"Few musicians have been as enthusiastically and unanimously applauded with a debut recording as trumpeter Kirk Knuffke with his CD "Big Wig" (Clean Feed). Now he returns with a second opus, in partnership with two musicians with whom he has been...

“Google is a useful tool in the topical unpacking of Uncompahgre, an improvised conclave between cornetist Kirk Knuffke and clarinetist Ben Goldberg that makes the absence of other instruments inconsequential and even preferred. The album title derives from the Ute phrase for ‘muddied water’ and references a plateaued peak in the San Juan Mountains that is also the most elevated section of the Colorado River drainage basin. Geography and language aside, the instrumentation also directly recalls earlier...

Hans Koch, Clarinets, Saxophones, Sampling, Sequencer Programming
Martin Schütz, El-5string-Cello, Acoustic Cello
Fredy Studer, Drums, Percussion

"Congratulation on some of the most exciting music!"-John Zorn, June 1995...

Hans Koch Reeds / Electronics
Martin Schütz El-5string-Cello, Cello , Electronics
Fredy Studer Drums, Percussion

"Thirty days, two sets every evening, always at the same time, always in the same place. In the laboratory atmosphere...

Hans Koch: bass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophone, electronics, sequencer
Martin Schütz: electric 5string cello, acoustic cello, electronics, sequencer
Fredy Studer: drums, percussion
DJ M. Singe: turntables
DJ I-Sound: turntables.

Hans Koch: Reeds, Electronics / Martin Schütz: El-5string-Cello, Cello, Electronics / Fredy Studer: Drums, Percussion / Shelley Hirsch: Voice/Text.

"The trio Koch-Schütz-Studer which has over the last years repeatedly collaborated with...

"Performed by the Macedonian Symphony Orchestra with Balkan electro legend Kiril Dzajkovski, Chris Cutler (percussion), Nikola Kodjbashia (prepared piano), Patric Driver and Valere Novarina (readers). Text fragments are by Heiner Muller and Valere...

"An exquisite and subtle new composition by Macedonian composer Nikola Kodjbashaia exquisitely realised by a broad and mixed ensemble of exemplary - and mostly Macdonian - instrumentalists: a suite of highly imaginative variations on a theme..."

Kodo is a Japanese drumming ensemble based on the island of Sado. They tour constantly, and have performed on all continents except Antartica. They are famous for their unbelievably PHYSICAL performances on these huge huge huge drums. Anyone who has se...

Yoshida Tatsuya: drums, vocals
Sakamoto Kengo: bass & voice
Kanazawa Miyako: keyboards & voice
Yamamoto Kyoko: vocals
Komori Keiko: reeds & voice

“This new edition of Koenjihyakkei's landmark fourth album, (which includes 3 live bonus tracks) follows the release of 2018's critically acclaimed "Dhorimviskha". Japan's Koenjihyakkei blend progressive rock, jazz fusion, symphonic rock and neoclassicism with the energy of hardcore punk, the volume of metal and the attitude of...

This is a re-working of the unavailable 3rd release by this Ruins offshoot project, led by Tatsuya Yoshida-drums, vocals, with Jin Harada-guitar, Sakamoto Kengo- bass, Oguchi Kenichi-keyboards (of Kenso) & Sagara Nami (soprano voice).
While not quite a Magma-derived as their first, this is still a wild race into Zeuhl territory, with all the throbbing bass, wild, Vander-inspired drumming, & Kobaian-via-Japan singing you could hope for. Really nice & powerful! For better or worse, it has been....

"Sequentaria is Jeffrey Koepper's third solo release. This release features Jeffrey Koepper's exploration of analogue sequencer styles and atmospheres. Jeffrey Koepper has been releasing excellent electronic music since 1985 in various groups and collabor

A second CD of astounding vocal acrobatics by one of the most original singers in the world. A master of every conceivable vocal technique both imaginable and unimaginable, Makigami fuses the avant garde with Tuuvan throat singing, cartoon music, Japan...

"Composer/producer/actor/director/vocalist extraordinaire Makigami Koichi is one of Japan’s most charismatic performers. His solo vocal pyrotechnics and dynamic band Hikashu have thrilled audiences the world over. Combining extended vocal techniques...

Eero Koivistoinen-tenor, soprano & sopranino
Vladimir Shafranov-grand piano
Pekka Sarmanto-double bass
Reino Laine-drums

"For this heavy duty reissue of Koivistoinen’s 1977 album we went back to the original multitrack tapes and discovered a heap of alternate takes that were left unmixed at the time. Koivistoinen selected the best and most interesting alternate versions of each track and a new, fresh mix was prepared specifically for this release.
The first CD in this package is

Taiko Saito marimba, vibraphone
Niko Meinhold piano
Tobias Schirmer clarinet, bassclarinet

"If in a recent past it was a rarity, nowadays more and more classical musicians find in improvisation – and inclusively in the jazz language – an extra medium of musical creativity. That’s the case of the vibraphonist and marimba player Taiko Saito, complementing that dual frame with aspects coming from the Japanese tradition. An interpreter of the music of contemporary composer Sofia Gubaidulin

PROMO

"The soundtrack to the 1962 motion picture directed by Roman Polanski. The music was written by the brilliant young Polish composer and pianist Krzysztof Komeda. It is arguably one of the most effective scores in cinema history; understated jazz that compliments the picture's sharp monochrome cinematography and the tense minimalism of the script and brings to the film another emotional dimension.
Also included here are two pieces composed and performed by Komeda for "Two Men And A Wardrobe" and...

Living in Washington DC has some perks. One of them is the shows that various embassies put on. The Austrian Embassy is particularly active and I've seen a number of interesting things there over the years. When I saw the description of this quartet and the instrumentation (trumpet, Fender Rhodes/organ/piano/keyboards, bass/electric bass, drums and electronics), I said to myself, "Ah, this is going to be the Austrian Led Bib", and I went down to see them and I basically had guessed exactly correctly...

"Toshinori Kondo, a highly-acclaimed Japanese electric trumpeter, has been playing and recording all over the world with musicians as diverse as Bill Laswell (bass), John Zorn (saxophone), Derek Bailey (guitar), Herbie Hancock (keyboard), Peter...

"On the Thirteenth of October of 1927 one of the great geniuses of jazz, was born. Now over 90 years (!!!!!!!) Konitz releases his first album with Impulse.
A wonder, a bliss, with a rhythmic basis of scandal, Kenny Barron on piano, Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums. A dream.
He not only sounds good but also sounds cool and different, he even sings ... Genius and figure to the end. What can be said, only that it is a total and complete wonder."-Manuel Grosso Galvan

Lee Konitz-alto saxophone
Brad Mehldau-piano
Charlie Haden-double-bass
Paul Motian-drums

"A quartet of master musicians and a programme of jazz classics. “Live At Birdland” presents the finest moments from two inspired nights at...

This is a recording of a live performance from The Netherlands in 2003. Konono is an African band from Congo, who blend traditional Bazombo trance music with heavy amplification. The band features three electric likembes (thumb pianos), makeshift...