Sunday Selection
Intents and Purposes
A singularly visionary work, Intents and Purposes by Bill Dixon transforms the jazz orchestra into a vessel for avant-garde poetics. With bracing counterpoint and lush timbral complexity, Dixon’s 1967 RCA masterwork dissolves boundaries between compo…
Il Giro Del Giorno In 80 Mondi
Il Giro Del Giorno In 80 Mondi by Enrico Rava is a landmark of early 1970s European jazz, blending burning trumpet invention with eclectic grooves and poetic improvisation. Recorded in 1972, this album stands out for its adventurous spirit, balancing…
Message To A Harlequin
An acid-folk masterpiece finally revealed! When two worlds collide, here's where the legacy of Tim Hollier begins. Released on United Artists in 1968, this long overdue reissue is a definitive statement of the master genius who walked among giants ye…
Daughter of a Temple
For "Daughter of a Temple", ganavya invited over 30 artists from various disciplines to a ritual gathering in Houston. Consequently, the album features numerous contributors, including renowned musicians such as esperanza spalding, Vijay Iyer, Shabak…
Live and Radio Recordings 1957-1962
Spanning five pivotal years, Live and Radio Recordings 1957-1962 captures Krzysztof Komeda at the edge of Polish jazz’s modernist awakening. These performances surge with lyricism and quiet provocation, showcasing a composer whose restlessly poetic i…
Second Set Lausanne 1960
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ignite the Lausanne stage in Second Set Lausanne 1960, channeling hard bop’s volatile spirit through a telepathic lineup. Reeling through standards and infernal originals, the band radiates volcanic intensity and effo…
Chitarre Folk
Huge Tip! One of the furthest experiments in library music, this first official vinyl reissue under Sonor Music Production license resurrects a work that pushed the boundaries of what production music could be. Chitarre Folk, conceived in July 1974 a…
Eleven Tension
A sonic odyssey of extreme brilliance! Computer musician Tom Mudd and Hungarian percussionist/violist Áron Porteleki navigate the liminal space between the virtual and the corporeal with ferocious intelligence. Recorded live at NEXT Festival 2022 in …
View From The Magician's Window
A 70's odyssey of moog infused cosmic krautrock and psychedelic baroque on this debut record from 'The Psychic Circle'
Long String Installations 1982-1985 (Book)
40 pages book in English with artwork and photos, by Paul Panhuysen and Johan Goedhart which compiles several performances and installations by this two artists around Europe. Born 1934, Panhuysen was heavenly involved with the fluxus-related "De Ben…
Exclamation Mark
Before they conjured demons as Black Widow, before Sacrifice would scandalize and entrance the rock world, there was Pesky Gee! and their singular statement of transformation. Released on Pye Records in 1969, Exclamation Mark captures the precise mom…
Dialogues and Shadows
Among its many qualities, music relies on a special force: transcendence. When we listen, we are placed in a different reality, where sound is a vehicle for a much higher meaning. Naturally, not all music is capable of such a thing. But a few musicia…
Innocent Canon
** Black Vinyl edition ** Original masters licensed by King Records Japan. Includes OBI and insert. 'Innocent Canon' is one of the hopelessly obscure Japanese underground albums that few people know about. It is a kind of unreleased delirious groova…
Blue Monday
Reading Group is very happy to announce the release of Blue Monday, a new LP from Zara Joan Miller and Ute Kanngießer. The LP is the result of the first live collaboration between the poet/artist Miller and the cellist/improvisor Kanngießer, recorded…
Between Darkness & White Snow
The prolific Swedish pianist and composer Matti Bye has long been associated with Northern Electronics, appearing on compilations and collaborations with Varg (Jonas Rönnberg). Between Darkness And White Snow marks his first solo full-length with the…
I-I
We are thrilled to introduce the world to the innovative sounds of the Japanese improvisational music trio ‘I-I’. Composed of three exceptionally talented musicians, Kazuhisa Uchihashi (guitar, daxophone, pedals), Mitsuhisa Sakaguchi (synthesizers, p…
Himawari
Meditative synthesizer work from former Ippu-Do keyboardist Akira Mitake. Created as soundtrack for NHK's 1987 documentary series on Japanese art history, Himawari represents a masterful exercise in restraint and space. Following the dissolution of h…
Tapestry Koto & The Occident Country
*Original masters licensed by Nippon Columbia for the first ever reissue. Includes OBI and insert.* 'Tapestry: Koto' is a 3-album series produced by Nippon Columbia in the mid-1970s dedicated to one of the main instruments of Japanese traditional mus…