★Mr. Nakayasi
The Miracle
**300 copies** In its 6th release, Mr. Nakayasi Records treat us with a rich and adventurous recording by The Miracle, a group of musicians with individual and collective links to Belgium’s free-improv music scene. The Miracle is a live capture of the ensemble's epic debut at Studio Grez, Brussels in December 2018. Recalling the spirits of Mirakle, uncompromising Derek Bailey’s album with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Calvin Weston, this release presents an inspired, innovative and immediate intersecti…
Pull Ninja
**300 copies** Pull Ninja, the second album of the chameleon quintet Punk Kong is relesed by Mr. Nakayasi / El Negocito Records. Edgy guitar, powerful drums and three hyper dynamic saxophones, a special instrumentation that creates a unique sound. Pull Ninja continues the story telling of Lonely Cedar - Punk Kong's first album released back in 2016 - with songs that blend Jazz, Psychedelic rock, African Blues and improvised music into a remarkable amalgam. Viktor Perdieus: tenor & baritone saxGr…
Horyu-Ji
**300 copies** Hōryū-ji, or else, the Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law is one of the powerful Seven Great Buddhist Temples in Japan. Hōryū-ji is built with entasis, which - in architecture - is the application of a convex curve to a surface for aesthetic purposes. It also serves an engineering function regarding strength, the key word of this collaboration that brought together Sakata, Yermenoglou, Di Domenico and Damianidis in a two-days live concert meeting in Duende jazz club at Thessal…
Don Kapot
**300 copies** Mr. Nakayasi releases the Don Kapot debut album. The group consists of baritone saxophonist Viktor Perdieus, Giotis Damianidis (this time not as a guitarist, but as a bassist) and drummer Jakob Warmenbol. The last two can also be found together in Abschattungen, Giovanni Di Domenico's big band. In other combinations the three cross each other separately with Nest and Punk Kong, among others. On Don Kapot we note parallels with Morphine in top gear, especially because of the way t…
Yedi Kule / Reference To Soropis
**2019 stock** Act-Up Trio play free music based on improvisation. Their live performances are therefore an opportunity to enter their research laboratory, where - more than just improvising - they build instant compositions, giving birth to soundscapes and enabling the atmosphere to pass through a whole range of emotions. Giotis Damianidis: guitarPetros Damianidis: double bassChristos Yermenoglou: drumsRecorded live at the Royal Alzheimer Hall, 22 January 2013
Lonely Cedar
**300 copies, 2019 stock** Punk Kong is a chameleon, it changes color according to the circumstances to avoid being part of any particular musical idiom. The bassless ensemble offers you a crossover among African blues, avant-garde jazz, noise rock and improvised music. In addition to his collaborations with improvisers from all over the world, the leader and guitarist of the group Giotis Damianidis was influenced by his long collaboration with the legends of Afro-beat Oghene Kologbo and Tony Al…