unsatisfied with both the sound quality of the recordings and what had happened in the performances, but as it turned out, these are the only recordings that were ever made of these compositions, with this particular group of fine musicians which includes John Zorn, Polly Bradfield, Henry Kaiser, Bruce Ackley and others. This is a collection of just about everything I can find of this nature in the tape archive, including the out of print 'Chadbourne' material from the Parachute School album as well as alot of stuff never previously available, or available only briefly on a cassette. Also included are some interesting solos from the period, cover versions of tunes by Dave Holland, Roscoe Mitchell and Ornette Coleman. Recordings run the range of analog, so there is surface noise and some distortion, but again, these are the only recordings of these events so deserve a cherished place in the archive.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE & THE CHADBOURNES With TOM CORA/KRAMER/DAVID LICHT/JOHN ZORN - LSDC&W - The History Of The Chadbournes In America + The Left-Off Tracks [3 CD set] (Chadula 1980X; USA) Ever since we reissued a different version of LSDC&W as a double CD the occasional weirdo pipes in to ask what happened to some of their favorite tracks off the double album. While everyone seems happy with the brand new additions to the program, there were enough queries to prompt a decision to make this now a 3-CD set, the third set is called The Left Off Tracks and consists of all the material from the original double album that is not on the new double CD, about 20 minutes worth of stuff.
Recorded in studio for the most part with Tom Cora, David Licht, and Mark Kramer [Mr ShimmyDisc] forming the core of the LSD C&W band and a bunch of rock and country musicians (including John Zorn) filling in the gaps, LSD C&W: The History of the Chadbournes in America came out in 1987 as a two-LP set. At the time, the Doctor was in a great creative period, churning out album after album of crazy country-rock covers and mad improvs. This project is country-oriented, but it doesn't prevent a hefty Beatles medley, a couple of Hendrix songs, or even a tune by Albert Ayler (that's jazz, folks). Roger Miller, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash rank among the artists whose songs go through Chadbourne's grinder. Wacky guitar solos, weird tape editing, excited tempos, some fantastic cello playing from Cora, and that special kind of humor you get whenever you try to fix the words "avant" and "Western" together, that's what this album has to offer. More anarchic than Vermin of the Blues or 69th Sinfunny -- and therefore a little less good -- this set remains the best document of the Chadbournes.~ Francois Couture, AMG
3 CD set for $22

