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Anahata (1984-86)
Subtitled: Primordial Vibration / Sound ceremonial with a contemplative character. Composed in 1983-1986. Sound ceremonial with a contemplative character for two voices of Japanese Buddhist monks (traditional Shômyô techniques - traditional temple chanting - in a larger, modern and creative form), three Japanese Gagaku instrumentalists (traditional court music in a modern and creative form), one percussionist (with a percussion instrument orchestra) and electro-acoustic (fixed interactive sounds…
Fra Zero e Infinito (Book)
Hardcover, 364 pages. Photographic/Artist book, with little text contribution (mostly written in Italian). Fra zero e infinito is a comprehensive monograph published by Fondazione Mudima in 2018, dedicated to Giuseppe Chiari, one of Italy’s most influential conceptual artists, avant-garde composers, and a central figure in the Fluxus movement. Edited by Gino Di Maggio, Achille Bonito Oliva, and Daniele Lombardi, the volume gathers critical essays, archival documents, and photographs that trace C…
Tomorrow Is The Question!
This was definitely a perfect title for Ornette Coleman's second and last album for Contemporary before switching on Ertegun's Atlantic label. Originally released in 1959 "Tomorrow is the Question" was an early evident step towards the revolution to come. An adventurous yet accessible, bluesy album with Coleman and Don Cherry tasting for the first time the freedom of a pianoless rhythm section featuring Percy Heath or Red Mitchell on bass and the great Shelly Manne on drums.
Panoramic Feelings
Panoramic Feelings resurfaces as a mega-rare Italian library masterpiece - Alessandro Alessandroni's 1971 Canopo opus blending psych, funk, lounge and bossa from the legendary whistler of spaghetti western fame.
Futura Grotesk
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Tomaga's debut album, 'Futura Grotesk', Hands in the Dark are re-releasing the long sold out record in a limited edition of 500 copies. The reissue is accompanied by the first-ever vinyl pressing of the band's inaugural EP, 'Sleepy Jazz for Tired Cats', featuring new artwork and 300 units available. Both records have been remastered by Marta Salogni for the occasion.
Always in search of exploration, with an obvious obsession for deconstruction their norm…
I Am Not Artist (1973-1988) 6Lp Box
This astonishing 6LP/DVD Box-Set compiles most of Smegma's long out or print and impossible to find Vinyl-releases and contributions on labels such as their own legendary Pigface Records, LAFMS, TRAP, DOM and SELEKTON. The box incl. their first three 7" inches "Disco Diarrhea", "Flashcards", "Pigface Chant", their Lp's like "Pigs for Leper" or "Glamour Girl 1941" as well as a 2Lp-sided extract of the Live 73-82 Double Tape „Spontaneaous Sound, all in one place. Smegma started collectively by Ju …
BBC Session 1971
Previously only available as a vinyl release on John Peel’s and Clive Selwood’s Strange Fruit label during a brief period in 1988, this four track vinyl EP was the first of two sessions Nico performed for John Peel (the second was in 1974), and was recorded live for BBC Radio One’s Top Gear on 2nd February 1971 and broadcast the following week. This haunting session is Nico at the height of her creative powers as testified by those who saw her solo concerts accompanying herself on harmonium arou…
Yo-In (1980)
First world publication for the seminal Yo-In (1980) an electro-acoustic work produced in Japan and revisited by the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris in 1981. “Sound Theater for an imaginary rite”. Yo-Inleads to a sort of “celebration-ritualization of the day of man on Earth”.Jean-Claude Eloy discovered the meaning of Yo-In by going deeper into the culture of Japan where he had been invited by Toru Takemitsu in 1970: “Yo-In, echo, rhyme, resonance, psychic reverberation”. Karheinz Stock…
Mégapneumes
Gil J. Wolman's revolutionary Mégapneumes reveals the radical origins of sound poetry. This essential collection documents the Lettrist pioneer's organic infra-language from 1960s recordings, including material found on his tape recorder after death - anticipating Chopin and Gysin by a decade
Chronotopia
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**Belgian artist Elisabeth Klinck’s “Chronotopia” marks a new artistic phase, blending violin and voice in song-based, intimate soundscapes. Recorded in the Pyrenees, it playfully explores time, duality, and transformation, balancing improvisation with melody-led structure.**
Just So
Finally the second batch of CDs in the highly-acclaimed Canadian Composers Series is here.Just So (2008/18). 5 Warblework (2011). About Bach (2015). Leaving (2011) by Quatuor Bozzini with Clemens Merkel & Alissa Cheung (violins), Stephanie Bozzini (viola), Isabelle Bozzini (cello).Another disc of extraordinary music by Cassandra Miller, this one containing four string quartets superbly played by Quatuor Bozzini.
