Daniel Bachman at St. George's Episcopal Church, Fredricksburg VA, December 14, 2014

Incredible show

November 2014 Listening

1.       “Heaven Up Here” Echo and the Bunnymen [Rhino 2564-61162-2] CD

2.       “Wrong Number” Paul Flaherty with Chris Corsano, Bill Nace, Steve Baczkowski, & Dredd Foole [Open Mouth OM 38] LP in edition of 250

3.       “Rejuvenation” Flow Trio with Joe Morris, Louie Belogenis and Charles Downs [ESP-Disk ESP 4052] CD

4.       “Sweatshop” Joe Morris with Sebastian Steinberg & Jerry Deupress [Riti] CD

5.       “Either or And” Evan Parker & Sylvie Courvoisier [Relative Pitch RPR-1024] CD

6.       “Melodies for a Savage Fix” Steve Gunn & Mike Gangloff [Impreac] LP

7.       “Desert Heat” Steve Gunn with John Truscinski & Cian Nugent [MIE 020] LP

8.       “Way Out Weather” Steve Gunn

9.       “Daydream Nation Deluxe Set” Sonic Youth [Goofin' Records] 4 LPs with live and rare b sides

10.   “I Am Here Where Are You (2013)” Peter Brotzmann & Steve Noble

11.   “Opened, But Hardly Touched” Peter Brotzmann with Henry Miller & Louis Moholo [Cien Fuego CF010] LP – this is the finest Brotzmann vinyl reissue to date.  I know that Machine Gun is more important but if you are tracking with the reissues you probably already have Machine Gun.  After Machine Gun get this one. 

12.   “A History of Every One” Bill Orcutt [Editions Mego eMego 173] LP

13.   “Cats and Dogs” Royal Trux [Drag City DC32] LP

14.   “Dr. Ragtime And His Pals” Jack Rose [Tequila Sunrise 12007] LP Limited Edition 960

15.   “Jack Rose & the Black Twig Pickers” Jack Rose [Klang Industries Klang 008] LP

16.   “Afro Blue Impressions” John Coltrane with Elvin Jones Jimmy Garrison & McCoy Tyner [Pablo 2620 101] LP

17.   “Giant Steps” John Coltrane [MFSL UCDC 605] CD

18.   “Offering-Live At Temple University” John Coltrane with Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Rashid Ali [Resonance Records] LP  Mitten Hall - 11/11/1966. •180-gram vinyl pressed by R.T.I. Hand # 179 of 4000 – A little overrated after the first listen

19.   “The Mastery of John Coltrane  Vol. III” John Coltrane [Impluse! IA 9360] LP

20.   “Expressions” John Coltrane with Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison and Rashid Ali [Impluse! GRD 131] CD  and [Impluse! A-9120] LP orginal mono copy

21.   “Going for the One” Yes [Atlantic SD 19106] LP – this is definitely a guilty pleasure

22.   “Massey Hall 1971” Neil Young [Reprise 43328-1] LP

23.   “Manipulator” Ty Segall [Drag City DC600 LP]

24.   “Wild thing on Sunday” Pelt &Gate [MIE023 LP]

25.   “Effigey” Pelt which is Nathan Bowles, Mike Ganglof & Patrick Best [MIE015] LP

26.   “Complete Basement Tapes” Bob Dylan [Columbia CD 6]

27.   “Rising Above” Jooklo Duo which are Virginia Genta & David Vanzan [Qbico 12"], Single Sided  Limited edition of 99 copies

28.   “Another Side of Bob Dylan” Bob Dylan [Columbia Mono Lp 5121] LP

29.   “Out to Lunch” Eric Dolphy with Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis and Tony Williams [Blue Note RVG edition 7243 4 98793 2 4] CD and [Music Matters MMBST-84163] LP 45 RPM – Spent the extra cash on the 45 rpm totally worth it. 

30.   “Bee Thousand” Guided By Voices [Scat SCAT36] LP

31.   “Exotic Heartbreak” Frank Lowe with Butch Morris Amina Myers, Wilber Morris, & TIm Pleasant [Soul Note SN 1032] LP

32.   “Monster Movie” Can [Spoon] LP

33.   “Bunny Get's Paid” Red Red Meat [Sub Pop SP 318 B] CD

34.   “Polar Satellites” Nathan Bowles & Scott Verrastro [MIE 019] LP

35.   “Lick My Decals Off Baby” Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band [Straight RS 6420] Vinyl

36.   “To Be Kind” Swans [Young God YG45] Vinyl

37.   “Skies of America” Ornette Coleman [Columbia KC 31562] LP

38.   “Chappaqua Suite” Ornette Coleman with Pharoah Sanders, Charles Moffett and David Izenzon [Columbia] LP Very very underrated Ornette album.  The strings and the trio are very integrated and his horn works so well in this setting.

