New Arrivals / Last 2 weeks
Gulf Coast Bound
Gulf Coast Bound explores new connection between latin music and mainstream blues. The fifth album from the Bronx combo is an excellent improvement, retaining John Liello's vibes and percussion and pianist Eric Justin K a key role. Blue-eyed soul jam in the vein of Steely Dan, Traffic or early Chicago give way to a series of prominent numbers.
Dedicated To The Bird We Love
A rare psychedelic selection from the Norwegian duo of Nina Johansen on vocals and guitar, and Runa Walle on sitar, guitar and vocals, with support from their Indian friend Satnam Singh on flute and tablas plus some local jazz and rock musicians rounding out the rhythm section. Originally released in 1970 in Norway only, and selling in ridiculously small numbers, this has been something of a legendary cut for lovers of all things psychedelic, just waiting for the right time for a re-release.
Mbaqanga Songs
‘The South African folk music that makes people glad to be alive!’
Split
An inevitable and sensible split release between two of today's most unconventional projects, both consistently pushing the boundaries of contemporary Harsh Noise by fearlessly incorporating limitless experimentation drawn from tried-and-true tape music techniques, as well as aspects of electroacoustic and free improv.Both artists have a tendency to collect seemingly random and bizarre sources that are then crammed together into an elaborate found sound collage akin to a sonic puzzle. Each part …
Practical Dreamers
This fifth AXIS recording once again brings in a different approach to the music. With the exception of the group’s first album, Les Oiseaux De Matisse, which was largely recorded live in the studio, subsequent albums (Dream Feathers, Port Of Saints, Blutopia) have been built from Ron upwards – Ron recording with a small core of players and then arranged for larger groups via subsequent overdubs. This time round, Ron requested that he respond to completed tracks as the last player to record – to…
Escape
Versatile guitarist Andy Moor known from Dog Faced Hermans and The Ex and Amsterdam based pianist Marta Warelis meet to explore the sound-world of acoustic piano and electric guitar. Their debut album 'Escape' is a collection of improvisations recorded at the historical zaal100 in Amsterdam.Andy Moor: guitarMarta Warelis: pianoRecorded at ZAAL100, Amsterdam, June 28, 2022.Recorded and mixed by Andy Moor & Marta Warelis.Mastered by Enrico Mangione and Luca MarteganiLaboratorio di Sperimentazione …
Hack Conduit
Lo-fi wall noise muck from the mind of Canadian artist Barrett E. Lediard (Toanche Dwelling, Rotmans, Vast Field Magnetism, etc). Hack Conduit is the epitome of terms like "muddy" and "blown out", recorded straight to tape and sent directly to AAD headquarters on said tape in order to capture both tracks in all their filthy hiss-ridden authentic glory.3" disc with printed label & 3 panel cover art housed in polycase.
Helios
AAD warmly welcomes Tim Olive to the family. Canadian born but residing in Japan for many years, TO has been involved in experimental music spanning more than two decades and has collaborated with dozens of great international artists and labels alike. Armed with a minimal setup of metallic pickups, springs and scrap metal, TO has mastered his sound by amplifying acoustic objects that are then played like a free jazz musician tinkering with a pile of broken guitars.
Field Studies Vol.7
Field Studies is a series of soundworks, workshops, live concerts and audio releases focused on field recording, electronic and electro-acoustic music, curated by Glauco Salvo. Releases are available on cassette and digital download. Cassettes are carefully duplicated in real time on high quality tape (Recording the Masters Fox type I) with Nakamichi Dr-2 three head cassette decks, and they are available duplicated with Dolby B or with no noise reduction. The entire catalogue will be available a…
Field Studies Vol.6
*2024 stock* Field Studies Vol.6 is a work on the swamp of Padule di Fucecchio, the largest inland wet area of Italy. Invited by Nub Project Space to work on its soundscape, I visited Padule four times between October and June, recording the sounds I encountered, mainly birds, insects and reeds.
Despite being an incredibly silent and quiet place, Padule can also be harsh and inhospitable, the tracks resulting from the elaboration of the field recordings with tape loops and a Doepfer A-100 modula…
Momento Claro
“Momento Claro”, a dream-like landscape crafted by funcionário, influenced by Jon Hassell and Hiroshi Yoshimura’s latest works.
