“On the Future of Aviation, Jerry Goodman's first album after a ten-year hiatus, didn't sound much like the jazz-rock fusion he had played in the Flock and the Mahavishnu Orchestra earlier in his career. Instead, it was an album of new age electrified instrumental music that did not emphasize his violin playing particularly.
For his second album of the 1980s, Goodman may have been prevailed upon or may have decided himself to give his fans something more familiar. Ariel leaves little doubt that its...

Here is the original soundtrack of this much sought-after, unique, and *very* proggy 1973 soundtrack to a charming animated sci-fi film (released here in the USA as Fantastic Planet). This edition has quite a bit of bonus material that I believe has never seen the light of day before.

Written by Alain Goraguer, a film composer who really never had anything to do with 'rock' before or after this one, this features lots of wah- wah guitar, classic 70's keyboards (clavinet, Rhodes piano, string synths,

I have had this on vinyl for many, many years. If you know Laraaji's work, you'll know what this sounds like.

"Soul Jazz are issuing this super-deep spiritual album from Edward Larry Gordon, aka Laraaji (Brian Eno collaborator). This 1978 debut.

"Over the course of a decade, Bang on a Can founding composer Michael Gordon has collaborated with the world-renowned Kronos Quartet on a series of provocative works that have sought to stretch, bend and otherwise reshape the boundaries of modern classical music. Clouded Yellow assembles these works for the first time, perfectly encapsulating the breadth and complexity of this long-standing creative partnership.

Clouded Yellow features four pieces written for Kronos by Gordon: the title track...

"Many of Peter Gordon's old friends and collaborators, such as the late Arthur Russell, have been extensively documented through reissues, books, and films, but Gordon himself remains a bit of an enigma.

Gordon performed his first symphony...

Released on Proper, a great UK label who do an amazing job in terms of packaging, presentation and especially in terms of sonics. This is fun, jumping proto-rock 'n' roll/rhythm & blues, basic repertoire material. A great place to hear some of his best...

Peter Van Huffel Alto & Baritone Saxophones, Effects
Roland Fidezius Electric Bass, Effects
Rudi Fischerlehner Drums, Percussion

"Peter Van Huffel’s journey through the combination of jazz and rock, alien to the fusion tradition of the seventies and the collage of the nineties, proceeds with yet another opus from the Gorilla Mask gang, as always inclusive of the mindblowing rhythm section of Roland Fidezius and Rudi Fischerlehner. “Brain Drain” is a mishmash of punk, metal, jazz, free i

Peter Van Huffel alto and baritone saxophones, electronics
Roland Fidezius electric-bass, effects
Rudi Fischerlehner drums, percussion

"With this new release, the long-standing trio looks back on four album productions and nearly 13 years of performing together as a band under the direction of leader and saxophonist Peter Van Huffel, during which time they developed a unique sound and their distinctively wild and energetic approach to music. “Mind Raid” is however the first album created...

"Annie is a composer of great imagination whose work brings together noise, traditional notation, and improvisation with wit and a charming sense of humor. For her fourth Tzadik CD she has put together another remarkable program of pieces inspired by...

''Annie Gosfields second amazing CD for Tzadik takes acoustic and electric music into dynamic new realms. Factory soundsimprovisationlush sonoritiesjunk percussiontwangy guitarsclassic minimalismdelicate harmonicsodd dronesrocksirensstring quartetsdriv...

This title is probably my favorite of their five releases! Great second album by this Swedish progressive instrumental quartet of keyboards, guitar, bass and drums. The keyboardist leans heavily on his Fender Rhodes, giving this a bit of a jazz-rock sound, but there's plenty of other keyboards too (Moogs, mellotron, Orchestron, Optigan, acoustic piano, pump organ). Somone once said that if Samla Mammas Manna started their life in the 00s, they might have sounded somewhat like this, and that's a pretty...

"Gösta Berlings Saga from Stockholm, Sweden return with their sixth studio album. “Konkret Musik” contains 12 explosive tracks filled with experimental instrumental rock, showcasing a truly unique mix of progressive rock, synth minimalism and otherworldly melodies. Dystopian yet hopeful, maximal yet minimal: “Konkret Musik” will not leave anyone unaffected.”

"Ayelet is a Swiss/Israeli singer based in New York. Born in Jerusalem, she studied at the New England Conservatory before settling in New York in 2002. Her music is a passionate blend of Jazz, Middle Eastern rhythms and improvisation, drawing inspirat...

PROMO. Gunda Gottschalk: violin, voice
Xu Fengxia: guzheng, voice

Recorded May 18, 2008.
"Impressive in its own way was the duo of violinist Gunda Gottschalk and guzheng virtuoso Xu Fengxia, in whose hands contrasting roots in...

More than 1/3rd off the original price, now that this has found a US distributor! If you didn't pick it up before, there's no excuse not to now!

Die Mulde is the most recent release by the legendary guitarist and synthesist, although it isn't...

This was originally released in 1981, & is a single piece of really trancey, hypnotic electronics with some nice, very subtle changes going on, & Manuel's (Ash Ra Tempel) guitarwork overlaid on it. I know that some folks find it too minimal, but for me, this is one of the great trance Berlin albums of all time. Personally recommended.

Jean-Philippe Goude's career is in two parts. In the 1970s, he was known primarily as a keyboardist and he was a member of Richard Pinhas' group and contributed to a few of his later period albums (Iceland, L'Ethique) and he was a member of Weidorje...

A member of the popular reggae band John Brown's Body, David Gould has been fascinated with the spiritual connections between Roots Reggae and Judaism for years. Adonai in Dub is his fascinating response. Traditional Hebrew prayers beautifully performe...

Cleber Almeida (drums, vocals)
Felipe Brisola (double bass)
Gustavo Bugni (piano)
Dô De Carvalho (saxes & flute)
Amanda Mara (vocals)
Fabio Gouvea (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, flute, vocals)

“Fabio Gouveia is the bass player of Curupira Trio and he has several solos CDs, but this the first with this line up and here he plays guitars and flute instead of bass.
He has the company of Cleber Almeida, Curupira's drummer and a set of saxes, acoustic bass, percussio

“We got turned on to French guitarist Grégory François and his band Gowy via our Mörglbl friends.
Cut from similar cloth but with their own identifiable sound, Gowy unleashes a torrent of Zappa influenced heavy jazz rock/fusion.
The band is a quintet so you get plenty of keyboards and a second percussionist playing marimba and hitting all kinds of stuff. François' insane guitar leads sound like he's channeling Frank so much it will leave you slack jawed. Occasionally the band goes in a...

This disc, the fourth in a series of recordings from the visionary geography of Anaphoria Island, is the premiere recording of a new acoustic orchestra of instruments created and hand-built by Kraig Grady. All of the instruments are tuned to a unique m...

"Recorded live at a museum in Bochum, Germany on March 14, 1989 and released as an LP the following year, Sonic Fiction was the first of many recordings to document the alternately subtle, restless, delicate, and rigorous interaction between German...