39.   “Tied to a Star” J Mascis [Sub Pop SP 1083] LP

40.   “Solos Duos Trios” Steve Lacy [Black Saint/Soul Note 8XS 1013] CD

41.   “The Flame” Steve Lacy with Dennis Charles & Bobby Few [Soul Note SN 1035] LP – Charles is one of the more amazing drummers.  He doesn’t have a large discography but he is so lyrically and rhythmically interesting

42.   “Phallus Dei” Amon Duul

43.   “Czech Music for Violin” Dvorak, Janacek &Smetana [Nonesuch H-71350] LP

44.   “Drive Like Jehu” [Cargo Records #008] LP

45.   “Exile on Main Street” The Rolling Stones [EMI 142013-01] LP 180g

46.   “His Band and Street Choir” Van Morrison [Warner WS 1884] LP

47.   “Alternation” Exceptor

48.   “Hit and Run” Jack Ruby

49.   “Soused (2014)” Scott Walker & Sunn O)))

50.   “Monoliths & Dimensions” Sunn O))) [Southern Lord Sunn100] LP

51.   “Babi (1976)” Milford Graves - Arthur Doyle,reeds Hugh Glover,reeds [IPS 004]

52.   “Birth of a Being” David S Ware with Marc Edwards & Geney Ashton [hathut] LP

53.   “Onecept” David S Ware with William Parker and Warren Smith [Rank & File RFS-33-203] LP

54.   “Exploring the Axis” Thin White Rope [Frontier Records FLP 1015] LP

55.   “Traffic” [Island 7 90059-1] LP

56.   “Gilded Stars and Zealous Hearts” Velocity Girl [Sub Pop SP 350] LP

57.   “Pretty in Pink” VA [A&M SP 5113 LP]

58.   “Fruit Tree (includes: Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter, Pink Moon & Time of No Reply)” Nick Drake [Hannibal HNBX 5302] LP

59.   “The Transcendental Waterfall - Guitar Excursions 1962-1967” John Fahey [4 Men with Beards] 4m600 LP 6 limited #138 of 3000

60.   “Discipline” King Crimson [Warner BSK 3629] LP

61.   “People's Historia” Estamos Trio with Thollem McDonas Milo Tamez & Carmina Esocbar [Relative Pitch RPR1013] CD

62.   “Disreali Gears” Cream with Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker [Reaction 594 003] LP

63.   “Bee Thousand” Guided By Voices [Scat SCAT36 LP]

64.   “The Complete Decca Recordings” Billie Holiday [GRP D217027] CD

65.   “III” Sebadoh [Domino DNO 089] CD

66.   “A Brief History of the 20th Century” Gang of Four [Warner 9 26448-2] CD 

Remembering Jack Rose, Ian McLagan and Bobby Keys

Jack Rose made me hear the guitar differently.  He pasted on December 9, 2009 at the age of 38

Bobby Key sax solos for the Stones are part of my musical memory forever.

Ian McLagan defined the language of the keyboard for Rock and Roll

Pairing #5 - San Diego via New Zealand - Green Flash Green Bullet with Drive Like Jehu & Dead C

This one is not going to be too complicated.  This is a San Diego beer with New Zealand hops.  In anticipation of this combination, I pulled from the library music synonymous with both these locations.   Rocket from the Tombs & Drive like Jehu (who recently reformed for one show) hails from the San Diego area.  I was lucky to catch both of these bands led by David Reis with the high power guitar output.  Dead C is from New Zealand and they have a noise tag on them.  Their primitive aesthetic plays into an early Sonic Youth comp but there are stronger punk ties but from the New Zealand perspective.  Who knows what the punk scene would be like in New Zealand and how it was influenced by social impact and music.  This compilation called “Vain, Erudite, and Stupid: Selected Works 1987-2005” on Ba Da Bing! is a mystery to me and keeps me coming back. 

Green Flash has been a brewery that makes a lot of variation on the IPA in the “bomber” format or crack for hop heads.  Bomber format are a lot like box sets to me, but they don’t pack the value box sets give you but there is usually something rare in there.  The Green Bullet has New Zealand grown Pacific Gem and Green Bullet hops to create a big Triple IPA (10.1 % ABV ; 100 IBU). It has complex fruit flavors like mango and pineapple and an earthiness.  Very yummy!