EUGENE CHADBOURNE & THE CHADBOURNES With TOM CORA/KRAMER/DAVID LICHT/JOHN ZORN - Torture In The Eighties: The LSDC&W Kitchen Concert (Chadula 1981B; USA) Of all the projects Eugene Chadbourne put together, the "LSD C&W" (as in "country & western") was arguably one of his zaniest, most satisfying musical propositions -- and this CD is simply one of his best albums, if you are willing to overlook sound quality. Kitchen Concert is a lo-fi quality recording of a concert at New York's Kitchen in 1981. It sounds fairly good, but a few parts are muddy and there are a couple of irritating tape cuts, yet the performance is so fantastic that these become very small details in comparison. For this concert, Chadbourne was accompanied by the Chadbournes: drummer David Licht, cellist Tom Cora, saxophonist John Zorn, and keyboardist Mark Kramer [..but even his mom just calls him Kramer!] playing what sounds like a cheap combo organ. They rush through a set of country & western standards and originals, even scorching John Lennon's "Starting Over" along the way (country & western style, you'll never listen to it the same way again). Chadbourne's guitar playing is particularly sharp, witty, and focused. The band is tight throughout, well-rehearsed, and totally in sync with the multiple breaks and spontaneous segues. The listener follows medleys that sequence "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" or "Gone Gone Gone" with pockets of free improvisation -- in these moments, Cora simply shines. The show ends with the delightfully croony "Slips Away," a last circuit of the ring performed straight but with tongue firmly placed in cheek. For Chadbourne fans, Kitchen Concert is an essential; for newcomers or those especially interested in his singer/songwriter side, it makes a good place to start -- but be warned that, like all releases on House of Chadula, it comes on CD-R in homemade, self-designed packaging. ~ Francois Couture, AMG
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With DAVEY WILLIAMS/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS [aka GUITAR ROBERTS]/DUCK BAKER - Wild Partners (Chadula 1997B/Chadponk 06; USA) Duos with Davey Williams, Duck Baker, Tony Trischka & Loren Mazzacane Connors. Extreme diversity is the key, as Eugene teams up with four other string wizards, three of whom go back over twenty years in their early collaborations with Dr. Chad. Each partner has his unique approach, Eugene always find a common area to bond. Davey Williams is quite an extremist, consider his duo LaDonna Williams in Trans Museq as well as his often frenetic solos in Curlew. Here, his two duos with the good doc really push the envelope - twisted, demented, guitar freak outs and even some cool el. bass backing Eugene's banjoing. Duck Baker is a finger style nylon string acoustic jazz guitar hero, brings Eugene back down to earth on his quieter banjo side, well sort of. Nice jazzy noodling pushes Duck further out than his Monk tribute (on Avant) would have us believe. This piece is a lament for Sonny Sharrock. The two duos with bluegrass/jazz banjo great-Tony Trischka provide the only covers amongst the improvs, covering two Monk tunes-"Epistrophy" & "52nd St. Theme". These readings are banjo duets and of course, they are stretched & mutated in often funny ways that might have Monk giggling in his grave. The duo with blues/noise/fuzz/wah el. guitar mystery man-Loren Mazzacane Connors provides his own dark troubled waters, while Eugene lays back and plays some equally cosmic banjo drone. As always, good story like liner notes from the nutty doctor. This new label-House of Chadponk will be putting out a new Chadbourne cd each month until the end of time. Lucky us! - BLG
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With JOHN ZORN/TOM CORA et al - There'll Be No Tears Tonight (Chadula 1980A; USA) Re-released for the fourth time! The country classic from 1984, with added tracks, of course! Features John Zorn.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Vol 1: Solo Acoustic Guitar (Chadula 1975A; USA) 1977. This replaces the formerly available title "Volume one and Solo History" which has been removed from the catalog. I got my hands on a good quality copy from the original master tape of this long out of print debut album of mine. Note, this is from a tape, not vinyl, so there is absolutely no popping or scratching or other irritating vinyl sounds. The slight distortion and surface noise that existed on the master tape and obviously on all the vinyl copies is still there, but I think fans of this album or those that just want to hear it should be happy. Three extra tracks from the same approximate period fill out the production to CD length.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE & CHARLES TYLER - Ghost Legends (Chadula 1977B; USA) Ghost Legends, originally on LP, was recorded live in New York on September 17, 1977. It features Eugene Chadbourne on acoustic 12-string and electric six-string guitars, and Charles Tyler on (mostly) baritone saxophone and clarinet. Sound quality is muffled but otherwise good. This is the complete tape of the performance, including "Amber," during which the tape ran out (after only a minute). The title refers to Albert Ayler whose classic tune "Ghosts" closes the set. This duo worked pretty well, better than Chadbourne's association with Frank Lowe. Tyler's free jazz background and tendency to flirt with contemporary music completes the guitarist's Derek Bailey-like inclinations. The saxophonist's "Legend of the Lawmen" and Chadbourne's "In Between Comme C and Comme Saw" stand worlds apart, and yet their coming together sounds perfectly normal. Tyler blows a beautiful clarinet solo on "Improvisation," one of the album's highlights; his colleague remains rather discreet throughout the show, leaving a lot of breathing room. "Usually Not the Case" describes pretty well how the listener feels hearing this delicate soft-spoken piece where the guitarist shows an impressive level of restraint recalling Roger Smith during his days with the Spontaneous Music Ensemble. All in all a very nice early session, Ghost Legends was reissued on CD-R by Chadbourne's House of Chadula label. ~ Francois Couture, AMG
CD $14

