A great band: Sunny Murray-drums; Sabir Mateen-alto and tenor saxophones, alto clarinet; Dave Burrell-piano; Alan Silva-bass; Louis Belogenis-tenor saxophone. "Sunny Murray's talent is bigger than any category you could use to describe it. He's one of...

"Classic and important '66 release from the innovative drummer Sunny Murray in a quintet session, remastered and with bonus interview track between Murray and ESP label founder Bernard Stollman."...

"In the late 1980s two globetrotting Milanese composers joined forces to produce an acclaimed and prescient record made in equal parts from their own performances and ethnic field recordings, a little in the manner of Eno/Byrne's "My Life in the Bush...

This is the 1st new work by these Italian composers since their two ReR releases from 10 years ago. They've got a new partner too. ''...a stunning accomplishment...both exceptional & exceptionally strange.''-Cadence. [Victo]

Museo Rosenbach are one of the very top tier of the 'one and done' 'Rock Progressivo Italian' bands of the 70s, releasing a dark, sinister classic. Now, 40 years (!) after their first, classic release Zarathustra, they return with a new studio album...

Mushroom Giant are an Australian instrumental band, basically consisting of dual guitars, bass and drums, but one of the guitarists also often uses Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes piano.

Their sound is very cinematic and even think so too...

(Sweden)

"This 4-CD set, covering the years 1967–2007, comprises the best surviving recorded documents from four decades of performances, personally curated by its three core members—Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski, and Richard Teitelbaum. As such, it is an...

Frederic Rzewski-piano, voice
Richard Tietelbaum-keyboards, computer
Alvin Curran-keyboards, computer, shofar

Recorded on the 50th anniversary of M.E.V.’s founding!

“The trio’s hour-long improvisation was a beautiful unfolding of musical ideas that culminated in a fable told/spoken by Rzewski that summed up the beauty and terror of the last one hundred years of war and displacement, proving that creativity does not necessarily diminish with age. In a way, this was the most...

This Israeli progressive rock band has gathered a bit of a reputation for a bit of a unfortunate reason: despite being well regarded and well received by those who have seen them/heard their demos, they recorded this album in 2005 (with Udi Koomran...

Three GREAT albums (one never before heard or even known to have existed!) plus an amazing book that sets the scene for the Catalonian progressive scene just after Franco. Chris / ReR have really done a great job on this. Hugely recommended, even if you have two of the CDs already, because the unreleased disc and the booklet are both amazing!

“This box collects and restores two legendary and totally great mid-70s releases, met at the time with extravagant critical acclaim but few sales outside of..

You don't know anything about this (I can say that with real certainty, because I didn't either), but a lot of you will want this, if only because you bought and were slayed by the newer release by Muskox, "Invocation/Transformations".
Muskox are a Canadian instrumental quintet and this is their fourth release. It sez here, "5 Pieces is the first full-length release from Toronto's progressive acoustic jazz ensemble Muskox, who continue to develop the sound established on their previous three EPs....

Os Mutantes (The Mutants) were one of the first psychedelic bands to emerge from Brazil. Their first 3 albums are all considered important late 60's albums, but this, their first, is considered to be the most 'important', as it is one of the beginning ...

"Drummer/percussionist Moe! Staiano (Moe!kestra!, ex-Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) had always wanted to have a band of his own. Finding suitable candidates in the young talents of guitarist Ava Mendoza (Caroliner, Carla Bozulich's Evangelista), and bassist..

Marta Sebastien appears with Muzsikas on this album that traces the influence of Eastern European music on Bartok's music, by performing Bartok's music, as well as the Eastern European sources that influenced particular tracks.

Poignant isn’t normally a word I would use to describe MX-80 (usually it’s loud, brash and outrageous), but since their guitar-extraordinaire and linchpin, Bruce Anderson died last year and this was the album he had finished when he died, it’s poignant to me personally. And, with the double trio line up (2 guitars, 2 basses, 2 drums + Rich Stim), it’s one of their great ones!

“MX-80 Sound is an eclectic American art-rock band founded in 1974 in Bloomington, USA, by guitarist Bruce Anderson...

Maurizio Opalio-cosmic guitar, mini xylophone, meteor percussion and Roberto Opalio-astral guitar, piano, extraterrestrial electronics, harmonica, planetary percussion, voice. “Each album or performance by My Cat Is An Alien is an invitation to leave...

"The Brothers Opalio return with their second collaborative album for Atavistic, following up on 2009's "Through the magnifying glass of tomorrow" enhanced double-cd. This time MY CAT IS AN ALIEN have teamed up with Romana Ponzini (vocals/Japanese percussion, and Lee Ranaldo (guitars... OBVIOUSLY/bells/vocals) for a 2008 session, captured live at INTERZONA in Verona, Italy. Like the extant MCIAA tapestry of international collaborations, "all is lost" continues their spectacular latter-day exploration of...

"There must be something on the air, or in it, to explain the space rock blooming in central Texas. This Austin sextet expands on the arc-riff grandeur of local travelers Explosions in the Sky with John Cale-like viola and simple, rising melodies that tak

Sharon Van Etten (voice), Nick Butcher (electronics, turntable, guitar, keyboards), Mike Reed (drums, bass, baritone ukulele, editing), Jason Stein (bass clarinet).

"..the transformation of free improvisation into delicate meditations that veer..

"Brilliant German Krautrock Underground band, famous for the collectors because of their 1971 Bacillus album. This CD contains 4 unreleased tracks from 1971 (19 minutes) recorded at a broadcast session for SWF radio. Those songs are in the vein of the...

This is modern, cosmic space rock of the highest order. It doesn't sound 45 years old, but I found it very reminiscent of all the things I like about Amon Düül II. Hugely recommended!

There’s a confounding nature to the comfort constructed by The Myrrors throughout the flawless forty minutes of “Entranced Earth,” the third full-length album from the transcendentally-tuned, Tuscon-tied desert die-hards (and their second for Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records).
Those looking for terra firma – for..

"Their first album of new studio recordings in over two decades. Better known to many as Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares (Grammy winner for Best Traditional Folk Recording), BooCheeMish sees the esteemed Bulgarian choir performing together with erstwhile 4AD Records label mate Lisa Gerrard (co-founder of the duo Dead Can Dance) on several tracks, thereby uniting two of the most distinctive vocal acts working in music. In successfully connecting Bulgarian folklore with other traditions and cultures, the...

"Bridging the gap between heavy riff-worship and expansive, free-jazz experimentation alongside perfectly timed outbursts of psychedelic spontaneity is no easy task, but Copenhagen’s MYTHIC SUNSHIP embrace every facet of that challenge with an awe-inspiring ease. Having made a name for themselves by incorporating John Coltrane-style jazz elements into the world of modern psychedelic music, there is something intensely alluring about a band that enforces a scorched earth policy when it comes to looking...

“Mythica were a folk & poetry band from Oxford, formed by Pete Dobson (guitar,vocals), Pete Lynch (violin, guitar, banjo) and Arf Billington (harmonica,vocals).
They recorded several times for the BBC, a demo album at Zella and also demos at George Martin AIR Recorded in the Summer of 1969 and predating COB's debut to which this LP has similarities in tone and compositions. Sleeve notes by the band.
A significant addition to Britain's historic Folk Rock recordings it's one to file alongside...