Lately Listening

1. Henry Flynt, Ascent to the Sun (Recorded CD): One of my favorites from Flynt.
2. Joe McPhee, Tenor & Fallen Angels (HatHut CD): Solo McPhee
3. Joe McPhee, Nation Time (Atavistic UMS CD): Feeling the spirit.
4. Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love (Laurence Family 2LP): A really nice package. Music is good, too.
5. Sun Ra, Space Aura (Art Yard 10" LP): Recorded at SUNY Buffalo. Some good stuff here, but probably not essential. Looking forward to hearing that shelved ABC-Impulse! album that Roaratorio plans to release.
6. The End of the World Championship, Balance Beam (Sacred Phrases CS): Really intense drones.
7. Tom Blancarte, The Shortening of the Way (Tubapede LP): So much more than a solo bass record.
8. Nate Wooley/Hugo Antunes/Chris Corsano, Malus (NoBusiness LP): Very atmospheric. Lots of breathing room.
9. Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Ballades (Hooker Vision 6CS): Beautiful. Very happy to have this.
10. John Dikeman, The Double Trio (Astral Spirits CS): A mixed bag. Some strong stuff on the B-side. Jeb Bishop is the man.
11. Sound Out Light, I'm Leaving This World (Digitalis CS): The title says it all.
12. Dylan Golden Aycock, Guitar Meanderings (Cabin Floor Esoterica CS): Pretty much.
13. Grasshopper, Dark Sabbath: Symbols of Evil (Hausu Mountain LP): Bow your heads.

Box Set Fever #1 - John Fahey "The Transcendental Waterfall - Guitar Excursions 1962-967"

New series of posts called “Box Set Fever”.  There some serious vices going on in this blog but one that is not as transparent are the need to acquire box sets.  They are not just another LP/CD they are an historical artifact, a knowledge base and very cool to own.  Now the problem comes when you justify anything to get the box set no matter what.  Unlike a single LP/CD box sets have a lot more to be judged on.  Packaging and contents are much more important.

The first in this series is John Fahey’s Transcendental Waterfall six LP set.  This is the heart of Fahey’s early career and defines him as a player.  It is mainly acoustic guitar and sparse accompaniment.  The material is sublime and I have been listening to this music for at least a decade plus.  The packaging includes replicated sleeves of the original album, each album has a couple pages of write up associated with it, a single double-sided liner notes of the box, a poster, a post card and EVEN a t-shirt.  The feel of the box construction and material is barely passable. There is a lot of space when you take the t-shire out and thus I don’t think it is going to wear well over time.  The albums are pressed on blue vinyl and the surface noise level is high.  I do believe that colored vinyl is not as good sounding and choose black when that option is available.  I can’t tell if the material is re-mastered but I would not give this box set high mark in that category.  I really glad I got the box just wish it was a little higher quality given the importance of the material.  

Happy 65th Birthday David S. Ware

David S. Ware dies in 2012 but his music and his energy live on.  He would have been 65 on Nov 7, 2014.  A true fire breather with the horn and his skill and range made him a giant in free jazz.

Ware's discography is on a variety of labels.  There are some Columbia releases that are easy to get compared to the DIW, Silheart, and HatHut.  Anything with Matthew Shipp is a must have.  Shipp really is up for Ware's challenge.  My library includes some good vinyl, including a rare copy of "Birth of a Being" on Hat Hut.  Also, be on the look out for the Andrew Cyrille & Maono releases with him and the Cecil Taylor release "Darkness Unto Themselves"

Pairing #4 - Wookey Jack, Lacy, Few and Charles

Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Wookey Jack is a Black Rye IPA with pungent citrus and herbal hop nuances, a hint of peppery rye and earthiness on the nose.  Big roasty malt flavors with balanced hop bitterness and spicy rye offer a full and complex texture with a refined bittered finish.  A truly different IPA for dark beer fans. (from the Firestone Walker Brewing Co Website).   It is big and complex beer at 8.3% ABV and 80 IBU.  You want to pause before, after and during each sip to make sure you are getting the full effect. 

I’ve been listening to a decent amount of Lacy lately and I’m trying to formulate a base understanding of his discography.  His solo stuff is really consistent virtuosi building upon and exploring in a gentle way.  His relationship with Mal Waldron is a separate category.  His bigger band efforts run the gambit of extended chamber ensembles to fire starting free jazz blow outs.  I like the former more than the later, particularly the Steve Potts stuff.  The duo, trio and quartet stuff is another interesting category and it includes the album The Flame with Bobby Few (piano) and Denis Charles (drums).  These side players that have drawn me in and Charles is one of the most invented drummers.  He provides lots of space and texture/colors.  This is a challenging record and needs to be engaged throughout; so pause before, after and during.       