ZU & EUGENE CHADBOURNE - The Zu Side of Chadbourne/Motorhellington [2 CD set] (Chadula 1999C; USA) This 2 CD set comes hand packaged in a pasta box! Includes both albums Zu did with Chadbourne, Zu Side and Motorhellington.
ZU SIDE: Of the recent spew/wealth of recordings that Dr. Chad & numerous labels like Leo, Intakt, Grob, Victo & Rectangle have brought upon us - this offering might just be the best (at least for this week)! Grand-pappy of all downtown guitar heroes - Eugene Chadbourne meets his match with this fabulous, wacky, progressive, avant-jazz trio from Italy - Ray Pagi on trumpet, Massino Papillo on bass & Jacopo Batttaglia on drums, their saxist couldn't make it. Most of these pieces were improvised with the exception of two extraordinary covers - Coltrane's "Cosmos" and Ayler's "Spirits". The Trane piece opens this long & riveting 15-track odyssey and the Ayler tune finishes off those who remain standing. Eugene goes for the jugular on "Cosmos" ripping jazz/rock/noise guitar insanity while the trio dig in and play the tune with conviction - Ray's trumpet nailing the tune ferociously! Each other piece in between the cosmic covers is inspired and focused improv. Totally free in one section - the battle to come up with new sounds from your axes continues. There are also quick punk/prog rhythm section antics to marvel at, inspiring both Eugene & Ray to unleash an avalanche of notes. El. bassist Papillo also challenges our hero with ever-inventive bass tactics/ideas. On each piece the quartet shift genres and textures, jamming and taking chances, both always arriving together at a new place. Yes and occasionally they go overboard, exploding, erupting into a focused mess - yeah! Dr. Chad continues to lay down lines from rock-jazz-country-noise tunes and the Zu Band react instantly - too marvelous for words - maybe? Well then - quit reading this you fool and plop down your hard earned moolah - BLG
2 CD set for $20

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With SUN CITY GIRLS/ELLIOTT SHARP - Country Music In The World Of Islam (Chadula 1990B; USA)
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With TOSHINORI KONDO/JELLO BIAFRA et al - Fuck The Audio Evolution Network (Chadula 1983A; USA) More of the insanity that was typical of the '80s home taping era. Guest appearances by luminaries such as Jello Biafra, Toshinori Kondo and others, including Derek Bailey, who is only briefly on this with one of his taped letters
CD $14

CAMPER VAN CHADBOURNE [EUGENE CHADBOURNE & CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN] - The Eddie Chatterbox Double Trio Jazz Album (Chadula 1990C; USA) The Camper Van Chadbourne sextet in an all-jazz collection. Unique free form/punk jazz take on Dolphy, Monk, etc. Features Graham Connah, keyboards and Walter Malli, soprano saxophone, and of course Camper Van Beethoven
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Lost Eddie Chatterbox Session (Chadula 1977A; USA) All jazz, all solo, recorded non stop with the flu in 1976.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Eddie Chatterbox On Broadway Vol 3 (Chadula 2001C; USA) The new solo series continues. This one starts off with arrangements of four tunes by Sun Ra, on guitar and banjo. Then we have some concert excerpts from the last few years collected by weirdos, and finally we return to the studio for some new recordings of standards. Just the Doc solo, with vocals and guitar and banjo..
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With RED CLAY RAMBLERS/LENNY KAYE et al - Country Protest (Chadula 1984A; USA) w/ Red Clay Ramblers, Licht, Lenny Kaye a/ others.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE With SUSAN ALCORN/DAVID DOVE/WALTER DANIELS - Texas Session (Chadula 2000A; USA) Brand new country project recorded in Texas with Susan Alcorn, pedal steel/ David Dove, trombone and Walter Daniels, harmonica. Unique line up interprets material by Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb and big ol' Doug Sahm tribute!
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE/WALTER MALLI/WERNER DAFELDECKER - Hot Burrito #2 (Chadula 1992A; USA)
CD $14

THE JACK & JIM SHOW [EUGENE CHADBOURNE & JIMMY CARL BLACK] - 2001: A Spaced Odyssey (Chadula 2001D; USA) The brand new Jack and Jim CD, 2001: A Spaced Odyssey, is now available. All new material includes new Beefheart and Hendrix covers and some new songs by Jack and Jim including Jimmy's autobiographical "Who the Heck is Sonny Black?"
CD $14

