Hassan's Walk
Released back in 1983, this modal to slightly free jazz outfit from California takes us on a journey back to the late 60s and very early 70s, into the spiritual realms of greats like John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane and Miles Davis, among others. Only few contemporary sounds from the bass and keyboards tell you that this album is newer than expected. Listening to it with far over 30 years distance, it easily stands the test of time and even more turns out to be one of these …
Sub
Rhythm master Klaus Weiss knew he had a good thing going with Niagara. The first album was a gathering of every outstanding drummer and percussionist he could get hold of and despite the fact that there were only rhythm instruments featured , it became quite a memorable and unique record. Now for the second album "S.U.B." he felt he had to go other ways, and recorded with a complete rock outfit plus the one or another brass instrument. „S.U.B.“ is definitely worth being traded for 180,00 Euros a…
Niagara
This was more a project than an actual band formed by German jazz drum legend Klaus Weiss. He formerly worked with another jazz legend from his mother country, Klaus Doldinger and gained some fame in the German jazz circuit of the 60s and 70s. His 1971 works with Niagara was the offspring of the vision to create an orchestra made entirely of drummers and percussionists. Despite the fact that there is definitely no regular melody instrument to be heard on this album, the two lengthy compos…
Dance Sing And Listen
This album from 1963 is somewhat of a curiosity for it was actually conceived as educational, open-minded children's music. Despite the fact that the sound you listen to here is mash up of story telling for kids and simple, happy sing-along music mixed with loads of electronic effects making it an utterly spacey affair, original copies in great condition fetch up to 250,00 US$ among collectors. Now this reissue will make sure, this cult album can be enjoyed by more people crazy for early 60s ele…
Francois Truffaut: Bandes Originales 1959-1962
Featuring the work of acclaimed composers Georges Delerue and Jean Constantin from François Truffaut's classics Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows) (1959), Tirez sur le pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player) (1960), and Jules et Jim (1962), this collection seeks to introduce the listener to the sonic landscapes of some of the most important films of the French New Wave. From playful to intense, these tracks perfectly capture the moods of Truffaut's films and serve as the exact complement to his wo…
Les Statues Meurent Aussi
Les Statues Meurent Aussi (1953) is a 30 minute short film with a very complicated history of censorship that at one time elevated it to a somewhat mythical status and which prevented it from being brought into the wider public eye until some 16 years after it was completed. The Alain Resnais and Chris Marker's film exhibits a series of sculptures, masks and other traditional art from Sub-Saharan Africa projecting a passionately anti-colonial, anti-racist, even anti-capitalist message in a stunn…
Aqua Sansa
**white vinyl, edition of 100 copies ** The rare German Avant-Garde Electronic Cosmic Dreamy Jazz LP composed in 1980 by Markus Stockhausen & Jasper van't Hof. Recorded on two sessions, on March 7th and 8th in 1980, then mixed in studio by Conny Plank without any additional overdub. The titl-track is enchanting, imagine a jam between Jon Hassel and Manuel Gottsching (just to get an idea of the mood) placed in an intricate and leafy texture, and and you'll understand why it's suche a revered cul…
Cochin Moon
Yes, you’re reading this correctly. A legit, non-bootleg vinyl reissue of one of the holy grails of fourth-world avant-ambient synthesis, and believe it or not, this was a Record Store Day release in Japan this year. Originally released a few months after Haruomi Hosono’s 1978 Paraiso LP — famous for featuring the first trio grouping of the band that would become Yellow Magic Orchestra — Hosono’s Cochin Moon, an album credited to himself and famed graphic artist Tadanori Yokoo, who provid…
Suspence Elettronica
Tusco is one of the many pseudonyms that legendary composer and producer Piero Umiliani uses to not overcrowd the synchronization market with his name. Umiliani was a well-known Italian soundtrack composer and jazz musician. He was one of the pioneers of styles such as exotica and lounge and used a lot of funk moves in his soundtracks, too. He also composed a lot of library albums, covering genres such as Spaghetti Western, Giallo, sex films, and documentaries. They were all self-produced in his…
Atmosfere
180 gram vinyl. Remastered sound. Released 500 copies. One of the darkest and in high-demand Italian Library. From the infamous Fonit 7001 series, is the most obscure and deepest of Rino de Filippi's creations, Atmosfere, composed along with maestro Giancarlo Chiaramello. Obstinated dark breakbeats like in the killer "Ostinazione" with fuzz psychedelic guitar and amazing drumming tempo. More dark samples on "Pulsazioni". Spookiest guitar and basslines ever and scary atmospherics with screa…
