This is a Swedish concept album influenced by Frank Zappa (and probably a fair amount of dope!) assembled by Magnus Andersson (vocals, piano, mellotron, synths), Morgan Agren (drums), Mats Oberg (co-lead vocals), Peter Adolfsson & Mikke Ronnkvist (guit...

The second of their 2 'official' albums released during their lifetime. Recommended and essential early 70s German progressive rock.
Agitation Free were an instrumental, dual guitar oriented, somewhat 'jammy' oriented psychedelic/Krautrock outfit. In addition to the guitar, they are best known for giving the world synthesist/keyboardist Michael Hoenig.
This adds bouzouki, mellotron, 12-string guitar to their twin guitar, "Krautrock meets the most out moments of the Grateful Dead" sound.

Agitation Free were an instrumental, dual guitar oriented, somewhat 'jammy' oriented psychedelic/Krautrock outfit. In addition to the guitar, they are best known for giving the world synthesist/keyboardist Michael Hoenig.
At their best, they combined spacey Krautrock with the most 'out' moments of the Grateful Dead at their most cosmic.
The band only managed to release two studio albums during their lifetime and a number of archival releases.
"Last" was a posthumous live release of 1973...

What’s one of the least expected reunions you can think of in 2023? Well, there’s so many possibilities, but certainly Agitation Free is up there.
This is an excellent new album. It doesn’t sound like it was made in the 70s, but it does sound like Agitation Free with a modern edge. Hey! Lütz Ulbrich and Michael Hoenig are both on board here, 50 years later! Zounds! "The Krautrock legend has been resurrected 50 years after their impressive 1972 debut album “Malesch”.
Joining the band are the ...

“With solid training as a classical musician, Sophie Agnel took a close interest in modern jazz before committing in the early Nineties to the shifting, deliciously uncertain ground of free improvisation, thanks to her fascination for the powers of expression displayed by a few great keyboard-heretics such as Keith Tippett, Fred Van Hove or Christine Wodrascka. She began reworking the prepared piano techniques imagined by John Cage and transformed her instrument into a sort of extended piano. Coming...

Sophie Agnel-piano, Lionel Marchetti-electronics & tapes and Jrme Noetinger-electronics & tapes. An unusual improvised music session where two musique concrte composers work in a live situation with a improvising/jazz pianist. "The is an exciting encou...

Long out of print, we found exactly TWO copies in the lost warehouse!

Guitarist Jimmy Agren is a member of the Mats/Morgan Band, the brother of drummer Morgan Agren, and an amazing slide player. His albums are more 'bluesy' than most of what we carry, but if you like the sound of Zoot Horn Rollo on those classic Magic Band albums, then you will find a lot here to like! Most of the tracks are all performed by Jimmy on guitars, bass, drums, harmonica and vocals; all of which he handles pretty stunningl

The recordings here are from the many, many video programs that Henry has put together, originally during the COVID Pandemic shut down, in order to keep himself (but also all of us fans and friends) sane, and which he has continued into the present day.

If by some chance you have missed these, you can see them here

Lots of great jams on some great tunes that I think that everyone reading this will k

A supergroup consisting of Morgan Agren (Mats/Morgan) on drums), Trey Gunn (King Crimson) on Warr guitar and Henry Kaiser on guitar. Following on the heels of Morgan's album with Raoul Bjorkenheim and Bill Laswell, this is 11 tracks that range from 1 minute to over 23 minutes and features really strong playing from all 3 of these superb players.

"A fortuitous meeting off the beaten track in Scandinavia has given rise to Invisible Rays, an enthralling spontaneous collaboration between the two of...

Another fine live album from one of the many very good new Swedish progressive rock bands. Yes, you know these songs already, but you don’t know them in quite this form or way....

"In April 2018 Agusa embarked on a short tour in Italy. The first stop was at Stazione Birra in Rome where the show was recorded by the resident sound technician Alex Di Nunzio. The full gig – without any overdubs – will now be released on a double vinyl and CD by Kommun2 Records. The songs on "Ekstasis...