THE JACK & JIM SHOW [EUGENE CHADBOURNE & JIMMY CARL BLACK] - Locked In A Dutch Coffeeshop (Chadula 1993A; USA)
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THE JACK & JIM SHOW [EUGENE CHADBOURNE & JIMMY CARL BLACK] & PAT THOMAS - We Are Together Again [2 CD set] (Chadula 2003G; USA) A new double CD featuring The Jack and Jim Show plus The Artist Formerly Known as Black Paddy. The trio of Jack and Jim (that's me and Jimmy Carl Black for anyone who been living in a cave, specifically 'The Cave') plus the wonderful Pat Thomas was originally formed for a tribute to Jimi Hendrix in Reggio Emilia. A CD that resulted from that, Jimi II on the House of Chadula label, led to an invitation to play at the Kongsberg Festival in Norway last summer. Out of this we created a driving tour and invited the usual gang of documenters to come along and document. From a stack of live recordings done at concerts in Norway and Denmark, including a bunch of recordings out on the street, I have created this epic document of friendship, particularly the musical kind in which a group's entire repertoire is passed along to a great new member and brought back to life in the process. Not that standard numbers of the Jack and Jim Show such as Willie the Pimp had died, but the addition of Pat Thomas on acoustic piano makes this a whole new trip. There is also new material such as The Girl From Al Queda, I Support the Troops and I Want My Money Back, a cover version of DMX's One More Road to Cross on banjo and two versions of Iron Man by Eric Dolphy with sizzling electric guitar. Lots of banjo versions of Beefheart and Zappa, oldtime music. Jimmy Carl discusses drag racing. Blues. A Hendrix section. There is a lot of good stuff on these two CDs--
CD $20

ME & PAUL [EUGENE CHADBOURNE & PAUL LOVENS] - Action 2000 (Chadula 2000G; USA) Most of the Action 2000 duo set by myself and Paul Lovens, featuring, rock, swing, country and great duo interaction, fantastic percussion from Lovenski!
CD $14