Red Red Meat's discography being resurrected

Red Red Meat is a Chicago band that spawned Califone.  They had a four record output on Sub Pop at the end of the grunge era.  They are dirty avant blues band that mashes together the best of Can and the Rolling Stones. This is great stuff that goes great with whisky or Natty Bo'.

PlegeMusic is offering various of levels of contribution to get a hold of this music and various artifacts.    

May to October 2014 Listening

No excuses, I will get back on the monthly cycle.  Been listening to too many CDs/Mp3s and I bought a new cartridge that I've not mounted.  With the winter comes more listening.  

1.       “On the Corner” Miles Davis [Columbia CK 63980] CD

2.       “Disintegration” The Cure [Elektra 9 60855-2] CD

3.       “The Beloved Music” Paul Flaherty &Chris Corsano [Family Vinyard] CD

4.       “Smoke Shadows” Paul Flaherty, Randall Colbourne & Mike Roberson [Withdrawn Records] CD

5.       “Third Rail” Paul Flaherty, Randall Colbourne & Richard Downs [Zaabway 2002] CD

6.       “New York Nuts & Boston Beans” Paul Flaherty, C Spencer Yeh & Greg Kelley [Important IMPEC195] CD

7.       “(Sit In) The Throne of Friendship” Nate Wooley Sextet [Clean Feed CF280CD] CD

8.       “The Complete 50's Chess Recordings” John Lee Hooker [Chess] CD

9.       “Either or And” Evan Parker & Sylvie Courvoisier [Relative Pitch RPR-1024] CD

10.   “This Nation's Saving Grace - Ominbus Edition” The Fall [Beggar s Banquet BBQCD 2067] CD

11.   “Angles 9” Angles with Marin Kuchen, Magnus Broo, Mats Alekint, Johan Berthling, Mattis Stahl & Kjell Nordeson [Clean Feed CF284LP] LP,

12.   “Nature/Culture” Peter Evans [Psi psi 09.05/6] CD

13.   “Olu Iwa” Cecil Taylor [Soul Note 121139-2] CD

14.   “Student Studies” Cecil Taylor with Jimmy Lyons, Alan Silva and Andrew Cyrille [Fuel2000 3020613392] CD

15.   “Loaded - Fully Loaded Edition” The Velvet Underground [Rhino R2 72563] CD

16.   “Dirty” Sonic Youth [DGC DGCD-24485] CD

17.   “Solo at Dobialab” Peter Brotzmann [Dobialabel 006] CD

18.   “Whatthef*ckdoyouwant?” Peter Brotzmann & Sonny Sharrock [Trost] CD

19.   “Born Broke” Peter Brotzmann & Peeter Uuskyla [Atavistic ALP-195 CD] CD

20.   “3 Points and a Mountain... Plus” Peter Brotzmann, Han Bennik & Misha Mengelberg [FMP CD 107] CD

21.   “Chicago Tentet at Molde 2007” Peter Brotzmann [Okka OD12072] CD

22.   “No Direction Home” Bob Dylan [Columbia]  CD

23.   “Boanerges” Jim Sauter & Kid Millions [Doubtmusic] CD

24.   “Sifter” Mary Halvorson, Kirk Knuffke & Matt Wilson [Relative Pitch RPR1014] CD

25.   “Ambient 4 : On Land” Brian Eno [Virgin] SACD-Hybrid

26.   “Another Green World” Brian Eno [Virgin] SACD-Hybrid

27.   “Another Green World” Brian Eno  [EG Records Eno 3] LP

28.   “Taking Tiger Mount (By Strategy)” Brian Eno [EG Records Eno 2] LP

29.   “Muntu Recordings” Jemeel Moondoc [No Business NBCD 7-8-9] CD

30.   “The Interpid” Jemeel Moondoc, William Parker, Rashid Bahr & Roy Campbell [Poljazz LP]

31.   “The Zookeeper's House” Jemeel Moondoc, Matthew Shipp, Roy Cambell , Steve Swell & Hillard Green [Relative Pitch PRP1026] CD

32.   “Spiritual Unity” Albert Ayler, Sunny Murray & Gary Peacock [ESP-Disk 1002] LP

33.   “Love Cry/The Last Album” Albert Ayler [Impluse! D6007 5334699] CD

34.   “Mingus” Charles Mingus [Prestige 24010] LP

35.   “The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady” Charles Mingus [Impluse! IMPD-174] CD

