Didier Petit : cello, voice
"The third part of a triptych after "Deviation" and "Don't Explain": totally mature, a brilliant solo cello album."

(Sweden) "New music" for sax by 8 composers: Dror Feiler, et al.

(France)

"Phaedra's 2011 debut album, The Sea received fantastic international reviews in magazines as diverse as The Wire, Uncut, Shindig, and Prog, which drew lines to Vashti Bunyan, Elizabeth Fraser, and Nico. The Chicago Reader said, "this is one of the loveliest, most striking albums, unlike anything I've heard in years."
Blackwinged Night is the follow-up, and the second album in a trilogy, a lyrical and musical cycle with its own mythological structure. From the ethereal folk universe of the debut...

"Originally released in 1981 on Sky Records, Bureau B reissues the second album by Phantom Band, a Cologne combo assembled by Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit. By this point in the band's history, ex-Can bass player Rosko Gee (earlier Steve Winwood's bassist..

Zeena Parkins-acoustic harp and objects, electric harp and electronics, small percussion, foley, harmonium, ondéa-ondes mrtenot, synth, accordion
Ikue Mori-electronics, small percussion, foley, processing

“Inspired by the short stories of Japanese author Izumi Suzuki, who was married to musician Kaoru Abe and tragically ended her life at the age of 36. Suzuki’s original stories broke open the science fiction genre and in many ways foretold the cyberpunk movement. Ikue and Zeena have created...

"Expanding their duo into a sextet with the addition of strings, piano and voice, Ikue and Zeena have created a compelling and varied soundscape inspired by fairy stories the world over. Combining plucked and bowed strings, sinuous vocals, driving...

"I have to stick up for this one. Sure it's different, but what's so bad about that? This is PO's Miljard. The focus here seems to be on the extra sounds... the squeak of the fingers on strings, the wood and metal of the drum set... the sound of uncertainty. The sound of bravery!!! Admit it, it takes some serious courage to go to a place like this... It was recorded in superior sound quality at a top studio in Finland, where Circle also recorded the masterpiece Tulikoira and the recent Rautatie - which...

“When two planets collide in any solar system, the catastrophic result will most likely reduce both to dust and ash, sending warm debris hurtling through space. Yet from destruction, comes creation. So too the new and sixth record by Pharaoh Overlord - a cataclysmic clash with bewitching results.
The band's current duo of Tomi Leppänen and Jussi Lehtisalo first channeled their love of krautrock-damaged monomania into synth-driven motorik soundscapes on 2019's '5' yet this new exploration is a step...

"This album was begun as an exercise in making an "album in a day". There were only the barest bones of songs at 8 am on 3/13/03 and throughout the day until 6 am the following morning the band (for now it was becoming a band) worked quickly to...

This is a live recording of Phideaux Xavier (acoustic guitar, bass, piano & vocals), Steve Unruh (of Resistor and Samurai Of Prog) (acoustic guitar, violin, flute, vocals) and Valerie Gracious (piano and vocals), recorded live on July 13, 2019.
One disc is all songs by Steve and one disc is all songs by Phideaux and this works out really nicely and has a sort of ‘unplugged’ vibe to all those Phideaux songs we know well!

Primitive, pre-punk Fugs-ism uglyism from two guys from the South of France. This is their first album + half of a cassette-only release from a bit later and the title translates into English as 'The History of Music part 1 and 2'. "Craziness from sout...

On their 1st Cuneiform release, Philharmone are an immensely talented guitar trio, featuring Frdric L'Epe of Shylock. Tight, well-written, pointillistic compositions, performed by 3 guitar masters. Very rich & very ''progressive'' too, with lots of Fri...

Barre Phillips: double bass
John Butcher: saxophones
Ståle Liavik Solberg: drums

“Comprised of tracks recorded in Münich and Oslo, this is the debut of this collaboration between improviser and doyen of the double bass Barre Phillips, British saxophonist John Butcher and Norwegian drummer, percussionist and improviser, Ståle Liavik Solberg.”

“A 5 CD set clamshell boxed set comprising the four original “Missing Links” albums by celebrated composer and GENESIS founder member ANTHONY PHILLIPS.
Anthony has worked with his archivist Jon Dann to prepare this new boxed set edition of this wonderful music, compiling a new additional CD 27 track CD of previously unreleased and rare archive material, “Extra Links” exclusive to this set.”

Anthony Phillips was the original guitarist with Genesis and he was also an important part of the band in terms of their compositions in the early days (up to Trespass).

"This is an extremely underrated album from soft music master Ant...

Anthony was a founding member of Genesis and was a very important part of their formative years; when he left due to stage fright, the rest of the band was very unsure he was replaceable. After a number of years, he came back with this, his first solo...

“Originally issued as a double CD set in 2012, Seventh Heaven was a primarily orchestral work featuring the City of Prague Orchestra and was recorded in various locations in London and Prague. A gorgeous and evocative collection of compositions, the album was hailed by Classic FM radio and is one of Anthony's enduring works. This new edition of Seventh Heaven features the original album newly remastered, along with a bonus CD featuring ten previously unreleased recordings, among which is a rare 1973...

Disc One: live FIMAV 5/2019
Disc Two: live at the Western Front 5/1989

“That distinguished history at once evaporates into and illuminates the inspiring presence of these two Phillips performances, another leap in time, linking the 1989 concert Camou¬age, a then state-of-the-art account of bass possibilities, to Ahoy! a voyager’s greeting shouted across time. It documents Phillips’ appearance on the stage of Victoriaville’s Colisée in May 2019, a slight and almost spectral presence standing...

A tribute to bassist Peter Kowald, one of the pioneers of European free improvisation, and also someone who set up the world-wide network of free music performers, performed by four double bassists who had previously worked with him. [Victo]

"The next set my favorite one of the entire fest, it featured Barre Phillips on acoustic bass, Catherine Jauniaux on voice and Malcolm Goldstein on violin. This set was completely acoustic and didn't really employ any extended techniques yet...

“Originally released in 1989, the first Protocol album became the blueprint for four stellar jazz/fusion records to appear more than 20 years thereafter. These tracks are the original demos on which Simon played all the instruments. (His keyboard sound might just remind you of a certain Jan Hammer!) Guitar parts were added on just three tunes. Later, a variety of musicians would use the demos as guides to re-interpret the material on future Protocol recordings.
While this album was made available...

Washington Phillips recorded 16 extant tracks between 1927-1929, all of which are collected here. This is really ethereal music, almost unworldly and impossible sounding for their time, performed on two greatly modified dulcimers and no one else has ever sounded like this .
It’s gospel music because of the lyrics, but musically it’s 100% OLD weird Americana outsider music and this can be safely recommended to those with wide, voracious musical tastes.

"The mystery of Washington Phillips...

The world is a big, surprising place, but it still probably comes as a shock to many folks to learn that one of the absolute greatest jazz/rock bands performing today is from Tallinn, Estonia!
This is even better than I expected it to be; an excellent, somewhat noisy (in a good way - it doesn't induce slumber) take on classic jazz rock from Estonia that challenges almost anything else being made today. Keyboards, guitar, sax, bass, drums, percussion. All instrumental. Highly recommended!...