ME & PAUL [EUGENE CHADBOURNE & PAUL LOVENS] - In The Malakoff Diggings (Chadula 2002A; USA) The duo Dr. Chad and Paul Lovens spent more than a year analyzing dozens of hours of tapes from many fun and fascinating tours, coming up with this absolutely killer section. This baby really rocks out, for one thing, with awesome cover versions of Dylan's "Rainy Day Women" and Neil Young's "Out of My Mind". There is also lots of great country and bluegrass, some swing and many fascinating improvised sections. This is the fourth release by Me and Paul, and the best yet!
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Guitar Freakout (Chadula 1981A; USA) And The Rake II, Secret of the Cooler - i.e., extended solo compositions from the '80s released up till now only on tape.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Horror Part I (Chadula 1997C/Chadponk 04; USA) This is Eugene's tribute to the horror movies, with pieces inspired by Hitchcock, Godzilla, Witches & Devils, a slasher, The Thing, vampires & Lucio Fulci. He collaborates with some lesser known players like Joe Conroy on violin, bass, dulcimer, koto, mandolin & bazouki; Norman Minogue on theremin & drums, plus reed players - Steve Good, Dan Plonsey & Walter Malli. Pieces range from scary free form group freak-outs to up-tempo solo banjo bluegrass type of flailing. There are some quiet moments of restrained free acoustic ensemble playing, too. Eugene has always good job of imitating the sounds of scary monsters, so here he gets to indulge a bit & come up even more monstrous sounds, somber rumbling, volcanic eruptions and layers of unrecognizable sound source noise. A soundtrack for a monster movie in your disturbed mind, sort of. An appropriate cover of dolls coated with blood - BLG
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Horror Part II (Chadula 1999B; USA) Lizzie Chadbourne's gruesome cover was banned in the UK, just like The Ghoul with Boris Karloff and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. From concerts in Madison and New York City with two different groups, including Ted Reichman, Evan Gallagher and electric viola monstress Eeena Ballard
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Horror Part III: X, The Man With The X-Ray Eyes (Chadula 1999B; USA) The third chapter in our ongoing Horror series is a full length tribute to the Roger Corman classic, X The Man, etc. Just as Ray Milland as Dr. Xavier was able to see through clothes, bones and eventually the universe, Dr. Chad devised a way to see through all the music in the world, or at least everything that has been given to him, as this CD contains some sort of excerpt from every demo or promo recording the Dr. has ever been sent. Besides the good doctor the main featured soloist is the punk-viola-en-extreme goddess Eeeena Ballard, who outdoes herself here.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Horror Part IV: The Thing With Two Heads (Chadula 2002D; USA) The Thing With Two Heads is the second of two compositions created as a tribute to Ray Milland and his involvement with cheesy horror films. While just about every recording I have ever made has been impacted by equipment breaking, this composition went through the most drastic changes of any, in this case because the Yamaha mixing board I had owned since the 80's finally dropped dead. Maybe it could have been fixed by some wiring genius, but what I perceived as the machine's death inspired me to start creating solo recordings in a new way, without a mixing board. How long this will last I don't know, but I decided to turn my entire studio building into an instrument or an orchestra of instruments, create the music in the room and record it all on one microphone, like the way it is done with symphonies. So that is what this is about, from deciding to chop the remains of the board to pieces with an axe - recording the process, of course - to actually making live recordings of the new set-ups I had created. This, the fourth volume of the Horror series, was created with no overdubbing, at least not in the sense of tracks that are fed through a mixer. The result I think are tracks that sound like nothing I have ever done, except perhaps my first recordings, and anytime anything sounds like them I am happy. As for the music's relation to the film that inspired it, I decided this part of the Milland tribute would be different than the other one. With X The Man With The X Ray Eyes: (Horror Part III), I was happy to watch the film again and again, since it is a masterpiece. So I designed all the music directly on the screenplay and individual scenes in the film. With The Thing with Two Heads, there was no way I wanted to watch this film again because it is a total piece of shit. I have only seen it once, in Calgary, the afternoon after my girlfriend of the time went home to go to college. I watched the film directly after a taxi cab ride where I was listening to country music on the radio, feeling sad about her leaving, but had some kind of realization about how important music would be to me. I was 17. I hated the film at the time. I didn't want the music to have anything to do with the film, except for the fact that one of the instrument set ups I created looks like something with two heads. Good enough? The Thing With Two Heads, A Solo performance in 10 parts
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Horror Part V: The Return of the Evil Club (8 Solos for Prepared Guitar) (Chadula 2002H; USA) When we say prepared guitar, we are not talking about a guitar with a couple of alligator clips attached. The extensive new research into prepared guitar going on in the Chadulab is resulting in some completely new sounds created from a truly orchestral set up of fucked up guitars; all acoustic except for The Return of the Fender Champ, in which an amplifier that was thought to be dead comes back to life with horrifying results.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Horror Part VI (Chadula 2003A; USA) Following some great field recordings during a recent ice storm, the latest volume in this series is now available: "Frankenstein On Ice" is the collective title for this series of pieces, mostly played on a new, homemade prepared lap steel guitar.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Horror Part VII: The Post-Day Of The Dead Ritual (Chadula 2003F; USA) This popular (among musicians, anyway) repertoire suite is visited in excerpts from the Halloween 2002 performance with Ut Gret in Louisville, Kentucky and the Vienna performance with Camper Van Chadbourne more than a decade earlier. Tribute sections include covers of Charles Mingus' Fables of Faubus and Frank Zappa's King Kong. Styles on this album also include extended sound improvisation, noise, Indian raga, punk rock, etc. Musicians include Joee Conroy, Jonathan Segel, Steve Good, Walter Malli, Victor Krummenacher and others.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Horror Part VIII: Death By Toothbrush, Death By Elevator, And Othe Teen Hits (Chadula 2004B; USA) The awesome horror series reaches new heights in an absolute blast of musical lunacy. A brand new system for overdubbing and a guest appearance by Portuguese performer Filipe Silva on electric toothbrush are among the aspects of a program that includes radical assaults on material such as Me and Bobby McGee, The Macarena and rap. Fans of Doc Chad productions such as The English Channel and Horror Part III: X The Man with the X Ray Eyes will want to check this out.
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Jimi II (Chadula 2002B; USA) This REPLACES the previously available CD JIMI, as I think it is much better. Once again it is basically all Hendrix music, but this time all from one source, a concert presented in Reggio Emilia, Italy, at a Hendrix tribute in November. The group is the Jack and Jim Show--that's Dr. "Jack" Chad and Jimmy Carl Black on drums, but this is the Jack and Jim and Pat version of the group, with the amazing Pat Thomas on keyboard and electronics. This is a great trio, and this record is filled out with interesting segments of Pat recorded at the acoustic piano as well as Jimmy philosophizing in the hotel room--just what the world needs!
A tribute to Jimi, a tribute to Jimmy,and a call for world peace, plus lots of great fuzz box soloing--what more can the world need?
CD $14