36.   “Ithaca” Joe McPhee & Eli Keszler

37.   “Ptah the El Daoud” Alice Coltrane [Impluse! AS-9196-B] LP

38.   “Live In Seattle” John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett & McCoy Tyner [Impluse! GRD2-146] CD

39.   “The Yes Album” Yes [Atlantic SD 19132] LP

40.   “Ragged Glory” Neil Young [Reprise W2 26315] CD

41.   “Visit Planet Earth” Sun Ra  [Saturn 9956-11-A] LP

42.   “Wolfroy Goes to Town” Bonnie Prince Billy [Drag City CD-502] LP

43.   “Now, Here's My Plan” Bonnie Prince Billy [Drag City DC525] LP

44.   “The Letting Go” Bonnie Prince Billy [Drag City DC420CD] CD

45.   “There is no one that will take care of you” Palace Brothers  [Drag City DC34CD] CD

46.   “Ayahuacha” Pelt with Jack Rose, Mike Ganglof & Patrick Best [VHF vhf#62] CD

47.   “The Complete Prestige Recordings” Sonny Rollins [Prestige 7PCD-4407-2] CD

48.   “Future Days” Can [Spoon] SACD

49.   “A Night in November: Live in New Orleans” Kidd Jordan & Hamid Drake (Valid VR-1015) CD

50.   “Alladdin Sane” David Bowie

51.   “Natural Information” Joshua Abrams [Eremite MTE 53] LP

52.   “Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace” William Parker [Eremite MTE-012] CD

53.   “The Rock Revival” Major Stars with Wayne Rogers [Twisted Village TW-1044] LP

54.   “Alien Lanes” Guided By Voices [Matador ole 123-2] CD

55.   “Armed Forces” Elvis Costello [Rhino R2 78190] CD

56.   “The Loweski” Frank Lowe with Joseph Jarman, William Parker, Raymond Lee Cheng, & Rashid Sinan [ESP-disk ESP-4066] CD

57.   “9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006” Anthony Braxton  [Firehouse 12 Records FH12-04-06-01] CD/DVD

58.   “Here Comes Indian” Animal Collective  [Paw Tracks Paw1] CD

59.   “Jimmywine Majestic” Red Red Meat [Sub Pop SP 243 B] CD

60.   “Criss-Cross” Thelonious Monk with Charlie Rouse, John Ore & Frankie Dunlop [Columbia CK 63537] CD

61.   “Gerzurrezko joera” Jean-Luc Guionnet [Ertz 5] CD

62.   “Twine” Evan Parker & Urs Leimgruber [Clean Feed CF194] CD

63.   “The Bleeding Edge” Evan Parker, Peter Evans & Okkung Lee [Psi psi 11.10] CD

64.   “Live at Vision Festival VI” Trio Viriditas with Alfred Harth, Kevin Norton & Wilber Morris [Clean Feed CF115] CD

65.   “As if Anything could be the same” Jack Wright & Ben Wright [Relative Pitch RPR 1017] CD

66.   “And Other Desert Towns” Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey [Relative Pitch RPR 1018] CD

67.   “Astrorgasm From The Inner Space” Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paradiso UFO [Important imprec403] LP

68.   “Candy Apple Grey” Husker Du [Warner Bro R1 25385] Vinyl

69.   “Warehouse: Songs and Stories” Husker Du [Warner Bro 25544-2] CD

70.   “My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky” Swans [Young God YG43X] CD

71.   “Soundtracks for the Blind” Swans

72.   “Liberation Music Orchestra” Charlie Haden [Impluse MCA-39125] LP

73.   “Closeness Duets” Charlie Haden, Ornette Coleman, Alice Coltrane, Jarrett, & Motian [Horizon A&M SP-710] LP

74.   “Ballad of the Fallen” Charlie Haden [ECM 23794-1] LP

75.   “Hyakuhachi Bonno(108 desires)” Akira Sakata [Ohari Records JMCK-1020-1021] CD

76.   “Remix - Weatherall- Sonic Boom - Kandqoo Ripley” Wooden Shjips [Thrill Jockey 12.49] 12"

77.   “Chasing the Sun” Ken McIntyre, Beaver Harris & Hakim Jami [SteepleChase Records SCS-1114] LP

78.   “Spiral Tendenz Metabolismus“ Eugene Chadbourne [Troglosound 35] LP

79.   “Ceremonies Out of the Air” Keir Neuriner [New Atlantis] LP+CD

80.   “Remain in Light” Talking Heads [Rhino R1 70802] LP

81.   “World of Objects” Jeremiah Cymerman & Evan Parker [5049 Records 5049-004] CD

