CD reissue of Charles Tyler’s under-referenced 1967 celestial freak-jazz masterpiece.
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Archive for November, 2010
Charles Tyler, “Eastern Man Alone”
V/A, “Angola Soundtrack”
More jittery and blended with rhythms drawn from their former Portuguese colonizers, the music of Angola is less predictable than that of its Western and Central African neighbors.
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Atlatl, “Draws The Atlantic”
Noise releases sometimes have really nice packaging, and here is such a release.
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Sturmundrugs interview
Sturmundrugs was born in 2009 from an idea of Donato Epiro. It’s an independent label based in the South of Italy, involved in producing and promoting musical explorations ranged between free/freak folk, drone music, psychedelic, prog, kraut rock and electronic.
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Chemins, “cdr #2″ CDr
This good second release by Helsinki, Finland-group Chemins is made up of a single 21-minute long piece that evolves in a subtle, winding direction
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Coppertone, “Tiger” CDr
Coppertone is a promising young female artist from the Pacific Coast who deserves some serious attention.
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“Always different, always the same”
The title phrase of this piece is a legendary canard now, originating with John Peel talking about his favorite band, the Fall. It cut to the heart of the appeal of Mark E. Smith and his continually evolving band over these years, still releasing albums, still performing, Smith still being himself.
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Concern, “Caesarean”
Oregonian Gordon Ashworth’s Concern project is one dedicated to the organic possibilities of drone, and here he incorporates acoustic instruments with electronic touches to craft an extremely dynamic, reflective, and immersive album.
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Sunken, “New Zealand Eels” LP
Oh man, the duo of New Zealand drone experts Antony Milton and Stefan Neville come roaring in with a new vinyl release under the moniker, Sunken, and it’s sure to make some waves!
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Smegma s/t LP
If any experimental group deserves more accolades than they have received over the course of their career, it’s Smegma.
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