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - Kill Eugene (Chadula 1987A; USA) Also released on an accompanying video, featuring different versions of some of the same songs, though it was released under the same title. House of Chadula CD reissue 2000.
CD $14

ALSO, LAST COPIES OF THIS FROM THE NOW-DEFUNCT 'VOLATILE' LABEL

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - German Country And Western: Bach Sonata and Partita #1 for violin adapted for 5-string banjo (Volatile; Canada)
CD $15

...AND SALE COPIES OF THIS ON THE JAPANESE 'AVANT' LABEL

EUGENE CHADBOURNE/MARK DRESSER/SUSIE IBARRA/JOE MORRIS - Pain Pen (Avant 044; Japan) This is both avant-jazz guitar explorers Eugene & Joe's debuts as co- leaders for Zorn's (Avant) label - both guitarists had played their first duo together at Eugene's guitar fest at Tonic last summer and this all-star quartet got together in the studio for this cd also for their first time. Actually, Dr. Chad has been playing more banjo in recent years, an interesting choice since I can't recall anyone else playing free-jazz banjo. When Eugene does play electric guitar on this endeavor, both he and Joe do a fine job on swirling layers of lines & notes into a dense web of activity - moving through slower sections of cascading waves into thick sections of quick, spiraling mountains of notes. The Mark & Susie rhythm team is also a first, but makes perfect sense, since they both love to explore extended sounds - with Mark bowing & rubbing the strings into submission and Susie's gongs & cymbals providing a fresh response. On the second piece - all hell breaks loose - Eugene sounds like he is harshly rubbing the guitar strings with some metal object and even utilizing occasional feedback, while Joe also spins off a mass of quick & frenzied notes, the entire quartet takes off for the stratosphere! There are also a number of duo & trio sections which emerge from denser sections. Sometimes Joe will lead the rhythm team through a somber jazz oasis and Eugene sometimes takes detours through blues and bluegrass areas. At times, it sounds as if there are two different duos playing at the same time, one must work hard at hearing the connections, which seem to run underneath the dense din. This makes for an extremely challenging listening experience, which I rewarded when it often comes together in a focused storm. - BLG
CD $12


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JUNE, 2006 AT THE STONE IS CURATED BY IKUE MORI

Here' the schedule for this week:


6/16 Friday
8 pm - David Linton's StereOptiCon
David Linton (audio visual) - David Linton will perform solo audio visual improvisations on his 'bicameral research sound and light system'... realtime low tech analog audio visits the ghosts of the flicker somewhere between where light makes electricity in your brain and your ass hits the chair.
10 pm - Chuck Bettis (electronic & vocals) & Mikey IQ Jones (electronics & objects)

6/17 Saturday
8 pm - Susie Ibarra Trio
Jennifer Choi (violin) Craig Taborn (keyboards) Susie Ibarra (drums)
10 pm - Marina Rosenfeld (turntable) Alex Waterman (cello)

6/18 Sunday
8 pm - Ned Rothenberg's Sync with Strings featuring Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Jerome Harris (bass, guitar) Samir Chatterjee (tabla) Mark Feldman (violin) & Erik Friedlander (cello) - Warm-up to the record date for a new book of music.
10 pm - Anthony Coleman (piano)