82.   “Sgt Peppers” The Beatles [Capitol C1 0777 7 45442 1 1] LP

83.   “Blue Winter” Fred Anderson, William Parker & Hamid Drake [Eremite MTE 047/048] CD

84.   “The Great Vision Concert” Fred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead [Ayler AylCD-052] CD

85.   “Mosaic Select” Grachan Moncur III with Jackie McLean [Mosiac Select B2-80379] CD

86.   “Spiritual Dimensions” Wadada Leo Smith [Cunieform Records Run 290/291] CD

87.   “The Door” Steve Lacy, Bobby Few, Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson, Irene Aebi, & Sam Woodyard [RCA Novus PL83049] LP

88.   “Satori” Flower Travellin' Band [Phoenix Records ASHLP3002] LP

89.   “Sister Lover/Third Big Star” with Alex Chilton [Rykodisc RCD 10220] CD

90.   “Superfuzz Bigmuff plus Early Singles” Mudhoney [Subpop SP21b] CD

91.   “De-Loused in the Comatorium” The Mars Volta

92.   “Blank Generation” Richard Hell [Sire 9 28137 2] CD

93.   “Heavens + Boo Boo” Big Dipper

94.   “Stories for Owls” Badgerlore

95.   “Tanz der Lemminge” Amon Duul

96.   “And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out” Yo La Tengo

97.   “New World Symphony No. 9” Dvorak & Sir Georg Solti [CSO]  CD

98.   “Roots” Curtis Mayfield [Curtom CRS-8009] LP

99.   “Ram (mono)” Paul McCarthy LP

100.  “At the Speed of Sound” Paul McCarthy & Wings [Capitol SW-11252] LP

101. “Extra Width” Jon Spencer Blues Explosion [Matador ole052-1] LP

102.“Paint as a Fragrance” Rocket from the Crypt [Cargo Records #003] LP

103.“II” Meat Puppets [SST] LP

104. “Chaos AD” Sepultura [Roadrunner] CD

105. “Wowee Zowee” Pavement [Matador ole 130-1] LP

106. “Doh Tala” Steve Backowski, Ravi Padmanabha & Robert Dick [epoch music] CD

107. “Supplications” Steve Backowski & Ravi Padmanabha CD

108. “Various Artists 20 Years of Dischord” [Dischord DS 125] CD

109. “Beggars Banquet” The Rolling Stones [Abkco 95392] CD

110. Them featuring Van Morrison [Parrot BP 71053-4] LP

111. “Return to Cookie Mountain” TV on the Radio [Interscope 80007466-02] CD

112. “Los Angeles” X [Slash 23930-1] LP

113. “Dig Me Out” Sleater-Kinney [Kill Rock Stars KRS279] LP

114. “Out of the Blue” ELO [United Artists 223719] LP

115. “Axis: Bold as Love” Jimi Hendrix [Reprise RS 6281} LP

116. “Axis: Bold as Love” Jimi Hendrix [Track Records 612 003] LP

117. “Electric Ladyland” Jimi Hendrix [Reprise RS 6307] LP

118. “Blase/Live at the Pan-Africian Festival” Archie Shepp [Fuel 2000 302 061 156 2] CD

119.“Selected Ambient Works Volume II” Aphex Twin [Sire 9 45482-2] CD

120. “Complete Discography” Minor Threat [Dischord 40] CD

121. “The Gift: Live at Sangha” William Hooker, Roy Cambell & Jason Hwang [Gift0002-2] CD

