Reissues
Solaris. The Mirror. Stalker (1972-1979)
Another addition to the early electronic music from Russia, this album is a compilation of music drawn from three Russian movies directed by Andrei Tarkovskiy - not having seen any of them I know of "Solaris" only by repute. The music here, composed …
Electroacoustic Music (IV) Archive Tapes, Synthesizer ANS 1964-1
again, long out of print, beautiful CD with pioneering electronic music from the period 1964 – 1971, which is a period when the somewhat lighter hand of Nikita Krushchev was replaced by the much sturdier and more repressive totalitarian reign of Leon…
50 ans de musique électroacoustique - GRM
This is a long out of print (1998) beautiful glossy magazine, written in 5 languages with a great collection of visual material, giving some background on French and Italian electronic music history, practice and institutions - along with it, a doub…
May
May is the latest collaboration between New York composers Taylor Deupree and Kenneth Kirschner. Recorded on May 9, 2008 at the OFFF Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, the album represents the first available live recording of Deupree and Kirschner's conc…
For The Whole World To See
Classic proto-punk from 1970s Detroit. Raw with little polish, the record showcases the organic power relationships within the trio of brothers. The Hackneys were first influenced by soul & funk music but it all changed when they saw Iggy and the Sto…
Individuellos
Released in 1980, is the 3rd & final release from these German proto-punk/Krautrock legends. Ranging from ambient to sound collage to motorik synth & guitar workouts,Êthis is a fine feather that is reissued here domestically for the 1st time ever!
Immolate Yourself
Their last, and one of the more experimental so far "On wikipedia there are 'facts' pertaining to Joshua Eustis and Charlie Cooper of Telefon Tel Aviv suggesting that the former has the Fibonacci sequence tattooed on his arm while the latter changes …
Orchestral Works & Chamber Music
He was truly one of the greatest. A collage portrait of Luigi Nono, from Due espressioni, premiered at Donaueschingen in 1953, to Post-Prae-Ludium (1987).
Como una ola; Epitaffio No. 1; Epitaffio No. 3
Luigi Nono began Como una ola de fuerza y luz (Like a wave of strength and light) as a piece for piano and orchestra in 1971, at the instigation of Maurizio Pollini. While the composition was in progress, Nono learned of the death of a young Chilean …
Wee Tam
Originally released as a double album Wee Tam & The Big Huge for some reasons gets commercialized as two separate Cds, the first called Wee Tam and the next being The Big Huge. Again the Boyd/Elektra connection is present, the pastoral setting of art…
Liquid Acrobat As Regards The Air
During their lifespan, The Incredible String Band contained several wives, children and pets, and were a five-piece when they disbanded in November 1974. Basically, everyone else acted as a supporting cast to the songwriting nucleus of Robin Williams…
The Hangman\'s Beautiful Daughter
Credited with being the first artists to fuse folk and psychedelic sensibilities, the Incredible String Band benefited from having two very complementary frontmen. Robin Williamson and Mike Heron were also extremely versatile musicians, as this, thei…
I looked up
New remastered edition, originally issued in 1970, I LOOKED UP represents the end of the Robin/Mike/Likky/Rose period of the Incredible String Band. Later that same year would see te release of the 2-lp set U, which would introduce new faces and infl…
U
Their 1970 album intended as a soundtrack to their theatrical stage show, this was subtitled A Surreal Parade in Song and Dance. Includes the epic 'Rainbow'. Never before on CD, this the amazing Elektra remastered edition."U" is something special, an…
The Chelsea Sessions 1967
This album is essentially the first recording by Robin Williamson and Mike Heron as a duo. What's most exciting about this album is that fans can witness these songs take creative flight for the first time. Most of these selections found their way on…
Dr. Ragtime And His Pals
Jack Rose's new full length, Dr. Ragtime And His Pals, coupled with a reissue of last year's self-titled CD/LP housed in a custom designed and fabricated off-set printed card cover with j-card style obi (there is also a jewel case version on the UK l…
Changing Horses
They really don't write them like this any more. "Big Ted's dead / He was a great old pig," sings Robin Williamson. "He'd eat most anything / Never wore a wig." Although the Incredible String Band had always been delightfully ramshackle, 1969's Chang…
The Big Huge
This quartet incarnation of the Incredible String Band featured primary songwriters Robin Williamson and Mike Heron as well as their significant others, Christina "Liquorice" McKechnie and Rose Simpson. The ISB's tradition of quirky, and at times ato…
The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion
The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion was the second LP by The Incredible String Band, released in July 1967. Since recording their debut album the previous year, the original trio had been reduced to two, Mike Heron and Robin Williamson. They …
Valentine
The songs are also a rather gentle and melodic bunch, with "I'll See You Again" and the tender "Forever" being particular highlights. Harper's usual collection of heavy friends are present, including Ian Anderson, Keith Moon, Jimmy Page and David Bed…