6/20 Tuesday
8 pm - Alan Licht (guitar) Jason Ajemian (bass) and Matt Bauder (sax)
10 pm - Raz Mesinai (piano, percussion, electronics)

6/21 Wednesday
8 pm David Garland (voice, 12-string acoustic guitar) w/ Mike McGinnis (bass clarinet, etc.) G. Lucas Crane (electronics) Kenji Garland (bass guitar) Dave Deporis (voice, acoustic guitar). - Some songs about dioramas, dreams, and more, performed solo, in duet, and with sprawling ensembles.
10 pm - Tremolo of Joy w/ Kato Hideki (bass) Marco Cappelli (electric guitar) Briggan Krauss (alto sax & electronics) Dougie Bowne (drums, electronics)

6/22 Thursday
8 pm - Pauline Oliveros (electronics) Ikue Mori (electronics)
10 pm - Jane Rigler (flute)

6/23 Friday
8 pm - Billy Martin and Sirius String Quartet
Billy Martin (percussion) Gregor Huebner (violin) Meg Okura (violin) Ron Lawrence (viola) Dave Eggar (cello) - World Premiere of "Strangulations"
10 pm - Billy Martin (percussion) Shelley Hirsch (vocal) Okkyung Lee (cello) DJ Olive (turntable) and special guests

6/24 Saturday
8 pm - Miya Masaoka (koto, electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Okkyung Lee (cello)
10 pm - White Out w/ Lin Culbertson (synthesizer, autoharp) Tom Surgal (drums, etc.) special guest DJ Olive (turntable)

6/25 Sunday
8 and 10pm - Dave Douglas (trumpet) w/ special guests Henry Grimes (bass) Andrew Cyrille (drums) J.D. Allen (sax)

6/27 Tuesday
8 pm - Chikako Iwahara (tap dance)
10 pm - Tim Keiper's Mother of All Bombs
Brian Marsella (piano) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Tim Keiper (percussion) and

6/28 Wednesday
8 pm - Yuko Fujiyama (piano) Mark Feldman (violin) Tomas Ulrich (cello) Reggie Nicholson (drums)
10 pm - Miho Hatori (voice) and friends

6/29 Thursday
8 pm - Okkyung Lee (cello) w/ Cornelius Dufallo (violin) Miguel Frasconi (glass instruments /percussion) Trevor Dunn (bass)
10 pm - Tim Berne (alto sax) & Tom Rainey (drums)

6/30 Friday
8 pm - Erik Friedlander Solo Cello - performing works by Arthur Blythe, Carlos Santana, Eric Dolphy, John Zorn (Masada Book II) and his own music from Maldoror and Block Ice & Propane, his upcoming new solo recording.
10 pm - Jim Staley (trombone)

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


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Tonic is located at 107 Norfolk Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets in Manhattan's Lower East Side, around the corner from Delancey F train stop
Here's some recommended gig(s) for the upcoming weeks-

Fri June 16th-
7:30 - Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher - superb Amsterdam-based piano trio featuring Michel Braam on piano, Wilbert DeJoode on bass & Michael Vatcher on drums!
9pm - Robin Eubanks' EB3 w/ Robin Eubanks (trombone and electric trombone, percussion), Orrin Evans (keyboards) & Kenwood Dennard (drums)!

Sun June 18th-
Brandon Ross' Blazing Beauty w/ Brandon Ross (guitar), Graham Haynes (cornet / electronics), Stomu Takeishi (bass) & J.T. Lewis (drums)!


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Dee Pop presents: FREESTYLE JAZZ @ Jimmy's Restaurant
43 East 7th Street * NYC * 212-982-3006 - www.freestylejazz.com

Thursday June 22
8pm Andre Canniere, Josh Rutner, Ryan Ferreira, Ike Sturm, Take Toriyama
10pm Adam Kolker, John Hebert, Bob Meyer

Thursday June 29
8pm & 10pm James Finn's Nda NaNaa with Steve Swell, Jackson Krall and Gordon Beeferman


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