Confluenze
180 gram vinyl. Remastered sound. Released 500 copies. Italian free jazz milestone. Here's Franco Tonani (Night In Fonorama) (1964) at the drums together with top Italian jazz musicians of the time for a full free jazz/avant-garde session. Tracks like "Shepping", "Odd Piece" and "Whisper" are high-class bopping jazz cues with Tonani killing at the drums. Other weird and avant-garde themes on both of the sides. All compositions are characterized by different jazz varations and atmospheres p…
Crisi
180 gram vinyl. Gatefold sleeve. Remastered sound from the original master tapes. Released 500 copies. Italian prog holy-grail and one of the most prized records of the genre. Impossible to find in its original edition, Exploit's Crisi remains a fleeting appearance of Italian discography and a fair object of desire in the record collectors circle. Musically influenced by symphonic rock legends of the period like Emerson Lake And Palmer and Italian top prog bands like Le Orme. Features a s…
Sesso Matto
Remastered from the original master tapes, comes with promotional Obi string and A4 poster. Edition of 750. Italian legendary OST. Sesso Matto is one of Armando Trovajoli's famous masterpieces. Original soundtrack for the Italian cult sexy comedy starring the sex-symbol Laura Antonelli and Giancarlo Giannini. Originally filmed in several episodes, directed by Dino Risi. Huge and lovely score mainly characterized by the main theme "Sessomatto", a killer famed theme which was originally a sampl…
Ust 370 - Caratteristici Vari
small restock, don't sleep. 180 gram vinyl. Remastered sound. Released 500 copies. Stunning sounds from the great Alessandro Alessandroni – an artist who contributed to countless Italian soundtracks in the 60s and 70s, and who sounds even more amazing here in this rare set of sound library funk! This is his monster rare one from the infamous Fonit Usignolo series. Ust 370 - Caratteristici Vari contains many outtakes from the Inchiesta, so it was most likely fully recorded in 1977. "Foggy Pl…
Ust 86 (Ballabili Anni '70)
small restock, sold out at source -180 gram vinyl. Remastered sound. Released 500 copies. One of the rarest and best library albums from the Fonit Usignolo series. Actually the full soundtrack for an obscure Italian movie, this is one of the finest jazz-funk scores to come out of Italy in the 1970s. Full of poliziesco-styled sounds, sexy giallo & thriller grooves, dark cop themes with infectious flute stabs, clipped wah-wah, elegant spy jazz waltzes, funky drums, dope Rhodes, vertigo psych…
Akriliko
LP edition. Terrific unpublished music of the 70's composed by: Killer keyboards, moogy/dark moments, and lots of other sweet electric touches – all served up in this rare album of sound library grooves from the legendary Cometa label, by the trio of Sandro Brugnolini, Alessandro Alessandroni and Teimar who worked for the legendary Italian studio outfit!
Immagini per Diana Baylon
Small repress available. The long and mesmerizing single piece of analogue electronic music that develops over the two sides of the latest Die Schachtel "silver series" LP is a soundscape composed by Teresa Rampazzi for the artist Diana Baylon's 1972 exhibition at the modern art gallery "Il Fiore" in Florence (Italy). Diana Baylon (1920-2013) was a cross-disciplinary artist active in abstract and programmatic art. In the summer of 1969 she appeared – along with with Alberto Burri, Pablo Picasso…
Black Mass
This bizarre collection of Moog compositions is credited to a band/artist named Lucifer (or is it "Black Mass?"), but the man behind the machine is better known by his more ordinary given name of Mort Garson. Along with scoring films, producing easy listening records, and co-writing the hit tune "Our Day Will Come," Garson released several electronic music LPs with themes like the Zodiac, the Wizard of Oz, and plant growth stimulation. Black Mass/Lucifer (the cover art is ambiguous as to title) …
Il Mondo dei Romani
First vinyl reissue. Limited edition of 500 orange LPs (vinyl only; no digital release). Remastered from the original reels. The sought-after experimental gem Il Mondo Dei Romani, by soundtrack and avant-garde maestro Piero Umiliani, is now available on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1972. Originally recorded for a TV documentary about ancient Rome and released on Umiliani's Omicron label, Il Mondo Dei Romani finds Umiliani experimenting with electronic instruments (Suoi …
Paura
For almost 60 years Ennio Morricone has been composing some of the most beautiful film scores of all time. This collection shows the darker experimental side of Ennio with pieces that have accompanied such films as The Cat O' Nine Tails (Dario Argento), The Devil In the Brain, Il Serpente, Drammi Gotici, The Infernal and many more. Frightening orchestrations, dark jazz tapestries and unsettling piano movements are brought to life. With this release Rustblade attempts to shine a light on the…