Coltrane Plays The Blues
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Released by Atlantic in 1962 from earlier sessions, "Coltrane Plays the Blues" showcases the quartet’s innovative blend of blues, jazz, and avant-garde, earning cult status and critical acclaim.
In den Garten Pharaos
Mystic Synthesis at the Dawn of Electronic Consciousness! Florian Fricke's visionary second album remains a towering achievement in transcendental electronics
Saturnian Queen Of The Sun Ra Arkestra
Undoubtedly the most sublime constellation in the Sun Ra cosmos, June Tyson’s voice is the perfect guide through one of the most challenging and varied musical legacies ever created. Capable of fierce and sassy declamations as well as intricate melodic weavings, June's voice transcends genre. This first-ever collection affirms June Tyson’s unassailable gravity in Sun Ra’s realm, and features some of June's most popular numbers along with previously unissued tracks. The LP and CD versions include…
A Most Valuable Medium: The Remediation of Oral Performance on Early Commercial Recordings
Between 1895 and 1920, the United States saw a sharp increase in commercial sound recording, the first mass medium of home entertainment. As companies sought to discover what kinds of records would appeal to consumers, they turned to performance forms already familiar to contemporary audiences—sales pitches, oratory, sermons, and stories. In A Most Valuable Medium, Richard Bauman explores the practical problems that producers and performers confronted when adapting familiar oral genres to this i…
Un Hilo De Luz
Unknown spiritual jazz gem recorded in Argentina in the 80s, under the influence of Pharoah Sanders, Don Cherry, Archie Shepp, and originally released on Litto Nebbia's label Melopea. Already supported by Gilles Peterson on his radio show, this mind-blowing album combines ethno-free jazz passages and deep progressive compositions led by saxophonist Marcelo Peralta resulting a very impressive ode to the legacy of Coltrane. First time reissue. Includes extensive notes and many previously unpublish…
Almost - Not Exactly
Tara Cunningham’s Almost – Not Exactly marks a bold move into beat-driven sound, using shells, driftwood, and guitar sculpted into warped rhythms and textures. Released by Nonclassical, the EP includes dance films by Jemima Seymour and remixes by Liam Noble, Morgan Noise, and Christos Stylianides.
満天に赤い花びら A Skyfull of Red Petals
Incl. printed inner sleeve & 4 page fold-out insert ** Spittle Records resurrects a dangerous ride through Japan's experimental underground with the first vinyl reissue of this 1985 masterpiece. Four decades after its original Japanese release, Mizutama Shobodan's sophomore album A Skyfull of Red Petals finally receives the vinyl treatment it deserves, emerging through Spittle Records as a testament to one of Japan's most fearless and uncompromising experimental units. Mixed by master Fred Frith…
乙女の祈りはダッダッダッ！A Maiden’s Prayer
Incl. printed inner sleeve & 4 page fold-out insert ** Spittle Records resurrects a dangerous ride through Japan's experimental underground with the first vinyl reissue of this 1985 masterpiece. Four decades after its original Japanese release, Mizutama Shobodan's sophomore album A Skyfull of Red Petals finally receives the vinyl treatment it deserves, emerging through Spittle Records as a testament to one of Japan's most fearless and uncompromising experimental units. Mixed by master Fred Frith…
Denshi Zatsuon #9
Denshi Zatsuon n.9 delves into the frontiers of noise, industrial, and power electronics with exclusive interviews, reviews, and artist profiles. This issue includes 2 CDs featuring leading figures from the scene, offering an immersive journey into the world of experimental sound for dedicated listeners and collectors.