122. “Mojo Hand” Lightin' Hopkins [Rhino H2 71226] CD

123. “Voodoo” D'Angelo [Virgin 7243 8 43498 2 4] CD

124. “Unrest” Henry Cox  

125. “Vincebus Eruptum + Outsideinside” Blue Cheer [Track Record TRK1025CD] CD

126. “Quartet for the End of Time” Messiaen [Naxos 8.554824] CD

127. “Emergency & I” The Dismemberment Plan [DeSoto D134] CD

Lately Listening

1. Cody Yantis/Nathan McLaughlin/Josh Mason/Joe Houpert, Alice Sketches (Digitalis CS): Short sketches from each artist.
2. Catherine Lamb, Matter/Moving (Winds Measure 2CS):  One of my favorite releases so far in 2014.
3. Bill Orcutt, Two Weeks in Another Town (Palilalia CS): Live.
4. Various Artists, Traces Three (Recollections GRM): Another fine entry in this reissue series.
5. Bill Orcutt, Gerty Loves Pussy (Palilalia CS): My favorite of Orcutt's recent cassette releases.
6. Paul Bley, Open to Love (ECM LP): Mmm. Forgot how much I enjoy this record.
7. Strange Mountain, Ancient Eyes (Twin Springs CS): Drone.
8. Vanessa Rossetto, Whole Stories (Kye LP): Her best work to date, which is saying a lot.
9. Ashley Paul, White Night (Cassauna CS): Doing her thing.
10. Graveyards, Blues for the Night People (Troubleman Unlimited 2LP): Screeching and scratching to crickets.
11. Mary Halvorson, Bending Bridges (Firehouse 12 2LP): Great music. Really noisy pressing, though.
12. Martin Kuchen & Landaeus Trio (Moserobie LP): Most intriguing. There's a complex languidness to this album.
13. Brotzmann/Edwards/Noble/Adasiewicz, Mental Shake (Otoroku LP): Blowout.
14. Jackie-O Motherfucker, Flags of the Sacred Harp (ATP CD): Feeling old.
15. Sun Ra, Secrets of the Sun (Atavistic CD): Off-kilter classics.
16. Sun Ra, Concert for the Comet Kohoutek (ESP Disk CD): Title jam is killer. Made my daughter move around a lot in the womb.
17. Wadada Leo Smith, Kabell Years 1971 - 1979 (Tzadik 4CD): The solo cuts really stands out, but some great stuff on these albums.
18. Peter Brotzmann/Harry Miller/Louis Moholo (Cien Fuegos 2LP): These reissue LPs are always so well done. A real treat.
19. Talk West, All Worries at Once (Marmara CS): Rural drone.
20. Alan Silva & the Celestial Communications Orchestra, Seasons (BYG-Actuel 3LP): Yes!

Brotzmann - Drake - Parker May 31, 2014 at the Windup Space Baltimore Maryland

Pairing #3 - Hardywood Bourbon Cru & Sun City Girls

Hardywood Bourbon Cru & Sun City Girls “Funeral Mariachi” are complex multi-faceted pieces of art that draws from lots of influences. The Bourbon Cru is an abbey quadruples with wild toffee, almond and dried fruit tastes and nose. Funeral Mariachi is album that is a blender full of ancient world rhythms and melodies in a twisted manner. Take a slip and a listen and readjust your mind. Enjoy!

Lately Listening

1. Noah Howard, Live at the Swing Club (seriE.WOC LP): Glad that this ultra-rare record received an estate-sanctioned reissue. Great music. My copy has some whooshing at the start of side 1. Still glad to have this.
2. Ballister, Both Ends (Bocian LP): Kicking ass.
3. Francois Tusques, La Reine des Vampires (Cacophonic LP): Archival soundtrack music. First release.
4. Bill Dixon, Intents and Purposes (RCA Victor LP): Phenomenal album. Scored this for $10 in Fort Lauderdale years ago.
5. Tashi Dorji, Tashi Dorji (Headway CS): Guitar jamage from Asheville. Reminiscent of Bailey and Orcutt. Check it out.
6. Woods, With Light and With Love (Woodsist LP): Every summer brings a new Woods album. Not as excited about this one, but it has its moments.
7. Brigitte Fontaine, Est...Folle (Superior Viaduct LP): Reissue.
8. Jason Lescalleet, Much to My Demise (Kye LP): Sounds like shit hitting the slow-moving fan that is life. I like it.
9. Bill Orcutt, Solo Acoustic Volume Ten (Vin du Select Qaulitite LP): These days, I prefer the shaved version to Harry Pussy. This is a  great record.
10. Inez Lightfoot/Je Suis le Petit Chevalier, Split (Stunned CS): The mushrooms are wearing off. A walk in the woods.
11. Zaimph & Yek Koo, L'Interiur de la Vue (Obsolete Units CS): Zoned.
12. Twistycat, Solar Plexus (Obsolete Units CS): Baritone sax and bass clarinet. Plus electronics.
13. Bogan Ghost, Zerfall (Relative Pitch CD): Droner.
14. Bill Orcutt & Chris Corsano, Live at Various (Palilalia CS): Wish I could have witnessed some of this tour in person.