Nicky Kokkoli saxophone
Giannis Arapis guitar
Mats Äleklint trombone
Alex Zethson keyboard
Torbjörn Zetterberg bass
Nils Agnas drums

Ahanes gathered for the first time in Stockholm, in mid December 2021. Both coming from Greece and being invited to the wintery Stockholm by Zethson to play concerts, saxophonist Nicky Kokkoli were participating in a FRIM-initiated project with Maggie Nicols, while guitarist Giannis Arapis performed with Zethson’s 13-piece ensemble and VÖ...

"On Arrebato, their 8th album, Asheville's Ahleuchatistas embellish their trademark intensity with a more pensive and existential amble. These six pieces channel recollections of a natural kinship the band struck up with a number of communities they played to on an Iberian tour in early 2014. The resulting story threads together a suite of lyrical instrumentals showing a deepening meticulousness for structure—elastic and labyrinthine.

Spanish for "passionate outburst," Arrebato aptly evokes a...

"Music doesn’t get much closer to the edge than this." –
Alternative Press

"...remarkably tight, with the ability to turn complicated and seemingly unrelated phrases on a dime." – NPR ...

The below was obviously written by me a long time ago, when this album was first released and before our association with the group and also before the original, small label edition went out of print and Tzadik picked it up for reissue (in the "Full Force Composer Series" - yes, sir!) which includes bonus material. If you don't already own it, you've got no excuse now! But it does convey some of the amazement, excitement and stylistic confusion that this band gave to me upon stumbling across them with...

This is one of the most life-changing albums that I have ever owned. Released in the west for the 1st time by Crammed in the mid 80s, it has been a part of my brain for 30 years.
Now it's remastered from the original tapes and expanded and better than ever.

"Recorded over a three-year period from 1975-1978 (though much of it was recorded in 1975), this is Ahmed's crowning work, a record so sublime, passionate and demanding, that numerous plays only hint at its greatness. Despite...

“Polyhymnia is the third full-length from British-Bahraini trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Yazz Ahmed. Her remarkable meld of post-bop jazz, Arabic folk traditions, and electronic sound design has brought her to a prominent and influential place on London's vibrant jazz scene. Like 2017's La Saboteuse, the album is adorned with a stunning six-panel sleeve design by Sophie Bass. The music here is an extended suite-like work commissioned by Tomorrow's Warriors in 2015. It was performed by members of...

The Israeli band Ahvak, named after the Hebrew word for Dust, creates music of dark, ominous and compelling beauty. Ahvak's mesmerizing and electrified version of chamber rock blurs the boundary lines between styles and aligns the band with forward-thi...

The only lp release from a progressive folk/folk-rock band from Rheinbach, founded in 1971, but whose lp was recorded and released in 1981! Michael Wolff (vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboards), Roland Enders (vocals, electric and acoustic guitar...

A fun, loud, heavy progressive hard rock album that was recorded in early 1973. Includes two bonus tracks that total over 23', including a 18' instrumental! It gets sorta boring saying over and over again what a great job Garden of Delights do with th...

“It’s been 4 years, but finally the fifth album from Airbag will be released on Karisma Records, and it has definitely been worth the wait.
“A Day at the Beach” features six new songs recorded during autumn and winter of 2019-20. Inspired by the resurgence of 1980s electronica, new wave and movie scores, Airbag has created a powerful sound combining ethereal soundscapes with their signature guitar driven progressive rock. The result is a stunning selection of songs revealing a mature band looking...

Disconnected is the fourth release by this Norwegian band, who have gained a lot of fans for their modern channeling of Pink Floyd and their 'feel'.

In reading background about them, everything I read made it sound like that's all they do, and I definitely didn't hear it. Yes, there is a strong Floyd influence, circa the last great period of the band with Roger (Wish You Were Here & Animals), but there's also a lot of modern influences, such as Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson, Radiohead, etc.

Don Airey is a first-call keyboard player, probably best known for his work in the hard rock arena with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Deep Purple, etc. and also into progressive rock and jazz/rock with Jethro Tull, Colosseum II, Gary Moore and others.

This, his first solo album released under his own name, features some big name guests: Gary Moore, Cozy Powell and Colin Blunstone among others.

"As a fan of concept albums, I almost passed on this one based on previous reviews. Now I'm glad I..