The Light Was Sharp, Our Eyes Were Closed
A group of friends go sailing and one disappears. The others startsearching for her. But it gradually becomes apparent that she won’t be found. So the friends return home one by one. Only the missing girl’s lover and her best friend remain.They have begun an affair. As the lovers come together the girl’s disappearance is all but forgotten. More than anything, Pablo’s Eye is a temporary atmosphere, like a taste or a dream...
From Michelangelo Antonioni — “Auteur of eerie angst”(L’Avventura) by Ri…
Rythmes Contemporains
Tip! *Very much needed repress!* An incredible record from the legendary Yugoslavian composer Janko Nilovic, often hailed as the best LP in his vast catalogue, as well as one of the most accomplished French library ever made in France. Recorded in 1972 for the Montparnasse 2000 Radio/TV/Film library, 'Rhythmes Contemporains' showcases the most accomplished French musicians of the time, utilising a 45-piece orchestra to work on these sessions, which explains the spectacular sounds and huge dynami…
Biyartabiyu
"Because I make records in a number of different styles, I often filter and change my saxophone playing to match the style of the record I’m making. But when I make a work like this, you hear my playing in my natural, unfiltered style, and that style is determined by the many AACM records which were most influential in forming my own playing. That’s especially true in this duo setting with Walt Shaw, where the music is stripped down to its essence of blues + abstraction. It’s really simple - I’m…
Pounding
Unequal cycles searching for synchronous experiences: On his new album »Pounding«, Frank Bretschneider tells of distance, convergence and congruence in a continuous, ever-changing flow of events. What is often considered to be an unquestionable dogma in club music (for which Bretschneider has provided significant impetus since the 1990s) – the groove – appears precarious, unstable, and in motion. Pulse and accent are volatile encounters and have to be found again and again for short, delightful …
Rock Rendez Vous: Música Moderna Portuguesa 1985-1986
The seductive sounds of Portugal swing to Dark Entries on Rock Rendez Vous: Música Moderna Portuguesa 1985-1986, a compilation of vintage Iberian synth, wave, and postpunk gems. The legendary club Rock Rendez Vous (RRV) opened its doors in Lisbon in 1980, heralding a new era in the Portuguese underground. Although touring acts like Killing Joke, Danse Society, or Echo & the Bunnymen graced its stage, RRV more vitally served as ground zero for a new generation of Portuguese bands, one simultaneou…
Report from Sarajevo (XIV Winter Olympic Games 1984)
Unreleased themes from Kornelije Kovac for commissioned documentary short 'Raport iz Sarajeva', directed by Miodrag Zdravkovic in 1982. This music themes precede the official songs, idents and audio logos for the XIV Winter Olympic Games Sarajevo 1984 opening ceremony made by Kornelije Kovac in his Belgrade based studio from 1982 to 1984. Sourced from the original master tapes with full color artwork by Eric Adrian Lee. Includes insert with photographs from Kornelije Kovac private collection and…
Un Peu Live
This record is the result of a live streaming that was put in place after a two-day residency. It is published as it was played, with its shouts of joy and its flaws and wobbles. No overdubs, no edits. raw.
Hooligan
*2024 stock* The Brussels based trio Don Kapot released their first EP on Mr. Nakayasi Records in 2018. They recently teamed up with the Belgian jazz / not jazz label W.E.R.F. records, with whom they released a limited edition cassette "Don Kaset" in October 2020. On March 26th they proudly present the release of a new full album: Hooligan. The album contains seven collectively written songs and takes the listener on an adventurous instrumental journey full of steaming grooves, unbridled joy in …
I love Tempo
Brussels-based power trio Don Kapot release their rousing new album ‘I Love Tempo’ via W.E.R.F. Records – NEWS distribution. A lifeboat of free jazz, afrobeat and krautpunk sailed by Giotis Damianidis (bass), Viktor Perdieus (baritone saxophone) and Jakob Warmenbol (drums), the album follows the release of their critically acclaimed 2022 album ‘Un Peu Live’ recorded with Dutch multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer Fulco Ottervanger, and described by Bandcamp Daily as a ‘very fun mix of mo…