Lately Listening

1. Pierrot Lunaire/Sleeper, Lesser Invocation (Sic Sic CS): The Pierrot Lunaire piece reminds us that real life underpins music--easy to lose sight of that in consumer/collector culture. Especially when you live in an area where live music of this nature occurs with less frequency.
2. Keir Neuringer, Ceremonies on Air (New Atlantis LP): An incredible statement. This album has been getting a lot of play.
3. Deep Listening Band, Then &  Now Now & Then (Taiga 2LP): The wall shelf helps to bring out so much more detail from this release.
4. Sam Rivers, The Live Trio Sessions (Impulse 2LP): Sam Rivers killing it.
5. Steve Lacy, Stamps (HatHut 2LP): I don't mind Irene on this one. Lacy is in fine form on these sides.
6. Mengelberg/Lacy/Lewis/Gorter/Bennink, Change of Season (Soul Note LP): Jamming Herbie Nichols' tunes.
7. Anthony Braxton & Derek Bailey, Moment Precieux (Victo LP): I'll have to dust off the 4-disc box of Braxton duos with Joe Morris. I remember that leaving me a bit cold. This one blows mostly hot.
8. John Carter, Fields (Gramavision LP): Some of the synth work sounds dated, but this is still a very good album.
9. Rova Saxophone Quarter, Beat Kennel (Black Saint LP): Doing their thing
10. Sheldon Siegel, Midden (Sky Lantern CS): Free jazz on cassette.
11. Fushitsusha & Peter Brotzmann, Nothing Changes, No One Can Change Anything, I am Ever-Changing, Only You Can Change Yourself (Utech 3CD): Believe the hype.
12. Wolf Eyes, Six Arms and Sucks (Esquilo CD): Tough to follow a great Def Leopard joke, but the Wolf Eyes pulls it off. Brought me back to seeing them in Buffalo.
13. Art Ensemble of Chicago, Go Home (CD): Dubious reissue of ultra-rare LP on Galloway.
14. Frank Lowe, Black Beings (ESP Disk CD): Such a great album.
15. Bill Lews & Khan Jamal, The River (Philly Jazz LP): Getting out with vibraphone and marimba.
16. MAP, Fever Dream (Taiga 2LP): Lots of scratching, plinking and plunking. Great record.
17. Various Artists, Dynasty at Ghost Town (Bathetic 11 CS): Perfect listening for the dog days of the southern spring. Check it out.

Swans at the Black Cat, Washington DC on May 14, 2014

The notice at the door of the Swans show

April 2014 Listening

1.       “Heaven Up Here” Echo and the Bunnymen (Rhino 2564-61162-2) CD

2.       “Wrong Shape to be a Story Teller” Nate Wooley (Creative Sources) CD

3.       “Concentric” John Butcher and Paal Nilssen-Love (Clean Feed CF067CD) CD

4.       “Flower Head” The Wild Mans Band with Peter Brotzmann, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Peter Ole Jorgensen & Peter Fris Nielsen (Ninth World Music  NWM036) CD

5.       “For Adolphe Sax” Peter Brotzmann, Peter Kowald, Sven-Ake Johansson and Fred van Hove (Atavistic UMS/ALP230CD) CD

6.       “More Nipples” Peter Brotzmann, Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Fred van Hove, Buschi Niebergall and Han Bennik (Atavistic UMS/ALP236CD) CD

7.       “Blue Train” John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones (Blue Note  CDP 7243 8 53428 0 6)  CD

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8.       “Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy and Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow” Sun Ra and his myth Science Arkestra (Evidence ECD 22036-2) CD

9.       “Bird Dies” The Ames Room with Jean-Luc Guionnet, Clayton Thomas & Will Guthrie (Clean Feed CF231) CD

10.   “Struggling in Public” The Ames Room with Jean-Luc Guionnet, Clayton Thomas & Will Guthrie (Norwegianism Records NOR 009) CD

11.   “Empriicism in the West” Vinny Golia & Urs Leimgruber (Relative Pitch  RPR 1016) CD

12.   “Kaitaitekikoukan” Kaoru Abe & Masayuki Takayanagi (DIW-415) CD

13.   “Bridges” Akira Sakata, Andrea Centazzo & Kiyoto Fujiwara (Ictus Records 162) CD

14.   “Zerfall” Bogan Ghost with Liz Allbee & Anthea Caddy (Relative Pitch RPR1021) CD

15.   “Fear of Music” Talking Heads (Sire 6076-2) CD

16.   “Soulstorm” Ivo Perelman with Daniel Levin and Torbjorn Zetterberg (Clean Feed CF184CD) CD

17.   “Rumbling - Globe Unity Special '75” Alexander von Schlippenbach (FMP CD 40) CD

18.   “Pakistani Pomade” Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker and Paul Lovens (Atavistic UMS/APLP240CD) CD

19.   “OOO” The Delta 72 (Touch & Go TG212CD) CD

20.   “Pale Horse” Jeremiah Cymerman with Christopher Hoffman and Brain Chase (5049 Records 5049-003) CD